Light Fortress-Chapter 1522 - 221: Gu Shen, You Big Liar (Part 1)

Chapter 1522: Chapter 221: Gu Shen, You Big Liar (Part 1)

It seemed Gu Xiaoman noticed something off about Bai Xiu’s gaze.

Gu Xiaoman instinctively glanced at the spot where she had been standing at the Frozen Lake.

"Cough cough..."

Gu Xiaoman smiled apologetically and quickly waved her sleeve, summoning the Spirit Black Snake of [Dissolving Dream] back into her sleeve.

"Sizzling!"

As the expanding black arc sphere dissipated...

The tense air around the Frozen Lake relaxed.

Seeing Gu Xiaoman still as "sly" as she was five years ago, Bai Xiu felt slightly relieved. The more cunning the little one is, the safer she is when traveling.

However, his expression remained grave: "You mentioned the Cloud Tiger earlier, do you suspect they would send someone to assassinate you?"

"Not exactly yes, nor exactly no."

Gu Xiaoman rubbed her temples, looking somewhat helpless.

"I just think that if an assassin were to come for me... the chances are highest they’d be from Cloud Tiger Sect."

She slowly explained, "I haven’t informed outsiders of my departure from the Source Tower. So if someone truly intends to assassinate me, they’d surely be from Central Continent, only a sect-mate would have insight into my close movements."

"There are many sect-mates, why guess Cloud Tiger?"

"If I said I was just speaking offhandedly, would you believe me?"

Gu Xiaoman giggled, "Alright, Master, don’t ask any more. Just let it be... I’ll handle matters on the Central Continent myself."

"..."

Bai Xiu remained silent.

He then asked, "Why did you come to the Tundra?"

This was a good question.

Given Gu Xiaoman’s status, leaving the Central Continent was no easy task. She could choose many places for this expedition, yet she chose the Tundra. Bai Xiu didn’t believe it was a random choice. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"I’ve never seen snow."

Gu Xiaoman’s answer was calm and composed: "So I came north to see it."

Bai Xiu was at a loss for words again. He looked at this little girl with a serene face, unable to find a point to refute.

Considering Gu Xiaoman’s temperament.

What she said might be true... She wanted to see the Tundra, so she came.

"Just because of that?"

"Just because of that."

Gu Xiaoman paused for two seconds, looked at Bai Xiu, and earnestly said, "I’m soon returning to the Central Continent. Could you take me to see the end of the Tundra?"

Actually, Bai Xiu had overheard the conversation between Gu Xiaoman and Red Dragon on the communicator earlier.

The Source Tower was summoning her back.

From the direction she proceeded, she apparently didn’t intend to respond to that call.

But this could only be delayed temporarily, not forever.

Should there be continued silence, Red Dragon would personally come to the Tundra for her.

"You want to go to the end of the Tundra?" Bai Xiu raised an eyebrow: "There are many snowy mountains there."

"Yes, I want to see those snowy mountains."

Gu Xiaoman beamed brightly and said, "I’ve just advanced to Third Order, the [Dissolving Dream] ability doesn’t offer much aid for traveling... Even with arduous trekking for a month, I’ve only reached the Frozen Lake."

She actually progressed quite quickly, the Frozen Lake Area being a rather forbidden deep zone in the Tundra!

"Come aboard, I’ll take you to see... the end of the Tundra."

Bai Xiu waved his sleeve, myriad arcs of lightning came flying in the void, and the Thunder Realm Walker appeared out of thin air!

Gu Xiaoman instinctively stepped back two paces, before her stood a tall armored being, as imposing as a mountain. Her memory was sharp; back when Bai Xiu summoned the [Thunder Realm Walker], the armored being’s size was possibly only half of what it is now.

The Thunder Realm Walker slowly extended a hand, gesturing for the girl in black to step aboard.

Gu Xiaoman grinned. She wasn’t going to be polite with Bai Xiu, so she stepped onto the Thunder Realm Walker’s palm, finding it unexpectedly comfortable without any anticipated bursts of thunder light. The armored being withdrew all hostility, with only the crackling static lightning resonating around Gu Xiaoman without actually touching her. The Thunder Realm Walker gingerly placed the girl on its right shoulder, then repeated the same action to place its master on the left shoulder.

The next moment.

"Crack!"

The surface of the frozen lake shattered.

The Thunder Realm Walker leapt skyward toward the far east, wind snow rushing in, all dissipated by Bai Xiu’s domain.

The two flew steadily.

"Master, I remember five years ago the [Thunder Realm Walker] wasn’t like this..."

Gu Xiaoman clicked her tongue in amazement, "What realm are you in now?"

Due to being born later.

When Gu Xiaoman began Extraordinary Cultivation, Bai Xiu was already nearing the peak.

In her perception, Bai Xiu had always been a towering mountain.

Whether five years ago or five years later, she couldn’t fathom her "cheap master’s" true strength.

Yet with this encounter, she vaguely felt that Bai Xiu possessed an intimidating strength worthy of awe — a feeling she couldn’t grasp five years ago. This is a sentiment only truly felt by those who embark on Extraordinary Cultivation, encounter barriers, and face obstacles along this path.

Bai Xiu is the type of genius envied even by other geniuses.

Even in Gu Xiaoman’s eyes, such was the case.

"Take a guess."

In response to this question, Bai Xiu merely smiled slightly, not providing a direct answer.

"Five years ago you should already have reached Fourth Order Peak... now you must at least be the legendary Fourth-Order Transcender, right?"

Gu Xiaoman pondered for a while, offering a conservative estimate.

Bai Xiu gazed downward at the scenery beneath the clouds, still avoiding the question as he shifted the topic and pointed below.