Chapter 25: Little Wolf's Healing Talent

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Miserable cries rang out one after another.

Not long after, the other three also fell to Gu Han after a brief clash.

Gu Han casually absorbed the attributes of Wang Huan and the four others.

「Ding, congratulations, host! You absorbed 120 Qi Blood, 60 Strength, and 60 Martial Skill Experience from Wang Huan. 」

「Ding, congratulations, host! You absorbed 100 Speed and 80 Martial Skill Experience from Li Lang. 」

「Ding, congratulations, host! You absorbed 40 Defense and 80 Martial Skill Experience from Zhang Lei. 」

「Ding, congratulations, host! You absorbed 150 Qi Blood from Liu Qing. 」

「Ding, congratulations, host! You absorbed 100 Qi Blood and 70 Speed from Chen Zhi. 」

Five system notification sounds rang out in succession, each person giving Gu Han a different boost.

Those that did not provide Qi Blood instead gave relatively more of other attributes.

Overall, the benefit each person gave Gu Han was proportional to their strength.

However, from Zhang Lei he absorbed a relatively uncommon Defense attribute.

Although the increase was small, it was still a good gain.

Immediately afterward, Gu Han hurried forward to help Gu Lin, who had fallen to the ground, up.

「Brother Gu Lin, are you alright? 」

Gu Lin coughed lightly twice, spat out two mouthfuls of clotted blood, and his complexion eased a bit.

「It's fine; these minor injuries will heal after a few days of rest. 」

A Martial Apprentice's self-healing ability is superior to that of an ordinary person.

Injuries to tendons and bones take a hundred days to heal.

If Gu Lin were someone who hadn't practiced martial arts, these injuries might indeed take that long.

But for him, at most a few weeks would be unsuitable for combat training.

At most a week's time, and he can resume daily training.

But he didn't care about his own injuries; instead, he curiously looked at Gu Han.

「Gu Han, when did you become this strong? 」

They are all collateral branches of the Gu Family; although they weren't in close contact before coming to the frontier, they still had some mutual understanding.

Except for a few exceptionally gifted individuals who, as collateral members, share the same martial training qualifications as the main line of the Gu Family.

The vast majority of collateral descendants have martial talent hardly different from theirs.

The elders are slightly stronger, which is almost a consensus.

But to speak without exaggeration, the strength Gu Han just displayed is such that even compared to the mainline descendants of the Gu Family, he is not lacking!

Gu Han seemed to ponder for a moment, then spoke in a low voice,

「Actually, even before coming to Mu Shan Cheng, I had been taken notice of by a powerful expert. 」

「He took me as his disciple and assigned me the task of coming to Mu Shan Cheng for training, which is why I refused the invitation from Officer Qian Fu to become a Combat Soldier. 」

「However, I cannot reveal his name. 」

Listening to Gu Han's solemn-sounding narration, Gu Lin nodded as if suddenly realizing.

Putting it that way, everything seems to make sense.

With the help of a powerful expert, evading the military's strength investigation is as easy as turning over one's hand.

Moreover, this also provides a reasonable explanation for Gu Han's refusal to become a Combat Soldier.

Otherwise, for a Martial Apprentice wanting to stand out at the frontier, becoming a Combat Soldier is absolutely the first step to prominence, and no one would refuse.

「Please keep this matter confidential, elder brother. 」

Upon hearing Gu Han's request, Gu Lin nodded in agreement without hesitation.

「Rest assured, even Elder Brother Gu Chen couldn't get a single word out of me. 」

Saying this, Gu Lin shifted the conversation, a flash of cold light passing through his eyes,

「As for these people, we simply haven't seen them today. 」

Gu Han found a wolf den, dumped the corpses of Wang Huan and the others inside, then helped Gu Lin as they headed toward the camp.

Along the way, Gu Han finally understood why Gu Lin had rushed out: he was worried that Gu Han might encounter danger.

Even because Gu Han killed Li Xuan, Gu Chen was subsequently confronted by Lei Chao, whose strength approached that of a Martial Practitioner, resulting in minor injuries!

If not for Instructor Deng Li arriving swiftly, the situation would have been hard to contain!

「Gu Han, although you can defeat these people now, Lei Chao is far stronger than them. 」

Gu Lin is a few years older than Gu Han, yet he has none of the airs of an elder brother, patiently advising,

「These few days, Gu Han, you should hunt as many wild beasts as possible to complete your task; after a few days, when Lei Chao comes out of solitary confinement, try to avoid going out as much as possible. 」

Gu Han nodded, but he had no intention of doing as Gu Lin said.

He naturally could not give up hunting wild beasts just because of Lei Chao.

It's merely strength approaching that of a Martial Practitioner; he previously spent nearly a week to reach his current level.

Now, raising even a minor realm requires more Qi Blood, and the speed of advancement has slowed considerably.

But there's still a week left; who will win the deer remains to be seen!

Moreover, Li Xuan after all died at his hand.

Gu Chen, the elder brother, is completely implicated by himself!

Although Gu Han did not explicitly tell Gu Lin that Li Xuan was the one he killed, Gu Lin would inevitably also suspect something after learning of his strength.

Although Gu Han does not regret killing Li Xuan, all of this happened because of him.

He naturally also has to take responsibility for this matter.

"Older brother, won't your injury raise suspicion when you return to the camp?"

"Wang Huan and the others are dead, and Gu Lin is seriously injured; surely anyone would suspect a connection between the two."

Gu Lin waved his hand,

"It's fine, I only just reached the Fourth Stage Martial Trainee level, so I'll say I encountered a powerful demonic beast."

"Even if these people don't return to the camp, everyone will only think they encountered danger or are afraid to return after completing the mission."

"No matter how hard they think, they could never suspect me."

Gu Han furrowed his brow,

"I'm afraid that, like Lei Chao, someone will jump to conclusions and blame us."

Gu Lin chuckled,

"Are you trying to say that Li Xuan wasn't killed by you?"

Gu Han and Gu Lin exchanged a glance, smiled knowingly, and everything was understood without words.

Just then, Little Wolf suddenly jumped out of the backpack with a howl.

Gu Lin looked at the adorable Little Wolf in surprise,

"Gu Han, is this your battle pet?"

Gu Han nodded,

"Yes, I just subdued it not long ago."

However, he also looked at Little Wolf with some doubt, unsure why it suddenly jumped out at this moment.

Little Wolf affectionately licked Gu Lin's wound, a faint mist condensing and washing away the dirt left in the wound.

"Hiss!"

Gu Lin raised his brow; the pain of cleaning the wound was no joke.

Even though Little Wolf's movements were as gentle as possible, Gu Lin still felt intense pain.

But because Gu Lin had many wounds, Little Wolf spent considerable time cleaning them thoroughly.

After cleaning the wound, Little Wolf raised its head and grinned at Gu Han as if seeking praise.

That expression seemed to say, 'How did I do?'

Gu Han chuckled, took out a piece of roasted meat, and tossed it to Little Wolf.

Little Wolf leapt up, snatched the roasted meat, and followed Gu Han and Gu Lin, trotting along leisurely.

Gu Lin looked at Little Wolf's happily swaying tail, feeling envious,

"Gu Han, you really have great fortune."