Although they weren't speaking loudly, Cultivators have extraordinary hearing. Ye Zhiyao must have heard their quiet murmurs.
But she pretended not to hear, keeping her head slightly raised as she looked at True Monarch Liu Feng with a pleading expression.
When True Monarch Liu Feng saw her come out, his expression faltered, and the finger he had raised was finally lowered.
He frowned slightly, his words a mixture of helplessness and indulgence. "Ayao, don't be difficult. Don't you have a terrible relationship with these sect members? Why are you protecting them?"
Ye Zhiyao put on a pitiful expression. "Senior, although I've had my share of friction with them, we are sect members in the end. How could I just stand by and watch them die before my very eyes without doing anything to save them?"
"I'm begging you. For my sake, please spare them!"
True Monarch Liu Feng sighed helplessly. "You... you've always had such a kind heart."
