The only thing that bothered Ye Xiao was the subtle way Captain Raymond would occasionally glance at the blonde girl.

"Good evening, good evening! Miss Li, you're back so early without telling us, so I could have brought the team to pick you up."

Feng Shu, no longer concerned with his argument with Ye Xiao and the others, quickly put on a humble smile and walked past them to greet them.

"There's no need to waste that time, after all, we just got back."

Miss Li smiled slightly as she looked at Feng Shu bowing and scraping.

The girl spoke in a surprisingly pleasant tone, but there was still a hint of coldness in her voice, making her smile seem more like politeness and courtesy.

After greeting Feng Shu, Miss Li turned her gaze to Ye Xiao and the others, "And who are these people...?"

"Oh, those are just low-level spies from the Moon Guardians, not directly under the main team. Miss Li, you don't need to pay them any mind."

Feng Shu replied respectfully.

“We are the new second team of the Moon Watchers, and I am the captain, Raymond.”

Seeing that the other person was looking at him, and having already met, Raymond was not intimidated and stepped forward to introduce himself.

"Raymond?"

The gray-haired girl tilted her head slightly. "I vaguely recognize this name, but why don't I recognize any of the faces here?"

"I heard that the one with the dead fish eyes is a new recruit, and the one with the orange-red hair is a bottom-tier illusionist. Several people from their first and second teams died in a mission a few days ago, so he was promoted to fill the vacancies. It's normal that you don't recognize him, Miss Li."

Feng Shu said softly from the side.

"Hey, do you even know anything about illusion magic? Stop calling me a third-rate illusionist!"

Mo Feng immediately became unhappy.

"Hey, who cares what he says?"

Raymond quickly waved to Mo Feng and whispered a reminder to the team members, "Our home team isn't here, so let's leave for now."

After saying that, he turned to the Starweavers and nodded, "You Starweavers are having an internal meeting, so we won't disturb your long conversation any longer."

"Wait a minute."

Unexpectedly, Feng Shu changed his tone and waved his hand. The three members of the second team who were originally on the opposite side of the corridor took two steps and blocked Ye Xiao and the others' way.

"What?"

Raymond frowned slightly. "This is a banquet at someone else's duke's house. What kind of trouble are you trying to cause?"

"Don't say that,"

With his own people backing him up, Feng Shu seemed to straighten up a lot. "It's rare to attend such a grand banquet. We're from the same department, so we should all get together."

Raymond pursed his lips; that was exactly what he was worried about. But Feng Shu was a real scoundrel; he had just been saying "we'll see" when Feng Shu saw people coming, and then he immediately started barking.

"They caused Lord Astra quite a bit of trouble today."

Feng Shu leaned closer to the gray-haired girl and whispered, "Miss Li, these Moon Guardians have been getting increasingly unruly lately. We have to teach them a lesson..."

"Interesting, are you teaching me how to do things?"

Unexpectedly, Feng Shu was met with a cold gaze from the girl.

"what……?"

Feng Shu was startled, and the forced smile he had put on instantly froze on his face.

The tall, handsome young man next to him grabbed Feng Shu's shoulder and pulled him away from the girl.

The poor guy was gripped by those huge, plier-like hands, and his face was contorted in pain.

Goodness, this woman changes her mind faster than turning the pages of a book.

Ye Xiao, who was watching from the sidelines, sighed inwardly. Raymond thought this meant they were allowed to leave and wanted to leave with his team as soon as possible, but then he heard the gray-haired girl's slightly cold voice ring out again.

"Don't rush, you moon guardians."

The girl's face returned to that kind smile.

"Why don't you stay and tell me more about your affair with Lord Astra?"

Chapter 143 Tit for Tat

Despite this, Ye Xiao and the others did not stop.

Despite what they said, continuing to argue with them was clearly not the best option, so Raymond pretended not to hear them, put his arm around Ye Xiao's shoulder, and quickly headed to the other end of the corridor.

He didn't believe that the three Starweaver squad players blocking their way would dare to attack them here.

However, just as Raymond took two steps outside, he caught a glimpse of a figure flashing past him out of the corner of his eye.

So fast!

He was startled, only then realizing that it was the tall player Shuo Ye from the main team of the Star Weavers behind him.

In the blink of an eye, the other person flashed in front of Raymond, and a large hand came out to grab Raymond's shoulder.

They're really going to make a move here?!

Raymond broke out in a cold sweat, but it was too late to dodge.

Just as Raymond was about to be caught, another hand darted out like lightning and grabbed Sakuya's wrist first.

It was Ye Xiao who made the move. His eyes, hidden beneath his bangs, met Shuo Ye's gaze across his listless gaze.

"What?"

Ye Xiao's tone was indifferent, as if it were a casual question.

But when Shuoye tried to move his strong wrist, he found that he could not move it at all under the grip of the other's hand, which was as hard as steel.

It should be noted that there are very few people in the entire company who can compete with him in terms of grip strength, which made him narrow his eyes slightly and carefully examine this man who used to look unremarkable.

Poor Raymond, a fire mage, watched as two melee fighters stood hand in hand in front of him, the tension rising, and he was momentarily at a loss.

It wasn't until Miss Mofeng waved to him from the side that he hurriedly took half a step aside, circled around to the side of the group, and gave space to the two wrestlers.

However, Ye Xiao was too lazy to arm wrestle with Shuo Ye here. After seeing Raymond hide to the side, he took the initiative to let go of his hand.

Shuoye withdrew his wrist and saw that his tough, well-honed forearm had been scratched by this guy, leaving a red mark.

This piqued his interest, and he asked while flexing his wrists.

