The woman's cloak was lifted, revealing a face as white as cream. Among the three-dimensional and picturesque facial features, a pair of red eyes were particularly eye-catching.
What complemented her red eyes was a row of tattoo needles made of ocher crystals around her waist, which were as slender as a willow.
Snow-skinned and red-eyed, she was about twenty years old, and she had an air of being superior to all living beings. Even Betzin recognized her background.
After Li Rui and others saw the girl's appearance, their expressions changed drastically.
But the girl calmly faced everyone's astonishment, with the corners of her mouth raised slightly, looking very arrogant.
There is Sha Yan, a master of holy patterns in the Shencai Palace, who together with Yun Lang of the Yun family are known as the best in the world. The girl in front of her looks at her dress and conversation, and she must have a close relationship with Sha Yan.
"May I ask what the relationship is between this distinguished young lady and His Majesty Sha Yanmian of the Shencai Palace?"
(On the mainland, young people with distinguished status and special skills are called Your Highness, and elders are collectively called His Majesty)
"That's my mother. She's in Xiasha River. This time she came to Xuan Beast Ridge to help my mother collect a long-lost magic pattern." Rumor has it that Sha Yan is Snow Skin and Red Eyes. This girl looks like her.
They are 90% similar, so their identities are not fake.
Thinking of the Shencai Palace, a place so high and mighty that people would shy away from it just by its name, Li Rui's temples jumped twice, and he was secretly glad that he almost lost the opportunity to win the favor of the Holy Pattern Master because of a sum of money.
Sha Yan has been famous for fifty years. When she was young, she was withdrawn and never got married. Later, she joined the Queen of Shencai Palace. It was rumored that she had an affair with an elder in the palace. She did not have Sha Xi until she was over fifty. Because of Sha Xi
She has a special status. She was regarded as a goddess as soon as she was born and learned Sha Yan's holy technique.
It is said that Sha Yan doted on his beloved daughter so much that he wanted to pick off even the stars in the sky and hold them in front of her. This also developed Sha Xi's domineering and selfish temperament.
Sha Xi was born in the Shencai Palace since she was a child, and she admired Zong Shaoqing, who looked like an immortal. This time, she received a cold reception from him and was very angry when she went out.
I originally wanted to hire a five-star mercenary to help out, but I completed my mission earlier and went back. Unexpectedly, I met Betzin in the Five Saints Mercenary Guild, who was about to recruit a large number of mercenaries.
Her temperament meant that she didn't like anyone competing with her for food. As soon as she heard that Bates wanted to steal the only five-star mercenary, she immediately revealed her identity.
Sha Yan's holy pattern is a rare treasure for anyone in the world. If he takes good care of the girl in front of him, he may have a chance to obtain a holy pattern.
Thinking of this, Li Rui immediately changed his face and said attentively: "Thanks to His Highness Sha Xi for your love, I will do my best without any hesitation."
After hearing what Li Rui said, Bates' face froze. Although Li Rui had just verbally agreed to his employment, according to the customs on the road, mercenary entrustment, verbal agreement means that the entrustment relationship is established.
Li Rui's implication was that he had openly torn up the employment trust.
Remembering the Lord's instructions when he left, and thinking about the special identity of Sha Xi, Lao Guan's Bates had to hold back his breath and said with a dejected face, "Miss Luo Lin, since Brother Li doesn't have any
Kung Fu, then we can’t force him, so I’d better ask you to help me recruit the remaining mercenaries.”
Without the five-star mercenaries in charge, the county guards of Fontaine County will indeed lose their luster. Fortunately, Lord Tengwu will still stay in the territory for a short time. When the time comes, let him help **** the recruited mercenaries.
When Sha Xi saw Betzin's old face that looked like old bark, she felt it was particularly annoying. She pursed her rose petal-like lips and said, "Lowling, I not only want to recruit a five-star mercenary, I also want to recruit a five-star mercenary."
More than a hundred mercenaries are responsible for escorting me into the mountain."
At this moment, even if Bates wanted to pretend to be stupid, he could already hear the provocation in Sha Xi's words.
After all, Bates was a man who had been in the army and had been a housekeeper for these years. Although his temper had become somewhat tempered, the blood of a soldier flowed in his bones. After being interrupted by Sha Xi twice in a row, his temper grew.
He said angrily, "Miss, I brought up the matter of recruiting mercenaries first. If you really want to hire me, please wait until I complete the formalities before we discuss it."
"Huh, old guy, you can ask who walked in first. Just now we were clearly talking to Luo Lin about the commission, but you ran in shouting, I just want a hundred mercenaries.
How can we compete with anyone who has more Xuandan?" Sha Xi's red pupils shrank, showing deep disdain.
She threw out a Danxuan card, and saw two shining diamonds clearly displayed on it.
A diamond-level Danxuan card contains at least nearly 100 million Xuandan.
The Shencai Temple accepts worship from all directions, and even the two major powers and several major private organizations will willingly pay some money to the Shencai Temple, not to mention the income earned by the sacred pattern master Sha Yan every time he carves the sacred pattern.
They are all astronomical figures.
Fontaine County has been revitalized and rebuilt to this day. With great difficulty, thanks to the efforts of Mr. Hong Yao, the fiscal expenditure has finally reversed the loss situation for more than three consecutive years, and the revenue and expenditure have been even.
Under such circumstances, the lord spent a huge amount of money to prepare a mercenary county guard for the safety of the people in the territory, which is evident from his intentions.
The Danxuan that Bates carried in his arms was temporarily paid for by the lord personally from his own pocket.
Thinking of this, Bates felt that the burden on his shoulders was even heavier, and his old face became redder and redder. He looked at Rowling for help, hoping that the other party would provide him with justice.
Luo Lin also frowned. After weighing the giant Buddha in Shencai Hall and the uncertain situation in Fontaine County, the outcome was clear.
Luo Lin had no choice but to take Sha Xi's Danxuan Card and shook her head apologetically at the old housekeeper.
Bates's old face immediately turned abnormally purple like an eggplant beaten by frost.
In the sneer-filled eyes of Sha Yan and her maid, Bates tremblingly took back the Danxuan Card and walked out of the Five Saints Mercenary Guild with heavy steps.
Before leaving, he heard the two girls giggling and laughing, "He is just a poor lord from the countryside, and he still dares to show off. He wants to hire mercenaries with such a small amount of money. It is really shameless."
The laughter behind him kept swirling in his mind. Betzin felt dizzy. He hunched his back and walked a few steps. He felt as if there was a sharp knife in the temples on both sides of his head.
He kept wringing his hands and said, "Lord, Bates is useless and has betrayed your trust."
The old housekeeper walked back step by step in the morning light.
After the old butler Batesin disappeared, a man walked out of the trees on the side. He seemed to be an acquaintance. It was Song Mu who had met Yue Jinghua several times earlier.
He said to himself: "The goddess has caused trouble again, and I have to tell the son of God about this matter first."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, and a white bird perched on the treetop nearby flew out.