In the letter left by Mr. Gu Changzhi, there is the strength of the Battle Fire.

If it were Mr. Bai Shu...

Perhaps he could discover something.

With this thought in mind, Gu Shen presented the envelope.

This letter possesses its own consciousness.

This time, the letter once again did not resist—

Bai Shu hesitated for a moment, then accepted it, and with a light hiss, a brilliant golden flame ignited on the envelope.

He did not forcibly use the power of the Battle Fire to open the letter... instead, he "examined" it through the flames.

This is a letter Gu Changzhi left for the Light God’s Seat.

No matter what is written inside.

Opening and reading a letter is inappropriate behavior.

Moreover, the moment Bai Shu accepted the letter, he received a mysterious guidance from the fire—

After staring at it for a long time.

Bai Shu spoke in a deep voice: "In this letter... indeed there resides a power I am familiar with."

"But what Gu Changzhi left in this envelope should not be just words."

"Not just words?"

Gu Shen was taken aback.

If more than words were left in this letter, what else could it be? What else could there be?

"The intuition of the fire reminds me not to open the letter."

Bai Shu solemnly returned the envelope and said softly, "From the moment this letter was created by Gu Changzhi, its mission was already destined... Since Gu Changzhi entrusted it to you, you have the right to decide its fate."

Gu Shen took the envelope and fell into thought.

He murmured, "If I have the right to decide its fate, why couldn’t I send it when at Red Lake?"

Bai Shu remarked meaningfully, "Perhaps... that was not the right time."

Meeting at Red Lake was not the right time?

Gu Shen suddenly understood what Mr. Bai Shu meant.

As he held the letter, he originally thought it was light, but now...

He felt that the letter was heavy.

Heavier than he imagined.

...

...

Ghent City Port.

The Gu Family Envoy had already boarded the ship, and those Night Watchmen who were summoned also came to the port.

Meng Xizhou personally came to see them off.

The two stood in front of the dock.

"This time... I owe you."

Meng Xizhou thought for a long time and said seriously, "Regarding the situation between the two continents, I will do my best to mediate."

"Between you and me, there is no need to say such things."

Gu Nanfeng smiled and said, "You don’t need to thank me, there are things... I should do. As for the situation between the two continents."

Saying this, he extended his hand, gently brushing the woman’s hair by her temples.

At the bottom of Red Lake.

Regarding the conversation with the Light God’s Seat, Gu Nanfeng did not tell Meng Xizhou... because his thoughts were still in disarray.

"You seem to have something on your mind?"

Meng Xizhou raised an eyebrow.

"Light City and Changye are not harmonious, given our statuses, meeting once is not easy. I don’t hope for a war to erupt between the two continents in the future, and I hope the next meeting won’t be on the battlefield..."

Gu Nanfeng was silent for a long time before slowly saying, "If possible, I wish for this world to be at peace."

"Indeed."

Meng Xizhou smiled, "Who wouldn’t hope for a peaceful world?" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Gu Nanfeng’s eyes were complex, he stepped lightly forward, gently and kindly patting Meng Xizhou’s back.

Meng Xizhou softly asked by Gu Nanfeng’s ear, "So... did you see guidance from fate in the Forbidden Book Tower?"

"..."

Gu Nanfeng remained silent.

He looked up.

It was deep night when I arrived, at parting it was dusk, with stars scattered in the deep night, the sun setting over the river at dusk.

But there were sparkling "stars" on the skytop.

These were the "Heavenly Eyes" set by the Deep Sea to protect the human world, these "eyes" constantly monitoring the events happening on the ground.

"I longed to see guidance from fate, but unfortunately."

Gu Nanfeng sighed lightly, seriously said, "I didn’t see anything, wasting the opportunity you sought for me."

Meng Xizhou did not feel disappointed by this answer.

"It’s okay."

She smiled and said, "What is meant to be will be, what is not should not be forced."

These words struck a chord deep within Gu Nanfeng.

He stared blankly at the woman in front of him, the dusk twilight fell on Meng Xizhou’s hair, carried by the wind, truly like a goddess stepping out of a painting, holy and unstained.

"When I woke up, I heard some conversations..."

Meng Xizhou lowered her eyelids and said softly, "But you needn’t worry, just before I was about to open the door, I heard a few words and returned to the Book Tower immediately."

"I..."

Gu Nanfeng opened his mouth, hesitating to speak.

"Regarding the ’marriage alliance’, you don’t need to worry."

Meng Xizhou raised her head and said earnestly, "If our hearts are connected, why seek others’ approval? The so-called marriage contract, matchmaker, are merely scraps of paper, a bunch of fallacies... We can’t choose our birth or position, but amidst the current tide, we can choose to do what we believe is ’the right thing’. In my view, fighting for ideals and beliefs is the greatest fortune."

Gu Nanfeng was silent for a long time.

"I always believe you will make the right choice..."

Meng Xizhou suddenly said, "I will always remember your youthful spirit when we first met, it’s a scene I’ll never forget."

Something within Gu Nanfeng was deeply stirred.

He was, in fact, a reticent person.

There were things that should have been said when in North Continent, but the tide swept them away, turning back and forth.

Until now, it has not been spoken out.

But at this moment, if it is not said, it might become very difficult to say.

