Ji Xiaoran held Xinyue's cold palm, and for the first time, a look of confusion appeared in her usually cold and wise eyes.
Xinyue's palms were larger than those of ordinary women, and they were thickly calloused and not smooth to the touch. They were completely different from the ladies he had come into contact with before.
Only girls from poor families can have such hands.
Touching the cocoon in Xinyue's palm, Ji Xiaoran felt in a trance, as if she had returned to the day he first met her.
That year, Master Ji was just seventeen, and Xinyue was just a little girl with a runny nose, not yet eight years old.
Among the children bought and trained by the Ji family as guards, she was the shortest and thinnest one.
Ji Xiaoran happened to pass by the training camp and saw a group of children fighting for food.
Xin Yue, who had thin arms and legs, was unable to fight against a group of boys who looked like wolves and tigers. She could only watch the food go into other people's mouths bit by bit, but she couldn't even grab any leftovers.
She did not give up, and kept twisting her slender body, trying to squeeze into the crowd.
However, the real world is so cruel and cold, and it will not give her any sympathy or care because of her weakness.
A tall boy hit her on the bridge of the nose with a backhand elbow, beating the little girl until she was dizzy, fell to the ground, and almost fainted.
After the other children finished their meals and dispersed, Xinyue sat on the ground blankly, looking at the empty barrel in front of her, with tears already filling her big watery eyes.
In the past two days, she had only grabbed one steamed bun in total, which was not enough to satisfy her hunger. The high-intensity training had made her extremely weak.
The little girl couldn't help but feel a deep despair in her heart.
She didn't know if she could survive until the next meal with her current physical condition.
Suddenly, a sparkling river seemed to appear in front of me.
On the other side of the river, an old woman with a kind face who somewhat resembled her late grandmother was smiling and waving to her.
Ji Xiaoran is by no means a soft-hearted person, but at that moment, he somehow managed to send his servants to buy some meat buns and give them to the little guy in front of him who was in dire straits.
Looking at the little girl who was devouring her food so voraciously that she almost bit off her own fingers, he actually felt somewhat healed inexplicably.
After the meal, Xinyue did not express much gratitude. Instead, she stared at the exaggeratedly handsome man in front of her with her big, delicate eyes. She pursed her lips and said nothing. She didn't know what she was thinking.
.
"Just give up." Ji Xiaoran smiled and touched her little head, "If you continue like this, you will die in the training camp."
"I have been bought." Xinyue shook her head seriously, "I can't go back."
"Do you know who I am?" Ji Xiaoran couldn't help laughing, "I am the eldest son here. If I say you can go back, you can go back."
"I do not go."
Xinyue shook her head, "My parents can't even afford to eat. Even if they go back, they won't be able to support me."
A strange look flashed in Ji Xiaoran's eyes, she didn't expect the little girl's mind to be so mature.
Of course he can give Xinyue some silver coins to help her tide over the current difficulties.
But Ji Xiaoran didn't do this. The reason why he gave the little girl food and even agreed to let her go was just a moment of kindness, which did not mean that he would give unconditionally again and again.
He is an excellent businessman, not a philanthropist.
"Then what are you going to do?"
Ji Xiaoran gently waved the folding fan in her hand and asked with a smile, "Stay?"
"Yes." Xinyue nodded, her eyes shining with determination, "I want to receive training, I want to become stronger, and I want to become the guard of the Ji family."
"Ambitious."
Ji Xiaoran laughed, touched her head gently again, and said inconsistently, "I wish you success."
He was not optimistic about the little one's ideals.
He even felt that the little girl would never survive more than a month in the training camp.
"If I succeed."
Unexpectedly, Xinyue suddenly asked, "Can I be your bodyguard?"
"Me?" A strange emotion suddenly surged in Ji Xiaoran's heart, and she couldn't help but point at her nose.
"Yes." Xinyue nodded and said with a serious face, "You saved my life, I will always protect you."
"Girl."
Ji Xiaoran waved his hand, stopped the followers behind him who wanted to taunt him, and replied gently, "Not everyone is qualified to be the bodyguard of the eldest son of the Ji family."
"I, I can work hard." Crescent Moon's withered little face was full of stubbornness and determination.
