Rest

Xu An made sure to put a voice absorber in front of him so others couldn't hear him. The voice absorber looked like an invisible mask that only he could perceive.

"I know a lot of things. I'm a walking library."

Without waiting for Xu An to utter a word, it added, "I don't want anything. Being here in the astral world is boring, I simply want to watch your journey. You want to enter the Dark Continent, yes? 

"What's wrong with bringing extra help? That part of the world is more dangerous than any human could think." It persuaded Xu An.

"Watching my journey in exchange for information. It's too good to be true but I can't trust you, I've killed you yet you offer me so much.

"Any healthy nose will pick something fishy here."

"You're right but this lowly being never takes back words."