Li Hu peered inside and saw the crimson blood in the bag. The familiar wild scent made his voice instantly excited.
"Is this... beast blood?"
"That’s right, beast blood! It’s the kind of beast blood that can help you reshape your skin!"
Xia Chuan, with a smile, gently weighed the bag in his hand and continued:
"This bag weighs about fifty pounds. Technically, you can’t use it yet, but I can hand it over to you first. Also, for any beast blood you’ll need when you break through to the Cold Resistance Level in the future, Great Xia will cover it all..."
"Sir, you want me to return to Long Mountain as Great Xia’s inner agent, right?"
There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Li Hu, who has suffered since childhood, deeply understands this. Even though these four items in front of him are each what he dreamed of, he quickly calmed down and spoke about Xia Chuan’s intention.
Aside from this, he really couldn’t understand why Great Xia would prepare so many good things for him.
Too bad, he guessed wrong.
Upon hearing his words, Xia Chuan was initially stunned, then burst into laughter. After some time, he looked at Li Hu and asked:
"Li Hu, how useful do you think an Earth-digging Realm inner agent is to us? Moreover, is it necessary to offer such a high price to buy off an Earth-digging Realm inner agent?"
Upon hearing these two questions, Li Hu instantly woke up.
In camps as powerful as Great Xia and Long Mountain, an Earth-digging Realm inner agent indeed wouldn’t be very useful; indeed, it doesn’t require offering such a high price to buy one off.
Then why give these items to me?
Li Hu looked at Xia Chuan, his expression becoming even more puzzled.
"You’re a smart person, so I won’t beat around the bush with you. I’ll tell you the truth! Last night, when the deceitful monsters at Hanqiong Station were murdering, you and Yang Zhong, at the critical juncture of life and death, still managed to not lose your brotherly bond. Our leader saw this and felt you both were talents worth cultivating.
We listened to the leader and investigated the information on you and Yang Zhong. It turns out the leader was right; both of you have good talent, and your character suits Great Xia well. The point is, you also have the idea of defecting to Great Xia, so all of this, including what’s beyond, is considered Great Xia’s test for you!"
Li Hu furrowed his brows, thought for a long time, and when he realized the meaning of this sentence, his expression suddenly shook. He looked up at Xia Chuan.
"Sir, does this mean I still have to return to Long Mountain?"
"Precisely. Great Xia does indeed need inner agents, but Earth-digging Realm agents can’t reach Long Mountain’s core and don’t have much impact, so I need you to break through to the Cold Resistance Level. Before breaking through to the Cold Resistance Level, Great Xia won’t ask you to do anything. If you need resources, you can report at any time, and we’ll send them over. How about this treatment? Not bad, right?"
Great Xia truly has such determination!
The shock in Li Hu’s heart didn’t subside for a long time. At last, he looked at Xia Chuan, his face filled with complexity, unable to speak.
Xia Chuan’s intent was clear: Since it’s a test, there can be success or failure.
Success means he breakthroughs to the Cold Resistance Level using the resources from Great Xia and smoothly becomes Great Xia’s inner agent remaining at Long Mountain to assist Great Xia.
Failure means he also breaks through to the Cold Resistance Level using Great Xia resources but doesn’t become Great Xia’s inner agent, essentially deceiving Great Xia and continuing as a Long Mountain person.
The problem is, in this process, neither he nor Yang Zhong stand to lose.
Great Xia is essentially gambling with so many resources, betting on the character of him and Yang Zhong, betting that they didn’t choose wrong.
Li Hu instantly understood why Yang Zhong had seemed a bit complex when he returned earlier and also the meaning behind his "be honest" gesture.
They both have a blood feud from their mother’s murder; defecting from Long Mountain poses no psychological burden whatsoever for them. If rebellion brings enormous benefits, they wouldn’t hesitate at all.
Above all, at this moment, Xia Chuan, Qiu Peng, or say Great Xia’s trust in him is a feeling Li Hu never experienced in the past twenty years at Long Mountain.
Li Hu’s expression gradually became excited. He didn’t look at the items on the table; instead, he left his seat, faced Xia Chuan and Qiu Peng, bowed, and spoke with extreme solemnity:
"Sir, from now on, no matter life or death, Li Hu is part of Great Xia!"
Xia Chuan nodded with a light smile, looking at Li Hu, his gaze growing increasingly satisfied.
Yang Zhong had just reacted exactly the same way.
These two brothers are indeed of the same kind.
Out of twenty-three people, it’s likely only these two brothers can bring a little surprise to Great Xia!