"I understand. Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Guo."
Liu Yu smiled and nodded slightly to show that he understood.
Despite saying that, however, he had no intention of acting on it. He still did not plan to ask the Zhang Household for anything.
What if, when he made his request, they seized the opportunity to ask him to undertake a dangerous mission? How would he handle that?
Whether he agreed or refused, it would leave a rift in their relationship.
After weighing everything, Liu Yu decided not to ask the Zhang Household for anything. That way, if they wanted him to undertake a dangerous mission, he would have ample grounds to refuse.
Accepting another's food softened the tongue; accepting another's gifts tied the hands. He owed the Zhang Household nothing, so he could refuse with a clear conscience.
As for his current shortage of spirit stones and how to obtain enough of them, Liu Yu already had a plan.
With their business concluded, he did not hurry to leave. Instead, he stayed and chatted with Guo Poyun about all manner of things.
They discussed strange tales from the Central Region, for example, as well as their views on how the situation in the Annam Six Provinces would develop.
When asked whether the Zhang Household and Great Qian could reclaim the Annam Six Provinces, Guo Poyun merely shook his head slightly and offered no opinion.
For him, breaching Lingwu City would mean completing this dangerous mission deep within enemy territory, allowing him to collect the generous reward promised by the Zhang Household.
He would then fly far away, immediately leaving the six provinces and returning to Great Qian to prepare for nascent soul formation.
Whatever happened here had little to do with him.
As for the future of the