The female cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Realm was the wife of that Foundation Establishment couple.
Among this group, the couple undoubtedly had the lowest cultivation.
Someone could not help sneering. "What qualifies Foundation Establishment cultivators like you to call yourselves companions? This young friend is so capable. Aren't you just taking advantage of her youth, hoping to use her to deal with demon beasts? If real danger comes, you'll be doing well enough not to drag her down. What could you possibly help her with?"
His words were cutting, but they were not without reason.
The couple flushed crimson at his remarks. He had been right about one thing: they had hoped to lean on their acquaintance with Su Jiu and get her to help them deal with demon beasts.
When the girl remained silent, the couple began to think of backing down. But soon, they heard her cool, clear voice.
"Follow if you want." Those words amounted to taking the couple under her wing. But they also repaid the karmic debt she owed them for telling her about the Goddess Temple aboard the Flying Boat.
From then on, neither owed the other anything.
Su Jiu then addressed the others. "Anyone who wants to follow may do so. If you run into danger and I'm not occupied with a demon beast, I'll help. But if anyone takes the opportunity to pull something underhanded, don't blame me for being ruthless."
She did not like killing people, but that did not mean she would not.
Besides, several people in this group harbored ill intentions.
After hearing Su Jiu's words, the most embarrassed among them were probably the bandits who had been planning a robbery. Now they were truly riding a tiger they could not dismount. With such a large group, there