The old man maintained his aloof, stern expression as he glanced at Gu Xingzhi.
"Your Horizontal Training Qi is overflowing from your body. Can't you sense it?"
"Overflowing from my body?" Gu Xingzhi frowned and examined himself once more.
Could the Horizontal Training Qi this Old Man meant be Moon Radiance?
Suddenly, he understood.
Yet he was also puzzled. His Moon Radiance had awakened when he gazed at the moon himself. What did it have to do with the old man?
There was no trace of Moon Radiance on the old man.
More precisely, there were no fluctuations of power whatsoever. He was no different from an ordinary person.
Over the next while, the old man rattled off a lengthy explanation, still wearing that aloof, stern look and acting like an enlightened master.
Everything went in one of Gu Xingzhi's ears and out the other. He did not believe a word.
He kept feeling that this Old Man was putting on an act, trying to lead him into a trap.
As for his purpose, it was still unclear.
Gu Xingzhi decided to play along and see what the Old Man was up to.
Thus, he and Xue Er built a simple thatched cottage not far from the Old Man's thatched cottage and settled there.
After that, the old man slept during the day, then took Gu Xingzhi underground after nightfall.
Yes, underground. Gu Xingzhi could not stop grumbling inwardly.
Still, in order to uncover the Old Man's purpose, he remained highly cooperative on the surface.
This continued over and over for a month.
One month later, the old man, who should have been sleeping, opened his eyes at dawn and knocked on the door of Gu Xingzhi's thatched cottage.
Gu Xingzhi woke with a frown, but quickly returned to normal.