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Chapter 491: Red Sleeve Boat, Mu Hanyan

The pupils of Long Yi shrunk. The Beitang Clan and the imperial Long Clan were jackals from the same lair. Divine Wind Legion was one of the five elite legions of the Violent Dragon Empire. Considering how White Cloud City was a strategic location which was difficult to attack, if the Nalan Empire's army sieged the city, they would definitely fail. If the Ximen Clan wanted to seize power without any chance of failure, they needed firm control over this White Cloud City.

With heavy traffic shuttling back and forth the streets, the sky gradually became dark. A bright moon shined brightly in the horizon and it illuminated the entire White Moon City with its desolate silvery moonlight. The colorful magic lamps on the street added color which made the streets look even more beautiful. When the moon was high in the sky, the curtain of the luxurious and dissipated nightlife opened.

The dinner was arranged by the innkeeper of the Phoenix Inn. There were delicacies from both the land and the sea. There was everything one could imagine. This clearly showed how much the Phoenix Matriarch looked after Long Yi.

When he thought about the Matriarch Phoenix, Long Yi couldn't help thinking about her beautiful figure. Also, the events which happened in the past and that ** appeared in Long Yi's mind. The relationship between Long Yi and the Phoenix Matriarch had a hint of ambiguous hue. Although he knew that this kind of relationship was morally wrong, the feeling of doing something he shouldn't do turned him on. It was just like his relationship with the Elf Queen.

After eating and drinking to their heart's content, Long Yi stood up and wanted to go visit some ** at the shore of the lake in White Cloud City. His purpose there was to broaden his horizons and increase his knowledge. It was clearly inappropriate for women to go to that rouge district. As such, he told the women to roam around as they pleased as he wanted to go there alone.

"My husband, I will tell you first. You can look and touch the women when you are there. However, you are absolutely forbidden from bringing them back." Feng Ling was particularly worried when she reminded Long Yi. Long Yi had Si Bi, Youyou and the other beauties around him. When all was said and done, all of them were beauties of similar grade. Those prostitutes were not good enough to enter his eyes.

Long Yi smiled and winked at Feng Ling, signaling for her to rest assured. After he pacified them, he stepped out of the inn. When he stepped out of the inn, he was still in disguise. He was currently a man with ordinary facial features.

White Cloud Lake was a huge lake located inside White Cloud City. There were many natural springs at the bottom of this lake. As a result, the lake water was mostly spring water. The water was cool, refreshing, and sweet. This lake was a famous scenery within White Cloud City. On the shore of the lake, there were drooping willows which gracefully swayed along with the wind. It attracted merchants and travelers from the various regions.

Of course, when it came to the most attractive thing about White Cloud Lake, it was not this beautiful scenery. It was the numerous gaily-painted pleasure boats located beside the shore of the lake. These so-called gaily-painted pleasure-boats naturally made up the red-light district of White Cloud City. It was said that all the women there were skilled in dancing, singing, poetry, and pictorial arts. They had the abilities to make the crowd drool. Many wouldn't hesitate to throw away money like dirt in order to make those beauties smile. This place was the most famous ** den in the entire Blue Waves Continent.

Long Yi arrived at the shore of this White Cloud Lake. This place was truly boisterous and gorgeous magic lamps decorated the area. This place looked like paradise. There was a long row of gaily-painted pleasure boats with different styles lined up by the lakeside. There were boats which were simple, yet elegant. There were also boats which looked incomparably luxurious. The sweet and delicate voices of women fell incessantly on his ears. Long Yi could frequently see countless men walking out as if they were riding the clouds and flying on the mist from those gaily-painted pleasure-boats. They were usually surrounded by the smell of alcohol. They still had thickly dotted lipstick marks on their face when they left. This place was worthy of its reputation as a ** heaven on Blue Waves Continent. This widened his knowledge.

Long Yi was dazzled looking at those beautiful gaily-painted pleasure-boats. Of course, he came to experience the most illustrious gaily-painted pleasure-boat with the most beautiful woman. Walking to a small stall at the side, he threw out a few silver coins. He asked with a smile, "This brother, may I ask where is the most famous gaily-painted pleasure-boat in the area?"

The youth who was wearing plain and simple clothing put away the silver coins and a smile burst forth on his face like a flower. Nowadays, most of the guests treated the girls from these gaily-painted pleasure-boats as their hero. They treated these salesmen who were in-charge of small stalls at the side with disdain. Since Long Yi was different from the majority of people, the youth had a good impression of him. He replied Long Yi with a smile. "It seems as though this is your first time coming to White Cloud City. You made a right choice to ask me this question. There are hundreds of pleasure boats on the shores of the White Cloud Lake. However, the most famous ones are the Passionate Pleasure Boat and the Red Sleeve Boat. The only problem is that they are not here at this moment. There, do you see that largest dragon-headed pleasure-boat at the center of the lake? That is the Red Sleeve Boat. As for the Passionate Pleasure Boat, I have no idea where it is right now."

"The girls of the Red Sleeve Boat, are they beautiful?" Long Yi asked with a smile.

"Of course they are. The face and figure of the girls of the Red Sleeve Boat will blow you away. Especially the girl, Jingjing. She has the figure of a goddess." That stall vendor had yearning look and drool almost flowed out of his mouth. After returning back to his senses, he realized that the person asking him about the pleasure-boats was already gone. He seemed to have disappeared without a trace. The youth couldn't help but rub his eyes as he muttered to himself, "Was that a ghost?"

Long Yi used Great Cosmos Shift and arrived at the prow of the Red Sleeve Boat. He discovered that this pleasure-boat was indeed very big. It had three floors and the prow's dragon head was decorated with golden lamplights. The entire boat looked extremely gorgeous.

At this moment, a cool breeze was blowing at the deck and numerous guests were holding girls as they laughed and joked. They were staring at the full moon in the sky and they were completely unaware of Long Yi's arrival.

Long Yi went straight into the pleasure-boat. The first floor was a huge hall. Tables were spread all over this hall and there was a platform at the center where several beautiful girls were playing wind and string instruments. Some of the girls were dancing lightly and gracefully in a skimpy dress. Every time they swayed their soft, body, they looked very attractive. Everyone sitting in the hall was staring at their big breasts as well as their spotlessly white slender thighs as they drooled.

Long Yi scanned around the hall and saw that there were people of all trades and all occupations present in the hall. There were also many mercenaries in the hall, however, they didn't seem to be high-ranking ones.

Just when Long Yi was looking all around, a beautiful lady wearing only a pink undergarment walked over to him. Her face was covered with a piece of transparent fine gauze. When she approached him, he could smell the fragrance coming from her body. The cosmetics she used were high-grade products of Beauty Shop. Long Yi didn't dislike this smell in the slightest.

"This guest, you had just arrived. Please forgive us for being late in receiving you. This first floor is already full. On the second floor, there are luxurious private compartments. From there, you can enjoy the performance of the girls on the first floor. If you like them, you can call over a girl to accompany and entertain you." This beautiful lady leaned on Long Yi and rubbed her plump and soft meat buns against his arm. The expression on her face was enticing and really sexy when she looked at Long Yi.

Long Yi smiled and stretching his claws, he pinched the beauty's buttocks without holding himself back. He said, "Can't I go to the third floor?"

This beautiful lady moaned and rolled her eyes when she replied to him, "The third floor belongs to the girl, Jingjing. It's not that easy to see her. First of all, the girl Jingjing should be willing. Secondly, the cost is 20 amethyst coins at the very least."

Long Yi raised his eyebrows. 20 amethyst coins and Jingjing herself would be willing to serve him. Hehe, this was truly a conceited prostitute. Spending such a huge price just to see her face. It seemed as though men had fallen quite far. Of course, this kind of method was commonly employed in the big red-light districts. It was naturally the best if they could place a lead girl on such a high pedestal that she becomes an existence which couldn't be reached. That was the way to earn big bucks,

"Money is not a problem. I simply want to see what kind of appearance the girl who costs 20 amethyst coins has." Long Yi said with a smile. The fake mustache stuck above his lips was trembling non-stop. It seemed as though he found this amusing.

"Please follow me to the second floor and sit there for the time being. I will go to the third floor and ask for permission." The rich was the boss here. The beautiful lady smiled bewitchingly at Long Yi as she touched his sturdy chest. Then, turning around, she led Long Yi upstairs as she swayed her buttocks.

Long Yi followed this beautiful woman. His hand was unable to stop as he constantly took advantage of her. She simply grumbled in a flirty manner when Long Yi touched her. However, when Long Yi wanted to touch her important places, she would skillfully avoid him. Long Yi was surprised. It seemed as though the owner of this pleasure-boat wasn't simple.

On the second floor of the Red Sleeve Boat, there were big and small sized compartments. There were rooms which were half-isolated and also rooms which were completely sealed. Long Yi was able to see some lively and fragrant scenes with his sharp eyes. He also discovered that the clothing of the guests on the second floor was clearly of far superior quality compared to the people below. High ranked magicians and warriors were also present here. Long Yi even saw some people with the Archmage and Great Swords Master emblems on their magic and war robe respectively.

The beautiful lady led Long Yi to a small compartment on the second floor and asked him to sit on the sofa there. She directly went to the third floor in order to ask for permission.

Long Yi took this opportunity to look all around him. He felt a hint of wind magic element fluctuation coming from the compartment next door. Although this fluctuation was very small, Long Yi was able to sense a powerful energy behind it. Long Yi was surprised and he looked for a concealed spot. Poking a hole in the wall, he peeked at the other room. From this hole, he saw a skinny old magician next door. He was making love with a young girl with extreme passion. Looking at his current appearance, he seemed to have exerted himself so much that he forgot to restrain his aura. From the intensity of his aura, Long Yi was able to discern that the strange magician was a Master Archmage.

"Wind Master Archmage?" A strong sense of curiosity appeared in Long Yi's heart. Other than the Winged Clan and himself, there were actually other people who could cultivate wind magic? Not to mention the fact that he was already at the Master Archmage realm.

