Bulwark of Light

Chapter 357 The Silent Life Sacrifice (Da Zhang, ask for a monthly ticket)

Finished reading the file.

Gu Shen let out a foul breath slowly.

A lot of pressure.

Bai Xiu's file is really perfect, this document records every mission he performed in detail.

Couldn't fault it at all.

"It's been many years in Nagano ... there hasn't been such a flawless young talent."

Gu Nanfeng also read this file, and he said seriously: "Before the establishment of the three institutes, [Deep Sea] did not establish a central database, our information was not complete, and we didn't know much about the geniuses of the past. And Baixiu... can be said to be the 'most perfect' human being seen in Dongzhou after the establishment of the database."

perfect.

This word is too much... But it is used on Baixiu, so it won't make people feel inappropriate.

Incomparably powerful ability, and incomparably powerful stability.

This is perfect!

"Thunder World Walker..." Gu Shen narrowed his eyes and asked slowly, "What kind of ability is this?"

"We don't know yet."

"There is only one example of white sleeves in the extraordinary pedigree, so I can't refer to it...and when he went out to perform tasks, he did not show his full strength. In the picture captured by [Deep Sea], the white sleeves are exposed. The trait is 'power of thunder'." Fatty Luo said seriously: "He named this name himself. After the third stage of enlightenment, he corrected the information in the deep sea database and uploaded the name 'Thunder World Walker'. Even the authority of the old man can only call out these."

Hearing this, Gu Shen already understood.

Baixiu has never fought with all his might.

I am afraid that no one knows what the real ability of "Thunder World Walker" is except for the big figures of the Bai family who guide him...and a very small number of close people.

But it's also reasonable.

My own "blazing fire" is also the only ability in the extraordinary pedigree map, and it doesn't even have a special name. The information in the deep sea database is "blazing fire", which has an extremely high temperature and belongs to the spiritual system.

But in fact, the characteristics of Blazing Fire's "swallowing source quality" and "digestion ability"... no one knows at all!
Gu Shen, it is impossible to expose it easily!
"So...Thunder World Walker is probably not just a natural ability..." He silently kept his eyes open.

"You may not know the oppressive power of white sleeves in Nagano."

Fatty Luo looked dignified, and said: "The three institutes, the five great masters, and all the geniuses of the younger generation are overwhelmed by him alone... It's an S-level ability that can leapfrog and fight, and the speed of cultivation is extremely fast. , if he participates in the rookie competition, then everyone else can only compete for second place!"

"However, a year ago, Bai Xiu left Nagano... many people breathed a sigh of relief."

Fatty Luo shrugged, "Actually, if you think about it carefully, this is a very ironic thing. Only after the white sleeves leave, can they hope to obtain the dream of a ray of fire, and see if they can become the future god seat."

The seat of God... was supposed to be the strongest among thousands of people!
Even if such a person got the "Tinder Dream", would he really be able to pass the spiritual test?
Even if... this is just the simplest level, I'm afraid it will be a crushing defeat.

Gu Shen asked curiously: "Then what did Bai Xiu do when he left Nagano?"

"Trial."

Fatty Luo said in a deep voice: "No one knows exactly where he went to practice. The Bai family claims that it is a frozen wasteland north of Nagano. The environment there is harsh and it is difficult to survive... But I heard that this is Bai Xiu himself. According to the request, he wants to walk alone, but the Bai family must have secretly sent guardians to protect and follow."

Such a genius, it is impossible for the Bai family to allow accidents to happen and lead to their fall.

"correct……"

Fatty Luo leaned down and winked at Gu Shen, "Master Gu, you investigated his files, did you figure out something?"

Gu Shen raised his eyebrows.

Ever since being announced by the mausoleum guard as the inheritor of divination...my name has gradually become strange and magical...

Chu Ling's voice sounded in his mind, and at the same time, the real-time surveillance image was called up.

"Friendly reminder, there are many people gathered in the north of Snow Forbidden City..."

