"You're talking to me about innocence?" Big Shot sneered. "The kind of innocence where stolen goods are found in your Storage Bracelet?"
Vermilion Ginger Grass fell silent. In truth, it had never been good at arguing. Though stubborn and only willing to accept what it believed was right, it was not completely unwilling to listen. The other party's answer had struck directly at its blind spot.
Even so, it could not help feeling resentful. "I spent luck picking up those pills too. Do I deserve to have them taken away for nothing?"
Big Shot replied casually, "We're taking you out of this space. From now on, someone will have your back. Isn't that compensation?"
"Becoming a runner under you counts as compensation?" Vermilion Ginger Grass said coldly. "What I long for more is freedom!"
Big Shot was dismissive. "Countless cultivators want to serve under me, and they aren't even qualified!"
After a pause, it seemed to realize that it had been a little presumptuous. It added, "The place we'll take you has a Fellow-Path Aura. And giving you some of the Heart of Life wouldn't be a problem either, but... Feng Jun wants to create a Longevity Spring."
"A Longevity Spring?" Upon hearing that, Vermilion Ginger Grass immediately stopped dwelling on the Heart of Life. "A Longevity Spring that extends one's lifespan by how much?"
Feng Jun thought for a moment, then took out two drops of Longevity Springwater from the Huiyuan Realm and flicked them onto Vermilion Ginger Grass's leaves. "About this effective."
Vermilion Ginger Grass froze for nearly two minutes. Its leaves slowly perked up, and its Divine Thought became somewhat more cheerful. "If I can take root beside the spring, then I won't fuss over pills and such anymore."
"So you won't fuss over it," Big Shot