Thousands of years ago, wind magic only appeared briefly in the magic history of the Blue Waves Continent. This was briefly recorded in some miscellaneous books. However, wind magic was never seen in the official history books.

Now that someone who cultivated wind magic to the Master Archmage realm appeared in front of Long Yi, he was shocked. He couldn't stop himself as he peeked at the strange magician from the other side of the wall.

All of a sudden, Long Yi noticed that someone was coming. He returned to the sofa and sat up properly. The moment he took a seat, a familiar figure flashed in front of him.

"Mu Hanyan? How could she appear here?" Long Yi was startled. He knew about Bai Yu's sharp perception. As such, Long Yi completely retracted his aura and he intentionally leaked a bit of fire magic elements. Of course, this was to mislead the public.

Chapter 492: Jingjing

Long Yi suppressed the surprise in his heart and he was able to feel Mu Hanyan's presence in the other room. She walked into the room where the wind magician was doing it with a young girl.

"F*ck, is this girl going to make this father wear a green hat?" Long Yi frowned and he stood up. He returned to that small hole in order to peep at them again. Long Yi saw that the magician and girl were putting on their clothes hastily when Mu Hanyan entered the room. She was standing at the entrance with an ice-cold expression.

That girl just draped over her clothes and hastily rushed out from that compartment. Only Mu Hanyan and that magician were left inside the room. Mu Hanyan opened her mouth but Long Yi was unable to hear anything. She had casted a sound insulation barrier around that room the moment the girl left. In order not to beat the grass and startle the snake, Long Yi didn't dare to break the barrier.

Even though he wasn't able to hear their conversation, he was able to see that the old man had a subservient and respectful appearance when he talked to Mu Hanyan. Mu Hanyan instantly became more mysterious in Long Yi's eyes. The old man should be Mu Hanyan's subordinate…

In the end, what was Mu Hanyan's identity? Why did she have a Wind Master Archmage under her leadership? Not to mention the fact that he wasn't supposed to exist in this world. Long Yi remained puzzled after pondering over it a hundred times.

When Long Yi was deep in his thoughts, the beautiful lady came back. She saw that Long Yi was leisurely drinking tea on the sofa and she couldn't help but smile and say, "You are so relaxed. The other guys were restless and filled with anxiety when waiting for that girl's decision."

Long Yi smiled and said, "Looking at your expression, that girl Jingjiag seems to have agreed."

"You're right. She agreed to meet you. However, there are two more guests. You will not be able to monopolize her." This beautiful lady chuckled and said.

"I am simply spending money to see whether this girl Jingjing is worthy of her reputation or not. As a matter of fact, I stay at a respectful distance from this kind of aloof women. The ones I like are beautiful ladies like you. I like ladies who know the intention of others." Long Yi took a step forward with a perverted smile. His claw gently caressed the perfectly round butt of this beautiful lady standing in front of him.

"You must be joking. How can my faded flowers and withered willows enter your eyes? On the shores of Cloud Mist Lake, although I was also a well-known star actress in the past, that was in the past. I am a beauty past my prime…" The beautiful lady swayed her waist as she wanted to dodge Long Yi's wolf claws. Her voice was sweet as she explained to Long Yi.

However, Long Yi's hand followed her hips everywhere. His wolf claw grabbed onto her pert buttocks from the beginning to the end no matter how she tried to dodge him. The beautiful lady was extremely surprised and she no longer tried to dodge.

"Guest really hid himself deeply… This little woman admires you." The beautiful lady said with a bewitching smile. Her walking speed slowed down a lot. It seemed as though she wanted to let Long Yi take more advantage of her.

"That's natural. There is rarely anyone who can match me in the field of the cluster of flowers. On Blue Waves Continent, there are many beauties who think of themselves as high and pure. However, after some lessons from me, they will turn completely obedient. Alas, experts are lonely." Long Yi shook his head and said. His words made the beautiful lady chuckle. That smile was her real smile, it wasn't a professional smile which she had on her face when she led him to the second floor.

"You are quite a bragger. If you really have the abilities, make the girl Jingjing fall in love with you." The beautiful lady said.

"That girl Jingjing is not challenging enough. She is cold outwardly and she is passionate deep down. This kind of woman doesn't need me to make a move. However, I feel like beauties like you are the most challenging. How about I make you fall in love with me?" Long Yi smirked and patted this beautiful lady's butt.

The beautiful lady rolled her eyes and replied, "Oh, are you going to use your true abilities to make this little woman fall in love with you?"

When they were speaking, they arrived at the third floor. Long Yi looked all around and saw that the decoration of this third floor was noble, simple, but elegant. On both sides of the corridor, various kinds of flowers and plants were placed. A faint fragrance of flowers permeated through the air. It would cause everyone to feel relaxed and joyful after inhaling it.

Walking to the end of this corridor, Long Yi saw two beautiful maids standing at the left and right sides of the door. When they saw Long Yi, they respectfully bowed and pushed open the door for Long Yi to walk in.

"Guest, you can enter, Jingjing is inside." The beautiful lady said with a smile.

Long Yi took a step forward before turning around suddenly. He leaned close to the ear of the beautiful lady and he whispered with a grin on his face, "Beauty, I bet that you will fall in love with me in the not too distant future. Didn't you feel that the emotion you displayed in front of me just a moment ago was very authentic?"

Long Yi said and stepped into the room with large strides. The door was gently closed by the two maids standing at the side. That beauty was biting her lower lip and her expression was changing unpredictably as she stared at the closed door.

"Big sister Lulu, what happened to you?" The two maids asked when they saw the beautiful lady's changing expression.

"I am fine, thank you." This beautiful lady came back to her senses and a professional smile hung on her face.

Inside the room, there was a maid who led Long Yi deeper into it. This place was rather spacious. Just like outside, this place was also covered with various kinds of flowers and plants. It seemed as though that girl Jingjing, was a flower lover.

A pleasant melody of a hard came from not too far away. It was definitely that girl, Jingjing, playing the harp. The music she played was pretty good. However, when compared to Liuli's celestial music, it paled in comparison.

Turning towards a fan screen, Long Yi saw a graceful figure behind that translucent white curtain. Her hands were gently dancing above the harp. Below the screen, two men were sitting in front of two tables. One was a sleek-haired and creamy-faced noble son dressed in gorgeous clothing. The other was a middle-aged man with sideburns. There weren't any magic fluctuations around him. However, Long Yi could sense that the air around him was distorted. This person was definitely an expert… Long Yi could at first glance.

Long Yi waved his hand to signal for the maid to leave him before making his way to the hall. He sat on the table which was specially prepared for him beside the man with sideburns. On the table, there were fine wine and snacks.

After sitting down, Long Yi drank a few mouthfuls of good wine directly from the wine jar. He threw a piece of exquisite snack into his mouth. His sitting posture was also improper and he appeared just like a rough fellow.

That noble son snorted and stared at Long Yi with a gaze full of contempt. If it was not for the person he admired still playing the harp, he would have already flipped out on the spot. How could this kind of person appear before Jingjing? He questioned the judging abilities of the person who led him here.

"This what…. Oh, was it Jingjing? This grandpa spent money in order to see what you looked like. By hanging this piece of white cloth here, are you asking me to look at a fart?" Before the girl Jingjing completed her song, Long Yi interrupted with an impatient voice.

The sound of the harp ceased abruptly and before Jingjing spoke, that noble son jumped up as if he was a cat whose tail was stepped on. He pulled out the ornamental sword and pointed it at Long Yi. With a loud voice, she shouted, "What kind of creature are you? You peasant! Just being here is already a blessing given to you by your ancestors. You still want to see Jingjing? You can see her in your next life! Now, immediately get out for this young master. Otherwise, don't blame this young master for being rude."

Long Yi sneered and continued to chew on his snack, "Why is this dog barking here? Stop barking or this father will kill you with his farts."

"You… You vile pheasant! I will kill you!" This noble son was extremely angry and he wasn't able to control himself any longer. This profligate son was domineering and was an expert in oppressing people. However, he definitely didn't know how to insult people.

The sword tip stabbed as fast as lightning towards the space between Long Yi's eyebrows. Naturally, the lightning speed in the eyes of this noble son was no different from a tortoise crawling in Long Yi's eyes.

Long Yi completely ignored him and continued to chew the snacks in his mouth. Although this wine was not up to his standards, these snacks were exquisitely made.

When the sword was less than a centimeter away from his glabella, two fingers suddenly appeared and clamped down on the sword. The two fingers slightly pinched and the sword was shattered.

Long Yi looked up and saw that the man with sideburns had appeared next to him at an unknown time. Seeing as Long Yi was looking at him, he slightly nodded his head. Since they were just beside each other, Long Yi could smell the thick smell of blood on the man's body.

"You… The both of you just wait here for this young master. I'll call people to tear your body to shreds!" This noble son was startled and he screamed while retreating in terror.

"Noble son Wei, have you forgotten the rules of our Red Sleeve Boat? Any feelings of gratitude or resentment should be resolved outside. You however should know the consequence of using force in this boat." From behind the white gauze, a crisp and fresh voice rang in everyone's ears. It was very pleasant to listen to as if it was a sound coming from a jade bowl.

The face of this noble son became pale. Snorting coldly, he threw the sword hilt and returned to his seat.

Long Yi smirked and stared at the man with sideburns. They immediately understood the meaning in each other's eyes. These two unfamiliar men showed a tacit understanding at this moment.

Long Yi knew that this girl, Jingjing, said those words in order to remind everyone present not to act foolishly. They would face serious consequences otherwise. This showed that the backing of this Red Sleeve Boat was not simple. When he thought about backing, Long Yi thought about Mu Hanyan… This Red Sleeve Boat wasn't established by her, was it?

"Jingjing, pretending to be aloof also has certain limits. Even if you don't wish to be a prostitute and wish to stand in the memorial archway, it doesn't matter how you pretend. You are still a prostitute. Why are you not removing this piece of white cloth?" Long Yi caressed his fake mustache and said sharp and unkind words. He played this vulgar role perfectly.