He glanced at the crowd gathered around him, seeing such a familiar figure as Bai Chen, he immediately understood what happened.

Gu Shen sighed inwardly.

I think this year is really a "good luck year".

Come whatever you want.

"The White Sleeve Trial is back." He looked at Fatty Luo and said calmly, "Now people are waiting for him at the gate of the Forbidden Snow City, right?"

"It's boring..."

Luo Yu grunted, this is the latest news, no one has told the news of Bai Xiu's return to Snow Forbidden City, and the Bai family has not made any preparations, looking at the boy Gu Shen's expression, he is not surprised at all...

It must have been calculated in advance with divination!
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The Bai Clan Hall has a strict hierarchy. It has a direct line and dozens of branches. Because the family business is too large, the direct line has always inherited the position of the patriarch... and the branch members are dominated by the elders and spread throughout Jiangbei.

In fact, most of the five major systems are like this.

The entire Dongzhou Jiangbei is actually under the joint control of the five masters.

Times change.

But the blood flowing in the family, and the resonance condensed in the blood... have not changed for hundreds of years. After 600 years of wind and snow vicissitudes, Nagano is still the most powerful region in Dongzhou, and the five families sitting high in the Forbidden Snow City are still the true masters of Jiangbei.

Today, the north of Snow Forbidden City is not lively.

Heavy snow fell all over the city.

Because it was the Bai Clan's annual "Ancestor Worship" festival, many elders went to the Zongtang, and only a few people knew the news of Bai Xiu's return to Nagano, so the crowd waiting at the beginning could only be regarded as deserted.

The second elder of the Bai Clan Hall wore the standard robes worn when worshiping ancestors, a high crown on his head, and sleeves folded in his hands. He was standing at the head of the Forbidden Snow City in such an out-of-fits-for ancient robe, waiting silently.

If time goes back many years...

What roared past under the city gate was not a car but a horse-drawn carriage, perhaps this outfit would fit the occasion.

"Why did Little Sleeve come back in such a hurry this time?"

Bai Chen came to the top of the city, stood side by side with the second elder, and said with a smile: "I didn't even say hello to us in advance... There are many people in Nagano looking forward to seeing him, even if it's just from a distance. "

The second elder looked solemn.

Bai Chen raised his eyebrows, vaguely realizing something was wrong.

Maybe it's because of the heavy snow.

In the distance of the Forbidden Snow City, dark clouds passed by, strands of black air quickly lingered and condensed, black clouds covered the sky, and thunder gradually sounded.

The second elder is the person who cultivated Bai Xiu in the Zongtang, and he is also the closest person to Bai Xiu...

Regarding the news of Bai Xiu's return, I learned about it from the Second Elder.

Soon.

After the thunder and lightning converged, many people heard the news of Bai Xiu's return, and many Bai family members who were busy offering sacrifices in the Zongtang also rushed out. People slowly approached the top of the city, wanting to have a glimpse of it.

Right now.

"Xiao Xiuzi did encounter something...he has already advanced into the city."

The second elder said softly to Bai Chen: "Stay with me a little longer...he wants to be alone for a while."

Bai Chen had a bad feeling in his heart.

"What's going on here?"

Silent for a long time.

The second elder said softly: "Bai Xiu encountered an assassination on the way back..."

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"Reading? Going out? Reading..."

One leaf after another was picked out by Bai Lu from her palm, and she made a selection.

She always felt that her heart was not at peace today, there were fewer and fewer people in the Zongtang, and it seemed that they all ran to greet Xiaoxiuzi, but why couldn't she continue to read?

There is a bad premonition somewhere.

She closed the pages, stood up, and looked up.

There are dark clouds lingering over the Snow Forbidden City.

Thunder and lightning.

In an instant, the hall was rendered into daylight.

The next moment, Bai Lu suddenly saw a familiar figure.

A boy in white.

"...Small sleeves?"

She doubted her eyes a little.

The Bai clan hall was empty, the streets and alleys were quiet, only the ginkgo trees rustled.

