Daughter of Heaven

"I have always enjoyed giving the younger generation a helping hand. From this day on, you shall be like my own niece. No need for such ceremony."

Aaron helped Shen Qingmei to her feet. "Martial niece, show your martial uncle—which of these missions is better?"

A faint blush rose to Shen Qingmei's face, but being able to find a Core Formation martial uncle as a patron was naturally something she could only dream of. Thus, she did not object.

What was more, she offered her advice with great sincerity. "That depends on your purpose, Martial Uncle. If you wish to accumulate merit quickly, you'll have to take some risks."

"No, I want the safest ones. It doesn't matter even if they offer less merit." Aaron answered without hesitation.

This Martial Uncle... has a remarkably cautious style.

Shen Qingmei thought to herself. But that was good too. Cautious Core Formation ancestors often lived longer, and her patron would not collapse so easily.

This is good, very good...

After pondering for a long while, Shen Qingmei suggested, "In that case... Martial Uncle might consider taking some garrison missions. Shu Province is simply too vast, and the high-level cultivators of our pavilion are often spread too thin. That is why guest officials are needed to help guard various places. So long as no great war breaks out, the usual duties consist mainly of driving away beasts and rogue cultivators. Their cultivation realms will not be too profound, so it is quite safe..."

"Mm..."

Aaron accepted the suggestion and began looking through the Core Formation-level garrison missions across the region.

Just as Shen Qingmei had said, they were all thankless tasks that took a long time yet offered only a handful of merit points.

Moreover, the closer they were to Thousand Sword Mountain, the