In the end, Ye Lin spoke up. "What's lost is lost. A forcibly twisted melon isn't sweet; some things simply can't be forced."
"Now that this trip has ended perfectly, shouldn't you let her go?"
Li Xiaoyao immediately pulled free of Li Miaoling's hands wrapped around his arm and complained to Ye Lin. He had had enough.
Li Miaoling was like a stubborn medicated plaster, stuck fast to him. He couldn't bring himself to kill her, either.
"Anyway, you're the one who saved her. How to deal with her is up to you."
Ye Lin folded his arms and smiled at Li Xiaoyao. Li Xiaoyao had saved her, so it had nothing to do with him.
"Exactly. Xiaoyao, you saved her, so you decide what to do with her."
Standing beside Ye Lin, Wang Tian was also ready to watch Li Xiaoyao make a fool of himself.
Now that he had obtained the Nine Provinces Cauldron, his mood was exceptionally good. It was rare for him to even make a joke at Li Xiaoyao's expense.
This also meant that Wang Tian had truly begun to regard them as one of his own.
"You... you two... sigh."
Li Xiaoyao looked helplessly at Ye Lin and Wang Tian, then turned to Li Miaoling, who had once again clung to his arm and refused to let go.
"Leave. You're free now. Stop pestering me. You're really annoying, you know that?"
Li Xiaoyao looked at Li Miaoling with utter impatience.
Yet Li Miaoling continued to cling tightly to Li Xiaoyao's arm.
"No. You saved my life, Senior. I have nothing with which to repay such a life-saving grace, so I am willing to offer myself to you. If you are unwilling, then I am willing to follow by your side for the rest of