Chapter 3574: Didn't Understand

Li Qianjiao then turned her attention to a few other women: Chi Lian, Xiao Lanbing, and Luo Yu.

Chi Lian and Xiao Lanbing did not manifest their true forms, so she could not tell that they were Monster Beasts at all.

After refining the Transformation God Fruit, Chi Lian's realm had reached the Taixu Seventh Layer; against those lower-level Demon Cultivators, she would simply pass by and drain them.

Xiao Lanbing was also at the Taixu Fourth Layer, challenging a Fifth Layer opponent. However, she employed Bloodline Power to suppress the opponent's abilities, so the victory was not hard-fought.

Only Luo Yu's realm was the lowest, at the Taixu Second Layer, making the battle somewhat arduous.

At this point, Tang Xinyao, also exhausted from fighting, retreated to rest beside her. Seeing her observing those women, she laughed and said, "None of them are his women; you can rest assured about that."

The other Monster Beasts, only Bai Hu and Shi Yuan manifested their true forms and fought with great delight. As for the two Xuanwu Monster Beasts, Li Qianjiao didn't see them at all.

Zhuque never acted, instead seizing the chance to devour the Yin Souls of those Demon Cultivators. Jiutou Molong stayed with Qiong Qi, helping him locate Demon Cultivators hidden in the Formation, while also gathering corpses and resources.

Where Ye Liuyun and his party passed, there was not a single living soul left. Not only were there no living beings, but even the corpses vanished, and all resources were swept away.

Soon, the Sealing Demon Tablet, Lei Ming, and Xu Rong's team had already stormed the city's highest Grand Hall; the remaining few Demon Cultivators of the sixth and seventh layers were slapped away by them as they all vied for resources.

Li Qianjiao watched and exclaimed, "You Mercenaries have such strong fighting will; combat must be seized, otherwise there's no chance to practice!"

Tang Xinyao and Chen Yueying exchanged a smile, offering no explanation for why the Mercenaries were so eager.

Two more hours later, Ye Liuyun arrived at the castle's summit with the group to rendezvous with the others.

They met, said no more, and Ye Liuyun immediately began pulling people into the Space World, leaving only Li Qianjiao, Chen Yueying, and Tang Xinyao.

Finally, they released a Flying Boat, letting the two Mercenaries who had seen little combat, Cheng Huofeng and Chang Ji, pilot it and fly away directly from the castle's top.

"Leaving already? You're not taking any of the castle's resources?" Li Qianjiao asked curiously.

Tang Xinyao, on Ye Liuyun's behalf, replied, "Where would any resources be? Look at the places we passed; even the corpses were taken, so nothing could remain."

Ye Liuyun merely smiled and nodded, then returned to the Space World to cultivate, lest Li Qianjiao ask him further.

"When did you collect the Treasure Vault's resources inside the city?" Li Qianjiao asked Tang Xinyao again.

"Don't worry, he'll definitely send someone to fetch the resources. They only take the mission for the resources, how could they forget to collect them!" Tang Xinyao said, without revealing who actually retrieved the resources.

Li Qianjiao watched the spectacle and understood nothing. She had expected a fierce battle, yet they resolved it so easily.

Thus on the way back, she spoke far less than on the way there, instead summarizing the entire battle's course.

In fact, she was observing Ye Liuyun's group, and Ye Liuyun was observing her. He had already determined that Li Qianjiao was a killer, evident from her timing and decisive, swift actions.

However, he never saw Li Qianjiao make any moves detrimental to them. Thus during the fight, he didn't waste his main combat power, and after the battle he promptly led everyone away to avoid any traps.

Although Ye Liuyun was cultivating inside the Space World, he hadn't entered a deep cultivation state; instead, he and Lei Ming were eating barbecue, waiting for any possible mishaps.

But even when they returned to the Royal City, no incident occurred. This left Ye Liuyun very puzzled; he too didn't understand what Li Qianjiao intended to do.

After returning to the Royal City, Ye Liuyun went straight with Li Qianjiao to the Chéngyuán Shānghuì. Li Qianjiao gladly had the merchant association pay the mission reward.

Li Administrator's eyes

were wide open.

"Is the mission over? How long have you been there? Excluding the travel time, you wiped out the Liu Clan in just over half a day?"

He still doubted, suspecting that Li Qianjiao had the Ye Liuyun group controlled. Only after Li Qianjiao let him examine the Sea of Consciousness did he confirm she was fine.

"I never expected the troops under Leader Ye to be so powerful!" he exclaimed while paying Ye Liuyun.

"It's for money; fighting desperately is normal!"

Ye Liuyun modestly said, and after collecting the resources, set off to return.

"Leader Ye, may I discuss something with you?" Li Qianjiao, still wearing the Mercenary's clothes, called out to Ye Liuyun directly.

Tang Xinyao immediately sent a Transmission Voice to Ye Liuyun: "She probably wants to join your Mercenary corps!"

"Miss Li, you're too polite; speak your mind!" Ye Liuyun, though not understanding Li Qianjiao's motives, still listened to what she had to say.

Li Qianjiao mustered courage and said to Ye Liuyun, "I left home this time for training. I think your Mercenary corps can fulfill my training goals; may I join your Mercenary corps?"

"Of course, I won't need your protection later; you can treat me like any other Mercenary, without special care."

"What? Miss, you…" Li Administrator, frightened on the side, was at a loss for words, wondering what madness had seized the Miss to want to become a Mercenary.

Ye Liuyun, hearing this, smiled and replied, "Miss Li, now that we know your identity, we can't treat you like other Mercenaries. Otherwise, if anything happens to you, the Chéngyuán Shānghuì would have to settle with me!"

He didn't outright refuse, just offered an excuse.

"Rest assured, I've already spoken with my family; even if something happens to me, it won't be blamed on you," Li Qianjiao said immediately.

Ye Liuyun could only find another excuse: "Miss Li, not every mission is as smooth as this one; some truly end in death."

"Moreover, they've signed contracts with me, so they won't leak my information and can be pulled into the Space World at any time, allowing me unified command. You can't do any of that!"

Hearing that, Li Qianjiao fell silent, then promptly asked, "Is it impossible not to enter your Space World?"

Ye Liuyun smiled, "Of course not; it would disrupt my overall plans. Sometimes I need high-level beings, sometimes low-level ones."

"If I can't pull you into the Space World during missions, many inconveniences arise. Moreover, your special status makes it hard for me to explain to the other Mercenaries!"

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