Gu Nanfeng earnestly spoke one word at a time: "Meng Xizhou, I like you."

This sentence wasn’t spoken loudly.

At the place where the two conversed, a simple Spirit Barrier had been set up.

But at this moment, the members of the Gu Family Envoy on the giant ship began to make a fuss, some whistled, and many opened champagne... These guys had been watching the two people at the dock. Even if they couldn’t hear their conversation, from their expressions and demeanor, they could discern what stage the farewell had reached.

Now it’s the confession stage.

"Why are you suddenly saying this..."

Meng Xizhou’s cheeks blushed, her complexion was already translucent, and now covered by the afterglow, and amidst this pink hue, she appeared very tender.

The woman’s voice was somewhat panicked as she said: "Hurry up and go."

After saying that.

She frantically pushed Gu Nanfeng towards the giant ship.

At the same time, she softly supplemented a sentence.

"I feel the same too."

...

...

After leaving the cemetery, the second thing Gu Shen did was to visit Mr. Gu.

The lake at the Gu Family Ancestral Hall was large and peaceful.

Two folding chairs were placed by the lakeside.

"You came?"

Gu Qilin sat in the chair, seeming to be dozing, but as soon as Gu Shen approached, his voice came through: "Today Zhou Wei happens to be busy, not here... Keep me company."

Gu Shen did not stand on ceremony and sat down in the seat of President Zhou Wei.

"How many years dead?"

As soon as he sat down, Mr. Gu’s words almost choked him.

Gu Shen honestly replied: "Can’t quite remember... probably six years and some."

Actually, the painful experience of being trapped under the Ice Sea for more than six years was very clear in his mind.

It was just that the nearly dead suffering was unnecessary to speak of to the outside world... especially to someone as caring as Mr. Gu.

Gu Shen preferred to speak of these matters lightly.

If Mr. Gu wanted to hit him a couple of times or scold him twice, he would actually feel more relaxed and happy inside.

But he didn’t.

The lakeside fell into prolonged silence after this simple exchange.

"So... it’s already been six years."

Gu Qilin slowly turned his head, looking at the youth beside him whose face had become much thinner, and showed a relieved smile.

In these six years.

Gu Shen’s appearance had changed quite a bit.

But Mr. Gu... also.

Gu Shen’s eyes showed a bit of heartache; the Silent Annihilation aura around Mr. Gu was clearly much more than it was a few years ago, back when Gu Qilin was still piloting fighter jets alone, brazenly confronting the Divine Domain of the cemetery.

Sometimes, a person’s aging often happens overnight.

"That battle at Red Lake, I saw, you fought beautifully."

Although Gu Qilin was old, the authority in his voice remained: "I also saw what came after; you refused the Forbidden Book Tower’s invitation, not because you had trivial matters to deal with... but because you wanted to escape from Light City as soon as possible, right?"

Gu Shen froze.

Despite his age, Gu Qilin’s intuition remained sharp.

He was indeed like a lion.

One cut to the core.

"Your appearance shows that you spent six years buried under the Ice Sea, not living a good life."

Gu Qilin lightly said: "It must have taken you an enormous effort to return alive from the Ice Sea; the commotion over there in the ruins was most likely your doing... Being unable to contact me for six years was because you had no way to reach me. Only after killing Jia Wei could you let the world know you were still alive."

Before that, any leaked information would have made Light City extremely vigilant.

Mr. Gu casually revealed the truth in a single sentence.

Gu Shen responded with silence.

"Are you worried that Light Temple is bullying you, or perhaps... it really did bully you?"

Gu Qilin looked towards Gu Shen.

He earnestly said: "People of the Gu family never suffer grievances outside. If there’s any troubles, you can just tell me, if Bai Shu is not willing to stand up for you, I will."

"No such thing,"

Gu Shen looked at Mr. Gu with a serious face and couldn’t help but laugh.

He helplessly said: "Over at the temple, even Jia Wei was killed by me, who else can bully me? As for Light God’s Seat, no matter how shameless... he is still a throne."

The Gu Family is the foremost family of Changye.

But wanting to battle the throne... we’re far from it.

Mr. Gu Changzhi has already passed; the Gu family has no way to pose even a shred of threat to the throne, and regarding the privacy issue of the "third letter," Gu Shen did not plan to tell Mr. Gu.

He hoped that in the days to come, Mr. Gu could calmly and comfortably enjoy life.

Next moment, his voice abruptly stopped.

Because Gu Qilin took out a letter from his chest.

It was the first letter left by Mr. Gu Changzhi... sent by Gu Shen to Mr. Gu’s hands, which the latter had never opened.

"What is this?"

Gu Shen blankly stared at the letter...

Back then, when delivering the letter he was at a low level, and the process went so smoothly that he didn’t think much about it.

But at this moment, he suddenly recalled something Mr. Gu said at that time.

["That boy Gu Changzhi still has some conscience, leaving me a letter... But if he really had a conscience, why would he only leave me one letter?"]

"This is a letter."

"But it’s not just a letter."

Gu Qilin held the envelope with two fingers and softly said: "You can understand it as a piece of assurance left by Gu Changzhi for the Gu family. Assurance not threatened by anyone."

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(Tonight’s update is a bit late, thank you all for waiting. For those not staying up, don’t wait for the third update.)