The Forbidden Path to Immortality - Chapter 111

Chapter 6 Letting Go

The monster in front of him had a round cat head but a fat, snake-like body. If it wasn’t Miss Lin’s beloved pet from Yemotian, then who else could it be?

A closer look revealed the blood-red gem embedded in its forehead.

If that guy were here… Li Xun quickly thought of the “Feathered Letter” he had received last night. Although it was completely in Lin Wuyou’s style, even a fool could tell that Lin Wuyou was the mouthpiece of Gu Yin or Yao Feng.

Her meaning was also what Gu Yin and Yao Feng meant.

First, a letter was sent to urge him to come over, and he was caught red-handed after only a short while. Something was amiss!

Li Xun frowned, his gaze naturally fixed on the gemstone on the cat’s forehead, known as the “Soul-Locking Circular Light.” Perhaps a voice would come from it the next moment.

But this time, he guessed wrong.

The cat simply nodded at him, twisting its body and diving a considerable distance. Its appearance was not unlike that of a water snake, and while maintaining its aura concealed, its speed was remarkable.

Li Xun understood and also slithered underwater. His sensitivity to the energy structure within the mist made swimming even easier than the cat. After

swimming for over ten miles, he still hadn’t escaped the mist’s confines. However, the cat paused, tilting its head back, glancing toward the surface of the sea, then looking back and nodding at Li Xun.

Li Xun was startled. The cat had already unleashed its full power, transforming into a streak of red light and soaring straight upwards, instantly breaking through the sea. Its

incredible speed produced a tremendous reaction, which, to Li Xun, was like a slamming door with a thud.

But at this point, he had no other choice. With a self-deprecating smirk, he too soared into the air.

The fog formed by the shift of the galaxy has an unusually large range. It exists not only on the sea and under the sea, but also in the sky more than ten miles high, but it is much thinner.

As they were about to leave the range covered by the fog, the real light of the sky shone from the clear sky, making Li Xun squint his eyes slightly. At this moment, he saw a white cloud hanging quietly in the blue sky, which was particularly eye-catching against the background of the clear sky.

The cat called out softly and its figure flew straight into the clouds and disappeared.

Li Xun hesitated in his heart, and his figure also slowed down slightly, but he still followed the cat’s trajectory and flew to the side of the cloud.

Then, he saw a person who should not be there!

“Gu…Gu Zongzhu?”

In the cloud car shaped by the gathering of clouds, Gu Yin was wearing a snow-white fox fur, supporting his chin with one hand, leaning sideways, and curled up on the seat.

Clouds formed a canopy with curved handles above her head, shielding her from the sunlight. In the shadow, she looked lazy, holding a scroll and killing time. Seeing Li Xun’s arrival, the look in her eyes was also indifferent, without any emotion.

Li Xun couldn’t help but look at her face. He could see that her face was not a healthy color at all, but pale and almost transparent. Her lips were bloodless. It was clear that she had not recovered from the serious injury a month ago. But why was she here?

Their eyes accidentally met, and Li Xun quickly lowered his gaze, but still couldn’t figure it out.

At this time, Gu Yin opened his lips slightly and said calmly: “It’s been much more difficult to find you recently… Come in!”

“Come in?”

Li Xun didn’t understand for a moment, or rather, he felt that he had misunderstood: “What do you mean by come in?”

You have to know that this cloud car is not the “Cloud Tower Lanyue” of the Mingxin Sword Sect. Its shape is actually designed to carry a single person. The curved, half-height walls of the train car formed a semi-enclosed space, more than enough for one person, and quite comfortable. While two people could fit inside, it would be a bit cramped.

Seeing his hesitation, Gu Yin sighed inaudibly, set down her book, and gently lowered her legs, which had been curled up on the seat. She stood up, making room for Li Xun.

“Of course, you’re going to get in. You should understand the purpose of the ‘stardust fog’ we just passed through. Do you want others to see Ming Xinling Zhu and Miaohua Gu Yin having a secret meeting here?”

