Light Fortress
Chapter 346 - 37 The Eldest Legitimate Son

Chapter 346: Chapter 37 The Eldest Legitimate Son

"Sh-sh-sh."

The train rode smoothly through the void, its windows reflecting the cold electric arcs outside.

Chu Ling sat in the carriage, waiting for a long time, the world of the Spiritual Link suddenly turned quiet, the previously shameless chatterbox, for some reason, fell silent all of a sudden.

In the dark alleyway, a secluded corner unlit by any lights.

Gu Shen’s face was hidden in the darkness... fortunate for him, no one could see the expression on his face at this moment.

Just a second ago, he was the bold attacker.

Now he was stuttering, struggling to speak.

"Cough cough..."

Gu Shen reacted, covering his mouth with his fist and gently coughing twice, then pretended to be calm and said, "I like you too."

Should this be considered sweet nothings?

Even saying it himself felt a little bit shy.

"Mhm." Chu Ling responded very calmly, "Someone is coming."

This reaction was too calm... Gu Shen grumbled in his heart, he quickly straightened his clothes, and walked towards the exit of the alley, where he was met by two young men of contrasting physiques, one plump and one skinny.

The alleyway was not wide.

The two figures almost completely blocked the entrance.

A wisp of Chi Huo swirled between their eyebrows.

Gu Shen could clearly see that the two young men exuded a faint, yet distinct, Extraordinary Aura...

"More trouble finding me?"

He sighed to himself.

Indeed.

The two figures showed no intention of leaving.

"Gentlemen?"

Gu Shen slowly came to a halt, smiled as he looked up, his expression gentle, while he greeted them, he also asked in his mind.

"What’s the identity of these two guys... Can you pull up any information?"

"Investigating now..."

Heavenly Eye quickly captured the two not-so-clear faces for facial recognition and then uploaded them to the Deep Sea database for identity comparison.

Before Chu Ling could complete the identity check.

One of the two unfriendly blockades, the scrawny fellow who had his arms folded, introduced himself.

"My surname is Gong, you can call me Gong Zi."

Gu Shen was momentarily stunned, surprised by the unexpected introduction.

"Sorry for following you for a while."

Gong Zi cut to the chase, saying indifferently, "Gu Shen, I would like to invite you to a meal."

Gu Shen’s expression was somewhat strange.

Having his name called out directly wasn’t something that surprised him, as inside Changye Three Prisons, it would be the minority who didn’t know who he was.

But who speaks so directly?

Moreover... after leaving Changling, he had avoided the crowd, and except for those few people who controlled the Wind Eye access, no one should have been able to locate him so quickly.

"Gu, Bai, Gong, Mu, Li have long been known as the Changye Five Families, and they control the vast majority of resources in the upper reaches of Jiangbei." After checking the database, Chu Ling slowly said, "This Gong Zi here is not an ordinary person, he is the legitimate eldest son of the Gong Family."

"So this is another future Family Head?"

Gu Shen subconsciously sneered, then found it odd that he used the word "another"...

Well... first there was Gu Nanfeng, then Bai Chen, plus that notorious prodigy Bai Xiu.

He hadn’t been in Changye for long, but he had met quite a few successors and pillars of the Five Families.

"Old Gong, don’t be like that."

A steady voice rang out.

Could you have misheard, was the previous address actually "old husband"?

Gu Shen’s expression became even weirder... what was the relationship between these two people?

He looked up at them.

The wide figure that nearly filled the entire alley was a chubby man with goggles strapped to his forehead, even more corpulent than Luo Yu, resembling a towering Buddha at the entrance of the alley, blocking almost all light from the narrow path with his sheer presence.

To look upon this mountain of flesh from afar was to feel an overwhelming sense of oppression.

Yet, at this moment, he wore a beaming smile as he extended his hand, "My name is Mu Nan, Brother Gu can just call me Nangua."

Gu Shen did not step forward but squinted from a distance, taking in the two faces that were gradually becoming clearer and more relaxed under the dim light. He sensed the Extraordinary Aura emanating from the other party... devoid of any hostility.

The man opposite gave him a very warm feeling.

Hmm... not an enemy.

The two of them, one was the legitimate eldest son of the Gong Family, and judging by the other’s name, he was also a descendant of the great Mu Family. Both had significant backgrounds.

Since there was no hostility.

Gu Shen didn’t want to create trouble for himself either.

Out of caution, he did not shake Mu Nan’s hand but nodded slowly instead.

That was already a friendly overture.

Mu Nan didn’t press the matter and, after exchanging a glance, patted his skinny companion on the shoulder, grinning widely, "Old Gong, I told you... Brother Gu is different from Bai Xiu; he’s a good guy."

This dreadful nickname... Gong Zi’s face was a storm of grim lines as he ground his teeth, "How many times have I told you, don’t call me Old Gong!"

"Sorry, sorry, I’ll remember next time..." The chubby man scratched his head and smiled apologetically.

Gong Zi took a deep breath to calm himself before turning his gaze to Gu Shen.

He raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "How about it, do me the honor, right? As a newcomer to Changye, you’ll need friends."

Gu Shen smiled too, "Just by having a meal together we can become friends?"

"How can you know if you don’t try?" Gong Zi replied nonchalantly. "Relax, there will be no outsiders at this meal... Just the three of us, you, me, and him."

Mu Nan gestured apologetically from behind, signaling to Gu Shen not to be angry; that was just the way this guy talked.

"How did you track me here?" Gu Shen did not respond but instead asked a question of his own.

Gong Zi gave a subtle look back, signaling with his eyes.

Mu Nan understood the hint.

He slowly lifted his hand.

The snowflakes scattering in the light of the old alley, drifting randomly, were now being drawn by a force of spiritual power... slowly gathering before projecting a hazy image.

Snow falling on the icy surface of Ning River.

On the bridge above the river, a woman clad in a large black feather coat, visibly annoyed, leaned against the railing while making a phone call.

This was likely a practice of Summoned Spirit Imagery, just a high-level Tracking Technique.

What surprised Gu Shen was that their tracked target was not him, but... Bai Lu.

"Someone using ’Heavenly Eye’ is monitoring you around the clock..." Gong Zi said slowly, "To find you, all we had to do was follow her."

Gu Shen looked meaningfully at this unremarkable fellow.

The legitimate eldest sons of great families, none were simple matters.

The praying mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. It was rare to see someone daring enough to consider the Witch of the Bai Family as the "mantis."

"I had the fortune to witness the fight just now," Gong Zi said symbolically, clapping his hands, "Although I couldn’t see the specifics in the real world, the outcome was spectacular enough... I still can’t figure out how you managed to break the seal of the Witch with only the strength of the fourth layer of the deep water area."

Gong Zi looked intently at Gu Shen, his tone earnest, "Equally puzzling to me... is how you won the fight against Shen Li at the Taoist School during the day."

"That’s not exactly a reason to invite someone for a meal," Gu Shen remarked.

"There’s something you said that’s very true; Bai Lu is a crazy woman... and she will continue to try to locate you," Gong Zi said with a smile, "And continuing to locate you means continuing to bring trouble to you. From Ning River to Spring Rain Temple, from Snow Forbidden City to the Changye Suburbs, if you’re alone, it doesn’t matter where you go."

...

Gu Shen remained noncommittal.

He sighed softly, "So?"

"Join me for dinner," Gong Zi said with a very serious and proud manner, as if courting the woman of his dreams, deliberately and proudly revealing his hand, "I am the legitimate eldest son of the Gong Family."

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(More to come tonight, if friends can’t wait, feel free to go to sleep~)