Everyone left to meet Bai Xiu... and Bai Xiu came here quietly.

The mountain that countless geniuses in Snow Forbidden City can't reach.

In fact, it has a rather immature baby face.

There was no expression on Bai Xiu's face...but there was blood coagulated between the sleeves...

Blood?

Bai Lu was startled.

When Bai Xiu saw her, he just nodded and didn't say anything.

He walked straight to the ancestral hall in the backyard, without being disturbed by a gust of wind or a single leaf. After he came to the ancestral hall silently, he looked at the plaques enshrined on the ancestral hall with his white sleeves.

He just watched silently.

There is no anger, no sadness, no color in the eyes... there are, just calm.

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"Assassination?!"

Bai Chen couldn't believe his ears.

"I also have limited information."

The second elder said softly: "I only know...the other party has a very thorough plan and a very meticulous style of action. If you make a move in the tundra wilderness, if you fail to hit one blow, you will retreat thousands of miles."

"But the specific location of the little sleeve... only the Bai family knows." Bai Chen's expression gradually became complicated.

"Yes, that's the problem."

The Second Elder said: "To be precise, only a few people in the Bai Clan Hall know about Xiao Xiuzi's information."

Some words, point to stop is enough.

"No...impossible..."

Bai Chen couldn't believe it, he frowned and said, "How can there be such a person in the Zongtang?"

The Bai family is in full swing!

Have yourself first, and then come out with white sleeves.

The next two decades will be a double star!
And Bai Xiu... is a person who is better and more talented than himself, and if he continues to develop with this momentum, he may even become...

The next god seat.

"The facts are right in front of us. If you and I don't want to believe it, we must accept it... Someone leaked the news and organized the assassination, and it was within the Bai family."

The second elder said expressionlessly: "The assassination was only a little short of success. 'Qulong' stepped forward at the critical moment, blocked a blow for Bai Xiu, and died in the tundra. Before he died, he injured the assassin. By."

When Bai Xiu left Nagano.

The Zongtang sent a "Guardian"... This is the position established by the five families hundreds of years ago, and it has been passed down through the generations of the patriarchal system. To the clan, willing to become a shadow under the light.

The guardians of the Bai family and the guardians of the Li family's shrine mountain are not the same in terms of responsibilities.

But what you pay for is pretty much the same.

They also give everything.

It can be said... The meaning of Qu Long's life is to die for Bai Xiu.

There are faintly bulging veins on Bai Chen's forehead: "Where is Little Sleeve now?"

"Zongtang."

The second elder said softly: "The protectors of the Bai family are silent in life and silent in death. They will not leave monuments in the Zongtang, nor will they leave names on the roster... Bai Xiu said he wanted to take a look. .”

Bai Chen was about to leave, lowered his voice, "I'll check!"

"How to check..."

The Second Elder asked coldly: "Where can we find out? If you leave now, you can find out the truth?"

Bai Chen was speechless for a moment.

"The enemy is right in front of you..."

The old man wearing a high crown spoke softly, his vision swept across the Snow Forbidden City, there were heavy falling snow, fine rain, pale thunder, and one after another, waiting figures.

"Don't... make a fool of yourself."

He stretched out one hand, slowly pressed Bai Chen's shoulder, and said calmly: "Today is the happy day for Bai Xiu to complete the trial and go home. He just broke through and achieved the ninth level of perfection. Everyone in Nagano Five Staring here, you want everyone to know... Has there been such a major change in the Bai family? "

Bai Chen bowed his head silently, his breath only changed for a moment, and soon returned to normal.

"We're waiting here for his 'return', as for the tundra assassination..."

Gao Guanbo, the second elder's belt fluttered in the wind, and said: "During the thorough investigation, we must suppress the rumors, and don't spread them!"

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Bai Xiu stood silently in front of the Zongtang.

After the wind and thunder, there will be heavy rain and heavy snow.

He did not enter the house.

