Chapter 390 Yao Jin

Yao Jin spoke, with a hint of mockery in his tone.

Of course, Song Ci could hear it.

But he grinned and said, "What are you talking about? I just didn't have the chance to make it in those early years..."

"Hmm?"

As soon as these words came out, several Holy Arbitrators around the temple were already on edge.

"I'm sorry, don't misunderstand."

Song Ci quickly apologized, his face full of sincerity, "These years, I've been unwell, recuperating in Qingzhong Cemetery. It was really inconvenient to travel across the ocean."

"..."

Yao Jin was expressionless. The files said that Song Ci was extremely skilled in fighting, with first-rate physical skills, but lacked intelligence.

Seeing him today, it wasn't quite the case.

This guy wasn't stupid.

"This Brother Lu, how come I've never heard of you before?" Yao Jin looked at the thin youth.

With the [Ghost Mask] covering his face and the [Cloak of Invisibility] concealing his aura, Gu Shen entered Guang Ming City in such a brazen manner.

Although he had already done an experiment with Mr. Bai Shu.

From the moment he set foot on the Western Continent.

Gu Shen was still a little uneasy in his heart... After all, the Guang Ming Fire Seed and the Underworld Fire had an unusual connection. If he was sensed, it would be terrible.

But now he could rest assured.

All the way to the temple, there was nothing unusual.

"There are so many talented people in Nagano Metropolis, a myriad of purples and reds, I'm just a green leaf."

Gu Shen said humbly, "I'm good at 'healing.' I happened to help Brother Song with a small favor in my early years. I just happened to be passing by and was brought here. Lu is longing for Guang Ming City, just wanting to visit the temple. I have no intention of residing here... May I know which elder you are in the temple?"

This explanation was reasonable.

After hearing Gu Shen express his admiration for Guang Ming City, the believers who had been looking at him became much friendlier.

"I am not an elder."

Yao Jin shook his head and said gently, "My surname is Yao, Yao Jin. All who come are guests, there's no need to be polite. The temple will arrange accommodation for you... The 'Fire Seed Trial' will begin in a few days. I still have guests to receive, so I won't chat with you two any longer."

He gestured with his eyes.

Two Holy Arbitrators immediately stepped forward.

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The temple arranged a rather spacious courtyard for Song Ci. The layout of this city of faith in the Western Continent was somewhat similar to Snow Forbidden City. It was said that the origins of Guang Ming City and Snow Forbidden City were also quite similar. Six hundred years ago, the architectural outline of the "urban area" already existed. The Guang Ming Church did not destroy it, but instead built around the "core landmark."

This.

Was very similar to the [Snow Cage].

The two most core "miracle lands" in Guang Ming City were Sunset Mountain and Red Lake.

The reason why those believers worshipped so much, kowtowing every step of the way, was to see these two miracle lands.

Every year, many people came to Guang Ming City.

It was just a pity... Among them, only a very small number of people could admire the miracles.

Those who could freely enter and exit were either Scrolls personally bestowed by the Guang Ming Throne, or the high-level members of the temple.

"A huge barrier envelops 'Sunset Mountain' and 'Red Lake'."

Gu Shen sat in the courtyard, basking in the sun. His eyes stared directly at the "burning sun" in the sky, "The temple's barrier circles at least half of Guang Ming City. This is truly unheard of."

"Don't you know? The entire Guang Ming City is a 'divine domain'."

Song Ci was bored, his hands behind his head, dozing off on a recliner in the shade of a tree, "If 'sealing objects' weren't arranged, every word we say, every syllable, could be heard by the Guang Ming Throne... Just like Nagano."

As soon as he arrived in this courtyard, Gu Shen arranged an array.

In fact, the array wasn't very useful. If the Guang Ming Throne wanted to listen, he could break the array in an instant.

But this situation probably meant that his "Underworld King" identity had been exposed.

"He can listen, but there's no need."

Gu Shen said calmly, "Mr. Bai Shu can hear the voices of the people in Nagano Snow Forbidden City, as well as more sounds of wind, cicadas, and frogs. But which Fire Seed Enkindler would do such a thing?"

After becoming a Throne.

What the transcendents in his divine domain said every day, compared to the so-called cicada chirps, was really no different.

Listening too much would only be annoying.

"This small courtyard... is not bad to live in, it's just a bit sunny."

Song Ci turned over and muttered, "It's a pity I can't see the so-called 'Sunset Mountain' and 'Red Lake.' Gu Shen, what are your plans next? When are you going to kill Uto?"

All the way from Nagano to the port of Southampton, Gu Shen had not yet found any clues about "Uto."

"Don't rush."

Gu Shen asked a question that seemed unrelated to Uto, "What do you think of the person just now?"

"The person just now..."

Song Ci frowned, trying hard to recall, "Yao..."

Gu Shen said, "Yao Jin."

"That sick seedling, looks very weak, but his mental strength is quite strong, it seems close to the level of a Titleholder."

Song Ci rubbed his chin and said, "If I were to kill him, it would take some effort. I would probably need ten seconds to deal with him."

Gu Shen shook his head, "You can't kill him."

"Oh?"

Song Ci became interested, sat up, and smiled, "Do you think I'm not strong enough?"

"No."

Gu Shen said seriously, "It's not that you're not strong enough, nor that he's too strong... If you fought him, you would definitely win, there's no doubt about that. But this is Guang Ming City."

