Light Fortress
Chapter 566 - 135 Gu Lushen (Request for Monthly Tickets!)_3

Chapter 566: Chapter 135 Gu Lushen (Request for Monthly Tickets!)_3

Gu Shen watched the scene, narrowing his eyes.

Prosthetics technology had advanced significantly, and there were many assistive devices available... Yet, this man stubbornly continued to use the "old and inconvenient" wheelchair.

Chu Ling had once investigated Gu Lushen’s background.

His legs were incapable of standing.

But... it wasn’t that he was genuinely "disabled."

Gu Lushen had once been one of Changye’s top body techniques masters, with astonishing muscle and bone density. However, after a devastating battle, he was left with the injuries he has now, a consequence of overusing his "abilities." His lower body’s muscle and bone were damaged beyond repair, and for the most part, he had to rely on this wheelchair for mobility.

But Chu Ling’s analysis indicated... if Gu Lushen wished, he could stand up from the wheelchair at any time.

There would be a certain price to pay, however.

This wheelchair was his tool for "showing weakness."

Some people have a third of the strength but show off seven parts.

Some people have seven parts of strength but disguise it as three.

Gu Lushen belonged to the latter.

"It’s been quite a while since I last visited the Inner Mausoleum..."

The man slowly climbing to the summit looked around.

There was nothing but a thick fog in his eyes, but his pupils were still brimming with laughter.

Gu Lushen smiled and said, "If I remember correctly, the last time I went mountaineering, I was miserably repaired by Master Qianye."

He knew that these words could be heard by the Tomb Guardian, deep within the tomb.

But Master Qianye did not reply to him.

The summit was empty and silent.

Gu Lushen looked up at Gu Shen and asked softly, "I heard that inside Qing Tomb, there is a second Divination Inheritor... a woman. I wonder if Gu has the good fortune to broaden his horizons?"

Gu Shen indifferently stated, "Mr. Lu Shen has come at an inopportune moment; I’m afraid today is not the day."

"No matter," Gu Lushen continued with undiminished cheerfulness, "I can always come again tomorrow."

Gu Shen spoke again, "Tomorrow is also not the day."

Gu Lushen made a light sound of acknowledgment, lowered his brow, and smiled to himself, understandingly not pushing the matter further.

Gu Shen quietly watched the new Family Head across from him, curious to see what tricks the other party might play.

The saying goes, one does not strike the smiling man. This principle applies in most of Changye, but unfortunately, it does not apply in Qing Tomb.

Neither the Tomb Guardian nor himself were swayed by this tactic.

"Not seeing her is no concern."

Gu Lushen gestured with his hand towards the distant fog, asking softly with a laugh, "I keep wondering, does the Inner Mausoleum... truly have a second Divination Inheritor?"

"...?!"

Gu Shen’s expression remained unchanged.

He squinted his eyes, watching the man before him with caution.

Gu Lushen spoke in a haunting voice, "Think about it. It actually doesn’t seem too difficult to fabricate a ’living person’... just like Divination itself, as long as people believe it, then ’it’ exists."

It was just a single sentence.

But it was enough to let Gu Shen know that he was dealing with a truly dangerous character.

The thought processes of this man were beyond comprehension.

That year, no one in Snow Forbidden City had doubted the existence of a "second Divination Inheritor" in Qingzhong... not just because of the information Gu Shen had released, but also because Bai Lu of the Bai Family volunteered to be a witness.

The Bai Family Witch claimed to have seen the rumored "Divination Inheritor," a startlingly stunning woman.

In truth, no such evidence was necessary.

When the Tomb Guardian announced she was taking a disciple, no one doubted that there was another Divination Inheritor within Qingzhong, practicing under Master Qianye.

However, with Bai Lu’s portrayal, everyone became curious: just how stunning was this marvelous woman?

The only regret was that they were never fortunate enough to meet her.

Only Gu Shen had that privilege!

The greatest impact of this matter was that everyone, after much contemplation, inwardly cursed Gu Shen, thinking how all the luck always seemed to favor that rascal!

"Don’t be nervous. I was just speaking off the cuff," Gu Lushen reassured him, observing Gu Shen’s expression.

He hadn’t seen the reaction he had wanted on the young man’s face.

"But what I am about to say next... is serious."

Gu Lushen turned his wheelchair, as though looking for a specific direction.

Eventually, the wheelchair came to a stop.

Gu Lushen, with his back to the expansive graveyard beyond the mountain ridge, where many Transcendents awaited his descent, faced the central location of the tomb where the Giant Statue Ruins were situated. Despite the thick and imposing fog, he accurately located the direction of the Four Seasons Wilderness.

"Qianye."

"You must be curious... how I was able to sense the presence of the ’Spark,’" he said.

It seemed like he was having a conversation with Gu Shen.

But in reality, he was still addressing the direction where Qianye resided.

Of course, there was no response.

Gu Lushen slowly smiled and said, "As I mentioned earlier, as long as a price is paid, Divination can predict almost anything in this world. However, there are some things that transcend cause and effect... perhaps, you haven’t noticed an interesting fact yet."

At that moment, Gu Shen suddenly realized something.

Divination couldn’t predict anything related to the ’Spark.’

He knew this fact quite a while back.

The matters of the divine cannot be divined.

So... the Tomb Guardian was uneasy because she didn’t know what the appearance of the ’Spark’ implied.

Was Gu Changzhi about to awaken?

Or...

Divination couldn’t predict this matter, and after Gu Lushen appeared, there was another thing Divination was unable to predict—

That was... why did Gu Lushen know about the ’Spark’s’ emergence?

If he remembered correctly, the old man once said that Gu Lushen seemed to have a certain confidence that if Gu Changzhi were confirmed deceased, then he could gain recognition from the ’Spark’ and become the next Divine Throne.

Connecting these two clues...

It seemed to yield an extraordinary answer.

Gu Shen looked at Gu Lushen with a complex feeling, thinking to himself, this fellow from the same era as Mr. Gu Changzhi, hadn’t made contact with the so-called ’Spark’, had he?

After those words were spoken, Gu Lushen turned his head and glanced at Gu Shen.

This time, he was quite satisfied with the expression on Gu Shen’s face.

"Kid, you’re smarter than I imagined," Gu Lushen said in a low voice, with a laugh, "Many years ago, I fortuitously touched Gu Changzhi’s ’Spark’... After that incident, my body underwent subtle changes."

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