After being reborn, I was won over by the heartfelt words of my loyal bodyguard.

Chapter 197: Provocation

"I still hope you can understand one thing: I am still a novelty to me. The reason I bestow things upon you may be because my novelty has not yet worn off and I still like you."

Gan Luo spoke coldly, but Lou Yan didn't care at all. Instead, he walked up to Gan Luo and massaged his shoulders.

He glanced at Lin Fengmian with a provocative look, but quickly withdrew his gaze. As far as Lou Yan was concerned, he wanted to replace Lin Fengmian in Gan Luo's heart.

Lin Fengmian cleverly noticed these gazes, but he didn't care. After all, from the first day he followed Gan Luo, it was destined that he would never be separated from Gan Luo in this life. Even if Gan Luo married someone else in the future, Lin Fengmian would stay by Gan Luo's side.

"Lou Yan's strength is quite good. Did you perhaps learn it before? I felt that my neck was still a little sore yesterday. I was originally thinking of having the imperial physician give me acupuncture, but now that you've pinched it like this, I don't think it's necessary to go to the imperial physician."

Lou Yan simply mentioned to Gan Luo that he had learned this in the past.

Although his words were somewhat understated, only Lou Yan himself understood the meaning behind the words: in this dark and gloomy place, he had been learning all sorts of things from them, all in order to please the people in the prison.

Gan Luo naturally heard Lou Yan's thoughts clearly, and it seemed that the young master in front of him was also a pitiful person.

Gan Luo was particularly curious: if he was a pitiful person, why was he helping the Prime Minister now?

Could it be that the Prime Minister has some leverage over him?

"The kind of person I hate most in this life is the one who deceives me. I hope that Young Master Lou Yan will not deceive me and will always stay by my side."

Lou Yan paused for a moment, then raised his head and spoke softly to Gan Luo, “Your Highness, please rest assured, I will definitely stay by your side and will never betray you. My life belongs to Your Highness.”

Seeing Lou Yan making such a solemn vow, Gan Luo couldn't help but laugh. Gan Luo didn't say anything after that. He just told Lou Yan to stop, and since it was getting late, he told Lou Yan to go back first.

"Your Highness, won't you return with me?"

Do I need to tell you what I'm doing?

Lou Yan suddenly felt that he had overstepped his bounds, so he didn't say a word and silently retreated from the spot.

Although Gan Luo told Lou Yan to step down, Lou Yan didn't leave at all. Instead, he hid in the shadows and kept observing. In fact, Lou Yan also knew martial arts, but his skills weren't very high. However, he still knew the most basic lightness skills. With a light touch of his toes, Lou Yan stayed on the willow whistle without hesitation.

Lin Fengmian and Gan Luo stayed there. Lin Fengmian walked behind Gan Luo and massaged him, increasing the pressure slightly.

It seemed Lin Fengmian had taken Gan Luo's words to heart, and now she couldn't help but ask Gan Luo, "Does Your Highness believe what Lou Yan said?"

"How could I not believe Lou Yan? After all, it was I who brought Lou Yan into the Princess's residence, wasn't it? I personally chose him, why wouldn't I believe him!" Gan Luo's tone was still slightly agitated.

Lin Fengmian was shocked. He hadn't expected Gan Luo to believe Lou Yan. He thought Gan Luo wouldn't believe Lou Yan, but it turned out he had been overthinking things.

Lou Yan also heard what Gan Luo said, and Lou Yan never expected that Gan Luo would be willing to believe him.

In that instant, he felt as if he were in a dream. He never imagined that he would be trusted by others one day. Lou Yan was here thinking about what he should do next and whether he should continue to help the Prime Minister and the others.

But for some reason, Lou Yan wanted to help Gan Luo instead of the Prime Minister. Perhaps it was because Gan Luo had bestowed too many gifts upon him in the past few days and had always treated him very well, never mistreating him. After all, he was an orphan, wasn't he?

The Prime Minister and His Majesty are just using him here. Once he loses his value, he will be discarded like a pawn, and in the end, he will only be able to eke out a living.

Lou Yan also understood that once Gan Luo discovered that he had deceived Gan Luo, the consequence would be certain death.

A gust of wind blew, and Gan Luo knew that Lou Yan had already left.

When they turned around, they indeed did not see Lou Yan at the top of the tree. Gan Luo then told Lin Fengmian that she did not believe Lou Yan's actions. Lou Yan was nothing more than the spy they said they had placed by their side.

"Since Your Highness knows that Lou Yan is their spy planted by your side, why do you still keep him around? Isn't that dangerous?"

Gan Luo couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"As far as I am concerned, no one can control me or play with me. Only I can play with them. Since they want to play, then I will play with them properly."

As he said this, Gan Luo's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness. Gan Luo was determined to make those who had hurt him pay the price.

Gan Luo remembered everything from his previous life clearly. Lin Fengmian didn't know why Gan Luo's eyes had suddenly changed. At this moment, Lin Fengmian felt a wave of fear and couldn't help but take a few steps back.

"I hope you can understand one thing: you just need to stay by my side peacefully, and you don't need to worry about anything else."

For some reason, Lin Fengmian felt at that moment that Gan Luo was like a star, hard to grasp, and he always felt that Gan Luo might leave him one day.

The next few days were relatively peaceful, but the Prime Minister received no further news from the Princess's residence, which naturally made him a little anxious.

"Why has Lou Yan suddenly stopped sending me messages? He used to send messages every two days, but now three days have passed."

The Prime Minister was somewhat worried. Could it be that Gan Luo had discovered Lou Yan's identity?

"Someone is coming."

Within minutes, several people were standing in front of the prime minister, kneeling respectfully on the ground, quietly awaiting his instructions.

"Go to the princess's residence and see what Lou Yan has been doing all this time."