He didn't turn off the rain, just stood silently... The white clothes were already soaked in the tundra, but now they were soaked again.

Bai Lu stood under the eaves, watching this scene with some concern.

After seeing the blood stains on the cuffs of her white clothes, Bai Lu probably guessed what happened.

She took out the white silk and wanted to hand it to Little Sleeve.

Bai Xiu didn't answer.

The two of them just stood in the heavy rain.

After a long time, Bai Xiu spoke.

His voice was a bit bewildered: "Is it because of... my origin?"

"..."

Bai Lu didn't know how to answer this question. She actually grew up with Xiao Xiuzi, so she had a vague understanding of the hidden story behind this.

The Patriarch of the Bai family is determined by blood.

Only the direct line... can inherit the position of Patriarch.

Unlike Bai Chen and Bai Lu, the two "big men" born according to the destiny, Bai Xiu's background is not noble.

No...it can even be described as "lowly".

His birth was just an "accident".

Bai Xiu's mother is a woman from the branch of the Jiangbei branch. She is weak and sick. She exhausted all her strength after giving birth to him, and her father is an out-and-out bastard. It is said that he was thrown into the river to feed the fish...

When Bai Xiu's ability was awakened and he was sent to Snow Forbidden City, the files were immediately sealed.

It's not just because the Bai family discovered the great ability of this young man and wanted to protect him immediately.

It's even more because... the birth of Bai Xiu is actually an insult to the Bai family.

"This time, someone died for me."

Bai Xiu said softly: "And I don't even know what his surname is or what his name is... Bai's ancestral hall will not leave a monument for him."

These words touched the string in Bai Lu's heart.

The witch lowered her eyes, a little sad.

She said with difficulty: "Guardian, it has always been like this..."

Speaking of which, she couldn't speak anymore.

It's always been like this, right?

"There are still many people waiting for me outside the Snow Forbidden City."

Bai Xiu said: "The Second Elder hopes that I will keep quiet, and it's best to act like... nothing happened. He said that today is a good day. I ended my trial and successfully broke through, so... I should laugh. "

He turned his head slowly and looked at Bai Lu.

There was no trace of joy, sadness, or anger in those eyes.

All emotions were well hidden by him.

"You feel……"

Bai Xiu word by word, asked softly: "Should I laugh?"

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"Tsk... don't look at your broken blueprints!"

"latest news--"

Fatty Luo pressed his iron hand heavily on the table.

He was in high spirits and was about to speak.

"Bai Xiu didn't show up at the gate of Snow Forbidden City at all, everyone was waiting in vain." Gu Shen's tone was calm, understated, stealing his words.

Fatty Luo was so angry that his nose was smoking.

Divination again!
"There are still people waiting at the gate of the Snow Forbidden City. Maybe Bai Xiu just hasn't come back yet!" Fatty Luo gritted his teeth and sat down. He randomly picked up a blueprint that looked like a ghost drawing, and his face was full of question marks.

"Not coming back."

Gu Shen said leisurely, "This guy should have gone to the ancestral hall... and [Feng Tong] can't be seen, the Bai family will definitely use authority to erase these traces."

"This...how did you know?" Luo Yu was stunned.

"...Secret." Gu Shen smiled slightly, picked up the blueprint, and continued to replay it in his mind, dismantling the pattern.

Chu Ling has been monitoring Snow Forbidden City.

[Wind Pupil] After the abnormality of the signal, she conducted a test, which should be the same method as Li Shi escorted herself that day... The stars are twinkling, and the dim track is actually a track that she wants to cover up.

Some [Wind Pupils] are out of order.

It happened to arrive at the Bai Clan Hall from the Snow Forbidden City Gate.

No matter how strong the Thunder World Walker is, he has not reached the point where he can open the spiritual realm and block the perception of the wind pupils... It can only be explained that Bai Xiu went to the Zongtang because someone in the Bai family used his authority.

And obviously released the news, but kept secret.

This can't help but make people think too much.

