Lu Qi was a little surprised by the sudden escort commission.

After looking at Keira's appearance, he couldn't tell what the other person was thinking at all, so he couldn't help but ask directly:

"As the king's advisor, you can ask the king to send you an elite force to escort you all the way. There is no need to find me, a little ranger, right?"

Putting down the wine glass, Kayla stood up slowly and walked towards Lu Qi:

"This is my private matter. I don't want to have anything to do with the royal family. I have already signed a contract with a mercenary group. I just think you have good skills, so I just brought you along..."

Arriving in front of Lu Qi, Keira smiled slightly, stretched out her fingers and caressed his chest, then walked around behind him and said softly:

"Besides, maybe you can help me collect some alchemy materials on the way..."

The faint smell of lavender floated faintly through the nose from the sorceress's body.

Facing Keila's ambiguous behavior, Lu Qi didn't feel any enjoyment on his face, but instead could not help but frown.

Whether it was his feelings while playing the game or the rumors he heard in the tavern, Lu Qi's impression of the sorceress was not very good.

On the one hand, these beautiful women with powerful powers all had difficult childhoods that they couldn't bear to look back on. This allowed them to maintain a strong and stoic heart even after mastering magical power and changing their appearance.

On the other hand, it is the huge contrast between the past and the present that makes these sorceresses become vain, dress boldly and revealingly, and like to express their desires more directly.

Because they lost their fertility when using magic to change their body and appearance, sorceresses no longer received worldly restraints and became very dissolute. They always liked to use their beauty to prove their charm.

There are countless stories and cases of sorceresses seducing men.

Could it be that Keira has taken a fancy to herself? She wants to give herself a chance to make a fool of herself?!

This idea was rejected by Lu Qi as soon as it came up.

Although he felt that he was indeed much more handsome than those medieval nobles and commoners.

However, he is not narcissistic enough to think that his charm can captivate a well-informed sorceress who has met countless men in just two meetings.

Thinking about it this way, Lu Qi suddenly understood.

What Kayla likes? Maybe it’s not his handsome face? It’s his outstanding strength.

Of course, this has something to do with his handsomeness? It must have something to do with it.

After all, a strong but ugly man? Or a strong but handsome man? A woman will choose the latter...

"How is it? How do you think about it?"

Thousands of thoughts in his mind were interrupted, Lu Qi's expression remained normal, and he just responded calmly:

"It doesn't matter to me. It's too boring to stay in the stable all day long at dusk anyway? I need to take it out for a walk in the wild to relax or something."

"Dusk? You call your horse Dusk?"

"Yes, when I bought it from the horse dealer, it happened to be dusk, so..."

As soon as he finished speaking? A crisp and sweet smile suddenly sounded:

"Hahaha..."

Kayla seemed to like the little story about Lu Qi and the horse so much that she laughed so hard that her chest was as warm and white as if it was about to pop out of her collar.

"You are such an interesting person..."

"Thank you for the compliment? This is one of my many advantages."

Walking up to Lu Qi again? Keira's eyes moved? She looked him up and down, and then said:

"You are completely different from those stupid nobles and commoners. You seem fearless, as if nothing will surprise you. I have only seen this feeling in my fellow mages...

"

After a pause, Kayla raised her hand and waved again, and another slightly larger money bag on the round table flew towards Lu Qi.

"Here is half of the deposit for the commission. You'd better buy yourself a set of armor. I don't want you to be suddenly shot through by a sharp arrow on the way to escort..."

Hearing this, Lu Qi was stunned for a moment, then he put the heavy money bag away politely and replied casually:

"Although I don't think I need something like that. However, since it is the employer's suggestion, I will consider it."

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first..."

Raising her brows slightly, Keira looked at the man in front of her in surprise, and couldn't help but say:

"Alex, why do I feel like you don't want to stay with me and want to get out of here as soon as possible?"

"How could it be? A beautiful lady like you, as beautiful as a rose, is willing to spend quality time with you no matter which man you are. However, I still have some things to do. So, please forgive me for resigning first.

"

"You know where I am. Let me know before you leave. I will arrive immediately. Then..."

"See you then."

After that, Lu Qi turned around and walked towards the door without waiting for Kayla's permission.

Watching Lu Qi's figure disappear behind the door, Keira finally reacted, raised the corner of her mouth and murmured to herself:

"Rose? Are you saying that I have thorns on my body and I don't dare to get close..."

...

The remaining bounty entrusted by the water ghost is eighty orens.

The escort commission bounty Keira paid in advance was a full one hundred orens.

With this small sum of money in hand, Lu Qi did not intend to listen to Keira's advice and buy any armor. Instead, he took the "Black Hawk" to the blacksmith workshop for repairs and made a batch of long and narrow flying knives.

.

There is no guarantee that we will encounter any trouble during this escort mission.

Compared to crossbows that may be damaged, he prefers flying knives that can't make mistakes.

And against humans, flying knives are more useful than steel swords...

With the commission bounty provided by Keira, a rich woman, Lu Qi would not be kicked out on the street by the hotel owner, and he could also change his burlap clothes into more comfortable fine linen.

After careful consideration, Lu Qi bought a set of lightweight black leather armor, which he wore outside his lining jacket to provide some protection.

Although I have the [Breathing and Blood Recovery] skill, I am not afraid of getting hurt at all. However, it is better not to expose this secret too quickly...

A week later, Lu Qi was wandering around the temple area when he was suddenly blocked by a bald man wearing light armor and a long sword tied to his waist.

"Alex of Zawada?"

"It's me, are you?"

"I am Jillian from the Yellow Thorn Mercenary Group. I am here to inform you that when the rooster crows tomorrow, Lord Metz's carriage will set off and let us gather at the city gate."

Hearing this, Lu Qi nodded and replied:

"Okay, I'll be there on time."
Chapter completed!