God of Pets-Chapter 439: Companions on the Road

Because the Special Force is essentially a department with no real function, most of its members are offspring of Ancestral Court officials; they are either those with no talent and no access to departments with actual power, just passing time in the Special Force, or wayward children that families can’t manage, sent to the Special Force for re-education.

For someone of Dina’s age to be a captain in the Special Force, she definitely has a background.

However, she did not mention her family, and Chen Guan couldn’t be sure of her relationship with the Xiu Family.

Dina strongly invited Chen Guan to join them. Originally, Chen Guan wanted to refuse, but when he heard that they were searching for Sword Spirits and had some clues, he changed his mind and decided to stay.

Because Dina said they had already determined the location of the Sword Spirits, but the direction she mentioned wasn’t consistent with where Chen Guan had unearthed Sword Spirits before.

"Could there be other Sword Spirits in this desert?" Chen Guan planned to follow Dina and her group to see for himself.

Dina didn’t mention the Bright Sun Flower at all, so Chen Guan had no intention of bringing it up either. After all, he had already stowed it away on Yellow Mud Island, and there was no way he would give it up.

Wang Lian had some reservations about Dina’s behavior.

This Zi Donglai, who knows what his origins are, but his power is formidable.

Those Bright Sun Flowers were surely taken by him.

Such a person, and Dina actually told him about the Sword Spirits. Wang Lian thought Dina was foolish and regretted asking her for help this time.

"I don’t recall hearing about you serving anywhere in the Celestial Court Army before?" Wang Lian suppressed her anger and cast a charm to extract some information from Chen Guan.

Dina and Chen Guan talked for a long time; she shared much but only managed to get the potentially false name Zi Donglai from him and nothing else.

"I’m not affiliated with the Celestial Court Army, just temporarily handling some matters in the Beimang Mountain Secret Realm." Chen Guan replied casually.

"Not part of the Celestial Court Army, that makes it even more troublesome." Wang Lian frowned inwardly.

If he were with the Celestial Court Army, he might follow the rules, but an outsider might not be so inclined.

Wang Lian herself wasn’t someone who followed rules, nor did she believe others would in the face of benefits.

But since Dina had already mentioned Sword Spirits, if she said not to bring Zi Donglai along, Wang Lian feared he would turn hostile immediately.

With his terrifying Body Protection Divine Skill and powerful Secret Skills, Wang Lian, who had just used the power of the Master of Ten Thousand Weapons, wasn’t confident she could defeat him now.

"Let’s wait until the Master of Ten Thousand Weapons recovers." Wang Lian wasn’t looking to have a conflict with Chen Guan at the moment.

Moreover, she was also impressed by Chen Guan’s power. If she could win him over, it would be ideal.

Uncle Ying is powerful, but he’s renowned for his Lightweight Skill, unlike Zi Donglai, who can endure and fight head-on. Wang Lian thought that if he didn’t have any notable background, it would be worth the investment to recruit him.

Wang Lian and Dina exchanged occasional words with Chen Guan, who avoided key questions, answering others insincerely.

Through indirect probing, while Wang Lian couldn’t get direct answers from Chen Guan, she deduced that he wasn’t from an influential family.

There were some common knowledge points known only to those from prominent families, which Chen Guan seemed unaware of. This was a natural reaction and couldn’t deceive people.

"He probably doesn’t have a significant background, maybe it’s really doable." Wang Lian’s heart grew ever more enthusiastic.

Traveling with their group, Chen Guan noted that their direction was indeed different from where he had previously unearthed Sword Spirits.

"How are you certain there’s a Sword Spirit in that direction?" Chen Guan asked curiously.

Previously, Wang Lian’s group couldn’t find the Sword Spirits and almost gave up. How could they suddenly be so certain of the location?

Dina smiled and said, "You might not know this, but our Wang Family’s Miss Third has a Secret God pet, called the Master of Ten Thousand Weapons, a Secret Spirit capable of controlling all weapons in the world, and it directed us there."

"The Master of Ten Thousand Weapons, the Secret God pet of the Dushan Sect?" Chen Guan pretended to be surprised. "So you’re the one who won the Secret God pet, dominating the Dushan Sect."

Wang Lian smiled and said, "That’s because Brother Dong didn’t participate, otherwise with your skills, there would have been no contest for me."

Chen Guan watched Wang Lian with eyes rippling like waves, secretly sneering, "The ancestors of those playing these tricks are now my pets, and you think you can use this move against me? That’s like showing off your inferior skills before a master. I should have Ming Fei teach you what’s truly pleasing."

Wang Lian wanted to use her Charm Technique from the "Efang Scripture" to enchant Chen Guan, hoping he would be fond of her and join her side.

Yet, unbeknownst to her, the other was actually an expert of Dual Cultivation Technique, having cultivated the authentic "Emperor’s Scripture," far more orthodox than her pieced-together "Efang Scripture," which would not succumb to charms.

Chen Guan merely feigned ignorance, exchanging casual words with Wang Lian and Dina, neither deliberately aligning with nor antagonizing them.

"So, the female Secret God is the Master of Ten Thousand Weapons; no wonder she can manipulate others’ weapons. But if she has the ability to find Sword Spirits, why didn’t she use it from the start?" Chen Guan was still somewhat puzzled.

What he didn’t know was that the Master of Ten Thousand Weapons hadn’t recovered yet, and using her abilities consumed energy, worsening her condition.

If it weren’t absolutely necessary, she wouldn’t use her power to assist Wang Lian.

If she could recover, she would have killed the Scorpionwoman during the magical artifact conflict, saving all the hassle.

Wang Lian merely improved the Master of Ten Thousand Weapons’ condition but didn’t solve the underlying problem.

Ultimately, with no other option, the Master of Ten Thousand Weapons had to resort to depleting herself to help Wang Lian’s group sense the location of the Sword Spirit.

But she could only vaguely sense the Sword Spirit’s position, as expending much energy would harm her already precarious state.

The group continued until dawn, and Dina’s way of referring to Chen Guan changed from "benefactor" to "Brother Dong."

"It should be just ahead." Wang Lian judged the location, based on the Master of Ten Thousand Weapons’ directions, that they were close. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

The group began digging within the range Wang Lian had determined.

As it was only an approximate area, they had to search different places nearby one by one.

Chen Guan glanced at the direction they came from, thinking, "Old Fu should be following as I instructed, right? If he’s here, it shouldn’t take long to determine whether there’s a Sword Spirit here."

"Found it!" someone exclaimed with joy.