Lu Ren didn't explain much, turned around and walked towards the room where Ye Guyi was resting.
Ji Juechen hesitated for a moment, and then followed, just keeping a longer distance than usual.
Lu Ren opened the door and walked into the room.
Ye Guyi still maintained the same position as when he put her down, lying on her side on the bed, her blond hair scattered on the plain white pillow, sleeping peacefully.
The thick eyelashes glowed with a faint golden halo in the sun, trembling gently with even breathing.
Lu Ren stood beside her bed, snake-eye curse lines appeared again on both sides of his mouth, and Fang Pattern lit up on his tongue. He opened his mouth and his voice was not loud, but it echoed clearly in the room:
"Wake up."
As soon as the words fell, Cursed Seal faded away.
On the bed, Ye Guyi's eyelashes trembled violently for a few times, then slowly opened them.
She had just woken up from a deep sleep, and there was still a thin layer of mist in her eyes, making her eyes look a little hazy.
She blinked, and the focus gradually narrowed.
Strange ceiling.
Gray-white beams, plain ceiling, without any decoration.
It was not the room in the Ordinary Alliance stronghold that she was familiar with, nor was it any place she had ever lived.
Then she felt the soft touch of the quilt under her body.
The bed is not very large, but the bedding is clean and tidy, exuding a faint Chinese Honey Locust fragrance.
The height of the pillow was just right, keeping her neck at a very comfortable angle.
It takes about three seconds for Ye Guyi and Brain to switch from the sleeping state to the awake state.
In the third second, she suddenly sat up from the bed. Her first reaction was not to observe her surroundings, but to lower her head and check her clothes.
The clothes on her body are still there, there is no sign that the ties have been untied, and the collar still fits tightly to cover her collarbone.
She quickly touched her waist, cuffs, and skirt to make sure that all the clothes were intact and had not been changed or taken off.
She breathed a long sigh of relief.
"What kind of trouble are you trying to make?"
A voice with obvious complaints came from the side.
Ye Guyi turned his head suddenly, only to find that Lu Ren was standing beside the bed, looking at her with an extremely subtle look.
"Do I look like someone who wants to take advantage of you?"
Ye Guyi glanced at him and said in a matter-of-fact tone:
"Why not? This girl is so beautiful, even in the whole Ordinary Alliance, there is no one more beautiful than me, so any man would want to take advantage of me, right?"
When she said this, her chin was slightly raised, her long blond hair swayed on her shoulders as she moved, and her beautiful eyes were full of confident confidence.
This self-confidence is natural and there is no deliberate element at all. She is not showing off, but sincerely believes that she is so beautiful. Of course, judging from her beauty, she does have such capital self-confidence.
Just when she said this, Lu Ren immediately laughed angrily.
"Whatever you think, I caught two Evil Soul Master and Soul Saint level. If you purify them, your own cultivation should be greatly improved, right?"
Ye Guyi's expression changed instantly.
The arrogant girl who just now confidently declared that "every man wants to take advantage of me" disappeared, replaced by a pair of beautiful eyes that instantly ignited with anger.
She jumped out of bed and stepped on the cold ground with her bare feet.
"Where is it? Where is Evil Soul Master?"
There was irrepressible killing intent in her voice, which was pure and blazing, without any impurities.
This is the look in the eyes of someone who has a deep hatred for Sea of Blood and Evil Soul Master.
Lu Ren leaned on the door frame and pointed to the yard.
"He's tied up in the yard. He can't run away."
Ye Guyi grabbed the long sword leaning on the bed and rushed out.
Sword blade was three inches out of the scabbard, and the golden sword light had already begun to flow on the sword's edge.
But as soon as she took a step, she stopped.
Stepping on the threshold with bare feet, her blond hair flew forward due to the inertia of the sudden stop and then fell back to her shoulders.
She remained still in this position for several breaths, then slowly turned around and stared directly at Lu Ren:
"There's no pie in the sky. Tell me, what will it cost me?"
