Chapter 结束了？ Did It End?

“Did it end?”

Gu Shen saw Song Ci staring at him as soon as he entered the courtyard.

He smiled and said, "It's over."

"We agreed to kill people together, why didn't you call me?"

Song Ci said grumpily, "I opened my eyes and found you were gone."

"I never promised to kill people with you."

Gu Shen said helplessly, "Are you just bored in Guang Ming City?"

"The Tinder Trials are too boring, and there's no competition." Song Ci yawned with his hands behind his head, "It would be great to have a fight with someone."

"If there really was a competition… who would fight you? Who could beat you?"

Gu Shen sighed, "The preliminary list is out, and next is the Xixin Pool test. I heard that the Great Elder of the Temple will personally preside over the 'Tinder Trials' from today onwards, so you have to be careful."

"Careful about what?"

Song Ci grinned, "Dare those Temple guys do anything to me?"

"The Temple has been trying to recruit the 'Undying' for years."

Gu Shen said solemnly, "Even if you have reached perfection, this is after all the land shrouded by the Guang Ming Divine Domain. Their methods are still unknown."

Song Ci gradually restrained his smile.

He had known about the Temple's recruitment of the Undying for a long time.

"You mean… they might really attack me?"

"There's a saying that fits perfectly here, if they couldn't beat you, they would have done it already."

Gu Shen said earnestly, "In your early years in Dongzhou, even if you weren't in a place of miracles like Changye, the Holy Judges they sent were hard-pressed to take you away by force… they could only attract you westward through the guidance of the Guang Ming Dream. But now it's different, you've personally come to Xizhou, this is their territory. If they want to do something to the 'Undying', now is the right time."

"Interesting, interesting."

Although Song Ci said that, the contempt in his eyes was gone.

He murmured, "I've always been curious, what is the Temple planning to do by frantically searching for the 'Undying'…"

"Be cautious when you see that Great Elder, and be sure to keep your wits about you."

Gu Shen instructed, "It is said that he has followed the Guang Ming Divine Seat for many years, and his strength has reached its peak. Even if you have cultivated in the Dou Zhan Divine Domain, you can't be careless."

"Don't worry."

Song Ci nodded solemnly, "If he dares to mess with me, I'll tear down the Temple!"

…

…

The Gu family's envoy had just settled down for a rest.

A guest came alone, it was Yao Jin, who had accompanied the Great Elder in apologizing earlier.

Luo Yu used the excuse that the Young Master was busy and left him aside. Yao Jin was neither anxious nor annoyed, and waited in front of the mansion gate until evening. The old day fell, the new day rose, and the celebration parade in the far street never stopped. He sat quietly in his wheelchair, as if he were a grain of sand outside this ecstatic festival.

Luo Yu opened the door for the second time and saw that this guy was still there. He said crisply, "Lord Yao, don't wait, the Young Master doesn't want to see you."

"Yao committed a mistake earlier by offending the envoy."

Yao Jin said softly, "Even though the Great Elder has already apologized, some mistakes… must still be borne by myself."

Luo Yu was unmoved and asked calmly, "Didn't you understand what the Young Master said earlier?"

He paused slightly.

"What… qualifications do you have to apologize to the Young Master?"

Luo Yu was impatient and said coldly, "The Gu family envoy is busy and has no time to deal with you. Lord Yao, please do as you see fit. If you really like to wait, find a secluded alley and wait slowly. Don't stand in the doorway and get in the way!"

"Meng Xizhou."

Yao Jin raised his head and uttered these three words.

Luo Yu paused in his posture of closing the door. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the sickly young man in front of him.

"The Divine Maiden who has been missing for six years… Gu Nanfeng insisted on coming to Xizhou this time for her, right?"

Yao Jin said slowly, "Don't you want to know the whereabouts of the Divine Maiden?"

Luo Yu's eyes were full of piercing coldness.

As Gu Nanfeng's deputy, he naturally knew some of the inside story.

Meng Xizhou could not be serving the Divine Seat in Honghu Lake!

After thinking about it… it was only possible that she was locked in the secret prison, and the person in charge of the secret prison was the person in front of him.

"What do you want to say?"

"Some things are not enough to rely on suspicion alone."

Yao Jin said seriously, "Young Master Gu has come to Guang Ming City, and the next step is to find the whereabouts of the Divine Maiden. If you let me in today and chat for a few words… the Gu family envoy doesn't have to waste those efforts. I will tell your young master where the Divine Maiden has been all these years, and what she has done."

"Bang!" Luo Yu slammed the door shut.

Yao Jin kept his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart. After he finished speaking, he continued to wait patiently.

Before long, heavy footsteps came, and the mansion door was reopened.

"Enter."

Luo Yu said only one word expressionlessly.

Yao Jin smiled slightly, pushed his wheelchair, and followed behind Luo Yu. After the mansion door closed, the noise of the outside world was isolated. The night watchmen of the Gu family envoy all looked indifferent and watched him…

Yao Jin was very familiar with these gazes.

Many years ago, every time he passed through the corridor of the secret prison, someone would look at him like this.

