Barrier of Light

"Is this place...the same as what you saw in your dream?"

Gu Shen stood under the hanging tree.

"It's almost the same, just a little rougher."

Li Qingci frowned slightly: "And what I saw in my dream... seemed to be midsummer."

midsummer?

The wishing technique was a bit too much... Gu Shen narrowed his eyes.

When he and the celadon girl first met, he had not yet begun to formally practice the Breath of Spring, and the seeds of the Xuanxuan tree had not yet germinated... Could it be that "Libra of Destiny" had known for a long time that he would practice Breathing of the Four Seasons in the opposite direction, from spring to winter, Finally arrived at Chixia?

The scene Li Qingci saw should be the final "Dacheng Pure Land".

"It's a little rough because... the embryo has just been formed here."

Gu Shen moved his gaze to the distance.

Li Qingci also saw it... At the end of the snowfield, there seemed to be a bunch of figures busy.

she mused.

The scene quickly withdrew from the pure land, countless long leaves flew, and the snowflakes also dissipated.

Returned to the temple mountain.

Li Qingci was sitting on a wicker chair, her face obscured by the light from the eaves, and she was lost in thought...

"So, this is not a dream..."

After a moment, Li Qingci looked at Gu Shen: "This is real."

"This could also be a dream."

Gu Shen smiled and said: "There may be no way to twist the iron laws of the real world, but in dreams, everything is possible. If you die one day, I guarantee you that you will come to this dream."

"Someone will tell you..."

"Death is also a new life."

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After this conversation, the two people on the temple mountain reached a wonderful tacit understanding.

About the dream of "Pure Land".

Gu Shen didn't mention it again, and Li Qingci didn't ask any more questions.

The following days.

Gu Shen immersed himself in practice in Shenci Mountain, constantly absorbing the source of essence to replenish the "fire of vitality".

Celadon Girl, on the other hand, has returned to her past life of "dismantling text and interpreting characters".

She pruned black flowers at the shrine, tidied the flower beds, and practiced ancient prose at the same time... She gave up the art of immortality, but still had divination. Her lifespan was decreasing day by day, but her state of mind became increasingly calm.

She is meeting her end.

Li Qingsui came to the mountain more and more time. The little girl ran here two or three times at first to give advice.

Li found many "suitable candidates" in other continents.

Everything about the longevity technique is ready.

As long as Celadon nods.

Then she can continue to live——

However, Li Qingci's heart has not wavered at all. Even if Gu Shen doesn't take her into the dream, she will still be firm in her initial choice... She wants to gamble with fate and bet on the "new life" she sees with her wishing technique. , will it come after death?

Later.

Li Qingsui gradually understood that her sister had made up her mind.

There was nothing she could do.

Just accept it.

The two sisters also had quarrels, but they ended up being nothing.

Suddenly one day... Li Qingsui came back to the mountain. Her whole person had changed. It was as if nothing had happened to her, and she never mentioned the "immortality technique" and "end of life".

This little girl seemed to have thought about it overnight and then grew up again.

In just ten days, the green hair that reached her waist had already turned white. She had a splendid and beautiful childhood, but the experiences after her sweet dreams were often not so good.

Qingsui has experienced too much in these years.

Nagano merged with Central City, the situation in the two continents changed, the five families redefined "authority", and many trivial matters were shared, she shouldered the pressure of the Li family.

After the cemetery incident, she had taken the Presbyterian Church into her hands again.

Clean it again and again.

Today, all the extraordinary people in the Presbyterian Church bow to her.

Although he is still the “temporary” head of the family in name——

But what she can do is no longer as simple as "temporary".

only.

The power is overwhelming, so what?

Li Quhu died of illness, and Li Qingci was short-lived. When all her old friends passed away, only Uncle Gao was left by her side.

A girl who is not yet an adult is in her most splendid and beautiful years, but her back often gives people a feeling of loneliness and coldness.

After that day.

When Li Qingsui came to Shenci Mountain, what he did was very simple.

Most of the time, she just watched her sister unraveling the text in front of the desk without saying anything. When she finally left, she gave some interesting things carefully selected by the Li Presbyterian Church.

Occasionally, she would talk to her sister.

But the world outside is full of intrigues and intrigues, which can't be explained clearly in just a few words.

So she only talks about good things and not bad things.

The smile on this little girl's face was still there, but it just became less "from the heart"... She had been to Shenci Mountain many times, but she never spoke to Gu Shen once.

Li Qingsui never looked at Gu Shen again.

Every time she came, the young man sitting among the mountains of black flowers, practicing the Fire of Vitality, would be wrapped in countless flowing fires. That was the scene she wanted to see the most before, with black flowers flying all over the sky amid the flames. , burning into snow white.

But all this has become meaningless.

The reason why she cheered and was so happy back then.

It's because every black flower here is missing one.

Just one step closer to the birth of my sister.

But now, my sister is about to pass away...

