With Ye Feng's strength and abilities, why would he need anyone to look after him? It was already enough that he wasn't looking after the two of them.
But Ye Feng wouldn't say that and hurt their feelings. He could only patiently persuade them:
"You should think more about yourselves, too. If you travel with me, what will you do afterward? Let me make this clear: I won't stay in this Shinobi World for very long. Perhaps in a few years, perhaps in a dozen or so, I'll leave the Shinobi World."
Hearing this, Matsumoto Tiannai hurriedly asked:
"Where are you going, Lord Ye Feng?"
Qiuyu Yuna also asked:
"Can you take us with you?"
Their questions left Ye Feng feeling rather melancholy. Since ancient times, those who achieved Ascension had been vanishingly rare. Even Ye Feng couldn't guarantee that he would succeed.
At that thought, Ye Feng's tone grew much gentler:
"I'm going somewhere very far away. Even I don't know whether I'll survive, so I can't take you with me!"
This time, both women fell silent for a long while after hearing that.
Then Qiuyu Yuna suddenly spoke:
"I still want to follow you, Lord Ye Feng!"
Matsumoto Tiannai spoke up as well:
"Wherever Yuna goes, I'll go!"
Ye Feng was rather speechless. All that talking had been for nothing:
"Think this through. You've seen all the fighting and killing along the way. There will be plenty more of that in the future! You'll have to live in fear every day."
This time, neither woman hesitated. They nodded firmly.
Ye Feng felt a headache coming on, though having two maids with him was quite enjoyable.
But with the way Ye Feng thought, he felt that he would leave eventually, and getting involved with these young women still felt