Light Fortress
Chapter 398 - 76: The 2nd Disciple

Chapter 398: Chapter 76: The 2nd Disciple

Bai Lu wasn’t exactly a good person.

But what about you, Gu Shen? Are you anything better?

I’m not stupid!

Shen Li snorted coldly.

However, the resentment that had built up over these days dissipated somewhat upon seeing the person responsible.

"You’re lucky you made it in time..."

Shen Li said indignantly, "Any later and I would’ve stopped serving you!"

Gu Shen hastily tried to appease him with a mix of cajoling and deceiving, "Oh, Shen... Fenglai Temple simply can’t do without you. If you leave, how will I ever manage on my own?"

Shen Li wasn’t buying it, countering sarcastically, "Afraid you won’t be able to live the easy life anymore, are you?"

This little iron man seems pretty smart... Gu Shen also gave an embarrassed smile.

Are these two... flirting with each other?

Bai Lu frowned, finding the interaction between the two increasingly odd.

"Brother Gu, where have you been?"

Luo Yu asked with concern, "You’ve been missing for several days... if you didn’t show up soon, the Young Master would probably have sent someone to find you."

"Where I’ve been... that’s a good question."

Gu Shen smiled, turned around, and gave a slight bow to Bai Lu, "This question, Miss Bai, you must be curious as well... To think you would come to find out for yourself is truly flattering."

"Don’t flatter yourself!" Bai Lu said with a cold laugh, denying it, "I was just passing by!"

"Is that so? What a coincidence..."

Gu Shen smiled.

Having cultivated array patterns in Qingzhong for two days, he knew without thinking that the five major families of Changye, except for the Li Family, were probably searching for his "whereabouts."

"My whereabouts... you will all know soon enough..."

Gu Shen purposely left them hanging.

Before he could finish.

"Beep beep!"

The sound of a communicator linking up came from Bai Lu’s ear.

She glanced at Gu Shen and frowned as she decided to answer it.

At the same moment, Luo Yu’s phone also rang.

The message he received was simple.

And utterly shocking.

"The Tomb Guardian Master of Qingzhong has taken on disciples!"

It was common knowledge!

Divination Skill—

This was the magical art that drew the fascination of the five major families of Changye, and across the entire Five Continents, only two people were privy to its secrets.

Years ago, the Tomb Guardian openly stated that she would not take disciples, for "Divination" should not exist in this world—it was a forbidden technique with too great a cost. The "Prophet" from the Source Tower had expressed a similar sentiment, except his meaning was that it wasn’t that he didn’t want disciples, but that the art of prophecy couldn’t be taught.

Now, what did this mean?

The Tomb Guardian Master had broken her own rule... taking disciples and passing on the "Divination Skill"?!’

Luo Yu’s expression became incredibly vivid.

On the other side, Bai Lu apparently heard the exact same news, and her gaze became subtly complex...

As for Shen Li, he was somewhat bewildered.

He didn’t know what had happened... but from the expressions of the two, it wasn’t hard to deduce that something significant had occurred outside, and nine times out of ten, it was related to Gu Shen.

The next sentence from Luo Yu’s communicator was even more shocking.

"The Tomb Guardian Master... has announced to the outside world that she has taken two disciples!"

Upon hearing this, he was thrown off balance.

Fatty Luo couldn’t help but raise his voice as he asked sharply, "What did you say, are you sure there’s no mistake? Master Qianye has taken disciples, and two at once?!"

"...Yes."

The voice from the communicator confirmed gruffly, "The bad news is that these two disciples have no ties to the five major families."

"The good news is, one of them is Gu Shen."

Fatty Luo looked at Gu Shen as if he had seen a ghost.

It seemed the news had already spread... Gu Shen smiled with composure.

"It appears you two are already aware..."

He calmly continued, "These past few days, I have been cultivating the ’Divination Skill’ under Master Qianye in Qingzhong."

Dead silence.

Absolute dead silence.

