Watch out! Something's wrong with this guard.

"Boss!!!"

brush!

Lu Yunshi sprang up from the bed instantly, his eyes glazed over with a hint of contemplation.

"Am I hallucinating? I actually heard Hongying's voice in the young lady's house."

That's right, several days have passed, and Lu Yunshi is still living in Lu Yunxi's house.

It wasn't that his own home was still besieged, but that Lu Yunxi wouldn't let him leave. Whenever Lu Yunshi tried to leave, she would make him hand over the painting that hadn't even been sketched yet, as well as pay a rent of up to one million gold coins.

My God, what a terrible threat.

"It's not a hallucination, boss!"

Li Hongying's deliberately sweet voice rang out again, and Lu Yunshi was instantly startled. He quickly turned his head and found that Li Hongying was right next to the bed.

"Hongying? What are you doing here?"

"Boss, you haven't seen her in so long, so she came because she missed you." Li Hongying pouted, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

"...No, how could you possibly get in here? And how did you know I was here?" Lu Yunshi blinked, finally becoming much more alert. This was Lu Yunxi's residence; how could Li Hongying have gotten in without Lu Yunxi's permission?

"Hmph, do you think I'm still that silly girl?" Li Hongying stood up, her face full of pride. "I can tell where the boss is just by smelling him."

"Are you a dog?" Lu Yunshi was speechless.

"Stop pretending. If I hadn't let it slip, how could you have found this place?" Lu Yunxi's resentful voice came from behind. Only then did Lu Yunshi realize that the young lady had been standing in the corner the whole time, staring intently at him as if she wanted to slowly torture him to death.

Lu Yunshi was silent for two seconds, then sat up and said in a serious tone.

"First of all, I am a very innocent boy. This is a boy's room. Shouldn't you say hello before entering my room?"

“These are my rooms, every single one of them,” Lu Yunxi replied simply, her gaze growing colder.

"Uh... I think so." Lu Yunshi smiled sheepishly, then put on a serious face and said, "Secondly, could you please not shout while I'm sleeping? You scare me to death!"

"So what if you're dead? Do you really expect anyone to shed tears after you die?" Lu Yunxi sneered.

The next second, Li Hongying immediately grasped Lu Yunshi's hand and said tenderly.

"Boss, I won't cry, because I won't allow you to die."

Swish!

A sharp, piercing gaze suddenly shot over, and Lu Yunshi's heart tightened. He quickly pulled his hand away, fearing that if he lingered any longer, Lu Yunxi would draw her knife and strike.

He lowered his head and sighed, unable to maintain his serious expression any longer, and could only say helplessly.

"So, thirdly, what's the reason you two are both here?"

“Boss, there’s a lantern festival going on in Saint Academy City these days. It’s so lively. Let’s go together.” Li Hongying grabbed Lu Yunshi’s arm and shook it as she spoke.

"A lantern festival? What's the point of that?" Lu Yunshi yawned. "I'd rather stay home and sleep."

Hearing this, Lu Yunxi couldn't help but say, "You don't even cultivate while sleeping, truly worthy of you, Lu Yunshi."

"Haha, even when you're working hard, you need to take breaks," Lu Yunshi said apologetically.

"I bet you only find time to work hard when you're resting. Does getting first place really make you think you're a genius?" Lu Yunxi's tone was sarcastic, and her expression was even more disdainful. "Someone like you, who can you protect? In the end, you can only seek protection from others."

“Boss, I will protect you.” Li Hongying interjected with a smile, and Lu Yunxi’s face immediately darkened upon hearing this.

Seeing this, Lu Yunshi was immediately alarmed and shouted before the two could start arguing.

"Let's go see the lantern festival instead, it'll definitely be very interesting. I love lantern festivals."

As soon as she finished speaking, she stopped the growing hostility between the two women. However, the next second, the two women's gazes were fixed on Lu Yunshi, and they asked in unison as if they had been waiting for this.

"with who?"

“…Huh?” Lu Yunshi then realized that he seemed to have dug a hole for himself.

"Of course it's with me! Do you even need to ask? Right, boss?" Li Hongying giggled, lively and charming, her eyes full of anticipation, making it hard to refuse.

"Heh, it doesn't matter who it is, but someone had better think things through. Whose person are you really?" Lu Yunxi appeared calm, but when she occasionally glanced at Lu Yun, her eyes held a threatening glint, making it even harder for him to refuse.

"I think... why don't you two go?" Lu Yunshi thought for a long time before finally uttering a shocking statement.

This remark was met with silence from both women.

“Boss.” Li Hongying thought for a moment and said with a smile, “Please don’t misunderstand, I still respect, admire and like you very much, but just now I almost couldn’t resist kissing your face with my fist.”

"Lu Yunshi, you should have died sooner." Lu Yunxi said bluntly, walking over and placing a sword directly against Lu Yunshi's neck. "Tell me, who are you with?"

Looking at the sharp blade, Lu Yunshi hesitated.

"Actually, I have a condition that makes me sick whenever I visit lantern festivals."

“You won’t get sick if you’re dead,” Lu Yunxi said.

"My legs are weak, I can't do it, really," Lu Yunshi said again.

“Then cut off the leg,” Lu Yunxi replied.

"Boss, answer me quickly, otherwise this female demon will kill you," Li Hongying said with great concern.

'No, that would only hasten my death.'

Lu Yunshi thought to himself, who could have known that the biggest crisis he had ever faced since he started cultivating would be being forced to go to a lantern festival by two women in a room?

"How about the three of us go together?" Lu Yunshi lowered his head, gave up struggling, and gave the worst answer.

Surprisingly, upon hearing this, Lu Yunxi and Li Hongying exchanged a glance, a fleeting cold smile playing on their lips, and they both agreed without prior arrangement.

"Okay, let's go together then."

"Huh? You really agreed?"

As if in a dream, Lu Yunshi looked at the two women, unable to believe that things were so simple.

Indeed, sincerity is the ultimate weapon. As long as one is sincere enough, even two people who are irreconcilable can...

Before Lu Yunshi could be happy for more than two seconds, he noticed the sharp and confrontational look in Lu Yunxi and Li Hongying's eyes. At this moment, they seemed to be in a different scene from Lu Yunshi, but rather on a battlefield, as if they were two valiant female generals.

And myself?

Like the flesh of Tang Sanzang hanging in the sky, it makes people drool.

"Slap!" Lu Yunxi slapped Lu Yunshi on the back of the head, her tone chilling. "Don't think you're something special. I just don't like this woman."

"How did you know what I was thinking?" Lu Yunshi asked in surprise.

"Boss, it's written all over your face. Next time you want to do a voiceover, remember to manage your expressions." Li Hongying gently rubbed Lu Yunshi's face and reminded him.