She seemed oblivious to the ambiguity in her words, and she was also unaware that as she moved her legs, Li Xun’s eyes inadvertently glimpsed her snow-white, delicate bare feet.

In fact, setting aside these unexpected events, the information provided by simply allowing Li Xun to enter the train was “enough.”

Yet, her words still held true. Under the face of “Spirit Bamboo,” Li Xun feared the very situation Gu Yin had described. He didn’t dare delay any longer and leaned in, sitting down against the wall.

Even then, he couldn’t avoid rubbing against Gu Yin’s body. Though separated by a layer of fox fur, he could still sense the beauty’s well-proportioned figure beside him, as well as the faint aroma of medicine.

The aroma of medicine…

Li Xun’s mind suddenly woke up, and with a look of surprise, he turned his head and asked, “Is Sect Master Gu injured?”

“Yes, I was accidentally injured a month ago, and I haven’t fully recovered yet!”

Gu Yin, unmoved by Li Xun’s “concern,” tapped lightly on the wall. The cloud-like carriage shook slightly, then soared into the sky.

The moment the chariot started, Li Xun sensed a familiar presence. If his guess was correct, the one pulling the chariot was likely history’s most aggrieved demon, Moruohou.

This informed Li Xun that there must be a hidden compartment within the chariot, housing Moruohou and providing power.

The cat must have entered there as well.

The thought flashed through his mind, and Li Xun quietly calmed his still restless heart. This

was a golden opportunity. Gu Yin was at her weakest, and might not be able to withstand a combined attack from him and Yin Sanren. If Gu Yin died, the Loose Cultivator Alliance would inevitably crumble, and Li Xun’s path to revenge would become ten times smoother than it already was. Unfortunately,

he ultimately didn’t dare take the risk.

In fact, despite sixty years of contact, he had only spoken face-to-face with Gu Yin two or three times.

This was the closest they had ever been.

It would be strange to say Li Xun felt no pressure. He carefully maintained his expression and carefully crafted his words.

“But the matter of the old demon Kunpeng… there are only a few rumors in this world, and I didn’t know that Sect Master Gu was also injured. If that’s the case, Sect Master Gu should be recuperating in Yemo Heaven. Why bother coming here in person?”

Gu Yin smiled slightly when he heard this, and his tone was slightly emotional: “I feel tired too, but I’m short of manpower around me. I want to find someone to help, but there’s no one. What can I do?”

Li Xun naturally heard that he was talking about him, and his face was slightly embarrassed. Just as he was about to explain, Gu Yin smiled and said, “I originally thought that you would be involved in the conflict between the two major sword sects, but I didn’t expect that after more than half a month, there was no sign of you. That’s why I flew my sword to find you, and at the same time, I stationed people on all the necessary roads to stop you and discuss.

“Who knew you would sneak to the vicinity of the galaxy without anyone noticing? It seems that I really underestimated you.”

Li Xun was secretly alarmed by her subtle tone and tried to remedy the situation, but Gu Yin’s tone, though gentle, was relentless, giving him no chance to speak.

She turned, met Li Xun’s gaze, and chuckled, “Come to think of it, this situation has been going on for some time. I know that as your cultivation advances, your actions become more free, and your previous position naturally can no longer restrain you…”

Li Xun’s heart pounded at this, and he didn’t care about being polite. “Master Gu, you are too kind. I have always remembered the care you and Senior Sister Wuyou have shown me over the years…”

Gu Yin gently raised her right hand, and Li Xun paused.

He remembered that this was the hand severely damaged by Master Tianzhi’s five-colored divine light. Now, from the outside, there was no sign of any previous injury; it was still white, slender, and as smooth as jade. Because of this, this hand seemed to possess a heart-stopping power.

