Bulwark of Light

Chapter 388 After the Banquet
When this sentence came out, everyone felt it.

Something is not quite right with these two.

"Hey Hey hey……"

Li Qingsui blinked his big eyes, poked Gu Shen, and asked curiously, "These two... what's going on?"

This little girl's gossip soul started to burn again?

Gu Shen squinted his eyes and took a sip of his wine: "Kids worry all day long, don't ask so many questions..."

Li Qingsui puffed up his cheeks and took a gulp of fruit juice sullenly.

Don't say it, don't say it, I am not a fool.

Besides... the general relationship between these two people can be seen by a blind person!

"It was about a year ago that I discovered something was wrong." Mu Nan sighed, and said meaningfully: "As for when these two started it, maybe it was earlier?"

There was laughter at the table.

Shen Li hurriedly toasted, and said with a loud smile: "The one surnamed Gong is really deep enough to hide!"

According to Mu Nan, the "underground love affair" between these two should have been developing in secret before, hiding the family power of both parties...

Gong Zi coughed, waved her hands in embarrassment, and said helplessly, "Actually, it's not a secret, it's just that things are not as simple as everyone thinks..."

Luo Yu was startled.

"I've already told the Patriarch that the elders are discussing." Gong Zi looked at Mu Ya, and said with a soft smile, "But... this rookie battle has already won the championship, so I think they will respect my wishes."

Mu Ya lowered her head and smiled, but said nothing.

The two just said a few words.

Everyone at the table heard some unusual information.

If you think about it carefully, maybe this matter...is indeed not that simple.

Free love, for ordinary people, has no worries and can be brought to the table in an upright manner, but for behemoths like the Five Great Families, it is not child's play, not so free.

Gong Zi is the eldest son and successor of the Gong family.

His identity, from the moment he was born, was destined to consider the interests of the family in the future "marriage".

The situation Mu Ya is facing is actually similar, she is also an important direct member of the Mu family.

The reason why the two did not announce their relationship is also very simple.

Only with enough "power" can one have the real "right to speak".

Gong Zi is very clear that, as the eldest son, if he can't sit in the corresponding seat... he must pay the corresponding sacrifice, so he practiced desperately and worked hard, not just to win the "Dream of Tinder" , also in order to be worthy of the title of "eldest son".

The reason why the Five Great Masters were able to stand on top of Nagano.

It is because only the strongest person in the family is eligible to become the "head of the family".

It's been like that for 600 years.

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Seeing that the topic became a little dignified.

Shen Li didn't know what to say for a while.

Luo Yu hastily raised his glass and drank it down, changed the topic, and asked with a smile: "I just heard that Brother Gong is going out to practice, what are your plans next?"

"I want to go to the tundra to practice. Or go further afield, maybe leave Dongzhou, maybe."

Gong Zi lowered her head and smiled, and said: "After the battle with Bai Xiu... I understood the gap between me and found the direction of my next practice."

Although Nagano City is warlike.

But because of the existence of the Federal Security Council, except for a very small number of containment out-of-control missions, there are high risks... Most of the missions, as well as operations, are carried out under strict surveillance.

A large number of extraordinary geniuses have been cultivated here, and it is the cradle of the title of the Eastern Continent Federation... But there is no dispute about one thing.

Those strong men who have really made a career have gone out of Nagano, went to the battlefield, and returned full of honor. They have experienced desperation and faced life and death.

In a sense, this place is indeed a "greenhouse".

A "greenhouse" that is closely protected by [Wind Eyes] and [Earth Earthworms] to create an environment of "Arena".

Want to really get stronger.

Staying in the Snow Forbidden City...is not enough.

After Luo Yu, who has always been good at dealing with people and the world, asked this sentence, he regretted it a little.

He saw Gong Zi's eyes.

The look in those eyes was extremely firm... He had seen it once when he challenged Bai Xiu.

It has to be said that after comprehending the "Dream of Tinder", the temperament of the young master of the Gong family has indeed undergone a huge change.

Luo Yu could see it.

To travel long distances and practice, Gong Zi is not just talking.

He is serious.

