Light Fortress
Chapter 568 - 136: By then, I’ll teach her the art of divination (Seeking monthly votes~)_2

Chapter 568: Chapter 136: By then, I’ll teach her the art of divination (Seeking monthly votes~)_2

The Tomb Guardian also cared about certain things.

But what he had never expected was that the first words Qianye uttered after her figure solidified were,

"He is not dead."

Gu Lushen was taken aback.

He furrowed his brows, somewhat unable to understand... He had thought that what Qianye cared about was the adoration and worship of the millions of people in Changye, that she was worried about the fall from grace after descending from the "Divine Altar."

But now, it seemed that his understanding had deviated somewhat.

"All right..." Gu Lushen did not argue. He simply shrugged his shoulders in resignation and spoke indifferently, "It seems you prefer to use the term ’asleep.’ If that makes you happy, then we’ll use that."

Countless Array Patterns behind Qianye activated simultaneously, exerting immense pressure on him.

Though eight years had passed,

if it really came to a fight,

he probably... would still not come out on top.

Qianye stared at Gu Lushen.

"I don’t care what you say out there... I just hope you remember, even if that wisp of spark has only one wisp left, it is something you cannot tarnish," Qianye spoke coldly as her spirit projection unfolded on the mountaintop, "Don’t think that just because you have some connection with the ’Ember,’ you’ve become a ’Holy Man.’ Are you not clear about what you have done in the depths of your heart?"

Gu Lushen narrowed his eyes, "What are you trying to say?!"

As an observer, Gu Shen now controlled most of the Array Patterns within the tomb. Although he could not summon and activate them as adeptly as Master Qianye, he was still able to oversee most of the scenes within the tomb.

Gu Shen’s expression shifted slightly.

He felt that the area where the Four Seasons Wilderness was located had undergone some odd changes.

The aura of Master Qianye seemed to have weakened.

Upon the unseen ancient tree, Qianye, hanging upside down, slowly lifted a corner of her black robe, revealing her withered white arm. That section of arm was left with only bone, clean and dry, but as the robe was lifted... the part that still had flesh and blood was soon exposed.

It was unimaginable.

Her "flesh and blood" were actually composed of strands of golden thread.

Just like the threads of destiny used in divination that covered the wilderness sky, they were identical!

It was as if dismantling a sweater, starting from the finger bones with the flesh as feed, in exchange for the favor of the divination golden threads... every divination meant that a part of the physical body would be dismantled.

"Swoosh swoosh swoosh—"

Within the tomb, golden threads flowed hastily and swept through the air.

Qianye’s flesh withdrew circle by circle; she was divining Gu Lushen’s past.

Indeed, she could not divine anything related to the "Ember," but Gu Lushen was not the so-called Divine Throne, as long as she was willing to pay the price, she could see his past experiences—

Atop the mountain peak.

Qianye said with a low cold laugh, "Being cursed after touching the ’Ember’... sounds truly pitiful. Gu Changzhi seems to have become a villain beyond redemption. But some words, can you deceive others, can you deceive yourself with them?"

Gu Lushen’s expression suddenly darkened.

"Your so-called ’touching,’ is it really just ’touching’?" Qianye said expressionlessly, "As someone who attempted to steal the ’Ember’ and a traitor who failed, you actually have the audacity to use the lesson you received as an excuse. If your followers knew the truth, how would they see you?"

Gu Lushen roared, "They won’t believe... "

At the moment his words escaped, he suddenly fell silent.

The man in the wheelchair instantly regained his reason.

He retracted all his sounds.

His followers would not believe...

Qianye’s followers naturally would not believe either...

His silence had another reason.

It was because Master Qianye’s anger was not because of what he had just said about being abandoned by the world.

She was angry at him for slandering Gu Changzhi, angry at him for trampling on the hope that Qingzhong has staunchly guarded.

Perhaps from the very beginning, Qianye firmly believed that Gu Changzhi was not dead.

"I came here... not to fight with you."

Gu Lushen suppressed all his emotions.

His face showing neither sadness nor joy, he asked softly, "I came here only to tell you something in person..."

"If Gu Changzhi is dead, someone has to inherit the Ember."

Qianye looked directly at Gu Lushen.

Grand Arrays slowly fell silent.

The surging Extraordinary Essence dispersed there and then.

She uttered just one word.

"Leave."

Gu Lushen turned his wheelchair and slowly made his way down the mountain.

Before descending, he paused, turned back to look at Gu Shen, and with a smile, he tossed out a question.

"Do you know... why the new faction won in the Gu family’s internal strife?"

This was his last sentence.

After speaking,

The man went down the mountain alone; the Transcendents of the new faction waited with fear, only to find out that the Family Head was unharmed, prompting a collective sigh of relief.

Gu Lushen and his entourage left.

Gu Shen still stood on the fog-shrouded mountaintop of the little hill.

He silently pondered the question Gu Lushen had thrown out.

He thought back to the internal strife of the Gu family from eight years ago. Many people hadn’t understood why Gu Lushen had gained so much recognition and had so many responding to his call, why the "old faction" that flocked around the Divine Throne had fallen out of favor instead?

But actually, the answer was not hard to guess.

People were willing to worship a "god," as long as... the "god" was willing to be kind to them.

A great divide had emerged within the Gu family.

Was it because Gu Changzhi was unkind to them?

No...

With the presence of Gu Changzhi, the Gu family deservedly sat in the number one spot in Changye; every member of the Gu Family had received the god’s gifts, however intangible they may be.