Please Rest Assured, I'm Not a Good Person

At the corner of the street.

A young man dressed in royal attire cautiously poked his head out, watching the direction Qian Renxue and Bai Wanwan had gone. He stroked his chin and sank into thought.

"Fourth Prince, those two are clearly dressed unusually. They must have some kind of backing. We should probably..."

Before the guard could finish speaking, he was cut off by a dismissive wave.

"You can tell that much. Do you think I can't?"

"If they were commoners, I would have gone right up to them. Why would I trail behind them?"

Fourth Prince Xue Beng glanced at the guard beside him, then turned his gaze back toward the direction Qian Renxue and Bai Wanwan had left in. He immediately began weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

Though he was the Fourth Prince of the royal family and accomplished neither in letters nor martial arts, he was a renowned playboy in Heaven Dou City, and his eye for people was exceptionally sharp.

He had already noticed Qian Renxue and Bai Wanwan when they were on another street earlier.

As the Fourth Prince of the royal family living in Heaven Dou City, he had seen all manner of beauties since childhood. Yet beauties like Qian Renxue and Bai Wanwan were something he had never encountered before.

They had even given him that long-lost feeling of having his heart stirred.

The main reason Xue Beng had not approached them was that he felt their identities were anything but ordinary. They likely had some powerful backing.

After all, their clothing was obviously worth a fortune, far beyond what commoners could possess. Combined with the Storage Soul Tools they wore, Xue Beng became even more certain of it.

Soul Tools were not exceedingly precious, but under normal circumstances, only nobles, sects, and major families possessed them.

Ordinary Soul Masters and commoners basically could not own such things.

The reason Xue Beng had been following behind them was also simple. He had never seen them before, and as a renowned playboy, he knew perfectly well which forces in Heaven Dou City he could afford to offend and which he could not.

Having never seen them meant they were not among those he could not afford to offend.

After considering it again and again.

Xue Beng decided to go test the waters. They might have backing, but when it came to backing, he had the Heaven Dou Imperial Family behind him. There were not many people whose backing surpassed his.

Still, based on past experience and to guard against any contingency, Xue Beng decided to leave himself a way out. That was safer.

"You, come here. And you too."

Xue Beng's expression turned serious. "In a moment, I'll go up alone and strike up a conversation to probe their background. You two keep an eye on my situation from behind."

"If things go smoothly, come over. If they don't, you go to the Prince Manor and find my uncle. You return to the Imperial Palace and find my Second brother. Have them come bail me out. Understand?"

The two guards exchanged glances, then nodded seriously at Xue Beng.

They followed Xue Beng often enough that they were thoroughly familiar with this routine.

If things went smoothly, they would go over and bolster his presence. If things did not, they would judge the situation themselves. If they thought they could win, they would rush in to help Xue Beng. If not, they would go call for backup.

Seeing the guards nod, Xue Beng smiled in satisfaction and strode out from the street corner with an utterly swaggering gait.

The two guards remained at the corner, keeping watch over Xue Beng at all times.

Further down the street.

Qian Renxue and Bai Wanwan had taken seats in front of a food stall.

"Boss, three bowls of beef soup and five meat pies."

After calling out to the busy stall owner, Bai Wanwan motioned for Moxiong, who had been following beside them, to sit as well.

"Just a moment, it'll be ready soon."

The stall owner answered, then continued working.

Moxiong sat down at a seat nearby, but his gaze kept drifting, intentionally or otherwise, toward the other side of the street.

"What is it?"

Qian Renxue seemed to notice that something was off with Moxiong and asked softly.

"Young Master, someone is following us. Shall I deal with him first?"

Moxiong lowered his voice slightly.

"Someone is following us?"

Qian Renxue and Bai Wanwan followed Moxiong's gaze and immediately noticed Xue Beng in royal attire.

The reason they noticed Xue Beng at once was simple: the way he walked was so arrogant that he stood out sharply among the passing crowd.

"Clothes of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family."

"Wanwan, what do you think?"

Qian Renxue frowned slightly and looked toward Bai Wanwan.

"The Heaven Dou Imperial Family... Let's see what he wants first. We can also see whether there's a chance to make an issue of it."

Bai Wanwan lowered her voice as well.

Qian Renxue quickly understood Bai Wanwan's intentions. She smiled at her and signaled with her eyes for Moxiong not to act rashly for now.

Before long, Xue Beng appeared before them. Under their watchful gazes, he pulled out a chair and sat down as though he were already acquainted with them.

"Two young ladies, I find you very familiar. Have we met somewhere before?"

Xue Beng completely ignored Moxiong beside them, his gaze continually roaming over Qian Renxue and Bai Wanwan.

"Familiar?"

"You must have mistaken us for someone else. This is our first time in Heaven Dou City."

Bai Wanwan looked Xue Beng up and down before replying indifferently.

At her words, a gleam flashed through Xue Beng's eyes. He quickly caught the key point in Bai Wanwan's words: their first time in Heaven Dou City.

That meant the force behind them was not based near Heaven Dou City. In that case, the possibility that they were people he could not offend, or could not afford to offend, became even lower.

"I see."

"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Xue Beng, the Fourth Prince of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. Rest assured, ladies, I'm not a good person..."

Hearing Xue Beng's words, Qian Renxue and Bai Wanwan both looked at him. They had met people who claimed to be good people upon meeting them, but someone who said he was not a good person the moment they met was a first for them.

"Ahem, don't misunderstand. What I meant was that I'm not a bad person."

"May I ask which family the two young ladies are from, and what your names are? I would like to get acquainted with you and make friends."

Xue Beng gave a light cough, and his expression gradually became more serious.

"We are not disciples of any family. Our household merely has a little spare wealth, and we came to Heaven Dou City to broaden our horizons."

Bai Wanwan lightly rubbed her fingers together, feeling that there should not be anything wrong with what she had said.

Whenever her Grandfather made a move, he casually gave her three to five million Gold Soul Coins. Saying they had a little spare wealth was no problem.

"And this gentleman is?"

Xue Beng turned his gaze toward Moxiong.

"When traveling outside, there are inevitably safety concerns. He is responsible for protecting us. He is very strong—handling three or five people is no problem for him."

Bai Wanwan shot Xue Beng a warning look, as though cautioning him not to get any improper ideas.