Chapter 707: Well matched in hundreds of ways, well loved in thousands of ways (2/2)

Actually, in their bone of bones, they wished to pledge allegiance to His Highness Duke of Qin. Most of them looked down on the woman who only knew poison and no martial arts. But they never expected her to say things like “mercenary soldiers.” Both the City of Daughters and Carefree City did business in assassinations. For a long time, they’d be working without enough jobs to go around. Their employers were getting more and more picky, while the commission fees were getting lower and lower. Both the Leng and Qi Clans had thought of raising mercenary soldiers to cultivate an army to strive for new means of survival.

After all, the only path for killers laid in killing for money.

Mercenary soldiers had wide prospects. They could accept all sorts of cash to challenge others in battle and change alliances with the tides. They could serve as the daring vanguard in a fight, collect intelligence and information, rescue hostages, or defend a work project, etc. Unfortunately, nobody trusted them to do anything besides murder. Neither mercenary soldiers from either city had ever gotten business. In the end, the project was disbanded.

But Han Yunxi could think of this solution as well! She was the mistress of the Duke of Qin’s estate and South Ning’s commander-in-chief’s headquarters! If she molded the City of Daughters into a mercenary army, they wouldn’t have to fret for customers!

This was amazing!

Everyone bowed with hands clasped before their chests to express their services to Qin Wangfei. This time, there was no flattery involved, but sincere wishes.

“You can all go back. Recruitment offers for the different combat branches will be publicized this afternoon. You can sign up as individuals or clan delegations. This wangfei will be waiting for you.” Han Yunxi finished.

The crowd celebrated as they dispersed. Although the City of Daughters had been conquered by an enemy, none of them had suffered any losses besides the Leng Clan by its gates. Thus, there was no lingering enmity or grief amongst the populace. Instead, it seemed as if the city had been filled with fresh, new life.

Once everyone left, it was only the gap-mouthed shadow guards that remained. They knew their wangfei was different from the rest and had extraordinary poison skills, but never expected a woman who didn’t even know martial arts to think up building an army. “Soldiers” were too out of the norm for her.

If His Highness Duke of Qin had taken the City of Daughters by martial arts, then esteemed wangfei could be said to have subjugated its assassins’ hearts with her wisdom. Xu Donglin stood on one side. As one of the shadow guards trained in poison by Han Yunxi, he only numbered as one out of a dozen from her forces. But he had a presentiment that esteemed wangfei’s forces would be enough to challenge His Highness Duke of Qin’s shadow guards one day!

“Esteemed wangfei, what kind of combat branches are you planning to put together?” Xu Donglin couldn’t help his curiosity.

But Han Yunxi simply took out a notebook from her medical pouch and tore off a page, which she handed to Xu Donglin. “It’s all written down clearly here. Organize it a bit, then publicize the contents.”

Xu Donglin couldn’t believe it. Had esteemed wangfei prepared this all ahead of time?

That wasn’t the case. Han Yunxi had always been preparing to raise an army. She had been dispatched into the African jungles a few times during the present and also did work in the combat zones of South American rainforests to do emergency treatment on careless soldiers who’d been poisoned. She had a certain amount of knowledge when it came to these matters.

Cloud Realm Continent was precisely missing its own mercenary army. Now that Long Feiye had conquered the City of Daughters with so many assassins within, she had to use them well. She wanted to make a few clearly distinguished combat units. Intelligence gathering, rescue of hostages, fighting vanguards and so on would work. These people all had strong martial arts, so they only needed to strengthen their professional knowledge and training. Within three months, they’d be ready to take on tasks.

Xu Donglin had hardly taken the paper when Long Feiye took it out of his hands. He glanced at the contents before returning it to the man and gesturing for the shadow guards to withdraw. He hadn’t made any objections or changed his expression, but his hands gave him away. Once again, he was subconsciously stroking Han Yunxi’s hair. Every time he did, a doting look would come into his eyes. They were filled with nothing but pampering. Every time he stroked her hair, it was clear that he was very pleased!

He took Han Yunxi by the shoulders and headed into the Leng Estate with a smile. “It looks like we’ll be staying here for a few more days.”

“I’ve already planned out the steps to forming a mercenary army. Xu Donglin can take care of the details and arrange things. We can leave tomorrow without delay, it’s important to get to Celestial Mountain!” Han Yunxi was serious.

Long Feiye stopped walked to look at her. “Han Yunxi, you’re well matched with your lordship in hundreds of ways!”

Han Yunxi gave a start, but she quickly laughed. “Your Highness Duke of Qin, are you praising chenqie? Or yourself?”

Long Feiye resumed carefully brushing back her hair. “Han Yunxi, your lordship isn’t joking.” He would probably never find another woman in this lifetime who could take Han Yunxi’s place. The so called “well-matched” pair had to be one who mutually respected each other and gained their hearts.

After brushing back the hair on her forehead, Han Yunxi’s clear eyes shone even brighter than before. She said, “Since we’re well matched in hundreds of ways, then we should be well loved in thousands of ways. Long Feiye, you have to love me well!”

Instead of replying, Long Feiye pulled her close by the waist and sealed the promise with a kiss! Events at the City of Daughters had ended with a splendid conclusion. Both Long Feiye and Han Yunxi ended up staying overnight.

With Long Feiye’s assistance the next morning, Han Yunxi quickly made arrangements for everything in the City of Daughters before the pair set off from its west gates. Now they were formally on their way to Celestial Mountain.

But neither of them knew that two pairs of eyes were staring at them from the forests bordering the city walls. Just who…were they?

Translator’s Note: OKAY GUYS NO CHEATING BUT WHO DO YOU THINK IS SPYING ON THEM LOL~ The answer’s in the next chapter teaser, but I wanna see your guesses in the comments below for fun! I know I was surprised when I found out….though I should’ve guessed, with the throwaway comment the author put in an earlier chapter…sneaky, sneaky~