"Protected, Passive Value +1."
Inside the dim maze, Xu Xiaoshou stared at that message in the information bar, speechless for a long while.
This was not the first time he had sensed Five Declines of Heaven and Man's seemingly absent-minded "attention."
After this fellow caught up to him and crushed the spacetime gold talisman, Xu Xiaoshou had initially thought he had come to deal with Chen Ruyi. Only later had he realized that he had come to help him eliminate the threat from Night Owl.
If that could be forcibly explained as Yama and Grey Palace of the Xu Moon having an unusually close relationship.
Then what about now?
"Protection..."
Leaning against the maze wall, Xu Xiaoshou furrowed his brow and unconsciously murmured the word aloud.
Even the system had given clear confirmation. Five Declines of Heaven and Man's actions truly counted as "protection," rather than ulterior "exploitation."
Why? Even if Yama and Grey Palace of the Xu Moon shared some deep, unspeakable friendship, there was no need for Five Declines of Heaven and Man to look after an ordinary member of another faction so closely, was there?
What was more, Xu Xiaoshou felt that Five Declines of Heaven and Man had already seen through him—he was not a genuine member of Grey Palace of the Xu Moon at all! If he knows I'm Xu Xiaoshou, then who would be so good to Xu Xiaoshou?
Xu Xiaoshou rubbed his chin. Elder Sang flashed through his mind, followed by Mr. Siren, and then there was no one else.
Even Ba Zunan's concern for him carried a trace of exploitation. Other than old man Sang and Mr. Siren, where in the world were there any purely good people? Could he be my... uh, the original owner's father?
Xu Xiaoshou's imagination ran so