Lu Yuan turned slightly and gestured to Frey on his back. "Keep giving me directions. Let's get moving."
"Oh," Frey replied. She poked her head out from behind Lu Yuan and greeted the Blue Knight and Brunkel somewhat awkwardly before raising a hand to point the way, quietly giving Lu Yuan directions.
Lu Yuan immediately changed course and charged ahead, with the Blue Knight and Brunkel following on either side.
As for the three Third Orders who had fled and Leader Number Two, Lu Yuan was not particularly worried. Driving them away had saved him the trouble of having them trail him all the way to camp. That would have been the real headache.
As they traveled, the Blue Knight spoke up to introduce the two of them.
"This is Brunkel, the Heretic Cleanser sent by the Empire."
Lu Yuan nodded, committing the title to memory. No wonder this woman looked at Heretics with such a terrifying gaze. Killing them was her job.
Wait, didn't Dean say the Empire had sent a Heretic Cleanser? Could she be the one?
While Lu Yuan was thinking, the Blue Knight went on to introduce him.
"This is Lu Yuan, a student at our Knight Academy."
At that point, she deliberately added extra emphasis.
"He belongs to the Night Watchers. And he's a captain."
She had not mentioned that casually. The Blue Knight had seen the admiration in Brunkel's eyes perfectly clearly just now. This woman plainly had her sights set on Lu Yuan.
Absolutely not.
Lu Yuan belongs to the Night Watchers. If she poaches him and something goes wrong with the mission, who takes the blame-the Knight Academy or Brunkel? Who's going to stop the Night Watchers when they come demanding him back?
Unfortunately, the Blue Knight's efforts were wasted.
At the