Don't Bother with Little Kids!

Dugu Bo spoke very earnestly.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei were somewhat skeptical, and they both looked towards Xu Xiao.

"Big Brother, can this person really be trusted?"

Yue Guan and Gui Mei were not fools, they were just not very sociable.

Xu Xiao smiled. If he didn't know Dugu Bo's character, he definitely wouldn't have done this.

But this person was Dugu Bo. He was moody and arrogant, but he kept his word, which made him trustworthy.

If it were anyone else, Xu Xiao would have killed them if he could, even if he knew their identity. But Dugu Bo was different. Xu Xiao knew him inside and out, and naturally, he felt a desire to recruit talent.

"My two brothers don't trust you."

"If you can make them believe you are sincerely following us, I will definitely fulfill what I promised you."

Xu Xiao directly threw the matter to Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo was stunned for a moment. Why would this guy be so good to his brothers?

After hesitating, Dugu Bo snorted, "Although I, Dugu Bo, don't want to die, I'm not afraid of death."

"If you insult me with your shallow judgment, you can kill me right now."

When had he, Dugu Bo, ever suffered such humiliation? I don't want to die, but that doesn't mean you can insult me, Dugu Bo.

There are no cowards in my Dugu Family!

Yue Guan and Gui Mei were stunned on the spot. They couldn't possibly kill him, could they?

Gui Mei and the other exchanged a look and said, "Hmph, we'll trust you for now. If you dare to betray us, we'll hunt you to the ends of the earth!"

Dugu Bo ignored them, chuckled, and just looked at them. Dugu Bo didn't care about Yue Guan and Gui Mei's thoughts.

What he cared about was Xu Xiao's thoughts. In his opinion, weren't Yue Guan and Gui Mei still listening to Xu Xiao?

Xu Xiao was the boss.

"Alright, since Dugu Bo, you've decided to follow us, I won't make things difficult for you."

"Second Brother, Third Brother, you can spar in the future, but you cannot use lethal force."

Xu Xiao instructed, so as to prevent Yue Guan and Dugu Bo from bickering all the time.

In the original work, these two were at odds, but Dugu Bo couldn't defeat Yue Guan. It seemed that even here, Dugu Bo still couldn't defeat Yue Guan.

No wonder Yue Guan said he didn't like Dugu Bo when they first met.

This enmity wasn't just because he was being chased, was it?

Yue Guan glared at Dugu Bo, "Hmph, if Big Brother hadn't spoken, I would have wanted to beat you every day."

Dugu Bo pouted, "Isn't it all thanks to your thousand-year spirit ability?"

No, Dugu Bo seemed to have thought of something. "You... your first spirit ring is a thousand-year one?"

Dugu Bo only then realized. He had been too busy trying to survive before and didn't have time to think about these things. Now, he looked at Yue Guan with surprise.

This was a profit, a real profit.

Dugu Bo now truly believed that this Big Brother could really help him resolve the poison in his martial soul.

Xu Xiao said, "Dugu Bo, these are not things you need to know. You just need to know that following us will not treat you unfairly."

"Dugu Bo, do you have any relatives left at home?"

Dugu Bo shook his head, "My father is dead, my mother is dead. I can say I have no relatives left at home. I'm all alone, so to speak."

Xu Xiao said, "You have considerable family wealth. Can you protect it?"

Dugu Bo gave a bitter smile. If his father were still alive, he could protect it. But now, he had nothing. Relying on himself, he would eventually be completely exploited by the nobles of Heaven Dou.

"Go back, take your family wealth, and find us in the Sunset Forest."

"From now on, you are our brother."

Xu Xiao said calmly. The current Dugu Bo did not have the strength to protect his family fortune. It was better to let go of some of it. There would be plenty of opportunities to reclaim it later.

Dugu Bo was stunned. He only heard the latter part: "You are our brother."

Am I, Dugu Bo, no longer alone?

Dugu Bo couldn't help but smile, "Okay, Big Brother, I'll go back now."

"There's nothing worth my lingering attachment at home anyway. It's better to follow you, Big Brother."

Xu Xiao nodded, "Leave after your injuries have healed."

Dugu Bo understood poison. The family's martial soul poison had made him very knowledgeable about toxins since childhood. Understanding poison meant understanding healing.

Dugu Bo listed the medicinal ingredients that would help him heal. Xu Xiao asked Yue Guan to stay and guard while he and Gui Mei went to find the ingredients.

They returned in less than a moment.

Two days later, Dugu Bo had also recovered and bid farewell to the three brothers, Xu Xiao.

"Big Brother, after these two days, apart from being a bit arrogant, this Dugu Bo is still worth befriending."

After two days of observation, Gui Mei had significantly changed his opinion of Dugu Bo.

Yue Guan curled his lip. "Second Brother, that man is just so-so; he isn't as good as you say."

Yue Guan remained unhappy with Dugu Bo. "Big Brother, will Dugu Bo really come back?"

Xu Xiao merely smiled.

"If it were anyone else, I naturally wouldn't be at ease, but he is Dugu Bo—arrogant, yet a man of his word."

Gui Mei nodded in agreement. "Third Brother, this Dugu Bo is actually quite alright."

Yue Guan waved his hand; he had his own judgment and simply did not like him.

Xu Xiao patted Yue Guan on the shoulder. "If you don't like him, just have less contact with him."

Xu Xiao would never force them to like Dugu Bo.

"Big Brother, rest assured, I won't let my emotions affect our grand plan."

"Let's go, Big Brother, we still haven't found that stronghold."

Yue Guan was sensible and rarely let emotions get in the way; he just disliked Dugu Bo and would not let that influence their grand plan.

The three of them exchanged glances and immediately burst into laughter.

"We are sworn brothers; how could we let someone else affect our brotherhood?"

"Let's go, move out!"

The three of them once again set off on the journey to find that treasure land.

A week later, Dugu Bo met up with the three brothers of Xu Xiao in the Sunset Forest.

"Yo, I thought you wouldn't come back?" Yue Guan teased.

"Hmph, you dead chrysanthemum, want to have a go at me?" Dugu Bo was extremely disdainful. He felt that as long as he could dodge one of the opponent's soul skills, he might be able to counter-kill.

On the way back, he had thought a lot; if he were in his prime, he should be able to dodge one soul skill.

That would be the moment for his counterattack.

Yue Guan was utterly dismissive. "You've lived many more years than me, yet your soul power is only five levels higher; a person like you is not worthy of sparring with me."

"You!!"

"Hmph, I can't be bothered to argue with a child."

Dugu Bo snorted; although it was the truth, he really did not want to admit it.

Xu Xiao and Gui Mei listened to the two bickering without any intention of interrupting.

With these two clowns around on the road, Xu Xiao's boring life had gained a bit of amusement.

Perhaps it was because of Dugu Bo joining them, but that treasure land seemed to have a real affinity with him; within a month, the four of them had found it.

Outside, a wave of poisonous mist drifted over continuously.

"Big Brother, Gui Mei, Chrysanthemum, retreat quickly, retreat!"

Dugu Bo exclaimed, sensing the faint toxins in the air, and immediately cried out.

Xu Xiao was no fool and led the others as they withdrew.

"It seems we have found it."