Ye Lang nodded and said, "Yeah, it's all the same to me. I also don't know where to go!"
"Then you can just follow us. We happen to be going to the Fire Dragon City in the Vermilion Bird Empire," the lady said.
If Ye Lan Yu and the others were here at this time, they would definitely stop Ye Lang and tell him not to go with strangers, warning that he might get kidnapped.
However, they were not here. So Ye Lang simply nodded and said, "Okay, that's good!"
And with that, Ye Lang was “kidnapped” by this unfamiliar lady...
When Ye Lang followed the lady to an inn, a few drunkards drinking there suddenly jumped up and looked at Ye Lang as if they had seen a fat lamb being led to slaughter, using a very strange tone to say, "Mandy, is this the new boss?"
This situation easily led one to think that it was a setup!
"You guys, are you bad people? I can give you money, but nothing else!" Ye Lang directly expressed his inner feelings.
"..." Sister, also known as Mandy, remained silent, then angrily scolded the group of drunkards, "You bastards, don't just sit here and drink, you still have work to do!! Take people's money and ease their troubles! Also, remember, this is a little brother I just met, he is not a boss!"
"I'm sorry, little brother, my subordinates are all like this, don't misunderstand, they are all good mercenaries!" Mandy hurriedly explained to Ye Lang, feeling embarrassed.
"Ah, no, I see he is dressed like a noble, how can he not be the new boss you found for extra income… cough cough, we are going to protect the boss now…" The group of people noticed the anger in Mandy's eyes and immediately made themselves scarce.
"So, you are all mercenaries. It's best for me to have someone to protect me. After the task is completed, I will also give you a certain commission." Ye Lang now understood. The big sister was doing business as a mercenary, and she happened to have a task to go to the Fire Dragon City.
"Don't listen to them. You are just traveling together, you don't need to pay a commission!" Mandy hastily explained, not wanting Ye Lang to misunderstand her motives.
As for such remarks, Ye Lang's response was something many people would know, that is— "No, when there's money to spend, I absolutely won't hold back. I am a spendthrift, you don't need to save money for me." As expected, Ye Lang continued to display his spendthrift nature.
"..." Although Mandy had seen many spendthrifts, she had never encountered one who spent so unreservedly and confidently.
"Decision made! Boss, give me the best room with a 'Heaven' number... What? Someone's already staying there? Then make him leave, I have plenty of money!" Ye Lang seemed to want to spend all the money in his pocket completely.
As for the Ye family now, he no longer had any stake. Once he spent all his money, he would be completely unable to turn things around. That way, he could fulfill his greatest dream—to squander away everything until he was penniless!
"..." Mandy suddenly doubted herself, why did she feel that this kid was very affable, especially when he was doing such despicable things.
Under Ye Lang's spending spree, the tenant of the 'Heaven' room willingly made way, having received unimaginable benefits.
"Boss, give me a bowl of shark fin soup to rinse my mouth..." This was something Ye Lang would say for all three meals, and he really did rinse his mouth with shark fin soup each time, then set it aside without eating it.
"Mandy, where did you find such a young master? Does he have a grudge against money?" Seeing this situation, the mercenaries began to murmur.
"A grudge? It's the opposite. He doesn't even care about money, he uses it like toilet paper!" another mercenary crudely described.
"Yes, Mandy, you should charge him a higher commission. If you don't, he will just spend all of it. Better to benefit us than to benefit others!"
"Agreed!"
"Seconded!"
"..."
"No nonsense, we are mercenaries, the most important thing is to keep our word. I said I won't charge him a commission, then I won't!" Mandy decisively stated, observing the professional ethics of a mercenary. Although she was just a member of an unknown mercenary group, she still had principles.
And in fact, she regretted saying that sentence at the time, as she may have been able to earn a hefty commission from the deal, which seemed like it would be more than the original task in the end.
"Alas, it's a pity, truly a pity..." A group of people shook their heads, the scene was quite magnificent.
"It's not a pity, at least all the way here, we've had the best in terms of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, it's been very comfortable!!" Mandy said.
"That's true, the young master here has covered everything, and it's all top-notch." The crowd agreed.
"That's right, one must learn to be content!" Mandy rebuked.
"Mandy, you might be content, you get to taste all those worldly delicacies he brings, but we don't!" A glutton among the group gnashed his teeth, seeming quite upset about not getting to taste what Ye Lang brought.
The people here knew that although Ye Lang ordered food, he never ate it. He only ate the food he brought himself, which was only tasted by Mandy and flaunted in front of everyone.
Finally, Ye Lang generously shared a little, but only a little, just to taste it, not a proper meal!!
For Ye Lang, this food was very precious, because Zhen Xiaoyan had only cooked for him for a year, which was not enough for himself...
Wait, Zhen Xiaoyan was now not with him, having run away together, avoiding the training. That means she could still continue to cook for him in the future.
In fact, Ye Lang had forgotten about this point and was cherishing it because he thought Zhen Xiaoyan couldn't cook for him in the short term, so he was being very stingy...
Something made especially for oneself should be cherished, it's a gesture of goodwill, shouldn't be shared with others, otherwise the person who did the gesture would feel very uncomfortable.
Indeed, if Zhen Xiaoyan found out that Ye Lang was sharing what she had painstakingly made for him with others, she would throw a tantrum at him.
"Others can want to eat, I can make for them myself, but absolutely not eat what I make for you!" This was what Zhen Xiaoyan would say in the past and in the future. As soon as she learned that Ye Lang was sharing her things with others, she would react in this manner.
This was not because she was petty, but because she cared too much for Ye Lang!!
So, although Ye Lang was late, he had also set out on the journey to the Vermilion Bird Empire. As for Ye Lanyu and the others, they were now also heading towards the Vermilion Bird Empire.
Although the goals of the two teams were both the Vermilion Bird Empire, the chance of the two teams meeting was very slim, not just in terms of timing, but also because Ye Lang's destination was random.
If the two teams did happen to meet, it would only be a coincidence, a very remarkable one indeed!