After finishing collecting herbs, Gu Yuan returned to Sand City. This incident made him feel that his strength was very insufficient. After returning to Sand City, Gu Yuan felt that he must practice hard. Not to mention anything else, his own advantages and disadvantages in this battle were already very obvious.
Usually with the help of the system, Gu Yuan felt that his strength was still okay. He had no shortage of things like Wind Spirit Pills, Fire Energy Pills, and Recovery Pills. However, this time in the desert, after such a big battle with the monsters, his own disadvantages were very obvious. Without pills, when he was injured and his speed was restricted, it was even more useless without pills to boost himself. Gu Yuan's strength was simply not enough to resist those powerful monsters.
Touching his chest, Gu Yuan felt some pain in his ribs. The monster had hit his chest with a claw. If Gu Yuan had not decisively dodged and retreated, that claw might have cost him his life.
"Alas, I used to think I was so awesome, but now I realize I'm just so-so. Without the system, what's the difference between you, Gu Yuan, and a normal person? There's no difference at all. You're not better than others. In fact, others are far better than you. I'm just a piece of crap who used the system to become a so-called genius!"
Gu Yuan's heart was pounding. If it weren't for this incident, Gu Yuan would have been immersed in his own world. However, this incident undoubtedly made him feel that the world really could not survive without him, Gu Yuan.
"Alas, maybe I'm just too proud. For the past couple of years, I've always felt I could do whatever I wanted just by relying on the system. But that's not the case. I'm really a frog in a well! Without the system, I'm nothing."
Gu Yuan couldn't help but sigh. Without any solution and without the support of the system, he felt so helpless.
"Alas, system, oh system, even though you're awesome, I can't always rely on you anymore!"
Gu Yuan shook his head and smiled bitterly in his heart. This trip to the oasis was also very speechless. On the way, Gu Yuan encountered a powerful monster. Even though Gu Yuan was already a sixth-level spiritual master at that time, it was still very difficult for him to kill it. Moreover, Gu Yuan was seriously injured because of this. Even now, Gu Yuan can still feel the burning pain in his lungs.
“Cough cough cough!”
After a few dry coughs, Gu Yuan swallowed a pill and felt a little better.
After leaving his residence, Gu Yuan went to the street and bought some food.
In fact, according to reason, the cultivator's need for food is not that urgent. It's just because Gu Ting was seriously injured and had no strength to recover, so she could only slowly recover her strength by eating.
"Oh, damn, I've suddenly become a babysitter. This is unbelievable."
Gu Yuan felt helpless. The reason why he agreed to Gu Ting's request this time was that he had nothing to do anyway, and it would be nice to let Gu Ting owe him a favor. Although he didn't know whether she would go against her oath and be unwilling to fulfill it.
The other thing is the incident of killing the Gu family’s steward before.
After all, Gu Yuan still took Zhang Liu's words to heart. The Gu family still had considerable weight and say in Gumo City. They had killed one of their stewards before, so the Gu family should not go to war with Gu Yuan just because of a steward. However, Gu Yuan had to be on guard against the elder that Zhang Liu mentioned.
After all, the Gu family has a high status, and who knows when they might be involved in the matter in the future. Gu Yuan doesn't want to be targeted by certain people.
So this time Gu Yuan agreed to Gu Ting's request, and he also wanted to establish some relationship with Gu Ting. After all, Gu Ting is also a lady of the Gu family, and maybe she can convince some people.
Of course, this was just a chess piece that Gu Yuan casually laid out, and he had no intention of using it. Of course, it would be best if it could be used.
After buying some food and returning to his residence, Gu Yuan returned to his room.
"You're back so soon?" Gu Ting asked.
"Well, I just bought some random things. You, a young lady, just have to make do with them. There aren't many delicious foods in this place. After all, the delicious ones are all near the city gate. It will take me some time to go back and forth so far. I'm afraid something may have happened to you." Gu Yuan explained casually.
Gu Ting waved her hand and said, "It doesn't matter. Nothing should happen here."
Gu Ting seemed to be unable to wait any longer, so she walked up directly, opened the box of Gu Yuan’s shopping and started to eat voraciously.
Gu Yuan looked at Gu Ting in confusion. This... this was somewhat different from what he had imagined!
Gu Ting didn't care about her image at all and started eating.
Gu Yuan was not hungry to begin with, and now he was made even less hungry.
Sitting down speechlessly, Gu Yuan just watched Gu Ting wolfing down the food.
Gu Ting's appearance at this moment was nothing like her usual self. No one could have imagined that the person in front of her was the daughter of the first family in Gumo City and the daughter of the patriarch!
After a full quarter of an hour, Gu Ting finally stopped slowly.
"Hmm... these snacks are still the best. Compared to the delicacies from the mountains and seas at home, I still prefer these!"
Gu Ting mumbled while wiping the oil off her lips.
"What are you standing there for? Don't you want to eat something?"
Gu Ting pushed the snacks in front of her towards Gu Yuan and said a little embarrassedly.
"Sorry, the aroma was so tempting just now that I forgot to invite you to eat with me."
"It's okay, I'm not hungry, you can eat by yourself. But the way you eat, my God, are you really the daughter of the Gu family in Gumo City? You are too scary, you don't look like it at all!"
Gu Ting rolled her eyes at Gu Yuan and said, "What's the big deal? It's just about the way you eat. Why bother with that? Only people who aren't hungry would be so gentle and leisurely. Chewing a mouthful of rice dozens of times, how long would it take to be full? When would they have the strength to fight?"
"Fuck, you should be more careful. You are a woman, and you come from a noble family. I beg you to be more careful and not be so rough, otherwise I'll think you are a man!"
Gu Yuan was speechless.
"In our family, there's no need for these elegant things. While they can certainly make someone a lady, they're useless to me because they won't make me stronger."
Gu Ting wiped the oil stains from her mouth and returned to her ladylike appearance.
"Look, isn't this pretty good? Why can't you be a little more careful?"
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