“There’s no need to say these useless words. If you were truly captivated by beauty, I wouldn’t even look at you. All these years, I’ve only provided you with a place to relax and have fun. I haven’t given you anything you truly desire, and you’ve never asked for anything from me, right?”

Li Xun was speechless.

Gu Yin stopped talking, gazing at the boundless sky outside the car, letting the awkward atmosphere inside gradually settle.

The cloud car flew through the sky at a speed that could tear through it, but the interior of the car was practically frozen.

Li Xun finally realized something was wrong.

He also imitated Gu Yin and cast his gaze outside the car, checking the direction of the sun. Then, he asked in surprise, “Where are we going?”

Gu Yin withdrew her gaze, fatigue gradually appearing on her face. She leaned lightly against the car wall, but her hand picked up the book again, flipping through it casually, and she said leisurely, “Yemotian.”

“Yemotian?” Li Xun was truly a little dizzy. He was stunned for a long moment before asking, “Why go to Yemotian? Isn’t the Gu Sect Master over there in the galaxy…”

“Over there in the galaxy, that should be your business, isn’t it?” Gu Yin didn’t even look at him, her eyes lingering on the pages of the book, and her voice became more lazy.

This was quite different from her usual polite and respectful demeanor, but her words were still penetrating.

“The problem is that you are late for such a major event. If it was someone else, it would be fine, but the one who suffered was Mingji, the one who took the best care of you in the sect. How can Qingming and the others be satisfied with your attitude?

“To put it more seriously, the image you have created in the sect over the past few decades is bound to decline. How will you solve this situation?”

Undoubtedly, this is a difficult problem that Li Xun has been thinking about. Since he was asked, he could only take a deep breath and said in a deep voice: “I plan to make a draft of the forbidden method of the galaxy. It doesn’t need to be too detailed. As long as I can safely enter a certain distance and retreat safely, it proves that I have put my heart into it, and it can barely be justified.”

Gu Yin turned another page and said nonchalantly: “It’s a way, but it’s nothing special. Moreover, the situation here is volatile. Can you guarantee that you can complete the so-called draft before the situation changes?”

Li Xun was silent. However, seeing Gu Yin’s attitude, he knew what to say next. He put on an attitude of humbly seeking advice and asked, “Does Sect Master Gu have an idea?”

Upon hearing this, Gu Yin raised his eyes, looked at him, and nodded slightly. Li Xun was delighted to see this, but soon asked curiously, “What does this idea have to do with Ye Motian?”

“This idea has nothing to do with Ye Motian.”

Gu Yin rejected it lightly, but then said, “But I will only tell you about this idea after I make sure it is foolproof. And you… you are really not reassuring right now!”

Seeing Li Xun’s stunned expression as expected, Gu Yin showed a slight smile on his pale face.

“What’s the big deal? People’s minds are different. Even Qixia, Qingluan, and I each have our own unspoken issues. This doesn’t affect the overall situation. What’s truly hindering our cooperation can be spoken out and resolved, and that’s all.”

“But why do we have to go to Yemo Heaven?”

Li Xun asked, but after a while, Gu Yin didn’t respond. He looked over in surprise, only to see the sickly beauty with her eyes slightly closed, leaning lightly against the back of the carriage, the book in her hand falling to her lap. She seemed to have fallen asleep from exhaustion. Li Xun was embarrassed when he heard her softly murmur.

“Some things can only be spoken in Yemo Heaven. Only by speaking them out will people believe them!”

Li Xun’s brows knitted together, and he involuntarily touched his chest. There, the misty and clear aura emanating from the jade talisman was firmly locking away the deeper v*olence and madness. However, these elements could not give him the ability or courage to make a decision.

Now, the choice was his, but out of his own damned caution and curiosity, he was being led by this injured female cultivator—a feeling he absolutely disliked.

In reality, Yemotian was in the north, and Xinghe was in the northeast. The two places were directly connected, and the straight-line distance wasn’t that far.

