29 The Legend Part 11 (1/2)

Yee Len choked on his tea while the other bodyguard missed the log. His ax hit the ground instead. They were shocked. No one had ever brazenly gone up to their lord shouting nonsense.

Mua Kong gently sat the teacup next to him, turned his head to face Hli Ja with a warm smile. ”Mm... I think I should teach you how to swim first.”

The sudden sentence startled Hli Ja. What Mua kong said came out of nowhere, but it also made sense too. No one had ever taught her how to swim. She had her fair share of bad luck with water, but that also was followed by good fortune. In the end, she could only mutter, ”It's good to see you again.”

He gazed at her with a gentle expression and replied, ”It's very good to see you again... too.”

She frowned. ”Did you know earlier? Why didn't you say anything?” He knew her at their first encounter at the canal. Was he just playing with her?

He chuckled. ”Then it wouldn't be fun.”

She furrowed her brows for a brief ;moment and then relaxed her face. After a moment of struggle with what to do, she let out a big sigh and went to sit next to him.

She lazily turned her head over to look at him. It was then she noticed that the man chopping woods had frozen in his place, giving them an idiotic smile. She looked at Yee Len who was behind Mua Kong. Yee Len had the same idiotic smile on his face too.

Hli Ja's pupils dilated. With a lost expression, she tried to figure out the two other men. Seeing her, Mua Kong followed the direction she was staring at.

”Ah... they are my traveling companions. Sitting next to me is Yee Len, and the one chopping woods over there is Chue Yi.” When they traveled for investigation ;purposes, they usually introduced each other as traveling companions.

Hli Ja came back to her senses. ”Hmm.... how long are you guys in town for?”

”For two weeks.” As soon as Mua Kong finished, Yee Len and Chue Yi's jaw dropped. Didn't their lord say they were leaving this afternoon? It had only been several hours, and he already had a change of heart? Who was this woman? Their lord had never talked so much to a woman before. When he had come back from the assassination attempt six years ago, he was constantly working on secret missions and was barely at home other than to report to the king.

Mua Kong had refused to take marriages proposed by his father and had refused to talk to all the potential future women. He always used the excuse of work, and secret missions to get out of marriage talks. But with this woman, he was a different man.

Grandma shouted through the window. ”Why don't you boys take a bath while Hli Ja prepares the dinner? It might be a little crowded with you three in the room.”

Hli Ja stood up. ”Grandma, you...” She was about to confirm their stay, but it looked like she did not need to.