Hearing this, Bai Cao Xuan's expression grew complicated, and for a moment he did not know how to respond.
Beside him, Xu Taiping coughed twice and said quietly:
"Great Sage, the few of us are enough for this journey. There is no need to have Miss Qu risk her life with us."
But before the Heaven-Hunting Great Sage could speak, Qu Chao Ci said in clear displeasure:
"Daoist Taiping, do you look down on me?"
Xu Taiping calmly shook his head and said:
"Miss Chao Ci, although you are well versed in medicine, once we enter the Yaochi Sacred Land, even if we suffer grave injuries, we certainly won't have time for treatment. Even if you accompany us, you won't be of much use."
Naturally, he had not said this to belittle Qu Chao Ci.
He truly did not want the Great Sage's only daughter to take this risk with them.
Although having a cultivator skilled in healing along on this journey would naturally be better, Xu Taiping did not want to see this father and daughter left with regrets because of a moment's impulse.
At this, Qu Chao Ci immediately pursed her lips, turned toward the Heaven-Hunting Great Sage, and said:
"Great Sage, do you also think I am utterly useless?"
Seeing Qu Chao Ci's aggrieved expression, the Heaven-Hunting Great Sage's heart immediately softened, and he said:
"Of course not!"
Qu Chao Ci's face lit up at once, and she said:
"Then you agree, Great Sage?"
Before the Heaven-Hunting Great Sage could speak, Qu Chao Ci said excitedly:
"Before I came to Kaiyang Heaven, I often heard the elders and my senior brothers speak of your deeds, Great Sage. Even then, I felt that beyond your outstanding prowess in battle, your breadth of mind and insight far surpassed those