Chapter 648: Chapter 428: Tonight, I will enjoy him Chapter 648: Chapter 428: Tonight, I will enjoy him Two female guards walked straight up and blocked Xi Qiong’s way.

“I say, you go outside for a bit and actually bring back a man, you’re really lucky, Xi Qiong!”

“We should take some credit for that too, after all, I blessed you this morning… So how about you let us use this man for three days, no, a week, then give him back to you?”

Their expressions carried a smile, but their eyes held a half-hidden threat.

While speaking, one of the female guards unabashedly sized up Chen Lun’s face and physique before her gaze moved lower, licking her tongue.

She even stepped forward, eager to touch the man’s body.

Slap!

Xi Qiong lashed out with a palm strike, but it was blocked by the guard’s raised arm, emitting a dull sound.

“You dare attack a Guardian? Do you not want to live? Even if we kill you now, Lady Kremer wouldn’t say a thing!”

The female guard said with a malicious tone.

“If you dare touch him, I will fight you to the death even at the risk of my own life!”

Xi Qiong glared back fearlessly.

The two female guards looked at each other and smiled, their mocking intention even more intense.

“Fight us to the death? Do you think we’re Guardians for nothing, enjoying the settlement’s meat every day? It’s because our strength is greater! Such a low-level ‘Descendant of Darkness,’ a bottom-rung scavenger, dares to defy us!”

The female guard raised her stone spear, aiming it at Xi Qiong, as if ready to pierce with it should Xi Qiong make any rash moves.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Xi Qiong was full of unwillingness and resentment; although she had anticipated that bringing Jack back to the settlement would lead to such a situation, she was helpless to do anything about it.

“Go to hell!”

She gritted her teeth, steeled her heart, and immediately stirred up the Soulless Power, swinging her fist at the guard.

The two female guards, instead of panicking, showed a hint of excitement.

If Xi Qiong dared to make a move, they could take the opportunity to kill her and then rightfully snatch away the young and handsome man to claim as their own.

Even if their status could not keep such a prime man, they could indulge in brief and ultimate pleasure, and perhaps even beget Descendants of Light. This could lift them from their current class and turn them into Matthaios nobles!

However, just as the fight was about to erupt, an authoritative female voice rang out:
“What are you doing?! Stop!”

The two female guards were startled, and Xi Qiong also recognized the voice’s owner. She dissipated her power and looked relieved.

“Captain Morgan.”

The two guards quickly saluted.

Chen Lun followed their gaze, seeing a short-haired woman in a fine leather coat striding over, with a bone knife attached to her back and waist, looking quite heroic.

“Lady Kremer is currently receiving Queen Orianna of Thorn Settlement. If the Queen’s attendants see you fighting here, it will be our entire settlement’s face lost!”

Morgan scolded.

Underneath her deep red short hair, those sharp eyes conveyed severity.

“The leader of a large settlement?! I… we realize our mistake now, Captain Morgan, please forgive us!”

Hearing this, the two female guards instantly grasped the severity of the matter and knelt down on the spot, begging with their heads pressed against the ground.

Morgan frowned and turned her head towards Xi Qiong, ready to ask what had happened, but her gaze was instantly drawn to the man behind her.

Morgan’s expression froze, her eyes fixated on Chen Lun’s face.

She had never seen such a young and handsome man before…

For a moment, she even uncontrollably entertained the thought of procreating with him. But quickly, Morgan regained her composure with her willpower and averted her gaze, resisting the temptation to look at the face that had stirred her.

“What’s going on? Xi Qiong, where did you find this man?!”

Morgan asked with a trembling voice.

“Red… Red Mushroom Forest.”

Xi Qiong was scared by the other’s blushing face, mistaking it for Morgan’s anger.

“Red Mushroom Forest?”

Morgan was slightly puzzled.

Xi Qiong opened her mouth, looked back at Chen Lun, and ultimately decided to hide the truth.

She didn’t mention that Jack was from the surface, fearing it would bring him trouble.

Morgan’s brows furrowed, and she found herself in a dilemma.

As the Guard Captain of the Root Settlement, she had a high status and witnessed more than others… Such a prime man, leaving aside his origins, could be said to be an extremely rare existence in the Land of Matthaios. If exposed, it could lead to disaster!

A small settlement wasn’t worthy of a man of this caliber!

He should belong to the Lord of a large settlement, or even to the Queen!

With this in mind, Morgan suddenly had an idea.

She had heard Lady Kremer’s servants chatting earlier, apparently, Queen Orianna of the Thorn Settlement was visiting because the settlements had all suffered attacks from polluted creatures, and resources were scarce. Queen Orianna needed the Root Settlement to provide certain supplies.

In the Land of Matthaios, small settlements are protected by larger ones, and thus, serve them as well.

But Morgan knew that the Root Settlement had nothing more to offer… and this could very likely enrage Queen Orianna!

If they couldn’t earn the protection of a large settlement, the Root Settlement might be destroyed in the next Pollution Tide!

“Perhaps I could bring this man to her, let Lady Kremer present him personally to Queen Orianna to appease her Wrath, compensate for this supply shipment, and shift this trouble elsewhere.”