Jingjing who was behind the curtain remained silent. It was unknown whether Long Yi's words hurt her or not.

"If you cannot remove it, let me help you." Long Yi stood up and rushed towards the white cloth with large strides.

All of a sudden, four maids who were holding swords jumped over and blocked Long Yi's way. Their eyes were glimmering with cold killing intent.

"This father also wants to see how the world-famous Jingjing looks. This brother, leave these four little girls to me." The man with the sideburns spoke and a kind of strange aura burst out from his body. The aura suppressed the four maids. It was neither douqi nor magic power. It was also not the internal force. However, the four maids were not able to move at all.

Long Yi took advantage of this situation and pulled down that white gauze. That noble son and man with sideburns simultaneously moved closer and exclaimed together with Long Yi.

Chapter 493: Mercenary King

Jingjing's beauty was well-known. However, only a few people had seen her before. There were many people who spent 20 Amethyst coin in order to see her, but most of the time, she had a translucent gauze curtain hanging in front of her. The people who had truly seen her appearance could be counted on one hand.

The people who had truly seen her appearance were shocked by her matchless beauty. They didn't hold back their praises and they told everyone about it. She instantly became famous. Needless to say, the people who could see the girl, Jingjing, were personage having prestige. Their words were very credible. This caused Jingjing's reputation to rise in White Cloud City.

When Long Yi pulled down the gauze curtain, the three of them exclaimed in shock. The man with sideburns and the noble son exclaimed in shock the moment they saw her. Long Yi was also shocked, however, he had his own reasons.

Jingjing's beauty was absolutely worthy of her reputation. Her eyebrows were like pointed willow leaves. Her beautiful pupils were like stars in the sky and she had spotlessly white jade skin with a layer of ivory luster. She was wearing a moon-white gown with exquisite hand-embroidered lines which made her look extremely beautiful. The moment their gazes landed on her, they felt as though she was not from this mortal world. She gave off an ethereal aura which shocked the three of them.

When she saw that the gauze curtain had been removed, JIngjing pursed up her lips and her beautiful face had a hint of anger to it. When she looked at Long Yi, there was a hint of coldness in her pretty eyes. Looking at her current temperament, she didn't seem like a prostitute at all. She looked more like a princess.

Both the man with sideburns and the noble son had their eyes glued onto Jingjing. They were so immersed in her beauty that they were unable to free themselves for a long time.

Long Yi sized up the beautiful face and figure of Jingjing. The expression of shock on his face became even more exaggerated. This girl Jingjing actually looked like the noble Mist Fairy… Just a moment ago, when he pulled down the curtain, he thought that Jingjing was actually Mist Fairy. Only after taking a close look, Long Yi discovered that they were different people. Her appearance was 70% similar to Mist Fairy's. However, the aura which came from their body was completely different.

"You've seen me before?" Staring back into Long Yi's black pupils, a trace of confusion appeared in Jingjing's heart. She could tell that the look on Long Yi's face was different compared to the two beside him. He was not stunned because of her exceptional beauty. Instead, there was another reason Long Yi was stunned.

"No. This girl, Jingjing, is truly as lovely as a flower. How could I, this unrefined fellow, have seen you before?" Long Yi retracted his surprised expression and said with a smile. Even though he came back to his senses, a feeling of suspicion filled his heart. Mu Hanyan, Mist Fairy, and now this Jingjing girl who looked like Mist Fairy. There was something strange about the three of them, but Long Yi was unable to reach a definite answer. It seemed as though the relationship between the three of them wasn't simple.

Jingjing's beautiful pupils turned cold and with a wave of her hand, soft light power shot out towards the three of them. The four maids who were fighting the man with sideburns also retreated. Seeing their fighting had stopped, Jingjing said with an indifferent voice, "It's getting late. This small woman is getting tired. The three guests can do as you please." After speaking, she turned around and entered the inner room. The four maids followed her and left the three of them alone.

The man with sideburns and the noble son who were infatuated by her beauty only came back to their senses after they left.

"Jingjing truly has a well-deserved reputation. Being able to see her once in this life, everything is worth it, worth it..." That noble son shook his head. He was clearly not awake yet. However, the look in the eyes of the man with sideburns was clear and sharp. Long Yi suspected that he was acting just a moment ago.

When he saw that Jingjing had already left, the noble son had no intentions to stay behind. He angrily glared at Long Yi and the man with sideburns before leaving the room. Turning around, the noble son went downstairs.

Long Yi smiled and sat down on a chair. He sipped on a mouthful of tea and said, "It seems like this kid is not going to let the matter rest."

"He is just a clown, you don't have to bother yourself with him." The man with sideburns sneered with a trace of disdain in his eyes. He sat down facing Long Yi and poured wine for himself.

Long Yi's gaze landed on the man's hand which was currently holding a cup of wine and his pupils shrunk. His hand was covered with a thick layer of black calluses and his thick joints concealed a dangerous aura which emitted dense killing intent. The killing intent was extremely dense. Even if he didn't make a move, normal people would be afraid of him. The hand which was holding the cup of wine had to be stained with the blood of many people… Long Yi thought in his heart.

"I am Long Yi. I wonder how I should address big brother." Long Yi politely offered a jar of wine to the man with sideburns and he asked.

"Mad Lion Mo Yan. Many thanks for today. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be able to see this girl's appearance. She looks so f*cking beautiful." A roaring laughter came out of his mouth.

"Mad Lion... Mercenary King Mad Lion..." Long Yi was startled. Mad Lion was a legendary existence in the Mercenary World. His reputation rose abruptly like a comet more than a decade ago. He was a lone operator and he was the most mysterious fellow among the few mercenaries who had reached the SS rank. Moreover, he had held the title of Mercenary King for three times in a row. The Mercenary Convention was only held once every five years and Mad Lion was still the top mercenary.

In the past, Long Yi had asked Red Lady a question. She was also an SS ranked mercenary like Mad Lion. As such, Long Yi got curious and asked her who was stronger between herself and Mad Lion. The answer shocked Long Yi. Red Lady, who never admitted defeat, shook her head and said with a sigh, "I'm not even one-tenth as strong as him. Facing him, I don't have any chance of winning."

"I would never have thought that Young Master Ximen heard of my title before. I feel honored." Mad Lion smiled and poured another cup of wine.

Long Yi's expression turned cold the moment he mentioned 'Young Master Ximen'. A hint of killing intent flashed through his eyes.

"Young Master Ximen doesn't need to be tense. Your magic is perfect. No one is able to see through it. However, you called yourself Long Yi. You should know that you called yourself Long Yi when you were in Mea Principality. Although not many people know of the name 'Long Yi', there are still some people who are familiar with your name." Mad Lion said with a smile.

Long Yi relaxed when he heard Mad Lion's explanation. As it turned out, he was careless. In the eyes of an observant person, Long Yi's identity wasn't a secret at all.

"Since the beauty has already left, there is no reason to stay here any longer. How about us two brothers look for a place to drink?" Long Yi stood up and laughed.

"Exactly what I wanted." Mad Lion laughed heartily. He was extremely happy at the moment. He heard that Young Master Ximen was extremely strong and there was only a few people in the world who could fight him. After a chance encounter with Long Yi, Mad Lion decided that he had to become Long Yi's friend.

The two people left the room side by side. When they were walking out, Long Yi suddenly thought about how Mad Lion immobilized the four maids at the start of the fight. He couldn't help but ask, "Mad Lion, what exactly do you cultivate? It seems like it doesn't have anything to do with magic douqi."

Mad Lion shook his head and sighed, "How can I be blessed enough to learn magic douqi? I never cultivated in my life. If I have to make a guess, I would say that this ability awakened after continuous slaughter."

Long Yi was startled. He wanted to ask more question but a maid rushed in front of him and blocked his way. Long Yi was immediately able to recall that this maid was one of the four in the hall earlier.

"This guest, please stay behind. My family's Miss invites you for a chat." The maid stared at Long Yi and requested.

"Haha, brother has a lot of good fortune in love affairs. I'll not bother you any longer. If you want to look for me, come to the Phoenix Inn." Mad Lion laughed and lightly stomped. He shot out like an arrow released from the bowstring.

Chapter 494: Jingjing's genial hibiscus canopy

"Why is your family Miss looking for me?" Long Yi walked side by side with that maid and his hand reached over and lightly touched her hand.

The maid's pretty face turned red and she rolled her eyes at Long Yi. She quickened her steps and replied to him, "How would I know? You'll know what our miss wants after meeting her." After speaking, she added a few words under her breath. "Damned lecher…"

The corner of Long Yi's mouth curled up. This little girl was quite cute.

All of a sudden, the door of a private room on the second floor opened. Mu Hanyan and that wind magician walked out of the room. Mu Hanyan was walking in front and the wind magician was following behind her. They happened to brush past Long Yi and the maid.

After Mu Hanyan took two steps past Long Yi, she suddenly stopped walking. She turned to look at Long Yi's back view which had just turned the corner and she muttered to herself, "Why is that smile so similar to that him?"

"Miss, what's wrong?" That wind magician respectfully asked.

Mu Hanyan was unwilling to respond to the wind magician. She directly entered another room. In the other room, there was the bewitching lady, Lulu. It was the same beautiful lady who had greeted Long Yi when he arrived on the boat.

"Miss." Lulu respectfully stood up and greeted Mu Hanyan.

"Open the secret room." Mu Hanyan gave her order with an indifferent expression on her face.

"Yes, Miss." Lulu knocked on the innermost wall of this room and several small holes instantly appeared on that wall. After taking out some colorful crystals from her space ring, she stuffed them into those small holes one by one. A soft 'click' was heard and the wall opened up. It split down the middle and the wall slid to the two sides.

The secret room wasn't big, however, the decoration in the room was extremely peculiar. Various kinds of strange lines formed various kinds of strange patterns that inlaid the insides of the secret room. At the center of the table in the room, there were several crystal balls the size of human heads.

