953 A Saber as a Gif (2/2)

The Dragon King did this because Hu Shining strongly recommended him to. A killers' loyalty was deeply hidden, which was why they yearned for their master's attention more than common subordinates. If they weren't given the attention that they deserved, their disloyalty would be just as difficult to detect.

Hu Shining stated the five teenagers' names one by one, all of which Gu Shenwei felt familiar with. He paid a simple compliment to each of them, weighing his every word. When it was the last one's turn, he simply said, ”You're a newcomer.”

”Qin Yeming,” Hu Shining gave the teenager's name. ”It's been less than two months since he first joined the Warriors Battalion.”

Gu Shenwei knew this teenager. He was the disciple of the Essence Pavilion that Chu Nanping had rescued. ”Very good,” he said.

And like that, the awarding ceremony was over. Though other Warriors were not present, they would soon hear the news and regard these five people as competitors.

Those teenagers took their leave all at once, except for Qin Yeming, who was standing still, still holding the saber in his hands.

”Leave,” Hu Shining ordered severely.

But Qin Yeming knelt down again, on both knees this time. ”I've always meant-”

Hu Shining's good impression of this teenager disappeared instantly. He stretched out his hand to grab his neck, planning to throw him out of this courtyard.

Gu Shenwei stopped Hu Shining. ”You wanted to see me?”

”I do,” Qin Yeming steeled himself for the worst, but his voice was quivering noticeably. ”Please let me be Dragon King's servant. Serving tea, making your bed, folding your quilt, cleaning the floor – I can do all these things.”

Hu Shining was stunned. After quite a while, he couldn't help but say, ”You're a killer… You're a Warrior. How can a man think of doing stuff only women do?”

”I don't want to be a Warrior,” Qin Yeming said in a low voice, too afraid to raise his head.

”Then why did you join the Warrior Battalion? You came here of your own accord.”

Qin Yeming kowtowed several times to Hu Shining. ”I'm sorry. I wanted to see the Dragon King again, but I couldn't find the opportunity, so I-”

”So you planned to make a contribution through the Warrior Battalion,” Hu Shining said coldly in annoyance. He never expected that he would be used by a teenager.

Qin Yeming kowtowed to him several times again. He had no other way of having an audience with the Dragon King. Chu Nanping had saved him but merely regarded him as a common person. So, it had been impossible for him to ask Chu Nanping to introduce him to the Dragon King.

Gu Shenwei looked at this humble teenager. He didn't like him very much and naturally became suspicious. Qin Yeming used to be a killer apprentice in a branch of Golden Roc Castle who had been recruited to the Essence Pavilion by Wild Horse before being accepted into the castle, and who had been frightened out of his wits by the sight of Han Wuxian killing people. His background was extremely complicated. Judging from his deeds, he was either up to some plot or his will was not strong enough.

Gu Shenwei had never had a personal servant around him, and neither did he feel it necessary to have one, so he said, ”There are a lot of other careers you can devote yourself to. You may quit the Warrior Battalion.”

Gu Shenwei walked towards the outside. He had a lot of other things to do and didn't want to waste any time on a teenager.

Hu Shining had already figured out how he should punish this teenager. Qin Yeming must leave the Warrior Battalion, but before that, he had to pay a heavy price, which would serve as a warning to his companions.

Qin Yeming probably knew that he was about to lose everything he could rely on, so he stood up and said aloud in a desperate manner, ”Dragon King, you were the first one to impose a ban on killing in Jade City. Now I want to stop killing, but you're telling me no?”

Gu Shenwei stopped, turned around, looked at the teenager, and made a response that took Hu Shining aback. ”Follow me.”

This teenager was an apprentice killer who refused to touch a saber. Gu Shenwei suddenly felt that he might be useful for something.

Qin Yeming was even more surprised. It was not until the Dragon King was about to step out of the gate of the courtyard that he suddenly realized what was going on. He put both his own saber and the one awarded to him by the Dragon King down on the ground, bowed deeply to Hu Shining, and then quickly followed the Dragon King, maintaining a distance of three steps behind him.

Xu Xiaoyi and Long Fanyun had long been waiting for the Dragon King. They had brought a lot of messages. Seeing the strange teenager behind the Dragon King, both of them were greatly surprised, but neither of them asked any questions.

”The murderer who killed Wu Xuan was caught. He's in custody of the Department of Guards. The Dragon King may interrogate him at any time.” Xu Xiaoyi appeared fairly smug and excited. The murderer had been caught by the Department of Guards, but he was the one who had provided the clues that contributed to the quick location of the murderer.

”The murderer was caught. The Central Plainsman is also coming soon. Let's get ready to welcome our honored guest.”

The Dragon King's words confused Xu Xiaoyi. ”Honored guest? The Commander-In-Chief of Wind? He shouldn't have found out about this already…”

He had hardly finished speaking when a sabersman hurriedly ran into the hall. ”Pang Jing, the Governor of the Western Regions, has already entered southern Jade City and will soon arrive at the Department of Guards.”