First Meeting with Ye Guyi

A month later, at night, inside a hotel room.

A fat middle-aged man hunched over and respectfully said to a young man, "Young Master Wang, I found someone who meets your requirements."

After speaking, the middle-aged man took a document from his Storage Soul Tool and handed it to the young man. Then he rubbed his hands together, his face full of anticipation.

Wang Chen took the document and read it carefully. After finishing, he confirmed that this was the person he had been looking for and stored the document in his own Storage Soul Tool.

Sitting in his chair, Wang Chen looked up at the fat middle-aged man and said, "Not bad. You handled this very well."

As he spoke, Wang Chen took out a Blue Crystal Card worth fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins from his Storage Soul Tool and handed it to the fat middle-aged man.

When the fat middle-aged man saw the card Wang Chen offered, a greedy gleam immediately burst from his tiny, fleshy eyes. He quickly reached out to take it, then clenched it tightly and put it into his Storage Soul Tool.

The fat middle-aged man excitedly said, "Thank you, Young Master Wang. You truly are generous! If there is ever anything else you need from this humble one, just say the word. I will certainly do everything in my power to accomplish it for you."

Wang Chen smiled. "I highly approve of Steward Zhang's capabilities. If I need anything else in the future, I will naturally come to you."

A broad smile immediately spread across Steward Zhang's face.

Seeing that it was getting late and that he had already received the money, Steward Zhang smiled and said, "It is getting late, so I will not disturb your rest any longer, Young Master Wang. I shall take my leave."

With that, Steward Zhang left the hotel room.

After Steward Zhang departed, a smile tugged at Wang Chen's lips.

As a steward in the Ordinary Alliance's intelligence division, Steward Zhang might have valued money as dearly as his life, but he was indeed capable. He was far more competent than the people Wang Chen had hired before.

Although fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins was no small amount, it was well worth it if it allowed him to find the little angel, Ye Guyi.

There was a saying: anything that could be solved with money was a small matter.

From the information in the original work, Wang Chen knew that Ye Guyi had some connection to the Ordinary Alliance, so he had decided to begin his search there.

Over the past month, he had spent considerable time and a great deal of money, using the connections between nobles to secretly contact several stewards of the Ordinary Alliance. Some handled intelligence, while others oversaw personnel.

Heaven did not disappoint the determined. After a month of effort, Wang Chen had found Ye Guyi's whereabouts.

According to the document Steward Zhang had just delivered, Wang Chen learned that Ye Guyi had been born in Mingdu and now lived in the Southeast District of Mingdu. Her parents were both dead.

However, before her parents passed away, they had been very close to a high-ranking Soul Sage elder of the Ordinary Alliance named Zhao Yurou.

For that reason, this high-ranking elder had been helping Ye Guyi all these years.

It was also because Ye Guyi had this connection to the Ordinary Alliance that she represented the Ordinary Alliance in the Soul Engineer Elite Tournament in the original work.

Having found the little angel Ye Guyi, Wang Chen left the hotel room in high spirits and headed home.

At the same time, at Ye Guyi's home.

Ye Guyi sat on her bed, hugging the cloth doll her late parents had bought for her. Sadness showed in her large blue eyes.

But soon, her gaze became resolute once more.

Looking at the bright moon outside the window, Ye Guyi silently swore, "I, Ye Guyi, swear that I will never coexist with Evil Soul Masters in this life. Father, Mother, I hope your spirits in heaven will watch over me."

Time passed in a flash, and the next day arrived.

Wang Chen finished cultivating and rose from his bed. After a month of cultivation, he was only one step away from becoming a Rank 30 Soul Elder.

He estimated that he would be able to break through after another week of cultivation.

Wang Chen stretched, a thoughtful gleam appearing in his eyes.

He now needed Ye Guyi to use her sacred attribute to help him remove the evil intent and curse within the Soul Devouring Carving Knife.

However, he and Ye Guyi were complete strangers with no previous interaction. If he went to her door and directly asked for help, Ye Guyi would inevitably become suspicious. After all, I have never met you before, so how do you know that I possess a sacred attribute Martial Soul? Do you have ill intentions toward me? Or have you investigated me in secret?

When the time came, Ye Guyi might not be willing to help him.

After thinking for a while, Wang Chen decided to observe her for a few days first, then find a suitable opportunity to get acquainted with Ye Guyi.

Wang Chen was confident that, with his looks, making friends with women would take half the effort for twice the result.

Once he had become close to the little angel Ye Guyi, asking her for help would be easy, would it not?

Afterward, Wang Chen began observing her in secret. Within a few days, he had figured out Ye Guyi's daily routine.

