Men Crying Isn't a Sin (1)

At this moment, Ye Lanyu didn't have the time to pick on Ye Lang's little faults, nor did she want to discuss whether his past actions were just him messing around. She just found it strange why her brother would have such a tone.

Sadness. This kind of expression had never appeared on her brother's face before. Even though he had some flaws since he was young, he was always happy and carefree, without a single worry.

Now that he had become a normal person, he was still living a leisurely life every day, studying alchemy during the day and sleeping with Tiger Girl at night.

What could be making him so sad?

Ye Lanyu wanted to ask, but she didn't have the chance. At least, not for now.

Just then, Tiger Girl came out from inside. After her bath, she carried a faint fragrance as she walked towards Ye Lang, looking at the brother and sister in the courtyard with a bit of curiosity.

What happened? Why did Miss Lanyu's expression seem a little strange, and why was young master also acting peculiar?

Tiger Girl's senses were very keen, able to detect even such subtle details. Was it her nature, or was it because the central figure was her young master?

Ye Lang stood up and walked towards Tiger Girl without a word. He then picked her up and held her in his arms, just holding her quietly, silently, without uttering a sound.

"???" Tiger Girl and Ye Lanyu were puzzled. What was wrong with him?

Although Ye Lang slept with Tiger Girl at night, he never held her during the day, let alone in front of others.

"Young master, what's wrong? What happened?" Tiger Girl didn't speak at first, just letting Ye Lang hold her. However, Ye Lang's embrace seemed endless. Ten minutes had passed, and he was still holding her motionless and silent.

This made Tiger Girl even more confused, completely bewildered.

Ye Lang slowly separated from Tiger Girl, holding her shoulders with both hands. He looked into her eyes and said softly, "Tiger Girl, don't blame me, and don't be angry. This is for your own good."

"??? Young master, what are you talking about?" Tiger Girl was even more confused. What did he mean by that?

"Today..." Ye Lang looked at Tiger Girl, wanting to explain the reason, wanting to explain everything. But at this moment, someone else barged in.

"You little brat, what trick are you playing now? What's the deal with the mercenary group outside? What treasure are you sending that you've invited the entire Anna Mercenary Group? The commission is a staggering million. I thought you'd calmed down after not squandering for three months, but it turns out you were just accumulating power to unleash it all at once!" Long Anqi, who had rushed into the courtyard, yelled at Ye Lang.

Yes, a million gold coins. What kind of concept was that? A normal mission would have a commission of a few gold coins, a slightly more difficult one tens of gold coins, dangerous ones double that, and even more advanced, time-consuming, and labor-intensive missions might yield a few hundred or a thousand, with dangerous ones doubling again.

However, even for a top-tier, extremely dangerous mission like dragon slaying, the commission wouldn't exceed a million, and it might not even require that much.

Of course, this commission calculation was based on the skill level of the Anna Mercenary Group. Sometimes, a mission required the cooperation of many mercenary groups, like the dragon-slaying mission, which definitely couldn't be handled by just one or two groups. They would need to invite many helpers. When all was said and done, one mercenary group would at most get a few hundred thousand.

So, to use a modern analogy, the cost-effectiveness of this mission far exceeded any other mission, and any mercenary group would accept it because it could accelerate their development.

And the Anna Mercenary Group, after accepting this mission, developed rapidly in the following years, instantly rising to the top ten.

This was equivalent to receiving a huge investment. It was no wonder the Anna Mercenary Group summoned everyone back within two months. Normally, it might not even take half a year to accomplish that.

Because of this, the Anna Mercenary Group offered Ye Lang the position of honorary leader, treating him as their most distinguished VIP, granting his every request, and offering free services whenever possible. Though Ye Lang, the prodigal son, wouldn't care about free or not.

The benefits for Ye Lang? At the most basic level, it was information sharing within the mercenary group. Knowing the importance of information, Ye Lang later felt that his million was not enough.

Another benefit was that the mercenary group was entirely composed of women, and there were many beautiful women among them, especially the leader, Anna. Therefore, as an honorary leader, Ye Lang gained unexpected advantages.

In short, these intangible benefits seemed immeasurable, even with a million.

However, at this moment, no one could see that. Everyone only saw Ye Lang once again indulging in extravagant spending.

"A million... Young master, you're being too reckless. What treasure are you sending?" Tiger Girl was also stunned when she heard the amount. This was Ye Lang's highest record of extravagance; before, it was at most six digits, and now it had reached seven.

"I'm going to send the most precious treasure of my life. I won't let my treasure suffer any harm," Ye Lang said with a smile at Tiger Girl.

"??? What? You have such a treasure? You even used Ban's notes as a desk mat. You've never cared about anything." Tiger Girl was suspicious. All her life, she had never seen Ye Lang cherish anything.

And if any alchemists heard Tiger Girl's words, they would surely cry out in anguish and denounce Ye Lang for even using Ban's notes as a desk mat. What he had was the original manuscript, not a copy.

"Those are dead things, and I've already memorized them. Why should I care about them? My treasure is you. You are my most precious treasure forever." Ye Lang smiled at Tiger Girl. Although his words seemed a bit careless, almost like a joke, anyone could feel that he was serious, and it was an unquestionable seriousness.

"Hmph, you're teasing me again. It's a miracle if you always cherish me... Wait, what did you say?" Tiger Girl didn't react at first but quickly realized the implication.

Saying she was a treasure meant that she was the one he was going to send away?

This made sense. Why did he say earlier that she shouldn't blame him or be angry? It turned out he wanted to send her away.

Thinking of this, Tiger Girl's heart tightened. She looked at Ye Lang and asked fearfully, "Young master, are you sending me away? Don't you want me anymore?"

"Silly girl, how could I not want you!" Seeing the frightened Tiger Girl, Ye Lang hugged her again and said very gently.

"Then why are you sending me away?" Tiger Girl trembled slightly in Ye Lang's arms, still afraid.