Free Web NovelChapter 1710: Chapter 1321: Shi Wujue, Your Ancestors Were Seriously Awesome!
Indeed, our master has always hidden their identity well!
If rescuing Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu causes it to be exposed, one must admit, even Duo Shu feels a bit wronged!
However, things have come to this point, Duo Shu being anxious here is also of no help! After all, his master is still comfortably reclining on someone’s lap without getting up!
An explanation is definitely necessary!
Yet, Duo Shu estimates that this time, no matter what, their master cannot keep it hidden forever; revealing their identity seems inevitable...
Hopefully, Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu will remember their master, who saved them several times, and won’t add insult to injury, giving them time to escape...
Here, while Duo Shu is needlessly worrying, over there, after exchanging a glance, Gu Changsheng is the first to act, moving her leg and nudging the person reclining on her lap, slightly smirking with disdain, saying, "What’s this? Are you addicted to lying down? Get up! My legs are going numb!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Mu, with the look of a Divine Residence, immediately shows a hint of a bitter smile!
And Shi Wujue, reclining on both their laps, though exhausted, is somewhat recovering, and upon hearing, also smiles, and can’t help but say, "Made a hotheaded trip to drag you out of a nine-death-one-life situation, naturally, I should snatch a little benefit, why, are you unhappy about me lying here? Are you being ungrateful, crossing rivers and breaking bridges, turning your face heartlessly? I’ve never seen someone as ungrateful as you!"
Hearing Shi Wujue’s words, Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu first chuckle, but quickly, a hint of doubt flashes in their eyes when they exchange glances...
Gu Changsheng cannot hold her words!
Especially when facing Shi Wujue!
Setting aside emotional entanglements, in Gu Changsheng’s view, Shi Wujue, who saved them multiple times, is seen as one of her own, just like Yue Xilou!
"In a family, there’s no need for formalities," Gu Changsheng prefers straightforwardness, allowing nothing to fester!
Speaking openly is better than harboring suspicions, isn’t it?
This is Gu Changsheng’s principle; it’s what she thinks leads to long-lasting relationships!
"So, Shi Wujue, why are you here? And how do you know the exit of this No Return Path’s barrier?"
Owing a life-saving debt to Shi Wujue more than once, Gu Changsheng is a typical person unaffected by accumulation; at such times, saying insincere things like "how can I repay you" would be hypocritical, better left unsaid, so long as she remembers such kindness, there will be a time to repay...
Upon hearing Gu Changsheng’s question, Shi Wujue adjusts his posture slightly since they’ve already escaped the danger. Now there’s only post-crisis relief, and despite everything, whether Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu ask or not, he will explain, else seeds of doubt will sprout in their hearts, complicating the northern journey ahead.
Under the inquisitive gazes of Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu, Shi Wujue props his hand on the ground, finds a comfortable position, leans against the rock wall, shrugs helplessly, and sighs before speaking energetically, "The fault lies with me as City Lord, my subordinate’s ineptitude..."
Saying this, Shi Wujue casts an angry glance at Duo Shu standing on the side, muttering, "You two left the main force secretly; as City Lord I sensed your aura disappearing and naturally became worried, so I sent this servant to follow along your journey..."
Continuing, Shi Wujue shakes his head with self-reproach, saying, "But this servant’s incompetence, coupled with my City Lord’s anxiety over dispatching Supreme Treasure to assist you, led to hesitation, failing to stop you initially when you entered Valley of Forgetfulness, and descended to the Bottom of No Return Cliff..."
Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu, hearing the first half of Shi Wujue’s statement, glance back at Duo Shu cloaked in black. Seeing Shi Wujue’s black-dressed subordinates nodding repeatedly, they remember; as a subordinate, feeling resented over his master doing so much for outsiders is understandable and inevitable...
However, Gu Changsheng soon realizes something off in Shi Wujue’s words, furrows her brows, interrupting gently with curiosity, saying, "No Return Cliff? What No Return Cliff? Isn’t this place commonly called Intestine-Breaking Cliff?"
"Haha..." Hearing Gu Changsheng’s words, Shi Wujue shakes his head with a chuckle, replies wryly, "That’s just a shallow understanding from the public; this place’s real name is not Intestine-Breaking Cliff, but No Return Cliff..."
Saying this, Shi Wujue pauses, his snow-white hair concealing his long eyes, covering the flash of brilliance within them, slowly continues, "Below No Return Cliff lies No Return Path, which is the true definition of the so-called Heaven’s Moat Dead Land by the public..."
