Chapter 136 Jade Emperor
Chapter 136 Jade Emperor
Yuxi was awakened by Kai's pat. He was confused for a while before he realized that he was lying on an unfamiliar bed.
"Brother, where is this?" Yuxi rubbed his temple, trying to recall what happened last night.
"This is the second floor of the music house." Kai answered calmly, holding two bowls of steaming wontons in his hands.
Yuxi blinked and finally remembered some fragments. "Wasn't I watching a dance last night? Why am I here?"
"You were drunk, so I brought you up here." Then, Kai briefly explained what happened last night. Of course, he said what he should say and didn't say what he shouldn't say.
Yuxi touched her nose awkwardly: "I get drunk even if I drink fruit wine?"
"Alas...I will never drink again."
"If you are alone outside, you really can't drink." Kai's words revealed a strange message: "But if I am with you, you can drink more."
"Let's have breakfast first." Kai handed over a bowl of wontons.
"Oh."
After eating the wontons, Kai tidied up the room and walked out of Tianxian Building with Yuxi.
"Shall we find an inn first?" Yuxi asked.
"No need to look for an inn." Kai shook his head: "I found out the location of the Dragon Mercenary Group at the Mercenary Inn this morning. Let's go there directly."
Yuxi nodded: "Okay, then you lead the way, big brother."
Kai held Yuxi's hand and they walked towards the edge of the city.
Yuxi followed him through many twists and turns and finally saw a camp full of dragon flags.
Outside the camp, there are guards wearing armor and holding spears and swords. This place is more like a military camp than a mercenary group.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" the soldier asked seriously.
"We were introduced to be mercenaries." Yuxi replied.
"Do you have a token?" the soldier continued to ask.
Yuxi took out the token given by Sima Yi, and the soldier nodded after checking it.
"Then follow me." The soldier led them to a tent.
"Lord Shadow! Two new mercenaries have joined us." The soldier reported.
Yuxi secretly complained in her heart: "Master Shadow? Such a childish name..."
A bright response came from inside the tent, "Let them in."
The soldier nodded, Yuxi and Kai looked at each other, and then walked into the tent together.
After the two entered the tent, they saw a man standing inside the tent.
He was dressed in a blue and white uniform, holding a silver spear with a dragon pattern on it upside down in his hand, looking dignified and heroic.
The man looked up at them, his eyes as sharp as lightning, which made people feel awe involuntarily.
"Newly joined mercenaries?"
His voice was deep and powerful, like the beating of a war drum.
"Isn't this Zhao Yun?"
Although Yuxi was shocked, she remained calm.
"Give me the token." Zhao Yun stretched out his hand.
Yuxi quickly handed over the token: "Here you go."
Kai next to him also said calmly: "Keep it."
Zhao Yun took the token, his eyes slowly swept over the two people, and then said in a deep voice: "Yan Yu introduced it... Then you should also know the rules, right?"
Yuxi hesitated: "What rules?"
Zhao Yun explained: "Join our Dragon Mercenary Group, and your commission will be paid daily for one month. You cannot join other mercenary groups within this month."
"During the employment period, I will give you various tasks with prices marked on them. You will receive additional rewards when you complete the tasks."
Yuxi asked, "What if it's not completed?"
Zhao Yun answered straightforwardly: "If you don't complete it, you won't get the reward for the mission."
Yuxi asked again: "Can I not accept the mission?"
Zhao Yun glanced at them and said, "You don't have to accept the mission, but you have to complete the duties of the mercenary group."
"What duties?" Yuxi asked curiously.
Zhao Yun said simply: "Guard the camp and protect the camp."
Yuxi suddenly realized: "This... turns out to be a security guard..."
Kai asked in confusion: "What is security?"
Yuxi touched her head and explained, "Uh... security guards are... they keep the area safe."
"Oh."
Afterwards, Kai and Yuxi looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
"What are you laughing at?"
Zhao Yun's tone became serious, and he continued, "Don't underestimate the guards. There are many other mercenary groups here. Teams will kill each other, and the camps must be guarded day and night. Security is by no means easy."
After hearing this, Yuxi frowned slightly: "Is that so..."
Kai directly expressed his other wishes: "Then let's take the bounty mission."
Yuxi nodded in agreement: "Yeah."
So he asked Zhao Yun: "Can I pick it up today?"
Zhao Yun nodded: "Okay, but before that, you should choose a code name for yourselves."
Zhao Yun took out a booklet from the desk and prepared the pen and ink to write.
Yuxi was a little confused: "Code name?"
Zhao Yun explained: "Real names are not used in the mercenary group, and the ones we tell others are all code names."
Yuxi was still confused.
A sly smile flashed across Zhao Yun's face: "Give yourself a nice code name, this may be a lifelong thing."
"Why would it be a lifelong thing?" Yuxi asked.
Zhao Yun said calmly: "Things in the world are unpredictable, but it's just a matter of a lifetime."
"So whether you're guarding the camp or doing the mission, your life is in danger?" Yuxi couldn't help but sigh, and finally shook her head: "It turns out that money is not that easy to make..."
Yuxi then asked curiously: "What is your code name?"
"Shadow Dragon Spear." Zhao Yun answered proudly: "You can also call me - Shadow."
Yuxi complained: "It's a bit second-rate..."
Zhao Yun was puzzled: "Huh? What is chuunibun?"
Yuxi shook her head: "Nothing."
Turning to Kai: "Brother, what code name are you going to use?"
Kai slowly uttered: "Destruction Blade."
Yuxi was touched and helpless, and couldn't help but complain in her heart: "Does it have to be so childish?"
