Barrier of Light

"Xie Zheng."

Gu Shen spoke softly, and his voice sounded in the quiet room deep in the dojo.

Xie Zheng, who used his soul to transform into a blacksmith and beat the sword embryo, was suddenly startled.

This is the Second Judge Dojo!

Ordinary outsiders are not even qualified to enter, and there are several sealed object barriers covering this place... There are only a few people in Nagano who can easily break through the barriers and convey their voices!

"Mr. Xiao Gu?"

Xie Zheng raised his head with excitement, and he guessed who it was in an instant.

"it's me."

Gu Shen took a step forward and appeared in the quiet room with a smile.

The firelight splashed in the dark room and slowly settled down.

The flat sword embryo emitted waves of blazing red fire under the hammer of Xie Zheng's soul fire.

Gu Shen looked at it, smiled and praised: "This sword is good."

Although it was only the embryonic form of the sword, it faintly exuded evil intent.

If beaten into shape, the original power is injected into it.

This is at least a high-quality S-level sealed item!

When I first took Xie Zheng under my command, I didn't actually give him much substantial help. However, the profession of "Blacksmith" was so popular that all the five people maintained an excellent relationship with Xie Zheng.

Take this sealed item as an example.

Once this sword is released, the five families will rush to grab it. Such a sealed object can definitely bring the top combat power in the family to a higher level!

Xie Zheng, who has a "forging inheritance", now has an extremely transcendent status in the Snow Forbidden City!

But he is always sober, never conceited, and examines himself three times a day.

Xie Zheng is a poor young man who crawled out from the dead in the tundra. His journey has been both bumpy and lucky.

He knew that even though he was "somewhat skilled", the reason why the five people had treated him so politely for so many years was mainly because of Gu Shen's face!

He was a genius whom Gu Shen personally protected, and because of this, no one dared to cause trouble for him.

"Sir, why are you here?"

Xie Zheng quickly stood up to greet him.

He hadn't seen Gu Shen for a long time.

He even doubted... Mr. Gu had forgotten about his cheap apprentice.

"I was too busy with the war before, so I couldn't get away without any time."

Gu Shen smiled and said: "Actually, I have been paying attention to your movements in Nagano. Xie Zheng, you have worked hard these years."

Casting sealed artifacts for the five great families is not an easy task.

He could see that Xie Zheng's soul had not rested for a long time.

The blacksmith transformed into soul fire looks tall and tall, but in fact he is faintly exuding "tiredness"...

Perhaps, this is the reason why Xie Zheng's flow power has entered the realm so quickly?

Give Xie Zheng a quiet dojo, and he can immerse himself in forging without sleep for several years.

I have to say that this guy is indeed the best successor to the "Forging Heritage". Mr. Turing's vision for selecting people has always been precise!

"..."

Xie Zheng was stunned for a second.

Although he was in a quiet room, Xie Zheng was always paying attention to what was happening outside!

In recent years, war has been raging and the situation is turbulent.

He is not good at fighting, so he uses the forging inheritance he carries to continuously send new sealed objects to the front line... Now that the war is finally over, Nagano has returned to peace and tranquility in the past few days!

All this is because of my master!

"gentlemen……"

Xie Zheng's eyes were slightly red, and he whispered: "I don't work hard, you do."

"Tsk."

Another voice sounded in the quiet room.

Luo Er spoke lightly and said: "I can't bear to see this scene. The battle has already been fought. Is that so?"

Only then did Xie Zheng notice that there was a vague figure behind Gu Shen, standing in the gloom of the quiet room, with no clear outline.

This scene made the hairs on his back stand up.

He is not good at fighting and has no other talents...only his mental strength is strong and he can spy on souls across realms.

But the figure in front of him was like a black hole.

No matter how much energy he put into it, it was like a mud cow sinking into the sea!

"This is my senior sister."

Gu Shen had no choice but to speak and said with a smile: "You must have heard of the title 'Tian Tong', right?"

"Uncle Tiantong."

Xie Zheng immediately shouted like this very obediently.

Tiantong? Of course he heard it! A legend in the court! Step into the fortress of Piyue City with Mr. Zhou Jiren, and sacrifice your own greatness for the sake of human justice!

