Upon hearing this,
The blue-robed disciple handling the handover revealed a troubled expression.
"Uh... Honored Guest, this isn't something this disciple can decide. The sect is also thinking of the disciples' safety."
In truth, there had indeed been no such rule long ago. What sort of training mission one took had been entirely up to personal preference.
But there were always disciples who overestimated themselves, or lacked experience outside and fell prey to the schemes of outside cultivators.
On top of that, far too many disciples had fallen while venturing alone.
That was why this rule had been forcibly established.
Any sect-leaving training mission involving combat
required companions; no one was allowed to go alone.
If there were special circumstances, an elder had to personally approve them... As for being a guest elder, who would come take on training missions after having eaten their fill and nothing better to do?
For the moment, this disciple could not determine whether an exception could be made.
As for back then... although only two people had returned with Chen Yuan to hand over the mission,
they had, after all, held a receipt from the Xu Family of Huangshan City, which served as proof of Jiang Yuechu and the others' existence.
And it was not as though one encountered disciple-related matters that required no merit points every time.
If it happened every time... the sect would naturally launch a thorough investigation.
After hearing this, Jiang Yuechu remained silent.
She stood quietly before the counter, her thoughts racing.
Hmm... it seemed her status as a guest elder was useless after all...
But who did she even know?
She had only just arrived. Counting everyone she could name within Jieqing Sect, one hand was more than enough.
If she really had to find people,
was she