Everyone at the table looked at each other.

Mu Ya spoke.

She asked softly, "How long...how long are you going this time?"

"A year, a month, a day?"

The moment Gong Zi raised her head, the firm look in her eyes disappeared instantly, she didn't dare to look directly into Mu Ya's eyes, but looked around, and said with a wry smile: "Everyone at the table knows me...I'm not What a person with perseverance, what life and death experience, just talk about it, maybe go to the tundra, be froze in the cold, and come back the next day."

Very funny joke.

Normally, everyone was already laughing.

But this time, no one laughed.

Li Qingsui, who was originally sucking on a juice straw, couldn't help laughing, but seeing the seriousness on the table, the smile on his lips disappeared.

She looked a little dazed.

Originally, this celebration banquet was a joyful meal...Gong Zi finally won the rookie battle, and according to the plot of the story he usually saw, he should be the one who successfully hugged the beauty back.

What's the matter, it's not the same as I imagined?
She looked at Gu Shen in confusion.

Gu Shen silently took a sip of wine, and said softly, "You will understand this when you grow up."

The eldest son of the Gong family has great freedom in many things.

Gong Zi can "freely" mobilize the [Wind Eyes] of the Forbidden Snow City and command the [Earth Earth]. As the next patriarch, he has most of the privileges of the Gong family.

However, in some very few things, he just doesn't have that much freedom.

"The Gong family had a marriage with the royal family of Qianjin City in Beizhou 20 years ago." Chu Ling's voice was a little regretful, "According to the agreement, Gong Zi will marry the daughter of the Duke of Duanyang in Qianjin City, although I can't understand this. The binding force of something like Zhang's marriage contract...but judging from the current situation, it may be difficult for the Gong family to respect Gong Zi's personal wishes."

I see.

No wonder, after the rookie battle ended that day, this woman sat alone in the corner, waiting for everyone to leave, before she dared to look at Gong Zi a few more times.

This is a love affair that lives underground.

The more radiant Gong Zi is, the more so.

The matter of the marriage contract and the person Gong Zi really admired were actually tacit matters between the two families.

There are no secrets in the Snow Forbidden City.

Don't point it out, it is actually the greatest "respect".

The atmosphere on the table was a little stiff.

The next moment, Mu Ya raised her glass and drank it down.

"You just said... a year, a month, a day?"

She looked at Gong Zi, smiled and said: "No matter how long, I will wait for you."

The voice trembled.

At this moment, the salute sounded.

On the main stage of the celebration banquet, it was announced that Gong Zi would soon become the next Patriarch.

The five masters are very strict about the selection of "successors".

This position is not hereditary, but for those who can.

So today the Gong family officially announced the succession of Gong Zi's Patriarch, which is also a big news!

There was a burst of cheers.

Gong Zi quickly came to the stage, and the spotlight focused on him alone. He delivered the congratulatory speech he had prepared long ago, and his eyes wandered, constantly darting to the table where everyone in Chunyu Temple was sitting.

Mu Ya invited the others to drink together, don't let the unpleasant things stay today.

Everyone pushes a cup to change a cup.

Gong Zi finished his speech on the main stage, and ended some messy entertainments, and hurried back to the wine table. At this moment, he was already drunk, but those guys on the table were not much better than himself.

Li Qingsui and Uncle Gao were not seen.

As the future head of the Li family, being able to come to this dinner party is already a great honor, now it's getting late, and after all the calculations, Li Qingsui should have left too.

Mu Nan was like a hill, sitting on his back in a chair, snoring loudly.

Luo Yu's consciousness has not been completely blurred yet, he burped for a long time, and continued to drink while holding Shen Li's arm.

However, the little iron man, Shen Li, had already drunk under the table, unconsciously gnawed on the table legs, and took a mouthful of sawdust...

The "instigator" of all this, Mu Ya, fell asleep lying on the table.

Lu Nanjin, who only took a sip of wine, sat aside, holding the wooden knife and resting his eyes with his eyes closed, obviously taking care of Mu Ya who was drunk.