Ji Xiaoran is by no means a person who is easily moved by true emotions.
However, at this moment, looking at the serious expression on the little girl's face, he was still slightly moved.
"How about this."
He stroked Xinyue's little head for the third time and said solemnly, "If you can break through to the earth chakra realm within ten years, I will take you with me, how about it?"
"Okay!" The little girl's eyes lit up and she nodded repeatedly, "It's a deal!"
“It’s a deal!”
Ji Xiaoran smiled, her smile was so bright and sunny that she looked at Xinyue in a daze and couldn't recover for a long time.
The first encounter between the two only caused a small ripple in the heart of Mr. Ji, which was quickly forgotten by him.
He didn't even ask the little girl's name.
Time flies, eight years later, a beautiful and slim sixteen-year-old girl suddenly appears in front of Ji Xiaoran.
"Follow the agreement."
The girl said straight to the point, "I'm here to be your guard."
"Are you..." Ji Xiaoran was quick-thinking and reacted very quickly, instantly recalling that trivial past event, "That little girl?"
"I don't call you little girl."
The girl frowned slightly, her delicate eyes flashing with smart light, "My name is Xinyue."
"Are you already in the earth chakra?" Ji Xiaoran looked at the girl up and down for a long time, and finally vaguely connected her with the little one with a snotty nose, and asked incredulously.
"Yeah." Xinyue nodded seriously.
Although her face was expressionless, Ji Xiaoran still keenly caught a hint of pride and excitement in Xinyue's eyes.
She actually did it ahead of time!
Ji Xiaoran couldn't help but touch his nose. He couldn't help but be surprised that it only took eight years for the weak little guy to break through to the level of Earth Chakra.
"Hey, does what you said back then count?"
Seeing him in a daze, the girl was a little dissatisfied and couldn't help but ask softly.
"I, Ji Xiaoran, rarely make promises." Ji Xiaoran came back to her senses and laughed, "But I have never broken my promise to anyone on anything I have promised. Girl Xinyue, from today on, you are mine.
Personal protection."
"Yes." The girl's eyes lit up, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, and her voice was indescribably clear, "Master!"
This was the first time Ji Xiaoran saw Xinyue smiling, but it was also the last time.
From then on, the new moon was like a shadow, dormant beside Mr. Ji all the time, like a sharp sword, executing his every order.
She may not be the strongest protector, but when it comes to who is most loyal to Ji Xiaoran, there is no second thought in the world.
"Brother...brother!"
Ji Lieshen's anxious voice awakened Ji Xiaoran from his memories.
"Fierce God, from today on, you are the emperor of the Fulong Empire."
Ji Xiaoran turned to look at his younger brother and said word by word, "Hurry up and prepare to ascend the throne."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ji Lieshen said in shock, "Are you okay, brother?"
"I'm not talking nonsense." Ji Xiaoran replied lightly, "I have never been so clear-headed as I am now. I leave this Fulong Empire to you."
"I, I..." Ji Lie was confused and said incoherently, "Then, what are you doing?"
"I have been fighting for the Ji family for so many years, and I am tired." Ji Xiaoran lowered his head and stared at Xinyue's pale face, his eyes full of tenderness, "From today on, I will do what I want to do."
"..." God Ji Lie was silent after hearing this. After a long time, he slowly asked, "For a bodyguard? Is it worth it?"
"You know, I have decided to make Xinyue my queen." Ji Xiaoran gently stroked Xinyue's hands that had lost their warmth, "I planned to get married early next year."
"What?" Ji Lieshen felt like thunder was hitting his head, and he could hardly believe his ears, "It's not Jiang you like..."
"Yushi is like the sun, too beautiful and too dazzling. It can only be seen from a distance, but cannot really get close." Ji Xiaoran picked up Xinyue's cold body and murmured to herself, "I am a dark person, although the sun
Beautiful, but what really suits me is the moon after all."
"You, what are your plans?" Ji Lie asked calmly.
"Someone took my moon away."
Ji Lieshen suddenly laughed, his smile was sinister and strange, "Of course I will make him pay the price."
After saying that, he strode forward with Xinyue's delicate body in his arms, never looking back, and soon disappeared from Ji Lieshen's sight.
This chapter has been completed!