Better Slow Than Rash, True Feelings Revealed

The place Fang Shu had set his sights on was precisely the mine where his second uncle had once worked, the same one where rumors of a Gold-Seeking Insect had surfaced.

Without the Hu Family Treasure Book, I would have taken you for nothing more than a rumor. But with the clues in that book, surely there couldn't be such a coincidence.

He turned the matter over in his mind.

Even if the mine owner surnamed Cao really had been deceived by his men, there would be no harm in investigating. At worst, Fang Shu would have made a wasted trip. But if he actually uncovered a clue and found traces of the Gold-Seeking Insect, he would have struck it rich!

A gleam flickered in Fang Shu's eyes.

After all, he still had no prospect for a life-bound gu.

This Dragon-Seeking Gold-Finding Insect was highly prized by both gu practitioners and masters of formations and feng shui. They even claimed it was born of dragon qi, which alone lent it a decidedly wondrous air.

It ought to make a fine candidate for his life-bound gu!

The thoughts stirred ever more vigorously in his mind, yet Fang Shu remained on the high ground, staring intently toward Cao's mine without rushing over to investigate.

A long while passed.

Instead, he forcibly suppressed the thoughts crowding his mind, let out a long breath, and turned without hesitation, sprinting toward Guling Town.

He had already gained a great deal on this treasure-hunting trip outside town, including a newly acquired treasure book. Admittedly, the book's origins were perfectly clear.

The dead man surnamed Hu was almost certainly not trying to deceive whoever collected his remains.

Even so, Fang Shu could not blindly accept everything written in the treasure book based on that alone.

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