Yuehua, Pōkōng

Under such circumstances, if He Song had involved himself in this matter,

then when he left, he would most likely have faced an ambush and robbery.

Though He Song's strength meant he would not have been slain,

he would certainly have had to pay a considerable price, just like that Golden Core cultivator who had been ambushed, before escaping with his life.

Such a price, along with the danger of life and death,

was not something He Song wished to see.

Thus, even as he rejoiced inwardly, He Song grew even firmer in his belief in caution.

After all, with this prior example making He Song realize that his cautious approach could indeed keep him safer,

he naturally gained further insight into the value of caution.

After this matter,

He Song deliberately emerged from seclusion and gave Zhou Ruo some Spirit Stones as a reward.

Although news of a Golden Core cave dwelling appearing had not brought He Song much benefit,

to He Song,

being able to hear such news proved that Zhou Ruo had indeed put in effort.

Thus, giving Zhou Ruo some reward was naturally beyond reproach.

However, since this incident had not brought He Song any benefits,

the reward He Song gave was not much.

It was merely some Spirit Stones.

At this,

after Zhou Ruo happily accepted He Song's reward,

she became even more diligent when sending him messages afterward.

The frequency remained the same as before, however. Every few days, she would relay news from the outside world to He Song, allowing him to understand its various developments.

Among this information, although He Song could tell that Zhou Ruo was clearly putting in more effort than before,

because Golden Core cave dwellings did not actually appear very often,

he never again saw news of a