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"": "Luo Bin fell utterly silent.
"What are you afraid of?" Miao Gu suddenly asked.
For a moment, Luo Bin did not answer. He noticed Dai Ji lying below, watching him with those hollow eye sockets.
The half of his face that was truly skin and bones held no expression.
The other half seemed to be smiling.
As though mocking him for overestimating himself, for trying to smash a rock with an egg.
Luo Bin turned and headed back.
The prolonged chase had drained his stamina badly, and his calves kept cramping.
Only after putting some distance between them did Luo Bin catch his breath and say, "Poison can't hurt Fangshi, and blades struggle to pierce their flesh. They ought to be something like evil spirits, but it's strange. Fate-Suppressing Objects have no special effect on them. It's just like using them against ordinary people."
"They... seem to have no vulnerable spots or weaknesses."
"A single Dai Ji forced us to use everything we had. I can't imagine how powerful Dai Zhixiong is, or how strong the Fangshi in this Underground Palace are."
Luo Bin's feelings were deeply conflicted.
"Are you scared?" Miao Gu asked again.
His first question had been about what Luo Bin feared.
This question carried a different meaning.
Luo Bin fell silent again without answering.
"If you feel you don't want to take the risk now, come with me. We'll go to Thousand Miao Village, gather people, and retrieve the Essence-Devouring Gu."
"You need some time to consolidate what you've learned. You've impressed me greatly."
"Given time, once you've raised more gu worms, someone like that man will have no right to swagger in front of you."
"Given time, you could enter that Underground Palace again, and no one would be able