Light Fortress
Chapter 407 - 83 Family Head (Long - , Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 407: Chapter 83 Family Head (Long Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

"Actually, the old master isn’t as scary as they say,"

After dinner ended, Li Qingsui politely excused himself, and left with Uncle Gao in his car. Luo Yu picked up a phone call and rushed away as well, while Lu Nanjin returned to Fenglai Temple to contemplate the Sword Intent.

The villa area returned to tranquility.

Walking along the mountain path, Gu Nanfeng said to Gu Shen, "But Uncle Gao is right, some people are naturally endowed with a powerful aura... The old master is one of those people."

The Gu Family Young Master explained softly, "Maybe it’s because he’s lived too long, but he has a very strong aura of killing intent about him, a leftover from the last century. If you calculate his age, he’s even older than Mr. Shu. He witnessed and lived through the dramatic changes in the history of the Five Continents. Before Deep Sea was born, the old master was already the spokesperson in Changye. I heard that during the war sixty years ago, he carried a Source Energy Howitzer on his shoulder and defended an entire fortress by himself."

Those words sounded incredibly mighty.

Completely out of place with the current environment.

The mountain breeze brushed across their faces.

The sound of flowing water reached their ears.

Stars twinkled, hidden among the swaying leaves of the forest.

Imagining the old master with his bare chest in his youth, adorned with a string of bullets, shoulder loaded with a howitzer, Gu Shen couldn’t help but marvel, "The old master must have been so fierce when he was young... Hitting someone must have hurt a lot, right?"

Gu Nanfeng laughed, "I haven’t been hit by him. When I was born, it was the best era. At that time, the old and new factions had not yet split, and Lord Divine stood at the pinnacle of the world. He dedicated everything to humanity, didn’t marry, didn’t have children, so the old master always hoped that the Gu family’s lineage would continue."

And then, he was born.

Without question, from the moment of his birth, Gu Nanfeng was destined to be showered with love from countless admirers.

"When I was very young, I lived a life clothed in silk and fed with spoons of jade. Whatever I wanted, I could always have. Even if I asked for the moon in the sky, the old master would have someone pick it for me,"

When he said this, there was no hint of boasting in Gu Nanfeng’s tone.

On the contrary, that was just the simple truth.

"In fact, I never thought such days were any good," he shrugged his shoulders and smiled, asking, "Because you can have everything, isn’t life just too boring... right?"

Gu Shen answered honestly, "To tell you the truth... I would like to say yes, but my experiences don’t allow it."

Gu Nanfeng was taken aback, remembering that Gu Shen’s childhood, as noted in his file, had been far from affluent.

"But I think I can understand," Gu Shen said calmly, "Although my life was completely different from yours, from another perspective, I’ve come to understand the truth in what you just said... When I was very young, all I wanted was to have enough to eat. After I had enough to eat, I wanted to be warm, and then I wanted a big house and lots of money. However, after I had all of this, I still wanted more. Human desires are endless. Even if one has everything from birth, they will still reach for places they’ve never touched."

"Humans are such creatures, because we have everything, I once greatly desired to escape from Changye." Gu Nanfeng smiled, "When I was very young, my father took me to practice the sword. I practiced very diligently because I was the heir who carried the Gu family’s hopes. Therefore, I had to be the best in everything. Moreover, since Lord Divine was at the summit, at least I needed to reach the middle. Everything I did symbolized the face of the Gu family. I could not fail to do something, I could not give up halfway, and I certainly couldn’t say I couldn’t do it."

"..."

Gu Shen’s eyes flickered slightly.

"You probably already know what happened next," Gu Nanfeng said calmly, "After Lord Divine fell into a slumber, the Gu family was torn apart, and I ’got my wish’ to leave Changye."

"After going to the North Continent, I gradually began to understand the education the old master gave me a long time ago."

He spoke softly, "It wasn’t just for the Gu family... it was for myself too. He was teaching me how to become a sufficiently strong person."

The fortress life in the North Continent, possessing nothing, and the pampered luxurious life of Changye, they were worlds apart.

No one would have guessed.

Eight years later.

The Gu family’s eldest young master would become CN021, a legendary figure of the North Continent, the favorite youth of Rust Bone General.

"Actually..."

Gu Shen confessed, "About meeting the old master tomorrow, I don’t feel scared."

"Oh?" This surprised Gu Nanfeng a bit.

He laughed and said, "I was thinking of comforting you, telling you to relax a bit when you meet the old master tomorrow, not to be too nervous."

Perhaps it was because he had seen Gu Changzhi in the Golden Divine Domain.

Gu Shen did not feel unfamiliar with the Gu family.

Gu Shen slowly asked, "I’m just curious, why does the old gentleman suddenly want to meet me?"

If it’s not because of the Divination Skill, and not because of the insignia, then what else could it be?

Gu Shen did not believe.

Out of so many people in Changye, the old master just randomly picked, and happened to choose him.

"You are now a sought-after individual; the five major families all want to meet you,"

Gu Nanfeng stated, "So... it’s not strange that the old master wants to see you."

"No... the five major families want to see me because I’m S-rated, and also because I’m designated by Master Qianye as the Divination Inheritor,"

Gu Shen laughed, "From what I know about you, if that were the reason, you would’ve said it outright from the start. There’s nothing to hide... Obviously, the old master has other reasons."