Over the years, their black-and-white portraits have been hung in the tribunal, acknowledging that they have "died in the line of duty."

It wasn't until Gu Shen returned from the [Old World] that these three were confirmed to be "survivors"!

the most important is……

Tiantong Luo'er showed his "fire" to the World Parliament, which was the "fire of the valley" from the era of starship civilization!

The darkroom was extremely quiet, and Xie Zheng seemed to be able to hear his own heartbeat at this moment!

Bang bang! Bang bang!

So...the people standing in front of me now are two divine thrones?

"Okay, no need to be nervous."

Gu Shen saw that Xie Zheng's spirit was already tense, so he smiled and said, "They are all from my family."

Having said that, where can Xie Zheng really relax?

He suddenly remembered Gu Shen's seemingly unintentional compliment before, carefully looked at the blazing red sword embryo, and asked tentatively: "Sir... if you like this sword, I will personally send it to you after it is cast."

"No need."

Gu Shen shook his head.

The previous compliment was true, but it didn't mean anything more.

Why does he need sealed artifacts now?

"When a master meets his disciple, there is no reason for him to give him a gift."

Gu Shen said softly: "As you all know, I have the character of Xianyun Yehe. I have been wandering across the five continents for these years, and I have never really taught you anything... In fact, what I can teach you is limited. With all these things, it is difficult for me to shoulder your responsibility. A 'Sir'."

Xie Zheng is obsessed with forging, and I am afraid that Gu Shen can teach him how to tame the power of flow.

at this point.

He always felt guilty.

"This object is a gift from me."

Gu Shen stretched out his lightly clenched fist and motioned for Xie Zheng to reach out and take it.

Xie Zheng was stunned on the spot. He was an honest man. Although he understood what Gu Shen meant, he shook his head and refused, insisting that he didn't want it.

"Sir...you have been very kind to me..."

"If you really recognize me as sir, then accept it."

Gu Shen said calmly: "After accepting it, I want you to do something for me."

Xie Zheng couldn't resist, so he could only stretch out his palm, palm upward.

Gu Shen slowly opened his palm and placed a ball of red light in Xie Zheng's palm. The temperature was so hot that the latter's eyes widened as soon as he held it.

No matter how honest Xie Zheng is, he can still guess what this "light and fire" is.

"???"

He looked up at Gu Shen in astonishment, looked at his husband in disbelief, and was shocked and speechless.

Gu Shen's "gift" to himself was a piece of fire!

"This thing... is too expensive..."

Xie Zheng couldn't speak fluently anymore.

"Is it valuable?"

Luo Er, who was on the side, spoke at this moment.

She crossed her arms, looked at the man in front of her in the darkness, and said softly: "Xie Zheng, actually this fire is not as 'precious' as the world says, but it must be much 'heavier' than you think. .”

"Because after seven years, the super giant source of energy storm will reach the giant wall..."

"Currently, human civilization is very likely to be destroyed in that storm and suffer the same fate as the starship civilization."

"Taking over the fire is equivalent to taking over the fate of the entire human race."

These words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Xie Zheng's heart.

He looked blankly at Master Tiantong, and then at Gu Shen.

"Sir, is this...true?"

"it is true."

Gu Shen asked softly: "What I said before, asking you to accept it and do it for me... is related to the source of the storm seven years later. I want to build an unprecedented towering Great Wall in Beizhou. Withstand the huge storm that destroys the starship era. I... need someone to refine this 'molten iron fire' to achieve this miracle."

As soon as these words came out.

It became audible to hear the needle drop in the quiet room.

Xie Zheng's expression changed as he held on to the fire. Finally, he held on to the fire tightly and asked in a hoarse voice: "Seven years...is our time really enough?"

Seven years is really too short.

Xie Zheng knew very well that this time was simply not enough to complete the "miracle" that Gu Shen said. It was unknown how long it would take to smelt fire!

Gu Shen looked directly into Xie Zheng's eyes and spoke decisively.

He said only one word.

"enough."

Xie Zheng took a deep breath and took the fire.

…

…

"Seven years, is it really enough?"

"If we only have 'seven years' in the real world, it's certainly not enough."

The falling snow fell on the shoulders of the two people walking in the tundra.

