Imperial Guard Meets Runaway Prince

office. Noticing how his lips were contorted into

be the last. She was used to it ever since she set foot in the ca

ation. After all, she was the future Imperial Advisor! What was a few stare

erent. It was that of shock, and he seemed genui

al mercenary for her to use in a mission, and never failed to treat any civilian, no matter commoner o

t to him, and he quickl

was distracted. You just r

ontained herself from sneer

dly, ensuring she sounded as solemn as she could. She neede

from his sleeve and pr

r the mercena

test you for your s

dy at an

one desk in the vicinity, where a pile of scrolls lay accompanied by an inkstone and

red him and read what he had written on the scroll. His name was Zhan Peng, a surname that was uncom

ising martial arts for a

a few people who would have started learning at such a young age daunted Yuxi. She suspected that he was lying. Ther

ere was no reason to lie. If he could parry three blows from her without getting thrown aside like a grass blade in the wind, then she

ing grounds outside the office. This was where her colleagues, the other guards and some of the newer recr

ponent. So far, she had not lost a single battle. She also owned a long sword that had been passed on to her by the Qians' predecessors, and she barely had a c

r uniform was unique from the other guards present, basically because she had a special

k her place in an empty space, b

up a w

are sp

but she couldn't recall where she had heard it before.

e are doing here, di

no exception. Even if he ended up becoming her appointed mercenary, she wouldn't go easy on him. All he

to the weapon rack and scrutinised the av

ry fighter. He ignored the light weapons, moving towards the heavier weapons: the greataxes,

t among the ones available here?" He

ately, but just plastered a fals

ree to use what

" He reached to grab the sw

uld pose a security risk, but this man seemed genuine enough. Even then, if she sounded the alarm, her colleagues wou

d by what she hea

hat you want to

get to action," s

leamed with a bright golden ray

im, brandishing her whip so vig

wish,

trokes from me. If you manage to do that,

idence, and she shifted into a fighting sta