Chapter 14 Tomb Ghoul, Xing Yun?

Even Lu Nanzhi was slightly taken aback when she heard this name.

Yes.

She realized with a start that this was indeed a very important person.

The Nagano Gu family was now divided into two opposing factions due to the "Qingzhong" (Purification Mound) proposal.

One was the radical faction that firmly opposed the establishment of "Qingzhong".

Also known as the "New Faction."

During Gu Changzhi's tenure, some people were strongly suppressed. Before the God's Seat went into dormancy... these people disappeared. But once it was confirmed that Gu Changzhi was not making any moves, they all surfaced and raised their objections.

The gist of their platform was that they wanted Nagano to be Nagano for the world, not Nagano for Gu Changzhi alone... If there was no "Qingzhong," Gu Changzhi's extraordinary source substance would be "publicly selected" after it dissipated.

The result of the public election of the source substance would be uncontrollable, which did not sound like a beneficial option for Nagano... But the radical faction seemed confident, certain that after Gu Changzhi's extraordinary source substance dissipated, the new God's Seat would be born within their camp.

The other faction was the conservative faction. The old faction was quite traditional, embracing "theocracy" and firmly believing that Mr. Gu Changzhi could gain power from within "Qingzhong" and revive once more.

Eighteen years ago, the Qingzhong Act was a major controversy no less than the Awakening Act.

And the final result...

Both the new and old factions hated this man named "Xing Yun."

Gu Changzhi was now in a state that no one could fathom. Even the God's Seats of other continents could not detect whether he was alive or dead... Therefore, the plans of the New Faction were all disrupted.

The Old Faction, having exhausted everything, was just waiting for the revival of the God's Seat.

But day after day, year after year, Qingzhong continued to absorb extraordinary source substance. Countless transcendents left tombstones and buried their bones in Qingzhong, which became the "Land of Miracles" in East Continent, but the awakening of the God's Seat was still far away.

"After the Qingzhong Act ended, Tomb Ghoul fled Nagano... Zhao Xilai took him in and hid him in an unknown place." Gu Nanfeng said in a deep voice, "But if I'm not mistaken, he should have been working to promote the Awakening Act project in recent years."

"...Not bad." The Madam nodded slightly, without denying it.

This project was highly confidential.

Even she... had no opportunity to investigate it before, but only had a vague understanding.

"The matter of the Act has not yet been concluded... Nagano and the Great Capital need to sit down and talk carefully."

Gu Nanfeng said softly, "When I left Nagano, I was young and inexperienced, with insufficient qualifications and strength, only the identity designated by the Tomb Keeper. But now, it's different."

Gu Changzhi's "Apostle" had appeared!

With the illustrious battle achievements of North Continent and a wooden knife that could cut off titles... neither the new faction nor the old faction dared to underestimate this nominal future head of the family.

"If I bring Tomb Ghoul back to Nagano City on this trip, it will be considered an explanation to the people there."

"Taking Tomb Ghoul away is naturally no problem..."

The Madam said while pondering, and at the same time, she subconsciously looked at Gu Shen... She did have the highest authority over Huazhi, and letting Tomb Ghoul go and disbanding the New World project team were just a matter of a word.

But she had not yet made contact with Tomb Ghoul.

As far as she knew, Gu Shen and Tomb Ghoul were old acquaintances.

Gu Shen sensed the gaze, he sorted out his thoughts, and said slowly, "As long as Madam speaks, there will be no problem. I think that guy... would be eager to take a trip to Nagano City with you."

Gu Nanfeng was slightly taken aback.

"The Apostle has already appeared... In a sense, the Qingzhong Act was still effective. From this point of view, those people in the old faction who desperately wanted to build Qingzhong back then can't possibly have any killing intent towards Tomb Ghoul, no matter how resentful they are." Gu Shen said lightly, "Although it's late, it's better than never."

From this perspective.

Those people in the old faction who desperately wanted to build Qingzhong in the first place were not deceived.

"It's just..."

As soon as Gu Shen thought of Xing Yun, a layer of gloom shrouded his heart. He said in a low voice, "Brother Nanfeng, are you sure you want to take him with you to Nagano? This may not be a good thing..."

"Why?" Gu Nanfeng was a little puzzled.

