"You think you're Sword Venerable Fudao? That we can't do without you?" Ji Xiaoyu could not help saying. The way she glared with anger was actually rather pretty.
That was what Gu An thought, but what he said was, "It's about making contributions. Must that really be divided by cultivation level? Guarding the sect outside is merit, and so is guarding the Medicine Valley. I cultivate herbs for the Taixuan Sect with all my heart and strength—how is that not toil with towering merit?"
Ji Xiaoyu worked hard to calm herself, then began explaining the benefits of that great opportunity.
No matter how Ji Xiaoyu tried to persuade him, Gu An simply refused to agree, and it nearly drove her mad.
There was another person just as furious, and that was An Hao. No matter how he tried to persuade her, An Xin refused to go with him to the Star Sea Sect.
That very day, Ji Xiaoyu left the Third Medicine Valley.
Less than half an hour after she had gone, An Hao also stormed off in a huff. He was not leaving the Taixuan Sect, however; he still had to return to the Main Sect City to talk with the higher-ups.
Dusk descended.
Gu An and An Xin stood before the wooden railing, the setting sun stretching their shadows long.
Gu An admired the desolate beauty of the sunset and asked softly, "Do you regret it?"
An Xin turned her head, looked at Gu An's profile, and asked, "Master, then do you regret it?"
"Haha, we're different. Ji Xiaoyu has the Ji Family behind her. An Hao only has you," Gu An said, shaking his head with a laugh.
An Xin looked toward the horizon and said, "I'm not the only one he has. Besides, what he hides