Barrier of Light

The noise in front of the ward did not last long.

Uncle Gao rushed over.

As soon as he arrived, the stalemate atmosphere immediately changed... The Eighth Elder, who had always been tough-tongued before, suddenly stopped talking.

Li Xuan, who was hiding behind everyone, also silently hid himself deeper.

Gao Tian looked around, and it was as if the storm had never happened.

With his mental strength, how could he not know what was happening outside?

"follow me."

Gao Tian calmly glanced at everyone in the Presbyterian Church, and without even wanting to say a word of nonsense, he took Gu Shen directly into the ward.

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"Are you... Gu Shen?"

The man on the hospital bed looked up at Gu Shen and smiled.

However, due to the torture of the disease, his face was very pale and the smile on his face looked very haggard.

Gu Shen could tell at a glance...

This man's physical functions have been weakened to the extreme. It is already a miracle that he can speak at this moment.

This is a dying man.

Only a trace of spiritual power is left to support this body.

It has to be said that the head of the Li family has an extremely strong will and is extremely tenacious... But even if this last bit of mental power can sustain him, how long can he sustain it?

Hearing someone coming in, Li Qingsui turned around subconsciously.

When she saw Gu Shen, she quickly took a deep breath and wiped her cheeks vigorously, trying to wipe away the tears on her face.

This silly girl, afraid of being laughed at by Gu Shen again, was trying desperately to look strong at this moment, but her big eyes were already red and swollen from crying.

Gu Shen sighed silently in his heart.

He felt a little distressed.

The eyes looking at Li Qingsui also became softer.

"Mr. Li..."

He pondered for a few seconds and then spoke. His voice was no longer as cold as outside, but very gentle: "I was entrusted by Miss Celadon to build a 'spiritual link' in Shenci Mountain... Maybe you can use it."

"Spiritual link..."

The head of the Li family narrowed his eyes, a little surprised.

A year ago, he knew that "Gu Shen" had obtained the talisman of the temple and could freely enter and leave the Li family's forbidden area. It could even be said that this matter was actually carried out under his instruction.

But as far as he knows... the shrine is related to the secret that the guardian has guarded for six hundred years. It is full of disorderly black spots and is an absolutely closed wonderland.

In that kind of place, it is impossible to build a "link" anyway.

There are very few secrets in this world that the heads of the five families don't know... but they never imagined that there is such an existence as "Chu Ling" in this world.

After completing the link with the Divine Fetus.

The extraordinary source of the wonderful realm of Shenci Mountain no longer hinders Chu Ling.

After making eye contact with the head of the Li family.

Gu Shen sent a message to Chu Ling to activate the spiritual link.

"let's start."

Chu Ling, who waited for the signal, began to use the privileges of [Source Code] to build a platform through [Deep Sea] to directly link the spiritual power of Li Qingci and the head of the Li family, which was equivalent to initiating a spiritual call.

"Link building...3...2...1..."

Li Qingci, who was in the temple, and the head of the family who was lying on the bed all heard the voice in their heads.

They didn't say no.

So the spiritual link... was successfully established.

Before entering the "link", the head of the Li family looked at Gu Shen meaningfully.

Is this the person Celadon is willing to spend ten years praying to meet?

Establishing a spiritual link in Shenci Mountain, such an unbelievable thing... was actually done by this young man?

Not sure how it's done though.

But...it's a miracle.

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This time the spiritual link did not last long.

But no one knows what Li Qingci and the owner of the family talked about in the link.

After waking up.

The head of the Li family's reaction was very calm. He looked at Gu Shen at the bedside and said softly: "Celadon has already told me about the shrine... They should not have stopped the [Light Hunting] plan."

Li Qingsui looked confused.

She doesn't know what's going on outside yet.

After hearing this, I realized... Something seemed to have changed outside.

[Looking for Lights] The plan was aborted?

The head of the Li family smiled and said softly: "It seems that these guys have been waiting for a long time... The [Light Searching] plan has been suspended. It's just a small matter."

For an extraordinary force, things that can be accomplished by spending ordinary things are not things at all.

The reason for using the [Looking for Lights] plan is actually to...

Give it a try and see what the owner’s “bottom line” is.

and "time limit."

After the plan was aborted, there were huge waves soon.

Gu Shen looked at the haggard man on the bed with a somewhat unbearable expression.

The former head of the five families is now like a sick tiger.

The "elder" waiting outside the glass is more like a vulture waiting for the death of a sick tiger, waiting for the opportunity to eat its flesh and blood and its bones.

The head of the house stretched out a hand and gently rubbed Li Qingsui's head. He looked outside the ward, his eyes passing by the standing figures.

He smiled silently.

The final farewell did not seem to be a friendly scene.

"Dad...they are all bad people..."

Li Qingsui's voice trembled. She was very smart. By this time, she already understood... what was happening outside.

The head of the Li family shook his head.

He chuckled softly: "Qingsui... Dad told you that there should be more good people in this world."

Finished.

The man paused and said calmly: "It's just that I am really disappointed with some of them."

Some of the "members" in the Presbyterian Church were hand-selected by him.