Mu Hanyan placed her jade hand above one of those crystal balls and muttered an obscure incantation as she closed her eyes. A dense purple mist suddenly appeared in this crystal ball and after seething for a little while inside the crystal ball, it began to slowly dissipate.

Impressively, a vivid scene suddenly appeared inside the crystal ball after the purple mist disappeared. The scene that appeared was the interior of a luxurious room. Inside that room, the outstanding beauty, Jingjing, was leaning against the window as she looked at White Cloud Lake beneath her.

When she was still mesmerized by the view outside the window, a maid led Long Yi into the room and respectfully addressed her, "Miss, he is here."

Jingjing didn't even turn her head and she replied the maid, "Got it. You can leave now."

Now, there was only Long Yi and Jingjing left in this room. Looking at this beauty, Long Yi seemed to be immersed in his own train of thought. He was in no hurry. Casually making his way over to a cozy armchair, he sat down and placed one leg above the other. He stared at the night scene outside the window.

Red Sleeve Boat slowly drifted about on the White Cloud Lake. By this time, the great majority of the boats had already left the shore. They were all floating above White Cloud Lake. There were multi-colored lights flickering about the surface of the water as far as the eyes could see.

Sighing softly, Jingjing turned around. A hint of sadness reappeared on that devastatingly beautiful face. There seemed to be an inexplicable melancholy hidden inside her heart. She looked at Long Yi who had a blurred gaze and anger flashed in her eyes.

"What are you thinking about?" At an unknown time, Jingjing had already walked behind Long Yi. The faint fragrance coming from her managed to shake his soul.

Long Yi rubbed his nose and turned his head to face her. He grinned and explained, "Nothing. I was just looking at this dreamy night and I thought that I went to heaven."

Jingjing was dazzled by Long Yi's magnificent smile. She would never have thought that the smile of this boorish fellow could be so beautiful.

"Hello. Can I remind you that I'm a guest right now? You were the one who asked me to come here. Why haven't you prepared a cup of tea?" Long Yi unceremoniously said with a smile.

Jingjing gritted her teeth. If she didn't have something to as him, she would never want to see this fellow again. He didn't know how to show treat women tenderly at all… Normally, when men saw her, they would be completely submissive to her. There were even those who would become as obedient as a dog when they saw her face. However, this fellow in front of her didn't take her seriously at all. He thought that she had invited him here in order to…

Thinking about it, JIngjing's expression became gloomy. She sighed softly before pouring Long Yi a cup of tea.

Long Yi honestly didn't care about what she thought. He lightly sipped a mouthful of tea and complimented the tea. He closed his eyes and muttered: "Good tea. This is the highest grade White Cloud Marvelous Fragrance Tea. It really leaves a rich aftertaste in your mouth…"

After drinking a few mouthfuls, Long Yi calmly handed the teacup over to Jingjing who was standing beside him. He treated her as though she was his maid.

Jingjing took the teacup and snorted. She heard Long Yi saying, "Well, don't ***. If you have something to say, hurry up and say it. I will not drink your tea for free."

"At least you know what's good for you." Jingjing thought in her heart. However, before she opened her mouth, she looked at the sparkling crystal ball which was dangling from the roof of the room. Anyone else who looked at this crystal ball would only think that this was a type of decoration.

"Come with me. The wind here is too strong." Jingjing stood in front of Long Yi and winked at him.

Long Yi was slightly startled. He stood up with a smile. He saw that Jingjing was leading him further into the room. After walking past an exquisite screen, he arrived at a sweet-smelling lady's chamber. There was a warm hue to it. There was a huge bed in the middle of the room and it was covered with a pink gauze curtain. The room was capable of enchanting someone.

Who would have thought that Jingjing, who seemed as though she was someone with wide knowledge and sound scholarship, would walk towards the big bed in the middle of the room. After lifting up the gauze curtain, she signaled for Long Yi to get on the bed with her.

Gudong, Long Yi swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "Is she doing what I think she's doing? Can it be that this girl Jingjing is only aloof on the surface? She might be a licentious woman on the inside… She is so beautiful, I will not suffer any losses having an affair with her."

Long Yi lewdly smiled and walked over to the bed. After sitting down on the huge bed, Long Yi's hands grabbed her fair and soft hands. Long Yi didn't hold himself back any longer.

"What are you doing, damned pervert?" Jingjing was startled as she angrily retracted her hand. She shouted at Long Yi.

"Eh... You were the one who asked me to come over to the bed. Wasn't it because..." Long Yi looked at this woman who greatly resembled Mist Fairy with surprise in his heart.

Jingjing glared at Long Yi and took off her shoes. She squeezed to one side of the bed and said angrily, "Don't have dirty thoughts. I have my reasons for calling you here."

When Long Yi heard what she said, she was shocked. After thinking for a bit, he said, "You asked me to come here because someone was watching us in the hall? How did I not detect anything?"

"It is nothing strange for you to not be able to detect anything. Now, shut up. I have something to ask you." Jingjing said.

"If you have something to ask, I must know everything. Don't hide anything from me." Long Yi smiled and lied on the soft bed. The faint fragrance assaulted his nose.

When Jingjing saw that Long Yi was lying on her quilt, she got angry and ashamed. After seeing the roguish appearance on his face, she knew that it was useless to say anything.

...…

While they were talking to each other on the bed, Mu Hanyan's beautiful face was strained as she stood in the secret room on the second floor. She waved her hand and the image inside the crystal ball disappeared. The crystal ball returned to normal.

"This damned girl..." Mu Hanyan's expression was exasperated and she cursed. The behavior and movement of that man were very similar to Ximen Yu.

According to her estimations, he should already have arrived at White Cloud City. However, there was no information from her spies inside and outside the city.

"Lulu, instruct people to investigate the identity, address, everyone related to him, and everything else. It has to be extremely detailed." Mu Hanyan indifferently said to Lulu.

"Yes, Miss, I will handle it right away." Lulu respectfully said and left the secret room. Even though she agreed to investigate this man, she was extremely worried for him in her heart. That seemingly ordinary man was very extraordinary. She had dealt with numerous people and her intuition was never wrong. She just hoped that he would not become the enemy of her Miss.

...…

This moment, Long Yi was comfortably lying on Jingjing's soft bed. He stretched out his big hand and gently caressed Jingjing's feet which was covered in extremely thin socks.

Jingjing reflexively retracted her leg and a layer of goosebumps appeared all over her body. She was already driven beyond the limits of her forbearance and she angrily snapped, "Believe it or not, I will throw you into White Cloud Lake to feed the fished. Are you going to answer me or not?"

"Of course I believe you. Miss Light Archmage… I would never expect that Archmages were of so little value now. Even a girl who had been driven to prostitution would be an Archmage. This is too pitiful…" Long Yi looked up and when he saw that Jingjing was glaring at him, he added, "Ah, what did you ask just now? I didn't hear it clearly."

"I asked if you came from Blue Moon City." Jingjing took a deep breath and repeated her question.

"Yes, I am. Why would you ask me this question? Could it be that you really fell in love with me? I have spare rooms at home… Who would dislike many beauties following him? I have no objections if you want to follow me, however…"

"You are still speaking nonsense! If you continue to talk nonsense, I will sew up your stinking mouth!" Jingjing got angry and she grabbed a pillow near her. She used the pillow to smack Long Yi's head.

Long Yi just smiled and he didn't dodge. How could a soft pillow hurt him? Now, he was clear that this girl Jingjing appeared cold on the surface but her deposition was pure like a little girl. Not to mention the fact that she was an extremely proud person. She was definitely a person with a complicated background.

"Have you seen a woman who looks very much like me?" Jingjing asked.

"Everyone calls her Mist Fairy. She appeared out of nowhere and no one knows her identity." Long Yi turned over and got close to Jingjing.

"Don't come near me." When she saw that Long Yi was getting closer to her, Jingjing sent a kick towards Long Yi's face. Her heart jumped and a complicated feeling rose in her heart.

Long Yi easily caught Jingjing's exquisite leg. She was extremely beautiful and even her legs emitted a faint fragrance.

Jingjing struggled anxiously but she realized that she was unable to free herself. Her beautiful face suddenly distorted. A white light covered her hand and she sent a slap towards Long Yi's face. All of a sudden, Long Yi felt killing intent coming from Jingjing.

Chapter 495: Messy relationship and the objective of Mu Hanyan

Long Yi was startled in his heart. This woman was crazy. He let go of her small leg and turned sideways. A soft whisper could be heard and white light flashed. However, the white light disappeared in an instant. Although it seemed as though nothing happened, the place where Long Yi was lying on just a moment got completely destroyed. A palm-sized black hole had appeared and the quilt and mattress had been turned into ash.

At this moment, Jingjing's beautiful face was twisted and her beautiful eyes unexpectedly emitted deep resentment. Long Yi could tell that she had already lost control of her emotion.

Long Yi didn't hesitate. He used his finger to poke her shoulder at lightning speed before using his other hand to press on her glabella. He slowly injected his spirit power and internal force into her body.

After a good while, Jingjing's twisted face returned to normal. The resentment in her eyes dissipated. However, her complexion was pale and her eyes were vacant.

"Many thanks." Jingjing looked at Long Yi and there was a complicated feeling in her heart.

"Don't mention it. You nearly scared me to death. You… Why do you have such a strong feeling of resentment? Who do you hate?" Long Yi looked at the black hole in the center of the bed and asked carefully. He was afraid that he would trigger her emotional backlash again.

Jingjing shook her head and sat on the bed hugging her knees. She appeared just like a helpless little girl. Long Yi immediately felt that she was extremely pitiful. As long as they were not his enemy, Long Yi was very lenient towards women. Not to mention the fact that Jingjing was a woman who greatly resembled Mist Fairy.

"Do you know what that Mist Fairy is doing in Blue Moon City?" Jingjing looked up at Long Yi's face. When she saw that there was a look of empathy in his eyes, her heart felt warm and her tone became gentle and soft.

