Little Wolf's Healing Talent

Screams rang out one after another.

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

Gu Han casually extracted the attributes of Wang Huan and his four companions.

"Ding, congratulations Host for extracting 120 Blood Qi, 60 Strength, and 60 Martial Skill Experience from Wang Huan."

"Ding, congratulations Host for extracting 100 Speed and 80 Martial Skill Experience from Li Lang."

"Ding, congratulations Host for extracting 40 Defense and 80 Martial Skill Experience from Zhang Lei."

"Ding, congratulations Host for extracting 150 Blood Qi from Liu Qing."

"Ding, congratulations Host for extracting 100 Blood Qi and 70 Speed from Chen Zhi."

Five system notification sounds rang out in succession, and each person brought Gu Han a different kind of improvement.

Those who didn't provide Blood Qi instead offered relatively more of other attributes.

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

However, from Zhang Lei, he extracted the relatively rare Defense attribute.

Though the increase was small, it was still a decent gain.

Immediately after, Gu Han hurried forward to help Gu Lin, who was still lying on the ground, to his feet.

"Brother Gu Lin, are you alright?"

Gu Lin coughed lightly twice, spat out two mouthfuls of stagnant blood, and his complexion eased somewhat.

"It's nothing. These minor injuries will be fine after a few days of rest."

A Martial Disciple's self-healing ability was far superior to an ordinary person's.

For an ordinary person, a broken bone might take a hundred days to heal.

If Gu Lin had never practiced martial arts, these injuries might indeed take that long.

But for him, at worst, it meant he couldn't engage in combat training for a few weeks.

At most, a week's time would be enough to resume daily training.

Yet he didn't concern himself with his own injuries. Instead, he looked at Gu Han with curiosity.

"Gu Han, when did you become this strong?"

They were both collateral branches of the Gu Family. Though their connection wasn't particularly close before coming to the border, they still knew something about each other.

Aside from a very few exceptionally gifted collateral members who qualified to train alongside the Gu Family's direct line.

The vast majority of collateral disciples had martial arts talent similar to each other's.

It was almost common knowledge that the older ones were slightly stronger.

But without exaggeration, the strength Gu Han had just displayed was likely comparable to even the direct-line disciples of the Gu Family!

Gu Han seemed to think for a moment, then said in a deep voice.

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

"He took me as his disciple and gave me the task of coming to Mushan City to train. That's why I refused Officer Qian Fu's invitation to become a War Soldier."

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

Hearing Gu Han's earnest explanation, Gu Lin nodded as if suddenly enlightened.

That explained everything.

With the help of a powerful expert, evading the military's strength inspection was as easy as turning over a hand.

And it also provided a reasonable explanation for why Gu Han refused to become a War Soldier.

Otherwise, for any Martial Disciple looking to make a name for themselves at the border, becoming a War Soldier was the first step to success—no one would ever refuse it.

"Please keep this matter secret, Elder Brother."

Hearing Gu Han's request, Gu Lin nodded without the slightest hesitation.

"Rest assured. Not even Elder Brother Gu Chen can pry a single word out of me."

At this point, Gu Lin's tone shifted, and a glint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

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

Gu Han found a wolf den and tossed the bodies of Wang Huan and his men directly inside. Then, supporting Gu Lin, he headed back toward the camp.

Along the way, Gu Han learned that the reason Gu Lin had rushed out in such a hurry was because he was worried Gu Han might meet with misfortune.

In fact, because Gu Han had killed Li Xuan, Gu Chen had even been sought out by Lei Chao, whose strength was close to that of a Martial Artist, and had sustained minor injuries!

If not for the swift arrival of Instructor Deng Li, the situation might have been hard to contain!

"Gu Han, even though you can defeat these people now, Lei Chao is far stronger than them."

Gu Lin was a few years older than Gu Han, but he showed no trace of elder-brotherly arrogance as he patiently advised.

"In the next few days, you should hunt as many Wild Beasts as possible to complete your mission. Once Lei Chao is released from confinement in a few days, it's best not to go out unless necessary."

Gu Han nodded, but he had no intention of following what Gu Lin had said.

He naturally wouldn't give up hunting wild beasts just because of a Lei Chao.

A mere strength close to a Martial Artist—he had spent nearly a week to reach his current level.

Now, breaking through to a minor realm required more Blood Qi, and his progress had slowed considerably.

But there was still a week left; who would emerge victorious was yet unknown!

Besides, Li Xuan had died by his hand after all.

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

Although Gu Han hadn't explicitly told Gu Lin that he killed Li Xuan, Gu Lin would inevitably have his suspicions after learning of Gu Han's strength.

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

He naturally had to take responsibility for it.

"Elder Brother, won't your injuries raise suspicion when you return to camp?"

With Wang Huan and the others dead, and Gu Lin heavily wounded, wouldn't anyone suspect a connection between the two?

Gu Lin waved his hand.

"It's fine. I've only just reached Fourth-Order Martial Disciple. I'll just say I encountered a powerful Demonic Beast."

"Even if those people don't return to camp, everyone will just assume they ran into danger or didn't dare come back after failing their mission."

"No matter how hard they rack their brains, they won't suspect me."

Gu Han frowned deeply.

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

Gu Lin chuckled. "Are you trying to say that Li Xuan wasn't killed by you?"

Gu Han and Gu Lin exchanged a glance, sharing a knowing smile. Everything was understood without words.

Just then, Little Wolf suddenly let out a howl and jumped out of the backpack.

Gu Lin looked at the adorable Little Wolf in surprise.

"Gu Han, is this your Battle Pet?"

Gu Han nodded.

"Yes, I just tamed it not long ago."

But he also looked at Little Wolf with some confusion, unsure why it had suddenly jumped out at this moment.

Little Wolf affectionately licked Gu Lin's wounds. A faint mist of water gathered, washing away the dirt and grime left in the injuries.

"Hiss!"

Gu Lin's brow twitched. The pain of having his wounds cleaned was no joke.

Even though Little Wolf's movements were as gentle as possible, Gu Lin still felt intense pain.

But because Gu Lin had so many injuries, Little Wolf spent quite a while cleaning them all.

After cleaning the wounds, Little Wolf lifted its head, grinning at Gu Han as if seeking 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.

Little Wolf leaped up, caught the meat in its mouth, and trotted alongside Gu Han and Gu Lin, taking leisurely little steps.

Gu Lin looked at Little Wolf's happily wagging tail, envy clear in his eyes.

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