Pulled by the demon’s throat, the cloud chariot moved at an incredible speed, traveling through the sky for about a day and a night, reaching its destination before noon the next day.

As the polar wind howled past, Gu Yin tightened his fox fur coat and sighed softly, “Ever since the Nightless City moved, this polar region has become increasingly deserted. Tianzhi…”

The last three words faded into a faint breath, lost in the increasingly sharp whistling of the wind. Li Xun vaguely heard them, but could only pretend to be deaf and dumb.

The cloud chariot turned, fixed its sights on the main direction of Frostwind Valley, and drove straight towards it. Gu Yin put down the book he’d been holding for over a day, turned to look at Li Xun, and suddenly smiled, “What exactly do you want?”

This question caught Li Xun off guard. During the day-long journey from Xinghe to Yemotian, Gu Yin had spent most of his time reading and resting. The few times she spoke to him, her conversations were never about sensitive matters, mostly about spiritual insights.

This led Li Xun to believe that Gu Yin had resolved to wait until reaching Frostwind Valley or even Heart Garden before truly commencing the so-called “problem-solving.”

But it was clear that Gu Yin was already beginning to address the problem at that moment.

Faced with such a vague question, Li Xun had a thousand ways to offer a flawless response. However, under Gu Yin’s enigmatic smile, he was unable to utter a single word.

In fact, Gu Yin wasn’t about to give him a chance to speak.

“I have always been suspicious of your purpose. Don’t blame me, if you have to blame someone, then blame yourself for being too outstanding. Maybe you can’t understand where your edge lies, but the fact is, in the sixty years that we have been following you, your deeds have completely exceeded the highest level that a normal cultivator can achieve.

“Even Zhong Yin, in the first hundred years of his cultivation, was still comprehending the sword on Zuowang Peak! And you, however, have already thrived and occupied a place in Tongxuan Realm…

“Well, maybe we have to admit, like Qingming and the others, that as long as things involve Zhong Yin, they will always become incredible, to explain your progress. But what is even more incredible is your own attitude.”

Gu Yin turned slightly to the side to observe the changes in Li Xun’s expression more comfortably, and continued slowly.

“I’m very surprised. Over the years, the benefits I brought you through Wuyou have remained completely stable at a certain standard, that is, a few beauties, a few magic weapons, and a few manuals. Such a standard was too generous when you were young, and it’s a bit shabby for you now.

“But from the beginning to the end, your attitude towards it has never changed. It’s like this once, ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times. Even if I don’t think it’s fake, I still feel sick of it!”

Li Xun was speechless. He really didn’t expect that Gu Yin could see the flaw from this.

At this time, the cloud car had passed over the sky of Frost Wind Valley and entered the Qianzhe Pass, as if it was going straight to Xinyuan.

Seeing that Li Xun was a little restless, Gu Yin suddenly changed the subject and made a joke: “Qixia and Qingluan went out to do business, and Wuyou went with them. I’m the only one in Xinyuan, you don’t have to worry.”

Li Xun laughed dryly, thinking that after seeing how you deceived the old demon Kunpeng that day, if you believe it easily again today, you’d be a real fool!

But Li Xun also noticed that Gu Yin wasn’t the one he was familiar with. No, it should be said that she wasn’t the person she deliberately maintained in front of him.

If he had to find a model to compare her to, Li Xun would naturally think of the joking, lively, and even flamboyant woman that night atop Zuowang Peak.

This must be another side of Gu Yin, Li Xun thought. And this spark of hope ignited within him, slowly returning his stiffened body to normal.

Gu Yin, after all, couldn’t truly read people’s minds, so she naturally didn’t know what he was thinking. She continued, “Those who are not tempted by external things must possess thoughts far beyond these external worlds. That’s undeniable.

” “The question now is, what exactly are you thinking? I’ve spent some time pondering this matter and have come up with many interesting conjectures. Would you like to hear them?”

Li Xun shrugged. “I’m all ears!”

