The guards were exactly what Xu Feng expected. In movies and books, guards in this kind of situation were either portrayed as upstanding and honorable—a rare minority—or they were corrupt, greedy, and prone to abusing their power.
The ones at Aran Base fit firmly into the second category.
While Xu Feng wasn't as delicate as he had been as a ger, this guard seemed to find him particularly appealing. The man was a head shorter than him, round around the edges, and overly familiar. As two of the four guards hovered around Feng Yujie, trying to press their luck with her, this guard stuck to Xu Feng like glue.
Xu Feng had thought he might need to intervene, playing the white knight, but Yujie handled herself well. She quickly made it clear she was an ability user by surrounding herself with a light wind current, skillfully deflecting any unwanted hands that claimed to be "just doing their duty."