This fellow was a strange man. Although he looked like an ordinary young man and a pervert who liked to take cheap advantage of girls, she could tell that he was someone more than that. He really didn't care about her beauty. At best, he was curious about her. When she saw how he was able to easily dodge her attack and was able to soothe her entangling vile emotions, Jingjing knew that he couldn't be an ordinary man.

"This... I am not very clear. Mist Fairy always appears and disappears mysteriously." Long Yi shrugged his shoulders. When he saw Jingjing's disappointed look, his heart started to jump. Then, he suddenly added, "A friend of mine told me that that Mist Fairy was seriously injured. He didn't know how she was injured but her soul seemed to have received serious damage. She was bleeding from seven apertures and she looked very frightening."

"Her soul suffered serious damage? Is that true?" Jingjing urgently asked. When Long Yi looked at her appearance, he realized that she looked pretty happy. She didn't look worried in the slightest.

Long Yi looked at Jingjing with a strange expression on his face. He already realized that Jingjing and Mist Fairy had a close relationship with each other. Seeing as how their appearance greatly resembled each other, Long Yi thought that they might be sisters. However, their relationship seemed pretty bad.

"What are you looking at? I have already finished asking what I wanted to ask. Now, scram." Jingjing rolled her eyes and said.

"You are tossing my away after using me. This is wrong of you. In any case, I want some repayment." Long Yi said with an indignant look.

"Then, what do you want as repayment?" Jingjing asked with a smile. She could already guess this stinking lecher's dirty thoughts.

"My 20 Amethyst Coins! You have to return them to me. That is not a small sum of money." Long Yi spread out his palm and said without any shame.

Jingjing's smile instantly froze. She thought that this bastard wanted...

"What? Are you unwilling? Then… how about becoming my woman? Although your appearance is barely acceptable, your tea preparation method isn't bad. Bringing you along with me will not make me lose face…" Now that Long Yi talked so much, he suddenly shut his mouth. He saw that Jingjing's beautiful face had already turned extremely dark. He started to think about whether he should start to make his escape.

"It is not impossible for me to become your woman." Jingjing gnashed her teeth and said.

"Eh..."

"You just have to help me kill that Mist Fairy." Jingjing added.

"Cough cough... Take it as if I never said anything." Long Yi nearly died choking on his own saliva. He turned over and jumped out of the bed. Kill Mist Fairy? Not to mention whether he had the ability or not, even if he had the ability, it was a near impossible task. Moreover, although it was unclear whether she was an enemy or a friend, at the very least, she and Mu Hanyan had helped him a lot up till now.

"Coward." Jingjing was somewhat disappointed and she also got off the bed after arranging her clothing.

"This… It is already late. My beloved wives are waiting for me at home. I cannot accompany you any longer." Long Yi said with a smile.

"Get out of here right now!" Jingjing snorted and sat on the sofa in the hall. She turned her head to one side and ignored Long Yi.

Long Yi shrugged his shoulders and walked out of the room. After he took two steps, he stopped walking. His body suddenly shook and his black pupils flashed. He quickly rushed out of the room.

When Long Yi stopped walking, Jingjing thought that Long Yi had changed his mind and she was secretly delighted in her heart. However, Long Yi disappeared the next moment. This made her feel extremely disappointed. She couldn't help but to stand up and chase after Long Yi. However, when she reached the entrance of the room, she realized that the corridor was empty. Long Yi had already disappeared without a trace.

"Who else can help me in this world?" Jingjing muttered and sighed softly. Turning around, she returned into her chamber.

...…

"Miss, Ha Lei has come." The door of the secret room slid open once again and Lulu respectfully said from the entrance.

Mu Hanyan nodded her head and stood up. After she walked out of the secret room, the wall closed without leaving a single trace.

The door opened and a tall person whose entire body was covered with a black robe entered. He saw Mu Hanyan sitting on the sofa and greeted respectfully in his hoarse voice, "Subordinate Ha Lei greets Miss."

"No need to be courteous, take a seat." Mu Hanyan indifferently nodded her head. Her noble bearing made people unable to look directly at her.

——

At this moment, Long Yi was on the lake surface not too far away from the Red Sleeve Boat. His dashing eyebrows were knitted together. This Ha Lei had formed a soul contract with him. Moreover, Ha Lei and he had a master and servant relationship. When Ha Lai approached him, he would be able to sense Ha Lei. However, Ha Lei would be unable to sense Long Yi unless Long Yi was willing to let Ha Lei sense him.

"Ha Lei... What is he here for? He wants to join in the fun?" Long Yi approached the boat and sensed that Ha Lei's aura was coming from a room on the second floor. According to Long YI's observations, this room wasn't a private compartment for guests.

For no reason, Long Yi thought about the scene where the saw Mu Hanyan and that Wind Master Archmage. If this Red Sleeve Boat was truly opened by Mu Hanyan, could there be a relationship between Ha Lei and Mu Hanyan?

After pondering for a long time, a smile appeared on the face of Long Yi. He slowly sent his true qi towards the window of that room from his fingertip. He was sure that there was a powerful barrier surrounding the room.

His true qi slowly approached and easily pierced through the wooden board. It started to erode the barrier surrounding the room.

Mu Hanyan was listening to the report from Ha Lei when she realized something wrong. Suddenly, her heart jumped and she quickly looked toward the window. After that, she stood up and immediately sent an attack towards the window. As for Ha Lei, his nerve was stretch taut as he followed closely behind her.

The window opened with a bang before swinging close. That wisp of true qi that attempted to drill through the barrier quietly dissipated in the air.

Mu Hanyan shook her head in confusion. She felt that something was wrong. Could it be because of him? The figure of Long Yi appeared in Mu Hanyan's mind. Did he discover her presence on the Red Sleeve Boat?

In the center of White Cloud Lake, a head popped out from the surface of the water. Long Yi flung his head back to get rid of the water droplets on his face. A cold smile slowly formed on his face. His true qi had already got him the result he wanted. When that window opened and closed for a moment, he clearly saw Mu Hanyan standing in the room together with Ha Lei.

"Ha Lei… Mu Hanyan… Seems like your hand stretches far." Long Yi muttered. The mysterious Ha Lei was also among them. This matter wasn't simple at all.

To a certain extent, Ha Lei represented the dark force behind Long Zhan. In the past, Mu Hanyan came into contact with his sister-in-law, Liu Shi. Putting it that way, Mu Hanyan had to be inextricably linked with the dark force behind Long Zhan. Moreover, when the two princes were competing for power in Blue Moon City, she was able to easily make Lafaer, the person who represented the Dark Church, retreat. This showed that her relation with the Dark Church was not simple at all. Only God knew how many secret pieces she had.

Although this woman kept on saying that she wanted to help him, when he discovered more things about her, Long Yi became even more afraid of her. He started to raise his guard against Mu Hanyan. What was her aim? It was not likely that she wanted to help him. That was simply impossible. This woman Mu Hanyan was too mysterious and her schemes were too deep. Mu Hanyan might have had some affection for Long Yi. However, Long Yi was afraid that her affection towards him might disappear the moment they had to fight against each other. Long YI was unable to completely understand her and knew that she might not be influenced by anything else.

Long Yi shook his head. Currently, he had no other choice but to plan ahead. For Mu Hanyan to help him, her objective was definitely not simple.

Long Yi looked at the Red Sleeve Boat which was floating casually on the lake. He thought that swimming in the lake in such a beautiful night was a pleasant experience.

Before long, a shadow soared into the sky above the Red Sleeve Boat. It instantly disappeared into the night sky.

Long Yi faintly smiled he retracted his aura. He quickly chased after the shadow.

"City lord residence?" Long Yi saw Ha Lei entering the City Lord residence of White Cloud City as he stood far away. His eyes flashed and Long Yi started to laugh.

"Ha Lei, City Lord residence, Divine Wind Legion… So that's how it is." Regardless of the relation between Ha Lei and Mu Hanyan, he had been an obedient dog so far. Not to mention the fact that Ha Lei was unable to defy Long Yi's orders because of the soul contract. First, Ha Lei would crash into the Divine Wind Legion. Now that he was dispatched to White Cloud City as the city lord, it seemed as though Long Zhan's schemes were about to fall through. Then, with the Ximen Clan and the Nalan Empire joining hands, how would Long Zhan ever have enough power to win the battle?

Ha Lei might have been dispatched to White Cloud City as the city lord due to Mu Hanyan's arrangement. However, Long Yi didn't care so much about it. Their current objective was the same anyway. That was the unification of the Blue Waves Continent.

Chapter 496: Mad Lion, the bet between the two

In a scented lady's chamber, Mu Hanyan was standing upright as she coldly stared at Jingjing who was sitting on the sofa. Jingjing was looking at her nails and she seemed to be unconcerned by Mu Hanyan's presence. Mu Hanyan seemed to be irritated as she looked at Jingjing.

"I will ask you again. What did you say to that man just a moment ago?" Mu Hanyan restrained her anger and asked Jingjing. She had a cold expression on her face.

Jingjing looked up at Mu Hanyan and casually replied to her, "A man and a woman in bed… What do you think we were talking about?"

"You..." Mu Hanyan glared at Jingjing. There was a hint of killing intent which flashed through her eyes.

"What? What are you mad at? Can it be that you are jealous of me?" Jingjing nevertheless ignored Mu Hanyan. A taunting smile slowly appeared on her face as she looked at Mu Hanyan.

The killing intent flashing through Mu Hanyan's ice-cold eyes dissipated all of a sudden. With a bewitching smile, Mu Hanyan reminded JIngjing, "Don't forget, you are not alone."

Jingjing was stunned and the nail file in her hand trembled. A trace of blood seeped out from the edge of her finger. However, Jingjing looked at the blood flowing from her fingertips with an indifferent look. It was as though the blood wasn't her's at all.

"Conduct yourself well. Don't let me find you playing any tricks. Otherwise..." Mu Hanayn coldly snorted and disappeared from that room.

