Chapter 618 Owl Guild


    "Aish...! Why do you keep on following me?!" Penny clicked her tongue, annoyed at ude, who was following her like a tail. Although he kept a good distance, he was like a puppy following his new master. "I told you I don''t have anywhere to go. I can pay you just to keep me safe." ude frowned, watching her gaze at him in disdain. "Please. I can adjust. I just need a home."


    "Hah...!" Penny scrunched her nose up. She had already sized up this man, and he wasn''t the type of person who should be tangled in this type of world. Although she didn''t know what sort of story this young man had, this path she was taking was dangerous. If Penny only knew... how great of an actor, this man was in front of her.


    "God... I hate myself." She pinched the space in her brows. "Why am I so weak in these kinds of people? No. How can I not say no to handsome men?" she grumbled, hissing, before letting out a deep exhale. "Fine." His face instantly brightened while she sighed for the umpteenth time. Penny pointed at him, eyes solemn.


    "But in one condition. Don''t expect me to save you every time you get in trouble. I''m no hero." "You can count on me!" "Ah, God..." Penny looked at him with a poker face before she shook her head. She smacked her lips, turning around as she continued to enter the narrow alley. This time, ude hurried and followed closely. "Why are you going to this ce?" he asked, looking around at the dark narrow alley he had never gone into before. "Going home." His brows furrowed, gazing to her side. "Stop asking before I totally lose it."


    His mouth opened and closed, but decided to keep his thoughts to himself. So, ude simply looked around, memorizing the route they were taking until they reached a back door. Penny knocked on the doorzily. "It''s me." The door took several seconds before it opened from the inside. ude raised a brow, seeing an eye peeking through the small gap. As soon as the person''s eyended on Penny, it dted before the door abruptly opened.


    "Leader!" ude''s eyes popped open, seeing a buffed man with a thick beard and long hair wee Penny back. But his expression instantly changed to confusion as soon as his eyesnded on the young man standing next to Penny.


    The man''s eyes dted as he gasped. "Leader, did you abduct yet another handsome young man?!" "What?" ude''s face distorted, gazing at Penny in dismay.


    "Hey, don''t nder me, alright!" Penny winced, ring at the man holding the door. "Let us in first. God! All people just see my actions as bad!"


    "Ah, right..." the man snapped, nodding while opening the door wide. As Penny went in, he leaned to her side and whispered as if gossiping. "But, leader, didn''t you say you like handsome men? This man is a good catch."


    "Shh!" ude, who was following them from behind and listening to them, bit his tongue. He was certain Penny didn''t lure her because he followed her with an ulterior motive. However, why did he feel a bit cheated? ''Just when will these surprises stop?'' he wondered, mentally shaking his head as this was unfolding in a predictable way. But just as he thought that this was the end of the surprise, he was wrong. The next moment, after walking through a cramped and short hallway, what weed him was arge pub. ude froze on the spot, eyes scanning the pub or lobby that looked like a pub. The space was crowded; men and women alike were having a drink, sharing loudughter; some were bickering to the point it looked like they would fight, while the rest fanned the mes. ''What the...?''


    "Everyone! The leader is back!" he turned his head to the buffed man who opened the door for them. Thetter pped and the noises in the air slowly subsided.


    "Leader!! Wee back!" "Hello, Leader!"


    "Leader, you''re even more beautiful today than thest time I saw you!" Greetings andpliments reced the arguments and senseless jokes. That second, ude instantly noticed the respect and admiration of everyone in here for Penny. Some even stood from their seat, approaching Penny.


    "Leader~ I missed you!" To de''s surprise, a girl leaped towards Penny and hugged her thigh.


    "Haha! Betty, I missed you too!" Penny squatted down with arge grin on her face, picking up the adorable Betty. When she straightened her back with Betty in her arms, Penny faced a woman. "Leader, you got us all worried," said the woman with a relieved smile. "Karen, you should make up a better lie than that. How can you say you''re worried about me when everyone seems they were having fun without me?" Penny chuckled, teasing Karen, her subordinate.


    "Leader, we just know you''re capable, but we are all worried deep down." A lean young man chimed in, standing beside the buffed man who weed them. He gazed at the man and cast him a knowing look. "Peter and I even nned to look for you if you don''t return tonight."


    "Tch. Don''t drag my kind Peter here, Gai." Penny shook her head, but the smile on her face was genuine. As they conversed, more people approached Penny to wee her back. Meanwhile, ude blinked countless times, trying to get a grasp of what was going on. What was this ce? How did this group of people didn''t reach the earl''s ears? And why do they all call Penny their leader?


    Myriads of questions hovered over his head on top of the initial questions he had previously. But just then, he snapped his eyes when Penny spoke.


    "Ah, right!" Penny cleared her throat as she cast ude a knowing look. "This is Third, someone I picked up somewhere. You know I have a kind heart, so I can''t turn a blind eye to a pitiful and lost soul."


    "Leader! How can you say that with a straight face?! You picked him up because he is handsome, did you?!" "It''s not that I am doubting your kind heart, but you''re not a saint, leader! How can you lure an innocent young man to warm your bed?!"


    "Leader, I''m so disappointed in you!" Penny''s under eyes twitched, hearing these tant nders from everyone. The vein in her temple protruded before she finally lost it and yelled.


    "Damn it! I am innocent here, alright?! He is the one who kept following me!" she panted, silencing everyone with her re. "Anyway, he is now part of this family. Be kind to him. He said he needs a home!"


    Slowly, Penny shifted her eyes to the shocked ude. Thetter watched as everyone set their eyes on him, giving him undivided attention. Before he could speak, everyone already sported arge, weing grin. "Wee to the Owl''s Guild, Brother!"