"Hui Ning, have all been sent away?" Li Zhongnan pushed the door open and sighed in relief when he saw the empty courtyard.
The beautiful young wife hummed affirmatively and smiled gently, "I've kept around forty or fifty to observe for a few days. I'll select ten reliable ones and train them to be your personal bodyguards, ensuring your safety."
"Protect me? With my incredible strength, I'm unmatched in this world—who needs protection?" Li Zhongnan felt a surge of displeasure upon hearing this and grumbled discontentedly, "Are you, old lady, trying to control me through them?"
"Er Niu, I'm not," the beautiful young wife hastened to explain as panic set in, "I'm just worried about your safety, especially since you are at present only... only in the Grade One Realm, not as powerful—no, no, not that your strength isn't sufficient, just that... just that..."