Chapter 271 Are the Gu Family's People All So Fierce?

Were the people of the Gu family all so fierce?

Within the light and shadow domain of the Wuliang Cheng (Immeasurable Scales), the layers of ghostly apparitions, originally heavy with yin energy, were shattered by Old Master Gu's fishing rod!

Contained within this strike was Gu Qilin's spiritual power.

Most importantly...

Contained within this strike was the lingering power of the Dou Zhan Fire Seed (Fighting War Fire Seed)!

Gu Shen had also faced the ominous from the side a few times. These negative emotions, condensed into spirit, liked to hide in the shadows of darkness and feared heat and light the most.

And the divine power of the Dou Zhan Fire Seed, even if only a tiny wisp remained, could incinerate them when released!

Of course, this didn't mean that Gu Changzhi himself wouldn't encounter the ominous...

It was just that, having cultivated to his level, the "darkness" he had to face was even greater.

"Now, I'm not afraid of any ominous."

After casting that fishing rod, Old Master Gu reached into his jacket and pulled out the letter, smiling with a hint of boastfulness. "Look... this is Changzhi's gift before he left. Not bad, right?"

The letter emitted a faint golden light.

The old man took out the envelope and showed it to the "audience" behind him.

In the next moment, the dark mural within the Wuliang Cheng domain let out a shrill howl.

"..."

Gu Shen watched the hundred-ghost wall hiss and smoke, and fell silent.

So, this was the correct way to open this letter?

"Your yin and evil aura has been very heavy recently."

Old Master Gu smiled slightly and said, "I guess what happened between you and the King of Hell in the cemetery earlier wasn't as simple as watching from a distance..."

Gu Shen's heart skipped a beat.

His expression remained calm, and he gave a wry smile. "I did say a few extra words, but is it that serious?"

The leaves on that banyan tree at the entrance had all fallen!

He hadn't even officially fused with the King of Hell Fire Seed yet...

Just borrowing a little power had already tainted him with such a strong ominous aura?

Gu Qilin smiled meaningfully. "You know in your heart what really happened."

He didn't pry.

Everyone had secrets...

As for Gu Shen, from the first glance he took at this young man's file, he knew that this was a little fellow with many secrets.

"Here..."

Gu Qilin smiled and handed over the envelope, saying, "Take this letter. You'll feel much better."

The lingering light of the Dou Zhan Fire Seed spilled out from the letter.

Gu Shen was slightly startled.

He felt touched in his heart, but he firmly said, "No... it's not necessary."

Gu Shen didn't take the letter.

Old Master Gu didn't know that he wasn't just in contact with the King of Hell... he was the future god seat who would refine the entire King of Hell Fire Seed!

The ominous he would face couldn't be resolved with just a letter.

The previous King of Hell had fallen to the strange matter of "mental breakdown"... If he couldn't solve this problem, the future outcome could be foreseen.

What's more.

The old man himself was "entangled by the ominous." As a hardcore transcendent who participated in the Northern Continent War sixty years ago, he had overdrawn too much light, and his later years would probably be very difficult.

That's why Gu Changzhi sent this letter.

What kind of system would it be if he took it away?

"Why are you being so polite with me? Take it!" Old Master Gu frowned.

"Old Master, please keep this letter. I have my own ways."

Gu Shen smiled and said, "I want to walk my own path, so how can I be afraid of this little bit of ominous? If it dares to come, I have the confidence to suppress it directly!"

"Oh?"

The old man was a little surprised.

He knew that Gu Shen wasn't the kind of person to be arrogant and self-important.

Since he said he had a way, he must have a way...

"Not bad, worthy of being the young man I admire." Gu Qilin laughed and patted Gu Shen on the shoulder.

The two of them fished by the lake and had quite a harvest.

They chatted for another half a day.

Gu Shen got up to say goodbye. When he left, he stood in front of the ancestral hall, looked at the withered banyan tree, and the blazing fire in his eyebrows slowly ignited.

In his transcendent vision of the blazing fire...

The banyan tree was indeed entwined with some black aura... somewhat similar to his own shadow.

However, there was a constant stream of purple-green energy湧来 from underground. The Gu clan's ancestral hall was indeed located in an excellent location. The transcendent origin substance of Snow Forbidden City nourished this land, and this banyan tree occupied the position of "dragon head entering the courtyard."

Although he hadn't learned the art of divination these days, Gu Shen had learned some of the misty "luck" peeking from Master Chino. These were all minor tricks that couldn't be brought to the table.

Transcendent origin substance existed in the void, enveloping and permeating the gaps in this world at all times, and its flow, in a sense, affected the state of living things.