Meng Xizhou was wearing a thin gauze dress.

"There is a time dojo in the Lord of Molten Iron's starship. Gu Shen brought the dojo back to the border of Beizhou... The time we have is far more than seven years."

"So, we have seventy years, or a hundred years, or more..."

Gu Nanfeng asked gently: "Do you think this time is enough?"

"..."

Meng Xizhou was silent.

She knew what Gu Nanfeng wanted to express.

Starship civilization leads the five continents for more than a hundred years?

So powerful, yet still destroyed.

If you have time for a dojo, what can you do... The dojo can only accommodate a few dozen people at most.

"No matter what, there is a glimmer of hope now, so I have to give it a try."

She looked at the man beside her and said softly: "There is still a vacancy in the five continents. With your strength, you can definitely get a fire seed of your own."

Meng Xizhou knew that Gu Shen was choosing a suitable owner for Tinder these days.

With Gu Nanfeng's own talents and his friendship with Gu Shen.

She thought Gu Nanfeng had a good chance of competing.

"When I was young, I always imagined that I was the 'savior' who would save the world."

Gu Nanfeng said softly: "I will practice swordsmanship ten thousand times all night. After I went to Beizhou, this dream was not shattered. In those eight years, I worked harder and worked harder than everyone else. I thought Return to Dongzhou and rely on your own strength to unite the Gu family and lighten the burden on the old man’s shoulders.”

Meng Xizhou was stunned for a second when he heard this.

"This is not a delusion." Her eyes were extremely soft: "You...didn't you do it?"

"yes."

Gu Nanfeng shook his head and murmured: "But this is delusion. There is no shortage of me in this world. No matter how hard I try, I can't stop what is destined to happen."

After the Central Continent War, he was responsible for presiding over the reconstruction of Nagano, and the Gu family regained its supreme glory as the head of the Five Families.

Now Gu Nanfeng has realized his biggest wish in his life.

But the color in his eyes was much darker.

In the past few days, he often went to the old man's grave to express his condolences.

Although the war was victorious, the person he respected and was closest to the most passed away.

Previously, because of the war, he was distracted and could only hide all the sadness in his heart... But now, he felt deeply tired.

"Sorry, I might need some quiet time."

Gu Nanfeng stopped and said sadly: "As for the fire thing... I think there is someone more suitable than me."

He knew that Meng Xizhou came to him this time mostly for the sake of fire.

Qingwu was cut down.

Sky Fire is currently vacant and unoccupied...

His [Arashi Kiri] is actually the wind strike technique, which is very consistent with the authority of [Cloud Mirror]. If he has the opportunity to touch this fire, he has a high chance of becoming a god.

But Gu Nanfeng rejected Meng Xizhou's kindness.

The whole world knows it.

The relationship between Gu Nanfeng and Meng Xizhou was by no means an ordinary friend, but they never made it clear due to the war.

Now the war is over.

If Gu Nanfeng could smelt a fire, the two of them would be a true "match".

"..."

Meng Xizhou wanted to say more words to persuade him to stay.

But a series of messages came from the lake in her heart. She looked at the figure getting further and further away in front of the snowy field, and finally chose to remain silent.

The holy light falls.

Meng Xizhou's figure disappeared at the end of the snowfield.

Gu Nanfeng resisted the urge to turn back. At this moment, he felt the vast light behind him dissipate and let out a long sigh of relief.

"This must be... very tiring."

Suddenly, a cold voice came from beside him.

Gu Nanfeng was completely unaware of when the owner of this voice came to him.

"Gu Shen?"

A strong wind suddenly picked up, snow and fog filled the air, and a figure stood out from the end of the snow and fog.

He seemed to have been standing here, waiting for Gu Nanfeng's arrival.

Gu Nanfeng looked a little flustered: "When... did you come?"

"It's been here a long time ago."

Gu Shen said calmly: "I heard what you said very clearly."

"???"

Gu Nanfeng's eyes were complicated.

Gu Shen was here a long time ago... It's okay if she didn't notice it. Meng Xizhou was a powerful person, but she didn't even notice it. What state had Gu Shen reached now?

"Don't worry. I don't have a habit of eavesdropping on couples' conversations."

