"Don't—" Xiao Hua's head began to ache the moment he heard it. He had always been used to doing as he pleased. What planning? What command? How could any of that compare to the sheer pleasure of freedom?
Xiao Hua waved his hand. "This little brother's mind is lazy. Senior Sister Mingmu should arrange all that. I'll just accompany you from behind!"
"Hehe." Mingmu covered her mouth and smiled. "Junior Brother Xiao's magical power is profound. These are all minor details; it is fine if you do not wish to think about them. In any case, once you have status, there will certainly be people offering plans and strategies. Like that Lan Qin Captain Cui mentioned—she must be one of Senior Tu Hong's strategists!"
"What is a strategist?" Xiao Hua did not quite understand.
"It means that Golden Core cultivators like Senior Tu Hong, or even Nascent Soul cultivators, concern themselves only with realms and cultivation. They cannot be bothered to scatter their energy over handling Quanjin Mountain's affairs, so cultivators skilled at dealing with such matters step forward to help them and offer plans and strategies. Those are what they call strategists!" Mingmu explained tirelessly.
"Oh, so that was it!" Xiao Hua nodded, understanding that this was a path for cultivators with little prospect in cultivation to attach themselves to high-level cultivators, hoping to gain further advancement. At that thought, Xiancha Sect inexplicably surfaced in his mind.
"Junior Brother Xiao truly is clever. You understand at the first touch!" Mingmu smiled and gave him a bit of flattery.
"Senior Sister Mingmu, do not praise me. This little brother will be your muscle bag. You should lead the way up front!" Xiao Hua said with a smile, extending his hand.
"Muscle bag?" Mingmu was stunned at first, then covered her