On the way back, the Saintess kept occasionally lifting her hand to look at the ring on the ring finger of her right hand. Generally, unmarried people wear rings on other fingers; only engaged or married people wear them on the ring finger. Her action warmed Li Yifei's heart.
However, on the ride back, the two were bound to face a major battle, and because of this, when the Saintess saw the ring, she suddenly wanted it. Being the Saintess of the Holy War Organization, the wealth she controls can rival a nation. She can get whatever she desires, yet she still asked Li Yifei for this ring. Similarly, Li Yifei would usually not openly compete with a bunch of ordinary people for a common ring, if it weren't for the Saintess wanting it, because they're facing a major battle tomorrow.
