Barrier of Light

"Crack."

A drop of water falls.

Hit the woman in the face.

The woman closed the book in her hand, slowly raised her head, and looked at the ginkgo trees in the courtyard. The annual ancestor worship day was approaching. There were more people coming and going in the ancestral hall, and the sounds became noisier.

One year.

For most people, a year is 365 days.

For Bai Lu, this year is just one year.

She only did one thing, and that was to read the ancient books collected in the ancestral hall, word for word.

After closing the page, Bai Lu could hear the voices of those people in the distance in the ancestral hall...those people were talking about herself.

Many people find it incredible.

The most noisy woman in the Bai family had a drastic change in personality. For a whole year, she just stayed in the clan hall and never went anywhere.

I don’t know where these people heard about it.

Some people say that it was the divination successor of Qingzhong who gave her a prediction that bad luck would come soon and it was best not to leave the ancestral hall, so she stayed under the ginkgo tree every day to read and drink tea, keeping her pure mind. want.

In fact, it is to avoid disaster.

Some people also say that Bai Lu has reached the "age" and can no longer continue to be crazy, which will disgrace the image of the Bai family, so the head of the family ordered him to practice meditation and spend this year with peace of mind to cultivate his moral character.

All these discussions were heard by Bai Lu.

She shook her head.

After reading for a year, she could always hear these voices.

I thought it would only be like this in the beginning.

But later I realized... people in this world are always so boring.

How could there be so many complicated reasons why Bai Lu stayed behind closed doors and read books for a whole year?

Just like the troubles she caused in the Snow Forbidden City before.

She wants to do it.

So she did.

Of course, no matter how unreasonable things are in this world, there is always some path to be found.

If you really want to go back to the roots.

The reason why Bai Lu went into seclusion for a year was also very simple... because Xiaoxiu also spent this year in seclusion in the Snow Forbidden City.

She closed the page, took one last sip of tea, and left the clan hall.

There are many alleys and alleys in the Snow Forbidden City, and it is easy to get lost.

But Bai Lu was very familiar with this road.

She came to the place where Xiaoxiu was, which was the cleanest courtyard deliberately chosen for him by the Bai clan.

No one will bother you.

Bai Lu stood at the entrance of the alley. She didn't even dare to get close to the courtyard, but just looked at it from a distance across the alley.

"Little Sleeve has been in seclusion for a year."

A deep voice sounded beside her.

Bai Lu was startled for a moment, then turned around and saw a familiar and kind face.

"Second Elder."

Bai Lu saluted quickly, but was stopped by the latter.

"Xiao Lu..."

Bai Zesheng smiled and said, "You are serious."

he knows.

During this year, Bai Lu certainly did not stay under the ginkgo tree in the ancestral hall every day. She would walk around the Snow Forbidden City every day...and every time, she would come to this alley by accident, stop from a distance, and look at the small alley. The yard where the sleeves are.

a year ago.

Xiaoxiu completely locked himself in the courtyard.

The news Bai received was.

He is hitting the fourth stage... Once successful, it is almost certain that Baixiu will become the youngest "banned" in Dongzhou, because he is only twenty years old so far.

According to the big data analysis of the Five Continents Council.

Being able to become a fourth-stage transcendent before the age of thirty is already a rare talent. After all, this is a realm that is "out of reach" for most transcendents.

The fourth stage means the maturity and condensation of the field. Such extraordinary people can be regarded as drawing a clear boundary between themselves and the "ordinary people", resulting in a real qualitative change.

They can control their abilities at will and even develop advanced powers.

They are the "high-end combat power" and the "mainstay" in the extraordinary world!

The Five Continents Council will maintain a respectful attitude towards such extraordinary people, and their opinions will be considered. Such figures, no matter where they are placed, are "big figures" that attract much attention, even in Nagano or Dadu. They are all top-level combat power reserves.

Dongzhou's three schools and five major schools have established such a complete combat power cultivation system over the years.

In fact, their purpose has never been to cultivate "banned people" who can reach the end of the route, but to cultivate enough controllable "fourth-stage extraordinary beings".

