Light Fortress Chapter 1923 - 13: Redemption

"Back so soon?"

Gu Li looked at Chi Shou, who had returned in less than a night, and the enormous coffin he’d brought back. He couldn’t help but laugh and say, "Why bring back such a baleful thing? Weren’t you supposed to be promoted to the Upper City?"

"It is indeed a promotion."

Chi Shou said unemotionally, "Once this coffin is opened, the position of the next White Tiger Divine Envoy will be mine."

"???"

For a moment, Gu Li was at a loss for words.

His gaze at the coffin changed.

It was no longer a "baleful thing," but a "precious treasure."

"Open the coffin? Open it!"

Gu Li instinctively reached out to touch it.

Bang!

Before his fingertips touched the coffin’s surface, a jet-black thunderbolt suddenly exploded, the sound of echoing through the silent room.

Gu Li’s pupils contracted, and he instantly threw out a sealing object, a silver-white thin card, which, once thrown, transformed into a gentle light, isolating the thunderbolt. Taking advantage of the time, he withdrew his hand, took a deep breath, and reexamined the coffin.

"What’s in this coffin...?"

As soon as he uttered these words, a crackling sound erupted from the coffin’s surface!

The jet-black thunderbolt flowed like water over the coffin’s surface.

"Watch your words and actions."

Chi Shou reminded, "Whatever you say outside, those inside can hear."

"..."

Gu Li prudently kept silent.

He crouched down interestedly, kept a distance, squinted, examined for a while, and asked, "There’s someone inside the coffin?"

Gu Li was not a Spiritual Transcendent, so he couldn’t perceive any details.

"Gu Xiaoman."

Chi Shou said softly, "Red Dragon’s disciple."

"Gu Xiaoman..."

Gu Li slightly furrowed his brow.

For these past few years, Gu Xiaoman had been cultivating in Source Tower, acting extremely low-key. Before formally inheriting, few knew her name.

But the four words ’Red Dragon disciple’ were enough to prove the importance of her identity.

"Did the Upper City ask you to open the coffin to rescue her or kill her?"

Having struggled at the bottom for many years, Gu Li was quite familiar with Upper City’s skill in controlling people.

Upon hearing the words ’Red Dragon disciple.’

He immediately guessed Chi Shou’s mission.

"Both."

Chi Shou didn’t hide anything, and said flatly, "Don’t you understand those people from the Upper City?"

Rescue her for their own use, naturally rescue.

If not... then kill!

"What do you plan to do?" Gu Li asked, his expression becoming solemn.

"What else can I do?"

Chi Shou lowered his head and smiled, "Opening the coffin and rescuing her is the best strategy."

Gu Li let out a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"I might need to go into seclusion for a while."

Chi Shou said calmly, "Opening this coffin is no easy task. As for the matters in Rhein, I’ll leave it to you to manage."

"Rest assured... you just focus on opening the coffin while in seclusion."

Gu Li quickly agreed.

...

...

Chi Shou brought the coffin back to his residence, a courtyard shrouded by multiple layers of spirit barriers.

"Miss Xiaoman, I know you can hear the outside sounds."

He didn’t immediately open the coffin as he had said.

Nor did he activate the Spiritual Assistance Array Pattern to amplify spiritual power with sealing objects.

Chi Shou merely sat before the coffin and slowly said, "When I met the Dean in Upper City, I lied. Rhein City has no sealing object or Array Pattern that can assist in unsealing ’Dissolving Dream.’ The reason I said those words was merely to bring you back to Rhein. At least, we have a relatively safe environment to talk here."

"..."

The coffin remained silent, without any response.

"If you don’t mind, I will next immerse ’Spirit’ into the ’Dissolving Dream’ barrier."

Chi Shou slowly extended a hand.

The coffin did not trigger thunder.

He touched the coffin.

"Riiiip—"

The sound of tearing came from within, not from ’Dissolving Dream’ being broken by Chi Shou’s ’Heart Realm.’

It was Gu Xiaoman who opened a spiritual pathway for Chi Shou.

The next moment, Chi Shou entered the spiritual world of ’Dissolving Dream.’

Before him was a pitch-black chaos.

Chi Shou felt as if he were trapped in mud. Even with the owner’s permission, he could barely move in this spiritual world. In front is a giant black cocoon, slowly pulsating.

A young girl with delicate features but stubborn brows was enveloped within the cocoon.

Gu Xiaoman slowly opened her eyes, coldly staring at this "dream invader."

She could indeed hear sounds from the outside world.

Moreover, she could even sense the heart voices of those who touched the coffin.

Because she felt Chi Shou’s true nature was not bad...

She was willing to meet with Chi Shou in the spiritual world.

Gu Xiaoman said, "Whatever you want to say, you can say it outside."

"Outside is not safe."

Chi Shou shook his head and said, "Even with Array Pattern protection, I still feel uneasy..."

Gu Xiaoman squinted her lovely eyes.

"You probably heard the task Upper City assigned to me."

"Either convert you or kill you."

Chi Shou said calmly, "The Dean knows you can hear the outside, so he deliberately said those words for you."

"Upper City wants me to become their lackey."

Gu Xiaoman said expressionlessly, "If these are the only two choices, I would rather die."

This is why she created the ’Dissolving Dream’ and hid herself inside.

"..."

Chi Shou was silent for a moment before saying gently, "What if you don’t have to choose either?"

Gu Xiaoman raised an eyebrow.

"You don’t need to become a lackey of Upper City."

"Nor do you need to die."