“Don’t you dare!” Lu Jianyao glared at Yang Ye like a furious lioness.

Yang Ye chuckled and said, “Miss Lu, do you think you’re a match for me? To put it bluntly, what could you possibly do to me if I had ill intent towards you?”

Lu Jianyao’s expression changed when she heard this, and then her sword swished over to her own neck as she said, “If… if you dare to humiliate me… then… then I’ll rather die than let you succeed!”

Yang Ye was stunned. So I’m that sort of person in her eyes! Yang Ye shook his head and said, “Miss Lu, it’s good that you intend to go out into the world to temper yourself, and I approve of your decision. However, you shouldn’t do it with me. Going around with me isn’t a form of tempering, it’s a way to seek death. I’m not trying to scare you but all the sects here like the Skydevil Sect have started to search for me, and those Exalt Realm assassins from before are probably still looking for me as well. Miss Lu, I can’t even protect myself, so how could I possibly protect you?”

Lu Jianyao lowered her sword and fell silent.

Yang Ye continued. “I promised your father that I would take care of you, but you’ve seen the current situation for yourself. We’re only...