Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

Song Yunshu looked at Li Guanqi with a playful expression.

Li Guanqi remained calm and glanced at the woman, saying,

"That's about enough. Give me the item."

Hearing this, Song Yunshu's expression turned serious as she looked at Li Guanqi and said solemnly,

"Let's go inside to talk."

Li Guanqi frowned, keenly aware that Song Yunshu's arrival seemed to be more than just returning the Celestial Secret Map!

"Let's go, we'll talk inside."

The three of them entered Xiao Chen's study.

As soon as they entered, the old man surnamed Tu took out a white jade array盘 and tossed it into the air!

Immediately, a profound spatial fluctuation spread out. The array盘 shimmered with light, and a milky white barrier of light descended!

Li Guanqi sensed that Xiao Chen's entire study was sealed within an extremely terrifying barrier!

The strength of this barrier was even greater than he had imagined!!

He reached out and gently touched the milky white barrier beside him, his eyes narrowed.

This barrier was extremely terrifying; even if he attacked with all his might, he might not be able to break it.

Li Guanqi turned around and saw Song Yunshu standing in front of him, holding a scroll with both hands.

Sensing something, the Celestial Secret Map instantly transformed into a streak of light and entered his brow.

Song Yunshu said in a deep voice, "This barrier array盘 can only last for the time it takes an incense stick to burn."

"So, I'll keep it brief."

Huff...

The woman took a deep breath and looked at Li Guanqi, saying in a solemn voice, "The old阁主 is currently in seclusion, preparing to break through."

Li Guanqi's heart leaped. Gu Yong was going into seclusion to break through at this time?

That was the Great Ascension Realm...

Before he could think further, Song Yunshu's solemn voice sounded again.

"So, the reason I came to you this time, besides returning the Celestial Secret Map, is for another matter."

The previously expressionless Li Guanqi frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"What is it?"

Song Yunshu said in a deep voice, "During this period, the old阁主 hopes that you can temporarily manage the Celestial Secrets Pavilion!"

A storm raged in Li Guanqi's heart!

Gu Yong actually wanted to entrust him with the management of the Celestial Secrets Pavilion during his seclusion??

Li Guanqi frowned upon hearing this, glancing at the old man behind him.

Seeing that the old man remained silent, merely closing his eyes to rest, he looked directly at Song Yunshu, his eyes narrowed.

"Why me?"

"From what I know of the Celestial Secrets Pavilion, it's an extremely large organization."

"There must be many people in the pavilion who can temporarily manage it, right?"

This news was too shocking for him. That was the Celestial Secrets Pavilion!

The largest intelligence organization in the Six Domains on the surface, and he was an outsider...

At this point, Li Guanqi's voice paused slightly, and he exuded the oppressive aura of a superior as he asked in a deep voice.

"What is your relationship with Senior Gu...?"

This inexplicable aura suppressed Song Yunshu, making it difficult for her to breathe!

Li Guanqi had not used any elemental power; he was relying solely on a look and a calm sentence.

Song Yunshu, who was only in the late stage of the Transformation God Realm, saw Li Guanqi surrounded by a hazy, blood-colored aura.

Within that bloody mist seemed to lie endless mountains of corpses and seas of blood!

The black-clad old man behind her frowned slightly and prepared to rise, leaning on his cane.

"You only need to say whether you agree or disagree. As for the rest... you don't need to know so much."

As soon as the words fell, a boundless aura seemed to rise from the old man's body!!

Li Guanqi sensed this incomparably powerful aura and determined that the old man must be a mighty cultivator in the Integration Realm!

However, he remained unfazed, turning his head to glance at the old man, his eyes narrowed as he tilted his head slightly and said softly.

"What if I insist on knowing the reason?"

Upon hearing this, the previously listless old man suddenly straightened his back!

The two men's auras collided in the void, and the desk in the center instantly exploded!

Bang!!

The entire study became a mess.

Outside the barrier, Xiao Chen and Yuan Chen were sitting on the mountaintop, drinking.

Suddenly, he turned his head to look in the direction of the other courtyard, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

"Picking on my big brother?"

Boom!!

The mountaintop's rocks shattered, and a blood-red spear pierced through the void, shooting toward the barrier!!

Dong!!!

The spear instantly pierced the barrier by half an inch.

The powerful backlash instantly sent the spear flying.

Xiao Chen grabbed the spear with one hand, and his body was dragged back hundreds of feet by the enormous backlash!!

The spear trembled, and Xiao Chen's palm was rubbed raw and bloody.

Just as he was preparing to go all out, Li Guanqi's voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"It's alright, no need to act."

Only then did Xiao Chen suppress the surging elemental power within him.

Li Guanqi quietly looked at the woman standing between himself and the old man.

Song Yunshu turned her head to look at the old man, signaling him not to get too excited, then turned back and hesitated for a moment before saying in a deep voice.

"The current Celestial Secrets Pavilion... has a big problem!"

"The pavilion elders are divided into factions, believing that the ancient clans' emergence will cause chaos in the Six Domains, and the Celestial Secrets Pavilion will inevitably be swallowed up."

"It's better to find a way to climb up the ladder at this time, to cooperate and win-win."

"In addition, some of the third-generation children want to take the opportunity to rise to power, using their fathers' names to hollow out the Celestial Secrets Pavilion, even wanting to take charge of a branch."

As she said this, a hint of exhaustion flashed in Song Yunshu's eyes.

When she looked up, her eyes were a little red as she looked at Li Guanqi and said.

"I... am阁主 Gu Yong's granddaughter!"

Li Guanqi raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, his heart shaken!

If he remembered correctly, Gu Yong only had one son named Gu Ze!

And what Meng Jiangchu said was...

Gu Yong's son and his Dao companion were ambushed and killed by enemies twenty years ago...

In that case, the Song Yunshu in front of him was Gu Ze's daughter!

"Miss!! How could you say such a thing!"

Song Yunshu stared intently at Li Guanqi with her beautiful eyes, and said in an extremely calm voice.

"Since Grandpa asked me to find him, and even wants to give him the opportunity to temporarily manage the Celestial Secrets Pavilion, then it means he is someone absolutely worth trusting!"

Tu Yongsi's cloudy eyes stared straight at Li Guanqi.

Li Guanqi was also looking at him, in his opinion, the other party was the protector hidden beside Song Yunshu.

Moreover, the old man's vitality was not strong, and it seemed that he was not far from the next Integration Realm tribulation.

The old man sighed softly, folded his hands in his sleeves, and slowly sat down.

"Since that's the case, then you can have a good chat with him."

After speaking, the old man sat on the chair and closed his eyes slightly.

Li Guanqi took a deep look at the old man, turned his head to look at Song Yunshu, and said softly.

"I'll consider it."

When Song Yunshu heard this, tears almost fell. She originally thought that Li Guanqi would directly agree, but she didn't expect Li Guanqi to say that he would consider it.

Li Guanqi sat on the chair and looked at the weeping Song Yunshu, and said in a calm voice.

"It's no use crying. You wouldn't naively think that because you're good-looking, I'll agree just because you said it, right?"

"This is a hot potato, and if you're not careful... you'll die."