But later…

Such gazes disappeared.

Those who were imprisoned in the secret prison cast fearful and frightened gazes.

Later, no one dared to look at him.

Wherever he passed, there was silence.

"Young Master Gu, we meet again."

The mansion arranged by the Temple for the Gu family envoy was very large. The overall layout of Guang Ming City and Xue Jin City was very similar, both being old alleys and residences. Even though the [Deep Sea] had further developed the technology of the human world, these ancient historical buildings had been preserved. Luo Yu led the way, and Yao Jin was able to see Gu Nanfeng as he wished.

There were several banyan trees in the courtyard, and a stone table.

There was only one stone stool beside the table, and only a pot of tea on the table.

The prepared tea and stool were naturally for the Young Master.

Gu Nanfeng went straight to the point: "Where is Meng Xizhou?"

"Young Master Gu, don't be so anxious."

Yao Jin pushed his wheelchair and sat opposite Gu Nanfeng without any reservation. He said with a smile, "I have been disabled for many years, and I usually travel in a wheelchair, so there is no need to move a stool for me. However, I have been running around all day without a drop of water. May I have a cup of tea?"

"You really have a thick skin."

Luo Yu asked unhappily, "We invited you into the mansion, and you really think of yourself as a guest?"

"Lord Luo Yu, this is not appropriate."

Yao Jin retorted calmly, "This is Xizhou after all. Have you forgotten that the residence of the Gu family envoy… was arranged by the Temple?"

Luo Yu's expression was not very good.

He was not good at eloquence, but he knew the meaning of Yao Jin's sarcasm.

Yao Jin did not mention a word, but sent back his sentence "We invited you into the mansion, and you really think of yourself as a guest?" intact.

"As a member of the Temple, it is only right not to drink a drop of water before official duties are completed."

Gu Nanfeng said indifferently, "Lord Yao has such a heavy burden, and he took the time to come to my mansion. He is not here for personal matters… I am afraid there is no time to drink this tea."

He raised his hand.

Luo Yu understood and took the tea away.

"…"

Yao Jin's lips twitched slightly, but he still smiled politely, "Young Master Gu is very considerate, I am grateful."

"The Gu family has just arrived in Xizhou, and has prepared some small gifts to send to the lords."

Gu Nanfeng's tone did not change, and he said, "Next, we will leave the mansion. Lord Yao Jin should hurry up."

He was not interested in the other things Yao Jin wanted to say.

"I believe there is also a share for the Divine Maiden among these many 'small gifts'?"

Yao Jin said gently, "Young Master Gu, congratulations, you can save this gift… because the Divine Maiden is still in the secret prison."

As soon as he said this,

The temperature of the courtyard cooled down a lot.

Yao Jin narrowed his eyes. His mental strength was extremely outstanding. From the moment he saw Gu Nanfeng, he felt that the person in front of him was made up of countless strands of flowing wind… At this moment, the fine leaves of the banyan tree were surging, and a thousand strands of cold wind suddenly poured into the originally quiet courtyard.

These winds were not gentle.

He noticed that Gu Nanfeng had a wooden knife at his waist.

"In the past six years, the Divine Maiden has rarely eaten, rarely drunk water, and sat facing the bare wall every day in the secret prison."

Yao Jin continued, "The only person who can see her is me… However, one thing is really touching. After being confined in the darkness for six years, the Divine Maiden still misses you, and asks about your situation every time she speaks. There are some things she is unwilling to say, but once the Gu family is used as a bargaining chip, there is room for negotiation."

Boom!

The cold wind between heaven and earth suddenly became strong!

Gu Nanfeng became the eye of the storm swept by countless gusts!

"Pitter-patter—"

Yao Jin's sleeves were rustling. He was instantly suppressed by countless storms, his sleeves were torn, and several cuts appeared on his cheeks.

Yao Jin smelled the scent of his own blood.

But he was still smiling.

The hurricane almost completely submerged the courtyard where only the two of them were.

Two sharp blades protruded from the base of the alloy wheelchair, stabbing into the ground.

Yao Jin struggled to hold onto the wheelchair, stabilized his body, and opened his mouth with a smile: "Lord Nanfeng, do you want to see the Divine Maiden?"

"Do you know that killing you… only requires one strike?"

Gu Nanfeng's voice sounded extremely calm and indifferent amidst the howling winds.

"Yao Jin knows that his life is as cheap as an ant."

The sickly man in the wheelchair said with a light smile, "If Young Master Gu can't stand it, you can kill me with a knife. But one thing, Yao Jin wants to remind Young Master… this is Guang Ming City."

The three words Guang Ming City were like a piece of solid iron in this hurricane.

Yao Jin stared at the man in front of him.

He knew very well that in this divine domain… Gu Nanfeng would not do the stupid thing of killing him.

What was his identity?

Just a humble shadow.

And Gu Nanfeng was the head of the five great families, the head of the Gu family in Changye, and the future leader of Dongzhou!

This was also the reason why he dared to come to the Gu family envoy alone.

Since he had already stood in the light, he was no longer afraid of death in the dark.

His life was worthless, but it was also valuable.