"Of course!"
Pei You'an nodded emphatically and said with certainty:
"And they won't be ordinary helpers, either."
"They'll be lovers who would truly risk their lives for her!"
She explained with considerable resignation:
"Whether male or female, the cultivators of the Yin-Yang Sect have frighteningly extensive connections in that regard."
"When a critical moment really comes, calling up friends and bringing in a few fellow Heaven Seizing cultivators to stand up for her would be child's play!"
"And even setting that aside..."
Pei You'an's expression turned solemn:
"Even if you really are capable of dealing with all those complications..."
"Neither of us knows whether that woman came here on orders from the higher-ups of the Yin-Yang Sect!"
"If this is an operation the Yin-Yang Sect has tacitly approved..."
"You don't need to worry about that."
Ye Li cut straight in:
"I can say for certain that no sect higher-ups are directing her from behind the scenes."
"...Hmm?"
Pei You'an looked at him in surprise:
"How do you know?"
"There's no need to ask about that."
Ye Li shook his head without explaining.
The reason was actually quite simple.
From beginning to end.
His Golden Soul had never given him an especially strong warning.
If some immortal bigwig really stood behind Xiao Yueyi, his [Good Fortune Avoids Calamity] should have picked up on the signs long ago.
He would simply advance to Heaven Seizing before that bigwig could react.
Then he would fuse with his homeland and flee somewhere far away before worrying about anything else!
Since his Golden Soul remained utterly steady.
That could only mean Xiao Yueyi was acting alone, with no hidden backer who could pose a fundamental threat to him!
As for those supposed old lovers of hers.
Ye Li actually wanted to meet them as soon