I have changed my destiny and become an unparalleled immortal.

At the outer gate of the Zixu Sect, there is a rather secluded path leading to the abandoned alchemy room.

Han Rou felt a headache at this moment, a feeling even more unbearable than when her cultivation was going wrong.

She walked quickly, followed by a little girl who was skipping along and wearing a pink dress.

A little girl who looks about seven or eight years old.

She was extremely cute, as if she had been meticulously sculpted. She wore her hair in two high buns.

She wore a bright and dazzling longevity gold lock around her neck, which would make a tinkling sound when she walked.

Her big eyes darted around quickly, revealing a mischievous and clever expression.

This is the daughter of the sect leader of the Zixu Sect; her name is Luo Ling'er.

Within the inner sect, she was known as a mischievous little devil.

I heard that last time, a true disciple was playing with her and was tricked into stealing the egg of a third-tier demon beast. After that, the true disciple was chased by the demon beast for three days and three nights, and his Dao heart had already collapsed.

Now, many of the senior brothers and sisters in the inner sect will recognize the sound of those bells as soon as they hear them ring.

Some of them went into seclusion, while others pretended to be dead to the extreme.

No one else dared to play with her anymore.

And so, she's set her sights on the outer sect. She's determined to pester Han Rou to find someone for her.

This person needs to be unafraid of her and not run away when they see her.

Han Rou was heartbroken.

Who should I contact?

Go find a lot of outer disciples who want to curry favor with the powerful and wealthy?

If she were to suffer a terrible beating at the hands of this little devil, or get injured somewhere, even a hundred heads wouldn't be enough for the sect leader to chop her up.

We need to find someone who doesn't know the specifics, whose life isn't considered particularly valuable, and who is also somewhat daring.

Suddenly, an old figure appeared in her mind.

The abandoned alchemy room, Gu Yun.

He has contracted erysipelas and doesn't have much time left to live.

Moreover, this person always stays in dark places and doesn't know any capable people, let alone this little rascal.

Most importantly, he was already extremely old and would do anything to survive.

Even if he is eventually tortured to death... he will only ever be an old man who does menial tasks.

Luo Ling'er kicked a small pebble off the roadside and asked Sister Han with a look of impatience.

"Haven't arrived yet? If you're lying to me, then I'll go and pluck the feathers from the cranes in your spirit beast garden to make a duster."

Han Rou's eyelids suddenly twitched, and then she forced a smile and said.

"Almost there, almost there. The person your sister found for you is very... very steady."

Arrived.

Han Rou stopped in her tracks, pointing to the grotto ahead. The grotto was emitting a foul stench and exuded a sinister aura.

At the entrance of the abandoned alchemy room, Gu Yun sat on a rock.

He was just comprehending the "Thirteen Pearls of the Purple Mansion".

Suddenly, he noticed something moving, so he turned around to check.

Then they saw Han Rou walking over with a little girl dressed in pink.

Gu Yun quickly stood up, somewhat dazed.

Manager Han usually avoids the abandoned alchemy room like a snake or scorpion, so why did he bring a child with him today?

"Deacon Han, this is..."

Han Rou didn't give Gu Yun a chance to react, interrupting him directly.

"Gu Yun, listen up, from now on, you don't need to clean up the pill residue anymore."

Gu Yun was taken aback: "Then what will this disciple do?"

Han Rou gave Luo Ling'er a push and spoke quickly.

"This is... the child of a distant relative of mine, who needs to stay at the sect for a few days. As you know, all the outer disciples are busy cultivating, and no one has the free time to look after the child. I think you have more free time, so I'll entrust this task to you."

As Han Rou spoke, she didn't dare to look Gu Yun in the eye, and her eyes kept flickering.

She continued.

"Your job is to play with her. Keep a close eye on her, don't let her run around, and don't let her cry. If you can do that..."

Han Rou paused for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "I will double your allowance for the abandoned pill room from now on."

Gu Yun looked at the little girl who was tilting her head and examining him, and he felt a little lost.

Taking care of children?

I'm just a wretched old man at the first level of Qi Refining, and I even have toxins in my body. And I'm carrying a child?

Han Rou, as if worried that she might change her mind, tossed down a token and said.

"If anyone questions us, use this token to defend ourselves."

Han Rou then said that she had something urgent to attend to and left.

Before she could finish speaking, a flash of inspiration appeared on Han Rou's body.

She summoned her flying sword, instantly transforming into a streak of light and disappearing into the horizon, her speed so great it seemed as if a vengeful ghost was urgently chasing after her.

"this……"

Gu Yun looked at the empty sky, then at the little girl in front of him, and fell silent for a moment.

"Deacon Han usually seems like a rather composed person, so why does he seem to be possessed today?"

At the same time, in the middle part of the clouds at a very high altitude.

A subtle divine thought swept across the area below.

"Ha, a dying old man at the first level of Qi Refining."

Above the clouds, there lived a Golden Core Elder.

He had been secretly protecting Luo Ling'er all along, and now that he had turned his gaze away, he felt a sense of relief.

The girl from the Han family was quite clever; she found someone who wasn't afraid of death and was about to die.

Anyway, such a useless person poses no threat. If they knew the young lady's identity, they would feel uncomfortable.

