Although Yun Ruoxi had put it that way.
But Zi Jiu was still a bit worried about whether Guan Kelai would cooperate obediently; after all, he was an Aristocrat of quite high status.
There was no need for him to take such risks for them.
However, to their complete surprise, Guan Kelai was even more cooperative than they had imagined.
Early the next morning.
Guan Kelai appeared outside their room door.
“How did you know our location?” Zi Jiu asked curiously.
Guan Kelai’s gaze lingered on Yun Ruoxi among the crowd for a split second before quickly shifting away. Looking at Zi Jiu, he gave a faint smile:
“If I couldn’t even manage a small matter like this, how could I talk about sending you all into the King City?”
“Everyone, follow me.”
With that, he led the group to a carriage waiting outside the inn.
This was a carriage with an exceptionally large interior space, pulled by a creature that looked like a leopard.
Even with seven people sitting inside, it didn’t feel crowded at all.
The driver cracked the whip, and the carriage began to move slowly. Then, under the pull of that leopard-like creature, it actually began to move vertically along the tree trunk.
Fortunately, everyone had buckled their seatbelts at Guan Kelai’s suggestion; otherwise, they would have inevitably been tossed about.
Zi Jiu lifted the curtain and realized they were heading toward the Trugen Layer, so she couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Where are we going?”
“The Root Passage. Of course, not the public one, but the exclusive passage belonging to us Aristocrats.”
Only one day had passed, but Guan Kelai had already adjusted his state of mind. He smiled as he answered Zi Jiu’s question, pouring himself a glass of green wine, showing no trace of his breakdown from yesterday.
This speed of adjustment even made Yun Ruoxi look at him with a hint of appraisal.
But that single glance alone frightened Guan Kelai so much that his body stiffened, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
He hurriedly set down his wine glass and poured a glass for everyone.
[Following his heart]
[I’m really curious what Xiao Xi did yesterday; just one glance at him and he almost pissed himself in fear]
[Xiao Xi: Dear Aristocrat, you wouldn’t want the matter of your secret dealings with aliens to be exposed, would you?]
[The Japanese netizen above needs to tone it down]
The group picked up their wine glasses and took a small sip, unable to hide a hint of surprise.
It tasted very good.
Though they were young, they were Star Energy Users after all, and the Battle Camp would have plenty of wine at their annual banquets.
So they had tasted many quite expensive fine wines.
But none of those could compare to this glass of green wine.
On second thought, the world of the Green Elves had various crops that, while strange-looking, tasted great and had high nutritional value.
Wine brewed from these crops would naturally not be bad.
***
After finishing a glass of green wine in a few gulps, a faint blush appeared on everyone’s faces.
But a moment later, it quickly faded away.
The alcohol content of this wine wasn’t low, but for a Star Energy User, even a level-one Star Energy User, it was just an ordinary beverage.
The carriage traveled all the way to the base of the giant tree, plunged into an opening in the roots, and raced along beneath the Surface. Before long, it brought everyone to a hidden hall with only one entrance.
This hall was more luxurious and spacious than the public Root Passage hall.
But there were fewer people; only two Green Elves were waiting there.
When the two saw the markings on the carriage and the driver, they immediately performed a most respectful salute.
Without even an inspection, they let them through.
The Green Elves serving as attendants unhitched the Exotic Beast pulling the carriage, placed it on an individual leaf, and then drenched both the carriage and the leaf with Amber Liquid.
Then, they gently pushed them into the pitch-black opening.
The entire process was unimaginably smooth.
Guan Kelai smiled. “This carriage has my mark, and the driver is my old driver. They represent me.”
As he said this, he couldn’t help but look at Yun Ruoxi with a trace of resentment in his eyes.
If Yun Ruoxi hadn’t killed all of his guards yesterday and only left him with a few servants.
On this trip today, he wouldn’t have had to be so distressed as to go out with only the driver.
This was completely unlike his usual style.
When they reached the King City, those Aristocrats who were familiar with him would surely mock him mercilessly upon seeing him like this.
They might even suspect if something had happened to him.
Guan Kelai’s look was only subconscious and he looked away quickly, but the young girl opposite him still noticed.
The corners of her mouth curved up slightly, revealing her tiger teeth just as she had yesterday, and a dangerous glint flashed deep in her eyes.
Then, her mouth moved soundlessly.
“You should thank me…”
Guan Kelai recognized the lip movements, and his back was instantly drenched in cold sweat.
This was a warning!
She was saying that she could have killed everyone yesterday, and leaving those few servants and the driver was already a mercy.
Therefore, he should not complain.
Guan Kelai didn’t dare look directly into the girl’s eyes. He wanted to lower his head, but because the girl had warned him not to act unusual, he could only stare at the passage outside while sitting on pins and needles.
Zi Jiu, who was beside them, seemed to sense something and suddenly turned her head to look at Yun Ruoxi.
But all she saw was the girl’s sweet smile and Aili, who was clinging to her and acting spoiled.
“Sister, Sister, the wine from my hometown is also very delicious!”
“How do you know the wine from your hometown is delicious? You weren’t even ten years old yet; who would give you wine to drink!”
“I don’t care, it’s just delicious. Sister, you must drink it!”
“Fine, fine, fine!” Yun Ruoxi smiled and pinched Aili’s face. After Zi Jiu turned her head away, she gave Guan Kelai another sinister look and licked her lips.
Guan Kelai was frozen with fear.
Fortunately, Yun Ruoxi was only warning him, so after that one glance, she never showed that cold expression again.
She reverted to the previous image of a lovely young girl.
Such a massive contrast was naturally seen by Guan Kelai.
Moreover, with his powers of observation, he had even discovered one thing—an extremely terrifying thing.
That was that this Devil who called herself Xinglan was the only true Devil.
While the others were just “normal people” who happened to have the status of Devils.
Perhaps they didn’t look like Green Elves, but their expressions and habits were not much different from ordinary people.
They weren’t acting; that was just who they were.
But Xinglan was different!
She had two faces: one like an angel, one like a Devil.
The angel face was incredibly pure, simply the most gentle and cute young girl he had ever seen.
But she only displayed this face when around this group of people.
As for the Devil face, it had been fully revealed to him yesterday.
Furthermore, she seemed to have hidden this Devil face very well, to the point that even these people beside her had never seen it.
So… that was why she demanded he keep the secret.
Thinking of this, Guan Kelai couldn’t help but shudder all over.
He now seriously suspected that after everything was over, the other party would directly silence him to protect this secret.
“No, I have to save myself!” Guan Kelai thought to himself, his brain beginning to analyze rapidly.
He was already on this sinking ship and couldn’t get off; he could only follow this path to the end.