The Playboy Bodyguard of the Beautiful CEO-Chapter 549 - 451: First Love (Second Update)

"It's you!"

When Yang Tian activated his own soul and saw the true appearance of Empress Wu Zetian, he was utterly shocked.

Because Empress Wu Zetian looked exactly like his first love!

At eighteen, Yang Tian was wandering in the East Sea when he met the old man, and was then selected by the Security Department to undergo six months of devilish training in Africa.

This camp was a famous assassin base in Africa.

"Only through the tempering of an assassin can you qualify to return to serve the Security Department. So I want you to train in the Assassin Camp; if you survive, you'll become the King of Special Forces. If you die, then it's your fate!"

That was the old man's instruction to Yang Tian.

In this Assassin Camp, many young men and women from around the world were gathered.

These young men and women were all brought here by kidnapping.

Everyone was concentrated here to undergo hellish training, and only by becoming strong could they walk out alive.

Yang Tian would never forget the hellish days he spent there.

Every day, he had to guard against being killed by those around him while calculating how to kill those around him.

Yet, during that period of darkness, Yang Tian met a girl he would never forget for the rest of his life.

Her name was Yamaguchi Reiko.

A girl from East Japan.

She was also brought into the Assassin Camp, and because of her timid nature, sweet appearance, and yellow skin, Yang Tian became very close to her, essentially forming a small group.

During their six months in hell, they developed an extraordinary love.

They promised each other to leave this place, return to a place they knew, get married and have children.

But what Yang Tian could never forget was that the rules of the Assassin Camp allowed only one person to leave alive.

Yang Tian and Yamaguchi Reiko fought for survival, for the future, for hope.

But in the end, Yamaguchi Reiko sacrificed herself for Yang Tian, perishing together with the strongest Assassin King, enabling Yang Tian to replace her and become the new King of Assassins.

Yang Tian still remembered, just before her death, Yamaguchi Reiko spoke in her broken Chinese: "Yang Tian... I hope in the next life... I'll meet you again..."

Yamaguchi Reiko's face appeared in his mind.

At this moment, Yang Tian clenched his fists tightly, tears brimming in his eyes.

He stared intently at Wu Zetian in front of him.

Because Wu Zetian looked exactly like his first love, Yamaguchi Reiko.

Tall and slender, graceful and elegant. Her black hair like lacquer, her skin like jade, her beautiful eyes glanced around, radiating an indescribable charm with each expression, like a budding peony, beautiful but not seductive, glamorous but not vulgar, charming beyond compare.

"Rizi..."

Yang Tian uttered a sound with his hoarse throat.

However, Wu Zetian in front of him revealed a majestic expression, yet as she saw Yang Tian hotly gazing at her, she was again puzzled: "For hundreds of years, no one can gaze directly at me, yet you manage to?"

Instead of answering Wu Zetian, Yang Tian continued to hotly gaze at her peerless countenance.

"Yang Tian, what are you doing? Are you courting death?"

It wasn't until Wu Yue yanked him from beside that Yang Tian reacted.

But it was too late; Wu Zetian said coldly, "What audacity, you also dare to gaze at me? Guards, drag him out and behead him!"

"Yes!"

Two men in iron helmets approached Yang Tian.

"Hold on!" Emperor Gaozong of Tang quickly waved his hand, somewhat shocked, asked: "Empress, are you saying Yang Tian can gaze directly at you?"

This was something that had to surprise Emperor Gaozong.

After all, over a thousand years ago, when this place was opened, he and Wu Zetian had entered here.

But during that time, many things happened.

Over a thousand years ago, the Empress who dominated the court had died, and back then, the well-practiced Emperor Gaozong placed Wu Zetian into the Spiritual Spring behind the palace, yet Wu Zetian came back to life.

Only her body was transformed, becoming that of a nineteen-year-old.

And on Wu Zetian's face, there appeared a divine aura.

No one could gaze directly at Wu Zetian thereafter.

Later, Emperor Gaozong understood that the Spiritual Spring was the Soul Imperial Spring, used to cleanse souls and reshape bodies.

Wu Zetian had long since died.

Only her soul entered the Soul Imperial Spring, using the soul as the main body, to recon-solidify her form.

To be honest, Wu Zetian was no longer the same Empress; apart from her memories, her body and soul had been reborn.

And now, what astonished Emperor Gaozong was that Yang Tian could actually gaze directly at Wu Zetian's appearance?

For hundreds of years, no one could gaze directly at Wu Zetian's appearance.

Yet Yang Tian managed it? 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"Your Majesty, I do not know whether he saw my appearance, but he insulted me, and I just want him dead!"

Wu Zetian stated, filled with authority.

Emperor Gaozong looked at Yang Tian but waved his hand again: "Empress, he cannot be killed because he is the one you calculated to be the king!"

"Oh?"

This time, Wu Zetian paused, scanning Yang Tian up and down, and then released a series of silver-bell-like laughter: "Your Majesty, your successor has appeared, why didn't you inform me sooner? I almost executed him!"

"I just took him as a disciple and was about to introduce him to you, my dear wife!"

Emperor Gaozong chuckled.

"Since that's the case, let me personally entertain the emperor's disciple!"

Wu Zetian smiled charmingly and led Yang Tian and the others back home.

On the way, Ling Ying and others excitedly looked around, while Yang Tian remained silent, heavy with thoughts.

The face of Yamaguchi Reiko filled his mind.

He could never forget Yamaguchi Reiko.

Because she was his first love.

"Yang Tian... I love you... If there's a next life, I'll surely find you..."

The words Yamaguchi Reiko spoke before her death still lingered in Yang Tian's mind.

Suddenly, he lifted his head, gazing once again at Wu Zetian on the Imperial Bridge, and in that instant, a surge of impulsive desire arose within him, a desire to possess Wu Zetian.

When Yamaguchi Reiko died, Yang Tian was helpless.

But now, meeting "Yamaguchi Reiko" again, Yang Tian didn't want any regrets.

Following this, everyone accompanied Wu Zetian back to the Eastern Palace. Wu Zetian dismissed all the guards, arranged a lavish and extravagant feast in the Imperial Hall of the Eastern Palace, personally hosting Yang Tian, but during this meal, Yang Tian's heart was not in it.

After three rounds of wine, Wu Zetian instructed Wu Yue to arrange accommodations for Yang Tian and the others and then left.

At this moment, Yang Tian's internal urges became uncontrollable.

He activated the Invisibility Talisman and followed Wu Zetian to her bedchamber.

"Empress you are back..."

Upon entering the bedchamber, an old woman carrying a bowl of Spiritual Spring Water emerged, respectfully saying: "Empress, in half a year, your soul will reconsolidate, then you'll be able to consummate your marriage with the Emperor, offering him your most precious first, enabling him to transcend the Celestial Mandate!"

Hearing this, Yang Tian frowned and wondered: "Reconsolidate the soul? Consummate the marriage? Wait, isn't Wu Zetian the beloved wife of Emperor Gaozong? How is she still a virgin?"