At this moment, Ye Lan Yu didn't have time to tease Ye Lang about his past behavior. She didn't want to discuss whether he had been playing around before but just found it strange that her brother had such an expression.
Worry was not a look that had ever appeared on her brother before. Although he had some defects since childhood, he was always cheerful and never had a hint of worry.
Now, as a normal person, he was relaxed every day, studying alchemy during the day, and sleeping with Hu Niu at night.
What could possibly be bothering him?
Ye Lan Yu wanted to ask, but she didn't have the chance to ask—at least not for the time being.
At this moment, Hu Niu had just come out, and after her bath, she exuded a fragrant scent as she walked towards Ye Lang, casting a curious glance at the siblings in the courtyard.
Something had happened—why did Miss Lan Yu's expression seem odd, and the young master also seemed peculiar.
Hu Niu's intuition was very keen; she could discern even these tiny details, whether it was natural or because of her young master's involvement.
Ye Lang stood up, quietly greeted Hu Niu, then hugged her without saying a word, just quietly, quietly holding her, not uttering a single word.
"???" Hu Niu and Ye Lan rain felt strange, what was wrong with him?
While Ye Lang slept with Hu Niu at night, he had never hugged her during the day, and certainly wouldn't have such actions in front of others.
"Young master, what's wrong with you? What happened?" Hu Niu also didn't speak at first, just let Ye Lang hug her. However, Ye Lang's hug seemed never-ending. Ten minutes passed, and he was still holding her without moving or speaking.
This made Hu Niu increasingly puzzled, unable to make heads or tails of it.
Ye Lang slowly let go of Hu Niu, holding her shoulders with both hands, looking into her eyes gently and saying, "Hu Niu, don't blame me, and don't be angry. This is for your own good."
"?? Young master, what are you talking about?" Hu Niu was even more confused. What did he mean?
"Today..." Ye Lang looked at Hu Niu, wanting to explain the reason, to explain everything, but at that moment, someone burst in.
"Wang Ba-douche, what trick are you playing again? What does the mercenary group outside mean? You want to give some precious thing, inviting the entire Anna Mercenary Group, and the commission is as high as a million. You haven't been extravagant for three months. I thought you had calmed down, didn't expect you were just waiting to unleash it all at once." Dragon Anqi rushed into the courtyard, scolding Ye Lang loudly.
Yes, a million gold coins, what kind of concept was this? The commission for ordinary tasks was a few gold coins, for more advanced ones, tens of gold coins, doubled for those with danger. Even for top-level, extremely dangerous tasks like dragon slaying, the commission was not even a million, and it didn't require that much.
Of course, this commission calculation was based on the level of the Anna Mercenary Group. Sometimes a task required the cooperation of many mercenary groups, just like the dragon slaying task, definitely not something one or two mercenary groups could handle. It required many helpers, and all added up, a mercenary group could only get a few hundred thousand at most.
So, in modern terms, the cost-effectiveness of this mission far exceeded any other mission, and any mercenary group would agree because it could accelerate their development.
After receiving this mission, the Anna Mercenary Group had rapid growth in the coming years, quickly rising to the top ten positions.
This was equivalent to receiving a huge investment, so it was no wonder that the Anna Mercenary Group summoned all its members within just two months. Under normal circumstances, it probably wouldn't have been settled even in six months.
Because of this, the Anna Mercenary Group gave Ye Lang the position of honorary head, considering him the most prestigious guest, fulfilling any request, providing things for free. Although Ye Lang, an extravagant spendthrift, didn't care about free or not.
As for the benefits for Ye Lang? At the most basic level, it was information sharing by the mercenary group. Ye Lang, who understood the importance of information, felt that he had not spent enough of that one million.
Another benefit was that the mercenary group was all female, with many beautiful women, particularly their leader, Anna. Therefore, as the honorary head, Ye Lang had received unexpected benefits.
In short, the invisible benefits seemed unreachable even with a million.
But for now, no one could see this, only seeing Ye Lang's big spending once again.
"A million... Young master, you're really extravagant this time. What precious thing are you giving?" After hearing this number, Hu Niu was also stunned. This was Ye Lang's highest record of extravagance, previously at most six figures, but now it had reached seven.
"I want to give my most precious treasure of this lifetime. I won't let my treasure suffer any harm." Ye Lang looked at Hu Niu and smiled.