Saying this, Shi Wujue raises his head, gazing directly at Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu, continues resolutely, "As for why this City Lord appears here and knows of No Return Path’s barrier, it’s because... because this Heaven’s Moat Intestine-Breaking Cliff, this path of no return, was originally set by the ancestors of this City Lord..."
"What?" Gu Changsheng was taken aback, his mouth hanging open, utterly shocked as if struck by lightning, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Even Zhou Mu, who always remained unfazed under Mount Tai’s Overwhelming Pressure and had a visage like a Divine Residence, couldn’t help but show a trace of astonishment on his face...
As for Shi Wujue, as if he had already expected their reaction, slightly curled his lips, and from underneath the blood-stained white silk, a sinister smile appeared on his face as he candidly continued, "Otherwise, what did you think? Otherwise, how do you think I, the City Lord, would know of the No Return Path’s barrier? How could I tear this barrier apart with my bare hands?"
Under the shocked gaze of Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu, Shi Wujue continued with a smirk, "Linyuan City stands proudly at the junction of the Three Kingdoms, enduring through thousands of years. If we trace it back, its history is even more ancient than that of Great Zhou of the Northern Mongolian... However, the ancestors of this City Lord, to maintain Linyuan City’s proud independence, were not as disengaged from worldly affairs as we are now. The ancestors of this City Lord once had disagreements with the ancestors of Northern Mongolian, nearly to the point of having troops at the city’s doorstep. And this No Return Cliff and the No Return Path at the Bottom of No Return Cliff were set up by this City Lord’s ancestors specifically to prevent the ancestors of Northern Mongolian from crossing here and invading southwards into Linyuan City..."
"It’s just that the history is too ancient. I’m afraid even the people of Northern Mongolian have forgotten the reason for the emergence of the No Return Cliff. The long river of history has buried too many truths, unknown to the world..."
Saying this, Shi Wujue sighed with a hint of melancholy...
Too many truths have been buried, and all he, Shi Wujue, seeks is merely a truth and justice!
Gu Changsheng, do not resent the City Lord; every word the City Lord says is true. The City Lord may deceive everyone in the world, but never...
Will lie to you!
Upon hearing Shi Wujue’s words, the expression on Gu Changsheng’s bright little face could only be described as shocked...
However, she did not doubt the truthfulness of Shi Wujue’s words at all!
Because, as someone who had walked out from a battlefield, she knew too well that in all power struggles, schemes are the least lacking!
What Shi Wujue said, those dusty past events, all of it, truly made sense!
However, Gu Changsheng still had something to say!
"Shi Wujue, your ancestors were just too awesome, weren’t they? Such a huge cliff, such a bizarre, invisible killer No Return Path, they could create it. Tell me, what can’t they accomplish?" Gu Changsheng looked at Shi Wujue in amazement, pursing her lips as she stammered...
Shi Wujue, upon hearing these words, raised his eyebrows immediately and said, as if it were the most natural thing, "As for this, Beauty, you should be well aware, right? In this world, there are indeed many forces beyond ordinary people’s understanding, aren’t there? Just like that little monk by your side, and the Insect God Divine Breath dormant in your brow..."
Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng looked at her evildoer, then instantly figured it out!
Damn, that does make sense!
The oddballs with cheats around her aren’t just one or two, so she naturally wouldn’t think that only those beside her possess supernatural power...
Linyuan City’s long-standing existence, having one or two mighty individuals among its ancestors, is not unusual at all. If not, Gu Changsheng would find it odd. After all, such a geographically transcendent city is a miracle in itself!
As the old saying goes, without diamonds, don’t take on porcelain work. Everyone needs a skilled person to support their household, right?
Everything made sense, Gu Changsheng was utterly convinced by Shi Wujue’s half-true words!
Even Zhou Mu nodded, choosing to believe Shi Wujue’s words!
However, there was still a question lingering in Gu Changsheng’s heart. Thus, as she got up from the ground, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but move closer to Shi Wujue, with a sly expression, said, "Um, Shi Wujue, can you tell me, why your ancestors’ No Return Path makes it so that people can never return? Let me tell you, after stepping onto that No Return Path, seeing that eerie state of certain death upon looking back, the thought of it still makes my heart thump wildly! It nearly scared me to death!"
Curiosity killed the cat, true enough, but she was genuinely puzzled and really wanted to explore the Shi Family’s secret!
Listening to Gu Changsheng, Shi Wujue slightly turned his head, seeing Gu Changsheng blinking her big curious eyes, couldn’t help but shake his head, and hesitantly began, "Because, they saw what they shouldn’t have seen..."
