"We were still together when we lined up in the clearing, but after everyone gathered, True Person Chuanjin's wind-riding flight frightened a lot of the cultivators into disarray. Senior Brother, please sit."
Mo Chen answered offhandedly.
After sitting down, Gu Dongfeng rather sheepishly handed him a talisman.
"Uh, right, this is for you."
"Isn't this a Paired Sound Transmission Talisman?"
Mo Chen recognized the talisman Gu Dongfeng offered, but made no move to take it.
Paired Sound Transmission Talismans were nothing new to Mo Chen. Because they were refined from the same root and source, they had an exceptionally wide transmission range. Higher-quality ones could even store messages temporarily, as well as relay speech instantly.
These were generally used by cultivators who knew one another well and teamed up to hunt for treasures in Secret Realms. By offering Mo Chen one now, Gu Dongfeng was expressing his wish to explore together.
Mo Chen also understood perfectly well that once he accepted it, both the benefits and the troubles would fall on his shoulders. It might not be much better than acting alone.
Seeing that Mo Chen did not even reach out, Gu Dongfeng could not help feeling a little disappointed, though his expression betrayed nothing. "Oh, just take it first!"
Gu Dongfeng grabbed Mo Chen's hand and stuffed the Paired Sound Transmission Talisman into it.
"This talisman is quite valuable, Senior Brother..." Mo Chen frowned.
"It's only an ordinary Paired Sound Transmission Talisman, nothing special. I just hoped that, once we're in the Half-Limit Secret Realm, you might look after me a little, Fellow Daoist Mo." Gu Dongfeng grew increasingly embarrassed as he spoke.
"Me? Look after you, Senior Brother?"
Mo Chen could not help asking twice in succession, then looked Gu Dongfeng over again.
There was almost no difference