Casting her gaze toward the white, cold mist on either side, Gu Yin suddenly smiled inexplicably, as if she had truly thought of something amusing.

Finally, Fang Youran said, “I roughly divide this guess into three parts: women, power, and hatred. For example, if you love women, then the toys Wuyou gave you may not be able to satisfy you. Your thoughts may go further, like Qixia, Qingluan, or even me!”

Ignoring Li Xun’s embarrassed expression, Gu Yin continued speaking naturally as if saying “The weather is nice today.”

“Power, the position of the leader of the Mingxin Sword Sect should be a relatively big temptation. In fact, with your strength, you will have a great hope of inheriting this position in a few hundred years. This is a natural thing, but we still have a lot of leverage over you. You should have some ideas about this.

“Finally, hatred. You have never been a magnanimous person, so it is hard for me to believe that you would just laugh it off after Qixia humiliated you like that on Tiandu Peak. If you were a little more petty, it would be understandable that you would hate us as well.

“Of course, the more realistic situation is that the above three are intertwined and mixed, many ideas are integrated together, and the context is confusing. I’m afraid even you can’t tell them apart, right?”

Li Xun was really not used to Gu Yin talking about such sensitive and sharp issues like chatting casually. This might show his demeanor, but the implication is-“Everything is under my control!”

It was really an unpleasant feeling.

Li Xun exhaled a breath, a slight smile forming on his lips. “Master Gu, are you saying this to analyze me, remind me, or… to deal with me?”

Gu Yin observed his changing expression, suddenly clapped her hands again, and smiled, “Another point is your deeply hidden rebellious nature. Qixia always calls you spineless. Ha, there’s only a fine line between utilitarianism and spinelessness, but the difference is as vast as heaven and earth. Ridiculous Qixia, you still haven’t realized it!”

Li Xun lowered his head slightly, appearing humble, yet a fire burned within him.

He had to admit that, on some level, Gu Yin had seen through him, which was undoubtedly very dangerous. But at that moment, Li Xun felt a surge of intense satisfaction.

It was a different kind of recognition, a greater sense of pride than the praise of family and elders, like drinking fine wine.

Of course, this feeling only made his mind clearer. He soon realized that he might have missed a detail, and his heart trembled slightly, but a slightly self-deprecating smile appeared on his face.

“Master Gu thinks too highly of me. The truth is, I am still vulnerable in front of you. As for those thoughts in my heart, frankly speaking, everyone will have more or less thoughts about them, but some people can distinguish between what is a reasonable wish and what is an arrogant fantasy! I think I am more rational.”

Gu Yin smiled lightly, and it was obvious that she appreciated Li Xun’s frankness, but she quickly added, “Fantasy? What is fantasy?”

“Well, fantasy is…”

Before Li Xun could finish, Gu Yin interrupted him and continued, “Fantasy is an idea that has no basis in reality. Like some mortals in the lower realm, they wish for a piece of gold to fall from the sky. This is a fantasy, but in contrast, you, can’t you really do all that?” At this moment

, the expression and demeanor between Gu Yin’s eyebrows had eliminated the last bit of casualness and laziness, and it was as stern as a sword drawn from its sheath, pointing directly at people’s hearts.

Li Xun was clearly prepared, but the sudden attack couldn’t withstand it. He choked, then managed to speak, “Perhaps, if there’s a chance.”

This answer lacked conviction, but combined with the preceding words, it constituted a serious provocation, even an insult.

However, Gu Yin’s smile gradually brightened: “Yes, time itself is filled with countless possibilities. The vastness of time can erase all impossibilities. Neither you nor I know what will happen a hundred years from now. Perhaps you will die, or perhaps you will achieve all your wishes… Okay, let’s stop for now.”

Her voice echoed with the cloud chariot itself. Unbeknownst to him

, the cloud chariot had passed the Thousand Folds Pass and arrived at a location Li Xun had never entered before, where it came to a halt.

Li Xun suddenly realized it was daybreak!