Because of his frail condition, he had begun to prepare his "backup plan" early... But looking at it now, although he is the powerful "head of the Li family", he is also a patient who cannot stay. His too gentle style and There is no real "deterrence".

At the last moment, he saw that several of his subordinates who had been promoted were in the camp that they should not be in.

Li Qingsui followed his father's gaze.

Her vision was soaked with tears.

Wherever you look, there is a blur.

The little girl silently gritted her teeth and clenched her fists.

"If you can, be a kind person, but don't be too kind." The head of the Li family smiled and said: "If you want to be the head of the family... you can't be soft-hearted."

Finish this sentence.

He turned to look at Gao Tian and said softly: "After I die...everything will be done according to Li's family rules. Those who don't abide by the rules, you should deal with them according to the situation. But those who act according to the rules, stay here." Go ahead. Promise me to stay with Qingsui. Only with you here can she be safe."

Gao Tian was stunned.

When he saw the group of people gathered outside the ward, their expressions were already very gloomy.

If it weren't for today's occasion...he might have already taken action.

The reason why I stay in the Li family is because the head of the family is kind to me!

With his strength, any extraordinary force in the Five Continents would be enshrined... Gao Tian had actually thought about it for a long time. The worst outcome of this crisis is simply that those guys want to hurt the lady.

Then he will take action directly!

I am just alone and have nothing to worry about——

He doesn't care about the Li family or the Dongzhou Federation!

But now... before the family leader died, Gao Tian could only suppress his anger and agree.

"……yes."

The head of the Li family smiled when he saw Gao Tian agreeing to him.

He knows what kind of person Gao Tian is.

One word at a time.

You will never regret what you say.

In fact, it was because he knew him too well... that he gave this advice. He did not want to see his old friends being hunted down by the Li family. No matter how powerful Gao Tian was, he was only one person after all and could not fight against the five great families with rich backgrounds.

not to mention.

If he dies, Li will face an unprecedented storm.

Then he firmly believed that his daughter would win the final victory in this fight.

Saying so many words in one breath seemed to have exhausted all the strength of the Li family head. He supported the bed, slowly sat up, and waved with difficulty, gesturing for Gu Shen to come closer.

His voice, still filled with laughter, was now weak.

"Xiao Gu...come here, I have something to say to you..."

Gu Shen moved closer.

He couldn't help but feel sad when he looked at the great man in front of him who held Nagano in his hands. He was now so skinny and with a sallow complexion.

In this world, no matter how heroic you are... you will inevitably end up reduced to a handful of dirt in the end.

"From the first day you entered Nagano...I started paying attention to you..."

This was Gu Shen's first meeting with the head of the Li family.

He could see that there was an appreciative smile in this man's eyes.

Although we have never met.

But they seem to have known each other for a long time...

Thinking about it carefully, when I came to Nagano, all five families arranged meetings, but in the end only "Li's" meeting was successful.

If all this is a design, then it can only be said that the person who made this meeting plan knows himself very well.

"It's such a pity that I didn't see the 'divine fetus' hatch with my own eyes..." The head of the Li family sighed softly, with great regret in his tone, and with a voice that only he and Gu Shen could hear, He said hoarsely: "Celadon is a very good girl. She deserves to see the light outside. After all, it took me ten years to get to see you."

He was worried that he didn't know how much Li Qingci had paid.

Before he died, he told the price of the wishing technique for the Celadon girl.

"I know about this..."

Gu Shen said softly: "I will deal with those black flowers in Shenci Mountain."

At this point, the head of the Li family had already noticed something. He did not continue to say any more, but slowly stretched out a dry hand, leaned over, and put it on Gu Shen's shoulder, slowly and forcefully. He patted the ground.

It means taking a shot.

Like... you're pretty cool.

And it's like...thank you.

at last.

"you know too……"

"Those who are eager to jump out...are just..."

"Those who are like flies and dogs..."

The head of the house's voice became smaller and weaker.

"You might as well think about it...why do they dare to jump out..."

Gu Shen's pupils contracted slightly.

The head of the Li family lay back with a smile. He leaned on the bed, let out a long sigh, and then closed his eyes, as if a tired traveler finally found a place to rest.

He just fell asleep.

Then fell asleep forever.

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The funeral of the head of the Li family was held in Qingzhong.

This was his last wish. After his death, his body was buried in the cemetery of Qingzhong.

Buried together with Li Qingci's father, the previous guardian of the shrine.

Many people came to Wailing.

They came to see the family head off for the last time. This was a respectable "leader" who led the Li family to move forward arduously under the oppression of the four families. Over the years, the Li family was considered the most mysterious fifth family.

In fact, it is also the fifth weakest.

The Li family cannot be compared with the most powerful Gu family and Bai family.

It is also difficult to fight against Gong Mu who is working together.

It didn't snow or rain in Nagano that day. The weather was very dry. The dry and broken leaves were swirling in the strong wind. The sky was low and the clouds were low. Everyone looked very depressed.

The wind blows the leaves.

Fallen leaves roll the robe.

The dim sky blends with the dim cemetery, like a faded oil painting.

Li Qingsui walked at the front of the team wearing a filial piety robe.

