Chapter 3576: Royal Mansion Mission

Ye Liuyun thought it was reasonable; Li Qianjiao had already agreed to sign an equal contract, so she could no longer harm him nor leak his information. Whatever her purpose, he had nothing to worry about.

So after thinking it over, he decided to agree, but since Li Qianjiao was so eager, he would certainly try to bargain.

"Everyone knows your status as a Mercenary, and I can't really treat you as an ordinary Mercenary. So when it's time to protect you, I'll still protect you…"

Ye Liuyun spoke slowly, while in his mind he wondered how to get Li Qianjiao to agree to help contact the King Song Qing.

"I'll pay you ten units of Primordial Power as a protection fee each month; that's six months' worth, enough, right?"

Li Qianjiao immediately tossed out a Storage Ring containing sixty units of Primordial Power. She never lacks money, so she doesn't care about this amount of resources.

"This miss's money is really easy to earn!" Ye Liuyun was quite surprised; he didn't expect Li Qianjiao's money to be so easy.

Tang Xinyao actually saw that Ye Liuyun was considering something, and instantly sent a Transmission Voice to him: "When she joins your Mercenary group, let her help with the King's matter later; it'll be natural then, no need to say it now."

Ye Liuyun thought that made sense and promptly agreed cheerfully.

"Alright then, since you insist on joining our Mercenary group, I'll accept. Let's sign the contract!"

At that moment Li Qianjiao's eyes were blazing; if Ye Liuyun didn't agree, she would really lose control. Seeing his agreement, she calmed a bit and muttered, "Money‑lover!"

Ye Liuyun pretended not to hear, and immediately signed the contract with her, sealing the agreement.

"Ha ha, great, Qianjiao, from now on we're on the same side!" After they finished signing, Tang Xinyao also stepped forward to greet Li Qianjiao.

"Is our leader always this money‑lover?" Li Qianjiao retorted to Tang Xinyao.

"Hehe, the money‑lover label is true. But forcing a woman to make money—this is really my first time!" Tang Xinyao stuck out her tongue at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun awkwardly explained, "Actually I didn't intend to ask for that protection fee…"

"Alright, alright, we know you're in a bind, so we won't press you further!"

Tang Xinyao immediately cut off Ye Liuyun's words, giving him a look that meant don't rush to bring up contacting Song Qing yet.

Ye Liuyun understood at once, stopped the topic, and let Tang Xinyao and Chen Yueying arrange a residence for Li Qianjiao first.

Although Li Qianjiao had signed the contract with Ye Liuyun, there was no need; Ye Liuyun also didn't want to bring her into the Space World, lest she feel awkward.

Under Tang Xinyao's tug, Li Qianjiao let Ye Liuyun go and headed to the residence to chat with Tang Xinyao and Chen Yueying.

Tang Xinyao chatted idly with Li Qianjiao until Li Qianjiao asked about their next mission, then she mentioned the need to contact Song Qing.

"I can have the Chengyuan Shānghuì handle the contact!" Li Qianjiao didn't think much. She just wanted a task quickly so she could interact more with Ye Liuyun.

Otherwise she would be cultivating at the residence while Ye Liuyun cultivated inside the Space World; the two would never meet. No meeting means no conversation, no understanding, and no chance for her to become Ye Liuyun's woman.

"Is that so? That's wonderful, you've really done him a great favor! Come, let him grill us some meat as a reward! His grilling skill is unparalleled!"

Tang Xinyao fully understood Li Qianjiao's motives, giving her an excuse to get close to Ye Liuyun while also letting Ye Liuyun discuss business face‑to‑face.

Ye Liuyun followed Tang Xinyao's plan, served them some grilled meat, and talked business with Li Qianjiao while eating.

"Your meat is actually quite good!" After a bite, Li Qianjiao was impressed by Ye Liuyun's grilling skill.

"Then

you can eat more, help yourself!" Ye Liuyun immediately replied.

"Hmph, I'll definitely eat more, otherwise you'd have wasted my sixty units of Primordial Power!" Li Qianjiao still recalled how Ye Liuyun had just short‑changed her.

"Ha ha, you can't eat back that much in one sitting!" Tang Xinyao also joined the feast, urging Ye Liuyun to keep grilling for Li Qianjiao later.

"Fine, the matter is settled; whenever you want to eat, I'll grill for you anytime!" Ye Liuyun promised cheerfully.

"You said it, you keep your word!" Li Qianjiao saw a chance to get closer to Ye Liuyun and wouldn't let it slip.

"I'll definitely keep my word!" Ye Liuyun laughed.

Li Qianjiao was unabashed; she ate a lot, mainly because Ye Liuyun's grilling was delicious.

After finishing, she returned to the residence, contacted Lǐ Chéngfēng, and asked him to arrange delivering a message to Song Qing.

"You just went over there, and your elbow's already pointing outward?"

Lǐ Chéngfēng hadn't expected that Li Qianjiao would hand him such a big task as soon as she arrived. Contacting the King also required them to call in favors.

But he thought again, this counted as an early investment to help Ye Liuyun. That favor was something Ye Liuyun owed Chengyuan Shānghuì, so he finally agreed.

"What elbow pointing outward? Helping him out so he can rush to the mission gives me a chance to get close to him!" Li Qianjiao quickly explained.

Lǐ Chéngfēng said little, just smiled and went to make the arrangements. He also informed Ye Liuyun, telling him to await news.

A few days later, Xu Rong, Cheng Huofeng and others who were roaming the mission site returned with news: the Royal Mansion had issued several major missions to exterminate a few Demon Cultivator bandit groups. Though small in scale, such missions are beyond ordinary Mercenary groups, perfect for them.

Lǐ Chéngfēng replied to Li Qianjiao, saying Song Qing had agreed, but first a few smaller missions would be released as a test; if performed well, more missions would follow.

Ye Liuyun immediately decided to complete all those missions first.

"Set out at once!"

He didn't waste a moment, leading his men out of the city, boarding a Flying Boat, and marching forward in order from near to far, cutting through enemies.

Since these minor forces were weak, at most a Demon Cultivator of Ninth Realm was stationed, Ye Liuyun's party used no treasures, fighting directly to hone their combat.

Ye Liuyun also fought, knowing Li Qianjiao wouldn't reveal his strength, so he no longer worried.

This time, Li Qianjiao finally saw Ye Liuyun's power; he single‑handedly eliminated a Demon Cultivator of Seventh Realm.

He first suppressed the opponent with Bloodline Power, then wielded the Demon Slaying Sword and Divine Core, and finally used Spatial Power to appear beside the Demon Cultivator, cleaving it in two with a single strike.

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