Bulwark of Light

Chapter 380 I hit it off with Gu Shen

When he came out of the small courtyard, he saw the little girl lying behind the courtyard door, and Bai Xiu felt a little complicated.

He originally thought that it was a good thing for him to return to Huaiyin.

Yu Shu died.

There is always something I can do...

But when he saw the vibrant little courtyard, he realized that he actually had nothing to do.

Yu Shu's family lives well.

Or... there is no better way.

Bai Xiaochi stood side by side with him, walking in the shade and sunshine of Huaiyin Town.

The Patriarch of the Bai family raised his head slightly, felt the light falling from the gap between the forest leaves, and said softly: "In the face of fate, human beings are always small...some things cannot be changed, no matter how powerful the extraordinary power is, it is useless."

Bai Xiu was silent for a while.

"He won't come back again." Bai Xiu said, "That yard, that mother and daughter, will know the truth sooner or later..."

"The truth is... this world is doomed to parting, not only for them, but also for you and me. Thousands of people gather, thousands of people part, and thousands of people live and die together. The stories of the whole world are tragic at the end. "Bai Xiaochi said calmly: "You're right, the news of Yu Shu's death will reach that small courtyard sooner or later, but at that time, they may find their next hope. From the moment Yu Shu awakened his ability, fate It's already doomed, isn't the ending good enough?"

Bai Xiu was speechless.

Yes.

This is already... the best ending.

"From life to death, everyone is like a mayfly." Bai Xiaochi said, "Hope is the motivation for a mayfly to live..."

Bai Xiu stopped in his tracks.

He rushed back to Huaiyin from Nagano, with the intention of seeing how the relatives of Qu Long, the one who sacrificed his life, are living now... This is a very small matter, not worth alarming and troublesome others.

So he rejected the previous kindness of the Patriarch to go with him.

But... the Patriarch still came.

And I did myself a very important favor.

If it wasn't for the Patriarch's timely appearance in the small courtyard, Bai Xiu might have said something... that made him regret it.

After brewing for a long time, Bai Xiu said softly, "...Thank you."

"It's very rare to hear this word from your mouth."

Bai Xiaochi smiled.

"I..." Bai Xiu hesitated to speak, and sighed softly: "Are you usually indifferent?"

"No... not indifference."

Bai Xiaochi shook his head and said: "I know you are not that kind of person, if someone helps you, you will definitely say thank you... But you are too powerful, you can handle everything by yourself, few people have the opportunity to let you Say thank you."

Bai Xiu was slightly taken aback.

It's really like this...

There are many people who have expressed their gratitude to him over the years.

Tribunal, prison, command post, the five major families... No matter where he goes or what he does, he seems to be able to help some people and solve their headaches.

And the other way around.

I said thank you, but the number of times is so small that it can be counted on the fingers.

"You came to Huaiyin this time..."

"Don't get me wrong, it's not just because of you." Bai Xiaochi said with a smile, "I like that little girl from Yu Shu's family. I specially found someone to pick that sunflower from the south. This time I came to Huaiyin just to see it she."

Well... sounds plausible.

Bai Xiu looked at the Patriarch with a complicated expression, and always felt that Bai Xiaochi was different from what he remembered.

When I was in Nagano on weekdays, I lived and practiced alone most of the time, desolate and solemn, and only saw the Patriarch when dealing with important matters.

In my impression... Bai Xiu rarely sees the Patriarch like this.

And came to this small yard.

Or... after coming to Huaiyin, Bai Xiaochi took off that serious mask.

"Of course...what I said just now is not only because of you." Bai Xiaochi first suppressed and then raised: "There is still a part of the reason why I came to Huaiyin, and it is because of you."

In the tundra, Bai Xiu had just experienced an assassination.

The Bai family can't accept the second game, the third game...

When Bai Xiu heard this sentence, he basically understood what the Patriarch meant.

"Next, let's go to the ice lake in the tundra." Bai Xiaochi said calmly, "Bring Yu Shu's body back to Nagano, and besides... I also want to see the assassination scene."

……

……

From Huaiyin to Tundra, it only took one day.

