"Ah, beauty, please think about it again. Let us talk to your teammate. If he agrees, there shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"I..."

"No need to talk, I've already refused."

Just when Qingyu didn't know what to say, the man's voice finally appeared.

"Yue... you're finally back!"

A hint of surprise flashed across Qingyu's face, but quickly recovered and walked directly to Yunyou's side.

"Ah, how many times is this?"

Yunyou's mood was now similar to Qingyu's. He didn't expect to not only deal with Qingyu's stubbornness, but also the clingy bandages stuck on her.

Including the first time they met, plus the encounter with the red-name, this was already the third time.

Oh God... this is ridiculous.

"Are you her teammate?"

The four bandages turned around to look at Yunyou with a hood on. After a brief assessment, it seemed that they didn't find anything special about this man in front of them.

Yunyou also glanced briefly at the people in front of him, thought for a moment, and then nodded.

"I don't think I need to wear a label on my face, right? So, what business do you have with my wife?"

"...!!"

Yunyou's sudden words not only startled the four men in front of him, but also made Qingyu beside him tremble violently. She stared at Yunyou with an incredulous expression, as if she thought she had misheard.

"... Your wife?"

The four men frowned at the same time, looked at Qingyu again, and seemed to think that such a young and beautiful girl couldn't have gotten married so early.

"Sorry for not bringing the marriage certificate into the game, but we are indeed married. If you have any business with my wife, you can tell me. I can make decisions on behalf of my wife."

Every time the word "wife" came out of Yunyou's mouth, Qingyu next to him would tremble slightly, but she managed to hold back from exposing Yunyou's lie.

"Tch, so you're already married. Geez, why didn't you say so earlier when you're already married?"

Seeing Qingyu not arguing, the disappointed expressions appeared on the faces of the four men, and they didn't continue to pester. They waved their hands and left quickly.

"Whether outside the city or inside the city, you always seem to encounter such situations. It seems like you really need to buy a cloak for yourself."

Seeing Qingyu remain silent with closed lips, only looking at her own appearance in silence, Yunyou shrugged nonchalantly.

"What I said was the quickest solution given the circumstances. I didn't mean to take advantage of you."

That was the truth. If he wanted to take advantage, it should at least be to the point of removing one's pants. Just saying things without action wouldn't be satisfying, right?

Qingyu stared at Yunyou for a while without saying a word. Finally, she sighed helplessly without further inquiry.

"... I understand, let's go."

Her expression was not pleasant, and it was unclear if she truly understood or not. After saying this, Qingyu turned around and left the bar on her own. However, this was a good thing for Yunyou. At least, it saved him some time explaining.

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As expected, Yunyou didn't manage to convince Qingyu. He himself had a vague concept of "strong monsters," especially after the incident that caused Qingyu to cry bitterly this morning. Even for the sake of the girl's mood, he couldn't just leave her here.

Moreover, if Qingyu was left alone, there would probably be more harassment like what happened at the bar just now. So, there were several reasons why Qingyu had to follow Yunyou at this point.

Following the agreement, they arrived at the village entrance, where the cloaked lady was already waiting. When she saw Qingyu by Yunyou's side, she slightly froze, seemingly understanding the situation.

"I see now. That's why you could so easily reject my offer. You already have someone by your side.""……?"

Qingyu turned his head and looked at Yunyou strangely in response to his words and then glanced at the woman in front of him, feeling a bit confused.

"Ye Yunyou, is this the client you mentioned?"

"Without a doubt, little sister."

Substituting for Yunyou's reply, the mature woman pulled down her hood and faced Qingyu.

Qingyu's expression froze when he saw the beauty of this mature woman, but he quickly snapped out of it.

"Since we're going to cooperate next, we should form a team first, Mr. Ye Yunyou."

"Yes."

Qingyu unintentionally revealed Yunyou's name just now, and the other party seemed to understand that they couldn't hide their identities single-handedly anymore, so they proposed teaming up.

"Su Yao?"

"What's wrong? Do you like my name?"

The mature woman with brown hair smiled charmingly and looked at Qingyu. "It seems that Mr. Ye wants to bring this little sister along too. Does this little sister possess some remarkable abilities?"

"If you say so... Yes, she does."

Yunyou awkwardly laughed, not knowing if stubbornly refusing to listen to others could be considered a remarkable ability.

"Is that so? I wonder where Mr. Ye intends to assign this little sister. Are you planning to split the speed potions in half for each of you?"

"Of course not. She will infiltrate the gorge with you, and I hope you can lead the way for her."

"Well, that's not a problem. However, if she falls behind, I won't go back to drag her along, you know?"

"Don't worry, just go at your own pace."

Yunyou waved his hand; he had already discussed the entire plan with Qingyu. Since Qingyu insisted on following, there was nothing else they could do but let her follow behind Su Yao.

However, to be safe, Yunyou secretly gave Qingyu something.

"Take this crystal with you. If you encounter danger, just crush it."

"'Instant Teleportation Crystal'? What is this?"

Qingyu had never seen such a thing and didn't know what a teleportation scroll in a regular game was, so she was unaware of the specific purpose of the crystal.

"It's something that can instantly teleport you to the nearest town or village. It's an escape tool."

"What about you?"

"Me? Do I need you to worry about me? If you return first, just wait for me in the village. You can't expect me to kill all the monsters and protect you all the time. If you can't protect yourself, well, I think you understand what I mean, right?"

Yunyou had said similar things several times already. If Qingyu frequently slowed them down, Yunyou wouldn't be willing to bring her along.

After observing Yunyou's expression for a moment, Qingyu remained silent, pocketed the teleportation crystal, and didn't answer. However, she made a mental note of Yunyou's secretly protecting her.

And Su Yao, who witnessed this scene, smiled slightly, seemingly understanding something, but she didn't intervene.