"You like them big, don't you?" Yiyi glared at him, cheeks puffed up in anger.
Lu Ye's expression turned solemn. "Baseless rumors, complete nonsense!"
Amber let out two chuffing sounds from atop his shoulder, seeming as though he had something to say.
"Just shut up!"
Amber obediently lay down.
After chatting idly for a while, Yiyi suddenly revealed a worried expression. "Will this time... be dangerous?"
What had happened before could not be kept secret, so the Nine Provinces cultivators training here in Peerless Continent all knew the general situation. They knew that a group of powerful enemies would attack within half a year. Sending them back to the Nine Provinces now was a means of protecting them.
"Not dangerous!" Lu Ye pinched Yiyi's cheek, the feel as good as ever, looking utterly confident. "If they dare come, I'll make sure none of them return!"
Yiyi clearly did not believe him. After spending so many years together, how could she not know Lu Ye's temperament? She pressed her lips together. "You must protect yourself."
Lu Ye nodded repeatedly. "I know. One corpse, three lives—I'll definitely cherish my life!"
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something. He took an item from his Storage Ring and handed it to Yiyi.
Yiyi accepted it and asked in confusion, "What is this?"
"The Ten Thousand Souls Banner." Lu Ye explained the banner's various mysteries. Upon hearing him out, Yiyi immediately showed disgust and hatred. Not to mention that she herself was a Spirit Body, any normal cultivator would feel no fondness for an evil object like the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.
"What are you giving this to me for?" Yiyi asked.
"Take it back to the Nine Provinces. Find somewhere deserted and call out, 'Little Nine, this is from Lu Ye for you.' Leave