The sect is full of evildoers, but I am the eldest brother.

The sun was high in the sky and it was approaching noon.

Lao Ba stopped what he was doing and slowly exhaled. He looked back at Gu Junming, who was lying on the bed with his butt sticking up and sleeping soundly, and felt a little ashamed.

Put down the hairpin, close the book cover, and then put the book filled with thoughts back into the treasured wooden box.

Finally, carefully place the small wooden box.

After doing all this, Lao Ba turned around to wake up Gu Junming, staring at the latter.

Still silent as always.

"Just pick whatever you need from the herb garden yourself. The old man won't mind anyway."

Gu Junming stretched out his body and woke up feeling refreshed and in a great mood.

He laughed and swung his elbow.

At this moment, my whole body is filled with strength!

If he hadn't felt dizzy from jumping so hard, Gu Junming would have thought he had returned to his peak form, where he could kill a cow with one punch...

Lao Ba stepped forward and patted Gu Junming on the shoulder.

"It's okay, just take it easy."

Gu Junming waved his hand to indicate that he was fine.

In my heart, I couldn't help but sigh: "What a cruel fate! I have really entered old age early~"

Lao Ba patted Gu Junming on the back again, looking at him calmly with the same expression.

quiet--

Gu Junming suddenly raised his eyebrows and asked with some surprise: "Old Four sent a letter back, where is it?"

Lao Ba stared quietly without moving.

But Gu Junming showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, nodded to show his understanding, and said with a smile:

"That's all right. Just tell me what's in the letter, and I won't have to go down the mountain to find Lao Er again."

Lao Ba still didn't say anything, just shook his head slightly, and stared at Gu Junming again, his expression as usual.

This time, Gu Junming was a little unhappy. "Hey, is there any difference between you and me, brothers?"

"Although I am older than you, we are both direct disciples. We each have our own strengths, and there is no distinction between high and low."

"Indeed, I joined the sect early, so it is only natural that you would address me as 'Big Brother'."

Gu Junming placed his hands on Lao Ba's shoulders and said earnestly, "Junior brother, you must remember..."

Maybe he just woke up and his brain hasn't reacted yet, or maybe he is old and tends to forget things.

Gu Junming stared at Lao Ba for a long time.

The two looked at each other quietly.

The scene suddenly fell into a strange silence.

At this time, the consistent expression on Lao Ba's face finally changed.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

What does the eldest brother want him to remember?

"Well...we are a group!"

"Your business is my business, and conversely, Fourth Brother's business is also ours."

"Even if you checked the letters I received, I wouldn't blame you."

Gu Junming used coughing to cover up his embarrassment.

He withdrew his hand, turned his back to Lao Ba, selectively ignored the embarrassment just now, and pretended to be calm:

"Old Four has been away from home for many years, and I haven't heard from him in ages. It's a rare occasion that he sent a letter back. Judging from his temperament, he must have encountered some difficult problems."

"Well, I'll go down the mountain and take a look."

"Feel free to pick the spiritual seedlings from the medicine garden. They're not valuable, so there's no point in keeping them. It's better to use them to their full potential."

"But I must remind you that even if you have mastered your medicine making and alchemy skills to perfection, you still need to prepare the necessary things!"

Before leaving, Gu Junming emphasized the precautions and protective measures when refining the elixir.

Clearly sensing the concern in the eldest brother's words, the eighth brother thought for a moment and nodded solemnly.

Just take it as an agreement.

"it is good."

"Please be careful. If I don't return before sunset, I'll ask your Fifth Senior Sister to check... Don't try the medicine on yourself!"

"Last time, he was poisoned and his whole body turned green. He was vomiting and having diarrhea, but he didn't even scream."

As Gu Junming walked out of the South Gate disciples' quarters, he stroked his forehead helplessly and said, "If Old Seven hadn't discovered it in time, you would have gone down to meet the King of Hell to 'reminisce'."

The reason why it is called "reminiscing about the past" is because Lao Ba has tasted hundreds of herbs like Shennong countless times.

I also jumped back and forth at the gates of hell countless times.

I still remember the most serious one.

It was when Lao Ba first started to learn alchemy that he took a bunch of black medicine residue because he didn't believe it.

Blood was oozing out of at least five of the seven orifices, gushing out like a spring that could not be stopped.

In the end, Gu Junming had to force the Earth Spirit Liquid into Lao Ba's mouth, and at the cost of a priceless "Yi Qi Gu Ji Hui Dan", he was able to barely hold on.

The main thing is that Lao Ba is a taciturn guy who doesn't talk much, but he is also greedy and always licks everything till there is nothing left.

I would rather humiliate myself than waste food.

It's really hard to comment...

"Where are you going, Big Brother?"

"Go down the mountain to find your second brother."

"Yeah! I'm going too! I'm going too!"

Bai Linglong had just come out of the fire room not long ago.

He planned to go to the South Gate to urge Lao Ba to start cooking quickly, but unexpectedly bumped into Gu Junming who was deserting his post.

Upon hearing that Gu Junming was going down the mountain, Bai Linglong immediately shook his arm and acted coquettishly, saying that she missed her senior brothers and sisters and wanted to go with him.

"I'm going to do some serious work, why are you joining in the fun?"

Gu Junming frowned and taught sternly:

"Among all the disciples, you are seriously lagging behind, you know that?"

"It's been so long, and he's still stuck at the eighth level of the Spiritual Realm. Old Seven is out there working hard, so he should have already reached the Dao Yuan by now."

"But you, lazy and reckless, have wasted your time and wasted my earth spirit... a gift!"

Gu Junming was furious when he thought that the Earth Spirit Liquid, which he valued so much, was muddied by Bai Linglong.

He tapped Bai Linglong's forehead several times with his fingers, showing no mercy at all, and said angrily:

"Look at what you've become now."

"You're not a kid anymore. If you keep going like this, you'll be surpassed by Zhao Zhao sooner or later."

"I'll see where you put your face when the time comes!"

Bai Linglong lowered her head silently, her drooping hair covering her eyes.

But the faint flicker of tears could be clearly captured by Gu Junming through the distance between the two of them.

Click, click...

Bean-sized tears rolled down the delicate little face at an unexpected speed.

Dropped to the ground.

It also touched Gu Junming's heart.

"This... Lao Jiu, I might have said something a little harsh, please don't take it to heart."

Gu Junming was a little at a loss for a moment.

I didn't control my emotions just now, and my words may have hurt Lao Jiu's self-esteem.

The once clever and mischievous little sister suddenly became silent. This was not a good sign.

This is really giving me a headache...

Lao Ba walked out of his house leisurely. Seeing this scene, he was slightly stunned. His eyes wandered between Gu Junming and Bai Linglong who was crying for some reason.

Finally, when he looked at Gu Junming, his eyes seemed to be saying: What happened?

Bai Linglong sniffed hard.

She turned her head and quickly wiped away her tears, took a step back, held her left wrist with her right hand, and placed it in front of her.

Gu Junming vaguely sensed something was wrong and was thinking of saying something to remedy the situation.

Bai Linglong's body suddenly leaned forward.

Without any warning, in front of Lao Ba's confused face, he bowed deeply to Gu Junming, who was also stunned and stood there in a daze.

"I'm sorry, Big Brother. I'll go back and practice now."