Xue Fuyao looked at Gu Nian, who had suddenly appeared, and surprise and delight flashed in her eyes.
Gu Nian came to her side. Xue Fuyao glanced behind her and asked, "Senior Sister, what brought you here?"
Gu Nian replied, "The Blazing Sun Holy Son is becoming Dao Companions with the daughter of the Heavenly Sword Sect's Sect Master, isn't he? Master happened to be tied up with something, so he sent me to handle things on his behalf and deliver a congratulatory gift."
After hearing Gu Nian's explanation, Xue Fuyao asked again, "Did Senior Uncle send you here all alone? That's far too irresponsible."
As she spoke, her cheeks puffed up, as though she were indignant on Gu Nian's behalf.
Seeing this, Gu Nian smiled and pinched Xue Fuyao's cheek. "All right, I heard you'd come here, so I volunteered to Master. I came especially for you, you know. I didn't tell anyone else. By the way, you just came out of there. Are you short on magic artifacts? I happen to have two spirit swords. Take them and use them for now."
Seeing Gu Nian reach for the spirit swords, Xue Fuyao stopped her. "No need, Senior Sister. I'm not short on magic artifacts. I'm my master's one and only disciple, after all. Have you forgotten? Even if Master left someone else short of something, he would never leave me wanting."
Hearing this, Gu Nian tapped her forehead in chagrin. "Oh, this memory of mine! I nearly forgot about that. Then what were you doing here?"
Xue Fuyao gave a mysterious smile. "Well, a while ago, I met a 'good person' who insisted on selling me every magic artifact he had. He was so enthusiastic that I couldn't turn him down and had to accept. But with so