Master Chino told Gu Shen that, in her memory, judging luck through origin substance was also a lost art.

This art was called Wang Qi (Aura Observation), and it could be classified as a small branch of divination.

After carefully observing with the "Wang Qi Art," Gu Shen breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't really brought a withering ominous aura.

The banyan tree had already grown new green leaves.

It wouldn't be long.

These decaying fallen leaves would grow back.

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Chu Ling wasn't idle.

While Gu Shen went to the ancestral hall to find the old man, she was "anxiously" waiting in the cemetery, feeling a bit anxious for some reason.

This was an emotion she had rarely felt in 001.

Perhaps it was because she had a physical body...

So she had a very obvious sense of time?

In the 001 carriage, if Chu Ling encountered something that required waiting, she could choose to close her eyes... In that case, her thoughts would turn into thousands of copies and merge into different corners of the Deep Sea Zone.

And when she opened her eyes again, the time had already passed.

But at this moment, closing her eyes was just darkness.

Opening her eyes revealed emptiness.

She no longer possessed the ability to "meditate and fast forward."

In order to alleviate this anxiety, she threw herself into the task of repairing the cemetery's array patterns.

Of course... she was commanding the task.

The cemetery's reconstruction task was mainly the responsibility of the Security Committee, and Old Master Zhou personally assigned Du Wei as the commander.

And at this moment, Du Wei was on the outer edge of the cemetery, adjusting the array pattern lines that he couldn't understand little by little. The cemetery's reconstruction work was proceeding exceptionally smoothly. He had to admit that this Miss Chu was a celestial being, strategizing and calculating amazingly. He and his group were complete laymen, unable to understand the blueprints, let alone how to adjust them. They were completely confused.

And so many people, divided into more than a dozen groups, were doing something very simple: following Chu Ling's instructions.

Everyone's efficiency became extremely high.

The news of success was also constantly coming from Du Wei's main control channel.

At this rate, the cemetery's reconstruction task could be completed soon.

Du Wei was filled with emotion.

Could there really be such a genius in this world?

He had heard about the cemetery incident before, that Miss Chu had commanded nearly a thousand transcendents from the five great families and the three great institutes to evacuate... He didn't feel anything at the time, but thought it should have been exaggerated.

At this moment, he thought that the rumors were probably true, but at the same time commanding the Security Committee's transcendent teams in more than a dozen directions to build array patterns, Miss Chu must be overwhelmed at this moment, right?

Would she make mistakes while looking at several blueprints at the same time?

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There were differences between people.

Many people understood this principle.

It's just... they didn't understand how big the difference really was.

Du Wei probably wouldn't believe it.

At this moment, Chu Ling was sitting on the misty hilltop, "concentrating" on reading a novel while sipping coffee.

The golden threads of divination extended in thirteen directions, and her spiritual power was divided into thirteen parts, each commanding the array pattern reconstruction work.

As for the blueprints...

They were something she had long memorized and knew backwards and forwards.

Gu Shen returned to the cemetery and couldn't help but smile when he saw this scene.

Chu Ling hadn't changed her clothes yet.

She was still wearing the red sacrificial robe, and the ribbons of her robe fluttered gently in the air, making her look like an ancient witch. Coupled with the book from the last century in her hands and her focused expression, it gave people a sense of returning to the past.

Except for the Shrine Mountain of the Li Clan.

Even the Snow Forbidden City of Nagano, which pursued ancient times, traditions, and etiquette.

It was difficult to see a woman dressed like this.

"You're back?"

A gust of wind blew past, and her hair fluttered in the wind.

Chu Ling reached out to smooth her hair, her eyes filled with confusion. She didn't understand why Gu Shen was smiling.

"Is this outfit... too retro?"

Chu Ling lowered her head and asked softly, "Do I need to change?"

"No, it looks great."

Gu Shen shook his head and smiled. "It just reminded me of a book I read a long time ago. The female lead was wearing clothes like this. It feels like a dream. You don't need to change. This outfit really looks good. I like it very much."

"Ah..."

Chu Ling was stunned for a moment and didn't say anything, just silently pinching her sleeves.

After hearing this, her fair cheeks flushed slightly.

"About the loss of control..."

Chu Ling quickly spoke up and asked the question she was most concerned about.

Gu Shen smiled gently. "Don't worry, it's already fine."

Old Master Gu once said that the ominous was a very cunning thing.

It was the negative emotions accumulated in people's hearts, the汇聚 of evil thoughts.

This strand of spirit would definitely wait until the host was at their weakest moment to appear. Now, his mental state was exceptionally strong and stable, and the blazing fire could break through the dream in an instant.

