Chapter 113: The Xiao Brothers

  , Gu He, along with Xuen aeam, slowly headed in the dire of Sto City.

  Along the way, Xuen made multiple attempts to probe Gu He's background, but her subtle inquiries were brushed off by Gu He with a polite smile.

  However, ohing became clear to Xuen: the gentleman before her, Gu Master, was indeed an alchemist. Moreover, judging by his tone, his alchemist rank was not low; it seemed he had reached the level of a third-grade alchemist.

  A third-grade alchemist!

  Learning that Gu He was a third-grade alchemist, Xuen was pletely astonished. She hadn't expected a remote town like Sto City to have a third-grade alchemist.

  With the revetion of Gu He's identity, Xuen's attitude toward him became increasingly respectful.

  An hour ter, a vast city situated oskirts of the eastern part of the Tagor Desert began to appear on the horizon.

  Looking at Sto City not far away, the faces of Xuen and the Desert Iron Merary Group members couldn't help but show excitement.

  As meraries, they lived on the edge every day, their lives hanging by a thread. Their previous mission had almost ended in their deaths at the hands of the snake people, leaving them with lingering fear.

  Although Gu He had saved them at the st moment, they felt mentally exhausted from the experience.

  Now, they were finally arriving at a pce to rest, whiaturally filled them with excitement.

  Gu He couldn't help but show a smile as well. After spending so many days camping out in the wilderness, he also inteo get some good rest tonight.

  Amid the cheers of the Desert Iron Merary Group members, Gu He and the others sloroached the city gates. They eo City by following the flow of people.

  pared to cities within the empire, desert cities like this one had a certain simplicity and heaviness. Perhaps because of their proximity to the Tagor Desert, the city's defenses were much stricter than those within the empire. Soldiers in full armor were patrolling everywhere iy.

  After entering the city, Gu He followed Xuen's group towards the south of the city. After passing several streets, a spacious courtyard came into view.

  Above the courtyard, a fg bearing the name "Desert Iron Merary Group" fluttered in the wind, exuding an air of unwaveriermination.

  Outside the courtyard, a few sturdy men stood with ons in hand, their sharp eyes stantly sing the passersby outside. The faint smell of blood emanating from them indicated that they were true veterans who had fought on the edge of a bde, not the kind of meraries who merely carried ons at their waists and thought themselves equals.

  "In Sto City, our Desert Iron Merary Group ranks among the top three in strength. Only the Sandstorm Merary Group surpass us because their leader is a Great Dou Master. Thus, the position of the Sandstorm Merary Group is unshakable. Apart from the Sandstorm Merary Group, the eo City is not a match for us," Xuen expio Gu He with a proud smile as they approached the courtyard.

  Hearing this, Gu He nodded slightly, maintaining his usual graceful smile on his face.

  He had no i iruggles of meraries at this level in Sto City.

  If it weren't for establishing his image in front of Qing Lin, Gu He would have directly charged into the Desert Iron Merary Group and taken Qing Lin with him.

  However, doing so might disturb Qing Lin and frighten her, making it less likely for her to bee his disciple. Even if she agreed to be his disciple, it wouldn't be a willing choice, and Gu He couldn't be sure if the system would approve of such a coerced "master-disciple retionship."

  inally, Gu He had beeant, but when he entered the Desert Iron Merary Group in a crisis, it suddenly provided him with a legitimate way to ehe group.

  Now, he could follow the inal story aer the Desert Iron Merary Group, win Qing Lin's trust, and then propose to take her as his disciple.

  Everything had fallen into pce perfectly, and it was indeed a case of "everything falling into pce."

  "Xuen, you're back? Is everything okay? I heard you entered the Snake People this time?" As they ehe courtyard, a man walked out and greeted Xuen with a smile.

  Xuen nodded and asked, "Where are the captain and the others?"

  The man expined, "The captain and the others have just returned from their mission. I've already informed them."

  Theurned his gaze to Gu He and said, "This is Mr. Gu, right? It was thanks tu's help that our Desert Iron Merary Group's brothers were saved from death."

  Gu He, upon hearing this, smiled faintly and had no further words.

  He appeared amiable ale, but at the same time, he kept people at a distance.

  Seeing this, the big man was slightly puzzled at first, but then he felt a bit disgruntled.

  At that moment, Xuen leaned close to his ear and whispered something, causing his expression to ge dramatically. When he looked at Gu He, there was no longer any hint of distent; instead, his eyes were filled with respect.

  Gu He naturally noticed Xuen's subtle as, but he didn't feel any displeasure. The reason he had revealed his identity as an alchemist was to avoid unnecessary trouble. Otherwise, he would be bothered by all sorts of people challenging him.

  Just as Gu He and the others li the entrance for a moment, several figures approached slowly.

  The leaders of this group were two young men dressed in bd white robes, and they looked somewhat alike. Walking together, it was easy to guess that they were brothers.

  "Is this Mr. Gu?"

  Soon, the group arrived at the entrance, and the young man in the white robe greeted Gu He, dispying a friendly and warm attitude.

  "I am Xiao Ding, the captain of the Desert Iron Merary Group."

  "This is my younger brother, Xiao Li."

  Xiao Ding introduced himself to Gu He.

  "Alright," Gu He nodded slightly at the two, and he didn't say more.

  Xiao Ding was slightly taken aback by Gu He's attitude. What did that "Alright" mean? At the very least, he expected some polite words like "I've heard of your reputation."

  He had inally wao inquire about Mr. Gu's background, but now he wasn't sure how to approach the versation.

  Despite some dissatisfa, Xiao Ding clearly couldn't make an issue out of such a trivial matter. He quickly ged the subject, saying, "Mr. Gu, thank you for your assistahe Desert Iron Merary Group has prepared a ba for you. Later, I want my brothers to express their gratitude for saving their lives."

  Xiao Ding had already made up his mind that each of them would e a Mr. Gu drunk. That way, they would naturally find out his background.

  But to his surprise, Gu He replied casually, "You skip the ba. I would appreciate it if you could prepare a room for me. I'd like to take a bath a for the night."

  (End of this chapter)