Becoming Her Majesty the Queen's Personal Bodyguard

"Hey, have you heard? Commander Yin Shi is dead!"

"What? Is that true? Commander Yin Shi was an Eight-star Battle King. How could he have died?"

"Could a human Dou Emperor have killed him?"

"No, I heard that brat Ye Feng did it!"

"How is that possible? Isn't Ye Feng only a Dou Shi?"

"Why would I lie to you? Her Majesty the Queen brought three Commanders back to the Royal City this time. How could it be false?"

"Damn... We'd better keep our distance from Ye Feng from now on!"

"Hehe~ I'd say you're the dumb one. Ye Feng killed Commander Yin Shi—do you think the elders will simply let it go?"

"That's true! What a pity for such an exceptional genius!"

"Hiss~ Watch your words!"

As soon as Ye Feng entered the Royal City, faint, hushed murmurs rose from both sides of the road.

Ye Feng treated it all as farting—and farting without even a trace of smell.

I'll die? Hehe~

Others laugh at me for being too mad; I laugh at them for failing to see through it!

With Queen Medusa protecting me, if I still died, wouldn't I have hugged this thigh for nothing...?

As long as she wanted to find the Heavenly Flames quickly and complete her evolution, she would never let anything happen to me.

Besides, she could use Yin Shi's death to strike at those elders with far too much nonsense to say—kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. Why not?

As Ye Feng walked along, he checked the generous rewards he had received not long ago after being "caressed" by Queen Medusa.

[ Ding! The host accidentally made contact by handing Cai Die to Queen Medusa, obtaining Sign-in Reward: Second-grade Alchemy Skill, Candied Hawthorn Stick Making Method! ]

[ Ding! The host was sent flying by a blow from Queen Medusa, obtaining Sign-in Reward: Mysterious Tier Low-grade Battle Skill, Electric Light Silver Shield! ]

He had never expected his first contact with Queen Medusa to happen in this way!

Still... these rewards were pretty sweet!

A Second-grade Alchemy Skill—he had never expected to become a Second-grade Alchemist so quickly!

As an alchemist, an identity the Snake People Clan had never possessed, this alone would be enough to ensure his survival.

A Lightning Attribute battle skill, Electric Light Silver Shield... If he remembered correctly, this battle skill belonged to the Xiao Family's second son!

Jie jie jie~

But this Candied Hawthorn Stick Making Method... System, I feel like you have a bootlicking tendency. That's really not right!

"Ye Feng!!!"

A shout dragged Ye Feng's thoughts back to reality.

Looking ahead, he saw his older sister, Hua She'er, standing not far away!

"Big Sis!"

Ye Feng grinned delightedly and hurriedly twisted his snake body as he rushed toward Hua She'er.

"You little fool! Why did you go out without telling your sister? You worried me half to death!"

What greeted Ye Feng was not a warm embrace from his sister, but a "gentle" flick on the forehead!

"Ow~"

Ye Feng rubbed his head in "pain" and said with a smile, "Big Sis, I know I was wrong. Look, I'm fine, aren't I? Hehe~"

"You caused a huge mess this time. All right, Her Majesty the Queen is still waiting for you in the palace. Let's go!"

Seeing Ye Feng like this, Hua She'er spoke with affection and concern flickering in her eyes.

"Her Majesty the Queen???"

The moment Ye Feng recalled being blasted away, his tail went limp.

Once wasn't enough, and she wanted another go?

With countless thoughts running through his mind, Ye Feng followed Hua She'er to the door of a room beside Queen Medusa's bedchamber.

Ye Feng asked Hua She'er in confusion, "Big Sis, weren't we going to see Her Majesty the Queen? Why did you bring me here?"

"Do you think you're fit to see the Queen looking like this?"

Hua She'er swept her gaze over Ye Feng and replied speechlessly.

Ye Feng looked down at himself. He could only be described as covered in the dust of travel.

With just a light pat on his robes, a choking cloud of dust would rise.

Of course, that was not the most important thing. The most important thing was that Ye Feng suddenly remembered—ever since leaving the Royal City, he had not bathed even once...

Over the past few days, he had been constantly with Cai Die, going through several great battles. It truly could be called "dripping with fragrant sweat"!

"Uh... all right!"

Ye Feng said awkwardly.

When they arrived at the room, Hua She'er looked at it with a hint of envy and said to Ye Feng, "Ye Feng, this room will belong to you from now on. Her Majesty the Queen has personally appointed you as her Personal Bodyguard. You'll be living here from now on."

"Huh???"

Ye Feng recalled what Queen Medusa had told him in the desert.

It seemed she had told him to stay by her side from now on, never leaving even a single step, and never being allowed to go away again!

Ye Feng: (???)?

Holy crap~

Wasn't this the perfect chance to get close to her?

Now all he needed was to win the "moon" first!

But why did he feel a little panicked, as though something dangerous was about to happen?

"What are you 'ah'-ing about? Are you actually unwilling? You're getting a bargain and still acting coy!"

Hua She'er shot the "humblebragging" Ye Feng a glare and explained in an "annoyed" tone, "You are Her Majesty the Queen's only Personal Bodyguard. Even I, the Guard Captain, am envious—let alone the other male Snake Guards!"

Ye Feng spread his hands and said with a bitter smile, "So that means I've invisibly made a whole bunch of enemies again?"

Hearing that, Hua She'er blinked her large eyes before nodding.

"Mm! You could put it that way!"

Ye Feng rolled his eyes. Sigh~ Life was too hard!

Seeing Ye Feng's increasingly "humblebragging" miserable expression, Hua She'er could not help but smile sweetly.

"Still, you lucky brat are staying by Her Majesty the Queen's side. Those imaginary rivals will only dare to resent you in their hearts!"

"I hope so!"

The moment Ye Feng thought of Mo Basi, he could picture the look on his face when he wanted to chop him to pieces.

He had only just eased his relationship with Mo Basi, yet the moment he returned, it was about to become even worse.

"All right, wait here. I'll have a maid attend to your bath. I'm leaving first!"

Hua She'er smiled and turned to leave.

"Big Sister, do you know how Cai Die is doing?"

Hearing Ye Feng's question, Hua She'er turned around. The corners of her lips curled up slightly as she revealed a profoundly mysterious smile.

"You mean Her Majesty the Queen's younger sister? With Her Majesty the Queen protecting her, naturally nothing will happen to her."

"She's still unconscious, though. From time to time, she calls out 'Young Master Ye Feng' in her sleep. Your big sister has no idea who she's calling for. Tsk tsk~"

"All right, I'm going now!"

Seeing that his own big sister still did not forget to tease him before leaving, Ye Feng's lips twitched as he thought to himself: I'm screwed~

Cai Die was in Queen Medusa's Bedchamber. Queen Medusa would definitely hear her little sister constantly calling my name. Would she really let that slide?

Like a puppet, Ye Feng had somehow been scrubbed clean and dressed in a fresh set of robes.

When he finally came back to his senses and felt the comfort coursing through his body, he could not help stretching lazily and letting out a groan.

"Phew~ So comfortable!"

"Little fellow~ Come in!"

Ye Feng: Σ(⊙▽⊙"a

An incomparably familiar queenly voice suddenly entered his ears. Ye Feng was so frightened that his Snake Tail went limp, and he nearly collapsed onto the floor.

Only then did he realize that he had arrived at the entrance to Queen Medusa's Bedchamber!!!