Is this trying to attract people to the city gate?
Or……

"Bai Xiu is back this time..." Gu Shen smiled and said, "The Bai family may be in trouble."

Tsukagui narrowed his eyes, thoughtful.

Fatty Luo frowned, a little puzzled, "Bai Xiu is back...why is the Bai family in trouble?"

He thought about it again, and vaguely realized something.

"Of course... I just said it casually. Without evidence, no matter how I guess, it's just useless."

Gu Shen stretched out his hand to put away the drawings, revisited the ancient prose he learned from Qingzuka last time, and confirmed that he had almost digested it, and it was time to go again.

"If you continue to eat melons, I will not accompany you."

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[Lantern] fluttering.

The dim yellow light of the fire swayed in the rain, reflecting a blush.

The Zongtang is full of falling trees, and the courtyard is full of plains.

The welcome ceremony at the gate of Snow Forbidden City attracted many people, but Bai Xiu refused to show up, so Bai could only find an excuse to prevaricate... In fact, this abnormality was enough to attract the attention of many people.

Bai Xiu doesn't care.

He was waiting for the big shots of the Bai clan in the Zongtang.

And now...he waited.

"impossible!"

An elder shook his head and said, "There is no such precedent. Dao protectors cannot leave their names in the Zongtang... This is the rule."

"It is the duty of the guardian to sacrifice his life..."

Another elder said: "Qu Long died, that's what he deserved."

The elders looked at Bai Xiu strangely.

How could this peerless genius that the Bai family met once in decades make such a strange request?

Want to leave a monument for a person who is destined to die without a name...?
"Stop talking!"

The second elder spoke in a deep voice.

He glanced around coldly, suppressing the momentum of the others who were about to speak.

"We will thoroughly investigate the case... and we will definitely catch the murderer."

The Second Elder comforted, "We will investigate this case as soon as possible...give Qu Long an explanation."

Bai Xiu also looked at these elders.

Including the second elder, they scanned them one by one.

His gaze was neither demeaning nor mocking, neither puzzled nor curious.

calm.

Calm like water.

Or... dead silence.

Bai Xiu asked a question.

"what is his name?"

The courtyard was suddenly quiet and the sound of needles falling could be heard.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, this question... no one could answer it.

Qu Long... just a code name.

No one knows his name.

"……Ugh."

An elder sighed. He rubbed the center of his brows and said with a headache: "The life-sacrificers are the lifeless comrades in the Bai clan's branch. They are willing to sacrifice themselves. After becoming a 'life-sacrificer', they will give up everything... "

Halfway through, the voice stopped abruptly.

He realized he had said the wrong thing.

These unknown people... come from the branch of the Bai family.

And Baixiu also came from a branch.

And when it comes to life experience... Bai Xiu will only be worse than those people.

He quickly stopped talking, then looked at Bai Xiu, and heaved a sigh of relief... There was no anger on the other side's expression, and it was as smooth as a mirror as always.

Fortunately, it should be that Bai Xiu is not so sharp.

So he finished the rest of the sentence: "In short...no one will remember their names."

"All right."

The second elder appeared again.

"Since you have returned to Nagano, it means...you are safe. The elders will deal with the assassination case in Tundra with the strictest attitude. While dealing with this matter, I hope you...don't make any noise."

The second elder's voice was also a little nervous.

As he spoke, he observed Bai Xiu's expression to ensure that the latter's mood did not fluctuate too much.

"The trial is over, and it's good news that you have successfully broken through. Don't have any pressure recently, take a good rest, and wait for the results of our investigation."

He comforted in a wide voice: "Next, prepare for the rookie battle in the Forbidden City of Snow. If you can win the 'Tinder Dream', maybe in the future... you will be the next god in Nagano!"

Bai Xiu shook his head.

He looked at the swaying plain white robes all over the courtyard, and opened his mouth slowly.

"You... let me down so much."

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(This chapter has been written for a long time, and it has been repaired for a long time. Wait.)
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