"Why are you so good to me?"
Tang Wutong knew she might get an answer she did not want to hear, but she still asked.
"Just think of it as raising a pet. If you really have no ambition, I won't say much. If you want to become stronger, of course I can help you go further. If you have no interest in cultivation at all, I'll still finish teaching what I should teach."
Gu Chen sat on the ground, his gaze still calm.
In the end, this was his battle alone. Whether a companion appeared or not, he was completely leaving it to fate. After fighting Tang Hao, there was still the Great God Circle. Unless he truly went very far in the future, he could not even imagine how he was supposed to fight twelve alone. Would he win?
It was under these circumstances that he would choose to nurture others.
Tang Wutong was a little disappointed, but also somewhat relieved.
She was disappointed because she had not expected this guy to really treat her like a pet to raise, leaving a strange sense of loss in her heart. (The underlying code of Romance Continent was still exerting its power.)
She was relieved because she had finally figured out exactly how Gu Chen viewed her as a person.
"You seem to be thinking about a lot of things."
"My father... Tang San, aside from splitting my soul, did he do a lot of other things too?"
Gu Chen did not answer. Tang Wutong continued, "Did he... hurt you?"
"No. So far, I haven't suffered any real harm in the true sense. It was my friend who was hurt. Because I roughly know what kind of person Tang San is, I'm certain that the harm my friend suffered was