Chapter 270 A Pleasant Surprise

She pinched Gu Shen hard.

Only then did Chu Ling feel relieved.

Gu Shen looked distressed on the surface, but in his heart, he felt a sense of relief... Chu Ling had been waiting for him for more than five years in the inland. No matter how understanding she was, she must have had resentment in her heart.

It was good to let her vent her feelings using this opportunity.

If she were always rational, it would mean that her descent from Shenci Mountain was a failure. Although she had a short lifespan now, she was a real mortal with emotions.

The harder she pinched, the happier Gu Shen felt.

After Chu Ling pinched him hard, she felt much better, but she also felt puzzled.

Gu Shen was clearly fine, so why did she feel worried and angry...

After seeing the smile in Gu Shen's eyes, she immediately understood everything.

Unconsciously.

She had become accustomed to treating herself as a human being.

And these emotions, these reactions, were all things that only humans would have and do.

Sensibility made a person dull. After a few seconds, Chu Ling realized the real problem.

"Melting the Fire Seed is a creation... why would you use 'Daoliu' (Reverse Flow)?"

"Wait."

She quickly guessed the truth: "Is there something wrong with the Hades Fire Seed?"

"Well... there is a lot of misfortune and calamity in the Fire Seed. I just had a fight with them."

Gu Shen said via voice transmission, "If I really melt it, it might not be a good thing. You have to be careful these days when you go out. You might even choke on cold water... Okay, act normal and don't let them see anything."

Chu Ling's eyes were complicated, and she was speechless.

She didn't know if her descent was good or bad. If it were before, she wouldn't have been swayed by emotions. Combining this information, she could have guessed the answer in an instant.

"Little Gu, no one knows that you're back. Do you want me to notify everyone?"

Song Ci suddenly spoke.

He was thinking about this when he left the inner mausoleum.

"It's not the time yet."

Gu Shen explained his thoughts.

Although Song Ci wasn't good at planning strategies, he wasn't stupid. He knew that Gu Shen's return shouldn't be revealed casually.

Sitting quietly in the Dou Zhan Shen Yu (Battle God Domain) for six years.

He could already cultivate extremely quietly in a state of "flow." Naturally, he wouldn't make a rash decision.

As soon as Gu Shen said it, he immediately understood.

"What a pity..."

Song Ci said with emotion, "Over the years, many people have come to the mausoleum to see me. They all comforted me, afraid that I would lose my mind and rush out of the mausoleum to do something stupid."

"Are you trying to say that everyone is worried about me?"

"I want to say... everyone still thinks you're dead, and only I know you're alive." Song Ci revealed his white teeth: "This feeling is so good."

The three of them fell silent.

Gu Shen said seriously, "Yingji, I'm not very confident in your acting skills. How about I wrong you for a while longer and have you continue to stay in the mausoleum?"

Song Ci: "???"

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Of course, Gu Shen wouldn't throw Song Ci back into the mausoleum.

This guy had been waiting for too long, too long, in the Dou Zhan Shen Yu to see him.

Madam and Senior Sister Nan Jin were both waiting for him.

It was just that this guy's acting skills were really worrying. Gu Shen didn't dare let Song Ci stay in Changye for too long. Not to mention anything else, smart people like Gu Nanfeng and Gong Zi would easily see through the deception. If it went on for too long, the news of his "alive" might be known to the whole city.

Although Song Ci swore to heaven that he wouldn't reveal anything.

But some things weren't useful just by swearing.

Those smart people had eight hundred tricks when they started asking questions, and Song Ci definitely wouldn't be able to resist...

However, Gu Shen already had arrangements for Song Ci.

A moment later, the group passed through the streets of Snow Forbidden City and came to a remote small courtyard. Six years ago, this place was quiet, with several villas connected together, but now it had a somewhat desolate feel.

Chun Yu (Spring Rain), Qian Long (Hidden Dragon), and Feng Lai (Wind Comes).

These three villas were connected together. Because they had been unoccupied for too long, they had been left idle and abandoned. The young master of the Gu family had very willfully fenced off this area. Even if he didn't live there, he wouldn't allow outsiders to enter, protecting it so tightly.

Song Ci and Xiao Man were both bewildered. They didn't understand the significance of this small courtyard to Gu Shen.

Chu Ling said softly, "He often comes to clean up here during these six years... calculating the time, it should be almost time."

Song Ci and Xiao Man looked even more puzzled.

They didn't know who the "he" Chu Ling was talking about was.

"Let's go in first."

Gu Shen looked at the familiar courtyard, a hint of nostalgia in his eyes. He gently reached out his palm, pushed open the iron gate, sat in his usual spot, and picked up a paper book.

Sunlight dappled down, the courtyard was very clean, and the potted plants were all placed in their original positions.

Six years had passed, and everything should have changed.

But this place remained the same.

Just as Song Ci and Gu Xiaoman were looking around the small courtyard, footsteps came from outside the door, and then the footsteps paused for a moment, followed by accelerating.

Someone pushed open the small courtyard violently.

Gu Shen slightly lowered the page of the book, looked at the figure standing in front of the Chun Yu Guan (Spring Rain Pavilion) door, he calmly pointed to a rattan recliner next to him, the same as before, and said in an extremely calm tone.

"You're here, sit down."

At this moment, Chun Yu Guan was so quiet that a pin could be heard.

Chen Li stared blankly at the scene in front of him.

Gu Xiaoman turned her head following the sound and exclaimed in surprise, "Master Chen Li?!"

Time had passed for too long.

