At dawn, Gu An emerged from the woods with Jiang Shi following behind him, his expression somewhat dazed.
Lu Jiujia, who was organizing the disciples' morning exercises, turned to look. Seeing Jiang Shi following Gu An, he could not help but feel surprised.
"This kid actually dared to go looking for Senior Brother again?"
Lu Jiujia marveled inwardly. Jiang Shi's expression clearly showed that he had suffered a setback.
Gu An walked over and joined the disciples' ranks, preparing to do the exercises with them.
Lu Jiujia did not question Jiang Shi. Instead, he urged him to quickly join the line, as the exercises were about to begin.
Half an hour later, Gu An left Mystic Valley. Only then did Lu Jiujia dare to pull Jiang Shi back into the house and ask what had happened the previous night.
Under Gu An's Divine Sense control, the disciples in the valley had been unable to notice last night's disturbance. They had not even sensed Gu An and Jiang Shi approaching.
Faced with Lu Jiujia's questioning, Jiang Shi shook his head. "Senior Brother, don't ask. Don't worry, I'm fine. From now on, I'll properly build Mystic Valley and never let you or Master down."
After hearing this, Lu Jiujia felt strangely awkward.
Why did it feel like this kid had grown closer to Senior Brother?
Even closer than he was!
On second thought, Lu Jiujia did not have many years left to live anyway. Wasn't this exactly what he had hoped for?
He respected Gu An and treated Jiang Shi like a son, so naturally he hoped their relationship would become even closer.
"Perform well. Your master will see it." Lu Jiujia patted Jiang Shi's shoulder and spoke earnestly.
Jiang Shi nodded, a blazing fire burning in his eyes—the fire called fighting