Put Away Your Divine Techniques Now!-Chapter 1043 - 310: [Is It Fake?] (3)

Gu Tongbing lowered his head in thought and said, "The effectiveness of my Demon Bone Powder can last at least two hours—unless there’s a cultivator dueling nearby, and the mana causes a disturbance in the Primordial Qi, which would render the Demon Bone Powder ineffective. Otherwise, we should be safe for now."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Two hours should be enough to wait for this ambush to end, for their people to withdraw. After they withdraw, we’ll go out."

Chen Yan looked at Gu Tongbing, his tone very serious: "Aren’t you planning to explain things to me?"

"Huh?"

"Logically, the people ambushing the flying boats should be your associates, right? Since you’ve encountered your associates, why don’t you find ways to seek their help?

Why do I feel... like you’re more afraid of being discovered by them?"

Gu Tongbing gave a peculiar smile: "There might be something you’ve misunderstood."

He let out a breath and lowered his voice: "I want to recruit you into my organization. However, my organization, and I, am not the mastermind behind the ambush of the flying boats—it’s a faction. I merely infiltrated it, trying to fish in troubled waters.

This Southern Border affair involves..."

"Enough! Stop right there!" Chen Yan quickly raised his hand, smiling bitterly: "I honestly don’t want to know that much, okay!

All this about ambushing flying boats, assassinating representatives of noble sects, framing the Demon Race... it’s clearly one big conspiracy.

I don’t want to get caught up in it.

As for what you mentioned about infiltrating this conspiracy’s organization, this kind of espionage within espionage, undercover within undercover thing—I don’t want to know that either!

The more you know about secrets, the more trouble they bring, and the more you become entangled in cause and effect. So, you don’t need to tell me."

Gu Tongbing was taken aback and finally exhaled: "Alright, if you don’t want to know, I won’t say anymore."

Chen Yan scooted over, sat by Gu Tongbing’s side, took out some food and water, and shared it with Gu Tongbing.

The air in this bear cave was actually very stale, and with the presence of the Demon Bone Powder, the air circulation was locked by the powder diffused in the air, preventing the smell from flowing out, making the cave increasingly stifling.

The space here was narrow, plus it was filled with the foul stench from the bear.

Moreover, leftover beast carcasses remained in this animal lair—likely the food that the bear hunted, dragged into the cave to eat, and the uneaten parts were stored in the cave.

Over time, piles of bones, along with uneaten but already decomposed remains, accumulated in the corners.

In this way, the air here was simply nightmare-like.

Fortunately, Chen Yan was used to hardships—back when he roamed the forests of Evil Land Mountain, he saw all sorts of animal lairs, eating in the elements, seeing beast carcasses, he had witnessed it all.

At this moment, he didn’t mind the filth of this place.

However, what slightly surprised him was that Gu Tongbing, amid this foul environment, was calm and composed leaning in the corner, without any trace of disdain on his face.

For a noble son from a top-tier family, he had such composure?

Gu Tongbing sensed Chen Yan’s gaze, hesitated slightly, then guessed Chen Yan’s thoughts, casually said: "Don’t assume I’m that kind of noble son.

I’ve experienced days of sitting among corpses, gnawing on dry provisions."

Alright.

Chen Yan recalled when he first met Gu Jinjia, he saw Gu Jinjia enduring hardships in the wild, and felt relieved.

"Seems like you heirs from these top-tier noble families don’t live so well either."

"Other noble families indulge their children with luxury; even if they have some intention of nurturing, they provide great conditions to shield them, so-called hardships are just superficial.

But my Gu Family is different. Our Gu Family really trains legitimate heirs to roll in mountains of corpses and seas of blood."

Gu Tongbing furrowed his brow, suddenly glanced at Chen Yan: "Chuyi... Is not your real name, right? I even suspect the identity of Wang Chuyi might be fake, right?"