Barrier of Light

"Gu Shen...is dead."

Gu Nanfeng's words were a final conclusion.

These words echoed in the conference room, and Li Qingsui sat back in his chair in confusion.

Although several other important figures were in heavy moods, their years of cultivation and state of mind supported their moods, and they did not directly show emotions such as "collapse" at this moment.

There will be some content after the meeting, which is probably the advancement of the "convergence" plan.

Gu Shen is dead, but the merger will continue.

The five-continent pattern has been established, and cooperation between Nagano and Central City is indispensable.

But Li Qingsui didn't listen to these words much. She sat on the chair alone and waited for a long time. After a long time, the meeting ended... everyone in the meeting room left, and she was the only one left here.

"Qingsui."

Gao Tian, ​​who was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, patiently accompanied the eldest lady. His mood was equally heavy. The news of Gu Shen's death was a bomb to Dongzhou, and no one could accept it...

"Uncle Gao..."

Li Qingsui slowly raised her head and murmured, "Gu Shen, is he really dead?"

…

…

Gu Nanfeng pushed the wheelchair. Since the Battle of the Cemetery, Mr. Gu's old physical illnesses have begun to break out one after another.

This old man who participated in the war against the Red Army was very strong and fierce when he was young.

But now I am old.

Whatever the years have given him, he will take back twice as much.

"I thought... I would never use something like a wheelchair in my life."

The two of them were walking in the ancient streets. Gu Qilin looked at the flow of people coming and going in the streets. On the side was the Ning River that ran through the Snow Forbidden City. The river reflected the bustling and noisy scene of the ancient city. It was autumn again. The atmosphere of this ancient city is slightly lonely.

Mr. Gu laughed at himself: "What a stupid idea... At that time, I thought I would never grow old."

Gu Nanfeng lowered his eyebrows and thought for a moment, then said comfortingly: "Life, old age, illness and death are all the same for everyone, and the God's Throne is no exception... Moreover, the last person in the Gu family who used a wheelchair like this was Gu Lushen."

Gu Lushen is much younger than the old man.

"Is it?"

This sentence didn't really provide comfort.

Gu Qilin looked back slightly, looked at Gu Nanfeng, and said softly: "But you reminded me, everyone will die..."

Speaking of this, the old man's voice became hoarse and his eyes became much sadder.

Apparently he was thinking of the young man who disappeared into the sea of ​​ice.

The old man took out the wooden seal from his clothes and slowly rubbed it with his dry fingers.

The white-haired man gives the black-haired man a gift.

This is one of the greatest tragedies in the world.

Gu Qilin suddenly spoke: "When did Gu Shen leave the 'blood' in the Gu clan's ancestral hall?"

"Two years ago? Or maybe a year ago?"

After hearing this, Gu Nanfeng narrowed his eyes subconsciously, and soon spoke without changing his voice. He said in a calm tone: "I did this... It's normal that you don't have an impression. After all, when he first entered Nagano, he It hasn’t received as much attention as it does now.”

"……Um."

Gu Qilin's eyes still stayed on the wooden seal.

Gu Nanfeng took over the entire Gu family two years ago, and he has basically stopped intervening in all matters big and small.

In fact, his real "aging" is not reflected in his physical body and combat power.

But he is older.

My mind started to get tired for no apparent reason.

As early as more than 20 years ago, when Gu Changzhi achieved the Battle God Throne, Gu Qilin realized that he was "old".

The specific manifestation is that in the affairs of the Gu family, he can no longer make decisions as crisply as he did when he was young... Later, during the dispute between the old and new factions, he fought against Gu Lushen for eight years. , just to wait for Gu Nanfeng's growth.

"Gu Shen is a very good child."

The old man smiled softly, "He could have shined more brightly and let more people remember him."

Gu Nanfeng took a deep breath.

He had a lot to say.

But then...

He just raised his head, looked at the dead leaves flying in the Ning River, and uttered two words.

"yes."

…

…

"What?!"

"What did you say!!"

At the top of Huazhi, Lu Nanzhi angrily slapped the desk and stood up. This was the first time in the years since she took office that she could not control her emotions.

On the other side of the virtual projection, South Bay Councilor Chen San had a complicated expression.

He could understand Lu Nanzhi's anger.

For this Sangzhou Cave mission, Dadu is responsible for logistical support... News came from the Sincerity Association that the Beizhou Source Energy Boat will land in Dadu District tonight and deliver the local extraordinary beings rescued from the South Cave. This is actually a battle. It was an exciting and grand victory, but no one was happy because the biggest contributor to this mission to the south had been confirmed to be "dead".

"The news came from Nagano that the spirit of the 'Blood Tablet' left by Gu Shen has dissipated."

Chen San whispered: "I know you are angry, but the merger plan is the most important thing at the moment..."

