The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 572 - 571

Chapter 572: 571

The atmosphere at the scene was somewhat eerie and had become even heavier.

Zhang Ling’er couldn’t stand it any longer, and walked to the front, "It’s just a bead, if you don’t want it, I’ll take it."

Ye Tian gave a bitter smile, although he didn’t know what was going on with this bead, it definitely wasn’t something worthless that was thrown here unwanted. Seeing Zhang Ling’er reaching for the bead, the Monk intended to stop her, but it was too late, Zhang Ling’er had already squatted down and reached out her hand, a massive and gentle force instantly converged in the Monk’s hand. Both Zhang Liang and Ye Tian were shocked inside, it must take a great cultivation to achieve this, enough to contend with the bead. Yet, this massive force did not come to use.

"How come this bead is still covered in a layer of cement, none of you grab it, I’m going to wash it, maybe it’s a toy left by the little bird’s mother."

Zhang Ling’er took the egg-sized bead and walked to the backyard.

That massive gentle force instantly dissipated in the Monk’s hand like a turtle sucking in, and for a moment, the Buddhist temple was calm and peaceful.

No matter how great your cultivation, it cannot approach me, yet it was taken away by a young girl with yellow hair.

The three of them looked at each other but couldn’t figure it out, and even during lunch, the Monk still chewed his food while pondering over this matter, while Zhang Ling’er still held the green bead in one hand, with no hint of anything unusual on her face, which continuously amazed the Monk. Meanwhile, the green bird no longer clung to the girl and instead perched on Zhang Ling’er’s shoulder, occasionally burrowing into her short sleeves to tickle her, making Zhang Ling’er giggle, much to the envy of the little monk and Ye Tian and others.

"Cough cough, Ling’er, if holding onto the green bead tires you, put it down and rest, eat first."

Ye Tian and Zhang Liang simultaneously gave him a stern look, even at his age, this Monk still shamelessly said such rogue words.

Zhang Ling’er was quite generous, handing over the green bead, "Here, take it if you want to see it."

The Monk immediately kept his head down and ate his food, not saying a word anymore.

"Just know you can’t hold it." This remark carried a tone of watching the excitement.

Ku Rong looked up and asked, "How do you know?"

"Hey hey, old dad, I know you too well, with your little skills, I knew it long ago, from the moment you saw this green bead, I could see more than a little interest in your eyes, it was virtually spewing fire."

The Monk glanced at his self-possessed daughter, and then at the bead she had handed over, sighed deeply inside, alas, in this life he hadn’t been beaten by demons or ghosts, but by his own daughter.

Seeing her husband looking so deflated, his wife on the side was quite happy, personally picked a piece of green vegetable for the Monk’s bowl, and said, "It’s just a bead, no need to get so angry. Here, eat the vegetable."

Despite craving the braised pork in the dish, the Monk still squeezed out a smile of no regrets, then thanked his wife, and swallowed the oil-less green vegetable as if it was a delicacy.

Ye Tian placed two grains of rice on the table, then beckoned to the green bird, "Come here, daddy will feed you."

Two white grains of rice were placed on the table, but that little bird didn’t even bother to take a proper look, chirping disdainfully. This made Ye Tian, who had been patient for a long time, flare up in anger, "Hey, kid, are you asking for a beating? Do I need to do it myself to make you behave?"

Perhaps realizing that Ye Tian was not constrained by the two women here, the little bird chirped joyfully and hopped onto the table to honestly eat the two grains of rice, then raised its small head and looked at Ye Tian, seemingly waiting for this big brother’s forgiveness.

"Alright, alright, who knows what background you come from. Maybe you’ll be even more formidable than me. I might have to ask for your protection in the future. Go play then."

Watching the little bird fly away, Zhang Liang said pensively, "This bird could very well be some rare and exotic beast, but there’s no detailed description in the archives. The fate of this mountain has been severed; how could there be talk of rare beasts here? Strange, very strange."

Ye Tian gave him a glance, implying that he talked too much.

After lunch, the backyard stone paving was to be resumed as usual. Due to yesterday’s downpour, although progress was delayed, it made the ground softer and easier to lay stones, and the sunny weather after the rain was also very beneficial for the progress of the construction.

"Did you kill that man yesterday?"

Zhang Liang’s abrupt question initially startled Ye Tian, but he soon understood. This guy must have arranged people on the mountain; where exactly and how many, he couldn’t tell, but sensing the Qi Flow surely posed no problem.

"You knew, and yet didn’t help me."

"I only got the news this morning; otherwise, I definitely wouldn’t have let you handle it alone. If the matter blew up, it wouldn’t just concern the Cultivators alone."

The way he said it, he sure knew how to rid himself of responsibility.

Ye Tian dug up a block of cement from a broken basin, spread it on the ground, used a trowel to smoothen it, then placed a stone slab on top, gently tapping it with the trowel to make sure the whole slab was completely flush with the cement, especially in the middle. If a hollow sound was emitted during the tapping, the slab would need to be lifted and relaid. This was a skilled job, and such work always tested one’s patience.

Zhang Liang, on the side, energetically swung a pickaxe. Naturally, he was to play the role equivalent to that of the cement; otherwise, the stone slab couldn’t be laid on the ground. Ye Tian understood. Although being the head of a sanitation crew didn’t sound impressive, who knows what kind of official rank could mobilize so many people under normal circumstances. Although he repeatedly mentioned needing to consult his superiors when moving people, who knew if that was true or not.

Being able to accompany him in paving the slab here, might not imply a showing of weakness; but behind this weakness, there might be an insurmountable boundary.

A dragon has a reverse scale, touch it and you provoke death. Although this guy was far from being a dragon, Ye Tian did not wish to unnecessarily provoke this ill fortune.

"How many people have you actually stationed on this mountain?"

Zhang Liang didn’t speak, just stopped swinging his pickaxe and looked towards the distant bamboo grove, and even further towards the deciduous broadleaf forest.

"You don’t need to act so high and mighty in front of me."

Ye Tian said with a pained expression.

"Shanxi is a big province and one most likely to become the Imperial Capital. Historically, many people have been ennobled or appointed as ministers here, and this place is destined to be turbulent. The Huaxia Dragon Vein originates from Kunlun, flowing eastward along Kunlun Mountain. As it travels, it moistens along the way but uniquely in the Earth Realm of Shanxi, the Dragon Root descends. The history of Huaxia is actually a history of nobility and ministers, as well as the most densely centered authoritarian state development, venerating supremacy under one above thousands. The Emperor, an aspiration for everyone; yet on this vast Huaxia land, there are numerous heroes. Even if the whole world is sovereign land, someone might still jump out and disrupt this already tumultuous era."