As Lü Peng spoke, he cast a cold glance at Tang Hu's corpse by the roadside.
Ever since entering the ghost village, the man had been practically courting death. His professional competence in exorcism had been poor, and his death would have been for nothing.
The exorcism recorder issued by the Martial Sect had recorded everything. The blame would not fall on him.
But Chen Xiaoyu and Tang Yi were different.
They had better exorcism discipline, had stayed by his side, and had been cautious in word and deed. Neither had done anything to actively increase the team's risk.
So, according to the rules...
He had to guarantee their safety. If anything happened to them, he would be in serious trouble.
But upon hearing his words...
The two women exchanged a glance, clear hesitation appearing on their faces.
Though they did not dare take issue with him, they understood perfectly well that the Martial Sect Disciple had held back during his earlier fight against the headless corpse. Had he truly gone all out, he should have been able to drive it back quickly and come to their rescue.
Granted, holding something in reserve was only human nature.
They were neither family nor friends, and could not ask too much of someone else.
But compared with Jiang Chen's earlier rescue of the two of them, when he had thrown himself in without regard for his safety, even looking a little eager and excited...
They could not help feeling somewhat aggrieved.
"Hehe, Senior Brother Lü, why don't we travel with them?" Tang Yi suggested with a faint smile.
Hearing this, Lü Peng slowly furrowed his brow.
"You two... don't trust my abilities? You think I can't protect you?"
Tang Yi was a woman as gentle as water. At his words, she smiled