"..."
Ye Li naturally had little patience for her hesitation.
Smack!!!
He wasted no words.
He simply swung his hand back and slapped the Forgotten River Dao Master hard across the face!
The heavy blow sent her spinning like a top, nearly knocking her to her knees!
Yet she still dared not speak. Instead, she quickly steadied herself, ready at any moment for Ye Li to slap her again.
"If you have something to say, say it."
Ye Li shook out his wrist and said calmly:
"I hate people who speak in riddles most of all. Whenever I see one, I beat them."
"My lord..."
The Forgotten River Dao Master dared not hesitate any longer and immediately confessed everything:
"I originally kept these treasure medicines as insurance for after my battle with you!"
"I expected to suffer injuries, so I wanted to recover my peak condition quickly, in case Cangyuan and the others retaliated..."
Hearing this, Ye Li could not help chuckling:
"You really did think of everything."
Unfortunately, she had no use for them now.
"Since these are the reserves you worked so hard to build up, you can watch over them for me."
Ye Li then instructed her:
"Guard the entrance. Without my command, no one is allowed inside to disturb me."
"Your servant obeys your edict, my lord!!"
Faced with this nearly humiliating command, a peerless Dao Master dared not insist on even a shred of dignity.
Instead, she respectfully left the treasury, crossed the great hall, and went outside its doors to stand guard.
"..."
Seeing that the time was right, Ye Li acted.
He found a meditation cushion in the center of the treasury, sat cross-legged, and swept his hand.
He drew all the remaining supreme-grade treasure medicines into his Dao Fruit and began slowly