Fang Shu repeatedly kneaded the dead skin in his hand and infused it with true qi, but the skin still showed no reaction.
Clearly, this thing required a particular method or a particular kind of true qi before it would reveal its true face. If anyone else obtained it, they would find it difficult to use.
But after pondering for a few breaths, Fang Shu suddenly came up with a plan that might allow him to make this thing his own.
However, he did not rush to test it. Instead, he first tucked the piece of dead skin into his sleeve.
"If not for Elder Sister, I might have missed such a treasure."
Fang Shu gathered his thoughts and nodded at Fang Lu with a smile.
He also swept his divine sense through Black Mouse's other belongings. He did not even spare the corpse chunks that had been burned into charcoal.
Unfortunately, none of the rest held anything unusual. Fang Shu could only have Fang Lu gather it all up, either to fertilize the fields or to be smelted down.
With that matter settled,
Fang Shu did not delay any longer and prepared to rise and leave.
But Fang Lu carefully tilted her head slightly, then pulled a tiny insect from her ear.
"Brother Shu, this is the gu insect I told you about before. These past days, I have nourished it with true qi as you instructed, and I can now stir it slightly.
Take it with you. It may lend you a hand after you descend the mountain."
With one glance, Fang Shu recognized the little insect in Fang Lu's hand as the Foundation Establishment gu insect he had lent her in the secret realm.
When they had left the secret realm, Fang Lu had actually mentioned this