In the cold wind, two figures stood on the frozen lake.

Bai Xiaochi looked at the endless white lake in the distance, and asked softly, "Is this the assassination scene?"

This ice lake is huge.

Covered with snow.

Visibility is extremely low.

But these are not important... With [Thunder World Walker]'s perception sensitivity, even if the wind and snow were doubled, it would not affect Baixiu's perception.

"Um……"

Bai Xiu walked forward slowly.

His sense of direction was excellent, and he could still find the assassination location he remembered in the snowstorm. Finally, he stopped and looked down at the lake covered with thick icicles, "This is it."

Bai Xiaochi squatted down.

He narrowed his eyes and held out his palm.

A ray of dark and ghostly color condensed in his palm... Between the pale ice layers, there was a crackling sound, and a strand of blood that had been melted and diluted a long time ago was sucked up by invisible suction.

"...!"

Bai Xiu watched this scene with a shocked expression.

The five clans of Nagano have long established their status as a triumvirate. For so many years, Snow Forbidden City has maintained great peace. The masters treat each other with courtesy. Even if there are some conflicts and conflicts in the underground, they will be resolved by their own abilities.

So... the patriarchs of the five great families are invisible, their "strength" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but their abilities and real strength have gradually been hidden behind the scenes.

In Bai Xiaochi's palm, a swaying stream of blood condensed.

He took out the test tube from his arms, collected the blood that had been frozen for a long time, and said softly: "Don't be shocked, [Zhaoming] is not a heaven-defying ability...Compared to your Thunder World Walker, its power Still too soft."

"Is it manipulating blood..."

Bai Xiu squatted down, stroking the thick layer of ice, he couldn't understand how this thread of blood was extracted.

Several days have passed since I left the frozen lake in the tundra. With the harsh climate of the tundra, let alone a drop of blood, even a complete corpse will be frozen into ice slag and completely shattered after being blown here for a day.

"You guessed half right, it's a small branch of the [Trait Department]."

Bai Xiaochi put the test tube in his inner pocket, without hiding anything, and said in a deep voice, "Everyone is from an ancient family that moved to Nagano before the new calendar... The older generation once told me that the bodies of the five people all have blood I don't know about the strange blood of other families. But in the Bai family, as long as they are direct descendants with pure blood, there is a high probability that they will be able to awaken their extraordinary abilities."

Bai Xiaochi looked at Bai Xiu, he knew that Bai Xiu was a descendant of the Wai Clan in the Jiangbei branch.

For a long time, members of the Bai family dared not mention the word "blood" in front of him.

But in fact... how can a person who has truly awakened the "S-level ability" care about the so-called bloodline?
Bai Xiu's expression didn't change.

Bai Xiaochi continued: "The abilities of the direct descendants of the Bai clan...have a strange quality attached to them, and that is [Backflow]."

Bai Xiu frowned: "Backflow?"

"That is... a special ability that violates the common rules of the two worlds."

Two worlds, the ordinary world, and the extraordinary world.

"You can understand it as... [Time Reversal]." Bai Xiaochi said calmly: "But it is not so heaven-defying in the literal sense, [Time Reversal] cannot affect the established conclusions of the material world, nor can it conflict with more powerful rules .Things like resurrection from the dead... If a person is really dead, it is impossible to bring him back by reversing. And, reversing requires a huge price.”

Bai Xiu's expression gradually became serious.

"The blood was extracted just now... I used [Backflow], in fact, the extraction of that ray of blood has reached the limit of [Zhaoming]'s ability, and... it is limited to dead objects." Bai Xiaochi shrugged and said calmly : "It may be because of my poor bloodline. After the death of the previous Patriarch Bai, the ability of [Backflow] has been greatly diluted. Being able to have such a ray should be regarded as a blessing in misfortune."

Bai Xiu was a little puzzled: "With the death of the previous Patriarch, the ability of [Backflow] has been diluted?"

"This matter... you will know sooner or later."

Bai Xiaochi said calmly: "The last head of the family was named Bai Shu...it is not accurate to say the head of the family. His name is not on the sacrificial plaque in the Zongtang, nor is it in the genealogy. Although he is the official 'head of the Bai family', But it didn’t really take that seat.”

