His laughter faded as he looked at Gu Sheng, his tone turning somewhat serious.
"Rest assured. Since I have acknowledged you, this old man will not do anything to you. After all, my precious granddaughter is still waiting for you to take her to Central Continent in search of a chance at survival."
"Of course, Senior would not do anything to Gu."
Gu Sheng, however, did not appreciate the sentiment and directly exposed the truth.
"It is not entirely because you acknowledge me. It is because you dare not, and cannot. In Central Continent, the only places capable of resolving the hidden danger of the Sacred Gu Spirit Body are the Blazing Heaven Sacred Land and the Evil Flame Sacred Land, both of which specialize in Fire Element Cultivation Methods.
Sending Miss Yaoyao to the Blazing Heaven Sacred Land might still leave room for maneuver. But if she were sent to the unpredictable Evil Flame Sacred Land, which is neither wholly righteous nor wholly evil... given Miss Yaoyao's constitution, whether it would bring fortune or disaster would be impossible to say. You cannot afford to gamble on that. Therefore, Gu is actually the safest choice at present."
The smile on Qi Diao Wu's face instantly froze. His mind completely sharpened, and the way he looked at Gu Sheng now held not only admiration, but also a trace of wariness. This boy's meticulous mind and precise grasp of human nature were simply terrifying! He fell silent for a moment before probing cautiously.
"Then the Gu technique inheritance from the early ancient era that you mentioned before...?"
"Of course we can discuss it."
Gu Sheng nodded.
"Consider it part of the sincerity behind our cooperation."
As he spoke, he did not wait for Qi Diao Wu's response. He directly separated a thread