Light Fortress
Chapter 308 - 12 The Future Family Head_2

Chapter 308: Chapter 12 The Future Family Head_2

Deep Sea twiddled with the wine glass, slowly taking a sip.

He merely squinted his eyes slightly, without speaking.

Luo Yu also fell silent, observing and waiting cautiously for a response.

The atmosphere grew heavy.

Someone knocked on the door.

"Report..."

Before the voice could finish,

Fatty Luo stood up and went to the door, angrily whispering, "Get lost! Go back to where you came from..."

His voice also trailed off—

It was his subordinate, escorting the Tomb Ghost, arriving late.

Xing Yun, who had been blowing in the cold wind and car-sick all the way here, looked up at the tall, furious figure before him with a face full of grievance and indignation but eventually quietly wiped the spit off his face.

"Bad luck..."

Fatty Luo whispered, "Take him away, find a place nearby for him to stay... don’t let him stay here, it’ll ruin the feng shui."

Tomb Ghost: "???"

"Let him in—"

After taking a sip of wine, Deep Sea said softly, "He is my guest."

"In the next few days, arrange for him to stay with me. We’ll eat, drink, and live together. Wherever I go, he’ll go."

...

...

The welcoming banquet ended somewhat unpleasantly.

Returning to the Spring Rain Temple,

Gu Shen immersed himself in the spiritual link immediately.

"Rustle, rustle, rustle."

In the carriage of the Zero Zero One train driving through the night, Gu Shen’s figure slowly took shape.

Opposite him,

Chu Ling sat cross-legged on the chair, reading a book correctly.

"Although I knew long ago... the trip to Changye wouldn’t be that smooth."

Gu Shen stretched, exhaling a breath of frustration, "But the issues with the bill are more troublesome than imagined. Even with Deep Sea pulling strings, Changye still doesn’t want to talk to Da Du."

Sitting opposite, Chu Ling said something that surprised Gu Shen.

"New and old are both actually old."

"Around Qingzhong, and the life and death of Mr. Gu Changzhi... what they’re doing is for themselves. Whether conservative or radical, in the end, the benefit falls on the ’Gu family’ they represent."

Chu Ling said slowly, "The true ’new’ is actually Deep Sea."

"As long as he speaks out on the Awakening Bill issue... then Changye will make enemies. Zhao Xilai is the best example. After opposing the bill and establishing links with the Outer Continent, all were severed overnight. Because he died, many impacts hadn’t come into play and indirectly disappeared." Gu Shen sighed, "That’s why Changye remains neutral, because it can accept either result of the bill."

"Exactly."

Chu Ling smiled, "Eight years ago, the new faction hoped Mr. Gu Changzhi would die, and the old faction hoped he would live... On the surface, it seemed they opposed or supported divine power. But in reality... because eight years later, Changye experienced a new change."

Gu Shen pondered deeply, "Eight years later, Changye became peaceful. Those in the new faction no longer tried to oppose Qingzhong’s existence, and those in the old faction weren’t as concerned about Mr. Gu Changzhi’s life in Qingzhong..."

The more he thought, the more he found it ironic.

"Time fades everything."

"Time makes people see everything clearly."

"The new faction finds that Gu Changzhi alive is not necessarily a bad thing."

"The Outer Continent dares not act rashly. This deterrence stabilizes Changye’s position... Their existence thus becomes stable. As long as Gu Changzhi doesn’t leave Qingzhong, they won’t face attacks. This situation is quite acceptable."

"And more ironically... these eight years have also slowly changed the old faction’s initial support for Gu Changzhi’s ideology."

"Only in despair do people yearn for divine salvation."

"Suppose over the years many in the old faction realized that the god in Qingzhong didn’t need to walk out alive for them to live well... Instead, if that god walked out, they might not live as well."

"In that case... would they still wish for the god’s appearance?"

For this question, Chu Ling gave her answer, "I think... No."

Gu Shen felt a bit of a headache and rubbed his brow.

This trip to Changye,

Pushing the bill, and the negotiation between Da Du and Changye... was not only Deep Sea’s task. The future head of the Gu family bore heavy responsibilities, and he fought alone for now.

Many in Changye were willing to call him Young Master.

But few truly regarded him as such.

Today’s reception by Fatty Luo was likely a directive from that old man of the old faction, reminding Deep Sea of attitude upon his return... Tomorrow’s "family banquet" would probably be the main event.

"You don’t need to worry too much about Deep Sea."

Chu Ling smiled and said, "I found some interesting information you might want to see."

In the middle of the carriage appeared one pop-up window after another.

Files flew through this spirit space.

"Because he went to Light City... I began investigating, starting from the altered identity code..."

Gu Shen’s expression grew serious as he slowly perused.

Eight years ago, this Young Master of the Gu family was sent out of the East Continent, to the fortress. To prevent investigation, the Tomb Guardian used the highest authority of the Divine Throne to rewrite all his identity codes.

"From Moon City Fortress, he first joined the Fourth Legion, starting as a scout, climbing step by step. This file isn’t encrypted because there’s no secret; it’s just the struggle of a small figure... Noteworthy is the Wuyin Cloak on Deep Sea, a gift from the Northern Continent General ’Rust Bone’."

The file recorded in clean and concise words how a small, obscure figure with identity code CN021 climbed to a high rank in the Fourth Legion over eight years...

Eight years was very long.

Eight years was also very short.

For an exile, eight years were many days and nights of loneliness and wandering.

For a striver, eight years were too short, not going very far.

But for Deep Sea, eight years... he eventually became the deputy of "Rust Bone."

And the CN021 file ended there.

Possibly due to his identity as the Young Master of Changye, known by Rust Bone, this file stopped recording and updating.

At the end of the file was Rust Bone’s special note: Due to CN021’s outstanding contributions, the North Continent decided not to enter his file into Deep Sea, sealing it.

No one knew who CN021 was.

Except for the source code Chu Ling.

"Additionally, there’s another matter, quite profound, worth digging into..."

Chu Ling said meaningfully, "Northern Continent General Rust Bone once trained in Light City, having close ties with the Light God’s Seat. Perhaps this explains why Deep Sea could borrow the apostle’s token from Light City? CN021’s file has no more information, and I can’t find more. But I reckon the name alone of the Gu family future head... isn’t enough to borrow a saintly item like the apostle’s token."

"You mean Deep Sea has extra ties with the West Continent?" Gu Shen squinted his eyes, "Then his return to Changye has support from behind."

"Most likely." Chu Ling paused, "But it’s just a likelihood."

"In any case... there’s no need to worry about him."

"If Deep Sea chooses to stay in the Northern Continent, becoming a renowned general is only a matter of time." Gu Shen finished reading the file, sighing in relief, "But he chose to return to Changye... surely understanding the dilemma here before returning."

Gu Shen’s state of mind gradually calmed.

He also knew,

In the bill negotiation, all he could do... was to push a bit when needed.

Before the situation became clear, it was best to wait and see.

"Compared to Deep Sea, it’s actually me who needs more worry." Gu Shen chuckled, "Since arriving in Changye, I’ve vaguely felt something off, especially what Fatty Luo said to me."

He often heard people in the Judgement Institute mention Gu Shen’s name.

"Zhou Jiren has many enemies in the Judgement Institute." Chu Ling said softly, "Be careful."