Light Fortress Chapter 1924 - 13: Redemption (Part 2)

"Rhein is a major trade city at the frontier of the Central Continent; leaving this place, it only takes half a night to reach the East Continent."

Chi Shou slowly said, "Nowadays, the Central and East Continents are incompatible like fire and water. If you can escape to the East Continent... you can start anew."

East Continent...

Gu Xiaoman remembered Gu Shen and Master Bai Xiu.

Indeed, if she could reach the East Continent, even if the sky fell afterward, it wouldn’t matter—

If the sky fell, there would still be Gu Shen!

"You want to let me go?"

"Indeed."

Chi Shou agreed and then slowly said, "But leaving Rhein is not a simple matter."

"Hmm?"

"You should know the style of those people in Upper City. They dare to let me carry you back to Rhein; they must have a backup plan."

"If I’m not mistaken."

Chi Shou said, "Upper City will undoubtedly send out a priest strong enough to arrive at Rhein and take over the situation... and the candidate is likely my teacher."

"Upper City doesn’t care about your life or death; they only care if you can be used by them."

"So... if you want to escape, you’re exactly falling into their trap."

Gu Xiaoman began to re-evaluate the young man in front of her.

Chi Shou, this name was unfamiliar to her.

During her five years of cultivation in Upper City, she had heard of some famous geniuses and talents.

But this name was particularly unfamiliar.

Gu Xiaoman said expressionlessly, "What’s the point of you telling me all this?"

"The point is to tell you, even if I no longer care about you at this moment and let go of the coffin... you may not be able to escape."

Chi Shou chuckled softly, "If you want to escape, you must have my assistance."

"Your assistance?"

Gu Xiaoman remained expressionless, "Why should I trust you? Why should I believe you?"

"If you don’t trust me, why meet me here..."

Chi Shou sat cross-legged in the spiritual void, his hands forming a seal at the position of his dantian, summoning the power of the Heart Realm to summon the Heart Lake.

His eyes were clear.

The Heart Lake was even clearer.

For Spiritual Transcendents, when cultivation reaches later stages, the Heart Lake will be associated with their appearance; as the saying goes, ’appearance reflects the heart.’

Gu Xiaoman could see Chi Shou’s nature.

Honest, noble.

Such clean eyes, free of any impurities, make people want to look twice.

Indeed, it was because of trust that she would lift the Dissolving Dream barrier, allowing Chi Shou to enter this realm.

"I don’t believe there’s unconditional kindness in this world."

Gu Xiaoman’s voice remained cold.

What kind of person is Chi Shou?

He was the Extraordinary genius personally brought to the academy by Wang Chong from Upper City to deal with her Dissolving Dream barrier.

Once this case was resolved, he could be conferred as the White Tiger Divine Envoy, cloaked in the Divine Envoy’s robe, and then rise smoothly, even skyrocket!

With such temptation, who could resist?

To save her without reason, what is Chi Shou plotting?

"There’s indeed no unconditional kindness in this world."

Chi Shou swayed his sleeves, summoning a spiritual image.

In the image, there was a dark and gloomy Secret Silver Prison, inside which a wounded woman was imprisoned. Her clothes were tattered, covered in blood, but her expression was incredibly firm.

"I’m doing it for her."

"Her?"

Gu Xiaoman glanced.

She shook her head, "Who is she? I don’t know her."

"Her name is Ye Kaluo; you don’t know her, which is normal."

Chi Shou’s expression became complex, his voice somewhat bitter as he said, "She was my partner in Rhein for five years; just recently, she was wanted by the Deep Sea... it was by my own hand that I arrested her."

"Ye Kaluo..."

Gu Xiaoman’s heart skipped a beat; she suddenly recalled.

A few days ago, the Deep Sea issued a massive wanted order, led by Gu Shen, followed by the Red Dragon! Ye Kaluo seemed to be on the wanted list...

Because of this intense manhunt.

Gu Xiaoman directly activated the Dissolving Dream, locking herself in the Spiritual World.

Because she felt a strong unease.

