Chapter 695: Is there any hope for 695?
Indeed, forcing these clearly capable individuals to stay in this small mountain village was indeed a waste of talent.
However, it wasn’t Ye Jiu who had made them stay, and even more so, deep down, she didn’t welcome their presence.
They were different from Ada; when Sikong Mo had left Ada and the others to her, he also left their indenture contracts, whereas these men, even though they were now protecting her, still owed their true allegiance to the Prince.
Xiang Nan had not expected that Ye Jiu could actually guess his thoughts.
Immediately, Xiang Nan’s face turned pale, he bowed deeply towards the ground, "It was all my own presumption; it has nothing to do with the other brothers. If the young lady wishes to administer punishment, just punish me alone, I beg the young lady to spare the others and give them a way to survive."
These men were the Prince’s private royal guards, and for a subordinate, it wasn’t about how skilled one was, but rather about obeying orders without question.
If they really were sent back by Ye Jiu, Xiang Nan knew that the most lenient fate awaiting them was exile, or worse, their life could be taken without it being a big deal.
And when he had invoked the name of the Prince, he did have his own agenda, truly having not anticipated that Ye Jiu, despite her young age, could be so perceptive.
That she had seen right through his intentions.
However, in this statement Xiang Nan had not lied; it really was his own doing and had nothing to do with the others.