Seeing Gu An walk over from the valley entrance, Wuxin hurriedly ran toward him.
Lu Jiujia was also following the handyman disciples in their exercises. Now that he was Wuxin's right-hand man, he merely looked at Gu An from afar and did not go over.
Though he had been back for several years, Lu Jiujia still did not dare face Gu An. Whenever he could avoid seeing him, he did his utmost to do so, because he felt he had let Gu An down.
Gu An had spent so many pills on him, yet he had strayed onto the wrong path and ultimately become a cripple. Even now, regret filled him whenever he thought about it.
He even felt that he deserved his fate. After all, he had indeed committed many wicked deeds in the Demon Extermination Hall. He had gotten what he deserved.
Gu An did not make a point of counseling Lu Jiujia. It was just as well to let the boy settle down and reflect.
"Senior Brother, spiritual energy sank again last night. Although it was not as severe as the previous times, you still need to be careful when going out lately," Wuxin said as he came before Gu An.
Gu An nodded. "I came back precisely because I sensed it. How is the Medicine Valley?"
"It was not affected. Oh, right, Senior Brother, will you go watch the upcoming duel between the Great Yu Sword Madman and Sword Venerable Fudao?"
"Sword Venerable Fudao agreed to take part?"
"No, but word of this has spread like wildfire. Sword Venerable Fudao should show himself, right?"
As they spoke, they walked toward the pavilion.
Mystic Valley had recruited another batch of handyman disciples. While practicing their exercises, those handyman disciples repeatedly glanced toward Gu An.
They were very