"You've certainly got quite the plan, kid." A trace of anger flashed through Deputy City Lord Wu's eyes. Although Lu Xiaotian had put it tactfully, if Wu couldn't understand what he meant, then he might as well have spent his thousands of years of life back in the womb.
When his cultivation had been low, he had been despised and treated as a burden more than once. Ever since reaching the Divine Void Realm, he had spent most of his time looking down on others. Now that he had reached the Body Integration Realm, being treated as someone who might burden a junior who was merely in the Divine Void Realm inevitably reminded him of the humiliations he had suffered when his cultivation was low. Even grandfathers had once been grandsons. Back when he had been the grandson, he had naturally swallowed plenty of bitter resentment.
"Don't think that dual cultivation of body and magic makes you someone in the Divine Void Realm. Apart from the demon lion you fought just now, several other experts no weaker than that demon lion are rushing here from all directions. Even if Eagle King Weishuo won't attack Ye Ziyu, you alone can't protect her. I won't stop you from leaving, but I have to take Ye Ziyu with me. Otherwise, how am I supposed to answer to the City Lord?"
"I don't want to go with you! I want to stay with Big Brother Lu!" Ye Ziyu clearly wasn't buying Deputy City Lord Wu's authority, and she grumbled unhappily.
"Little girl, that won't be up to you. At worst, you can go back and complain about me to the City Lord." Deputy City Lord Wu sneered. Without waiting for Ye Ziyu to agree, he reached out and grabbed at her. A green rope