Light Fortress
Chapter 578 - 139 Xu Yan, Really Annoying_3

Chapter 578: Chapter 139 Xu Yan, Really Annoying_3

"It’s me."

A year had passed.

Gong Zi’s appearance had become slightly more weathered. Just a day before, he had been unkempt, but due to calling off the engagement, he shaved his beard and groomed himself carefully. Now, he looked just as handsome as always, hardly any different from when he had left Changye.

"How did you manage to contact me?"

Gu Shen asked, somewhat surprised.

Heading north to call off the engagement, Gong Zi had not mentioned it to a second person... and in seeking to visit, naturally, he needed to avoid the watchful eyes of the Gong Family, finding a good opportunity. Without a doubt, he wouldn’t use the deep water network until he returned to East Continent.

"Guess..."

Gong Zi tried to hide a smile, but the slight upward twitch of his eyebrows did not escape Gu Shen’s notice.

Gu Shen laughed softly, "Congratulations on successfully calling off your engagement."

"Talking with someone like you is really boring."

Gong Zi sighed and asked, "This wasn’t something you figured out using divination, was it?"

"Why would I need to use divination for this kind of thing?"

Gu Shen laughed and slowly said, "I think over this past year, you must not have been indulging in the riches and luxuries of the North... If not for calling off the engagement, you wouldn’t be dressed so meticulously right now."

Gong Zi touched his cheek and said helplessly, "Well, is being handsome also a sin?"

With that said,

he lowered his voice, "Actually, this cancellation of the engagement went a bit too smoothly."

He still hadn’t gotten over the shock as he spoke these words.

Gu Shen glanced at the background of the image showing up on the communicator.

He cautioned, "You should still be within Duyang Manor, right? Better to be careful with what you say."

"No worries."

Gong Zi smiled, "Duke Duanyang has asked me to stay for the night. Tomorrow I will set off and start my journey back to East Continent..."

The two families had deep ties, but unfortunately, they were too far apart.

Gong Zi had made the long journey.

Duke Duanyang certainly wanted to retain him for a night, at the very least to treat him well.

Setting aside that marriage contract, this was also a young man he greatly admired.

"Duke Duanyang’s daughter also wanted to cancel the engagement," Gong Zi lamented, "If not for my visit this time, the situation might have become very complicated..."

It was indeed a stroke of fortune!

Gong Zi’s visit clearly expressed his intentions.

By a fortunate coincidence, it clarified the situation, at least preventing misunderstandings between the two families.

This match had begun due to a longstanding friendship between their fathers.

And it ended because the younger generation each had their own affections.

With Duke Duanyang personally handling it, it was the best possible outcome.

"Indeed a cause for celebration."

Gu Shen sincerely felt happy for Gong Zi, and he smiled, "Do I need to give a heads up to Miss Mu Ya?"

"No need!"

Gong Zi was full of spirit, "When I start my journey back to East Continent, I’ll give her a surprise!"

Clearly, Gong Zi was in a great mood.

"Then I’ll wait for you back in Changye," Gu Shen said with a laugh, shaking his head as he watched the other end the call.

He meditated for a day at the Spring Rain Temple.

Waiting for news from Gong Zi.

Could this be considered a good omen?

Before Gu Shen could ponder further, there was a knock on the door outside Spring Rain Temple.

Luo Yu entered with a grave expression, sat down across from Gu Shen, and took a big sip of tea.

"Bad news."

Fatty Luo looked at Gu Shen, "Xu Yan... passed the review."

...

...

"The new S-class—Xu Yan!"

"The most talented dream interpreter in the history of Changye."

"No—the most talented Spiritual Transcendent."

Such posts were continuously refreshed on the Snow Prohibition City Deep Water Area forum, like snowflakes. Today, the Judgement Hall Daoist School had opened observer access so that everyone could watch Xu Yan pass the S-class review.

Masses of Transcendents flooded in, leaving not a single seat empty.

It was comparable to last year’s rookie final showdown.

And many could only wait outside the Daoist School.

Once Xu Yan’s complete image was uploaded after his pondering, it immediately attracted a massive number of clicks.

The spiritual talents within Snow Prohibition City all expressed their astonishment...

Xu Yan set a new record!

He took just an hour and a half to unravel the three nightmare-level sealing items of the review team, a pace even faster than Gu Shen’s record. After completing three sessions of dream interpretation, Xu Yan applied to study the "Jingzhe Scroll" inside the Judgement Institute.

As the leading scroll of "Spring Breathing,"

this was a secret scroll not meant to be casually accessed for study.

But... Xu Yan’s teacher, named Zhu Wang,

used the privilege of the "Grand Judge" to retrieve the Jingzhe Scroll, and so Xu Yan started his second performance in front of everyone in Snow Prohibition City; he took just fifty minutes to grasp the Jingzhe Scroll!

Previously, the fastest record was one hour and forty-five minutes!

Mastering the Jingzhe Scroll within two hours already qualified as possessing "S-class" potential, and a fifty-minute study was unheard of.

This news, after consecutively mastering three nightmare sealing items, was even more shocking!

Xu Yan’s name, successfully shook the entire Changye.

It also sparked interest in another name that had long been absent.

That name... was Gu Shen.

"Everyone remembers how you got your ’S-class,’" Luo Yu said, looking somewhat upset, "With Xu Yan’s emergence, now many believe you’re an ’undeserving’ S-class."

That thought was somewhat normal.

The challenges Xu Yan had undertaken were quite specific.

This was directly targeting Gu Shen; he had done almost everything Gu Shen had done... This was following Gu Shen’s path!

If he just moved faster than Gu Shen,

people would only remember Xu Yan’s name!

"I contacted a friend from the Security Committee immediately, but unfortunately..." Luo Yu said as he heavily punched the table,

he wished that Xu Yan, like Zhu Wang’s former disciple Lian Zhou, was a "pseudo-genius" who had illegally gained his powers by breaking through.

Unfortunately...

The power Xu Yan displayed was real.

Gu Shen helplessly smiled and shook his head.

He was about to say something.

"Brother Gu, you don’t need to comfort me. I just don’t like this Xu Yan; no matter how I look, it makes me angry..." Luo Yu muttered,

"Xu Yan is really annoying!"