If she dies.

Even if this shrine turns into a sea of ​​flowers, who would want to see it?

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"Li Qingsui... must have resented you."

Between the mountains and fields, the breeze lingers.

White flowers are flying.

Chu Ling asked: "Don't you need to go see her and explain her?"

"No need."

Gu Shen did not open his eyes. He sat quietly and practiced, listening to the voice in his heart, and then said softly: "She should blame me."

Li Qingsui hopes that Celadon can accept the immortality technique.

only……

She was alone and could not be persuaded.

During the initial quarrel, Li Qingsui had repeatedly cast a look for help where Gu Shen was... She hoped that Gu Shen would stand up and help her persuade her sister.

But in this matter, Gu Shen chose to become a "neutral".

"I promised Li Qingsui that I would take her sister out of the temple... I failed to do this."

Gu Shen said, "She doesn't know the existence of the 'Pure Land', so naturally she hates me."

There is another very important reason why things developed like this: Li Qingci remained tight-lipped after watching "Pure Land".

In fact, Gu Shen did not ask her to keep it secret.

When he took her into a dream, he gave all the choices to the other party. If the celadon girl wanted her sister to feel at ease, he would not say anything more even if he told her about the "Pure Land".

If it really comes to that point, he will ask Mr. Bai Shu to come forward for this matter... As Douzhan, if he raises Qingsui, Pluto will take action and give Li Qingci a "new life".

But Li Qingci didn't tell her sister about this.

And Gu Shen just let it take its course and chose to remain silent.

"She is the shadow of a god who is willing to sacrifice her life."

"He is also Li... the smartest person."

Gu Shen said calmly: "Perhaps she has guessed my 'identity' a long time ago. Regarding the 'Pure Land', she did not tell anyone about it. This is the greatest kindness to Mrs. Li before leaving."

Gu Shen's biggest secret is "Pluto".

Leaking a little bit of news.

It’s enough to shake up the entire Dongzhou structure——

As the owner of the "Prayer Technique", Li Qingci is very clear that there is an illusory "thread of fate" in this world, and even after countless time, it can clear the confusion... The reason why she was able to form a bond with Gu Shen is because The role of taboo magic.

She had the answer in her heart, it didn't matter whether she asked or not, whether she told it or not.

As long as she doesn't ask.

Gu Shen said nothing.

Let everything go without saying anything, this is the best ending!

If he revealed the existence of the "Pure Land" just to reassure his sister... then it would not be a good thing for Li or Gu Shen.

At this time, the truth is not that important.

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This is the coldest autumn in Nagano.

The fallen leaves of the shrine were crushed by the wind.

There were obviously many white flowers, but it was still desolate.

Gu Shen's "Fire of Life" practice went very smoothly. He was like a dry leaf, desperately absorbing nutrients in the deep pool. The source of the eighth layer of the deep sea had already been filled, and it was just transformed. needs time.

The first layer of the domain embryo has been completed.

He ended his retreat at the shrine, stood up, and walked towards the top of the mountain. Not even one of the white flowers that should have been blooming on the top of the mountain floated out in the wind today. The whole mountain looked particularly deserted and withered.

An ominous premonition appeared in Gu Shen's mind.

He suddenly remembered the scene he saw in the "Disaster Bracelet" before the final kill in the Frozen Lake mission... The temple was filled with darkness, and only a single white flower remained.

At this moment, it is extremely appropriate.

He quickened his pace.

After climbing the mountain, he stood still and looked at the scene in front of him silently... The small white flowers in the flower bed, when they should have been growing vigorously and bursting with vitality, became withered and wilted. At this moment, they all had their petals hanging down, facing towards In one direction, in front of the door of the ancient temple hut, sitting on a creaking wicker chair, was a young girl dressed in white as porcelain.

The girl closed her eyes and seemed to be asleep.

She also held a thin ancient book in her arms, and the autumn wind blew the pages, revealing the ancient texts she had carefully carved.

Clattering sound.

It sounds great.

But the girl's eyes would never open again.

She is like those white flowers in the flower garden. In the age when they should be the most vigorous, without any warning, they ushered in the last day of "withering".

But she had expected it.

So on the day she left, she was very quiet and didn't disturb anyone.

"Wow, wow, wow..."

The pages of the book fly.

The wind suddenly picked up.

The petals of the white flowers in the flowerbed are also flying in the wind.

They wither and fall.

Behind Gu Shen, the sound of climbing people speeding up suddenly came. After practicing together many times, laughter as light as silver bells also sounded.

"Sister, I chose the most beautiful new porcelain in the Snow Forbidden City..."

"look……"

The sound of climbing and the laughter like silver bells stopped suddenly at this moment.

The wind blew up the white flowers, setting off a wave of pure white flowers on the top of the temple.

"Wow, wow, wow..."

The thin pages of the book fell to the ground, still turning.

The porcelain fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

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(PS: There will be more tonight.)