She had forgotten that back then in the Mulberry Continent Cave, she had accepted everyone's gifts, but she was unwilling to call Chen Li "Master."

Memories of the past came flooding back.

Chen Li's eyes turned red at once. He couldn't believe the scene in front of him until Gu Xiaoman suddenly threw herself into his arms. Only then did he realize... that all of this was real.

"Gu Shen..."

"You're not dead?"

"You're still alive?!"

The Little Iron Man's gaze was fixed on Gu Shen. The light of the sky in Chun Yu Guan descended and happened to fall on that position. This scene was too dreamlike. He didn't dare to move his gaze, afraid that this courtyard would return to its cold and silent appearance.

Gu Shen, who was wearing a Shenyin (Hidden God) black robe, revealed a gratified smile in his eyes.

"Yes... I'm still alive."

Gu Shen held out a finger and put it in front of his lips, gently shushing.

"Don't make a sound."

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Gu Shen didn't plan to make his death public, but he was also very clear that this news couldn't be hidden from everyone.

He would be walking around the Five Continents next, and some people would have to know the truth.

This kind of thing couldn't be hidden no matter how hard he tried.

At least the two "Apostles" under his command would soon be able to sense the abnormality.

Although he hadn't officially melted the Hades Fire, he had returned to the inland after all.

As long as Mu Wanqiu and Chen Li tried to use the "power of authority," they would find that the originally sealed spiritual link had returned to normal... At that time, they would naturally know that he was still alive.

So Gu Shen left the mausoleum and went directly to Chun Yu Guan to wait for Chen Li to come.

He knew very well that he couldn't hide it from the Little Iron Man and Mu Wanqiu.

It was better to "recognize" each other as soon as possible.

It just so happened that some of the things he wanted to do next also needed to be carried out with the help of these two "Apostles."

The meeting in Chun Yu Guan wasn't very tearful. Old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years only needed a cup of tea to become familiar again.

Chen Li sat down in the rattan chair next to Gu Shen and slowly listened to Gu Shen talk about his experiences over the years.

He had always been obsessed with what happened in the Ice Sea.

He was also the most desperately trying member of the investigation team.

But now, he didn't care about it at all.

In fact, what he really cared about was the result.

Was it important what happened in the Ice Sea when he saw Gu Shen alive?

It wasn't important anymore.

"Okay... that's about it."

Gu Shen spent less than twenty minutes simply explaining the news that he was still alive. Then he stared at Chen Li, who had shed his youthful air, and said with a smile, "Congratulations on becoming the Fourth Judge."

He had already learned about Chen Li's experiences over the years from Chu Ling.

After the Mulberry Continent Cave mission ended, Chen Li joined the investigation team organized by the White family head. He had been constantly running around these years, investigating the truth about the Mulberry Continent Cave... However, the Mulberry Continent Cave had sunk and shattered, and the truth was untraceable. In the end, the investigation team ended without success.

No matter how unwilling the Little Iron Man was, he could only give up.

His "Iron Eater Disciple" had completed its evolution with Gu Shen's help and condensed into a humanoid domain.

Chen Li hadn't experienced any mental breakdowns in these five years.

He relied on Gu Shen's "blessings" to cultivate all the way, rampaging through the fourth level and defeating countless enemies...

Chen Li was now a well-known powerhouse in the three divisions.

Just recently, his teacher announced his retirement and gave him the title of "Fourth Judge."

"You can't stay in Changye for the next period of time."

Gu Shen said softly, "The people in the Changye investigation team know you too well. As soon as you come into contact with them, they will be able to guess the truth..."

Chen Li hadn't recovered from his joy.

He looked at Gu Shen in surprise: "Wait, you're not going to release the news?"

The Little Iron Man had grown a lot in these years.

He met Gu Shen's gaze for a moment and immediately understood... and stopped asking questions.

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The wonderful use of Song Ci was to take Chen Li away from Changye. The two of them returned to the capital together.

After Gu Shen gave some instructions.

Song and Chen set off together and left Changye.

On the way back from the Initial, Gu Shen was thinking about what he was going to do after returning to Dongzhou...

After seeing Bai Shu.

His thoughts were extremely clear.

The most important thing to do this time after returning to Dongzhou was to melt the Hades Fire.

After the Daoliu (Reverse Flow), it could basically be determined that the possibility of directly ascending to the throne of God was zero.

The idea of ​​ascending to the sky in one step and becoming the Hades could be temporarily put aside.

Before finding out the sins committed by the Hades back then, Gu Shen did not plan to melt the "Hades Fire Seed."

The situation in the Five Continents today was more chaotic than ever before.

The five continents were all in a tense state of impending storm.

The two major alliances were purging their ranks.

The Storm Church was forced to join Central City and Changye while swaying back and forth. The situation seemed clearly divided, but in fact, there were many doubts that had not been resolved.

The Seven Gods sat on the highest seats, taking a broad and far-sighted view and considering the overall situation.

Some trivial matters, they couldn't see, and even if they saw them, they couldn't easily take action to eliminate them.

This kind of thing was more suitable for Gu Shen's current "identity."

He was a dead man hidden in the darkness, and even more so a chess player who silently pulled the strings, clearing stubborn tumors and secretly investigating contradictions. No one was more suitable than the current Gu Shen to deal with the trivial blind spots under the "Confluence" camp...

It was just that before officially acting, Gu Shen decided to take Chu Ling and Xiao Man to see what Snow Forbidden City looked like as ordinary people.

He owed Chu Ling a complete new life.

He also owed Gu Xiaoman a complete Snow Forbidden City.

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