Gong Zi's eyes were grateful. He knew what kind of person Lu Nanjin was. Regardless of Dadu's identity, a knife idiot who was obsessed with cultivation and never left the yard for 24 hours was willing to attend his celebration banquet, and stayed until the dinner for the first time near the end.

This is no longer an emotion that can be expressed with a few words of thanks.

However, he hadn't had time to speak yet.

"Don't thank me."

Lu Nanjin said calmly: "The matter of the engagement... I heard from Gu Shen."

Gong Zi was startled.

The next moment, he thought of Gu Shen's identity as the "Heir of Divination"... Gong Zi's eyes were a bit complicated. Judging from the situation just now, Brother Gu didn't say anything after sitting down. Could it be that he had predicted it long ago?
"Before we are strong enough, we will all encounter a similar situation... If we want to hold on to something, we have to give up something." Lu Nanjin said softly: "There are dilemmas in the world, put yourself in another way, if I were you, there is no way to do it Better."

After saying this, she slowly got up and left the dinner.

Gong Zi sat beside Mu Ya, and smiled silently.

A figure sat down beside him.

It was Gu Shen who went to deal with a circle of "entertainment".

As a big celebrity in Snow Forbidden City, Gu Shen received no less "goodwill" at this dinner party than the protagonist Gong Zi. According to his character, these conversations can be avoided... But this time, he chose to stay until the end of the dinner party of the last.

"It's really difficult to be the son of a big family."

After Gu Shen sat down, he sighed softly.

This sigh.

Let Gong Zi look up.

He smiled wryly and murmured, "Who says it's not..."

The two had a drink in silence.

Ordinary alcohol is already difficult to stimulate the nerves of extraordinary people. If you use the breathing method, the alcohol will be metabolized quickly... As for Shen Li who drank and gnawed on the wooden table, it can only be said that the physique of a person cannot be compared with that of a person.

Some people are "extraordinarily gifted", and they will fall as soon as they touch it.

"I don't feel anything after drinking these wines..." Gong Zi grumbled, looking at the fainted people, "These guys, why are they drinking so embarrassingly?"

I wanted to drink away my worries.

But after drinking it, he poured out his worries.

"I have something good here."

Gu Shen turned his hand and took out a small bottle of unknown liquid covered with a black cloth.

Gong Zi was startled, and looked at Gu Shen with a delicate expression.

"good stuff……"

In front of Gong Zi, Gu Shen poured some into the wine cup, then took a sip.

"Is this wine?"

Gong Zi also had a cup.

The moment it entered the throat, it was a bit spicy, like a knife cut it, and then it was warm all over the body.

And the "vertigo" that reaches the spirit!
It is a kind of anesthesia that directly acts on the mind... Even a superhuman cannot dissolve this huge effect.

After just one drink, Gong Zi's face turned red, he propped his head, his eyes widened in surprise, trying to make himself more sober, but when the alcohol got stronger, he was inevitably in a trance.

Seconds later... a brand new "awakeness".

"Lion Xingjiu, Huaqi's top-notch technology, it's a superb product that you can drink without sipping." Gu Shen said lightly, "How does it taste?"

after a few seconds.

I got a long answer like this: "Hey..."

Gong Zi's expression seemed to have discovered a new continent.

He'd never had a...wine like this.

However, he looked at Gu Shen as if he had seen a ghost.

The potency of this wine is so terrifying... Why does Gu Shen take one cup after another, sip after sip, without stopping?
Judging from the tone of voice and expression, it seems that they are not affected at all?

"It looks like you want to drink away your worries." Gu Shen said calmly: "But judging from your drinking capacity, it seems that you have almost reached the limit... Do you want another drink?"

Gong Zi gritted her teeth, stretched out a finger, and slowly bent it half way, "Half a cup...give me another half cup."

Another half cup...

He poured out all his anguish: "Damn it... I've never seen that shitty duke... I don't even want to marry a woman I've never met..."

Gu Shen listened quietly, and at the same time condensed a narrow area with mental power to prevent these voices from spreading.

"I told the owner to cancel the engagement."

