"Didn't I agree to help your grandfather?" Jiang Chen asked with amusement as he looked at Fu Ling'er.

Fu Ling'er blinked, her face a picture of innocence as she said, "You agreed? When did that happen? How come I don't remember?"

"If I hadn't agreed, why would I bring you here to prove that I have the strength of an Innate Grandmaster?" Jiang Chen said indulgently.

Fu Ling'er's mischievous yet pure and adorable character really did appeal to Jiang Chen.

"Oh, right!" Fu Ling'er nodded, her eyes brimming with anticipation as she stared into Jiang Chen's eyes, "Shall we go?"

Jiang Chen was surprised for a moment, "Didn't you say there was no rush? Let's wait until I've helped President Qiu as a protector for his breakthrough, and then we'll leave!"

"Ah, when I said there was no rush, I wasn't holding out much hope. My grandfather's enemy might be here now. This time I was tricked into leaving by my grandfather because he was afraid I'd be killed by his enemy.

Brother Jiang Chen, a breakthrough can wait, but my grandfather might die any moment now. Please, come with me now, let's go!"

After explaining herself, Fu Ling'er pitifully shook Jiang Chen's arm, her eyes filling with tears in an instant. The speed at which the tears appeared was truly astonishing:

Women, they really are made of water!

"Alright, alright, don't cry. I'll go with you right now," Jiang Chen hastily promised.

"Let's hurry, let's go!" Fu Ling'er immediately smiled and eagerly began to pull Jiang Chen toward the training hall's entrance.

Qiu Boyuan quickly asked, "Do you need help?"

"Yes, yes," Fu Ling'er replied without looking back.

With a resigned smile, Jiang Chen called out, "President Qiu, let's go, we'll all take a trip together. This girl... she's quite adorable!"

"Okay!" Qiu Boyuan replied with a light chuckle and a nod, then followed the two out of the training hall.

...

At the intersection between Dingjing and Jincheng, there is a towering mountain range that serves as a barrier, cutting off most of the border between Dingjing and Jincheng.

The mountain range at this border forms a triangular area at its center, a deep forest seldom trodden by human footsteps. Alongside this mountain, there is a garrison standing guard.

At this moment, deep in the forest a hundred li away from the military camp, a group of men in black was advancing in secret.

"Elder Liu, is the Medicine Saint really here?" The leader of the men in black, a man nearing thirty, looked at the elder beside him with an expectant expression.

The one referred to as Elder Liu was wearing a large black cloak, with only his face exposed, and he held in his hand a stick wrapped in black cloth.

Elder Liu nodded slightly, his voice raspy as he spoke, "Second Young Master, rest assured, I have confirmed it. The Medicine Saint is indeed hiding here. The origin of those rare Spiritual Medicines is from this mountain range; apart from the Medicine Saint, no one else could possess such an ability to find them!"

"That's great, as long as we capture the Medicine Saint, I am sure to stand out in the selection for the successor of the organization!" A look of excitement appeared on the man's face.

"The Second Young Master is surely the chosen one. In the future, I will be looking forward to being promoted by the Young Sect Leader," Elder Liu flattered smoothly.

The young man chuckled softly, "You flatter me, Elder Liu. You are the deputy head of the Offering Hall after all. When the time comes for the successor's selection, I will be relying greatly on Elder Liu's support!"

"Haha, you're too kind!" Elder Liu laughed politely.

A party of ten people were chatting as they hurried along, and soon they arrived in a valley.

This valley lay beneath a towering mountain peak, and opposite was a clear river flowing along the outer sides of Jincheng's mountain ranges.

In the center of the valley, there were five exquisite wooden huts, surrounded by a fence that formed a compound. Various types of herb baskets were laid out in the front yard, where an old man with white hair was meticulously sorting through the herbs.

With a slight furrow of his brows, the old man continued to sort through the herbs while speaking without turning his head, "Guests are here, why skulk about so sneakily?"

Tap, tap, tap!

The ten hidden figures stepped forward from the shadows, led by Elder Liu and a young man, walking towards the fenced compound.

"If you set foot in this compound, you will not gain any of the herbs contained within!" The old man's seemingly casual words caused the ten people who had approached the gate to hastily retreat several steps.

It was a well-known saying among martial artists that within a hundred paces of the Medicine Saint's residence, one could see spiritual medicines that influential families took centuries to cultivate!

This implied that within a hundred paces of where the Medicine Saint resided, one could find spiritual medicines that top martial artists' families stored for centuries, suggesting the wooden huts contained precious medicinal ingredients. Another saying in the martial artists' circle went, without the Medicine Saint's nod, no one could obtain even a single spiritual medicine from him.

Thus, upon hearing the words of the Medicine Saint, the ten young men immediately retreated several steps, withdrawing to a distance of ten meters.

"Medicine Saint, I am Li Wujiang from Saint Blade group, the prime heir. I am here today to sincerely invite the revered Medicine Saint to be our guest in the Saint Blade organization, and I hope the revered Medicine Saint will not decline!" The young man stepped forward and called out loudly.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Just as the young man finished speaking, three figures appeared at the entrance of the valley. Upon hearing the young man's words, the person in the center of the three furrowed his brow and murmured softly, "The Saint Blade organization? What are these scoundrels doing here?"

"Jiang Chen, brother, do you also have a grudge against those guys?" Fu Ling'er asked in a low voice, her eyes swiveling.

Jiang Chen smiled lightly and patted Fu Ling'er on the head, "Little girl, don't think of playing any friend-of-my-enemy-is-my-friend tricks with me. Don't you think of reneging on the Five Purple Flame Vermilion Fruits you promised as a reward!"

"I... Hmph, being too clever is not good, you might end up not getting married!" Fu Ling'er pouted, muttering in dissatisfaction.

Jiang Chen glanced at Fu Ling'er without responding and, together with Qiu Boyuan, leaped into the valley, hiding their presence as they quietly moved behind the rocks close to the wooden huts.

The Medicine Saint sorting through the herbs frowned slightly, seemingly casting an inadvertent glance at the rocks behind which Jiang Chen and the others hid, wondering in his mind:

Why has this girl come back? Who are the two with her?

And there's a Semi Innate Grand Master... Sigh, they probably won't be able to help me out of today's predicament!

This damned girl, I told her not to come back, yet she never listens, she deserves a spanking!

Seeing that the Medicine Saint offered no response, Li Wujiang spoke up again, "Revered Medicine Saint, I am truly sincere in inviting you to visit. May I know your thoughts on this?"

But the Medicine Saint still did not react.

"Humph." Elder Liu next to Li Wujiang frowned and let out a cold snort, a mighty aura emanating from him, causing Li Wujiang and the others to hastily retreat more than ten steps, their eyes showing a look of reverence.

"Medicine Saint, do not think that the two people behind the large rock can help you, one a Semi Innate Great Grandmaster and the other a Profound Martial Artist. Do you think they can be of any help to you?"

Elder Liu shouted loudly, his voice filled with scornful laughter and disdain.

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