Even Shen Li fell silent, his expression complex as he looked at Gu Shen, wanting to say something but ultimately unable to speak.

What kind of luck did this guy stumble upon?

Capable of making the Tomb Guardians make an exception?

That would be Divination Skill!

Faint noises came from Fenglai Temple, and Lu Nanjin silently pushed open the door, stepping out with a wooden saber in hand, surveying Gu Shen... Lan Qie captured the scent in the wind. At this moment, Gu Shen’s body indeed carried the scent of Qingzhong, and it had lingered for about two days.

The timing matched.

The location matched as well.

It seemed someone really had a stroke of good fortune... Lu Nanjin smiled.

She softly offered her congratulations, then closed the door and went back to her cultivation in seclusion.

...

...

The news that a Tomb Guardian was taking a disciple to impart Divination Skill spread throughout the entirety of Snow Forbidden City in a matter of mere minutes.

In front of Spring Rain Temple.

A few were invited into the courtyard, even the unwelcome "Bai Lu" received an invitation.

"Senior Sister Lu is in deep cultivation, the courtyard is tranquil."

Gu Shen explained.

He poured several cups of tea.

Even Shen Li, who didn’t like drinking tea, took a sip, and upon learning that Gu Shen had become a disciple of Master Qianye, he suddenly felt his lips were dry, and the world seemed a bit crazy.

Looking at Gu Shen again, he felt him to be even more "unfathomable."

No wonder after being apart for two days, the guy’s aura had become more elusive.

Had he really learned the Divination Skill?

Could he now see his own future fortune?

As he indulged in wild thoughts, a voice sounded.

"Divination Skill isn’t as scary as you think."

Gu Shen spoke indifferently, "And cultivating this skill... isn’t as easy as you believe."

Beyond Qingzhong, apart from that "Prophet" at Source Tower, no one knew the essentials of cultivating Divination Skill.

Whether he had cultivated it or how much he had done so, that was merely a matter of the Tomb Guardian Master’s word.

"Gu Shen, have you really cultivated the Divination Skill?"

Bai Lu narrowed her eyes.

She held the teacup tightly and said coldly, "...I just don’t believe it."

Gu Shen smiled and responded, "Miss Bai is certainly free to disbelieve. I just took a brief look... In recent days you’ve been surrounded by ominous signs, it’s best not to go out, or else disaster might befall you. Do you believe it now?"

Bai Lu’s expression shifted subtly.

She scoffed, "Nonsense!"

Though she said this, the fingers twisting the teacup suddenly tensed.

"Alright... I was just kidding," Gu Shen suddenly laughed, "Miss Bai, please don’t take it seriously. Feel free to do as you wish in the next few days, at least Spring Rain Temple welcomes you to visit."

Bai Lu gritted her teeth.

She forced herself to say, "I trust you for nothing..."

Gu Shen shrugged, indicating that belief was immaterial to him.

"Brother Gu... I have a question I don’t understand."

Luo Yu spoke up.

He looked up, puzzled, "When you were comprehending the Grain Rain Volume, you were summoned by Qingzhong, and now Master Qianye has taken you as a disciple... That also seems reasonable, but where did that second disciple come from?"

Master Qianye suddenly announced the news of taking disciples.

All of Changye were somewhat "caught off guard".

Over the years, Changye had gotten used to Master Qianye treating the guardianship of Qingzhong as a "mission," and also understood that "Divination Skill" was a Forbidden Technique beyond their reach.

But now, suddenly, two inheritors had appeared.

The "interested parties" within the Five Families were probably already stirring beneath the surface.

Only two pieces of news were released this time.

One, Master Qianye had begun to impart Divination Skill and had taken two disciples.

Two, one of them was Gu Shen.

But who was the second?

Not a word from Qingzhong about it, and no one else could ask.

"Brother Gu."

Luo Yu asked earnestly, "Could you resolve my confusion, who is the second inheritor of Master Qianye’s Divination Skill... Who is this eminent individual?"

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(Stuck with the writing; the update’s a bit late, sorry for the long wait.)