The fierce battle abruptly came to an end.
"You're injured?!" Ge Yao ran over, her eyes full of concern.
"It's nothing." Fang Yuan's injuries looked terrifying, but they were actually well under his control. He immediately activated the Self-Reliance Gu, allowing his wounds to heal quickly.
But the Self-Reliance Gu was merely a Rank 3 Gu. Here in the Northern Plains, it only had the effect of a Rank 2 Gu. After Fang Yuan's injuries lessened, its effect immediately weakened.
"Brave Warrior of Chang Shan Yin, let me heal you." Ge Yao raised her hand and sprinkled something into the air. Water vapor rose and condensed into an emerald green cloud above Fang Yuan's head.
A green drizzle fell from the cloud, sprinkling sparsely onto Fang Yuan's body, healing his wounds.
"Is this the Spring Rain Gu?" Fang Yuan frowned. "This Gu has a wide healing range. Using it just for me is wasteful. Disperse it."
Saying this, he casually waved his hand and activated the Refreshing Breeze Gu.
This Gu was obtained from Tie Mu Bai. It was a Rank 4 healing Gu. Although it only functioned at Rank 3 now, it was still a high-quality item.
Ge Yao watched as a golden whirlwind formed around Fang Yuan. After swirling around him a few times, all the wounds on Fang Yuan's body disappeared.
"What Gu is that?" the girl asked curiously.
Fang Yuan didn't answer her. Instead, he turned around, crouched down, and carefully looted the wolf king's corpse.
Ge Yao followed closely behind him, bent over to look at him, and praised him: "Brave Warrior of Chang Shan Yin, you are a true master. Father always says that despite my cultivation, I'm terrible at fighting. Today, watching you charge into the wolf pack, handling such a dangerous situation with such ease and grace, I finally understand that what Father said was right."
Fang Yuan snorted. He straightened himself up.
With his five hundred years of battle experience, this was child's play. If not for the regional suppression, how could this small pack of wolves have given him such a hard time?
Upon inspecting it just now, the wolf king had three wild Gu on its body, but they were all dead.
Having no loot made Fang Yuan's expression turn unpleasant. He glanced at Ge Yao and said sourly: "Terrible? You're not just terrible, you're absolutely atrocious!"
Ge Yao was immediately speechless with anger. "Hey! You're way too direct!"
"Hmph. Just now you attacked wildly, drawing away a large number of wolves and almost ruining my formation. Do you have a head of beef on your shoulders?" Fang Yuan snorted coldly, rebuking her.
Ge Yao knew she had indeed made a mistake, and her momentum instantly weakened. She looked down at her toes. "You attracted most of the wolves, I know you were doing it for me. But I also wanted to help you."
Fang Yuan sighed. "Forget it. I'll let it slide this time. During our journey, to prevent you from holding me back again, I'll reluctantly teach you a thing or two."
"Who needs your teaching?" Ge Yao turned around and snorted in displeasure.
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"When activating the Swirl Water Arrow Gu, stay calm. Firing wildly... the greatest achievement is rapidly wasting your precious true essence."
"The Water Dragon Gu consumes a lot of true essence. Don't use it for no reason. No wonder your true essence is always insufficient!"
"Stop using the Spring Rain Gu. That's a wide-range healing Gu, and there are only two of us."
Along the way, Fang Yuan continuously instructed Ge Yao.
The girl's earlier words were just said in a fit of pique. Although she did have a bit of a spoiled personality, when it came to her own situation, she listened to his advice very seriously. She absorbed knowledge and continuously improved.
The two trudged across the rotting grassland. They encountered several more waves of wolf packs, but Ge Yao's performance got better each time.
"Haha, scared now, you damn Poison Mustache Wolves? Get lost!" After repelling another pack of Poison Mustache Wolves, Ge Yao put her hands on her hips, triumphant.
"How naive," Fang Yuan said, looking at her back, a glint of cold light flashing in his eyes.
He was instructing Ge Yao, of course, not only to simply improve her combat strength, but more importantly, to probe into the Gu she possessed.
As a result, the girl revealed all her cards to Fang Yuan.
Ge Yao was a Water Path Gu Master, a Rank 3 middle stage.
She had the Rank 3 Mist Sparrow Gu for reconnaissance. The Three Claws Water Dragon Gu and the Swirl Water Arrow Gu for attack. For defense, she had the Water Armor Gu. For movement, she had the Water Trace Gu. For healing, the Spring Rain Gu.
She had no storage Gu. The Big Belly Horse she used as a substitute had been cruelly killed by the wolf pack.
In addition, she also had the Wash Gu, used for detoxification, and the Homing Gu, used for direction identification.
This set of Gu was quite fitting for her status.
The Mist Sparrow Gu was a Rank 3 middle, very rare reconnaissance Gu. It could condense mist into a sparrow that flew around the surrounding area, scouting widely.
The offense and defense were also high-quality.
The speed boosted by the Water Trace Gu was almost comparable to some Rank 4 Gu. The only flaw was that one's footprints would leave water traces, making it easy to track. It would also wet one's shoes.
However, this Gu had great potential for development. At Rank 4, it could become the Wave Trace Gu, with even greater effects.
At Rank 5, there were two refining directions. One was the Fleeting Trace Gu, which was good for on-the-spot dodging, and the other was the Wave Wander Gu, which allowed one to walk quickly on the water's surface.
At Rank 6, it was the famous World Wanderer Gu.
These Gu were all high-quality Rank 3. Coupled with Fang Yuan's careful guidance and the pressure from the wolf packs, it was no wonder Ge Yao improved rapidly, her combat strength steadily increasing.