Her eyes no longer had the sparkle of the past. After her father died, her world seemed to have turned into black and white... everything was dimmed, which was a silent sadness.

When the person on the hospital bed closed his eyes.

At that time, she didn't realize... what it felt like to say goodbye forever.

In the days and nights that followed, I could no longer hear familiar voices or see vivid smiles.

Everything about this person only exists in photo albums and memories.

Every time you think about it, accept the fact that he is dead.

This is not a knife.

But one knife after another.

It will take a long time for her to digest this sadness.

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Clear the inner mausoleum of the tomb.

Gu Shen stood on the hill on the edge of the fog, silently watching the scene of people seeing each other off in the distance.

There was thick fog around him, but the vision in his eyes was clear.

See the dim glow in the girl's eyes.

Gu Shen couldn't bear it.

He shook his head, turned around and left, returning to the Four Seasons Wilderness to practice the formation talismans again.

Formation drawings are flying all over the sky.

Over the past year, Gu Shen has studied tens of thousands of ancient Chinese drawings. After reviewing each drawing three times, he would use his mental power to "paste" it on the void of the grassland as a way to "conquer" it. A kind of testimony, just like this, these drawings have become densely packed and become a barrier.

As long as the mental power is running.

These thousands of drawings will flow slowly, and eventually fly like heavy snow, and the scene will be truly spectacular.

Gu Shen had already broken through 80% of the fog that cleared the tomb.

This means that he has comprehended nearly two thousand of the great formations of Qingzhong.

In the beginning, he could only comprehend five formation patterns at most in one day.

Now, with his condition adjusted to the best, he can comprehend nearly ten formation patterns in one day, doubling his speed.

This speed is already very fast.

The tombkeeper's initial estimate was that with extremely hard work and diligence, it would take Gu Shen more than five hundred days at the earliest, or nearly two years, to complete all the formations.

Looking at it now, Gu Shen will be able to complete all the insights in about a year.

Just today.

Gu Shen was stuck in front of a blueprint for a long time, unable to crack it.

This is not a complicated drawing, and the trajectory of the ancient text is not difficult... He is even stuck in the dream interpretation link that he is best at.

After a long time.

Gu Shen opened his eyes.

He rubbed his brows, trying to concentrate and refocus.

At this moment——

Master Qianye, who was sitting upside down in the tree, spoke.

"In the past few days, your mood seems to be no longer calm."

The guardian of the tomb saw it clearly.

Gu Shen has something on his mind.

After getting along with him for a year, she marveled at Gu Shen's talent and "quality". It was rare to see a genius who could truly ignore the things outside him and immerse himself in the practice of ancient Chinese prose without any distractions. .

Notice.

Disassembling formations and studying ancient Chinese literature is an extremely boring task.

There's no fun in it.

It's memory, feeling, memory again...a never-ending cycle.

When Gu Shen came to Qingzhong every once in a while, he would definitely exceed the expected workload and understand the ancient texts on those drawings extremely thoroughly.

Although he claimed to the outside world that Gu Shen was his disciple...

But the tombkeeper knew that he had never taught him the "divination technique".

She has never had a disciple in her life.

In the process of teaching ancient prose, she often had this idea... It seemed to be a good thing if she really accepted Gu Shen as a disciple and let him inherit her mantle.

"Teacher...I..."

Gu Shen smiled bitterly.

The state of mind that had lasted for a year was finally no longer calm and became turbulent.

He was troubled.

If you want to continue to concentrate, it is difficult to return to the previous excellent state of "doing twice the result with half the effort."

Among the sky clouds, there was a faint golden light flashing.

That is the thread of divination flowing.

"No one is a sage. Who can truly do this... not to be happy with things, not to be sad with oneself?"

The guardian of the tomb comforted him and said slowly: "Many times, you can choose to be a spectator, but there are always some things... you must experience it personally, life and death, joys and sorrows. Only by tasting it in person can you truly understand the taste."

Gu Shen has been feeling restless these days.

One is because of the last lamp holder...

Second, it was because of the death of the head of the Li family.

He and the head of the family had only met once, but after the other's death, he felt a real sadness in his heart.

"The most difficult thing about divination is fortune telling."

Master Qianye suddenly said something seemingly unrelated.

She pointed at the golden clouds above the Four Seasons Wilderness, "There is only one thread of fate for people in the world, but tens of thousands of people connect it into a thread and become a whole cloud... This cloud is their destiny."

Thousands of golden threads, crisscrossing each other.

If you stir one, it will alert countless others.

"So divination... can only be seen, not moved." Master Qianye smiled and said: "If you pull a hair, you can move the whole body. If you pull a golden thread, maybe the entire cloud is made up of billions of golden threads. , will change. And even seeing it requires a huge amount of effort. Compared with the energy consumed and the flesh cut off, it is nothing."

Gu Shen was thoughtful.

"Some people have met a thousand times, and their golden thread has nothing to do with you. No matter how you move it, it will not have any impact."

"And some people have only met once, and their golden thread is dependent on you... Of course you will be sad if he dies."

Master Qianye sighed softly: "That little girl hasn't left yet. If you really can't let go, go and have a look."