Gu Shenfeng said calmly: "I just happened to come to the tundra for a stroll. What a coincidence, and I met you... Well, Miss Meng has already left. To be precise, I just met you."

"Yeah, that's a coincidence."

Gu Nanfeng lowered his eyebrows and smiled. He was about to repeat his old trick and end the topic: "Now that you have heard it, Gu Shen, I want to be alone..."

"You pretend to be working hard."

Gu Shen suddenly spoke, interrupting Gu Nanfeng's words.

Gu Nanfeng's tone paused and he frowned: "What...are you talking about?"

"There are more things about Tinder. You must have a hard time pretending to be confused, right?"

Gu Shen said calmly: "I heard your conversation, and I heard it very clearly."

"After the war, you never contacted me once. When you knew I was in Nagano, you ran to the tundra and stopped even paying homage to the old man's grave. You deliberately avoided me. Even the celebration banquet a few days ago was... I didn’t show up. Is it a coincidence that I met you here? It’s not a coincidence that you avoided me.”

Having said that, it is basically equivalent to being a clear sign.

But Gu Nanfeng still shook his head and continued to pretend to be confused: "I don't understand what you are talking about."

"You know I'm choosing a master for the hanging fire."

Gu Shen raised his eyebrows: "To be honest, there are only a few fire seeds, and they basically all have their owners. Now only the sky fire seeds are left."

"I'm not interested in Tinder." Gu Nanfeng tried hard to sound cold.

"There's no one who's not interested in Tinder."

Gu Shen smiled and said, "You just don't want to argue with Baixiu."

"I didn't mean it in a derogatory way when I said you were pretending. There are probably few people in this world who know you better than me. You have always hidden your emotions in the deepest part of your heart. You don't think there are still people who don't know that you like Miss Meng, do you?"

"The war is over, Meng Xizhou wants the world to clear his name."

"But you have to wait, at least you can't give it now."

Gu Shen said these words very straightforwardly, like a knife piercing Gu Nanfeng's chest.

Gu Nanfeng's complexion suddenly turned pale.

Gu Shen continued: "You are worried that if Meng Xizhou fights for you if you show the slightest thought of wanting fire, you will eventually take away Baixiu's opportunity... You have seen with your own eyes that Xiaoxiu has worked hard in the past few years to serve Wuzhou. Plan for the future and work hard to find the fire, but there is only one fire left in front of you. For Meng Xizhou, you can fight for everything in the world, but this is the only thing you don't want to fight for."

"So, whether you are tired or want to take a rest, these are actually just measures to delay the attack."

Gu Shen shrugged and said, "Based on what I know about you, when Baixiu smelts the fire and the dust settles, you will come back again."

"..."

Gu Nanfeng remained silent for a long time. He had no excuse and had nothing to say.

There is indeed no one in this world who understands him better than Gu Shen.

"Sometimes, life doesn't have to be so tiring."

Gu Shen sighed softly.

He came to Gu Nanfeng's side and said, "Reach out your hand."

"...?"

Gu Nanfeng's pupils shrank, he had already anticipated what Gu Shen was going to do next.

Gu Shen took out a piece of fire.

This fire was wrapped in a layer of clouds and mist, exuding a silvery glow, and there was also a faint whistling wind!

Fire in the sky!

"Since you understand me, you know that I will never accept it."

Gu Nanfeng spoke with a hoarse voice.

"Do you want to bet? I bet you will accept it."

Looking at Gu Nanfeng's confused eyes.

Gu Shen smiled and said, "...it is precisely because I understand you that I am meeting you alone on this occasion."

Pause slightly.

Gu Shen said: "Brother Nanfeng, although you and I have a very good relationship, the distribution of fire is a major event involving the fate of the entire human race. How can one person block the right and left just because of one person's words? I choose the owner of fire based on the curve of fate, and The degree of compatibility...The reason why I gave you the sky fire is because you and this fire are the most suitable."

"???"

Gu Nanfeng frowned and took several steps back.

"What about Little Sleeves... What should Little Sleeves do if I give this fire?"

"Don't worry, he has one too."

Gu Shen raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Take it well...don't worry about the little sleeves, the burden on that guy's shoulders is heavier than yours."