"The elders said that we still have to consider...consider?" Gong Zi slapped the table angrily, like a lion, "Those good guys, why do they decide my fate! If anyone disagrees, I will blow them up... "

Having said that, his voice stopped abruptly.

Gu Shen reminded thoughtfully: "I set up a barrier with my mental power, no one can hear me."

"very good!"

Gong Zi gritted her teeth and said, "I will blow the head of anyone who disagrees..."

It can be heard that the last few words are obviously weak.

"I decided to go out to practice... not just to become stronger."

Under the stimulation of Shi Xingjiu's alcohol, he held his head and smiled slowly: "The main reason is that I want to go to Beizhou in person. I will cancel the engagement and come back...First cut and then play, I have seen those old clappers upset By then, what can they do if they know?"

Gong Zi chuckled and said, "Little Brother Gu... Since you know about the engagement, you must have guessed this step too, right?"

Gu Shen looked complicated.

He quickly took a sip of wine to suppress his shock.

"Have courage." Chu Ling said: "This guy is a real lunatic."

indeed.

The "plan" that Gong Zi mentioned is really...unexpected.

Gu Shen glanced at Mu Ya who was drunk, if this girl knew that Gong Zi was going to act like this, she probably wouldn't be so sad to drink to this extent.

Presumably, Gong Zi was rotten in her heart and never told anyone else... Obviously, it is a crazier thing than challenging Bai Xiu after comprehending the dream of Tinder, and going directly to Beizhou to cancel the engagement .

Waited for a long time.

Gu Shen still had that calm expression on his face.

Gong Zi was a little disappointed.

"Okay, I know I can't hide it from you." He smiled wryly, his consciousness had already started to become chaotic and fuzzy, taking advantage of the last consciousness, he asked in a shy voice: "Brother Gu... since you know everything, can you help me?" Let's do the math... what will happen to me and Aya in the future."

"Divination can't calculate everything." Gu Shen couldn't bear to deceive Gong Zi.

"Help me... do the math..."

Gong Zi lay on the table, just repeating this sentence.

Gu Shen stood up and put on a coat for Gong Zi.

He shook his head and said nothing.

"drink……"

Luo Yu, who was half asleep and half awake, sat reclined on the chair, raised his wine glass to Gu Shen, and signaled Gu Shen proudly to continue fighting: "I can drink another three hundred cups!"

Gu Shen looked at Fatty Luo and clinked glasses with him helplessly.

By the way... I added some ingredients to him.

Luo Yu murmured while drinking the wine, and muttered, "Why is this wine... so powerful..."

He fell backwards with a thump.

Shen Li, who was lying under the table, heard the wind, spit out a mouthful of sawdust, and leaned in front of Fatty Luo's "iron hand" with sleepy eyes, sniffed it carefully, and before biting it off, he opened his mouth wide, showing a satisfied smile.

……

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Gu Shen left the dinner.

There is a familiar black car outside the door.

Li Qingsui fell asleep in the back seat of the car.

Uncle Gao didn't leave, he was waiting for Gu Shen outside the manor.

"The wine you handed me earlier tastes good."

Gao Tian leaned in front of the car and put out the cigarette. He squinted his eyes, feeling so happy for a long time.

"I'll ask someone to give you another bottle later." Gu Shen said softly.

"No need... I know that thing is expensive. What's more, I'm a driver." Gao Tian said leisurely: "It is clearly stipulated in the federal law that drunk driving will have your driver's license revoked... I have always been a law-abiding citizen."

Gu Shen smiled wryly and shook his head.

With Gao Tian's mental strength, it's nothing to sober up a little lion. If he wants to, he only needs one or two long breaths to dissipate it all.

"Do what you do and love what you do." Gao Tian said the second cold joke in a flat tone.

He looked into the car, his eyes softened: "I still want to be Miss's driver for a long time... But I know that maybe one day she will leave Nagano, just like the little brat of the Gong family."

"For the Five Great Masters... Nagano is a field of power and a golden cage."

"In Nagano, you can get the greatest freedom."

"Being in Nagano is also the biggest unfreedom."

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　There is no Chapter 2 tonight
　
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