"Then you've come at just the right time."
Qingyuan True Cultivator turned sideways, revealing Xu Xuanwei behind him.
"This is True Cultivator Xuanwei of our palace."
"For the foreseeable future, she will be your Dao protector."
"With her accompanying you, even if the Yin-Yang Sect makes another move, you won't-"
"Let me make one thing clear first."
True Cultivator Xuanwei suddenly spoke.
She looked at Ye Li, her tone as stiff as ever.
"My only responsibility is to keep the older generation from bullying a junior."
"As for your grudges with cultivators of your own generation, I won't interfere."
"If you can win, fight."
"If you can't, bear the consequences yourself."
"Don't expect me to deal with your opponents for you."
"..."
The corner of Qingyuan True Cultivator's mouth twitched.
They've only just met. Couldn't this old fossil put things a little more gently?
Ye Li looked Xu Xuanwei up and down a few times, then said flatly,
"You don't need to deal with the older generation either."
"I'm letting you tag along as a favor to you, not begging you to help me."
"What shameless boasting." True Cultivator Xuanwei scoffed.
"I'm just telling the truth."
Ye Li's expression remained unchanged as he sneered.
"If you think that's boasting, you must not have been much good when you were young either."
The two stared straight at each other.
The atmosphere in the hall swiftly turned tense. Behind them, sweat had already soaked through Lu Wan's clothes!
"All right, all right."
Qingyuan True Cultivator hurried between them, feeling a headache coming on.
"Both of you, say a little less. Do it for my sake."
At that point,
he turned to True Cultivator Xuanwei and could not help rebuking her.
"You're a Fortune-Mastery True Cultivator who's cultivated for years. Why are you