Her tone calmed down, but underneath that calmness was an even stronger alertness.
She didn't believe that someone would help her for no reason, let alone that someone would send two Evil Soul Masters of Soul Saint level to her for nothing to kill.
The first lesson this world taught her was that all kindness has a price that has already been marked.
Before Lu Ren could speak, Ye Guyi suddenly seemed to think of something. He fiercely protected his body with both hands, took a step back, and hit the door frame with his back.
She stared at Lu Ren, her eyes full of vigilance, and a hint of panic that was hard to conceal:
"Do you want to get my body? No! Even if you get my body, you can't get my heart!"
Lu Ren:"..."
He turned his head and looked at Ji Juechen standing in the yard.
Ji Juechen looked at him expressionlessly for three seconds, then silently looked away, and took two steps to the side.
"I'm not good at dealing with women, don't look at me."
Lu Ren took a deep breath and turned back to look at Ye Guyi.
This Golden-Haired Girl still maintained the posture of protecting his chest with his arms, his eyes staring closely at him, like a kitten with fried fur, ready to show its claws at any time.
"Calm down."
Lu Ren was completely convinced. If possible, he really didn't want to deal with this woman because it was too much trouble.
"I just want to work with you."
"That's it?"
Ye Guyi's brows furrowed tightly, and the arms protecting his chest did not relax at all.
"That's it."
"No, something is wrong, nine out of ten times something is wrong."
Ye Guyi's eyes became more vigilant, and his eyes swept over Lu Ren's face, trying to find flaws in the subtle changes in his expression.
"You went to great lengths to capture me, and then captured two Soul Saint level Evil Soul Masters and sent them to me, and you only offered such a simple condition? There must be a trap in this!"
Lu Ren raised his hand to his forehead and rubbed his temples vigorously.
He felt like he was not communicating with a peer, but trying to build trust with a stray cat that had been hurt by humans too many times.
Every step must be taken carefully, every word will be interpreted repeatedly, and any slight disturbance will make her furious.
"Are you missing something in your mind? Or what kind of life did you live before joining Ordinary Alliance?"
Regarding the background of Ye Guyi, the original book only mentioned it casually.
As for where she comes from, what she has experienced, and why she developed such an extremely insecure character, there is no explanation at all.
So Lu Ren really doesn't know what Ye Guyi has been through to be so vigilant about everyone.
But thinking about it carefully, her reaction is not completely incomprehensible.
A Soul Master who owns Holy Angel Martial Soul is naturally the mortal enemy of Evil Soul Master.
In a place where Holy Spirit Cult forces like Mingdu are deeply entangled, she may have been living in the shadow of persecution from the day she awakened to Martial Soul.
Being betrayed, taken advantage of, stabbed in the back... She has probably experienced these things more than once.
Over time, it became her survival instinct not to trust anyone.
Even in the original work, she was so wary of Huo Yuhao, and it took her a long time to get rid of her wariness.
It seemed that it would take some time for him to convince her that he had no ill intentions.
Lu Ren was silent for a moment, and a name suddenly flashed in his mind.
For Shangguan Wei'er to be able to trust and rely on Golden-Haired Girl, who is extremely insecure, the leader of the Ordinary Alliance must be very important in her heart.
"It seems that you trust Ordinary Alliance's leader Shangguan Wei'er."
Lu Ren put down the hand rubbing his temples and his tone became serious.
"Let's do this, you go to the Ordinary Alliance with me, and I'll discuss cooperation with your Sister Shangguan in person."
Ye Guyi tilted her head, her eyes full of confusion. She looked at Lu Ren as if she were looking at a fool who jumped into a pit of fire.
"Sister Shanggong is Eight-Ring Soul Douluo, and she is Imperial Family who is backed by the Sun Moon Empire. Do you really dare to take me back to the Ordinary Alliance?"
She paused, and there was a hint of reminder in her tone that she didn't even notice:
"Are you willing to die?"