"Interesting, what's your name?"

"I'm not interested in exchanging business cards with you."

Ye Xiao waved his hand casually and turned to leave.

Unexpectedly, the next second, Shuo Ye suddenly surged with power and threw a punch at Ye Xiao's cheek.

The fist pierced the air with a loud bang, its speed so fast that its shadow was almost invisible.

Upon witnessing this scene, Raymond immediately glared angrily. This bastard had actually launched a sneak attack without any sense of martial ethics.

But before he could even utter a word of warning, a fist the size of a clay pot pierced through Ye Xiao's body.

However, Shuo Ye did not feel the impact. He was surprised to find that it was just an afterimage. Before he could react, Ye Xiao's ghostly figure had already flashed to his side and gently placed a hand on his shoulder.

"court death?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a chilling coldness suddenly rose from the depths of Shuo Ye's heart.

It was like the sudden heart palpitation that surged when one takes a wrong step; a chilling shiver ran down his spine, making every pore on his body seem to open in that instant, warning him of the danger posed by the person before him.

But the feeling was only fleeting, like a passing illusion.

When Shuoye came to his senses, he realized that he had taken a half step back without realizing it, as if he was instinctively avoiding the nonchalant young man.

But this fear, like that of prey encountering its natural enemy, did not make Shuo Ye back down; instead, it made him even more excited.

"very good."

A strange fervor flashed in his eyes as he casually unbuttoned his suit jacket and ripped it off.

"Come again!"

"Tsk."

Ye Xiao curled his lip in annoyance, thinking that he hadn't been able to intimidate the kid.

However, since the other party took the initiative to provoke him, he no longer needed to tolerate it.

"Hey, wanna fight? Here?"

Raymond gasped when he saw the two of them standing there in the long corridor. He looked at Miss Li and then at Ye Xiao.

The nobles passing by also noticed the strange atmosphere. Some chose to avoid it, but others, who were skilled in swordsmanship or physical combat, came closer to observe with curiosity.

"don’t worry."

Seeing Shuo Ye's warlike gaze, Ye Xiao simply straightened his clothes elegantly.

"Ten seconds. If you break anything, I'll admit defeat."

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Raymond's lips twitched involuntarily. Miss Mo Feng, standing beside him, patted him on the back with a playful smile, "Watch and learn carefully, Captain, when will you be this handsome?"

"I'm a mage, how can this be the same!"

Raymond said indignantly.

However, scratching his head of red hair, he really didn't have any good ideas for the time being, and could only leave it to fate.

As he spoke, Shuoye took off his coat, revealing a muscular physique that stretched his thin inner shirt, which, combined with his handsome appearance, attracted a number of noble ladies to watch from the side.

In contrast, Ye Xiao was tall and slender. Although her well-fitting formal attire didn't reveal much of her figure, her calm demeanor still attracted some attention.

After stretching out his arms, Shuo Ye didn't say another word. He slammed his feet off the ground and shot towards Ye Xiao like an arrow.

His clenched fist shot out like a cannonball, aimed directly at Ye Xiao's face.

Ye Xiao's sleepy eyes reflected the incoming fist. She turned her head and dodged, her palm crossing over the opponent's punching arm, and striking back at his throat.

"stop!"

But at this critical moment, a furious shout suddenly rang out.

As if an invisible force field enveloped the two of them, Shuoye's fist was suddenly stopped in mid-air, as if it had hit a quagmire.

Ye Xiao's palm strike was also stopped just an inch from Shuo Ye's throat, unable to advance any further.

Force field spell? A sense of confusion arose in Ye Xiao's mind.

The two, frozen like statues, turned their peripheral vision and saw two elegantly dressed young women walking towards them from the crowd at the end of the corridor.

One of them was a light-gold curly-haired girl wearing a burgundy velvet dress; this was an old acquaintance, the "Star Weaver" Astra.

The other woman, whom I had never seen before, was tall with long, dark blue hair cascading down her shoulders. A veil resembling twilight covered her face, and she wore a light blue chiffon dress.

She held a crystal ball in her outstretched left hand, which emitted a pale blue glow. The force field spell enveloping Ye Xiao and Shuo Ye seemed to originate from this ball.

Although Ye Xiao had never seen this girl before, Raymond, who was next to him, was very familiar with her and couldn't help but widen his eyes and exclaim in surprise.

"Miss Moon Guardian!"

Miss Moon Guardian smiled and nodded slightly to Raymond and his group, then gently lifted the crystal ball with her left hand.

A faint light flashed, and Ye Xiao and Shuo Ye immediately regained control of their bodies.

Chapter 144 The Moon Guardian

Is this the Moon Guardian, a follower of the Dream God?

After breaking free from the force field, Ye Xiao withdrew his hand and stopped entangled with Shuo Ye.

Shuoye seemed somewhat disappointed, but after catching a glimpse of his executive officer Astra's eyes, which were practically spitting out fury, he scratched his head, took a few steps back, picked up his coat, and put it back on.

"What the hell are you guys doing?!"

The petite Astra strode forward angrily, "You're all from the same department, and you're fighting at someone else's dinner party! Are you trying to make the company lose all face?!"

Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow, but he ultimately refrained from saying, "Does the company have any shame?" and turned his gaze to the Moon Guardian lady in the blue dress.

He had thought that the Star Weaver and the Moon Guardian were like oil and water, but the fact that the two of them appeared together meant that things weren't entirely as he had imagined.

Miss Moon Guardian noticed Ye Xiao's gaze, but smiled at him gently and kindly, and then walked over and stood with Raymond and the others.

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