Chapter Twenty-Five: Guarding Against It Before It Happens

  It was just a sweet and mellow atmosphere, but in an instant it solidified and changed. Even the temperature in the room seemed to drop suddenly, becoming cold and desolate.

  "No!" Lan Xin sat up straight like a startled rabbit and replied firmly.

  "Really?" Tang Chao gazed intently into her two eyes and asked in a low voice.

  "I swear, I really didn't!" Lan Xin replied with a firm gaze.

  "It's okay, I still believe in you." Tang Dynasty reached out and pulled her into his arms, gently stroking her pale face, and smiled: "You are my person, remember, you are Tang Dynasty's person, from now on there will be no more isolation with the Mu family. The Mu family is just one of the many vassal families under me, to put it bluntly, they are just house slaves."

  Speaking of which, Tang Dynasty's tone turned cold, and he continued expressionlessly: "You became my woman, you have the qualification to be the host. Maybe the Mu family had a deep kindness to you before, but remember, from the moment they sent you to me, you didn't owe them anything! I am your sky, your everything! You can only live for me, die for me, understand?"

  "I swear, in life I am yours, in death I am your ghost!" Lan Xin sat up straight and looked at Tang Chao with a solemn expression, her right hand raised.

  "It seems that an ancient family that has lasted for over a thousand years still has some sediment and underlying rhythm." Tang Chao once again pulled Lan Xin into his arms, gently stroking her full head of soft and smooth black hair, murmuring to himself: "You are the first woman I've had since coming to this world, Lan Xin. I really don't hope that you're a mole planted by the Mu family by my side. Really don't hope so. Otherwise, having me end your beautiful life with my own hands would be too cruel, too cruel..."

  "No, no, I'm not, really not." Lan Xin leaned into Tang Chao's arms, tears streaming down her face, her slender body trembling violently, crying until she became a tearful person.

  "I sincerely hope you aren't." Tang Dynasty gently lifted Lan Xin's chin, gazing into her teary eyes. "But if Old Lady Mu asks you about me, what will you do?"

  "You make me say what I want to say, and if you don't let me say it, even if you kill me, I won't say a word!" Lan Xin raised her hand and wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, answering with a very stubborn expression.

  Tang Dynasty stared at her eyes for a full minute before gently closing his eyes and pulling her into his arms, silent.

  Her heart was like a poor little lamb, shrinking in Tang's arms, hardly daring to breathe, and only silently sobbing.

  "Don't be sad, it's not that I'm being paranoid, but this is a big deal and I have to be careful." Tang Chao said with a sigh, his right hand gently patting her back in comfort.

  "I know." Lan Xin murmured, pressing her face against Tang Chao's chest, as if trying to hear clearly whether what he just said was true or not.

  Emotionally, Tang Chao felt that he could trust Lan Xin, after all she was only a 16-year-old girl and her mind had not fully matured yet, with greater malleability.

  But from a rational point of view, Tang Chao warned herself not to be too credulous. Because she was raised by the Mu family since childhood, and the Mu family spent ten years cultivating her into a talent, they must have expected to get huge returns from her. She must have been instilled with the idea of being loyal to the Mu family since childhood, and it's impossible for her to completely overturn her previous beliefs in just two short days.

  Since ancient times, beauties have always been effective in using spies and undercover agents.

  No matter whether Lan Xin's feelings for him were genuine or fake, it seemed that in the days to come, he would have to be more cautious around the Mu family.

  If the palpitations just now had nothing to do with Lan Xin, then what could be the reason?

  I recalled what Lan Xin said earlier that the bandits on Cang Long Ridge were not united, and Tang Chao's mind was racing.

  Mu Haolin brought all his trusted subordinates to Tangjia Fort to change equipment. After they left, Canglong Ridge could be said to be basically unguarded. If someone took the opportunity to launch a surprise attack and then set up an ambush inside and outside, taking down Canglong Ridge and waiting for Mu Haolin to bring people in, that would be very bad!

  If Mu Hailin brings back that batch of equipment and it falls into the enemy's hands, I'm done for! At that time, I'll have no place to cry!

  The wall of Marag is impassable, I must go and take a look, otherwise I really won't be at ease.

  "Little treasure, are you asleep?" Tang Chao asked with a gentle and pleasant tone.

  "Can't sleep." Lan Xin raised her tear-filled flower cat face and shook her head in response.

  "Get up and get dressed, I'll take you out for a stroll to clear your mind." Tang Chao said as he got out of bed, "Hurry up, I'll wait for you in my room."

  "Mmm!" Lan Xin burst into tears and laughter, wiping her face with the back of her hand, nodding vigorously.

  Tang Chao gently pinched Lan Xin's soft and delicate face, smiling: "You see how good I am to you. If you wrong me, even the heavens won't forgive you."

  Lan Xin made a mischievous face at Tang Chao and happily ran down from the bed to open the wardrobe and pick out clothes.

  Tang Dynasty pushed the door out and returned to his bedroom, putting on the Northern Ocean Army Lieutenant General uniform while speaking to his wristwatch: "Xiao Mao, have Special Task Force 2 come to me, also notify Special Task Force 1 to start up the airship and prepare for takeoff. The base is entering level 2 combat readiness!"

  As the central brain of the base, Xiao Mao was quite concerned about Tang Dynasty's personal safety as his master.

  The base had a total of only one hundred armed robots, and Xiaomiao specially arranged thirty-six as special guards for the Tang Dynasty.

