Xuan Ci left as soon as he said he would, leaving Ye Weiming and Xuan Ku staring at each other in awkward silence.
To be honest, Ye Weiming wanted to join in on the commotion at the Bodhi Courtyard too.
But while Xuan Ci could disregard Xuan Ku's safety, Ye Weiming could not simply abandon him.
After all, he had just benefited from the man.
If he ran off now and Xiao Yuanshan returned, making it three against Xuan Ku, then wouldn't all his previous efforts have been for nothing?
Seeing that Ye Weiming wanted to join the excitement, Xuan Ku said leisurely, "Young Hero Ye, if you think there may be clues at the Bodhi Courtyard, then go and investigate."
Ye Weiming quickly shook his head. "How could I? How can I simply ignore Master Xuan Ku?"
Having attained great enlightenment, Xuan Ku had long since taken life and death lightly. He smiled and shook his head. "All my fellow disciples have already gone to the Bodhi Courtyard. If that benefactor truly returns, what could Young Hero Ye change by staying here?"
In other words, if Xiao Yuanshan really came back, Ye Weiming could not beat him anyway!
Other than adding one more person to die with him, what use would there be?
Ye Weiming felt no embarrassment at all upon hearing this. It was only natural that he could not defeat a level-180-plus BOSS right now.
It would be bizarre if he could!
Still, Xuan Ku's words reminded him that if he wanted to keep Xuan Ku alive, staying behind to protect him personally would be the stupidest thing he could do.
After hesitating for a moment, Ye Weiming grabbed Xuan Ku by the robes and lifted him bodily into the air.
Xuan Ku was taken aback. "Young