"No! No!"
o(^｀)o
To Annie's surprise, however, she shook her head, her little face wearing an expression of utterly justified arrogance.
"I'm far too lazy to do it myself!"
(￣︶￣)
"Fighting and killing is so boring. It's much better to watch the fun from the sidelines."
(゜▽^*)
"..."
The old woman was genuinely surprised.
But then her brows furrowed again. She thought it over for a long while before asking doubtfully:
"You won't act?"
"Then..."
"What use could those four little girls you trained possibly be? You only just used some secret method to raise them to the Foundation Establishment stage."
"Even if their aptitude is decent, their swordsmanship exceptional, and their spells pretty good... they're still only at Foundation Establishment. In a place like the Divine Capital or remote Jiangnan, they'd barely be fit to guard a house!"
"If they're going to investigate the Blackhand behind the mysterious death of even Lin Ruhai, and 'take revenge,' I'm afraid..."
"they'd be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. They'd be of no use at all."
Although Lin Daiyu, Tanchun, and the other two had taken on quite a few sects and mountain estates before, killed many evildoers, and saved many people, those had all been carefully selected, insignificant bandits meant to give them some experience. They didn't count.
If they really went after the Blackhand responsible for Lin Ruhai's death, the four of them would probably be killed before they even got close. That was no laughing matter!
"You're right!"
(︶)
Annie was still smiling, looking adorable and utterly confident.
Then she simply flopped down on the table, propped her chin up with both hands, and looked at the other woman as she said mysteriously:
"Foundation Establishment obviously isn't enough!"
(*^▽^*)
"But I have a way to make their