Damn it! Let's smash the darkness together!-Chapter 1267 - 151: Genuine Intelligence

Xu Shu looked around and found that his teammates were each busy with their own tasks.

Some were comforting Ning Xin, who didn’t actually need comforting—like Jiang Biyun and Yan Shan, the representative rookies of the Third-stage Early Stage, huddling together for warmth;

Some, like Gu Pan, said half a sentence and then immediately ran to the side to meditate with closed eyes—such as Gu Yue Ming and Lu Bingwei.

"It seems the fierce battle underground has deeply traumatized everyone’s hearts? Hah, the mindset of someone ranked 314 on the human list isn’t much to speak of after all.

"And Gu Pan, why has she become so timid? She used to be quite proud and ambitious, never backing down in her pursuit of the Dao!

"Could it be because she lost an expensive trigger item, trying to appear calm on the surface but actually hurting to the point of spasms?

"Hmm... it seems quite possible, she has always shown high levels of miserly traits before. Though she is fairly generous to me, most of the time she is extremely stingy.

"And that trigger item from the church could sell for tens of thousands of contribution points online, meaning in this round of exploration, what she lost was not just a companion but also a fortune. A complete waste! No wonder she’s so depressed..."

"That must be it!"

Xu Shu pondered internally and suddenly found the reason for Gu Pan’s seemingly inexplicable loss of interest.

Memories surged in his mind, recalling the times when he was weaker and Gu Pan took care of him: like being made penniless to support his upgrade drive, silently paving the way for him with her life against formidable enemies, scraping together a ’sky-high medical fee’ of 2 million for him despite her financial struggles, and even recently working hard just to recover the Dao Mark for him and obtaining three Yang God·Que Yins...

So many memories flooded back, Xu Shu looked at Gu Pan sitting cross-legged on the ground, and suddenly felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart.

Despite much of it seeming not to be Gu Pan’s choice, but rather his coercion.

Reflecting on this, he decided to make amends for this friend who could be said to be "bankrupted" by him.

But how to make up for it?

This fellow is single-mindedly seeking the Dao, firmly determined to become stronger, and has advanced so rapidly that she almost caught up to me. She must have had some fortuitous encounters, hmm. Speaking of which, the ’Bloodline Sign’ I gave her previously didn’t affect her progress? It seems she got another epic ’Martial Artist’ Curse Seal, quite capable, worthy of being my teacher...

After a little thought, Xu Shu’s heart stirred, and he immediately went over to Gu Pan, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, stealthily poked her waist with his finger, then sat down and communicated through voice transmission: "Teacher, can I ask you a few questions?"

"Hmm? What is it?"

Gu Pan quickly opened her eyes a little nervously, trying to stay calm.

How could she know Xu Shu’s inner drama? She was busy in her mind’s "three-person debate", studying the imperial tactics of "killing the chicken to scare the monkey", "mutual checks and balances", and "praising one and trampling another".

Being suddenly poked scared her almost to jump, so she had to set aside Gu Zu and the white Mao Qiu and looked at Xu Shu puzzled.

Xu Shu chose his words carefully: "Teacher, your cultivation is advancing at a miraculous pace, are both your Curse Seals epic tier?"

"..."

Being asked this suddenly, Gu Pan rolled her eyes, feeling that this guy was really reckless. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Is the subject of epic Curse Seals something that can be spoken of so lightly?

It’s only because their relationship is sufficiently good, with mutual knowledge of each other’s very private secrets, otherwise, this sentence could lead to a falling out, even swords drawn.

There are countless historical examples of turning against each other over such real treasures!

’But it’s only him who can speak like this, after all, his own Curse Seal is epic and even more unspeakable than mine...’

Gu Pan pondered, glanced around like a thief, and also communicated through transmission: "Of course, otherwise why am I the teacher and you’re the student?"

While speaking, her face was full of pride and satisfaction, and in her mind, a one-legged Kui Niu clicked its tongue.

In the next moment, Xu Shu asked: "Is it a single tag or a double tag?"

"Single tag, why—ugh~"

Gu Pan first froze, then recalled that her first Curse Seal was given an extra ’Bloodline Sign’ tag by Xu Shu, and also remembered that her ancestor seemed particularly interested in that little cow, always wanting to inquire about its origin.

She was about to discreetly advise Xu Shu to be cautious and avoid attracting the attention of the ancestor’s remnant soul in her mind, but then Xu Shu said: "That’s good, you know I like to research secret manuals, and recently I’ve gained a new understanding of certain moves. Here, let me lend you a hand again!"

"What? No, wait..."

"No need to wait, come on!"

"Wait a minute!"

Gu Pan realized immediately what was happening, she franticly wanted to stop it, but Xu Shu had already grabbed her hand without another word.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Two familiar scorching warm streams, left and right, rushed into Gu Pan’s body through Xu Shu’s hands.

Those were two ’Bloodline Sign (Epic)’ profound seals! They could provide additional engravings for Curse Seals!

Previously, when Xu Shu captured the third ’Warrior’ pathway profound seal, he merged for several days into Wang Teng within Xie Xiaochan for legendary exploration.

Before gaining [Gluttony (Legend)], there were also several extra Bloodline Signs in his stock.

Now they just came in handy, as compensation for the teacher’s lost trigger item.