Miss Huang Rongyue

"Move, move, move, hurry up and assemble."

Lu Li followed the crowd, heading toward the plaza.

Lu Li had only ever been to two places in the Huang Family: the herb garden and the Fifth Young Master's residence.

As for the rest of the estate, he had truly never seen it.

With its rockeries, artificial waters, winding corridors, and flowers blooming everywhere, the fragrance was intoxicating; it was truly luxurious.

Gangs are just like that; unless you raid the homes of the top brass, there's not much profit to be made. They don't compare to these great families at all.

If a war breaks out, can I imitate what I did last time and fish in troubled waters?

Thinking of this, Lu Li immediately shook his head, dismissing the idea.

Now that he was openly a member of the Huang Family, there were far fewer loopholes to exploit; fishing in troubled waters would likely not work.

Lu Li felt a pang of regret—think of how much silver he was going to lose!

After buying the Purple Sun Pill last time, his silver was nearly bottomed out.

If not for Black Hawk's help, he wouldn't even know when he'd be able to afford the breakthrough medicine for Hu Niu.

He was truly strapped for cash!

Lu Li's mind raced, thinking of where he could scrape together a fortune.

After a while, he followed the crowd to a plaza.

The plaza wasn't particularly large, but quite a few people had already arrived.

Standing at the very front was none other than the woman in white who had saved Lu Li today!

He had guessed right; it really was the eldest daughter of the Huang Family!

Huang Rongyue has traveled the jianghu since she was young. To think she's been called back—the situation in the Huang Family must be dire.

Lu Li pondered to himself.

He quickly withdrew his gaze, not daring to look any longer.

He followed the flow of the crowd and lined up at the back of the formation.

Watching the people step through the threshold in twos and threes, Huang Rongyue's gaze instantly locked onto Lu Li.

She looked surprised, tilting her head to glare at him.

It seemed she hadn't expected that the person she had casually saved was actually a Huang Family guard!

However, what she expected even less was that, as a Huang Family guard, he had stood there like a fool, not daring to strike back against a few small-time thugs.

She shook her head and sighed internally; the quality of these newly recruited guards was worrying.

Judging by this, Li Qing and the other new guards were likely the same.

What is the point of sending this kind of trash out? To be cannon fodder?

She rubbed her forehead and shook her head, feeling concerned for the plight of Lu Li and the others: "Fine, fine, just arrange them in the rear."

"I heard these guards were just selected and still lack experience; let them settle in for a while longer."

"Ahem."

Huang Rongyue coughed twice, and the crowd immediately fell silent.

"You might find me unfamiliar, so let me introduce myself. I am the eldest daughter of the Huang Family, Huang Rongyue."

"I believe you all know that the Huang Family is about to settle the score with the Wang Family. Therefore, I hope everyone will work together to overcome this crisis."

With that, she bowed respectfully to the crowd: "I, Huang Rongyue, thank you all in advance."

She introduced herself with a crisp, pleasant voice, and paired with her stunning beauty, she made a very favorable impression.

Many guards kept their eyes locked on her, unable to look away, their faces filled with infatuation.

Some of the younger ones even flushed bright red, hanging their heads and not daring to look up.

Seeing her bow, the guards all returned the gesture: "Please rest assured, Eldest Miss, we will certainly not slack off!"

She nodded, then turned her gaze back to Lu Li, Li Qing, and the others.

"Now, I will announce the guard posts."

She called out names one by one, making the appointments herself.

Many of the veteran guards were assigned to the outer city.

However, to Lu Li's surprise, he was assigned to the inner city, quite close to the Huang Family estate, at a pharmacy not far away.

Li Qing and the other two were the same, assigned to the same location as Lu Li.

The other newcomers were also assigned to locations near the Huang Family; it seemed they were being given special care.

Of course, this also sparked dissatisfaction among some.

Among them, a fierce-looking veteran guard stepped forward—the very man who had taught Lu Li the rules last time.

He pointed at Lu Li from afar and said with dissatisfaction, "Eldest Miss, why does this kid get assigned near the Huang Family, while we have to be assigned to the outer city?"

"I'm not convinced. How about we draw lots, or let that kid have a match with me? If I win, we can swap positions."

Shameless, bullying the young with his seniority!

Lu Li frowned slightly, his gaze toward the tall, veteran guard turning unfriendly.

Huang Rongyue narrowed her beautiful eyes.

In that moment, the delicate and soft impression she gave off vanished, replaced by an exceptionally sharp and imposing aura.

She let out a cold laugh and spoke in a deep voice, "Niu Kai, you have been with my Huang Family for thirty years, yet you still want to fight a junior for a position. What use is there for me to keep you in the Huang Family?"

"My Huang Family has supported you for thirty years. In these thirty years, no major incidents have occurred, and we have never had to deploy you."

"It seems you have been taken care of too comfortably."

Her gaze swept softly over Lu Li and the other newcomers. "How long have they been practicing martial arts? Two months at most."

"Some of them might not have even killed a chicken before. You want them to kill people?"

"Am I supposed to arrange them at the front as cannon fodder?"

"What do you take my Huang Family for?"

Huang Rongyue immediately locked her gaze onto Niu Kai. Her eyes were cold and sharp, piercing into Niu Kai like knives, making him feel as if his entire body were being pricked by needles.

Niu Kai pressed his lips together tightly, his face full of defiance.

"If you're not convinced, that's fine." Huang Rongyue paused, then moved with graceful steps until she stood before Niu Kai, causing the temperature around him to drop by several degrees. "I am the same age as Lu Li. Shall we have a spar?"

As soon as Huang Rongyue said this, an invisible pressure radiated from her in all directions.

A faint, bright red halo emerged around her body, giving off an incomparable sense of oppression!

Niu Kai was shocked, his scalp tingling. "Eldest Miss, please don't be angry. I, Niu Kai, am convinced! Truly convinced!"

He hurriedly knelt to beg for mercy, kowtowing like a pestle hitting a mortar.

He had been defiant in his heart, but upon seeing this faint aura of blood-energy, he immediately submitted.

He reckoned that if the Eldest Miss were to truly lose her temper, she would likely slap him to death in one go!

"I do not wish to see the veterans bullying the newcomers again. This is the Huang Mansion, not some lawless gang," Huang Rongyue said coldly.

Lu Li took in the entire scene, lost in thought.

Recalling how Huang Rongyue had saved him this morning and sent him home, and then seeing what had just transpired, he couldn't help but feel that although Huang Rongyue appeared beautiful and gentle on the outside, she was decisive and swift in her actions. She was truly worthy of someone who had traveled the pugilistic world since childhood.

Most importantly, she was not high and mighty or arrogant like the rest of the Huang Family.

Moreover, she seemed to be a good person.

I wonder if this is a tactic to win people over, or if it is her true nature.

If it is her true nature, then that is truly rare. Lu Li glanced at Huang Rongyue's exquisite, shapely figure and thought to himself.

There aren't many good people in this world.

After Huang Rongyue finished giving her instructions, the crowd dispersed.

Lu Li, Li Qing, and the others did not leave; since she had specifically looked after them, they naturally had to express their gratitude.

"Many thanks, Eldest Miss!" Lu Li and the others bowed in thanks.

Huang Rongyue nodded slightly, her beautiful eyes lingering on Lu Li as she smiled faintly, "I didn't expect you to be a guard of the Huang Family."