Chapter 1088

What's more, there really wasn't much worth keeping tabs on. Lin Cheng himself was just a blacksmith, his combat ability almost negligible; Miss Qianhui was only at Fifth Order cultivation — passable for traveling within the Empire, but rather weak for roaming the continent.

Having one more person by his side was nothing more than another mouth to feed, but with General Ji Xia's status in the Ever-Night Legion, it also meant he'd effectively gained a bodyguard and a backer.

Thinking it over, this deal wasn't a loss.

Traveling within the Empire always required a patron; even a temporary one was far better than going it alone.

"Ji Xia, did you hear me? From today on, I need you to protect the safety of Craftsman Lin Cheng, and keep in regular contact with the Legion."

"Yes, Legion Commander!" Ji Xia had long since packed her bundle on her back, and was even leading a horse.

Today's Ji Xia, for once, wasn't wearing her battle armor; she was dressed in loose, casual clothes that faintly revealed her feminine figure, but her face — the same unchanging solemnity and coldness as ever — chin held high, chest out, and the sword at her waist, all made it clear she was a soldier.

Actually, in Lin Cheng's eyes, whether General Ji Xia wore her battle armor or not, she looked like a man. She was tall and big to begin with; pair her with a black suit, black trousers, and sunglasses, and she'd look exactly like a bodyguard.

"General Ji Xia, I think you probably don't need this fine horse; I'll be responsible for your transportation." Lin Cheng offered a well-meaning reminder, but the words made Ji Xia a little angry, and she immediately retorted.

"This is a thousand-li horse that covers a thousand li in a day, but it can't keep up with my mechanical wolf. My mechanical wolf doesn't tire, doesn't need food, can travel day and night, and is incredibly fast — magic-crystal mechanical drive."

Ji Xia hadn't even finished speaking before Lin Cheng ruthlessly cut her off.

With the two improved weapons from before, Ji Xia had no choice but to believe that the mechanical wolf Lin Cheng had built might really have such capabilities.

She could only reluctantly hand Little White's reins over to the Legion Commander.

"Legion Commander, please take care of Little White for me."

"Don't worry; whenever you come back, Little White will still be your exclusive mount."

At that, Lord Xuan Wuji turned his curious gaze toward Lin Cheng — the mechanical wolf mentioned earlier had piqued his interest somewhat.

Lin Cheng quickly took another mechanical wolf out of the system warehouse. He'd prepared one for Miss Qianhui earlier, but she'd insisted on riding with him the whole way; now it came in handy — a silver-white streamlined body, cool engraved patterns on both flanks, a majestic and domineering wolf's head.

The moment it appeared, it drew the eyes of all the soldiers present; compared to warhorses, this kind of mechanical mount clearly won the men's hearts.

The soldiers gazed enviously at Ji Xia. If they could, they suddenly wanted to take her place and enjoy the feeling of riding such a mechanical mount — a product of Craftsman Lin Cheng, so it had to feel good.

Even Lord Xuan Wuji himself was a little envious, though he already had a battle pet, so he wasn't particularly desperate.

Ahem, stop staring, don't delay their journey — Beast Pen City is still two days away. Only then did the soldiers pull their gazes back.

Lin Cheng also brought out the mechanical wolf mount for himself and Miss Qianhui; after mounting one after the other, they made their final farewells.

"Lord Xuan, goodbye."

"Safe travels."

Lord Xuan Wuji waved his hand, watching Lin Cheng and the others depart. The mechanical wolf's speed was indeed extraordinary — in just a few seconds, they were already a hundred meters away.

Letting Ji Xia follow Lin Cheng was indeed the right decision; some information on paper couldn't compare to seeing it with one's own eyes — it was far more striking........

On the road, Ji Xia, who had been following along, was at first a little unaccustomed to the lightning-fast mechanical wolf, blown about by the wind until she was nearly knocked off — if not for the safety harness holding her, she would have been in danger. Later, seeing Lin Cheng and Miss Qianhui both crouch low, she imitated them and crouched low too; her whole body on the mechanical wolf, and miraculously the wind no longer seemed to block her. She found it strangely magical.

"General Ji Xia, good moves — you found the trick to riding the mechanical wolf so quickly." Lin Cheng had deliberately not told Ji Xia about the trick to riding the mechanical wolf.

She had just left the military camp, dropping from a soldier's identity to a bodyguard's in an instant; in her heart, she harbored more or less resentment and unwillingness toward Lin Cheng, even with Lord Xuan Wuji's order being the same.

Lin Cheng had to give her a proper knock-down, to let her know that even after leaving the military camp, she still had to obediently listen to Lin Cheng.

When there was danger, she was a bodyguard; when there wasn't, she was an employee.

He was Boss Lin Cheng, after all — employees had to be properly squeezed, otherwise he'd always feel like he was getting the short end. Yet Ji Xia hadn't heard clearly what Lin Cheng said, and couldn't fathom his thoughts.

"What did you say? The wind's too loud, I can't hear."

"I said good moves, you've got the hang of it so quickly."

"Huh? What did you say?"

"Nothing."

"Oh, don't just shout nonsense if there's nothing."

"General Ji Xia, do you know anything about Beast Pen City?"

After much hinting and probing along the way, Lin Cheng gave up completely. Because he found that the Ji Xia before him was just like a greenhorn — even less worldly than she was, perhaps because she'd spent too long in the military camp.