Shuqi asked Xitong mostly just to set her own mind at ease. In truth, she could see that Tao Xiaotao's combat prowess was somewhat lacking; even setting aside talismans and pills, she felt Tao Xiaotao wasn't even as strong as her own useless little beast, Zhou Ma.
She glanced up at Tao Xiaotao's less-than-stellar complexion and sighed. Whatever, she thought, consider it an investment in the future. For some reason, she always felt that Tao Xiaotao was no ordinary person, even though all along this journey her combat skills had been poor and she was a total coward.
Tao Xiaotao was quite helpless about it too. Aside from the little bit of good luck she hoped to rub off on by teaming up with Xiao Shuer for quests, her main goal had been to stick close to Xiao Shuer and help her fight monsters.
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