"You can deal with that Devil Lord?" Gu An asked with a skeptical look.
Li Ya smiled smugly. "I've already reached Golden Core. Don't underestimate me!"
"Golden Core Realm cultivators are only Inner Sect disciples in the Taixuan Sect. Can you really stand against a Devil Lord?"
"You brat, I came all this way specifically to protect you, and you're actually complaining?"
"I'm afraid you'll be like before. Have you forgotten? You charged out to fight Greed-Hatred Demon Ghost and ended up injured on the ground."
"Can you stop bringing that up?"
The two began bickering. Though Gu An jabbed at him, Li Ya was not angry in the slightest, because he could sense that Gu An meant well and was afraid of dragging him into trouble.
Little did he know, Gu An was not worried about implicating him, but about being held back by him.
Brother, if the Devil Lord comes and you're beside me, it'll be hard for me to make a move!
Gu An could not voice his true thoughts, while Li Ya insisted on staying, so he could only let it go.
"By the way, have you seen Junior Brother Lu recently?" Gu An asked.
Li Ya shook his head. "No. I ran into him before, and he joined the Demon Extermination Hall. I don't get along with the elders there, so we stopped associating."
As he mentioned this, his expression was indifferent. He clearly had not taken Lu Jiujia to heart at all.
Though he was warm toward Gu An, he was actually very cold toward everyone else.
"Come on, let's go upstairs and have a proper chat. I heard you acquired another Medicine Valley, and it's even in the Inner Sect. You have to tell me all about it." Li Ya pulled Gu An