My front door leads to a comic strip

Chapter 149, 148: The girl's blush speaks louder than a thousand words.

Gu Yuan's hand was still on Alexie's back.

Although the child who suddenly appeared in his perception slightly attracted his attention, since this place was a slum, he had only glanced at a few homeless children on the way here and did not investigate further.

Alexandra was unaware of Gu Yuan's subtle changes.

She felt two pats on the back, the touch was incredibly real and warm, which gradually calmed her excited mood.

She wiped away her tears of relief with the back of her hand, and when she looked up, her eyes still glistened with tears.

"By the way, Mr. Gu—"

Alexandra suddenly remembered the woman in the black robe.

Since she was still alive, did that mean Gu Yuan had defeated her?

Where is that guy? Gu Yuan defeated two Iv6s in one day?

Overwhelmed with emotion, I momentarily forgot even my pain.

However, before she could say these words, she suddenly felt an unusual chill and a tingling sensation.

"Huh—?"

She looked down.

The armor is gone.

His body was wrapped in thin white bandages, from his chest to his calves, with almost no normal skin visible, making him look like a mummy.

Under normal circumstances, it is not unacceptable to wrap an injured person in this way.

However, right now—

Swish.

Alexandra looked up abruptly.

She glanced at Gu Yuan, then at herself, and then yanked off the white sheet covering Iska—

The same mummy design.

Immediately.

"Mr. Gu-Gu-Gu-Gu!"

Alexie's cheeks turned red in a flash, visible to the naked eye.

The intense heat instantly enveloped his entire body, even tinging the exposed skin outside the bandages with a faint pink hue.

"My—my clothes—! Could it be—you—?"

Her words were stammered, and her voice grew softer and softer.

Images of Gu Yuan treating his wounds and changing his clothes flashed uncontrollably through his mind. Wasn't he completely exposed?!

Gu Yuan's expression remained unchanged, as this was exactly what he had expected.

Since we can't use the Holy Scripture, we'll have to use regular healing potions.

"Your injuries are severe. That woman attacked almost your entire body, leaving your clothes torn and filthy."

"An emergency necessitates expediency; I apologize for any offense."

His explanation was very straightforward.

However, this frank explanation only made Alexie even more embarrassed.

Yes, it was to save her—but—but—

She's only sixteen years old!

"Waaah—"

She let out a meaningless groan, feeling as if her head was about to burst into flames, and could only bury her face even lower, her heart pounding wildly.

Just then, when she didn't know how to deal with this sudden situation...

The half-closed, dilapidated wooden door was suddenly pulled open by a small, trembling hand covered in mud.

The door hinges slammed shut with a jarring thud, shattering the warm and awkward atmosphere inside.

"Um?"

Gu Yuan looked up and saw an excessively thin figure appear at the door.

Backlit, only a blurry outline can be seen.

It's Lilyluka Erd.

Her gaze swept blankly across the room, then suddenly fixed on the bodies of Archer and Langdon lurking in the shadows of a corner.

Lily's breathing suddenly stopped, her small body trembled violently, and all the color drained from her dirty little face.

"Ah—" A very faint syllable, like the mournful cry of a young animal, squeezed out of her throat.

Dead?

This sudden appearance of a third party, especially such a pitiful-looking little girl, was like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing Alexandra's feelings of embarrassment.

"you-""

Startled by her voice, Lily took a half step back, her back slamming hard against the door frame with a sharp "bang," which was particularly jarring in the quiet room.

"Don't be afraid, little sister! We're not bad people."

Although Alyssa was not entirely clear on what had happened, protecting every citizen was the duty of the Astrea Familia.

Langdon's potion did not remove all of Lily's wounds in a very short time.

Therefore, in Alexie's view, the little girl's face was bruised and swollen, and her clothes were tattered, clearly indicating that she had been abused.

How utterly depraved! Even such a young child... Lily didn't want to hear any further explanation; she simply leaned against the wooden door, staring intently at Gu Yuan—

It was that person, the one I met before, the guy who seemed even stronger than the guild leader, who stole my divine wine. He was the one who killed me.

—Wow, that's amazing! Should I thank him? But—

Although the killing of her enemy brought Lily a surge of pleasure, her experience living at the bottom of society taught her that no one could be trusted casually.

What if he's also after the divine wine? What if he tries to kill me after learning I'm a member of the Soma Familia?

This is a slum, a place where even rotting corpses infested with maggots would go unnoticed.

Thinking of this, her legs trembled, and she became even more nervous, her fingers unconsciously gripping the door frame tightly.

"Waaah—"

Seeing this, Alexie's heart clenched.

She paused, reflecting on the chaos and rumors surrounding the neighborhood, and a heartbreaking suspicion began to form: Do the children living on Daedalus Road have to face such fear and violence every day?

Are these kinds of scars their normal state?

She was completely unaware of this beforehand—

She turned her head to look at Gu Yuan, her voice rising slightly with urgency:

"Mr. Gu, I want to help her!"

"—How can I help?"

Gu Yuan slowly stood up, his tall figure casting a shadow in the dim light. He had no intention of adopting anyone else.

He knew Lily, but only for seven years later.

The little girl in front of him, who had not yet fully grown up, with injuries on her face and eyes full of fear and wariness, gave him no sense of familiarity whatsoever.

"You're not thinking of taking her back to your clan to raise, are you? Your own injuries haven't even healed yet, and you're already thinking of helping someone else?"

"What does it matter? Justice knows no time, place, or thing!"

Alexie struggled to get up from the ground, the movement aggravating her wounds and causing her to gasp in pain.

But with a determined look in her eyes, she still walked up to Lily and half-squatted down.

Trying to meet her gaze, he gently pressed down on Lily's thin shoulder and said without further ado:

"It is because I was injured that I was able to understand the plight of the vulnerable!"

"In the face of absolute quantity, we are actually no different from her."

"So I want to help her as much as possible, just like you helped me!"

She spoke these words with unwavering conviction, her emerald eyes burning with an unquestionable light of belief, which was consistent with the image she had always cultivated.

Gu Yuan glanced at her thoughtfully, and considering that adopting a child was a matter of justice, he thought for a moment, sighed almost imperceptibly, and then did not refuse again.

He turned his gaze to the trembling little girl at the door, softened his voice, and asked:

"What's your name?"

Lily trembled under Gu Yuan's gaze and instinctively wanted to back away, but Alexie's warm hand was still on her shoulder, giving her a sliver of courage.

Her lips moved slightly, her voice barely audible:

"Lily, Lily—Lily Luca Erd—"