3.6
A smile bloomed on Xie Yongrui's face. He clapped his hands in happiness. "That's how you should've answered right from the start. Yue, Yao, take this girl with us, we are going back to the estate."
"Understood, milord." The two guards, named Yue and Yao, were twins that got picked by Xie Yongrui at the same time. They were an excellent pair who never lost their loyalty towards their master no matter what stood in their ways. Since before they even became proper guards, they were severely indebted to the man.
If Xie Yongrui wanted to walk into a pit of fire, then they would gladly jump into the pit first to test out the heat. Their devotion was that severe.
How could that happen? Were they all fed poison that made them obey Xie Yongrui unconditionally? Blackmail, curses, or any other plausible explanations?
Naturally, it was all because Xie Yongrui was just that competent of a person.