"Fellow Daoist Luo Chen, you don't blame this old man for calling in a favor, do you?"
Fu Chaosheng spoke with a beaming smile, his small eyes gleaming as he looked Luo Chen up and down.
Luo Chen gave an awkward smile. He had not expected this.
Han Zhan had indeed told him years ago that Fu Chaosheng must have wanted something in return for treating him so well.
He had not expected the man to be so direct, climbing straight up the pole the moment Luo Chen offered it, without a trace of a merchant's roundabout haggling.
But now that the matter had come up, Luo Chen could hardly push it away.
"How could I? What makes you say that, fellow Daoist? Tell me what you need. If it's within my power, I'll do everything I can to help!"
Within my power. Nicely put!
Fu Chaosheng cursed inwardly. He had known that the Azure Sun Devil Monarch, whom he had met so briefly back then, was no recluse concerned only with cultivation.
He might not claim to understand all the ways of the world, but when it came to handling people, he was no less adept than veteran merchants like them.
Fu Chaosheng's expression turned solemn. He put away his smile and said earnestly:
"This matter doesn't concern me, but a granddaughter of mine. I'd like you to protect her for a while."
As a bodyguard?
Luo Chen frowned. "What is your granddaughter's cultivation?"
"On par with yours."
"This..." Luo Chen's expression grew graver. "If her cultivation is on par with mine and she's a disciple of a Sacred Land, she must have considerable skills of her own. You're also a member of the Heaven Origin Dao Sect, with countless powerful people there to help you. As a Merchant