After Mu Hanyan disappeared, Jingjing's suppressed emotions erupted. Her entire body trembled and she gritted her teeth. The look in her eyes displayed her intense hatred. When her emotion was about to get out of control, a familiar warm feeling welled up in her glabella. The warm feeling coursed through her entire body and she felt as though a gentle and soft hand caressed her body. Her emotions slowly stabilized.

"Is it him?" That ordinary face and the cheeky smile appeared in her mind. She subconsciously felt a hint of warmth in her ice-cold heart.

...…

It was five in the morning. The sun was rising from the east and the air had already begun to heat up.

"Father, Father, wake up." An immature voice resounded beside Long Yi's ear and his body started to sway.

"Niur, why did you wake me up so early in the morning?" Long Yi half opened his eyes and pulled the little Niur into his bosom. He made her lie on his chest.

"Hungry…" Niur said with a wronged expression on her face.

Long Yi made a wry smile and replied to her, "Didn't that old man with a beard give you breakfast?"

"It was so little! That's not enough for Niur!" Niur rubbed her head on Long Yi's chest as she expressed her rage.

"Fine, fine. If you rub any more, you will peel off father's skin." Long Yi hugged Niur and got up. After washing his face and rinsing his mouth, he carefully looked at that ordinary appearance reflected on the magic mirror. He nodded his head with satisfaction.

The moment he left his room, he saw Liuxu, Liuli, and Feng Ling staring at him.

"Wow, why are all of you looking at me so eagerly? It is wrong to do something perverted in broad daylight. How about at night... Aiyo! Are you all rebelling against me?"

Long Yi held on to Niur as he jumped left and ran right. He dodged the wine bottles, trays, even pillows, which were thrown towards him by the three girls. They vented their anger and shame by throwing whatever they could find at Long Yi. As for Niur, she found this amusing and she chuckled happily.

When they finally calmed down, the hall was in a messy state. Long Yi understood that the three women were also starving. In the end, he said, "The breakfast delivered by that manager was insufficient for Niur. Could it be that it was insufficient for you three as well?"

"We all ate nothing. Niur ate everything within ten seconds." Feng Ling found it extremely funny. Then, she added, "Furthermore, last night, we strolled everywhere but we didn't get to buy anything we liked. Not to mention the fact that we didn't even buy anything to eat even though we were starving. You didn't even notice that your wives were about to starve to death!"

"This… The three of you have no money?" Long Yi was startled and he asked.

"I escaped in a hurry. All the money I had was already spent." Feng Ling replied.

"Then, what about you? I know that people of the Dragon Race like to hoard treasures. You aren't stingy to this level, are you?" Long Yi suspiciously shot a glance at Liuxu. He knew that there were countless treasures in that crystal dragon palace. He didn't believe that Liuxu didn't carry any of it with her.

Liuxu ferociously glared at Long Yi and snapped, "All the things I brought with me have been already eaten up by Niur as snacks. I don't even have a single silver coin left."

When he thought about it, it seemed as though he was truly an incompetent husband. Long Yi hollowly smiled and to make up for it, he led everyone outside the Phoenix Inn.

In order to taste different snacks and eat different delicacies, it was the best if they could look for roadside stalls. It didn't matter where or when it was. Roadside stalls were always the best.

This White Cloud City was a first tier big city. Naturally, there were many snack streets. After asking for directions, they walked towards their destination. Although it was referred to as a snack street, it was actually just a small alley which was around two hundred meters long. However, no one should look down on this alley. Even though it was still early morning, it was already filled with many people. Mercenaries, magicians, merchants, and even common people all squeezed into the alley. This place was boisterous and the aroma of food caused the greedy worm in everyone's stomach to protest non-stop.

Right now, Long Yi's group appeared extremely ordinary. No one paid any attention to them. They bought food from several street stalls and ate all of them with the oil flowing down the side of their mouth. Especially Niur. Her appetite and speed she ate truly frightened the shopkeepers who owned the stores on the street.

Just when Long Yi planned to return back to the Phoenix Inn, the surrounding people started clamoring.

"Quickly look, isn't that the Mercenary King Mad Lion?" A mercenary asked his companion.

"That's right, it's really him! Just by looking at his fists, I know that he is the true Mercenary King Mad Lion. Let's go and greet him!" That companion carefully looked towards the huge figure and he exclaimed with excitement. One should know that Mad Lion was the idol of all mercenaries. He was the super top dog who held the title of 'Mercenary King' three times in a row.

Practically everyone in Blue Waves Continent knew Mad Lion's name. All of them also knew that the moment he raised his bloody fists, no one would be able to leave alive. As such, even though there were people who hated him, no one dared to provoke him.

As for Mad Lion, he was indifferent to this type of situation. He was chewing on the delicacies as if no one else was present. He was also extremely generous. Since he earned a huge amount of money after completing each mission, he didn't care much about money.

"Brother Long, we meet again!" Seeing Long Yi in the midst of the crowd, Mad Lion's eyes started to shine. After making his way through the crowd, he walked over to Long Yi and he laughed loudly.

———

Long Yi made a wry smile and he sighed softly when he saw the number of people staring at him. Now, it was difficult for him to not attract any attention.

"It seems like the fate which brings people together is not shallow. Since I was able to meet brother Mo Yan in the streets, how about we go for a drink? Long Yi caressed his mustache and said with a smile.

"Of course. Last night, you were favored by that girl, Jingjing, and you stayed overnight in the Red Sleeve Boat. How can we not celebrate?" Mad Lion laughed out loud and patted Long Yi's shoulders.

As soon as he finished speaking, countless murderous gazes suddenly focused on Long Yi. People laid equal stress on the name, Jingjing, and pureness. All of the men regarded her as the unattainable fairy in their heart. However, now they found out that this fellow with ordinary looks and boorish appearance actually slept with the girl, Jingjing. How could they not get angry?

Naturally, other than the onlooking crowd, the expression of Feng Ling and Long Yi also changed. The complexion of Long Yi changed because Feng Ling's jade hand 'gently' caressed his waist.

"Smelly husband, you scoundrel! No wonder you came back so late last night!" Feng Ling snorted.

Long Yi gnashed his teeth and glared at Mad Lion. Long Yi was 100% certain that this fellow did it on purpose.

Although the public sentiment was wrathful, due to Mad Lion's reputation, no one dared to raise their hand against Long Yi. They knew that even if they attacked, that guy would not be the one to suffer.

After looking for a restaurant, they sat down. At this moment, it was still early in the day. As such, there were not many people in the restaurant. The group managed to find a quiet seat inside the restaurant.

"Brother Mo Yan, just a moment ago, you were too ruthless. Today, if you don't drink three jars of wine as a punishment, don't think that this Young Master will let you off." Long Yi said with a smile.

The moment the words left Long Yi's mouth, the door of the private compartment opened. More than ten waiters brought in half human-sized wine jars with great difficulty and placed them on the floor with a bang. After opening the jars, the waiters left the room.

"My husband, do you want to drink to your death? This amount of wine is enough to drown you" Feng Ling rolled her eyes and said to Long Yi.

"When men drink wine, women shouldn't interfere. Obediently serve me from the side." Long Yi said sternly.

Feng Ling was startled. Sticking out her tongue, she replied, "Yes, my husband."

At this moment, Liuli got behind Long Yi and began massaging his shoulders. Feng Ling stood to the side and served him drinks. Only Liuxu who was carrying Niur sat to the side with her cold gaze fixed on Long Yi. She was cursing him in her heart. She was thinking about how Long Yi was a man who only cared about his reputation.

Mad Lion truly envied Long Yi and he laughed, "Young Master Ximen is so fortunate. You really make me jealous of you."

"Less nonsense, you should first drink three jars of wine as a punishment. If you don't, we can't be brothers." Long Yi said with a smile. With a wave of his hand, three jars of wine floated in front of Mad Lion.

Mad Lion didn't stand on ceremony. He grabbed a wine jar and broke the seal. He began drinking the wine with big gulps. Although these three wine jars added up to more than 150 pounds, the wine was not that strong. Ordinary people might not be able to drink ten pounds or so, but Long Yi was sure that Mad Lion would be able to easily finish the wine. If he was really as weak as he pretended to be, he wouldn't be the Mercenary King.

Only the sounds of gulping resounded in the room and three jars of wine were completely drunk by Mad Lion. Mad Lion exhaled a long breath and his complexion was somewhat flushed. However, his eyes were still as clear as before.

"Okay. My brother, today, the two of us shall finish all the alcohol in this restaurant." Long Yi said with a smile.

Mad Lion's eyes also shone with excitement as he said, "Fine, let's do that. Today, we brothers will not return unless we are drunk."

"Father, I also want to drink!" Niur suddenly rushed into Long Yi's bosom from Liuxu's embrace with lightning speed. She started acting like a spoilt child as she pestered at Long Yi.

Mad Lion was startled and he rubbed his eyes. Could it be that he had blurred vision? How could this young girl who looked less than three years old be so fast?

Long Yi looked at Niur and said with a smile, "Brother Mo Yan, how about we make a bet?"

"What's the bet?" Mad Lion asked with interest.

"I bet that you can't drink as much as my daughter. If you win, I'll agree to any one request of yours. If you lose, you shall agree to one of my conditions. How about it?" Long Yi smiled slyly just like an old fox.

Chapter 497: The thoughts of Mu Hanyan

When Mad Lion heard what Long Yi said, Mad Lion was stunned and he stared at Niur who was in Long Yi's bosom. He stuttered, "With... With her? Are you mistaken?"

"Brother Mo Yan, are you doubting me? Just tell me whether or not you are willing to bet with me." Long Yi looked at Mad Lion with a smile and said.

Mad Lion came back to his senses and curiously sized up the innocent and artless Niur. Even though he knew that there was something odd with this bet, he was Mad Lion after all. He wasn't going to shrink back from the challenge at all. Slamming his hand on the table, he replied, "Fine. I'll take up the challenge."