Ye Guyi normally cultivated at home. Aside from going out to buy daily necessities and cultivation resources, she would visit an Ordinary Alliance outpost in the afternoon to study Soul Tool crafting under the Ordinary Alliance elder named Zhao Yurou.

On this day, the sun shone brightly. As usual, Ye Guyi left home to study under Aunt Zhao Yurou.

Ye Guyi looked very young, no more than fifteen at most. She wore a fitted yellow outfit, and her long golden hair cascaded down her back like a waterfall, gleaming brilliantly. It was smooth and lustrous.

Her eyes were like crystal-clear lakes, like the deep blue sky—bright and captivating.

Her features were exquisite, her facial lines soft, and her skin fair and delicate like fine white jade, without the slightest flaw. It seemed to radiate a faint glow, so tender it looked as though it might break with a breath.

Her figure was well-proportioned, with long slender legs. Though she had not fully matured, she was already beginning to develop.

Just as Ye Guyi was enjoying the sunshine and feeling cheerful,

A familiar male voice rang out beside her ear. "Yiyi, I like you. Please be my girlfriend! I'll treat you well for the rest of my life!"

The moment Ye Guyi heard that familiar voice, she immediately quickened her pace, wanting to leave as quickly as possible. She was afraid of being pestered by the owner of that voice.

But it was already too late to run.

A handsomely dressed youth around fourteen or fifteen years old approached her head-on with several attendants.

The youth stared at Ye Guyi with burning eyes. Holding a beautiful bouquet of red roses in his hands, he said affectionately to her,

"Yiyi, from the very first moment I saw you, my heart was moved. Your smile is as warm as sunshine, and it made me helplessly fall for you.

"I want to watch the sunrise and sunset with you, walk through the four seasons with you, and give you a lifetime of care and companionship. I love you. Would you be my girlfriend and let me prove this love through my actions?"

Hearing this nauseating confession, goosebumps rose all over Ye Guyi's body.

Ye Guyi's pretty face remained expressionless as she suppressed the anger in her heart. "Sun Yu, you're blocking my way. Get lost!"

This youth was named Sun Yu. His father, Sun Jing, was a Count of the Sun and Moon Empire, as well as a Seventh-Level Soul Engineer and a Soul Sage-level powerhouse. He was considered an important figure in Mingdu's Southeast District.

After Sun Yu had happened to see Ye Guyi a year ago, he had been utterly captivated and fallen in love at first sight. Ever since then, he had relentlessly pursued her.

He confessed again and again, only to be rejected again and again. Even though Ye Guyi had long made it clear that she felt nothing for him and did not like him at all, he still refused to give up. He clung to her like an adhesive plaster.

Hearing Ye Guyi tell him to get lost, Sun Yu did not care in the least. He continued grinning shamelessly. "Yiyi, I can leave, but you have to accept these roses. As long as you take them, I'll leave immediately."

Ye Guyi snorted coldly. She understood perfectly well that if she accepted these roses, Sun Yu would only push his luck and pester her even more outrageously in the future.

Ye Guyi was extremely irritated by Sun Yu's relentless pestering. It had been a full year, and Sun Yu constantly clung to her, seriously delaying her affairs.

Moreover, he had become increasingly excessive over time. Sometimes, she even wanted to use a Soul Tool blade to hack Sun Yu to death.

As for why she did not simply burn Sun Yu to death with the sacred flames of her Angel Martial Soul, it was naturally because she needed to keep her Angel Martial Soul hidden from the Evil Soul Masters.

Ye Guyi never used her Angel Martial Soul in front of outsiders. She always fought using Soul Tools.

Although Ye Guyi wanted to cut Sun Yu down with one slash, Sun Yu's father was a Soul Sage-level powerhouse and also a Count of the Sun and Moon Empire.

Not only did she have no good way to deal with him, even Aunt Zhao Yurou had no particularly good solution. After all, they could not simply kill Sun Yu.

Just as Ye Guyi was suffering from a headache and wondering how to escape Sun Yu's pestering,

Wang Chen, who had been observing from the shadows, understood the situation at once. He immediately felt that this was an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with Ye Guyi.

He knew Sun Yu. Sun Yu's father, Sun Jing, supported Xu Tianran.

As a supporter of the Second Prince, Xu Tianyu, how could the Wang Family not step in now? It was simply the politically correct thing to do.

Important figures had their own struggles, and it was inevitable for juniors like them to clash when they met.

Though it would not go so far as to cost lives, sarcasm, mockery, sparring, and competitions were all perfectly commonplace.

Wang Chen took in everything before him. He lightly adjusted his clothes embroidered with exquisite golden patterns, then strolled out from the shadows at an unhurried pace.

