Chapter 68 Return

They returned the way they came, from the shrine mountain.

The [Lantern] illuminated the shadows at the end of the road, and Uncle Gao, holding a long umbrella in one hand, waited in front of the car.

Uncle Gao had been waiting for a long time and asked with concern, "Miss, how is Qingci-daren doing?"

"The same as always... My sister's health isn't very good." Li Qingsui was clearly preoccupied. She answered casually and got into the car.

Uncle Gao was a little surprised.

He looked at Gu Shen, casting a curious glance.

This trip was specifically to bring Gu Shen to the shrine mountain... actually at the behest of Li Qingci.

However, the person who could truly mobilize the entire Li family, including him, was Li Qingsui, the future head of the family standing in the light.

Did something happen at the shrine mountain?

Gu Shen smiled wryly, wanting to say something.

"Get in the car." Li Qingsui rolled down the car window.

Gu Shen shrugged at Uncle Gao and honestly sat in the passenger seat, even closing his eyes without needing to be reminded.

Uncle Gao smiled.

This kid knew what was what, knowing to avert his gaze from impropriety.

In fact, even if one opened their eyes in the wondrous realm of shrine mountain, one might not be able to capture the true "path"... This was a "mountain range" that did not exist in the real world.

"You don't need to close your eyes." Li Qingsui glanced at Gu Shen through the rearview mirror and said softly, "You'll be coming here often anyway."

Hearing this, Uncle Gao was very surprised.

He couldn't help but remind her, "Miss... shrine mountain is a forbidden area of the Li family. Without a talisman, outsiders are not allowed to enter."

"Thank you for the reminder, Uncle Gao... After this trip, please give him one of the spare shrine mountain talismans." Li Qingsui rubbed her forehead and earnestly instructed Gu Shen, "If you want to come to shrine mountain on a normal day, you can contact me or Uncle Gao. If there is an emergency, you can also come alone."

Uncle Gao was silent.

He vaguely realized what had happened in shrine mountain...

Although Miss Qingsui was still young, she had awakened early and was quite intelligent. Giving the shrine mountain talisman to this outsider named Gu was probably because this young man was related to the "divine embryo" prayer technique.

"Uncle Gao and I will keep what happened here a secret." Li Qingsui said to Gu Shen, "I hope you can keep it a secret too."

These black flowers in shrine mountain... were an open secret in the eyes of the five great families.

However, the Li family's "prayer technique" and the purpose of suppressing these black flowers were highly confidential.

"Shrine mountain" was one of the few places in Changye that could escape the surveillance of the [Wind Eye]. From this, it could be seen... that the Li family would never publicize the "prayer technique" and the "divine embryo."

"Of course." Gu Shen nodded solemnly.

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They left shrine mountain without incident.

The car sped through the shadowy territory of shrine mountain. Even after leaving shrine mountain, one could still see the illusory "black cracks," like slender thorns, twining around the earth.

These were the scenes after the collapse of order.

Shrine mountain maintained its balance in the midst of countless black spots, but the road leading to the wondrous realm of shrine mountain was overwhelmed and had cracked.

The man driving the car released his "domain."

A silent airflow enveloped the vehicle, allowing it to move forward steadily.

These black cracks no longer felt oppressive... Beside Uncle Gao, Gu Shen felt a familiar sense of security. He had felt a similar sense of security beside Tree-xiansheng, Gu Nanfeng, and his senior sister.

After becoming a Feng-hao (titled expert), the transcendent domain was fully formed, and one had the ability to cope with even drastic disasters.

To possess one's own fully formed domain.

This was the greatest sense of security—

Gu Shen carefully memorized the way out.

In the back seat of the car, Li Qingsui thought for a long time, then suddenly said, "Also... I hope you don't have any improper thoughts about my sister."

As soon as she said this.

Uncle Gao, who was driving, was stunned... He frowned, looking at Gu Shen with a complicated expression.

The latter's expression was even more complicated.

"My dear aunt, what are you talking about..." Gu Shen felt a headache. As they drove away from the territory of shrine mountain, the originally broken mental link was being re-established, and he could already hear the loading sounds of the deep-sea network in his mind.

"Hmph... you know it yourself."

Li Qingsui snorted coldly and said, "I'll be watching you. Don't even think about any funny business!"

Gu Shen: "???"

He held his breath and tentatively called out to Chu Ling twice in his mind, but received no response. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, the connection hadn't been restored.

She hadn't heard!

"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want..." Gu Shen quickly warned, "I already have someone I like!"

Li Qingsui: "???"

This time it was her turn to be shocked.

You must know... When she learned that her sister wanted to meet this stranger, Li Qingsui immediately used her authority as the quasi-head of the Li family to thoroughly investigate Gu Shen's files in the deep-water area.

From the Five Old Mountains Orphanage to joining the Tribunal and becoming an S-rank, she looked at it very carefully.

Every word, without the slightest omission.

In the file, the only female that Gu Shen had contact with, and for a relatively long time... seemed to be only one person.

If he had someone he liked...

Then it seemed there was only...

"You like Lu Nanjin?" Li Qingsui asked incredulously after thinking for a long time.

"..."

If Uncle Gao wasn't there, Gu Shen would have liked to give this little girl another flick on the forehead.

"No." He directly denied it, and in order to prevent any misunderstandings, he said righteously, "That girl's name has two characters."

A name with two characters?

Li Qingsui fell into deep thought again...

Then her eyes suddenly lit up: "Could it be Bai Lu?"

Love at first sight, a pair of bickering lovers, at first glance it was a cheesy and terrible drama.

In reality, it wasn't impossible?

"Bullshit."

Gu Shen was a little pained, and clasped his hands together: "Please, stop guessing, you don't know her..."

Li Qingsui coughed twice and said softly, "Can you give me a hint?"

Gu Shen quickly shook his head.

In any case... After confirming that Gu Shen would not have any strange ideas about her sister, Li Qingsui was in a great mood. She cheerfully tapped Gu Shen on the shoulder and lowered her voice, "Actually, I know quite a few people... more than you think. I've seen your file, and the only people you're close to are just a few. Apart from what I said earlier... I thought of someone else..."

Gu Shen was stunned.

"Song Ci! A name with two characters!" Li Qingsui looked at Gu Shen expectantly and said, "Right, right, you actually like men, right?"

A black line had already appeared on Gu Shen's forehead.

He finally couldn't help it and asked through gritted teeth, "Li Qingsui, didn't you get beaten a lot when you were little?"

Uncle Gao coughed lightly.

Even he couldn't stand it anymore and reminded her gently, "Miss, pay attention to your manners."

Only then did Li Qingsui restrain herself and sit back, resuming the dignified posture of the future head of the Li family.

But in fact, she was still muttering softly, "Song Ci isn't right either... how could it be... could it be that there's someone I missed?"