The sky was high and the air crisp; the early autumn breeze lifted the spirit.
Third Medicine Valley.
Gu An was harvesting herbs while Lu Lingjun followed close behind, carrying a bamboo basket and receiving the bundled herbs he handed her.
"I don't see you doing anything important on ordinary days. Why do you need me to guard you?" Lu Lingjun asked resentfully.
A dignified Inner Sect elder, guarding an Outer Sect disciple?
If word got out, it would be a disgrace to the Inner Sect elders of the Taixuan Sect!
"I usually don't trouble you much. You enjoy an Inner Sect elder's treatment and can cultivate enlightenment beneath the Mystic Clarity Tree. So many elders envy you," Gu An said casually, the corners of his lips rising despite himself.
What he was harvesting now were all Sixth-Grade Herbs. Every single stalk granted sixty to a hundred years of lifespan!
Growing flowers and grass was still the best!
Killing a Body Integration Realm cultivator would most likely only yield that much lifespan, and it would also drag him into grudges and enmities!
Hearing Gu An's words, Lu Lingjun found them reasonable, but she still felt that this assignment was beneath her status. At the very least, it showed that Lu Baitian did not respect her.
Lu Lingjun had already set a brand-new goal in her heart.
That was to become the Taixuan Sect Master!
Since Lu Baitian had tied her and Gu An together, she needed to build a better relationship with Gu An.
Gu An had considerable advantages. The high-grade herbs in this Medicine Valley alone were enough to give him a significant voice.
In the future, she would protect Gu An, then use his herbs to win people over and establish a power faction centered around the two