Chapter 1813: Chapter 431: Escorting the Ghost
Gu Family Base, Tomb Ghost awakens from his slumber.
"You’re awake?"
A worried voice sounded by his ear. Tomb Ghost jerked his head up to find himself surrounded by many Night Watchmen, blocking up the lab entrance completely.
He felt a wave of dizziness, and instinctively asked, "What’s happening?"
The nightmare where he confronted Deep Sea... left a profound psychological scar on him. Deep Sea claimed to give him a choice, but in reality, he had none. Forced to nod, Deep Sea seized his Spiritual Link, and from that moment, he felt something missing in his body.
Barring any unexpected circumstances, he would never return to the Black Snow Mountain Dream.
The Black Snow Mountain Dream had always been a burden to Tomb Ghost.
But now, deprived of the "right of link," he didn’t feel relieved, but rather grew heavier at heart.
Tomb Ghost feared that these people surrounding him were here because of that matter.
Yet the glaring white light revealed their gentle and caring faces, gradually easing his tension.
"You’ve slept for a long time..."
A young female Night Watchman ponderously spoke, "We were worried about your safety."
"No problem."
Hearing this response, Tomb Ghost breathed a slight sigh of relief and said hoarsely, "I was just... tired."
Seeing Tomb Ghost unharmed, the Night Watchmen also relaxed considerably.
If he hadn’t woken up, they would have called a Spiritual Transcendent to check on him.
Tomb Ghost gritted his teeth.
Recalling the confrontation with Deep Sea, he had intended to keep his secret hidden forever, but now he felt that this matter couldn’t simply be left at that.
He looked up, cautiously glancing at the surveillance cameras hovering above the base, then dragged his most familiar Night Watchman out into the world of ice and snow beyond the base without further ado.
"Hiss!"
Tomb Ghost ignited the Gu Family Base’s standard spirit barrier seal [Lantern], using it to shield external perceptions and spirits.
The red glow illuminated the snow, melting the frost.
In the past, he wouldn’t have been so meticulous, constantly on guard.
But now he knew that his "opponent" was [Deep Sea]. [Deep Sea] was omnipresent. Every word he uttered could be under surveillance, so if he wanted to do something, he had to be extremely cautious, cautious to the extreme!
Only after setting up the barrier did he dare to speak.
"Where is Gu Nanfeng?"
The Night Watchman who had been dragged out was stunned.
Was it necessary to be so cautious over such a simple conversation?
Initially, seeing Tomb Ghost pulling him with such a sense of urgency, he also couldn’t help but grow tense.
The Night Watchman smiled and replied, "Mr. Xing Yun, don’t be nervous, the Young Master is on a mission outside of Chanyi City."
"Outside of Chanyi City?"
Tomb Ghost’s expression turned grave.
His Black Snow Mountain Dream lay beyond the [Old World]. If he wasn’t mistaken, Gu Shen Bai Xiu Silver Fox had left from Chanyi City to that snow-covered mountain... Hearing the name Chanyi City again, he immediately became alert.
"How long have I been asleep? Have many things happened in these few days?"
"You’ve been asleep for almost two days..."
The Night Watchman earnestly said, "A lot has happened during this time."
Before the Night Watchman could continue, a whistling sound pierced the distant sky.
The Night Watchmen in the Gu Family Base all came out, frowning as they looked at the Source Energy Boat with a number not belonging to the Jiangbei District, landing outside the base.
This Source Energy Boat didn’t belong to the Five Great Families; it belonged to Jiangnan.
There were only a few major powers with the ability to dispatch a Source Energy Boat to this place, so the identity of the boat’s owner wasn’t hard to guess.
Especially at the half-open cabin doorway of the Source Energy Boat, a red-haired woman with a cloak and a wooden sword stood.
...
...
"Judgement Institute, Judge of Dadu District, Lu Nanjin."
The Source Energy Boat hadn’t come to a full stop when the woman’s voice rang out from afar.
Along with the voice, there was the wind and snow.
A red figure leapt down from the cabin doorway, landing steadily on the snow, the impact sending snowflakes and wind flying. The domain of [Lan Qie] spread out, covering the hundred-meter clearing in front of the Gu Family Base, ensuring absolute closure of this area.
Lu Nanjin! The Gu Family Night Watchmen had all heard of this name.
This was one of Mr. Shu’s disciples and had a great relationship with the Young Master. Since the merger of north and south in recent years, Dadu District’s power had been taken over by the consortiums, and the Five Great Families and Huazhi Nanwan had formed a cooperative relationship, with Jiangbei belonging to the aristocratic families and Jiangnan to the consortiums... Lu Nanjin’s sister was a top senator holding sway over half of the entire Dadu District.
So, putting aside the Judgement Institute relationship, this woman had an aura that inspired awe in everyone.
That was one of the heads of the Huazhi Consortium.
"Judge Lu, what brings you here?"
The leader of the Night Watchmen team hurriedly stepped forward.
"There’s an urgent matter; I need to take Xing Yun back to Dadu immediately."
After landing, Lu Nanjin spoke rapidly, "Nanfeng is external, and there wasn’t time to notify him, so I had Mr. Gu send a quick message, which should be on its way now."
"A quick message..."
The leader of the Night Watchmen was taken aback and instinctively asked, "For a quick message, couldn’t ’Deep Sea’ have been used for transmission?"
Just as the words fell.
