"It's all right. The extra is yours; I won't take it back."
Verdant Green Maiden shook her head as she spoke.
Hearing this, Liu Neng drew a deep breath, straightened up, and cupped his hands toward Verdant Green Maiden. "Goddess, my life is yours! From this day forth, if you say east, I'll never go west. Even if you ask me to ascend to heaven or descend into the earth, I'll make it happen!"
"I can ascend to heaven and descend into the earth by myself. What would I need you for?"
Verdant Green Maiden rolled her eyes and waved a hand. "Go on. Don't stand here and get in the way. Just live your life without worry. No one will come after you."
With those words, Liu Neng finally felt at ease. He cheerfully bowed to Verdant Green Maiden and took his leave.
After Yang Guang left the grounds of Dragon Treasure Garden, the fearful look on his face vanished at once. He glanced at the teapot in his hand, then flung it aside. It struck the ground and shattered.
"Your Highness!"
The two guards stared in alarm, their faces filled with concern.
Yang Guang shot them a cold glance. "Useless fools! You were frightened by no more than two young ladies?"
The guards exchanged a look and said quietly, "Your Highness, they aren't ordinary people."
"So what?"
Yang Guang's voice turned cold. "As this prince's guards, your lives belong to me! You should be willing to sacrifice everything for me! If I order you to die, would you dare disobey?"
"We wouldn't dare!"
The two guards hurriedly lowered their heads.
Yang Guang snorted and swept his sleeve. "Come on. We're going back!"
The two hurried after him.
Yang Guang's men raced back to Chang'an, riding day and night