Light Fortress
Chapter 369 - 56: Battle Again (8K Words Mega - )_5

Chapter 369: Chapter 56: Battle Again (8K Words Mega Chapter)_5

Gu Shen arrived at the courtyard and looked at the other person, frowning as he said, "Can’t you wait a few minutes? Without the owner’s permission, how can you just barge in?"

It was their second encounter.

Shen Li seemed different from last time... he was no longer the ruthless character who came to fight donning several layers of iron armor; the malevolent air about him had faded substantially, making him appear somewhat gaunt.

"You spoke, only then did I push the door open."

Shen Li furrowed his brow, slightly puzzled as he spoke.

"What I said was ’wait a moment,’ not ’please come in.’

"What’s the difference? In the end, I would enter all the same."

"The difference is... I rent this courtyard, and now this door has turned into a battered mess, I have to pay extra." Gu Shen sighed helplessly.

"Why do you consider worldly objects so important?" Shen Li struggled even more to understand this odd fellow.

"Because worldly things are indeed important, especially since it was you who damaged the door, yet I’m the one who has to pay in the end. In any case... remember to settle the bill before you leave." Gu Shen picked around the courtyard, eventually throwing an iron folding stool over, advising, "Don’t ruin it, otherwise, I’ll have to pay for that too."

There were clearly wooden chairs in the courtyard... Shen Li raised an eyebrow, looking at the iron chair somewhat exasperatedly.

"I heard from the Federation Security Committee that the fastest someone detained can be ’bailed’ is in a week." Gu Shen checked the time and said, "From when you were taken away to now, only twelve hours have passed."

Shen Li calmly said, "The man who took me away is named Du Wei. He really wanted to detain me for ten days or half a month, but in reality, he only held me for one night because the person who bailed me out was named Bai Chen."

Upon hearing this, Gu Shen already understood.

Shen Li would not be detained by the Security Committee... that was a foregone conclusion.

Mr. Shan had already spoken up at the Taoist School; no matter how reliable Fatty Luo’s friend was, how could he withstand such a high level of pressure?

He sighed lightly and said, "I guessed you would leave, but I didn’t expect it this soon... nor did I expect that the first thing you’d do after leaving was to come and find me."

What was this about?

"I want to fight again." Shen Li spoke slowly and deliberately, "Right here, you and me."

Gu Shen was silent for a long time.

He looked at Shen Li as if watching a fool.

There was nothing more beautiful than waking up to see peace outside the courtyard.

But that didn’t mean that Wind Eye had stopped paying attention to him.

Gu Shen was well aware of why Shen Li had come to find him... a major figure in the prison like Bai Chen wouldn’t bother wasting time supervising something like that.

So without saying much—

It must be some madwoman pointing the way.

It was highly probable Bai Lu was watching him now.

Thinking this, Gu Shen looked up at the sky and slowly raised his middle finger.

"Turn right when you leave, keep walking forward..." Gu Shen said seriously to Shen Li, "Once you leave the Snow Forbidden City and head south, with your stubbornness and speed, it should only take about three days to reach Da Du."

Shen Li was a bit puzzled.

"I have a friend there, specializing in treating your kind of stubborn head." Gu Shen pondered, using the word ’stubborn head’ to describe Shen Li seemed utterly appropriate, "Go find him and mention my name, saying you want to be severely beaten. By the way... his name is Song Ci."

"I’ve heard of Song Ci, the Angel Envoy of Qingzhong, but what you’re saying, what does it have to do with me?" Shen Li frowned, "I don’t want to fight him, I just want to fight you."

Gu Shen replied, "Let me answer you with your own words... what you’re saying, what does that have to do with me?"

"Haven’t you understood? ... I don’t want to fight you."

Shen Li was stunned. On the way here, he had never even considered this outcome.

Because none of the people he knew from Changye Village was like Gu Shen.

Now he really wanted to ask, why?

"See this courtyard? Aren’t these flowers and plants beautiful?" Gu Shen preemptively countered, seeing straight through what this straightforward fool was about to say, "Since you’re here, why not enjoy some tea and admire the flowers instead of insisting on fighting?"

Shen Li held back many words.

He was silent for a long time, finally uttering gruffly, "You’re afraid of losing."

Gu Shen laughed, nodding as he continued to smile.

So Shen Li was even more pained. This strategy of provoking was utterly ineffective on Gu Shen...

"You seem very eager to fight me, why?"

Gu Shen looked at Shen Li, lying on the Taishi chair, soaking in the ancient city’s warm sunlight, smiled and asked, "Is it because you lost to me yesterday and your reputation was compromised, or is it simply because you want to fight?"

Shen Li heard this, his eyes sparking with an unusual glow, "Why does fighting need so many reasons? I only know that if I fight again, I definitely won’t lose to you!"

Hmm... indeed, a martial fanatic.

Shen Li really didn’t care about his reputation, no wonder he was willing to defy the scrutiny of the Federation Security Committee to come to the Taoist School for a battle.

No wonder too, that Mr. Shan was willing to step in and contact the high echelons of the Security Committee on his behalf.

On the path of Extraordinary Cultivation, martial fanatics like Shen Li, who are filled with sincerity, often achieve remarkable accomplishments.

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes, spoke softly, "If you insist on having a fight, it’s not impossible..."

Shen Li’s eyes brightened.

Gu Shen slowly rose from the Taishi chair, smiled and said, "I won’t take advantage of you, if I lose this fight, you have to grant me one wish."

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