It was Xu Xiaoshou who had pleaded for him to come save him. He was definitely not his guard.
Just as he was about to rebut, the man had already walked in front of him. He patted his shoulder and quietly asked, “You are from Xu Yue Grey Palace, right?”
Xin Gugu’s mind went blank.
‘How is this possible?’
Even if the man had seen through him as a ghost beast host body, how could he have known his relationship to Xu Yue Grey Palace?
Could this guy read people’s minds?
His eyes widened as he turned abruptly toward Yuan Sandao, only to see that the old man was indifferent.
He immediately realized that the man’s last sentence had been communicated using telepathy.
Phew!
Xin Gugu let out a sigh of relief. Before he could relax, the scruffy man’s husky voice rang again.
“It has been very tiring living like a rat, right?”
“Do you want to expose you to uprightly roam this world without any worries? Do you want to live your life and not fear the scrutiny of others anymore?”
The man’s voice was filled with temptation. Under the horrified look of Xin Gugu, he continued. “As long as you give me a nod, I can expose your identity.”
“You will then be able to enjoy at least one day of freedom.”
“Even though the duration is short, life is all about living it interestingly and not about the length. What do you say?”
Xin Gugu’s pupils were wildly darting around.
‘This guy has to be a demon!’
‘I have no grudges with you. Even if you know my identity, based on my relationship with Xu Xiaoshou, aren’t we all on the same boat?’
‘What good would exposing me do you?’
At that moment, the impulsive desire in his heart shot up.
However, before his mocking laughter sounded, the vision of that one powerful sword move that could slice the deities flashed in his mind. Xin Gugu’s body went cold immediately.
This was an evil demon who could instantly slice someone into half on the spot with just his fingers.
‘He is even crueler than me!’
‘I cannot be careless!’
Xin Gugu grabbed the golden staff, trying as hard as possible to control the laughter that could cost him his life. He slowly shook his head.
“No, I don’t want to”
“Life is better when it is longer and not just a short bloom.”
The man was amused and smiled. “Are you afraid?”
Xin Gugu was speechless.
He really wanted to beat this guy up with his staff.
This guy talked just as badly as Xu Xiaoshou.
“If you are really afraid, then you should know that what I am about to say to you is definitely not a joke,” the man suddenly said.
Xin Gugu’s heart dropped a little. “What are you going to say?”
“I said earlier that you are a guard who came late. For coming late, you shall be punished.”
“For the next few days… Uh, let’s just say a year…”
“You will follow this young man for a year. Afterward, you will get your freedom.”
Xin Gugu was shocked.
‘Are you dreaming?’
He almost said it out loud but managed to change his words at the last second. “That is not possible!”
“I have my own missions. One year? Who are you kidding?”
“I don’t have the time!”
“The fact that I already came here this time to save him is already good enough on my part!”
The man nodded without saying anything much.
“I understand your choice.”
He turned and looked at Yuan Sandao while pointing at Xin Gugu. “Old man, you didn’t see anything wrong. This is indeed a ghost beast host body.”