"Baishu..."

A very strange name.

Bai Xiu hadn't heard of it, partly because he didn't hear things outside the window, and partly because the Bai family really never mentioned it to future generations, the previous Patriarch of the Bai family.

"When Gu Changzhi became the throne, the Bai family paid a huge price to cultivate the 'Bai Shu'...but in the final competition for the 'fire seed', Bai Shu failed."

Bai Xiaochi lowered his eyes and said: "Without getting the fire seed, everything the family has paid is tantamount to being in vain. The blood of the clansmen, as well as the trait of [backflow], all gathered on him alone. Although he did not become a god, but He became the second person in Nagano besides Gu Changzhi."

"Bai Shu... didn't choose to shoulder the burden of revitalizing the family, but chose to end his own life."

The story is short.

There are no twists and turns, and there are no flips.

And it was such a story, which was completely blocked by the Bai Clan Hall... The previous Presbyterian Council, the person in power who made the decision to donate blood, resigned because of guilt. Fight to the death, quite similar.

The Gu family lost the bet, and Gu Changzhi didn't wake up, but after all, he built a miraculous place.

The Bai family lost the bet... The [backflow] trait in the blood was greatly diluted, but the person who created the miracle chose to commit suicide.

In a sense, the Bai family lost even worse.

"This is the reason why the Bai family has been silent for 20 years. My patriarch... what I have to do is actually very simple." Bai Xiaochi said with a soft smile: "Before the Bai family ushers in prosperity, I am not peerless to stabilize the situation." I'm a genius, and I don't have the ability to defy the sky. I just need to stabilize this family and wait until you grow up... that's enough."

You guys are referring to Bai Xiu and Bai Chen.

Bai Xiaochi could see clearly... After the blood traits were diluted, Bai urgently needed a "savior" who was capable enough, but unfortunately, that savior was not himself.

"I……"

Bai Xiu hesitated to speak, but finally remained silent.

"Okay, let's get back to the point. This trip to the tundra is to collect evidence." Bai Xiaochi saw Bai Xiu's complicated thoughts, patted the latter's shoulder, and said lightly: "Now the task is half completed. With this bloodstain, after returning, we may be able to find the identity information of the assassin from the [Deep Sea] database."

"Blood verification... may not have results."

Bai Xiu shook his head: "This assassination...has been carefully planned. The assassin has long been hiding under the frozen lake. Since he is ready to assassinate me, he must have a countermeasure after the assassination fails."

"If we say that this assassination is a game of chess, then the person sitting on the opposite side of the chessboard is no one to be taken lightly." Bai Xiaochi said softly, "If he doesn't make mistakes, then we can only continue to wait."

"Bai Buzheng died, is it over?" Bai Xiu suddenly asked.

The head of the Bai family looked at the young man quietly.

"Maybe there are other people in the Presbyterian Council." Bai Xiu said slowly: "It's not just one... Bai Buzheng."

If the bloodstain verification fails...

Then it can only be explained that the one who set up the chess game is really thoughtful, and this is by no means a coincidence... but that he has already prepared countermeasures for all this.

Perhaps, he not only understands Bai Xiu's whereabouts, but also understands Bai Xiaochi's ability.

"I know what you want to say, but... this is just a guess, a guess without evidence." Bai Xiaochi sighed softly, and said, "You must know that there are many people in the Presbyterian Church. Get one, and things can get really bad."

White sleeves lowered their eyes.

He stopped talking about this topic, but continued to walk towards the distance of the frozen lake.

He walked under a boulder. This boulder pierced through the ice layer of the frozen lake and the water surface under the ice layer. A snow-white ice cocoon formed beside the boulder, and a pale corpse was curled up in the cocoon.

"I buried Yu Shu here."

Bai Xiu said softly: "I want to bury him in Kiyotoka... There is a good place there, and one day, his extraordinary essence will reach Nagano and get real peace."

A ray of thunder force oscillated along the ice layer.