A spring-breeze smile hung on Wang Chen's flawless, handsome face. It seemed casual, yet he positioned himself perfectly in front of Ye Guyi.

Wang Chen smiled mockingly. "Isn't this Sun Yu? Is there something wrong with your eyes?

"If your eyes are fine, find a mirror and take a look at your face. With that crooked melon of a face, are you worthy of this young lady?

"Get lost already. Can't you see that this young lady doesn't like you? Clinging to her so shamelessly—you have disgraced all of us nobles."

Seeing someone step forward to speak for her, Ye Guyi could not help feeling a trace of gratitude.

When she saw Wang Chen's profile, she froze.

His short black hair was neat and sharp, his brows swordlike, and his black eyes large and spirited. His face was flawless, the proportions of his features nearly perfect. His nose was high and straight, while his fair skin possessed a healthy sheen.

It was the first time she had ever seen such a handsome young man.

Just as Ye Guyi was stunned by Wang Chen's striking appearance,

Sun Yu's expression darkened upon hearing Wang Chen's words. When he saw the Ye Guyi he liked staring blankly at another man, he was so furious that his lungs nearly exploded.

Just as Sun Yu was about to erupt, he recognized the newcomer as Wang Chen of the Wang Family. His brows instantly furrowed into a deep crease.

Strong wariness flashed through Sun Yu's eyes. It's actually Wang Chen. That brat is better-looking than me and more talented than me. Could he be here to steal Ye Guyi from me?

Sun Yu's expression immediately turned cold.

But when he thought of how the Wang Family behind Wang Chen was a Marquis family—especially how the Wang Family's ancestor, Wang Yan, was a peak Soul Douluo whose understanding of Soul Tools was no weaker than that of some Ninth Level Soul Engineers—

In terms of both strength and status, the Wang Family far surpassed his father, Sun Jing.

Sun Yu immediately wilted. If he dared touch Wang Chen, he would likely have to pay with his life. Even his father would not be able to save him.

However, not daring to touch Wang Chen did not mean that he would leave with his tail between his legs.

Several princes were currently competing for the throne. The Sun Family supported the First Prince, Xu Tianran, while the Wang Family supported the Second Prince, Xu Tianyu. They were not in the same faction, and neither side held direct authority over the other.

Therefore, although Sun Yu was wary of Wang Chen, he was not so frightened that he dared not say a single word.

Sun Yu shot back, "Wang Chen, you already have Miss Meng Hongchen, yet you're still meddling here? What, are you trying to eat from your bowl while eyeing the pot as well?

"You'd better leave quickly. Otherwise, if Miss Meng Hongchen finds out, you won't have an easy time of it!"

Sun Yu knew he was inferior to Wang Chen, so he directly used Meng Hongchen to pressure him. At the same time, he was telling Ye Guyi that Wang Chen, this handsome fellow, was already taken. Whatever thoughts she might have, she should put them out immediately.

Sun Yu was no wastrel. The reason he pursued Ye Guyi so relentlessly was because if he did not cling to her, he would have no chance at all.

Hearing Sun Yu's words, Ye Guyi came back to her senses. So this handsome guy named Wang Chen already has a girlfriend.

Wang Chen's expression remained unchanged. He smiled and said, "Sun Yu, this young lady and I merely met by chance. I stepped forward only because I could not stand seeing you use your background to harass her."

Wang Chen turned to Ye Guyi. "Miss, do you think Sun Yu is worthy of you? Do you hate him?"

Hearing Wang Chen's words, Ye Guyi readily played along.

She gave Sun Yu a disdainful glance, then said scornfully, "Of course he isn't worthy. If his father weren't a Count, I would have beaten him long ago."

Hearing Ye Guyi's words, Sun Yu's blood pressure soared.

Wang Chen coldly looked at Sun Yu and the guards beside him. "Sun Yu, if you continue harassing this young lady, I'll deal with your guards."

After speaking, Wang Chen gestured for Ye Guyi to leave.

Ye Guyi thanked Wang Chen, then passed Sun Yu and walked into the distance.

Watching Ye Guyi leave, Sun Yu said to his guards, "Go stop her!"

The guards looked at one another, but not a single one dared move.

Sun Yu was so furious that he cursed aloud, "I've raised a bunch of useless trash for nothing!"

Watching Ye Guyi's departing figure, Wang Chen thought, *The first impression was good. If I interact with her a few more times, becoming friends will happen naturally.

What a pity. If Sun Yu hadn't been making trouble, the first impression would have been even better.*

Wang Chen cast Sun Yu a glance, then immediately turned and left.