Put Away Your Divine Techniques Now!-Chapter 1052 - 313: [White Elephant Tribe] (Part 2)
"I have things to do, and it’s not convenient to keep anyone around. Since everything here is settled, you can leave now."
The bald man was not one to dawdle; he immediately knelt down, knocking his head on the ground three times with a thud.
Standing up, he bowed to Chen Yan, turned, and walked away with large strides.
After he had walked more than ten steps away, Chen Yan suddenly remembered something: "Wait a moment."
"Does the benefactor have any other instructions?" The bald man quickly turned back.
Chen Yan thought for a moment and slowly said, "This ambush was quite strange. After you leave this place, hurry and report to the Li Family, don’t bring any trouble upon yourself. As for the Heaven-Crashing Ceremony, don’t attend."
Chen Yan offered this advice based on his own experiences.
The flying boat was intercepted, everyone died except you, and afterward, when an investigation occurs, naturally, you’ll become a suspect needing first to be investigated thoroughly—Chen Yan had once experienced such a situation himself.
"Thank you, benefactor, for pointing that out. I’m aware." The bald man bowed again and then left.
After Chen Yan watched him walk away in the distance, he turned and headed back, finding Gu Tongbing squatting at the cave entrance, gnawing on apricots.
Dozens of green thread apricots had already been eaten more than half by him.
Chen Yan approached, glanced at Gu Tongbing, who had juice all over his mouth, squatted down, picked up an apricot and bit into it.
The juice was sweet and sour, the texture crisp, but perhaps being wild, there was a faint hint of bitterness in the taste. Overall, it was quite palatable.
"Did you let the person go?" Gu Tongbing asked.
"Yes." Chen Yan didn’t hide anything, and frankly said, "I don’t trust you; I’m afraid you might still want to kill him, so I simply let him go."
Gu Tongbing sighed, "Earlier, when you and the Yun Family young man were encountered, failing to capture you and allowing the Yun Family young man to take Liang away, the matter was already exposed.
I actually don’t need to kill that guy to silence him."
"Hard to say, maybe you wanted to play a time difference." Chen Yan shook his head, "After all, he’s a brother I know, and I dare not gamble with his life."
Gu Tongbing chuckled and said, "Forget it, I won’t try to explain. Since you’ve restored some Primordial Qi, let’s continue on our journey."
After a pause, he said, "It’s only a little more than ten days until the Heaven-Crashing Ceremony, heading to the Black Wood Tribe from here will take seven or eight days at our pace."
"Alright, then let’s set off."
Chen Yan had just gotten up but saw Gu Tongbing waving his hand, "Hold on a moment, I need to change clothes."
With that, he took out ’Sleeve Universe’, removed a bundle from it, and generously handed Sleeve Universe back to Chen Yan, "This belongs to you; since I’m your prisoner, everything in here is your spoils."
Then, Gu Tongbing, clutching the bundle, re-entered the bear cave, emerging shortly later, already dressed in a new outfit. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
The previously worn tattered robe of dark black had been discarded.
Gu Tongbing now wore a wide robe of a cultivator, with long, fluttering sleeves, which looked quite ethereal.
He also tidied his hair, tied a headband, and wore a White Jade Crown above, which added a touch of nobility.
His appearance was remarkably handsome and could be considered exceptionally refined, with just a hint of elusive sulkiness sometimes revealed in his eyes—ignoring this, he looked assuredly like a noble young master from a prestigious family.
Chen Yan stared at this fellow for a couple of moments and couldn’t help but sigh.
Now, he’s seen three of the four children from the Gu family’s main branch.
This Gu Tongbing’s appearance is indeed excellent, surpassing Gu Jinjia by a lot. There’s a hint of effeminate quality, bearing some resemblance to Gu Qingyi.
The two then departed from the area, heading southwest.
This time, Chen Yan didn’t drag Gu Tongbing along but applied a Light Body Talisman on him, grabbed a tree stick for each of them, one end held by him and the other by Gu Tongbing.
Then Chen Yan performed the Escape Rune Technique, pulling the stick, leading Gu Tongbing in a swift run.
Traveling like this, through the forest, the speed was akin to galloping.
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No words were exchanged along the way, they traveled thus for three or four days, without encountering further surprises. Each night while camping in the forest, Chen Yan only chatted casually with Gu Tongbing, listening to him talk about the local customs and practices from his travels across various domains, gaining some insights.
Chen Yan, however, rarely spoke, not wanting Gu Tongbing to pick up anything about his past or experiences from his words—this guy is too sharp, a small clue might allow him to guess even more, and Chen Yan did not want to risk that.
But each day while resting, Chen Yan did not forget to practice the Sword Control Skill taught by Liang.
Seeing Chen Yan practicing swordsmanship for the first time, Gu Tongbing watched intently, and his expression immediately turned serious.
He stood watching Chen Yan practice for quite a while, and once Chen Yan finished his movement, Gu Tongbing remarked to him, "This sword skill is highly refined, clearly a top-tier technique honed through extensive practice and returns to simplicity."
However, he also pointed out a problem to Chen Yan, "You’re obviously following the path of a Primordial Spirit Cultivator, so this combat technique may not be suitable for you. This set of sword skills would increase its power by thirty percent in the hands of a Body Cultivator or Demon Cultivator."
The following night, during Chen Yan’s practice, Gu Tongbing simply sat nearby watching, even brought out a knife, holding a tree trunk, and started slicing and shaving.
