Little Wolf's Healing Talent

Screams rang out one after another.

Before long, the other three had also fallen at Gu Han's hands after brief exchanges.

Gu Han casually absorbed the attributes of Wang Huan and the others.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host. You absorbed 120 points of Blood Qi, 60 points of Strength, and 60 points of Martial Skill Experience from Wang Huan."

"Ding! Congratulations, Host. You absorbed 100 points of Speed and 80 points of Martial Skill Experience from Li Lang."

"Ding! Congratulations, Host. You absorbed 40 points of Defense and 80 points of Martial Skill Experience from Zhang Lei."

"Ding! Congratulations, Host. You absorbed 150 points of Blood Qi from Liu Qing."

"Ding! Congratulations, Host. You absorbed 100 points of Blood Qi and 70 points of Speed from Chen Zhi."

Five system notifications sounded in succession, and each person had given Gu Han a different boost.

Those who provided no Blood Qi gave relatively more of their other attributes instead.

Overall, the benefits each person brought Gu Han were proportional to their strength.

However, Zhang Lei had given him a comparatively rare attribute: Defense.

The increase was small, but it was still a decent gain.

Right afterward, Gu Han hurried over and helped Gu Lin, who was still lying on the ground, sit up.

"Brother Gu Lin, are you all right?"

Gu Lin coughed twice and spat out two mouthfuls of congealed blood. His expression eased a little.

"I'm fine. These are just minor injuries. A few days of rest and I'll be right as rain."

Martial Disciples healed better than ordinary people.

They said it took a hundred days to recover from a strained tendon or broken bone.

If Gu Lin had never trained in martial arts, his injuries might indeed have taken that long to heal.

But for him, at worst, he wouldn't be able to spar for a few weeks.

He'd be back to his regular training in a week at most.

But he didn't ask about his injuries. Instead, he looked at Gu Han curiously.

"Gu Han, when did you get so strong?"

They were both collateral members of the Gu Family. Though they hadn't been particularly close before coming to the border, they knew a little about each other.

Aside from the very few collateral members with extraordinary talent who were allowed to train alongside the Gu Family's direct line, most collateral disciples had roughly the same aptitude for martial arts as they did.

It was practically common knowledge that older disciples were a little stronger.

But it was no exaggeration to say that Gu Han's performance just now could rival even the direct-line disciples of the Gu Family!

Gu Han seemed to think for a moment, then spoke solemnly.

"Actually, before I came to Mushan City, I caught the eye of a powerful expert."

"He took me on as his disciple and gave me a mission to come to Mushan City for training. That's why I turned down Officer Qian Fu's offer to become a War Soldier."

"But I can't tell you his name."

Listening to Gu Han's earnest explanation, Gu Lin nodded as if he'd suddenly understood.

Put that way, it all made sense.

With a powerful expert's help, evading the military's assessment of his strength would be a piece of cake.

It also gave Gu Han a reasonable explanation for turning down the chance to become a War Soldier.

After all, for Martial Disciples hoping to make a name for themselves on the frontier, becoming a War Soldier was the first step. Nobody would turn down such an opportunity.

"Brother, please keep this between us."

At Gu Han's request, Gu Lin nodded without hesitation.

"Don't worry. Not even Brother Gu Chen could get a single word out of me."

Then Gu Lin changed the subject, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

"As for those people, we never saw them today."

Gu Han found a wolf's den and tossed Wang Huan and the others' bodies inside. Then he helped Gu Lin back toward camp.

On the way, Gu Han learned that Gu Lin had rushed out because he was worried something might have happened to him.

And because Gu Han had killed Li Xuan, Gu Chen had been confronted by Lei Chao, who was close to Martial Artist strength, and beaten until he was lightly injured!

If Instructor Deng Li hadn't arrived so quickly, things could have ended badly!

"Gu Han, even though you can beat those men now, Lei Chao is much stronger than they are."

Gu Lin was a few years older than Gu Han, but he didn't put on any airs as an older brother. He patiently advised him.

"These next few days, try to hunt as many Wild Beasts as you can to complete your mission. Once Lei Chao gets out of solitary confinement in a few days, do your best to stay in camp."

Gu Han nodded, but he had no intention of doing as Gu Lin suggested.

He couldn't possibly stop hunting Wild Beasts just because of one Lei Chao.

Lei Chao was only close to Martial Artist strength. Gu Han had spent nearly a week reaching his current level.

Now that advancing one minor realm required more Blood Qi, his progress had slowed considerably.

But he still had a week. By then, who could say how the battle would end?

Besides, Li Xuan had died by his hand.

Brother Gu Chen had been dragged into this entirely because of him!

Gu Han hadn't told Gu Lin outright that he had killed Li Xuan, but after learning how strong Gu Han was, Gu Lin would surely have his suspicions.

Gu Han didn't regret killing Li Xuan, but this had all started because of him.

Naturally, he had to take responsibility.

"Brother, won't people get suspicious when we return to camp with your injuries?"

Wang Huan and the others were dead, while Gu Lin had been badly injured. Anyone would suspect the two were connected, wouldn't they?

Gu Lin waved a hand.

"It's fine. I've only just reached the fourth level of Martial Disciple. I'll say I ran into a powerful Demonic Beast."

"Even if those men don't return to camp, everyone will just assume they got into trouble or finished their mission and didn't dare come back."

"They could rack their brains all they wanted, and they'd still never suspect me."

Gu Han furrowed his brow.

"What I'm worried about is someone else jumping to conclusions like Lei Chao and suspecting us first."

Gu Lin chuckled.

"Are you saying you didn't kill Li Xuan?"

Gu Han and Gu Lin met each other's gaze and smiled in perfect understanding. No words were needed.

Just then, Little Wolf suddenly leaped out of the backpack with a yip.

Gu Lin stared in surprise at the adorable little wolf.

"Gu Han, is this your Battle Pet?"

Gu Han nodded.

"Yeah. I only just tamed it."

But he, too, looked at Little Wolf in confusion, unsure why it had suddenly jumped out just then.

Little Wolf affectionately licked Gu Lin's wounds. A faint mist of water gathered and washed the dirt still clinging to them.

"Ugh!"

Gu Lin's brow twitched. Cleaning wounds was no joke when it came to pain.

Even though Little Wolf was doing its best to be gentle, Gu Lin still felt a sharp sting.

But Gu Lin had so many injuries that Little Wolf took quite a while to clean them all.

Once it had finished, Little Wolf lifted its head and grinned at Gu Han as if expecting praise.

Its expression seemed to say, How did I do?

Gu Han smiled, took out a piece of roasted meat, and tossed it to Little Wolf.

With a little hop, Little Wolf caught the meat in its mouth and trotted alongside Gu Han and Gu Lin, its tiny steps leisurely.

Gu Lin gazed enviously at Little Wolf's tail, wagging merrily back and forth.

"Gu Han, you really do have great fortune on your side."