Liu Guanyi's face immediately showed a wary expression as he took two small steps back. "Are you trying to force me to stay?"
Ghost Douluo froze, unable to help sighing inwardly at Liu Guanyi's vigilance. No matter how he looked at it, his words had been a polite inquiry, hadn't they?
However, Hu Liena could understand Liu Guanyi's wariness very well. After all, she had once lived in an environment like Slaughter City and naturally understood how treacherous people could be.
So, she stepped forward two paces, first turning her head to shake it at Ghost Douluo. "Grandpa Gui, don't force him. If he wants to join our Spirit Hall, he'll come eventually, won't he?"
Seeing this, Ghost Douluo could only sigh inwardly. A grown daughter could not be kept at home.
If Liu Guanyi could join Spirit Hall, the benefits would be too numerous to count. Moreover, it was obvious that Hu Liena liked the boy and definitely wanted him to join Spirit Hall.
Yet now, the girl was speaking up for Liu Guanyi, as though she had completely forgotten that she was supposed to recruit him.
Still, seeing Liu Guanyi's guarded appearance, his gold-red Soul Tool Mecha, and the Soul Tools on it that had never been put away, Ghost Douluo gave up on persuading him.
A forcibly twisted melon was never sweet. Besides, judging by Liu Guanyi's previous feat of facing Fang Yuan alone, it was still unknown whether the melon could even be twisted off.
Thus, Ghost Douluo stopped insisting and said to Liu Guanyi, "In that case, we shall part ways here. Please remember that Spirit Hall will always welcome you."
With that, he led the people from Spirit Hall toward the edge of the forest.
As Hu Liena walked, she kept looking back at