"You rotten old geezer, you're such a crafty bastard!"
Looking at Guan Shan's guilty, thief-like expression, Gu Han cursed inwardly,
I wouldn't believe you if you told me the sky was blue!
Gu Chen also looked at Gu Han with a cheerful smile,
"In my opinion, General Guan probably didn't use us as bait. He likely thinks we're the spies hiding in the Military Camp."
Both of them were exceptionally clever. How could they possibly be so easily fooled by a few words from Guan Shan?
But they didn't mind. Guan Shan wasn't targeting them; he was simply carrying out his duties as a deputy general.
When they had been in danger, even though he'd had his suspicions, Guan Shan had still decided to help them. That was enough.
Gu Han said with a smile,
"Brother Chen, let's see what good stuff General Guan gave us."
Hearing the eagerness in Gu Han's voice, Gu Chen smiled and opened the bag.
It wasn't an ordinary bag, but a storage bag, an extremely rare item for a Martial Disciple.
Gu Chen sent his consciousness inside. Soon, he said,
"There are five Blood Tempering Pills, fifty Blood Tempering Pills, ten Rejuvenation Pills, two War Soldiers, and a Fire Spirit Fruit in here."
The Blood Tempering Pills were genuine ranked pills.
For Martial Artists and Martial Disciples, their effects far surpassed those of Blood Tempering Pills that were merely medicinal pellets.
Even Martial Masters could make use of them when tempering their Blood Qi.
Rejuvenation Pills were the most common healing pellets. For Martial Artists and Martial Disciples, they were practically miraculous medicines.
Clearly, Guan Shan had intended for the two of them to split these pills evenly.
As for the two War Soldiers, they were both Low-grade Yellow Rank long swords, so the two of them could each have one.
But Guan Shan had likely had something else in mind when it came to the Fire Spirit Fruit.
The Fire Spirit Fruit contained abundant fire elemental energy. It was immensely beneficial to Martial Artists skilled in fire elements.
Even ordinary Martial Artists could use the fire elemental energy it contained to improve their comprehension of fire elements and their resistance to them.
Although the improvement wasn't great, most Martial Artists—and even some Martial Masters—would scramble to get their hands on a Fire Spirit Fruit!
If they'd been people with only a casual relationship, they might have already turned against each other over this fruit!
But Gu Han merely smiled and said,
"Brother Chen, I have no use for the Fire Spirit Fruit. You can have it."
A flicker of surprise crossed Gu Chen's face. He hadn't expected Gu Han to refuse the Fire Spirit Fruit outright!
Even he couldn't easily resist its allure!
No use for it?
Anyone with eyes could tell that was a flimsy excuse, not even a convincing one.
"In that case, I won't stand on ceremony. We're brothers; there's no need for all that beating around the bush."
Gu Chen was silent for a moment, then said solemnly,
"You take seventy percent of the pills, and I'll take thirty."
But Gu Han shook his head at Gu Chen's offer,
"I only need the storage bag and five Rejuvenation Pills. As for the other pills, Brother Chen, take them back and give them to our other brothers."
At that, Gu Chen's expression changed. He hadn't imagined Gu Han would make such an outrageous proposal.
This wasn't simply a matter of Gu Han wanting the storage bag.
Storage bags were indeed valuable to Martial Disciples, but it depended on who had one.
Gu Chen had a sword-shaped pendant that could already store things.
Its storage capacity was far greater than that of this most basic storage bag.
In other words, the storage bag was completely useless to Gu Chen.
If Gu Han asked for it, Gu Chen wouldn't even bat an eye.
What concerned him was that Gu Han had no intention of accepting those pills!
There was no way he could agree to Gu Han's terms.
Seeing that Gu Chen was about to try to persuade him, Gu Han said with a smile,
"Brother Chen, there's no need to talk me into it. I have my own opportunities. I'm not short on pills."
Seeing how determined Gu Han was, Gu Chen could only sigh helplessly,
"If that's the case, I won't waste my breath. Whatever happens, you can come to me anytime. Don't shoulder everything alone."
A warm current flowed through Gu Han's heart. He smiled and said,
"Of course. We're family, aren't we?"
Gu Chen smiled in understanding. He let Gu Han choose a Cold Wind Sword first, then handed him the storage bag as well.
Right in front of Gu Chen, he put the items directly into his pendant before returning to camp.
Seeing Gu Chen store everything in a storage artifact, Gu Han wasn't surprised in the slightest.
Without some special opportunity, Gu Chen couldn't have made such astonishing progress in such a short time.
It was only natural that he had a storage artifact.
By comparison, Gu Han curled his lip and complained inwardly,
"You're supposed to be a cheat, yet you don't even have a storage function. Aren't you ashamed to show your face to the other systems?"
The Soul-Snatching System seemed to fall silent for a moment before replying,
"It is not that the system's functions are incomplete. The host is simply too weak. As the host grows stronger, the system's dormant functions will gradually awaken."
"Once the host becomes a Martial Artist, the system's storage function will be activated. Please continue to work hard."
Gu Han's mouth twitched. Systems these days even looked down on their own hosts.
Was there any justice in the world?
He sighed helplessly and decided not to argue with the system.
Without stopping, Gu Han hurried toward the lake with Little Wolf.
About the time it took to drink a cup of tea later, the man and wolf caught sight of the lake in the distance.
Gu Han lowered his head and looked at Little Wolf's innocent expression. His voice was slightly heavy as he said,
"This is where I first met your mother."
Then, he pointed toward the Wave-Treading Bull, resting on the lakeshore and snoring like rolling thunder,
"Your mother wanted to gather a Water Essence Lotus to purify your bloodline, but in the end, she was trampled to death by the Wave-Treading Bull."
At those words, Little Wolf's eyes instantly turned bloodred. Until then, it hadn't understood why Gu Han's voice had grown so heavy.
With the help of Gu Han's Battle Pet System, Little Wolf had grown stronger at an astonishing pace during this time.
It had even surpassed its mother, the Phantom Water Wolf.
But so little time had passed that it was still in its juvenile stage.
Young Little Wolf didn't understand much about parting and death.
Instinct alone made it furious at the Wave-Treading Bull for killing its mother!
Such a deep blood feud wouldn't fade just because it was young.
If anything, it burned all the more fiercely because it had yet to experience so many other emotions!
Awooo!
Little Wolf let out an enraged howl and charged straight down the slope toward the resting Wave-Treading Bull.
Its howl was still young, but it brimmed with an oppressive force.
Some Demonic Beasts nearby had thought Little Wolf looked young and planned to ambush it and enjoy a hearty meal.
But when they saw Little Wolf moving so fast that it nearly left afterimages, they all shrank back in fear.
The young wolf looked small, but it was not something they could afford to provoke!
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