After the two of them sat down and ate for a while, Ye Lijian saw that Dongfang Caiyi had no intention of speaking, so he said, "Miss Dongfang, why are you here, and why were you led to the Fallen Eagle Valley by them?"
Dongfang Caiyi didn’t seem to have a big appetite. She felt full after eating a short while and stopped eating.
Hearing Ye Li's question, she raised her head and looked at Ye Li.
The coldness in her eyes had completely disappeared at this moment, at least that was the case when she was facing Ye Li. Although she still looked a little indifferent, she was not as aloof as she was in the past.
“I’ve been out on my own for a while now. I saved a girl from those bandits before, but later they insulted… insulted my parents, so I couldn’t help but chase them all the way to the valley.
As a result, I was ambushed by them, and after my retreat was cut off, I had no way to leave. In the end, it was thanks to you that I was saved."
Speaking of the latter, Dongfang Caiyi looked at Ye Li unconsciously. This was the third time she was saved by Ye Li. Each time, when she was in the most danger and was about to give up everything, Ye Li appeared there and saved her.
Ye Li had actually heard Scarface's account of the incident in general, but he was still a little confused as to how Dongfang Caiyi was led into the Fallen Eagle Valley by the other party.
Judging from Dongfang Caiyi's personality, she is obviously a calm type, so how could she fall into the opponent's trap so easily
Now after hearing Dongfang Caiyi's story, Ye Li finally understood that the other party had insulted Dongfang Caiyi's parents. No wonder she couldn't control herself and chose to follow the bandits.
Ye Li had heard from Qi Wei about Dongfang Caiyi's matter. He knew that her entire family had been wiped out and her parents had died in front of her.
In this situation, how could she tolerate her parents being insulted? Naturally, she would lose her mind.
"I just happened to pass by here, and happened to hear a few bandits talking about you. Although they didn't explain it clearly at first, I intuitively thought that the person they ambushed would be you.
Later, after confirming your identity, I rushed to the Fallen Eagle Valley to rescue you. Fortunately, I finally arrived. If anything happened to you, I... I..."
When Ye Li reached this point, he suddenly didn't know how to continue. He always felt that whatever he said seemed a little silly, as if he was just showing his loyalty.
Although he didn't finish his words, Dongfang Caiyi knew what he wanted to express. Her heartbeat became a little irregular, as if someone was constantly kneading her heart with her fingers, interfering with its normal beating.
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Ye Li stopped talking halfway, but Dongfang Caiyi lowered her head with a slight blush on her ears.
A special feeling spread in Dongfang Caiyi's heart, which came so suddenly that she was not prepared at all.
This feeling was something she had never felt in the past twenty years. She couldn't describe the exact feeling. She wanted to suppress it but instinctively longed to release it.
After a long silence, until Ye Li woodenly finished eating the beast meat in his hand, Dongfang Caiyi suddenly spoke up: "Where are you... going? Why aren't you in the Imperial City?"
"Is this... is this considered caring?"
Ye Li suddenly felt happy and had some expectations in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask. This thought could only run wildly in his mind.
After swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Ye Li said, "Miss Dongfang, I am going to report to the Imperial Guard. Elder Qi and his men arranged for me to go there, saying that I can get better development there."
Dongfang Caiyi was stunned when she heard that, and then looked at Ye Li in confusion. She had been a little confused since she was rescued by Ye Li, and it was not until this moment that she realized that Ye Li was actually wearing the black shirt of an Earth-level disciple.
He knew that Ye Li had been expelled before, and he also knew the whole story. He also knew that if Ye Li came back to the sect, he would have to start as a yellow-level disciple.
But now Ye Li was suddenly wearing the clothes of an Earth-level disciple. She really didn’t understand what was going on.
As for the Emperor's Royal Guards, Dongfang Caiyi naturally knew their details. She had no objection to Ye Li being assigned there. After all, with Ye Li's current strength, there were too few Heavenly-level disciples who could fight with him. His development would be very slow in a place without competition.
"How did you become a ground-level disciple again? Didn't your foster father deprive you of your status before?"
Dongfang Caiyi asked, and the conversation between the two of them unknowingly became normal, as if they were two ordinary friends communicating naturally.
For ordinary people, this is just an ordinary thing, but in Ye Li's feeling, it is extremely exciting.
He had seen what Dongfang Caiyi was like in the past. Even when she was with acquaintances, she was terribly cold and it was difficult for her to talk like a normal person. But now, when she spoke to him, it was like she was talking to an ordinary friend. This was already a very special treatment.
Restraining his joy, Ye Kai said, "I had made some contributions in the Northern Fourth Fortress before, so when I entered the sect, I was rewarded and directly promoted to a Xuan-level disciple.
I won first place in the holy war that just ended a few days ago.
I heard from the elders that there is a reward for Yellow-level or Mysterious-level disciples. Once we get first place, our status will be immediately raised to a higher level, so I am now a Ground-level disciple again."
Hearing Ye Li's words, Dongfang Caiyi's beautiful eyes widened, and she looked Ye Li up and down, revealing a hint of disbelief.
"You are the first in this holy war. You defeated Senior Brother Tie, Jin Chan and the others?"
Dongfang Caiyi asked.
Ye Li nodded, then shook his head and said, “I am indeed the first place, but Senior Brother Tie was defeated by Jin Chan. It was unfortunate that the two of them met before the finals.
I faced Feng Luowu from Phoenix Villa and qualified for the finals after defeating him.
In the final, Jin Chan underestimated his opponent, so I took advantage of the opportunity and defeated him by luck, and in the end I won the first place. "
It sounded easy to hear Ye Li say it, but Dongfang Caiyi naturally knew that this would definitely not be an easy matter.
No matter how much Jin Chan underestimated his enemy, he could not treat Ye Li as an ordinary person. He at least exerted 90% of his strength.
If Jin Chan exerted 90% of his strength but was still unable to defeat Ye Li, who was only in the early stages of the gestational period, then Ye Li's potential was simply too terrifying.
Suddenly, Dongfang Caiyi thought of how Ye Li had just killed five talisman masters in the late gestation period with one blow, and she couldn't help but look at Ye Li with her beautiful eyes again.
However, she didn't expect that Ye Li was also looking at her at this moment, and their eyes met in an instant.
A breeze blew, causing the bonfire to jump a few times. The red flames illuminated the two young faces red.