"Then let's give it a try!"
Drax was stubborn as a rock, not the least bit afraid of the four joining forces, and he brandished his two blades to step forward.
Peng~
But behind him, Solus suddenly stretched out a big hand and pressed him down.
"What is it? Does Mr. Ye have instructions?"
Drax sheathed his twin blades and turned his head to look at this taciturn, mysterious fellow.
"Yes." With not-very-high intelligence for a summoned being, Solus only let out a muffled sound.
He opened his big hand, and in his palm floated a row of letters formed of light, like magical runes.
This was the message Ye Li had sent to Drax; the content was very simple, just one line————
————[Do not engage in conflict. Wait quietly and your wish will be fulfilled]
"Alright, I'll listen to him." Drax glanced at it once and nodded.
With his temperament, he wouldn't think too long about it.
"Hey, did he just say 'Mr. Ye'?"
Rocket Raccoon climbed onto Groot's shoulder, tilted his head toward Star-Lord, and whispered, "Is that the Mr. Ye we saw on Xandar before?"
"Possibly. I rarely hear that surname in the cosmos; it can't be such a coincidence to run into another with the same surname."
Star-Lord put away his dual guns and helmet, and said to Drax————
"Buddy, since you're not planning to make a move, then come tell us in detail what you're here for. Like Gamora said, if it's to go after Ronan, we welcome it! I'm also afraid he'll come snatch my treasure."
…..
Cut to Vormir.
"Hoo-ha~...."
Clea lightly swept her palm through the water, her fingertips lifting splashes as she wiped away the traces on her body, saying lazily, "So the real thing... is that much stronger than the spider-silk tentacles....."
Her smoothly curved, sleek body soaked in the lakeside water; half of it was glossed with wet sheen, exceedingly alluring and seductive to behold.
Splash-splash~
Clea propped her reclined body up a little, one long leg lifting high out of the lake, drawing up waterfall-like droplets.
"Hey~!"
She set her leg sideways upon that powerful body that had made her submit, teasing, "Are you listening to me? I'm praising you.~"
"What's this? Weren't you just saying you were going to die a moment ago?"
Ye Li, who had been sharing his summons vision, withdrew his awareness and pulled her long leg into his arms to toy with it, and said, "...And what does this mean now? Don't tell me you want to go again? If that's the case, I'm more than happy to oblige~"
"Of course, not~! After that... I'll need at least a few days to recover....."
Clea pulled back her right leg that was being fondled, then bit her silvery teeth and, with effort, moved closer to Ye Li, turning over to press on top of him, her smooth, tender body pressed tightly against him, saying, "I'm just flirting with you—can you stop always thinking about those rough things, okay~"
"I think you like those rough things quite a lot, don't you~?"
Ye Li's hand lightly held her waist. "Or is it... you like me? Hm?"
"Head over heels for you~" The white-haired beauty took on the demeanor of a little woman, resting her cheek against his chest as she gently rubbed with one hand as well, even letting her fragrant tongue trace a circle over her cherry lips and giving them a light lick~
She looked utterly dependent, as if she couldn't leave this male body overflowing with charm anymore.
"Heh~"
Ye Li chuckled softly, lightly pinched her glistening, rosy earlobe, and teased, "Looks to me like you're addicted, huh?"
"Ah~ mm~"
Clea trembled slightly from the pinch. A numbing, tingling sensation... slid from her ear down her neck, across her spine, straight to her tailbone...
Even though the feeling flashed by in an instant, it still made her let out a soft moan~
"Ha, saying things like that is so unromantic.... Can't you say something sweet to coax me a little...."
As she spoke, her fingertips brushed over the earlobe that had just been pinched, her gaze a little hazy.
…..
"But you're amazing... how is it that just a light pinch here makes me lose it, not to mention all those things from before... In that respect, being your woman really is happiness~..."
"You like hearing sweet words?"
Listening to the heartfelt praise from the beauty in his arms, Ye Li also felt a little floaty...
After all, men like that kind of flattery.
So.
He gladly expressed his fondness to Clea as well, saying, "A pretty, good girl like you—I like you very much, too~"
Hearing the confession she wanted, Clea felt much happier. "Then let's just sleep like this for a bit, and don't mess around with me anymore...."
She slowly narrowed her eyes and began to fall asleep with her head on him....
Even though Ye Li had imprisoned her for a period of time before, she didn't blame him too much....
After all.
In the past, when she acted to save innocent lives harmed by her uncle, she was also put in solitary by Dormammu for a while because of it.
Compared to that, the time Ye Li kept her locked up hadn't made her suffer much—it was just a little boring, that's all.