Chapter 171

However, before he could get close to Xu Tian, he was blocked by Bai Lu and another Tang family bodyguard.

They stood in front of Xu Tian, not giving an inch.

"Mr. Liang, this is the Tang family; watch your behavior!"

"Hehe..."

Liang Yuan was blocked by two tall figures and couldn't even touch a corner of Xu Tian's clothes.

He shouted at Bai Lu and the others in a fit of anger.

"You watchdogs, what benefits did the pretty boy surnamed Xu give you to make you protect him like this?"

"He is the one who abandoned your eldest young lady and escaped to save his life, yet you still want to shield him; are your eyes blind!"

Hearing Liang Yuan call himself a dog, Bai Lu gritted his teeth and endured his anger: "Mr. Liang, you are also the heir of the Liang family, a person with a face and status; in front of everyone, you can't just talk nonsense."

"Mr. Xu did choose to leave first, but he didn't leave to save his own life, but to save people!"

"At the critical moment, it was Mr. Xu who came forward and saved the eldest young lady and other senior executives of the Tang Group, and also saved the lives of us bodyguards."

"You say, facing a savior, shouldn't we bodyguards know how to repay kindness?"

"He saved you?"

Liang Yuan was startled at first, then laughed loudly: "Hahahaha..."

He laughed until he bent over as if he had heard some funny joke, wiping tears while laughing.

"Even if you make up lies, you should make them logical, right?"

"Xu Tian saved the eldest young lady and all of you from Tattoo; he, a pretty boy with no strength to truss a chicken, what did he use to save you? His face?"

"Or is it that the head of the killers is also a woman, and she was fascinated by this male fox spirit and showed mercy to let you all go?"

"It's truly ridiculous! As a bodyguard of the Tang family, you speak for outsiders everywhere; now, in order to absolve him of his crimes, you don't hesitate to lie to deceive Tang Laoyezi and the elders of the Tang family. What is your crime?"

Liang Yuan's arrogant laughter echoed in the reception hall, and everyone else around had an expression of disdain, clearly not taking Bai Lu's words seriously.

"Liang Yuan! Shut up!"

Just at this time, Tang Laoyezi, who had been silent, suddenly shouted sharply.

Immediately after, his sharp gaze looked at Bai Lu, and he said in a deep voice: "Bai Lu, you just said that Xu Tian saved you?"

"That's right!"

Bai Lu said firmly in front of everyone: "I, Bai Lu, grew up in the Tang family since I was a child and am loyal to the eldest young lady and the old man; I will absolutely not do any deceptive behavior toward you!"

"If it weren't for Mr. Xu, the eldest young lady and those of us accompanying her would probably have died at the hands of those people from Tattoo by now!"

"Mr. Xu is resourceful and calm in the face of danger after discovering the enemy's ambush. He first pretended to take away the first team of bodyguards with the best skills, and after evacuating to a safe place, he let us in the first team dress up as members of 'Shadow,' an internationally renowned mysterious organization that Tattoo killers fear, and then returned to the scene to put pressure on those killers, letting them know the difficulties and retreat, which won us the opportunity to escape!"

"It can be said that if it weren't for Mr. Xu, all the people sent by the Tang family to the Lighthouse Country would have been wiped out, and even the eldest young lady would have been in danger of her life."

"Therefore, I don't allow you to use all kinds of foul language to accuse Mr. Xu before you figure out the truth!"

Bai Lu, as a person who experienced it personally, naturally knew how dangerous the situation was at that time, so he couldn't tolerate Liang Yuan slandering Xu Tian.

"Bai Lu is right."

A Wei also took over: "The whole thing was only known to Mr. Xu and the first team of bodyguards; when they impersonated Shadow members, even Chen Xiaoxiao and I were kept in the dark."

"It wasn't until we confirmed that the people from Tattoo had left that Bai Lu and the others took off their disguises and told us their plan."

A Wei's words undoubtedly confirmed that Bai Lu wasn't lying, and for a moment, the surroundings fell into a dead silence.

Everyone stared at Xu Tian dumbfounded, not knowing how to speak for a long time.

After just a few seconds, everyone in the reception hall couldn't remain calm.

"Xu Tian saved everyone; how is this possible?"