There was no such thing as daylight in the Arctic Night Sky. For millions of years, the Arctic ice sheet had been shrouded in polar night, obscured from view. However, there was one exception: the very heart of the Night Sky—the Heart Garden.

Perhaps due to the subtle shifts in the surrounding vital energy, the cycle of day and night within Heart Garden was no different from that outside the North Pole.

While it was midday outside the North Pole, here, too, the sun was warm and the grass and trees were shady. To witness such a scene in

the heart of the vast expanse of ice and snow at the North Pole was nothing short of miraculous. Unfortunately, Li Xun had no mood to take in the scenery before him. Gu Yin

‘s half-truthful words weighed heavily on him. The fact that he could maintain a clear mind at this moment was truly miraculous. Only when Gu Yin stood up beside him did he look up in surprise.

Gu Yin gracefully dismounted the cloud chariot, then turned and asked, “Why, do you want to stay up there longer?”

Li Xun hurriedly dismounted from the other side. As soon as he landed, the cloud chariot started moving again, circling around to the back. The cat, who had been missing all the way, suddenly appeared from nowhere, meowed, and scurried onto Gu Yin’s shoulder, rubbing its round face carelessly against her cheek.

Gu Yin’s smile was doting, yet restrained. After allowing the cat to rub against her twice, she tapped its nose with her backhand.

The cat understood, glanced at Li Xun, and in a flash, it disappeared into the shady garden ahead, disappearing into an unknown place.

This incident slightly relaxed Li Xun’s previously tense state of mind, and he finally felt like looking around.

This must be the Heart Garden. Lin Wuyou had once heard that the Heart Garden was a place where springtime was the norm, with flowers blooming all year round. Because it was the main gate of the Miaohua Sect, the pavilions and towers were filled with the sound of stringed instruments all day long.

A gust of wind blew over, and Li Xun actually caught a lingering sound.

“You…”

Gu Yin had just begun to speak when Li Xun turned quickly, his expression focused.

Seeing him like this, Gu Yin couldn’t help but smile, then covered her lips with her sleeve, her eyes revealing a charm that Li Xun had never seen before.

Seeing Li Xun’s bewildered expression, Gu Yin shook her head. “No more. If I continue, I’ll feel like I’m instigating you. But then again, how are you feeling now? Are you more relaxed than before?”

Li Xun opened his mouth to respond, but Gu Yin suddenly placed her finger on her lips, pausing. Li Xun quickly shut his mouth. Just as he was puzzled, he suddenly heard a clear, cloud-splitting chant: “Guest with the gulls. My clogs linger in the green fields. Two rows of willows hang down in the shade, planted by the immortals back then. A lonely pavilion. Beyond the smoke, a melancholy hangs. Lotuses drift, cool clouds spread, and a rainbow stretches a thousand feet across.”

The voice had a strange arrival, as if it suddenly rose from the depths of one’s heart, refreshing one’s entire body and penetrating one’s eyes and ears. Everything before and behind one’s eyes seemed to come alive.

Yet, savoring the lyrics and the song, it left one feeling a sense of loneliness, a desire to escape but nowhere.

Li Xun couldn’t help but glance at Gu Yin. He could tell the person singing must be a master of Chinese music. And how could anyone who could sing so freely in this heart garden be just an ordinary person?

Gu Yin, however, pretended not to notice his doubts. She extended a hand, inviting him along, and they slowly walked along the winding path. When the singing paused, they suddenly resumed their previous conversation.

“Speak clearly, are you letting go now?”

Li Xun had more to say, but now, being asked again by Gu Yin, his response suddenly became stuck in his throat, unable to come out.

Gu Yin sighed softly and shook her head. “Sure enough, I still haven’t hit the nail on the head.”

Her eyes fixed on Li Xun’s face, a focus and clarity she had never before shone. “Although your previous theories differed, they all had one thing in common: you always targeted me, Qixia, and Qingluan.