When Zhao Yun heard Kai's answer, he nodded in approval: "Not bad."
Zhao Yun looked at Yuxi: "What about you?"
Yuxi hesitated for a moment, and finally uttered slowly: "Taishang Kaitian Zhifu Yuli Hanzhentidao Jinque Yungong Jiuqiong Yuli Wandao Wuwei Dadao Mingdian Haotian Jinque Supreme Jade Emperor Pardoning Sins Great Tianzun Leading Qionggao God."
Yu Xi was recited in one breath, and then successfully controlled Kai and Zhao Yun for 30 seconds.
armor:"??"
Zhao Yun: “???”
After a moment of silence, Kai and Zhao Yun looked at each other, and the air seemed to freeze.
Zhao Yun frowned slightly, and a helpless smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Are you here to make fun of me?"
Yuxi scratched her head, looking a little embarrassed: "Hey, it's just a joke to liven up the atmosphere... To be honest, I haven't figured it out yet..."
Before Yuxi finished speaking, Kai and Zhao Yun looked at Yuxi with increasingly subtle eyes.
Finally, Yuxi waved her hand awkwardly and said indifferently: "Forget it, just call (the Jade Emperor)."
Zhao Yun was speechless, and finally, he could only silently memorize the code name.
After Zhao Yun finished assigning the tasks, he gave Yuxi a letter and gave Kai a portrait.
"Jade Emperor, please deliver this letter to a man named Long in Wu Mansion in Jiuxiang, south of the city. The reward is 100 gold coins."
"Destroying Blade, bring back the head of the bandit leader Jaqui outside the city. Bounty coins - 1000."
Yuxi was dissatisfied and retorted: "Wait...why was it that I was delivering a letter but he was killing people?"
Zhao Yun explained calmly: "According to the level of the token, you can only accept this kind of task first."
Yuxi felt it was unfair and said excitedly: "You are too different!"
"I'm strong too!"
Before Zhao Yun could answer, Kai calmly comforted Yuxi without caring, "It's okay, we can do all the tasks together."
"Do all the tasks together?"
Yuxi then half-jokingly said, "Remember to give me half of the mission reward."
Yuxi was just joking, but Kai took it very seriously.
"All for you." Kai's answer was simple and firm.
Yuxi was somewhat amused by Kai's response: "I was just kidding."
Kai still insisted: "What's mine is yours."
Yuxi shook her head and smiled: "What's yours is yours, I'm not short of money..."
Finally, he explained: "I just messed around in college. I don't really need the money."
Zhao Yun watched them discuss the bounty, and his expression gradually became a little strange.
"Cough-cough-"
Zhao Yun cleared his throat and said, "Go and complete the mission. You can distribute the reward freely."
Zhao Yun was somewhat helpless: "Let's not discuss this anymore..."
Yuxi nodded: "That's right, let's finish the task first."
Kai agreed: "Okay, let's go."
Yuxi and Kai walked out of the tent.
Kai first suggested and planned: "Let's go to Wu's residence in the south of the city first. After delivering the letter, have lunch and then go outside the city to find the leader of the horse thieves."
"Eating lunch is a waste of time..." Yuxi also proposed her own idea: "Let's finish both tasks before eating."
"The leader of the horse thieves is not that easy to find." Kai shook his head and suggested: "We can go to the dining place to inquire for some information."
Yuxi suddenly realized: "Yes... I can go and ask for information. Why didn't I think of this?"
He then praised: "Brother, I find that you are very thoughtful."
Kai shook his head and said frankly: "I didn't think so much, I was just very hungry and wanted to eat."
"The wontons in the morning were all soup." He sighed and expressed helplessness.
Yuxi teased, "But you used to be able to survive on just one pear a day at the Great Wall."
Kai said calmly: "That's what life forces us to do. There's nothing we can do about it."
"Hahahaha"
Yuxi couldn't help laughing: "Life is forced..."
"The name of that life is Hua Mulan, right?"
Seeing him smile, Kai also started to smile.
Kai smiled lovingly and looked at Yuxi and said softly: "It's different now! Every meal... I want to eat it."
Yuxi didn't notice Kai's affectionate confession, but suddenly thought of something: "Oh, brother."
"What will you do with my Great Wall Guards?"
Yuxi was a little worried: "Will there be no demon invasion?"
Kai said calmly: "No, I often go to the border to patrol, and there are very few demons left there."
"There are also many new soldiers with extraordinary strength stationed at the Great Wall, and everyone is free."
"Lianhua Team was summoned by the Empress."
Yuxi was relieved: "So that's how it is..."
As they talked, they walked all the way to the wine alley in the south of the city and stopped in front of a somewhat remote mansion.
"Is this the Wu residence? Why is it closed?"
As soon as Yuxi finished speaking, she saw the tightly closed door slowly open.
A group of people came out in a mighty procession, and one of them said, "You can decide on the terms I mentioned. Give me your answer within three days."
Long replied: "Yes, take care."
Long watched the group of people go away and noticed Yuxi and Kai.
Long asked warily: "Who are you and what are you doing at my door?"
"I am the new mercenary, the Jade Emperor."
Yuxi handed over the letter: "This is what Shadow asked me to give you."
Long took the letter, read it quickly, and handed Yuxi a note with a twitching mouth.
“Here’s the receipt.”
After Long finished speaking, he went into the house and closed the door.
Yuxi put the note away and pulled Kai away from the wine alley.
"100 gold is in hand, it's pretty easy." Yuxi sighed and suggested: "Shall we find an inn to eat?"
Kai nodded: "Let's go to that mercenary inn."
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