"No need to go on, I know integration is important."

Lu Nanzhi took a deep breath, replied coldly, and then hung up.

[Red Door] activates——

Even without the [Key], the [Red Gate] can still summon members of the Ancient Literature Society, but she does not have Gu Shen's privileges and cannot forcibly recruit them. She can only issue a meeting request.

Today, 031 has completely disappeared from the Ancient Literature Society conference room.

The only people she can trust are 064 and 073.

"Hurry... get online quickly."

Lu Nanzhi initiated a link application in the cold conference room.

It's a pity that at this moment, neither 064 nor 073 responded. It seems that something is going on in the real world.

She waited for a long time in the most hidden space in the deep water area, but 064 and 073 never came.

But when Lu Nanzhi was about to leave.

Countless seawater formed in the conference room, and an ethereal and slender figure appeared in the conference room out of thin air without pushing the door. The person who could do this... except for the [key], there was only one identity left.

"Hello, Lu Nanzhi, or should I call you...Mrs."

The illusory figure sat in the seat where Gu Shen often sat, her long hair slowly falling down, and countless messages emitting fluorescence, like a big cloak, covering the entire conference room.

"Maybe you still have an impression of me, maybe you have forgotten..."

The illusory figure was shrouded in garbled characters and did not fully show its entire body. However, she folded her hands, put her slender fingers together, and said slowly with deep eyes: "Please allow me to reintroduce my identity. I am The [source code] left by Turing is also the new tomb keeper of Nagano Kiyozuka.”

Lu Nanzhi was stunned for a moment and then immediately read out the name of the illusory figure: "...Chu Ling."

"It seems you still remember me."

Chu Ling smiled softly.

"You are very famous, and Gu Shen often mentioned you before..."

Lu Nanzhi realized that she had mentioned that familiar name, and her tone became sad.

The conference room was silent for a few seconds.

"I'm looking for you this time for something."

Chu Ling shook her head, raised her head and said seriously: "This matter... is very important, very important."

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…

News of Gu Shen's death quickly spread throughout Wuzhou.

In comparison, the joint actions of the World Parliament in Sangzhou Cave seemed insignificant, and no one even cared about it.

Chen Mi, Shen Li, and Bai Xiu immediately returned to their respective forces after the mission was over.

Chen Bui found his father Chen San, Shen Li found Mr. Shan, and Bai Xiu went to find the head of the Bai family.

The actions of these three people were only for one thing...that is to persuade the more powerful "ban" to go to the ice sea and start a new journey to find Gu Shen's whereabouts. They did not give up.

Lu Zhe saw blazing debris in the crater.

Gu's blood tablet spirit disappeared.

These are actually evidence of "death", but no one believes that Gu Shen will die so easily, and besides them, there are many people taking action.

For example, Lu Nanzhi previously failed to summon "064" and "073" using [Red Gate].

Hong Long and Lin Lin were both unable to accept the news of Gu Shen's death, because they had just contacted the person involved before Gu Shen's "fall" and confirmed the person's condition. The ancient prose society was about to be rekindled, and countless Ember is waiting in the darkness for the [Key] to come forward. This is the child of hope chosen by Mr. Turing.

Such existence!

How is it possible, how is it possible to die like this?

When this news came out, the Red Dragon Divine Envoy was immediately extremely busy. On the one hand, he had to deal with the aftermath of Suzaku, and on the other hand, he had to find ways to block information on Gu Xiaoman.

The little girl is still in an important stage of mental state cultivation.

This kind of news is really big news...

Once she was informed, there was no telling what trouble would happen. Before gaining Gu Xiaoman's initial trust, Honglong really didn't have the confidence to explain "Gu Shen's death" to her!

So after Hong Long sent Gu Xiaoman safely to the Tower of Source and arranged many trivial matters, he set off directly to Mr. Tianshui's residence...

On the other side, Lin Lin also took action.

He drove the energy boat directly across the fort and arrived at Central City. This was something that could be called a "miracle".

It should be noted that in the past ten years or so, Grand Duke Zhuxue sent people to invite Lin Lin to return to Central City more than once, but they all ended in failure... One of the reasons was that Lin Lin wanted to escape from the marriage contract with the Meng family, and the other important reason was that Lin Lin wanted to escape from the marriage contract with Meng. Lin Lin sincerely likes to stay in this choke point on the border of Beizhou!

Lin Lin drove the energy boat directly to the Queen's Manor at a fast speed. He received "stop" signals more than once along the way, but he ignored them all.

Even the deputy sent by Zhuxue drove a mini-boat to negotiate, but he ignored him!

Arrive at the manor.

Those resistances disappeared instead. It was obvious that Central City knew the purpose of his arrival.

Finally, Lin Lin stood in front of the attic. The stairs on the first floor were surrounded by the flames of [Dragon Annihilation]. The female regiment leader wearing a flame cloak had a complicated look on her face and stopped Lin Lin in person.

