Dongfang Lei had initially thought they might ask for rewards or request him to do something for them. After all, though he was a mortal, he was still a city lord. While he couldn't obtain spiritual treasures, he could provide items useful to cultivators.
However, he never anticipated that the request they would make was something like this.
Dongfang Lei smiled wryly, "Immortal Elders are thinking too much. Right and wrong are clear to me. Moreover, those women are all mine, and it's because of this that they've suffered. How could I abandon their lives for such a small matter?"
"Immortal Elders can rest assured that after I leave here, I will treat them kindly and keep this matter a secret. I will only say that they encountered bandits and were saved by you two."
Yan Shu was about to speak, but Xiao Jihan interjected, "City Lord, there's no need to mention us. After you leave, someone will discuss with you an appropriate explanation."