Release Them (2)

"You're here?" Li Yue asked softly as she came to Ye Lang's side.

"Mm!" Ye Lang nodded. "Li Yue, you're not cutting it."

Li Yue froze for a moment, then shook her head helplessly. "I had no choice. You can't blame me!" She thought Ye Lang was talking about her helping Zhao Yarou deal with him.

"What do you mean, no choice? This is something you have to work at yourself. No matter how busy you are, you still need to make time to cultivate every day. Look at you—you're still more or less the same as before, with barely any improvement. You can't even break through to the Heaven rank." Ye Lang bluntly pointed out Li Yue's lack of progress.

"Ah... you meant that?" Li Yue was stunned. She had not expected Ye Lang to be talking about this, but on second thought, that was true. Why would Ye Lang care about her helping Zhao Yarou? He had understood that matter perfectly well from the start.

"You think breaking through to the Heaven rank is that easy? Honestly, I cultivate every day already." Li Yue continued, somewhat dissatisfied with Ye Lang's criticism.

Ye Lang shook his head. "At your pace, if you'd put your heart into it, you should have broken through during this period already! I advise you to settle down and cultivate quietly for a while. Otherwise, you'll fall behind my sisters..."

"Your sisters, could it be...?" Li Yue froze, seeming to understand what Ye Lang meant.

"That's right! Be careful. Our Ye Clan has gained several more Heaven-rank experts. When the time comes, they'll definitely come rescue me. Zhao Yarou, you'd better watch out." Ye Lang actually said it outright, leaving everyone speechless.

If he truly meant to wait for someone to rescue him, he should