Mercenary Harem in Murim Novel

Chapter 21 - 21 – Qin City

Qin City was a hub for commerce and trade with massive markets, luxurious mansions and noble villas, as well as the administrative office of the city officials.

It was located in a prosperous area bordering Sichuan and Shaanxi province where there was a large amount of trade traffic coming through it, and thus brought great profit to its owners.

Outside of it was a large sign hung up by the guards showing a list of rules regarding what could or couldn’t be done within city limits. Many carriages were lining up on the street as they waited to get inside while merchants bargained with the gatekeeper to get an easier time entering through the gate.

"Be respectful and don’t cause trouble here."

Peng Li-Yue said as she sat within a carriage looking at Anya. The blonde-haired woman had been strangely quiet this entire journey towards Qin City and only hummed cheerfully to herself. It was obvious that she was too excited to watch the tournament since this was the first time she experienced something like this.

Seeing the lack of answer, Peng Li-Yue sighed and turned to Leo, who sat next to Anya.

"Can you tell her to act more like a normal human and less like an... uneducated girl? I am afraid she will make trouble."

"It’s fine. We won’t cause trouble." Leo replied calmly. "Maybe."

The young lady from Peng Clan didn’t seem to believe what he said, making him chuckle. He looked out the window and saw Shui ride a horse with a soft smile. He wore a black and purple robe that covered his body while holding a sword in his waist, the one Leo took from Peng Li-Yui before.

He was disguised as a wandering martial artist who joined Hallowed Insects to avoid suspicion. That was Shui’s identity to hide his ’strange’ power.

Not that it would matter.

With Nanites, he could imitate a Qi sword attack or hid his true power perfectly, even changing his body structure, if he wanted to.

He then turned his gaze toward Leo and the other two standing behind her with an unreadable expression on his face. "Who are these people? A bodyguard and servants, perhaps? They have strange clothing, but the girl looks beautiful. Say, will you serve me? I will pay you double than her."

"Leader, did he say he wanted me to serve him?" Anya asked innocently, putting her index finger in her lip. She wasn’t wearing her claws gauntlet right now. "I will beat him up."

Leo shook his head with a smile as he lightly tapped her shoulder with his fist, "No, it’s fine, Anya. We will not beat him. Shui will."

"Ah, is that so? Okay." She replied in a dejected tone while looking at Tang Jiuyang. "But if you change your mind later, can I beat him?"

"Why not?"

They weren’t even trying to keep their voice down. Tang Jiuyang could hear everything. His face reddened from anger as he gritted his teeth.

On the other hand, Peng Li-Yue facepalmed as she shook her head helplessly. This was why she asked Leo to stop Anya from talking before. She didn’t want to cause trouble here.

’To think he even encouraged her!’

She was wrong about him.

"Those manners... Are you even a maid?!" Tang Jiuyang fumed angrily as he pointed toward them with a shaky finger. "Guards! Capture them!"

Before anyone could react, dozens of guards charged forward like a herd of water buffalo and surrounded them before raising their weapon in preparation to attack them. More specifically, Leo and Anya.

"Tang Jiuyang, what are you doing?" Peng Li-Yue asked with a frown.