It slowly disappeared, leaving no trace.

In front of the abandoned alchemy room, only an old man and a young man remained, staring at each other blankly.

Luo Ling'er, with her hands behind her back, circled Gu Yun three times. Her eyes were full of disdain.

Luo Ling'er was in a huff, and she stomped her foot.

Sister Han is lying.

The golden lock made a tinkling sound.

This isn't a playmate; it's clearly just a breathing zombie.

There was no life in it whatsoever. It was filled with death and a foul stench.

Gu Yun gave a bitter smile.

Indeed, in my current state, it's not easy for anyone to feel affection for me.

Gu Yun sighed and said.

"Young lady, this old man's health is indeed not very good. If you feel bored, just sit here and wait for Deacon Han to come back and pick you up."

After saying that, Gu Yun ignored her and went back to sit down next to the big rock.

I had no intention of trying to please that little girl.

Luo Ling'er was stunned.

In the past, when people met her, some tried their best to please her with nice things, while others were so afraid that they trembled incessantly.

This old man... how dare he ignore me?

Luo Ling'er stood close to Gu Yun, blinking her eyes, and called out.

"Hey! Old man! Aren't you afraid of me?"

Gu Yun raised his eyelids to look at her and said.

"I'm getting so old and frail, what's there to be afraid of?"

Huh?

Luo Ling'er's eyes lit up.

Luo Ling'er poked Gu Yun's withered arm and said.

"But you are too weak. How can someone so weak play with me? You look like you're about to fall apart after just a few movements."

Her eyes darted around, and suddenly she thought of something.

"I've got it. If we feed you more well, you'll at least become a relatively stronger weakling."

Before Gu Yun could figure out what she was talking about, he saw Luo Ling'er suddenly smile mysteriously at him.

"Grandpa, please stay here and don't go anywhere else."

Before the words had even finished, the pink figure suddenly flashed, and then the little girl vanished as if she had disappeared into thin air.

That movement technique...

Gu Yun's pupils contracted slightly. This little girl looked young, but her movement speed was even faster than that of Steward Han, which showed that this distant relative's background was not simple.

However, Gu Yun didn't think much of it.

It's good that they're gone; it'll be peaceful now that they're gone.

He originally planned to return to the cave, but then he remembered the task Han Rou had given him.

If the girl couldn't find him when she returned, it wouldn't be easy to explain to others, so he patiently waited there.

This wait lasted for almost half a day.

As the sun began to shift westward, a cloud of dust suddenly rose from the distant path.

"Catch it! Catch it!"

With a crisp, sweet shout, a pink figure rushed back quickly.

boom!

A huge object was thrown at Gu Yun's feet, immediately kicking up a cloud of dust.

Gu Yun lowered her head to observe, her eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

It was a huge bird, as tall as half a person.

Its feathers were as red as flames.

It was dead, but its body still emitted a faint fire-attribute spiritual power and retained some warmth.

Gu Yun looked at the item in front of him and wondered, "Is this... really a Red Feathered Chicken?"

Gu Yun herself was not sure.

He doesn't have much experience.

However, it's also clear that this thing is definitely not an ordinary item.

Its comb was a deep, blood-red color, and its beak resembled refined iron. From any angle, it didn't look like a low-level demon beast.

"It doesn't matter what kind of chicken it is, as long as it's edible!"

Luo Ling'er wiped the sweat from her forehead and rubbed her hands together excitedly.

"I saw it from behind the mountain. It was running incredibly fast, and it took me a lot of effort to catch it. Old man, do you know how to cook? Hurry up and cook it!"

As she said this, the little girl reached out to pluck the feathers.

As it turned out, she had never done this kind of rough work before. Because she used too much force, she almost tore the whole chicken apart, and the chicken feathers flew everywhere.

"Ahem... well, let this old man do it."

Gu Yun couldn't stand it any longer.

This is a waste of ingredients!

His cultivation level wasn't very high, but that was before he entered the sect.

He was once a prince who lived a life of luxury in the secular world, and he had his own methods when it came to food.

Gu Yun took out a worn-out knife from his pocket and then stopped Luo Ling'er, whose movements were very clumsy.

"Fire!"

Gu Yun pointed to the side, where there were discarded pieces of wood.

Luo Ling'er snapped her fingers, and a small flame appeared, instantly igniting the wood.

Gu Yun's technique was extremely skillful.

This turkey is characterized by its thick skin and coarse meat.

Gu Yun cut along the grain of the meat and quickly cleaned the turkey.

He retrieved some coarse salt from a broken jar in the abandoned alchemy room, which he had brought from the mortal realm, and then evenly spread the salt on the turkey meat.

Set up a fire and roast the food.

Gu Yun's gaze was very focused, as if he were doing something very solemn.

His control over the heat was entirely a result of years of experience as a foodie.

Before long, the grease dripped onto the embers, making a sizzling sound.

An extremely strong aroma of meat quickly spread in all directions.

Glug...

Luo Ling'er squatted down beside her, her hands supporting her chin, a trickle of saliva dribbling from the corner of her mouth.

She ate either cold, hard pills for fasting or spiritual fruits that had little flavor but high spiritual energy content in her sect, but she had never smelled such a fragrance with the scent of ordinary life.