"Although Mr. Bai Shu helped you erase most of the 'Guang Ming aura', you are, after all, an [Apostle]."

Gu Shen said, "Once you've been in contact with the Guang Ming Fire Seed, there's no way to change it. This is a given fact, and it's also the reason why you can't kill him. With the temple's style of doing things, there must be countless ways to suppress the [Apostle]."

Song Ci fell silent upon hearing this.

Indeed...

After he stepped into Guang Ming City, he felt a kind of inexplicable heat in his heart. This place seemed to have an extremely strong attraction to him.

That was the normal reaction after enkindling a relic of faith.

No matter how much he resisted, he couldn't change... the fact that he had become an Apostle.

Coming to Guang Ming City would give him a sense of belonging.

"Other forces are trying every means to please the Apostles."

Gu Shen continued, "But Guang Ming City must be an exception, because they are frantically searching for [Undying Ones], and inducing [Undying Ones] to become Apostles... For these strangers attracted by the Guang Ming Dream, the temple can't really be at ease. Leaving behind trump cards to restrain them is a reasonable operation."

"How unlucky."

Song Ci spat at the corner of the wall.

He asked curiously, "Why did you suddenly ask about him?"

"The temple has always been in charge of entertaining guests. This Elder Yuan Yang is very senior, with a high status, but his actual power is average. He just entered the temple very early, so he is ranked second."

Gu Shen said slowly, "But recently, major forces have come to visit, but Yuan Yang is nowhere to be seen."

"Didn't that Yao guy say that Yuan Yang had something to do temporarily..."

Song Ci paused as he said this.

Being in a high position but without real power often meant being responsible for such insignificant things.

But even this kind of reception was not needed of him.

"I guess Yuan Yang probably made a mistake."

Gu Shen closed his eyes, his mental strength browsing the densely packed information posts in his mind lake, all of which were files collected by Chu Ling for him, "According to the results of my investigation, Yuan Yang has been missing for a week... Do you think he has anything to do with the case of the Dongse family in Yinghai?"

"There's a real possibility."

Song Ci's expression became serious, "Dongse Zhengzang had secret dealings with the people of the temple twenty or thirty years ago. According to this time calculation, Yuan Yang is very likely the mastermind behind guiding the Dongse family's cultivation of faith."

"There are many people with qualifications in the temple, but the only one who has completely 'disappeared' recently is him."

Gu Shen smiled, "I heard that Guang Ming City has a hidden secret prison. I wonder if Yuan Yang has been sent there."

"Probably... not guilty enough for that, right?"

Song Ci murmured, "But what does this have to do with Yao Jin?"

"Do you think Yuan Yang is the kind of person who can send out two pawns and sacrifice an entire hidden line in advance?"

Gu Shen said, "This old guy has disappeared, the person who took Uto away can't be him."

The subsequent layout of Jiankou Islands was obviously taken over by someone.

Neat and tidy, decisive and ruthless.

Song Ci said with a headache, "You suspect... the real mastermind is Yao Jin?"

"Yuan Yang disappeared, someone has to do the work he was supposed to do."

"Of course... there's no evidence to suspect Yao Jin, it's more of a hunch."

"The way that guy sits in a wheelchair reminds me of an 'acquaintance' from a long time ago." Gu Shen said faintly, "These sick seedlings who like to show weakness are often more ruthless than anyone else. Once he seizes the opportunity, there will be no chance to turn over."

"The 'acquaintance' you're talking about is Gu Lushen, the leader of the Gu family's new faction back then?"

Song Ci also remembered a vague image.

"That makes sense..."

He nodded in agreement, and then muttered, "But why do I feel like you're also this kind of sick seedling?"

He looked at Gu Shen. Although this guy wasn't in a wheelchair, his impression of Yao Jin wasn't too different.

This seemingly weak and emaciated body was extremely deceptive.

"I had no choice." Gu Shen said helplessly, "I was hungry for six years under the Ice Sea. How can I grow back in one morning or evening?"

Song Ci sat upright and asked, "If Yao Jin is the mastermind, what are you going to do?"

Seeing Gu Shen pondering.

Song Ci said seriously, "If you're sure that this guy is not a good thing, I'll go and kill him. Wouldn't that solve the problem once and for all? Even if I fail, I can test the temple's countermeasures. No matter how you look at it, it's not a loss."

"You guy, stop thinking about fighting and killing all the time!"

Gu Shen sighed and said seriously, "You should stay here obediently on this trip to Guang Ming City. Your purpose is to go to the end in the 'Fire Seed Trial'... As for hunting down 'Uto', that's my business, you don't need to take action."

"But..."

Song Ci hesitated.

"This matter is not as complicated as you think."

Gu Shen said in a deep voice, "We know that Uto is hiding here, and Uto also knows that someone will come to kill him... Some things don't need to be said, everyone knows it. If you are the planner, in your home field, and you just suffered a loss in Yinghai, losing so many hidden pieces, wouldn't you want to take this opportunity to get back some face?"

"You mean?"

"Just wait patiently for a few days, Uto himself will come out in a few days."

Gu Shen said slowly, "Compared to him being assassinated, what Guang Ming City doesn't want to happen is... no one comes to kill him."

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(There will be another update tonight, those who can't wait can go to sleep first!)