Gu Daoist Master

Chapter 242: Common understanding between smart people

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“Suspicious?” Shang Xin Ci’s gaze flickered under her thick eyelashes.

Zhang Zhu nodded and said solemnly: “In fact, I had my doubts about them ever since we entered Fei Hou mountain. Miss, you gave them a hundred and fifty primeval stones, but they weren’t moved at all by such a huge sum. This really makes one ponder.”

He paused for a moment and continued: “I have been secretly investigating them these days, and found even more suspicious points. First of all, they have little to no communication with the servants around them, as if they were wishing to be invisible. Second, they refused the recruitment offers of many clans, even though the terms were excellent.”

“Miss, do you still remember his appearance when he came to ask help from us that night? Hei Tu, that guy has such powerful strength, how could he be wounded by others into such state? And finally, from my observation, his companion is wearing male clothing, but is actually a woman!”

The camp was filled with silence.

After a long while, Shang Xin Ci smiled: “Powerful strength doesn’t mean he can definitely win against others, right? Two fists can’t rival four palms , Hei Tu getting wounded was normal. Actually, I know about all these suspicious point you spoke of.”

Zhang Zhu wasn’t surprised at all, he understood Shang Xin Ci and knew of her intelligence.

“Miss….”

Shang Xin Ci blinked, her face containing a gentle and charming smile: “Uncle Zhang Zhu, you have felt stifled for so many days, right? Seeing that I didn’t take actions to deal with this, you came to remind me today.”

Zhang Zhu smiled: “I can’t conceal anything from you. But why are you still keeping them by your side?”

“Because I felt no ill intent from them.” Shang Xin Ci’s eyes shone with a wise light, “We became suspicious of them at the Fei Hou mountain, and if they hadn’t stood up at that time, we wouldn’t have been able to feel any suspicion. But, why did they still take a risk, wasn’t it to help me?”

“This…”

“If they had harbored treacherous schemes, they would definitely stay hidden and watch the show from the side, right? Or maybe receive that one hundred and fifty primeval stones. But they didn’t. When Hei Tu said he was repaying my kindness, his expression was sincere and I could tell that he was speaking the truth. He really wanted to repay this favor.” Shang Xin Ci said.

Zhang Zhu was tongue-tied for a long while: “But they aren’t simple, they definitely have secrets.”

A smile blossomed in Shang Xin Ci’s face like a flower: “Everyone has secrets, I also have them, does having secrets make one a bad person? This world is bright, as someone who knows how to repay kindness, there has to be a limit to how bad he can be right?”

“That might be so but I can’t help but wonder what their motives are. Maybe they are plotting something… wait, I know, they must be accomplices of some bandits. They joined the caravan and are planning to rob it by cooperating with demonic path figures!”

“That doesn’t make sense.” Shang Xin Ci shook her head, “If they were accomplices, they should have even more reason to stay hidden, why would they expose themselves in Fei Hou mountain. So many people tried to recruit them, they could just join other groups and it wouldn’t be any less easier to hide themselves. Why did they decide to stick with us? I feel they have definitely been through some suffering. We helped them and they are repaying us. Now, they want to hide their identities, I think we should help them…”

Zhang Zhu sighed while shaking his head: “Miss, why are you always thinking about others? One must know to guard against others…”

problem. My mother’s final wish was for me to bring a token to someone in Shang clan city. However, she also said

are just worldly possessions. Mother has already left me, you and Xiao Die are my only remaining relatives. I don’t

Zhang Zhu’s

honest and

liquors, I welcome everyone to

Gu, selling for

…

hubbub of conversations and hawkers

would be

selling their wares, some Jin clansmen were also

selling were mainly golden statues or tools; there were pots, cups, ladles and basins. Their profound sculpting skills were shown in the lifelike statues of

blessed by heavens with gold found

people living here, even the poor slaves were wearing some accessories like

beautiful. They were

Gu Masters of the Jin clan, their uniforms were similar to Qing Mao mountain’s; Short sleeves, long pants, belts, leg

were using golden rope as leg wrappings. Belts, cloth cuffs or pants, were all rimmed in gold. This

of the Southern Border had basically the same attires. The

Yuan and Bai Ning Bing were moving through the crowd. They had already bought

his best to feed all the bone spear Gu. But even so, two-third of the

you afraid your such big reckless purchasing will expose

disguise, they will definitely be exposed one day. I don’t have a thing to worry about, but you, you have too big of a flaw.” Fang Yuan

coldly, she knew what her flaw was: her

physiological differences, this could be disguised, but that

loose clothes, covering her face with a straw hat, smearing her body with ash and binding her chest, her gender

be better to reveal some things on our own initiative and let the others set their

oneself was not always a bad thing. One could only receive trust when they revealed

so would be too unnatural and not

side discovered and probed, could Fang

you are intentionally waiting

finally become

“Hmph!”

and the response and probing

finally got the opportunity to take a dig at

himself, most likely because there could be danger at any time on the road. But now that the caravan has arrived at Jin clan, the situation

Xin Ci’s figure appeared in Fang Yuan’s

bold. She’s mostly likely the one that stopped Zhang Zhu. It’s a little problematic, seems like being too smart can

a deep