After ending his transmission with Qian Wudang, Lu Ye frowned.
Given the current situation, there was no escaping the duty of holding Startled Waves Lake Pass. Just as Qian Wudang had said, who could blame him for being in the right place at the right time and displaying such extraordinary strength?
Old Man Wan must also have strongly recommended him. Otherwise, there was no way a pass of such scale would be entrusted to a Divine Sea Tier Two cultivator alone. But a personal recommendation from a Divine Sea Tier Eight guerrilla Protector carried some weight.
For Lu Ye, it was not particularly difficult to accept. It all depended on how he viewed it.
Even if he returned to Vast Sky City, he would still have to continue refining Explosive Fire Spirit Stones and Shared Breath, Connected Branches Formation Plates. He had to refine them here as well, and being so far from the emperor's eye meant no one could restrain him. He would also have more time for himself.
Looking at it that way, staying at Startled Waves Lake Pass seemed even better than returning to Vast Sky City.
Of course, how long he could remain here depended on how the Province Guard higher-ups deployed their personnel. If a suitable replacement was sent over, he might soon be free to leave. If not, then he would have to remain stationed here indefinitely.
There was no major problem with that. The only thing that put Lu Ye on guard was Qian Wudang's speculation regarding Liu Yuemei's death.
Perhaps Qian Wudang had merely mentioned it in passing, or perhaps he truly harbored such suspicions. But in the end, Liu Yuemei really had been killed by him!
Had he not suddenly triggered the Bug Tide, he could have swiftly escaped after killing