Zhao Zhu hurriedly said, "Of course not. Master, you must have had your reasons for taking her as your disciple at your very first meeting. This woman must have something exceptional about her."
"Naturally!" Xu Tong said. "She truly is a talent seen once in a thousand years. People like her are extremely rare!"
"But she hasn't come into her own yet. If some villain took her in first, she might be ruined."
"She's too innocent. The Rivers and Lakes are treacherous."
Zhao Zhu nodded in agreement.
"Indeed. You haven't said all that much to her, and although every word was sincere, trusting someone so readily really shows how careless she is."
That was precisely what worried Xu Tong most, which was why he kept reminding her that he would protect her and that she should come back whenever anything happened.
Someone like Lan Xin truly was both pitiful and frightening.
Apart from cultivation, she knew nothing at all. That was why she was so naive.
Practically anyone could deceive her.
Taking her as his disciple therefore carried risks. Something might happen to her before she managed to do anything to help him.
But Xu Tong really couldn't resist. To put it bluntly, her talent surpassed even his!
If she truly devoted herself to cultivation, her future would be limitless!
So he would leave it to fate. Hopefully, after spending so long out in the world, she would come to understand its treachery and stop trusting others so easily.
"By the way, Zhao Zhu, we'll need to spend some money," Xu Tong told him. "I need to settle the trouble Lan Xin caused. Otherwise, when she returns to Azure City someday, she'll have nowhere to stand."
"Go hire a woman who isn't afraid of dying to take this job. Make