The "ominous" wouldn't choose to descend at this moment.

Chu Ling didn't skip over this topic. She asked seriously, "Then, what about the future?"

[Source Code] wasn't a little girl who could be easily tricked.

"Don't worry..."

Gu Shen said calmly, "As long as it dares to appear, no matter when or where... I will definitely be able to suppress it."

Chu Ling sighed softly.

No one in this world knew Gu Shen better than she did.

If Gu Shen said these words with certainty.

Then these words would definitely come true.

"Okay..."

Chu Ling knew that Gu Shen must have reserved a way to deal with it, so she didn't ask any further.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Shen sat down beside her.

Chu Ling didn't have any problems, but that didn't mean he didn't.

Gu Shen spoke solemnly and said, "Extend your hand."

"...Ah?"

Chu Ling was stunned.

This wasn't the first time the two of them had been in such close contact. Previously, in the Pure Land of the cemetery, when they were saying goodbye to Gu Changzhi and Chino, she had even taken the initiative to hold Gu Shen's arm...

Before that, the two of them were in the Pure Land's spiritual world, on the floor of the 001 carriage, hugging, rolling, almost rubbing together.

Logically speaking, she shouldn't be nervous at all about such a simple thing as extending her hand.

It's just.

This time, for some reason, her heart suddenly tightened.

The transcendent members of the Security Committee who were building array patterns down the mountain were busy building broken array patterns, filling in materials, and the female voice that had been guiding them in their minds suddenly stopped.

"Eh..."

Most of the Security Committee members subconsciously looked up, their expressions blank.

They looked towards the misty hill of the inner cemetery at the same time.

"Everyone, take a break."

Du Wei's voice sounded in the main control channel. He was standing in front of an array pattern, not far from the inner cemetery, intently looking towards the hilltop, but unfortunately he couldn't see anything...

"Miss Chu must be tired!"

Du Wei couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.

For some reason, he felt more comfortable after the voice in the main control channel stopped... That's right. This showed that Miss Chu was also flesh and blood and needed to rest. Commanding and taking care of the array pattern work in a dozen places at the same time was something that even gods couldn't do.

"Team Leader Du, Miss Chu shouldn't be tired."

In the main control channel, someone said in a low voice, "I saw Mr. Gu enter the cemetery earlier."

"Oh..."

There were more than one meaningful sounds in the channel.

"I see..."

Du Wei also oh-ed in his heart, and then quickly coughed and said, "Oh what oh, everyone be serious!"

Gu Shen and Chu Ling's names were already synonymous with "a match made in heaven" in Nagano City.

Under the shroud of the Great Cold Disaster.

Master Chino's two disciples had saved the lives of nearly a thousand people.

The people who entered the cemetery to carry out the task after the Qingzhong explosion weren't simple. It could be said that these transcendents carried the future hopes of the five great families and the three great institutes.

And after the cemetery turmoil, half of Nagano owed Mr. Gu and Miss Chu a favor.

Du Wei looked towards the hilltop with some emotion, staring blankly for a long time.

"Team Leader... Will Miss Chu go back online?"

Next to Du Wei, a younger brother scratched his head.

"I think... it's unlikely."

Du Wei stopped and looked into the distance, towards the misty inner cemetery hill, raised his eyebrows and said seriously, "Hurry up and finish work. We have to give Mr. Gu and Miss Chu a quiet place to be alone!"

The group quickly packed their backpacks, packed their tools, and quickly evacuated with great tacit understanding.

Soon, the cemetery became empty.

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The wind blew over the hilltop.

It couldn't blow away the mist.

But it blew the clothes.

Chu Ling smelled the scent on Gu Shen's body. It was the scent of clothes frozen by ice chips, the spirit washed by the blazing fire, and many complex smells mixed together... It wasn't unpleasant.

Her sense of smell was very sensitive. In the 001 spiritual space, this was something she wouldn't even dare to dream of.

She saw, she heard, she smelled, she touched.

Gu Shen's outstretched palm patiently hovered in the air, the back of his hand facing down, the palm facing up, waiting for Chu Ling to reach out.

The woman in the red sacrificial robe carefully, carefully reached out.

Like a kitten.

She placed her palm on the young man's palm.

She didn't know... why Gu Shen suddenly wanted to do this, so she waited quietly.

For a time, the top of the hill remained in such a quiet silence.

Quiet, but not long.

Gu Shen adjusted his sitting posture, holding Chu Ling's palm without letting go, little by little, slowly moving to face her. He supported his cheek with his other hand and just looked at Chu Ling's face seriously.

