Bao Shen said, "Just 'alright' isn't enough. You need to integrate into the family quickly. We need you, and you need them. We'll work together to achieve one goal. Bao Shen, we were born for this. Keep going, put your heart into it. You can ask Cui Bai about anything you don't understand. I'll give you a task later."
Ming Zhitian nodded, "I am grateful for Bao Shen's regard. Zhitian will not fail the mission."
Bao Shen waved his hand, "Go."
Ming Zhitian walked to the edge of the mountains and rivers, gazing at the unfamiliar scene, his thoughts drifting to faraway lands.
Cui Bai approached him, with ill intent, "How did you get to know Bao Shen? He seems to value you highly."
Ming Zhitian looked at him, "He saved me, didn't he? I don't know."
Cui Bai suddenly said, "Almost everyone here has been saved by Bao Shen. Who sent you here? Speak!"
Ming Zhitian paused slightly, "No one sent me. Are you perhaps too sensitive?"
Cui Bai stared at him for a while, feeling that Ming Zhitian wasn't lying, and then let it go, "It's nothing, I was just checking if your intentions are pure."
Ming Zhitian said, "Then do you think they are pure?"
Cui Bai replied, "I don't know. But if I discover you have malicious intent, I won't let you off."
Ming Zhitian shrugged, "An honest person does nothing in secret. Do as you please."
Mi Shu walked over, "Brother Cui, Bao Shen wants both of you to come over."
Cui Bai nodded, "Alright, we'll be there soon."
"Let's go."
They arrived at Bao Shen's secret base. Bao Shen directly gave them their orders, "This is the information on Jing Hong Yi Jian. You two must complete this mission. Success is the only option, failure is not."
Cui Bai took the file and looked at Ming Zhitian beside him, "Bao Shen, you want this newcomer to go with me? I disagree."
Bao Shen asked, "What are your concerns? Besides, it's not him accompanying you, but you accompanying him."
"Why?" Cui Bai asked, puzzled. "I still disagree. He'll only hold me back. I'd rather choose someone from Mi Shu and the others to go with me."
Bao Shen said, "They have other tasks. Moreover, Luo Fan's team is short-handed. He's too reckless when it comes to the Six Regions and Eight Desolations."
"Firstly, Ming Zhitian has just joined our Bao Shen clan and needs experience. Secondly, this is an opportunity for you to learn to cooperate, as many missions require a pair. This is just one reason."
"As for you saying he'll hold you back, I believe that for an excellent Bao Shen practitioner, this might not be a bad challenge. Cui Bai, occasionally trusting your teammate can be a good thing. If you insist on refusing, I'll have to find someone else. Or perhaps I'll swap you with Luo Fan?"
Cui Bai gritted his teeth, "No need. I can handle it. The newcomer, I'll take him."
Bao Shen asked again, "Are you sure?"
Cui Bai clenched the file, "I'm sure. Jing Hong Yi Jian, right? I will not fail the mission. I will bring the person back intact."
Bao Shen added, "Not bring back, but invite back. Remember, 'invite'."
"Alright, I understand," Cui Bai nodded.
Bao Shen said, "Go. Ming Zhitian, I have high hopes for you."
Ming Zhitian cupped his hands in a salute, "I will not fail the mission."
Leaving Bao Shen's camp, Ming Zhitian couldn't help but ask, "Cui Bai, what is our mission? Are we looking for a magic weapon? What is this Jing Hong Yi Jian?"
Cui Bai glanced at him. Others called him Brother Cui or Old Cui, but he addressed him by his full name, which instantly displeased him.
Handing the file to Ming Zhitian, he explained, "Jing Hong Yi Jian is not a magic weapon, but a person. Because this person's swordsmanship is extraordinarily profound, he is known as Jing Hong Yi Jian."