"Because people who have close contact with Tomb Ghoul will be contaminated with bad luck." Lu Nanjin said calmly, "If I remember correctly, someone had a secret rendezvous with Tomb Ghoul and encountered a walking bomb within an hour."

"He really is a person spurned by the goddess of luck..." Gu Nanfeng smiled indifferently, "There's no need to worry about this, right? As long as you're strong enough, you won't be afraid of these things."

Gu Shen hesitated to speak.

Looking at Gu Nanfeng's indifferent, even eager face, he swallowed what he wanted to say... From Zero Zero One encountering A-009 to the fire case, and a series of follow-ups, he usually considered himself a "lucky person."

But after encountering Tomb Ghoul, he inexplicably became unlucky and lasted for a while before it dissipated.

Perhaps there really is such a thing as luck in this world.

However, Gu Nanfeng's strength is indeed strong enough, perhaps he can ignore the so-called luck?

This is a titled transcendent of the twelfth level of the deep sea... The kind of explosion in the alley of the Free Auditorium should be shattered with a single slash, unable to hurt him at all.

Tomb Ghoul specifically made an appointment with himself at the Free Auditorium in order to seek the next big shot who could help him "run away."

In his opinion.

The one who could rescue him from Zhao Xilai's hands was the East Continent Grand Arbiter.

Gu Shen and his party drove straight to Huazhi.

The ninth floor of the underground was directly accessible, and it was already a different scene here.

The New World project team, which used to operate closely, was now deserted and desolate, with piles of documents everywhere. The staff had been dismissed... The Zhao family terminated its cooperation with other continents in its final days, and the project team ceased operation.

The huge ninth floor of the underground was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

There was only one last "guardian" left here.

Rather than saying he was a guardian... it was better to say he was a homeless "lonely ghost."

Gu Shen pushed open the door of the office and saw a scruffy man with a stubbled face and a thin body, lying on his back in the chair, his feet propped on the table, maintaining this posture for an unknown amount of time... until someone came in, he slowly lifted the discarded manuscript covering his face like a walking corpse.

When he saw Gu Shen and a certain "familiar face" behind him.

Xing Yun jumped up from the chair, and a fire-like enthusiasm burst out of his sunken eye sockets.

"Oh... my dear, long-admired Madam Lu Nanzhi... I am your loyal canine follower, willing to dedicate a negligible amount of strength to the new owner of Huazhi Building."

He scratched his oily hair, stretched out his palm, and offered a diligent smile to Lu Nanjin.

"You've mistaken me for someone else."

Nanjin silently looked at the man's terrible hairstyle that was enough for magpies to nest in. She pulled out the long knife from her waist and gently touched her palm with the scabbard, as a friendly gesture that was both awkward and polite.

After she slightly turned sideways.

Tomb Ghoul saw Lu Nanzhi in a black dress, and quickly realized that today seemed to be a serious day, so he quickly put away his smile and said sternly, "In fact, I am also deeply saddened by the news of Mr. Zhao Xilai's death..."

Bullshit.

Gu Shen slandered in his heart with a blank expression. With Xing Yun's character, he probably drank champagne underground to celebrate that he didn't have to worry about being killed after being used when he heard that Zhao Xilai had passed away.

"I wonder... what instructions do you have for me today?"

Xing Yun coughed, smiled flatteringly, and said sternly, "I will go through fire and water at your command!"

The New World project team was shut down.

In a sense, he was also equivalent to losing his value... Fortunately, Lu Nanzhi's reputation was still good, and he could be considered a useful talent, so he wouldn't be thrown out of this building so quickly.

Right?

"There is indeed something I need your help with."

The Madam's first impression of Tomb Ghoul was a bit complicated. She said softly, "I need you to take a trip with him."

Tomb Ghoul was stunned, and quickly looked at the strangely dressed young man.

Although he had been living in the underground of Huazhi in recent years, he had collected a lot of intelligence to prepare for running away.

However... this guy was unfamiliar.

Gu Nanfeng stretched out his hand and shook hands with him.

"You're too polite..." Tomb Ghoul suddenly felt great and boldly asked with a smile, "May I ask what this big brother is!"

The next moment, his face turned pale, his smile disappeared, as if he had seen a ghost.

Gu Nanfeng smiled and said, "Nagano, Gu Nanfeng."