Chapter Nineteen Be My Guard

  "Wu Bo, really, you're also being misled by Alice's nonsense." The newcomer frowned and scolded.

  "Haha, don't blame me, young lady. I just wanted to test the loyalty of these new guards." The elder known as Wu Bo said with a smile.

  "You, let me go quickly." Just as Lin Wu was stunned, a clear voice sounded in his ear. Upon hearing this voice, Lin Wu knew he had mistaken the person, this was not the Elena from his memories, the one from his memories had a gentle voice like water, while this one's voice was crisp and pleasant like an oriole's.

  Upon hearing this, Lin Wu subconsciously loosened his grip, and the her in his arms quickly slipped out of his embrace to stand beside another her. The two hers stood together, and Lin Wu discovered that apart from the physical size difference due to their age gap, they were almost identical in every other way, as if they had been carved out of the same mold.

  "Sorry, Alice's mischief has caused you trouble." Elina said, pulling a girl who looked exactly the same as him but with a slightly more childish figure in front of Lin Wu.

  At close range, facing Irina, Lin Wu's heart was inexplicably excited, although he knew that everything was due to the unforgettable memories hidden deep in his memory. However, seeing that absolutely beautiful face up close, Lin Wu's heart still jumped rapidly in a very uncooperative manner.

  "It's nothing, it's nothing." Lin Wu said hastily.

  After finishing speaking, Lin Wu's heart rose with a hint of bitterness, because from her eyes it seemed like she hadn't recognized Lin Wu as the beggar she had helped before.

  "Sister~~" At this time, a girl who looked exactly like Eirina, Alice, pulled her arm and said in a soft voice.

  "What's wrong, Alice?" Elina gazed at her only sister in puzzlement.

  "Hehe." Alice smiled slightly and then pointed at Lin Wu, saying: "Sister, I want him to be my guard."

  As soon as this was said, the whole scene fell silent. Wu Bo heard the words and was even more shocked. "Young lady, didn't you say you didn't want guards?"

  "No, I've changed my mind," said Alice firmly, "I want him to be my bodyguard."

  "Wu Bo saw Alice's determined expression and couldn't help but shift his gaze to Elena."

  "It's alright, he has been guarding Alice's heart before, I think it should be from the bottom of his heart. Let him be Alice's guardian, there is nothing wrong with that." Elena said as she shifted her gaze towards Lin Wu.

  Lin Wu was about to refuse, he came here to protect Elena, not to protect this little girl, but seeing Elena, Lin Wu suddenly couldn't say the words of refusal. "Whatever the young lady commands." Lin Wu said helplessly.

  "Good luck to you then. Alice can be a handful, so bear with her. If there's any trouble, just let Wenbo or Wubo know." Elena said with a hint of apology.

  "No, nothing." Lin Wu said hastily.

  "So I'll leave the rest to Wu Bo, I still have some things to take care of." Elena's expression was somewhat tired.

  "Miss, take good care of yourself." Wu Bo said with concern.

  "It's all right, it'll be fine once Father is released," Eriol said with a smile. With that, she dragged away an unwilling Alice.

  Looking at the departing young lady, Wu Bo's heart was filled with unspeakable affection. She treated everyone with such gentleness and kindness, without a hint of aristocratic haughtiness. Moreover, she was a high-level luminescent magician with extraordinary talent. The only thing was that the Rose family had no male heir, only two sisters, and Alice... Thinking of this, Wu Bo's heart felt a pang of sorrow.

  "Everyone, from now on you will be the guards of my Rose family. Starting today, you must get used to the life of being a guard and protect every important member of the Rose family." Wu Bo said, pointing at Lin Wu and the three high-level swordsmen, "You stay behind."

  Wu Bo then said to Wen's steward: "You take care of these people."

  Wen Guanjia nodded, "No problem, but Old Wu, you really are planning to arrange a guard for the young lady, you should know..." Wen Guanjia trailed off.

  "Cough cough, I'll take a closer look at this later." Wu Bo said with two dry coughs.

  Lin Wu, who was standing by, heard the two men's conversation and felt that something was still not quite right. However, thinking that he would just be serving as a small guard for the young lady, he didn't take it to heart.

  Then Wu Bo led Lin Wu and the other four to a courtyard, "This is where you will be staying, one room per person." As he spoke, Wu Bo handed out three keys to the three high-level swordsmen.

  Lin Wu blinked his eyes, seemingly this Uncle Wu had no intention of giving himself the key.

  "In the entire Rose family, those who live in the inner courtyard need your desperate protection. I don't specify who you protect, but once you're needed, you must execute unconditionally. This is the rule, I hope you remember." Wu Bo said seriously.

  "Yes!" The three of them hastily replied in unison.

  "All right, someone will explain the rules of the Lin family to you in detail later. You can rest for now." With that, Wu Bo took Lin Wu and left.

  "Cough, cough!" As they walked along the path filled with rose flowers, Wu Bo suddenly let out two dry coughs and said, "Little guy, what's your name?"

  "Lin Wu." Lin Wu replied.

  "Hmm, then I'll call you Xiao Wu. You're the designated bodyguard for Little Miss. What was that? Ah, yes... Little Miss is a bit mischievous and likes to cause trouble. You need to be patient and tolerant, don't provoke her into getting angry."

  "Ah." Lin Wu nodded, and upon hearing this from Uncle Wu, he couldn't help but think of his younger sister from his past life. She was also around the same age as Alice, a mischievous little devil who no one in the household could control except for himself. So Lin Wu was confident that he could handle this little girl.

  Thinking of this, Lin Wu couldn't help but miss his loved ones on Earth. He should have been electrocuted to death by now. His mischievous little sister must be heartbroken. It's unknown whether he can return or not, but even if he does, he won't be the same person anymore.

  "Xiao Wu, this matter is now left to you. If there's any difficulty, come find me. Hmm, I'll give you ten times your salary, so don't worry. The family won't treat you unfairly." Lin Wu felt that Old Master Wu's words were like he was arranging his own funeral.

  Just then, Alice's figure came running over from a distance, "From now on, you're mine." Alice's little head spoke with a tone that was so domineering it left one stunned.

  This is completely different from the shy little girl Lin Wu saw before.

  Wu Bo patted Lin Wu's shoulder, who was standing in front of him with a surprised look, and said: "It's up to you from now on." With that, Wu Bo quickly left, as if Alice were some kind of ferocious beast.