” “Now it seems there might be some, but it still hasn’t hit the nail on the head. So, let’s try a different target… Do you know who was that person who just sang the song?”

For some reason, seeing Gu Yin’s eyes at that moment, Li Xun’s heart suddenly began to beat uncontrollably. It was an inexplicable premonition, a vague feeling that Gu Yin would bring him some information that would be heartbreaking.

This was something he had been speculating and exploring for decades. He

had no reason to, but he just had this feeling.

“It seems you’re ready.”

Gu Yin saw through Li Xun’s heart for once.

However, she also had a strange way of expressing her feelings at the moment.

Gu Yin’s delicate hand, a masterpiece of nature, gently touched his chest. Then, taking a long, slow breath, he smiled and said, “This is the first time I’ve told anyone about this since it happened. Honestly, I’m quite nervous.”

As they spoke, they reached the end of the path, and the view suddenly opened up.

Pavilions and towers, hidden beneath the trees and shrubs, finally revealed themselves. Li Xun had no interest in examining the garden’s layout. The moment his vision widened, he immediately focused on a figure leaning against a railing in one of the pavilions.

A gentle breeze ruffled their robes, making them seem like they were in a fairyland. And that figure in the pavilion was the inseparable key to this ethereal realm.

Li Xun suddenly realized, “This is the person who just sang. So, who is he?”

It seemed like an easy deduction, but Li Xun’s mind froze, and he had no energy to proceed to the next step.

At that moment, Gu Yin glanced back, taking in Li Xun’s expression.

Perhaps there was something truly amusing about this expression, as the curve of her lips deepened: “Let’s go, go meet him!”

“Who is he?”

Li Xun asked instinctively, but the words were like an embroidery needle thrown into a deep valley, so faint and vague that even he couldn’t hear clearly.

“Why, haven’t you thought of it yet? This is my uncle!”

“Uncle, uncle…”

He muttered the title a few times, and only then could Li Xun’s muddled mind make out its meaning.

By this time, he and Gu Yin were already standing in the pavilion, only two arms’ length away from the figure gazing into the distance.

“Gu Yin’s uncle? What’s going on? What’s going on? Niu Lishi, Tianzhi, Kunpeng, they all said it, they…”

Li Xun was completely stunned. He stared blankly at the man’s back, his mind blank.

The man seemed unaware of the two more people in the pavilion, maintaining his previous posture, without moving at all.

At this moment, Gu Yin took a step forward, her demeanor returning to the refined elegance Li Xun was so familiar with. With impeccable movement, she saluted the figure, saying softly, “Uncle, be well.”

The figure shifted, but with Gu Yin blocking the view, from Li Xun’s angle, he could only see the figure seemingly turn his head and glance at Gu Yin, but remained silent.

Gu Yin smiled and continued, “Look, who I brought with me today?”

She then stepped aside, freeing the distance between Li Xun and the figure.

Li Xun took a deep breath, feeling his mind rekindle. He adjusted his expression slightly, and with the greatest courage he had ever possessed, he met their gaze.

The figure at the railing also turned, a pair of dead, dejected eyes casting a look his way.

Li Xun saw the figure’s face fully.

Yes, he admitted, the man’s face had shocked him. Although he had never met him, he almost blurted out his name.

However, immediately afterwards, his eyes met with his, and this momentary contact was like a bottomless black hole suddenly opening, sucking in all the emotions that were about to burst out.

A bone-chilling chill spread from his tailbone upwards, freezing his body piece by piece, and finally flowing into his brain, causing his thoughts to freeze in an instant.

In a trance, it seemed as if Gu Yin cast a glance at him. Li Xun was not entirely sure. The only thing he could be sure of was that after he regained his normal thinking, all he felt was the sound of a crushing and shattering explosion from the depths of his heart.

The sound spread across the throat, swirled between the lips and teeth, and finally turned into a fragmented moan, overflowing into the air.