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"Many people are very concerned about Xiaoxiu's practice, but there should be only one person in the entire Bai family who cares as much as you do."

Bai Zesheng reached out and patted the junior on the shoulder and spoke gently.

"Xiaoxiu and I grew up together..."

Bai Lu's expression was a little complicated, "It can be seen that the assassination in Tundra had a great impact on him."

In fact, every time she came to the alley, she was not concerned about Baixiu's practice.

What kind of person is Bai Xiu?

One person overpowers the monster in Nagano!

With amazing talent and brilliance, he swept away all enemies, and he never failed in his cultivation path! Such a genius is destined to become a banned figure!

How could she worry about Baixiu encountering difficulties when breaking through the fourth stage?

What she was worried about... was the "evil thoughts" that Bai Xiu had in her heart because of the Tundra assassination.

A year ago, on the day when the streets were empty to welcome Xiao Xiu's return, Bai Xiu came to the ancestral hall silently.

Everyone left.

But Bai Lu was the only one reading in the yard, so he bumped into Little Sleeve, who was covered in blood.

See you again after parting.

It shouldn't be like this.

In the days that followed, Bai Lu would always think of the scene where the sleeves of her white clothes were stained with blood that day, and the words he asked herself.

Bai wanted him to practice Buddhism.

Hope he breaks through.

Finally, he fulfilled Bai's wish, lived in this courtyard, and began a long period of spiritual practice.

No one is allowed to enter or exit this courtyard. The Bai family got the "seclusion break" they wanted, while Bai Xiu got the "peace" he wanted.

But, is it really so?

Bai Lu tried to check the "Tundra Assassination" case file this year. She always felt that the matter was not that simple... but the results of the case file came to light. Everything was exposed in the light, the evidence, the execution, everything was clear and clear. .

The second elder, Bai Zesheng, also suffered heavy losses due to Yinta's hunting activities.

It’s just breaking a realm.

Baixiu has been in seclusion for a whole year. Has he really not made a breakthrough? Or... is he just avoiding the Bai family?

"I want to go in and take a look at the little sleeves..."

Bai Lu spoke softly.

"It's better not to disturb me."

Bai Zesheng shook his head, he sighed softly, and said: "I understand your thoughts, you are worried about his mental state... I am also very worried, and I specifically asked the extraordinary people from the Federal Security Council to pay close attention to the people in the yard. Mental fluctuations, but Baixiu’s mental state has been stable this year. If there is anything unusual, we will know it as soon as possible.”

"Not long ago, I also wanted to go into the yard to express condolences..."

Bai Zesheng smiled bitterly, "After the family master found out, he severely scolded me and told me not to disturb Xiao Xiu's cleaning. However, the family master also said that he would have a spiritual link with Xiao Xiu every once in a while to ensure basic communication. Xiaoxiu is in good condition, and now is the most critical moment to break through."

The alley is an ordinary alley.

But outside the gate of Baixiu, there are powerful sealed objects guarding it, as well as the "extraordinary formation" personally carved by the head of the family, Bai Xiaochi. Because of the last assassination incident, the Bai family has greatly increased the protection of Baixiu.

Before he successfully breaks through, he will never allow any mistakes.

Bai Lu relaxed a little after hearing these words.

Little sleeves don't completely lock yourself up.

At least he is willing to communicate with the head of the family...

The stone hanging in her heart was halfway to the ground.

Bai Lu looked at Bai Zesheng and said softly: "Second Elder, how is your injury?"

The blizzard in Inta made Bai Zesheng the family hero once again.

In order to hunt down the Tundra Assassin.

He paid a huge price... Bai Lu heard that the second elder walked around in front of the gate of hell, which showed the seriousness of his injuries.

However, the second elder had rested for half a year and seemed to have improved.

"The stab wound only left a scar. It hurts occasionally."

Bai Zesheng lowered his eyebrows and smiled, and said softly: "Thanks to the master's 'Mingzhao', I saved my life."

Bai Lu said with emotion: "You still need to take good care of your health and rest more... to avoid recurrence of old injuries."

