Gu Gan followed the bloodstains on the ground for a while, then sensed something was wrong. He instinctively looked back at the person behind him and said, "Suisui, it's dangerous up ahead for you. You—"
He was about to tell Yu Sui to wait behind, but when he turned, he saw her quietly watching him, as if waiting for him to finish.
Gu Gan came to his senses in an instant. The words at the tip of his tongue changed to, "Stay close to me."
Yu Sui said, "Brother Gu, if you're not confident you can protect me, I'll keep my distance."
She was beginning to doubt him. Gu Gan was always going on about danger and telling her not to come, as if he lacked confidence and feared she might get hurt. A true Dragon Overlord would be confident enough to let someone follow him even when he knew it was dangerous, and would do everything in his power to protect the people by his side.
Had I mistaken him for the Dragon Overlord?
Given the number of confidantes he had, she shouldn't have mistaken him.
Yu Sui glanced at Gu Gan, then looked away again, unconcerned.
"It's not that I'm not confident. I just don't want you to get hurt at all." Gu Gan continued walking. "We still don't know how many groups have come to Nether Lake."
Yu Sui asked him, "Can you find where Third Brother is? They're going to use him to lure the Yin-Yang Fish. Since they failed once, they'll definitely keep trying. That means Third Brother is in grave danger."
"I'll think of something," Gu Gan said.
Yu Sui said, "If all else fails, we can split up. We'll search faster that way."
"No." Gu Gan rejected the idea without a second thought.