Bai Xiu lowered his head silently. He watched as a gap in the ice lake was shattered, and the silent undercurrent surged suddenly. The ice cocoon floated up bit by bit, and the curled up Qulong was frozen in the ice cocoon.

Bai Xiaochi said softly: "About the matter of the Bai Clan Hall...I can negotiate with the elders...maybe I can give you a satisfactory answer."

"No, there's no need to force it."

Bai Xiu looked at the pale face in the ice cocoon, and shook his head, "And...he probably wouldn't like a place like Zongtang either. It's better to be buried in Qingzuo."

Bai Xiaochi was silent for a long time.

He looked at the stubborn boy and sighed again.

"The rookie contest in Nagano... the registration has ended. You didn't deliberately avoid it because of this assassination, did you?"

Bai Xiu raised his head.

He didn't say anything, just sat on the big rock, quietly waiting for the ice cocoon to thaw.

"If you want to use this method to protest to the Bai family. It's actually unnecessary." Bai Xiaochi said seriously: "If you win the leader of the rookie war and understand the dream of the fire... the prejudice of the elders will be much smaller .”

The reason for this assassination was recorded in the dossier because Bai Buzheng was dissatisfied with Baixiu and felt jealous.

In fact... for the name of the so-called "Patriarch".

There is white sink first, and then there are white sleeves.

This is a blessing.

But in the big family, standing in line to bet on the treasure has become an undercurrent... How many people are worried that this young man from the Jiangbei branch will take away the power of the family in the future.

"I regard Bai Chen as my elder brother, and I have no intention of fighting for power. Since I entered Nagano, I have a clear conscience for everything I have done. Why do I need to explain to them?" Bai Xiu looked at the head of the family and said calmly: "As for the newcomer War, the dream of fire... If I want it, I can grab it. Why should I hide from all this, why should I avoid it?"

Bai Xiu knew what the Patriarch really wanted to say.

He went to Kiyotsuka.

And in Kiyotsuka... there is a character that many people in Nagano are staring at.

Gu Shen.

Everyone in Nagano is looking forward to a fight with Gu Shen... It would be best in the rookie battle, and the Patriarch is one of them.

"I left Huaiyin and came back to Tundra, not because I was avoiding the war..." Bai Xiu said slowly with lowered eyebrows: "I simply think that this matter is more important than participating in the rookie battle."

"The elders will have a big opinion on your choice. They think that there will be a lot of trouble next year..."

Bai Xiaochi stopped and said meaningfully: "But, I understand you and support you."

Trouble next year.

"thanks……"

Bai Xiu smiled self-deprecatingly, and he confessed: "This should be the third time I have come back from the tundra to say thank you."

the third time?
Bai Xiaochi was slightly taken aback...once in Huaiyin, once in Tundra, these two times, he said it to himself.

Sitting on the boulder in the frozen lake, Bai Xiu said seriously, "After returning to Nagano, I disappeared for a day."

"Then I found out Bai Buzheng in the Zongtang meeting."

"And then... I found Qu Long's name, life experience, and origin."

"Actually, none of these things were done by me... Someone helped me, and he also helped me choose a good position in Kiyotsuka."

Speaking of which... Bai Xiaochi has vaguely guessed something.

Within a day, only the master of divination in Nagano can break the predicament and find out the identity of the "planner".

And that master just accepted a disciple.

Seeing each other in Kiyotsuka, nothing happened.

Things that everyone in Nagano couldn't understand, now seem to be reasonable.

Even Bai Xiaochi, who was a bystander, couldn't help feeling the wonder of fate.

"That person is Gu Shen."

Bai Xiu said seriously: "Gu Shen and I hit it off right away. The investigation of Tundra's assassination went smoothly...I am very grateful to him."

　This is 12:40 plus words.

Because it is a very important transitional plot recently, it takes a long time for each chapter... I am also revising and modifying myself, first of all, I must ensure the quality.

The workload of Chapter 2 today is very heavy, and it is estimated that it will not be completed tonight.

Even if I wake up tomorrow morning and start writing, it will take until noon to send it out.

The author specially added this passage to say, I hope that at this point in time, readers who have seen this passage should not wait any longer.

　
(End of this chapter)