"Niur, what are you waiting for?" Long Yi smacked Niur's butt and his face had a sinister expression on it. He looked like his evil plot succeeded. One should know that Niur's stomach was a bottomless pit. There was nothing able to fill her stomach.

Niur had been waiting eagerly for some time already. When she got Long Yi's approval, she opened her small mouth. All of the good wine in the jar turned into a continuous stream of water and it entered her mouth. She emptied a wine jar in three seconds flat. As for Mad Lion who was still drinking from a wine jar, his jaws dropped when he saw how little Niur drank the wine. Dropping his wine jar, he stared at Niur as she emptied the remaining jars of wine on the ground.

"I admit defeat. What kind of freak is your daughter?" When he saw that Niur was greedily looking at the wine of jar in front of him, he made a wry smile. He raised the white flag and admitted defeat.

"Heh heh, then… As for my condition…" Long Yi smiled and looked at Mad Lion. He didn't even try to cover up his eagerness.

"If you agree to bet, you must accept the loss. You can put forth any condition. If I, Mad Lion, show so much as a frown, I'll be damned. I wasn't given birth by my mother and I wasn't raised by my father if I refuse your condition." Mad Lion emptied the rest of his wine and he let out a long breath. The smell of alcohol lingered in the air.

The smile on Long Yi's face became even more magnificent. Long Yi started to size up Mad Lion repeatedly as if he was buying chicken from a butcher. The gaze which he used to look at Mad Lion gave Mad Lion goosebumps.

"Brother Mo Yan haven't joined the Bounty Hunter Guild right?" Long Yi casually asked.

"Not yet." Mad Lion curiously looked at Long Yi. He didn't know why Long Yi would ask such a question.

"Actually, my condition isn't difficult at all. I just want you to join the Bounty Hunter Guild and take charge of it. I'm pretty sure you already know about the rewards the Bounty Hunter Guild gives. You'll never be treated unfairly there." Long Yi said with a smile. Although the Bounty Hunter Guild had expanded and developed rapidly under his control, Long Yi felt as though there was something missing. There were many top experts who had joined the guild and the development of the guild relied solely on Arnold and Alpha. Long Yi felt as though the two of them were not enough to hold the guild together. Most of the experts were proud and untamable fellows. If the guild didn't have a peak expert with both reputation and strength to oversee it, the guild would become extremely hard to manage.

"Take direct charge of the guild?" The eyes of Mad Lion flashed. Taking direct charge of the guild was a completely different matter than if he were to join the guild. All of a sudden, Mad Lion realized something. He understood why the Bounty Hunter Guild was able to rise up so abruptly in this troubled times. As it turned out, Long Yi was the manipulator behind the scenes.

Mad Lion appeared somewhat hesitant. The current leader of the Mercenary Guild had helped him during his most difficult times. That was the only reason he stayed in the Mercenary Guild all these years.

However, a promise was worth a thousand pieces of gold. Since he had agreed with Long Yi to complete one of his demands. Anyway, Mad Lion knew that he had never formally signed an agreement with the leader of the Mercenary Guild. After a short moment of hesitation, Mad Lion looked at Long Yi and said, "Fine, I agree to this condition."

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White Cloud Lake which was always noisy at night had already turned quiet. The gaily-painted pleasure-boats which had different designs were all gathered at the shore of the White Clouds Lake. Other than the rustling sounds of willows being gently blown by the wind, this White Cloud Lake appeared to have fallen into a deep slumber under this scorching sun.

This place where lovely spring scenes could be seen at night was always quiet in the morning. They did their business in the night and they would stop to rest in the daytime. In the morning, all the girls were sleeping.

That gorgeous Red Sleeve Boat was anchored in its dedicated dock. Other than the yawning guards, there was no one else near the boat.

"Lulu, how is the investigation of that man going?" Mu Hanyan sat in her private compartment and asked the beautiful lade.

"Replying to Miss, this subordinate has already investigated. That man has two wives. He has a maid and a little girl around him as well. He entered White Moon City yesterday from the direction of the Nalan Empire and now, he resides in Phoenix Inn. According to the latest report, this man drank wine with Mad Lion in a restaurant today. When they listened to what Mad Lion said, Mad Lion addressed the man as 'brother Long'." Lulu respectfully replied.

"Brother Long?" The eyes of Mu Hanyan flashed and her complexion changed. In the end, a smile appeared on her face.

"Lulu, go to the city lord residence and give Ha Lei my message. Tell him to go to Phoenix Inn to visit his master." Mu Hanyan stood up and said to Lulu.

"Yes, Miss." Lulu accepted the command and left the room. There was a strange feeling in her heart. Wasn't the Miss Ha Lei's master? How could his master be that man? Anyway, that wasn't something she was going to ask Mu Hanyan.

Mu Hanyan's smile slowly turned bitter and astringent. Then, swirling her wine cup, she looked at that fruit wine which resembled blood as it swirled around in her cup.

All of a sudden, Mu Hanyan frowned. She stood up and pulled open the door of her private compartment. She saw Jingjing wearing a veil walking towards the first floor of the Red Sleeve Boat. Her four sword maids were following behind her.

"Where are you going?" Mu Hanyan coldly asked. She knew that Jingjing hated her. She also felt a kind of inexplicable indifference and coldness towards Jingjing.

"Going window-shopping. Can't I do that? Could it be that you want to interfere with this as well?" Jingjing paused and stared at Mu Hanyan with a taunting expression.

"Aren't you going to look for him?" Mu Hanyan didn't pay any attention to Jingjing's taunting gaze. However, Mu Hanyan's voice had a trace of undetectable anger.

Jingjing seemed to be lost in thought when she looked at Mu Hanyan. With a chuckle, she replied Mu Hanyan, "Yes, I want to go and look for him. Although that person's appearance isn't too good, I like him. Not only do I want to look for him, I want to give my body to him."

Mu Hanyan's gaze instantly turned ice-cold. Her usual bewitching temperament could overturn all living creatures. However, she was so cold right now that everyone who saw her would tremble in their shoes. She could actually possess two completely different sides of herself at the same time. That was really strange.

"Angry? Hehe, you are such a cold-hearted person. You can also become jealous over a man? I never would have thought that it was possible… This is really a miracle." Jingjing's trembling body stopped all of a sudden and she snorted coldly at Mu Hanyan. She walked to the first floor of the Red Sleeve Boat without turning her head.

Mu Hanyan took a deep breath. The expression on her face was extremely complicated. She had always thought that even if she had a relationship with a man, she would be able to control herself relying on her intellect. However, at this moment, she discovered that her feeling for that man had already far exceeded her expectation. How was she going to face him in the future?

Even though the scorching sun directly overhead was showing no quarters as it roasted this bustling city, the heat seemed to be bearable. Maybe it was because of the green water and blue mountains surrounding the area. They seemed to have absorbed a lot of the heat.

There were not too many people on the street and steam was curling up from the white slabstones on the ground. If anyone were to crack a raw egg on the street, the egg would be fried in less than a minute.

At this moment, the teahouses, pubs, and so on that had magic cooling devices were densely populated places. In the cool environment, close friends got together in groups of twos and threes as they drank ice tea or cold fruit wine.

As White Cloud City was a first-tier city, the Bounty Hunter Bar naturally existed here. It had vaguely replaced the position of the Adventurer Bar as the place where numerous adventurers went.

At this moment, Long Yi and Mad Lion were sitting in a special area of the Bounty Hunter Bar. They were chatting with each other casually. Don't look at the boorish appearance of Mad Lion. He had a thorough understanding of the history and present situation of the entire Blue Waves Continent. How could an aloof Mercenary King be a boorish fellow who only knew how to fight? He definitely had enough knowledge about the entire continent if he wanted to travel freely across the continent.

"The trend of the world is that, that which is long divided must unify and that which is long unified must divide. Now, the balance of the Blue Waves Continent has already been broken. According to the present tendency, the entire Blue Waves Continent is bound to fall under the domination of one lord." Mad Lion drank a mouthful of good wine a strong smell of alcohol left his mouth. Now, Mad Lion was already on Long Yi's side. They no longer had to hide anything when talking to each other. Not to mention the fact that Mad Lion actually wanted to be Long Yi's friend.

"So, who is that one lord according to you?" Long Yi tapped the table with his finger and asked with a smile.

Mad Lion smiled and he straightforwardly replied, "I am afraid that even the common people have already heard of the dispute inside the Violent Dragon Empire. Still, how can I, this rough fellow, have a say in the matter of the lord?"

Long Yi laughed. Although the Ximen Clan seemed to possess the advantage right now, he knew that it was possible for everything to change in an instant. Without the proper understanding of the situation, all of his efforts would be wasted.

"Hengduan Mountain is also a variable. As far as I know, the current Patriarch of the Bimeng Clan is a very ambitious fellow. They might attack us from the dark." Mad Lion warned.

Long Yi naturally knew about this. He also knew that Yin Jian and Bertha would not disappoint him. According to the intelligence from the Hengduan Mountain, Bertha already had successfully established herself among the beast-men clans. It was even easier for him to infiltrate the beast-men clans now.

All of a sudden, Mad Lion's gaze rested on the noisy hall. It seemed as though he was able to sense something across the magic glass which separated the special area and the other parts of the bar.

"Brother Long, your mistress is here." Mad Lion said with a lewd smile.

Long Yi followed the gaze of Mad Lion and saw Jingjing wearing a veil. She was seated at an empty table with her four beautiful sword maids. They attracted numerous lecherous and greedy gazes. Although they had never seen the true face of Jingjing, everyone could guess how beautiful she was just by looking at her figure and her temperament. Moreover, the appearance of those four maids was incomparably beautiful. They assumed that the Miss should be even prettier compared to the four of them.

Chapter 498: Encountering Red Lady by chance

Jingjing directly ignored the gazes directed at her and she muttered, "What about that fellow?"