"?? What? Do you have such a treasure? You use classroom notes as a coaster, you have never cared about anything." Hu Niu questioned. She had never seen Ye Lang treat anything as a treasure.
If some alchemists heard Hu Niu say this, they would definitely be devastated and would criticize Ye Lang, who used classroom notes as a coaster, which were not duplicates.
"All those are lifeless things, and I've already remembered them. There's no need to care about them. You are my treasure, forever." Ye Lang smiled at Hu Niu. Although his words seemed casual, almost joking, everyone could feel his seriousness, an unquestionable seriousness.
"Hmph, you're teasing me again. You must be joking to think of me as a treasure... Wait, what did you say?" Hu Niu didn't understand at first, but soon realized the issue.
If he said she was a treasure, didn't that mean that he wanted to send her away?
Hu Niu thought of this and her heart skipped a beat. Looking at Ye Lang, she asked hesitantly, "Young master, are you sending me away? Don't you want me anymore?"
"Silly girl, how could I not want you?" Seeing Hu Niu's fear, Ye Lang hugged her again, then spoke gently.
"Then why do you want to send me away?" Hu Niu trembled slightly in Ye Lang's embrace, still afraid.
Perhaps, the only one who truly cared about this matter was just Huniu.
"It's okay, I'll be fine when the time comes," Yelang casually said.
"..." Huniu didn't speak any more, just sat quietly lost in thought.
At this point, there was no sound in the courtyard, just waiting quietly for time to pass, but both Yelang and Huniu seemed to want time to stand still at this moment.
However, time cannot be stopped for anyone; it always moves forward. Captain Anna's arrival forced Yelang to separate from Huniu and begin discussing the task with Captain Anna.
His request was simple: at any cost, ensure that Huniu was unharmed. If not, he could call for help.
To Yelang's request, the beautiful Anna was taken aback. Was this real?
It wasn't that the request was too high but that it was too low. It was just escorting Huniu, and it didn't require her entire mercenary group to act, nor did it require so much commission. Just one percent was enough.
For the mainland, Huniu was not an important figure, at least not currently. Even if she walked alone, aside from lewd individuals, no one would have any harmful intentions towards her. Naturally, she didn't need such a large contingent for protection.
In any case, since Yelang made this request and offered such a large commission, they would naturally do their best and ensure that Huniu suffered no harm.
Many people asked Yelang afterwards why he had paid a commission of one million gold coins, saying that Huniu was not worth that price, not even if it were himself.
Yelang did not answer this question; he disdained to answer it, disdained to discuss Huniu's value, as it would be an insult to her.
"Young master, I'm leaving. Take care of yourself, I will come back," Huniu said with apparent reluctance, as if it were a life-and-death farewell.
Of course, she would come back; she had always planned to stay at home for a while and then have her family arrange for her to attend the Royal Academy. There were also orc students at the Royal Academy.
How could she leave Yelang with peace of mind? She could never leave him in this lifetime!
"I know, I will take care of myself. If you don't come back, I will come to see you," Yelang replied. With his understanding of Huniu, he naturally knew she would come back.
"And young master, don't sleep with the Seventh Princess before I return, and stay away from other girls," Huniu said lightly, as if it were a joke, but also seemed serious.
"Don't worry, I'm not that casual of a person!" Yelang said earnestly.
"The next thing you're going to say is that when I get casual, I'm not a person anymore..." Huniu said with a smile, leaving Yelang stunned.
"..., who taught you that," after a while, Yelang asked curiously, as this phrase was not popular here.
"You, you said it two years ago. At that time, you were..." Huniu said lightly, slowly and in detail, describing the situation at that time.
"..." Yelang just listened quietly. He had almost forgotten this matter, yet she remembered it so clearly. It was just a very small, small anecdote in life.
How many times has this happened? The members of Anna's mercenary group couldn't help but think to themselves. This wasn't the first time the two bid each other farewell and then changed the topic. It was really heartwrenching.
The two little ones were surprisingly entangled and close; I wonder what they'll be like when they grow up!
However, everyone liked the relationship between the two, the kind that was very pure and without any impurities, reminding everyone of childhood, reminiscing about childhood playmates...
Such a precious sentiment, but how many can continue to last?
I hope the two of them can always maintain this relationship, until forever! This was almost everyone's wish present.