"I understand how you feel..."

Ziyu stood in front of the attic and said helplessly: "It's just that you are not allowed to go upstairs without His Majesty's permission."

"Aunt Wen, you can't stop me today."

Lin Lin's voice was cold and stern.

He raised his head, looked at the second floor of the attic, and said slowly: "I have the right to know the truth about the Sangzhou Cave."

Everything that happens in Central City is within the Queen's vision.

Lin Lin knew that his sister was watching him the first time he set foot here.

If she doesn't want to give herself the answer.

Then it is impossible to know the answer yourself.

And now, it's time for him to express his attitude!

Lin Lin walked towards the dragon's sea of ​​flames, and at the same time removed all his mental power and essence. He did not want to confront Aunt Wen... This scene made Ziyu extremely difficult, and she quickly raised her arms, wanting to proceed further. He was blocked, but Lin Lin had no intention of retreating.

Longyan burned his skin.

The figure walking slowly in the sea of ​​fire made Ziyu feel in a trance. She grew up watching the two brothers Lin Chou and Lin Lin, and was well aware of their personalities. Lin Chou had a gentle personality and was good at sociability, so she later stayed in Central City and became the Grand Duke of Zhuxue who ruled and centralized power, while Lin Lin's personality He was withdrawn and extremely stubborn, so he went to Gubao to garrison the Throat Fortress.

Lin Lin was a stubborn boy, and he never regretted anything he did.

Even if he hits the south wall and gets a bloody head, he won't say a word of pain.

So...if he really wanted to climb the building, he, like the dragon drowning in the sea of ​​fire, couldn't stop him.

"Chi chi chi——"

Lin Lin walked into the sea of ​​fire. Under the blazing high temperature, his walking speed was always slow but steady.

Ziyu wants to withdraw the fire.

But her mission of loyalty to the imperial power pushed her forward.

"His Majesty!"

This is the first time Ziyu calls out to the Queen outside the attic, which is actually a dereliction of duty.

But she was really panicked.

After years of being stationed in the attic, this was the most difficult thing she had ever encountered, and now she didn't know how to deal with it.

But this call did not get a response from the second floor of the attic.

Lin Lin smiled.

Snap!

He stepped onto the first step.

In the sea of ​​​​fire, a faint laughter sounded at the same time.

"Sister, from the moment I took over the identity of '073', you started to make plans, didn't you?"

"I know I'm a pawn."

"I'm also willing to be a chess piece."

"Actually, I just don't want to ask more. It doesn't mean that I don't know anything. I know the encounter between me and Gu Shen, the storm in Gubao, the restart mission of Duolu River, the return of Traveler's Fire... what happened in Beizhou Everything is under your control and is part of your plan.”

Bang...Lin Lin climbed to the second floor.

"I know it's not a coincidence that Azhaer invited Gu Shen to Beizhou, and it's not a coincidence that the engagement between Meng and I broke up."

"I know that the power of fire you possess can grasp the only correct 'answer' in the gaps between countless fates."

"I want to know, since you know so much and control so much...how could you let Gu Shen die in Sangzhou Cave?"

Lin Lin raised his feet. He wanted to climb the third step. At this moment, Ziyu had given up using the Dragon Flame Sea to restrain and hurt the child he had watched since childhood. But at the same time that Ziyu had the idea of ​​giving up, Countless wind and snow condensed on the steps. It was the "big cold" condensed from the ground of Beizhou. It was also a symbol of the power of the imperial power. The wind and snow were freezing to the bone. The moment this chill appeared, the dragon was annihilated. The sea of ​​fire froze.

Lin Lin was also frozen.

Lin Lin, who rushed back from Gubao after a long journey, showed no fear or hesitation.

He took a deep breath: "So I must see you today and ask these things clearly."

"It doesn't matter what price you pay..."

He stepped towards the third level condensed ice cone.

Click!

The ice pick pierced the boots, the blood was frozen, and the green frost spread up the calves.

Lin Lin raised his head.

A figure that had not appeared in front of the world for a long time appeared on the second floor of the attic.

The figure was covered in a snow velvet cloak, exuding fluctuating chills. He looked down at the rebellious young man on the steps. There was no gentleness towards his younger brother in his eyes, only cold indifference.

"……His Majesty?"

Ziyu was stunned. For so many years, His Majesty has been retreating in the attic. Because he needed to fight against the frost and cold absorbed by the furnace and support the Central City, he never left. If anything happened, he would always send an apostle, or dispatch an apostle. The illusion of the divine realm is here to be completed.

This is the first time to travel in person.

"Just to ask about this matter..."

The Queen looked at her stupid and stubborn brother and asked expressionlessly: "Does it really matter if you pay any price?"