Lin Ke secretly let the insect swarm build up inside his sleeve.
If Fu Tan made even the slightest suspicious move, he would kill him in an instant.
Fu Tan, however, made no other move.
Instead, he said smugly, "Just look at those fellows from the Giant Strength Fire Prison Sect."
"They actually thought they could escape right under my nose."
"Didn't I just catch them and bring them straight back?"
"This little girl was one of them. Seeing how young she was, I planted a Gu in her."
"Having her become my disciple later would be pretty good, too. I never expected her to end up with you."
Lin Ke looked somewhat taken aback. "You really do have impressive methods, senior brother. I picked this little girl up along the way, too. I never imagined she was your disciple."
"May I ask where you encountered those cultivators, senior brother? I've reached the Nascent Soul Realm now, too."
"I might become an elder in the sect later, and I might need to take in some disciples as well."
"I'll go catch a few and bring them back, too."
Fu Tan looked even smugger at this. "Ah, Junior Brother Lin, that's what I've been saying."
"If you want to get anywhere in the sect, you have to keep your wits nimble."
"Since we're going into the Cloud Dragon Secret Realm, the more helpers we have under us, the better. Every extra person means an extra measure of strength."
"I thought of capturing people from the Giant Strength Fire Prison Sect to use as disciples and human Gu ages ago."
"So..."
"I caught quite a few people, planted Gu in them, then let them go again."
Lin Ke's heart jolted. He already understood what Fu Tan meant.
Yet his face showed confusion