"Frank, all you need to do today is watch from the sidelines. You don't need to do anything, understand?" A mercenary repeatedly emphasized to Ye Lang.
Frank was the name Ye Lang used to represent that person. Although they didn't know Frank, they had a list of names, so they called Ye Lang Frank.
Ye Lang thought that these people had thought of a disguise for him, which was really thoughtful. Since that was the case, he would call himself Frank and be a mercenary named Frank for a while. He thought that would be very interesting.
Because of this idea, Ye Lang never considered that this mercenary group was not Anna Mercenary Group. Even if this mercenary group had a different name both to the outside world and to the inside world, he felt that this was a cover-up, and he himself had to do a good job of covering up and be a good mercenary.
And it was precisely because he did this that people were less likely to suspect that he was an imposter and that he was not Frank!
As for why the mercenary emphasized this to Ye Lang, it was because although Ye Lang was very serious about doing things, some situations would always arise, and he would make some mistakes that everyone found amazing.
For example, if you let him be the cook, he'll mistake sugar for salt and all the dishes he cooks will be sweet!
For example, if you ask him to keep watch at night, he might fall asleep in the middle of the night, which isn't a big deal; at most, it's considered slacking off. The problem is that while he's sleeping, he'll set off the alarm, disturbing everyone's peace, while he himself sleeps soundly.
Etc...
Right now, everyone sees Frank the mercenary as a clueless idiot, and they plan to get rid of him once their mission here is over.
To prevent Ye Lang from causing further trouble, everyone unanimously decided to let him do nothing and serve him like a young master!
Ye Lang found this perfectly normal. He was, after all, a young master, so he was even less likely to doubt these people. He even thought that these people felt bad about making him do things, since he was the one who hired them.
And so, Ye Lang followed these mercenaries through kingdom after kingdom, getting closer and closer to the Vermilion Bird Empire in the south. Fortunately, this mercenary group was heading south. If they had gone north to the Xiangkong Empire, wouldn't he have been sending himself to the wolves?
If he enters the Xiangkong Empire, Zhao Yarou will definitely be busy again. This time, she will not let Ye Lang escape so easily. She will not use a large army to pursue him, but will instead use the Empire's sword saints and the like.
Facing the pursuit of the likes of the Imperial Sword Saint, Ye Lang will not have it as easy as before. He will be in a lot of trouble, and he might be caught if he is not careful.
Just a hundred miles from the Vermilion Bird Empire, the mercenary group stopped, not to rest, but because they had reached their destination.
They brought a package here this time, a small box. Nobody knows what's inside, at least nobody in this mercenary group.
It's just a box anyway, and the price they offered was high, so no one will bother with it.
As mercenaries, they would not open the box; that was the rule. If they broke the rule, they would disappear from the mercenary world and would no longer be able to survive.
Of course, the rules cannot be broken, but you can also choose not to accept them. So, these kinds of things are all voluntary, and many people do them; it's just a very common thing.
"Why are you stopping here?" After resting for a few days, Ye Lang asked curiously. Logically, the team that was escorting him should stop for no reason without his request.
"We've already reached our destination, where else do we need to go?" One of the mercenaries looked at Ye Lang with the same curiosity, not understanding what was wrong with this confused Frank.
"We've arrived at our destination? No way, this doesn't look like Tiger Tribe at all." Even if Ye Lang was confused, he could still distinguish between Orcs and ordinary people.
"Tiger Tribe? What are you talking about? This is Am City on the border of the Vermilion Bird Empire. We're here to deliver something. Are you still asleep?" The mercenary looked at Ye Lang, assuming he was just confused, and didn't think anything of it.
In any case, for him, cooperating with Ye Lang would be the last time, and he would never see Ye Lang again, so naturally he wouldn't think about anything else.
"..." Ye Lang fell silent. He seemed to have realized that he might have followed the wrong person.
Nonsense, if we hadn't followed the wrong people, how would we have ended up in the Vermilion Bird Empire? Anna and the others would never be as foolish as I was and go to the wrong place.
By the way, Anna and the others seem to be all women, while these people...
Only then did Ye Lang notice this, but it was too late, far too late!
"Um, it seems I made a mistake. Can I leave now?" After realizing something was wrong, Ye Lang readily said he wanted to leave.
However, at this moment, the mercenaries did not allow Ye Lang to leave, because the mission was not over yet. Even if they wanted to send Ye Lang away, they would have to wait until the mission was over and the commission was settled.
In the mercenary business, no one can embezzle commissions, whether they are the employer or the mercenary being hired. No one can embezzle other mercenaries' commissions, otherwise, the consequences will be very serious.
"You can't leave now. After this mission is completed, you can go wherever you want!" the mercenary said.
"Why? I'm not..." Ye Lang asked in confusion, wanting to say that he wasn't a mercenary and had just made a mistake.
"There's no why. Even if you know you're worthless, what's yours will still be yours. We won't shortchange you a single penny. If you want to leave, wait until this mission is completed!" the mercenary said sternly.
Ye Lang looked at the mercenary in a daze, then nodded. Although he didn't know what was going on, since the mercenary was taking it so seriously, he decided to stay and wait for the mission to be completed. Anyway, a few more days wouldn't make a difference.
However, Ye Lang was now thinking that since he had come all this way, time was going to be very tight. How could such a ridiculous thing have happened? He didn't understand why they mistook him for that Frank.
Ye Lang was blaming these people, but he didn't seem to realize that he was the main character. If he himself couldn't figure it out, how could others understand it and avoid making this blunder?
I wonder if Anna and the others will scold me if they find out about this...
Forget it, I won't notify them. I'll just go by myself. At most, I'll hire a carriage; the driver should know the way.
Also, now that we're at the entrance of Suzaku, should we go in to find my cousin? Maybe not. Finding her isn't a problem, but it might waste time. We can come back another time.
Based on Ye Lang's understanding of his cousin, if she caught him, it would take at least one or two months to get away!