Chapter 769
“Understood, Young Master Gui.”
Before Ye Xingguang could react to what the pilot had understood, the pilot had dashed beyond the restricted line. There was a submarine in pursuit, and with two resounding “boom”s, the impact cannon scattered the two pursuing submarines into smithereens with a tiger-like maneuver.
Ye Xingguang was dumbfounded: “!!!!!”
Indeed he’s an obedient subordinate, but isn’t his boldness excessively plump?
Ye Xingguang looked at Gui Baili admiringly: “You’re so violent, aren’t you afraid of punishment from the Federal Government?”
“Am I that violent?” Gui Baili seemed to be oblivious of it.
“Isn’t it violent? I remember that the third elder is in charge of Empire penalties. Now that you are openly defying the orders of the third elder, aren’t you afraid of being rubbed out if the third elder gets angry? There’s a well-known saying in the capital city that it’s better to provoke anyone but the third elder!”
Gui Baili sat opposite Ye Xingguang, dismissive of what was said, “As I recall, you once told me that to avoid being bullied, one must be more ruthless than others. Few words denote toughness, which is essential for one to make their way in this world. As for the third elder, I don’t take him seriously.”
“Me? When did I ever say something so impressive? How come I don’t remember?”
Seeing her puzzled face, Gui Baili jogged her memory, “Do you forget the days of the bloody purge of the Imperial City, ten years ago, Your Highness Queen?”
Ye Xingguang tried to recall, “Did we meet on those days of the bloody purge? I’m sorry, I’m not great at remembering things. Could you give me some more clues?”
Gui Baili gazed deeply at Ye Xingguang, “Your Highness, do you remember the days when the Imperial City was purged and people hid at home in fear while fighting broke out everywhere in the palace? In the midst of the bloodlust, a chubby child was running around trying to escape but couldn’t escape the fate of being chased and killed by the wolf warrior. The child had given up and was begging for mercy, but the wolf warrior showed no mercy. You stepped in, drove away the wolf warrior, and told the chubby child that begging to die was pointless. It’s essential to be more ruthless than others and speak less if he wanted to find a foothold in this world.”
Was there… such a thing?
Ye Xingguang glanced at Gui Baili, who sat in front of her, looking formidable and leaner rather than fat, “Don’t tell me, you were that useless chubby child?”
Gui Baili seemed somewhat satisfied, “Finally, Your Highness remembers me.”
Ye Xingguang: “…”noveldrama
So this is what people mean when they say, “Every chubby child has the potential to grow up into someone great”?
A chubby child whom she had unintentionally saved ten years ago had now become the grand commander with half of the military power in the Empire?
Ye Xingguang was somewhat flustered and afraid to owe any more, “You’re not planning… to devote yourself to me as a way of repaying your savior, are you? I am saying it to you now, I just saved you on a whim, and I didn’t take it seriously at all. You really didn’t have to remember it to this day! Forget it, forget it, it’s not a big deal.”
But Gui Baili said, “To Your Highness, it might have been an effortless gesture, but for me, it was immensely beneficial. It was because I took to heart what Your Highness once said that I am who I am today.”
“Heh, heh… ” What should she say?
Gui Baili said solemnly, “I once swore to devote my life to you!”
“Oh, so it’s just loyalty, not devoting your body and soul?”
With that said, Ye Xingguang breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that Gui Baili did not refute, she felt even more relieved. She likes Gui Baili, this kind of grateful young man who knows how to repay kindness. Having a grand commander who owns half of the military power of the empire serving her is a fantastic feeling!