Holding her palm, even heartbeats could be heard on the quiet hilltop.

"Thump..."

"Thump..."

"Thump..."

Gu Shen suddenly spoke, "Do you want to eat the roasted sweet potatoes from Lipu Street?"

Chu Ling was truly stunned.

She waited for a long time, and the divergent thoughts in her mind evolved uncontrollably, calculating the words that Gu Shen might say next... [Database] helped her enumerate dozens of possible sentence patterns.

But this one was not within the calculations.

She didn't expect that this would be what Gu Shen wanted to say to her.

It's just... it wasn't as difficult to answer as she had imagined.

"...I want to."

Chu Ling felt a little embarrassed when she said this word.

"Clear soup boiled beef, red oil hot pot, sesame seed cakes, oil-splashed noodles..." Gu Shen spoke again and asked, "What about these?"

"..."

Chu Ling thought of those tempting pictures she had seen a long time ago. The position of her throat on her pink neck surged slightly, and she swallowed a small mouthful of saliva.

This time, the embarrassing feeling wasn't as deep.

She said softly and seriously, "I want to eat these...all of them."

"I understand."

Gu Shen also nodded seriously.

It's just that Chu Ling was a little puzzled.

Why did Gu Shen suddenly ask this question?

Gu Shen smiled.

Holding her palm wasn't just to feel her heartbeat. The blazing fire was attached to the palm, and Chu Ling had never approached herself so consciously. Likewise... this was also the first time Gu Shen had felt Chu Ling so seriously and quietly.

He felt the beating of Chu Ling's chest.

He felt the surging of those "origin substances"... No bones, no blood, no flesh, but a living person. Such a thing could only be described as a "miracle."

While Chu Ling was worried about Gu Shen being entangled by the ominous.

Gu Shen was also worried about Chu Ling... He was worried that Chu Ling didn't have much time left in this world.

How could a body composed of "origin substance" last long?

And when the palm made contact, when the blazing fire and origin substance merged.

Gu Shen clearly sensed this soft body... and also discovered a "sad" thing. Chu Ling's body at this moment was like a slowly melting snowman. As long as she walked under the sunshine outside, even if she kept replenishing the origin substance, she couldn't escape the fate of melting.

Sooner or later.

She would always dissipate.

But this wasn't necessarily a bad news that was so despairing.

The destruction of the physical body was an unbearable destruction for ordinary people.

But for Chu Ling, it was different.

Her "spirit" would not be destroyed because of this.

As long as the well water world of Shrine Mountain wasn't destroyed, then the interactor responsible for linking 001 and the outside world would still be effective. Even if this body was to melt in the outside world... as long as there was enough origin substance and the conditions were sufficient, then Chu Ling could still usher in her next "rebirth."

In theory.

A person had a "long" life of nearly a hundred years.

And Chu Ling's life... was as short as a cicada, only possessing one "fleeting" fragment after another.

Taking a deep breath.

Gu Shen said, "What else do you want to eat? I'll take you to get it."

At this moment.

Chu Ling understood the reason for "holding hands," and also understood Gu Shen's intentions for doing all this.

In the Pure Land, Master Chino had pointed out her problem before leaving.

Mortals had birth, old age, sickness, and death.

She was no exception.

As a being born from the Shrine Mountain's prayer art, Chu Ling's birth was already a miracle.

How could a living being who violated the rules easily last long?

In fact, she had predicted the general ending when she left Shrine Mountain.

The sunlight shining on her body was a very warm feeling... Unfortunately, she couldn't experience every sunrise here.

Chu Ling sniffed.

She felt a little sour.

Was that the emotion called "感动" (touched)?

She smiled. "...Okay."

"I want to eat the roasted sweet potatoes from Lipu Street, I want to eat the boiled beef from the old street hutongs of Snow Forbidden City, I want to go to many, many places..."

The woman's fingers slowly closed and held the warm palm that held her palm. She silently said in her heart in an extremely soft voice, "These things, these places... I want you to accompany me."

Coincidentally.

Gu Shen's laughter rang out on the hilltop.

"These things, these places, I'll accompany you."

The two figures embraced each other.

Gu Shen gently patted the woman's back. He felt the clothes on his shoulders getting wet and his expression became a little complicated.

Some things, precisely because they have been experienced, are cherished.

In the Pure Land.

Master Chino spent a long twenty years to wait for the final embrace.

Gu Shen didn't want to miss it.

It was an incredibly fortunate thing that he could meet Chu Ling in this era.

If life was as short as a cicada.

Then, he wanted to remember every minute and every second of this short time.

Without any regrets.

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