  These fully dressed twenty-first century heavily armed special forces styled armed robots, unless in close proximity to them, from a distance, it is impossible to distinguish them from real humans.

  As for the arrangement of the kittens, Tang naturally had no objections and divided them into three groups. One group was stationed on the rooftop to guard the "Tang Family Fort No. 1" airship, while the other two groups stayed in the base, ready to be deployed at any time.

  The Tang Dynasty was now desperate and made the worst plan. If Mu Hai Lin's equipment was robbed by the enemy on his way back, the Tang Dynasty would have to take action itself, no matter what the cost, to retrieve it.

  As soon as Tang Dynasty was fully dressed, the silent door leading to the base opened, wearing a black helmet on his head and a black goggles on his face, all in black special combat uniform, fully armed special guard, one by one, they came out in a line and automatically entered the warning positions of Xinhua Building according to the set program instructions.

  Lan Xin put on her clothes and came out of the house, only to see four black ghostly guards standing in the courtyard, she was so scared that she almost shouted out loud, fortunately her reaction was quick enough, she covered her own mouth tightly with her hand.

  Lan Xin could see that the black-clad guards were holding and wearing all sorts of lethal weapons, and she secretly suspected that these soldiers who looked invincible at a glance might be the boss's most trusted and deadly warriors.

  Tang Dynasty held a cigar in his mouth, stood at the door, and smiled to Lan Xin, beckoning her over.

  Lotus Heart covered her face with both hands and patted it gently, as if she wanted to pat away the shocked expression on her face. Then, looking at Tang Chao, she smiled softly, her lotus steps moving lightly, her slender waist swaying, walking over like a willow in the wind.

  Although she wanted to show her best side in front of Tang Dynasty, Tang Dynasty still saw that Lan Xin's walking posture was a bit unnatural, and he also understood why.

  Tang Chao walked up to Lan Xin's front, his back facing her, his waist bent, "Come on, I'll carry you on my back. There's a distance from here to the Sky Platform."

  "I can go..."

  Lan Xin's words were cut off before she could finish, as Tang Dynasty's low voice interrupted her, "Listen up, come here."

  "Thank you boss." Lan Xin lightly bit her lower lip, her hands grasping onto Tang Chao's neck, clinging to his back.

  Tang Dynasty grabbed her thighs with both hands, lifted her up, weighed her, and started walking downstairs.

  The lights in the large hall downstairs suddenly lit up, and Wu Ma stood at the door of the guest room, wearing a coat and looking upstairs.

  "I'll take Lan Xin out for a trip, don't worry about us, continue sleeping." Tang Dynasty instructed and quickly left the Xinhua Building.

  Twelve special guards, divided into four groups of three, surrounded the Tang Dynasty tightly in the middle, front, back, left and right, and quickly moved towards the TianTai with light footsteps.

  Before long, Tang Chao carried Lan Xin up to Tiantai and boarded the airship.

  The "Tangjiabao No. 1" airship, which had long been ready for takeoff, soon reached its normal cruising altitude.

  Tonight, the moon is almost full, like a bright silver plate hanging in the sky, the airship flies obliquely and rushes to the sky, as if Chang'e is running to the moon.

  Lan Xin, who was in the lavishly decorated cabin, had her mouth agape with wonder since she boarded the airship and walked in.

  Looking out of the porthole, watching the airship fly over the floating clouds, Lan Xin suddenly felt that her whole body was surrounded by an inexplicable happiness. She grasped Tang's arm tightly and asked excitedly: "Boss, are we really flying in the sky now? Am I not dreaming?"

  "Of course, anyway we can't sleep, so I'll take you out for a stroll." Tang Dynasty nodded with satisfaction and replied: "You see how good I am to you."

  "Thank you, boss." Lan Xin tiptoed and gave Tang Chao a sweet kiss on the face, saying very solemnly: "I promise I will be good to you too, and I won't let you down."

  "When you say it, you have to do it." Tang Chao hooked his right little finger at Lan Xin and smiled: "We're making a deal, once we make the deal, neither of us is allowed to back out."

  Lan Xin sincerely hooked her jade onion-like fingers with Tang Dynasty, and the two of them muttered in unison: "Pulling hooks, hanging for a hundred years, not allowed to change."

  After finishing speaking, the two of them looked at each other and burst out laughing loudly.

  Lan Xin approached Tang Chao, her hands wrapped around his waist, her face pressed against his chest, and whispered: "Boss, I swear that in this life and the next, I will never betray you. In life, I am yours, in death, I will be your ghost. If I break this oath, let me be struck by lightning and die a terrible death!"

  "Alright, alright, let's not talk about life and death, it's unlucky." Tang Dynasty was actually very pleased with Lan Xin's attitude, but his mouth seemed to be nonchalant, smiling calmly: "Mu Hai Lin also made a similar vow in front of me, my original words to him were, less talk, more action, let's see the actual actions."

  Lan Xin's eyes widened slightly, "Boss, if the young master of the Mu family really made a poisonous oath in front of you, you can completely put your mind at ease about the Mu family. They are all Muslims, believing in Islam, and they regard oaths as more important than life!"

  "Haha, as the ancients said, 'A distant road tests the strength of a horse, and time reveals a person's heart.' Let time prove all this!" Tang Chao said, poking his head out to look down at the porthole. With the moonlight, he could vaguely see that they were approaching the upper air of Cang Long Ridge.