Since we want to investigate the Tundra assassination case a year ago, we can't help but look at the final case file.

Inta blizzard.

The assassin was killed.

In the end, everything settled. Bai Zesheng was seriously injured and was sent to the hospital for rescue. His injuries were originally out of danger, but at the critical moment, the stab wound left by the assassin caused massive bleeding all over his body.

In a remote place like Inta, there was no time to transfer the patient for treatment.

Fortunately, Bai Xiaochi arrived at the critical moment.

The head of the family used the power of [Zhaoming] to block the disintegration of the blood.

Bai Zesheng... survived.

It's quite appropriate to use "save a life".

If the master of the family hadn't appeared, he might have died.

The only regret is that the assassin was burned to ashes by the fire in Inta... There was almost no useful information left at the scene, and everything was burned.

The only thing that is useful is the testimony of eyewitnesses.

Bai Zesheng watched his opponent being burned to death by himself.

The final investigation has also come to an end.

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Bai Lu left the alley.

Bai Zesheng did not move.

He stood quietly at the entrance of the alley, his eyes calm and deep... No one knew what he was thinking.

Bai Lu is not the only one who comes to this alley every day.

And him.

He paid more attention to Baixiu than anyone else.

Because he knew... the case file from a year ago was not over at all. It was definitely not a coincidence that Bai Xiaochi was able to rush to Yinta.

Just like his "hemorrhage" at the last moment, it was just an act.

It is precisely because he knows the ability of the family leader.

Only Bai Zesheng dared to "bleed heavily".

He had to make himself miserable enough to win the last trace of sympathy in the heart of the family master, so as to dispel the suspicion that the information about the assassin in the Yinta case file was exhausted.

Afterwards, Bai Zesheng found out that Bai Xiaochi had found a trace of blood from the tundra, and was desperately searching for information about the owner of the blood through the database of "Deep Sea"... And he rushed to Yinta as soon as possible, maybe just to take a look at his own Does the blood match that wisp of blood?

It was a fluke that I survived.

Fortunately, I didn't take action in the tundra.

Fortunately, "Mr. Jin's" blood was not entered into the Deep Sea database.

But what made him uneasy was.

From that day on, Bai Xiu went into seclusion in the Snow Forbidden City. The Bai family seemed to have given him a courtyard at random, but in fact... this entire alley was inhabited by extraordinary people who were responsible for the protection plan of the Bai family.

There is absolutely no possibility of carrying out an assassination in the Snow Forbidden City.

It is clear.

After the failure in Tundra... Baixiu completely distrusted the "Presbyterian Council".

He locked himself up directly.

With this genius's cultivation speed, if he continues to practice like this, is it okay?

Who else can kill him!

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After watching for a while, Bai Zesheng left the alley.

He walked forward, heading deeper into the alley within the Snow Forbidden City.

There was no taboo about [Wind Eyes] in his deeds.

Logically speaking, [Wind Eye] can see all of this clearly.

But... at this moment, [Feng Tong] has undergone subtle changes. With extremely high authority, he helped Bai Zesheng erase his figure after leaving the alley.

The so-called erasure does not mean erasing the entire image.

But... only erase one person.

He seemed to have become a ghost, appearing anywhere in the Snow Forbidden City without being recorded.

Half an hour later.

Bai Zesheng arrived at his destination, an extremely remote old house. He opened the door and saw simple facilities inside, including only a wooden house with a foundation and curtains in the hall swaying in the wind.

If anyone tries to connect to [Deep Sea] here, they will find that there is no signal in the house.

This is a "dark place."

"Pitch black" in every sense of the word.

Except there is no link signal from [Deep Sea]... there is also no light here.

Bai Zesheng stood in front of the house. He bowed and saluted, gathered all his thoughts in his heart, and spoke slowly.

"It's still the same... there's no movement in the alley, no good opportunities can be found."

There was no immediate reply from the cabin.

Bai Zesheng maintained the posture of bowing and saluting, preparing to leave the courtyard according to his past habits... Outside the curtain, a familiar tall and thin figure slowly emerged.

"My lord invites you to come into the house for a chat."

Bai Zesheng frowned.