"I don't believe it; what does that pretty boy know? How could he think of such a brilliant idea as impersonating Shadow..."

"I think they were saved by other more powerful organizations and sent back to Huaxia; this reason is more credible."

Everyone talked at once, making Tang Laoyezi's head ache.

He looked at Chen Xiaoxiao, who had been cold-faced and hadn't spoken, and questioned her strictly:

"Chen Xiaoxiao, tell me, are the words A Wei and Bai Lu just said true?"

Chen Xiaoxiao bit her lip and said reluctantly: "Old man, they didn't lie; it was indeed Xu Tian who took Bai Lu and the others to impersonate Shadow members to save us."

Although she wished she could drive Xu Tian out of the Tang family, she didn't dare to lie in the face of Tang Laoyezi's questioning.

Chen Xiaoxiao was also a trusted aide who had been beside Tang Bingyan for many years; since she, A Wei, Bai Lu, and others all said so, the credibility increased all of a sudden.

A flash of sharpness that passed away in a flash suddenly appeared in the black eyes of Gu Beicheng, who had been standing nonchalantly among the company executives.

However, he soon lowered his eyelids and covered the sharpness in his eyes.

"No... this is impossible..."

In the face of facts, Liang Yuan still refused to believe: "How could that cowardly pretty boy..."

Immediately after, he realized something and immediately changed his words stubbornly: "Hmph, it was just a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse, relying on deceiving people to pass the test; anyone can do this!"

Those bodyguards who had experienced the danger of the Lighthouse Country heard Liang Yuan's words and all showed dissatisfied expressions.

They were able to escape at a life-and-death critical moment, which was not just a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse.

One must know that before this, Tattoo's killers had never missed; how ignorant must Liang Yuan be to say that escaping from their hands was passing the test by deception?

The sudden reversal made everyone around have different expressions.

Tang Laoyezi, who was originally serious, had his gaze toward Xu Tian become a bit softer.

Xu Tian felt Tang Laoyezi's change in attitude toward himself; in fact, after returning from the Lighthouse Country, he noticed that the other party had a prejudice against him.

Because of Tang Bingyan's relationship, Tang Laoyezi could already be considered to have accepted him, so during the time he and Tang Bingyan were busy with work and didn't have time to return to the villa, someone must have said quite a few bad things about him in front of the old man.

Of course, Xu Tian didn't care much about Tang Laoyezi's impression and view of him.

In his heart, the most important person would always be Tang Bingyan.

"Xu Tian, your performance this time is very good."

Tang Laoyezi spoke slowly: "Bingyan was able to escape successfully, thanks to you."

"This is what I should do."

Xu Tian said lightly: "Bingyan is my wife; as long as I am here, I won't let her suffer any harm."

Tang Laoyezi was slightly startled upon hearing this, and others also showed strange expressions.

Tang Bingyan has always been the one who covers the sky with one hand in the Tang family; she is cold, strong, and has extraordinary means; even the nephews of the same generation are trembling when talking to her.

No one would put Tang Bingyan in a position that needs to be protected.

But this pretty boy in front of them actually said he wanted to protect Tang Bingyan from harm; isn't this a fantasy?

"Anyway, thank you for your hard work."

Tang Laoyezi's gaze moved, and there seemed to be emotion and praise in his eyes: "Bingyan being able to return safely this time is all your credit."

"Actually, my role is not big; it's all A Wei, Bai Lu, and the others who are dutiful."

Xu Tian said modestly: "If it weren't for Bai Lu and the others impersonating Shadow members with me, the people from Tattoo wouldn't have been fooled."

"You child, why are you still being modest at this time?" Tang Laoyezi pretended to be angry: "If it's your credit, it's your credit; I'm not a person who doesn't distinguish right from wrong."

Tang Laoyezi made the final decision, and others could no longer make a fuss about Xu Tian's act of evacuating first.

At this time, the First Elder sitting on the sofa said coldly: "Since the matter has been investigated clearly, we will no longer pursue Xu Tian's act of escaping first."

"The most important thing right now is to investigate clearly who hired those killers and wanted the life of our Tang family head!"

"We Tang family have no dealings with Tattoo; why would they move against the eldest young lady of the Tang family?"

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