This time, she left the boat because she truly wanted to look for that man she met yesterday. Although he was nothing special to look at, he gave her a special feeling. However, White Cloud City was a vast sea of people. Jingjing didn't have a huge intelligence network like Mu Hanyan. She was only close with these four maids who had grown up together with her since she was young.

The only reason she came to the Bounty Hunter Guild was to try her luck. This summer day was scorching hot. Most of the people who had money and some abilities would head to his bar. As such, Jingjing thought that she would be able to meet Long Yi here.

After making a waiter who was shuttling back and forth bring fruit wine to her table, Jingjing fell into contemplation. Who was that man? Just by looking at Mu Hanyan's expression, JIngjing knew that the relationship between Mu Hanyan and that man wasn't simple. She had never seen Mu Hanyan's emotions fluctuate. Especially when it was about a man. However, that ordinary looking man was able to accomplish that…

"Beautiful Miss, I was wondering if I could have to honor to share this table with you?" An elegant and handsome youth walking over to Jingjing's table and asked politely. He was wearing magnificent clothes and he held a glass of wine as he walked over gracefully.

"Scram...." Jingjing who was already vexed, didn't mince her words at all. She was busy guessing the relationship between Long Yi and Mu Hanyan and she didn't have the time to bother with a fly.

The complexion of this youth suddenly changed and his elegant bearing shattered. He heard the jeering of everyone around him. He had really lost all of his face this time.

"Jingjing girl, you seemed to have forgotten about me. If I were to reveal your identity, I believe that many people would be willing to obtain you through different means. They would pull out everything in order to obtain you…" That youth drew his head closer and whispered into Jingjing's ear. He inhaled the faint fragrance of these ladies while he was at it.

Jingjing looked up with a frown. This fellow was that youth who thought he was special last night.

"I will say it again, scram." When she spoke to him again, her tone was even colder. The maids around her held the hilt of their sword and they were ready to attack the moment Jingjing ordered them to.

"Smelly b*tch, don't refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit! Are you prepared to stay in this Bounty Hunter Bar throughout your life?" The handsome face of this youth twisted and he cursed. No matter how much he cursed, he remembered the rule of the Bounty Hunter Bar. People in the bar could fool around with women. They could hold drinking competitions and they could even curse at each other. However, none of them were allowed to fight inside the bar. If they had a personal grievance, they were allowed to resolve everything outside. The Bounty Hunter Bar would not interfere.

All of a sudden, the youth felt as though his body was floating in the air. He made an arc in the sky. Fortunately, this youth was an Advance Fighter. He twisted his waist and stabilized himself in the sky. However, when he fell to the ground, he staggered and collided against several tables. He looked as though he was in a sorry state the moment he stood up.

"A grown man threatening a woman. You truly have no sense of shame. If you know your place, then disappear, otherwise..." A sweet and charming voice resounded in the hall and everyone stood up. All of them looked towards the origin of the voice.

The person who spoke was a beautiful woman wearing fiery red skintight clothing. Her clothing was so tight that it appeared as if her towering peaks were about to break free of the clothing. However, she had a slender waist and her beautiful eyes were scanning the area. She had a huge fiery red long bow draped on her shoulder.

"Red Lady, it's Red Lady!" Someone whispered the identity of this woman. She was dressed so bewitchingly, in addition to the illustrious Scarlet Blood on her shoulder. There was only one person in the world who had such style and it was Red Lady.

That youth was clearly not an ignorant person. He stood up and immediately left the Bounty Hunter Bar. Although Red Lady was beautiful and flirtatious to the bones, her title of an S ranked mercenary was genuine. Although the Lightning Mercenary Group was annihilated in the Lightning God Forbidden Area, she survived alone and her whereabouts were uncertain. After completing more missions, her reputation became even better.

"Younger sister, do you mind if this big sister sits here?" Red Lady asked softly with a smile on her face. She looked at the woman who wore a veil as she asked. Her intuition told her that the identity of this woman was not simple.

"Please sit." Jingjing curiously sized up Red Lady who had an extremely hot figure. She had also heard about the reputation of this woman. Jingjing was naturally willing to find out more about Red Lady.

The bar regained its hustle and bustle. Frequently, some people would take advantage of the time they passed by the table to stealthily look at Red Lady's figure from up close.

Sitting in the special area of the Bounty Hunter Bar, Long Yi stared at Red Lady who was outside the magic glass. At this moment, he was so excited that he was unable to control his heart. Since parting from the Lightning God Forbidden Area, it had already been more than a year. He never expected that he was able to meet her here today.

"Brother Long, do you know Red Lady?" Mad Lion asked Long Yi when he saw the expression on Long Yi face. Mad Lion greatly admired this woman who had an illustrious reputation in the Mercenary World.

Long Yi nodded his head and whispered, "Yes, she is my old friend. I never thought that I would meet her here."

"Don't you want to go there and talk about the past?" Mad Lion asked with a smile.

"Of course I do, however, there is no hard in waiting." Long Yi said with a smile. Although he was somewhat impatient in his heart, when he saw Red Lady and Jingjing sitting together, he forcibly calmed himself down.

Red Lady smiled and started talking to Jingjing. As a leader of an A-ranked mercenary group that was within the top ten groups on the continent, Red Lady knew how to deal with different people.

"You are the girl, Jingjing of the Red Sleeve Boat?" When she heard the identity of Jingjing, Red Lady was startled. Although Jingjing's reputation had already spread far and wide, she was still a prostitute. However, she didn't have the aura of a prostitute around her. Instead, she had a kind of inborn noble aura. According to her intuition, Red Lady felt like Jingjing was a Miss with a noble background.

"Big sister is looking down on this little sister." Jingjing said in dejection.

"Absolutely not. When I saw your graceful being, I thought that you were the princess of some country." Red Lady patted on Jingjing's little hand and said apologetically.

Jingjing slightly trembled and sighed softly...

Red Lady took a glass of Warrior's Glory and drank a mouthful of it. She liked this kind of strong liquor the adventures drank. Although this drink was strong, it didn't irritate her nose. When the drink entered the stomach, Red Lady could feel a sizzling heat dispersing throughout her limbs. She was captivated by this kind of feeling.

All of a sudden, her jade hand holding the glass of wine paused. Her gaze wandered around the special area of the Bounty Hunter Bar which was separated from here by a magic glass. Her heart trembled for an unknown reason. She felt that someone was looking at her from inside this special area. She felt as though the gaze resting on her was very special and familiar.

"Big sister, what's wrong?" Seeing as Red Lady was in a daze, Jingjing couldn't help but ask.

"Nothing." Red Lady smiled and said. She couldn't go to that special area because she had not joined the Bounty Hunter Guild. All the missions she had done before were either given to her personally by someone or done by cooperating with people.

Time passed minute after minute. The scorching hot sun gradually sank into the horizon and White Cloud City that was baked for the entire day gradually become nice and cool. Outside, the crowd began to fill the streets.

Red Lady and Jingjing were very talkative and they chatted all the way into the evening. They only stopped when they heard the magic clock ring. This indicated that the afternoon was over and nighttime was coming.

"Big sister, this little sister is really happy that I can become friends with you. However, I have to go now." Jingjing sighed softly with an inexplicably lonely look.

Red lady was also reluctant to part. This woman gave her a very special feeling. From the conversation with her, she could feel the pain and helplessness Jingjing occasionally revealed. What exactly caused this noble girl to be driven into prostitution?

"Big sister will go back with you. In these last few years, big sister had saved up some money. I wonder if it will be enough to redeem you." Red Lady thought for a bit and said. She felt that she and this girl Jingjing were kindred spirits. As such, she wanted to help Jingjing out.

Redeem? Jingjing forced a smile and shook her head, "Regardless of how much money big sister has, you will not be able to redeem this little sister. This little sister appreciates big sister's kindness."

"Why is that?" Red Lady asked in surprise. Although she was very experienced, she had never worked with prostitutes before.

"Please don't ask. Big sister, this little sister has some difficulties..." Jingjing shook her head. When she saw a figure walking out from the special area of the Bounty Hunter Bar, she revealed a happy expression.

Long Yi was caressing the mustache above his lips as he walked over with Mad Lion.

The beautiful eyes of Red Lady flashed and she nodded her head to Mad Lion with a slight smile. After acknowledging Mad Lion, she looked at Long Yi who was casually walking towards her. This person... He gave her a familiar feeling.

"It's a small world, Jingjing… We meet again." Long Yi smiled and went up to Jingjing. He sized Red Lady up before looking away. He wanted to see whether Red Lady would recognize him or not.

Jingjing looked very happy to see Long Yi. After what happened last night, she felt an inexplicable closeness towards this youth who only had an ordinary appearance. Perhaps the feeling had something to do with her wanting to pull him over to her side. A woman's instinct made her believe that as long as this man was willing, he could extricate her from her predicament.

"It has been a few years but Red Lady's graceful bearing is still unchanged." Mad Lion boldly greeted Red Lady with a smile on his face

"Big brother Mad Lion's elegant demeanor grows more and more…" Red Lady chuckled and said. She truly admired Mad Lion, this Mercenary King. No matter whether it was strength or behavior, Mad Lion was worthy of his reputation.

At this moment, the gazes of everyone in this bar became focused on the three of them. With two S ranked mercenaries of the Blue Waves Continent standing together, how could they not be shocked? Even those people in the special area joined the onlookers. All of them looked at Long Yi and his group as they chatted with each other in the middle of the bar.

After exchanging pleasantries, Red Lady's gaze subconsciously fell onto Long Yi again. Although his appearance was not something she recognized, his expression and cheeky smile were very familiar to her.

"Brother Long, how about we change the location and drink a few more cups?" Mad Lion laughed heartily and proposed.

Brother Long? Red Lady was startled. In an instant, she narrowed her eyes and she saw the light. When everyone was dumbstruck, she ferociously walked in front of Long Yi and she pinched his waist. With a snort, she scolded Long Yi, "Good, stinking brat! You actually dare to play with this big sister. Do you think that this big sister will not recognize you after changing your appearance?"