He raised his head and looked at "Mr. Jin" who had opened the curtain. It had been nearly a year since we left the tundra... So far, he couldn't believe that the scene in front of him was real.

Because this is so crazy.

Under his own cover, the guy who escaped from Inta... actually returned to Dongzhou half a year later and chose to settle in Nagano.

This is nothing.

After all, there are no successfully matched blood cases in the [Deep Sea] database, so there is no need to worry about being discovered for the time being.

The craziest thing is...

Bai Zesheng took a deep breath.

He went inside.

It was dark in the wooden house, and the sight was a little uncomfortable, but after entering the curtain, a sweet and mellow aroma immediately wafted in. There were several wooden shelves in the wooden house, and bunches of grapes were climbed on them in violation of the season. .

A young man wearing an ordinary black shirt, who seemed to be integrated with the surrounding darkness, sat cross-legged on the floor of the wooden house. In this already dark enough environment... he chose to close his eyes tightly.

This is to be willing to be blind.

Bai Zesheng couldn't understand such behavior, and he didn't dare to look directly at the young man in the dark, because just by taking a few steps closer... he could feel great pressure, a sense of oppression that made people unable to breathe.

This is... divine power!

"Master Jiu..."

Bai Zesheng completed the salute with difficulty and spoke in a hissing voice.

Who would have thought that the "Dionysian Seat" of the Tower of Origin would actually arrive in Dongzhou in person?

And...settled in the Snow Forbidden City!

When he saw this young man for the first time, Bai Zesheng couldn't believe his eyes... The last time an [Apostle] was sent, it caused intense controversy across the five continents.

Because of the angry protests from most of the people, the Five Continents Council redefined the limits of [Apostles]'s travels and the treaties that must be observed when using [Tokens].

And this time.

The throne of God comes in person.

The irony is... even if this matter is exposed, the Five Continents Council will not make any refutation, because no one has the right to interfere with the actions of [The Throne], they can go wherever they want.

It's just due to the tacit understanding between the highest seats.

The thrones of gods on each continent usually do not cross the boundaries of the continent to reach other neighboring continents.

Unless there is a special mission.

For example, in a super-large disaster that occurs once in several years, the god throne in the continent happens to be in trouble and cannot escape, and needs help from others to clean it up... Only in this case will the god throne from other continents come forward.

Some people say that this year in the Snow Forbidden City was the calmest in twenty years.

After Gong Zi took off the Dream of Fire.

In the Snow Forbidden City, it suddenly became quiet... White sleeves were not coming out, Gu Shen was in seclusion, and the children of three schools and five families were fighting, but there were few who were amazing.

But Bai Zesheng knew.

The reason why the Snow Forbidden City is calm this year... is because it is about to usher in the biggest "wave" in history.

Dionysus has lived in the Snow Forbidden City for nearly half a year.

This half year.

Bai Zesheng's every "interview" was inevitably a little on tenterhooks.

It's not very far from "Qingzhong".

What if the man who was rumored to have "slept" woke up?

A character like Dionysus can escape unscathed wherever he goes...but at that time, he will die without a burial place.

In the darkness, a young man's voice came.

"You are afraid..."

"You are afraid of Gu Changzhi."

The young man spoke softly. Although he did not open his eyes, he seemed to have penetrated all the spirits, all souls, and all thoughts of the world.

"Since you choose to follow me...you must be prepared to sacrifice everything."

There was a hint of blame in his voice.

A small ray of spirit falls on ordinary people.

It's just a big mountain.

Bai Zesheng looked pale, and he quickly put all distracting thoughts out of his mind.

"Don't worry...I'm here, you don't need to be afraid of anyone."

The voice of Dionysus is the greatest encouragement in the world!

Bai Zesheng felt the pressure suddenly disappear.

He half-knelt on the floor of the wooden house, mustered up his courage, and looked up in the darkness.

At this moment, next to the young man's throne, there is another thin "young man" standing quietly. Judging from his standing posture, he seems to be a waiter serving beside the throne, one on the left and one on the right like Mr. Jin.

"There is something... that requires you to go."