Light Fortress
Chapter 491 - 110: Gu Shen and I Felt Like Old Friends at First Sight_3

Chapter 491: Chapter 110: Gu Shen and I Felt Like Old Friends at First Sight_3

"I..."

Bai Xiu tried to speak, then stopped, and ultimately fell silent.

"Alright, let’s get back to the main topic. This trip to the Tundra was to collect evidence," Bai Xiaochi noticed Bai Xiu’s conflicted thoughts and patted the latter’s shoulder, saying lightly, "Now the mission is half complete. With this bloodstain, we might be able to find the assassin’s identity information from Deep Sea’s database after we return."

"Blood verification... might not yield any result."

Bai Xiu shook his head, "This assassination had been meticulously planned. The assassin had been hiding under Ice Lake already; having prepared to assassinate me, he must have also prepared for failing in his assassination."

"If this assassination was a game of chess, then the person sitting across the chessboard is no ordinary player," Bai Xiaochi said in a soft voice, "If he doesn’t make any mistakes, then all we can do is continue to wait."

"Bai Buzheng’s death, is it over?" Bai Xiu suddenly spoke.

The Bai Family Patriarch silently looked at the youth.

"Perhaps there are others in the Elder Council," Bai Xiu spoke slowly, "Not just one... Bai Buzheng."

If the blood verification yields no results...

Then it only indicates that the one who set up the game had considered everything thoroughly; it was not a coincidence. He had prepared for all of this in advance.

Perhaps, he not only understood Bai Xiu’s whereabouts but also knew Bai Xiaochi’s capabilities.

"I know what you want to say, but... these are just conjectures without any evidence," Bai Xiaochi sighed lightly and spoke, "You must know, there are many people in the Elder Council; at this juncture... if we accuse the wrong person, things could get very bad."

Bai Xiu lowered his eyelids.

He no longer discussed this topic and continued walking towards the far side of Ice Lake.

He arrived beneath a massive rock that penetrated Ice Lake’s ice layer and the water beneath the ice. Next to the rock, a snow-white ice cocoon had formed, encapsulating a pale corpse inside.

"I buried Yu Shu here."

Bai Xiu said softly, "I want to bury him in Qingzhong... There is a good spot there. Someday, his Extraordinary Essence will reach Changye and find true peace."

A trace of Thunder Power surged along the ice, shaking it out.

Bai Xiu lowered his head silently, watching as a crack shattered the ice of the lake, and a silent surge suddenly billowed, slowly lifting the ice cocoon that encased the curled up Qu Long.

"Regarding the issues with Bai’s Ancestral Hall... I can negotiate with the Elder Council... perhaps they can provide you with a satisfactory answer," Bai Xiaochi said softly.

"No need, there’s no point in forcing it."

Bai Xiu looked at the pale face within the ice cocoon, shaking his head, "And... he probably wouldn’t like that kind of place. It’s better to bury him in Qingzhong."

Bai Xiaochi was silent for a long time.

He looked at this stubborn youth and sighed again.

"The new warrior competition in Changye has already closed its enrollment. You didn’t deliberately avoid it because of the assassination, did you?"

Bai Xiu lifted his head.

He didn’t say anything, just sat on that giant rock, quietly waiting for the ice cocoon to thaw.

"If you wanted to protest against Bai Family using this method, it’s really not necessary," Bai Xiaochi said earnestly, "If you could win the new warrior competition and comprehend the Flame Dream... the prejudice from the Elder Council would be much reduced."

This time’s assassination, the reason recorded in the dossier was that Bai Buzheng was dissatisfied and envious of Bai Xiu.

In reality...it was all for the so-called "Family Master" title.

First came Bai Chen, then came Bai Xiu.

This should have been a happy event.

But in a big family, forming factions and placing bets instead became an undercurrent... The more exceptional the talents Bai Xiu displayed, the more people worried that this young man from the Jiangbei branch would take over the rightful authority.

"I regard Bai Chen as an older brother, and I have no desire to vie for power. Since stepping into Changye, all my actions have been guilt-free; why should I explain myself to them?" Bai Xiu looked towards the Family Master and calmly said, "As for the new warrior competition, the Flame Dream... if I want it, it’s easily within my reach. Why should I hide or avoid all this?"

Bai Xiu knew what the Family Master really meant.

He had made a trip to Qingzhong.

And in Qingzhong... there was a person many in Changye had their eyes on.

Gu Shen.

Everyone in Changye hoped to have a fight with Gu Shen... preferably during the new warrior competition, and the Family Master was likely no exception.

"I traveled to Huaiyin, then came to Frozen Prairie, not to avoid the fight..." Bai Xiu said slowly, lowering his gaze, "but simply because I felt this matter was more important than participating in the new warrior competition."

"The Elder Council has strong opinions about your choice; they think it will cause a lot of trouble next year..."

Bai Xiaochi touched upon the matter, hinting profoundly, "But, I understand you, and I support you."

Next year’s troubles.

"Thank you..."

Bai Xiu laughed self-deprecatingly and confessed, "This should be the third time I’m saying thank you since returning from the Tundra."

Third time?

Bai Xiaochi was momentarily startled... once in Huaiyin, once in Frozen Prairie, both times it was said to him.

Sitting on the giant rock at Ice Lake, Bai Xiu earnestly said, "After returning to Changye, I disappeared for a day."

"Then I exposed Bai Buzheng at the clan meeting."

"After that... I found out Qu Long’s name, family background, and origins."

"In fact, I didn’t accomplish all this alone... someone helped me, and he also helped me choose a very good spot in Qingzhong."

At this point... Bai Xiaochi had already vaguely guessed something.

In one day, to be able to break through the impasse and directly expose the "planner’s" identity, in the whole of Changye, only the master skilled in Divination Skill could achieve this.

And that master had just accepted a Disciple.

In Qingzhong, all was well.

What everyone in Changye Village couldn’t understand now seemed logically consistent.

Even the onlooking Bai Xiaochi couldn’t help but marvel at the strange twists of fate.

"That person is Gu Shen."

Bai Xiu earnestly said, "I hit it off with Gu Shen right away. The investigation into the assassination on the Frozen Prairie went very smoothly... I am very grateful to him."