As it turned out, her intuition was correct...

After that manhunt, the Red Dragon broke the connection with her, and the Spiritual Illusion within the Source Tower suffered drastic changes. Fortunately, she prepared in advance.

The Dissolving Dream barrier was touched by dozens of people—

There’s no doubt those people all wanted to crack her ability!

But ultimately, they all failed!

"My relationship with Ye Kaluo is not just simple friendship; after five years of companionship, I thought we were comrades who discussed everything."

Chi Shou slowly said.

"Companionship every day, how could it be just comrades?"

Gu Xiaoman sneered, "What scheme are you plotting in your head? I can hear it right here."

"Indeed."

Chi Shou didn’t feel embarrassed, and openly admitted, "After five years together, I admired her, but never dared to express my feelings."

Gu Xiaoman scoffed.

"These are unimportant."

Chi Shou self-deprecatingly said, "Until the wanted order appeared, and I found out she was actually a traitor of the Ancient Literature Society..."

Gu Xiaoman suddenly fell silent.

She knew of the Ancient Literature Society’s existence; the Neutral organized by Zhuang Su and Qi Mo in Sangzhou Cave was actually a subordinate branch of the Ancient Literature Society.

Gu Shen was the leader of the Ancient Literature Society!

"I personally arrested Ye Kaluo and sent her to the secret dungeon."

"Afterward... I often went to interrogate."

"At first, she didn’t want to face me, but then one day, she suddenly agreed to confess. However, she required the confession to happen within my Heart Realm Spiritual World."

"Thus, I and she ’met frankly’ within the Heart Realm."

Chi Shou smiled and pointed above, "Just like... now, you and I."

Gu Xiaoman felt somewhat bewildered.

"The outside world is unsafe!"

Chi Shou lowered his eyes, reminiscing while slowly saying, "That’s the first thing Ye Kaluo said to me when we met within the Heart Realm. She did ’confess,’ but confessed not her crimes, but the truth of this world..."

Deep Sea controls human fate.

The Ancient Literature Society faced slaughter, seeking resistance but struggling.

Ye Kaluo’s rise over the years had a great connection to Lu Nanzhi... because they were both members of the Ancient Literature Society.

Moreover, they shared the same dream.

"I once thought I was a firm believer in the Source Tower; only after that conversation did I change my mind."

Chi Shou gently said, "I decided to redeem for my wrong choice... I want to save her."

Gu Xiaoman fell silent.

She understood why Chi Shou wanted to save her.

The high-ranking leaders of the Ancient Literature Society actually knew of her existence... as the future Lord of Wine in the society’s plan, she was an important piece in the campaign against Qinglong.

Since Ye Kaluo had explained the truth to Chi Shou.

Then regarding her existence, she must have also explained.

In the rain-soaked night of Upper City, Chi Shou’s acting fooled Lie Renuo, though largely because Lie Renuo did not care.

The dean tossed this coffin to this young junior.

He just wanted to see if Gu Xiaoman could stir up a storm in Rhein City.

"The journey to Upper City totally solidified my thoughts."

Chi Shou said heavily, "I am confident that the Central Continent has begun to decay now; the decay from top to bottom will soon spread to every corner of society."

Gu Xiaoman stared into Chi Shou’s eyes.

"So... the person you truly want to save is Ye Kaluo."

"Correct."

Chi Shou let out a breath and said, "This sounds selfish, but realistically, saving you... is just to save Ye Kaluo along the way."

Deep Sea monitors every corner of the Five Continents.

The slightest disturbance in Rhein City is within Deep Sea’s sight.

That’s why Chi Shou insisted on entering the Dissolving Dream to talk.

The outside world is indeed too unsafe.

"Returning to your earlier question."

Chi Shou also stared at Gu Xiaoman, "Why do you trust me, what reasons do you have to believe in me..."

"I cannot give you an answer convincing enough."

"But you have no choice."

Chi Shou said word by word, "If you want to escape the Central Continent, this is the best opportunity, and possibly the last opportunity."