Light Fortress

Chapter 1784 - 421: The Crime of Betraying Humanity (2)

"So, you believe everything I said?"

Gu Shen sat atop the airship in a Fire Spirit posture.

After disposing of the white lizard’s corpse, he revealed everything he had done, along with the part of the conspiracy involving Deep Sea.

In Gu Shen’s expectations.

Bai Xiu would believe the entirety of his explanation, but inevitably would have doubts about some details.

Yet he didn’t expect...

Little Xiuzi simply listened quietly throughout, without uttering a word, and didn’t show any change in expression after listening.

Gu Shen didn’t expect that... explaining such a complicated matter would go so smoothly.

Facing Gu Shen’s question.

Bai Xiu replied indifferently, "Why not believe?"

"Why not believe?" Gu Shen paused for a moment, then said softly, "Because the person I killed was the white lizard, the leader of the Third Legion, one of the Northern Continent Three Generals."

"We are now returning to Beizhou Chan Wing City."

Bai Xiu said calmly, "The reason we’re rushing back is to save someone. The person we need to save is called ’Silver Fox’, the leader of the Second Army, also one of the Three Generals. I don’t understand the white lizard, but I’m clear about what kind of person Silver Fox is."

"You seem very worried that I might misunderstand your motives, and worried that I might not believe the truth about Deep Sea’s plan to disrupt... but in fact, your worries are unnecessary."

"The reason I voluntarily left the airship was to give you space and opportunity to act."

Bai Xiu laughed, "Gu Shen, I’m not an idiot. I can feel the same strange things that you can. If you don’t kill the white lizard, I would have acted."

Gu Shen fell silent.

Throughout his journey, he had received numerous fortunate blessings and the favor of various important figures... yet, as he reached this point, he was only barely on par with Little Xiuzi, perhaps even somewhat inferior.

Bai Xiu is undoubtedly a prodigy.

Anyone can be an idiot, but Bai Xiu definitely is not.

Gu Shen asked, "You would also act to kill the white lizard? Why?"

"On one hand, intuition. On the other, his appearance is too abnormal."

Bai Xiu said, "I don’t believe so many coincidences exist in this world. The journey with Rust Bone and the white lizard started together, and after combat erupted, only the white lizard remained alive, and he happened to be encountered by us... If there are no accidents, the final direction of these coincidences is for us to rescue him, return to the Five Continents, and solidify Rust Bone’s betrayal."

"So?"

"So if you don’t converse with the white lizard, I would as well. I would open an enclosure and then have him open his Heart Lake... this is the best method to test the ’truth’. If he is truly innocent, then I will see the answer in the Heart Lake."

The method of the white lizard is extremely straightforward.

Gu Shen laughed and asked, "What if he is unwilling?"

Bai Xiu’s thought process is indeed extraordinary, forcing the white lizard to open his Heart Lake... such a thing, not to mention the Three Generals, anyone else wouldn’t do!

"If he is unwilling, then there must be something amiss."

Bai Xiu calmly said, "I don’t care if there is a grand reason, pride, or anything else. As long as the white lizard refuses the request to ’open the Heart Lake’, I will act."

After a pause.

Bai Xiu slowly added, "Considering that those who control the origin have achieved a leap in the level of life, especially strong individuals like the white lizard known for their resilience, once their injuries improve, my situation will become very passive. So I must kill him quickly, I will use the entire Thunder Realm to repeatedly crush his life cells until his last trace of vitality is extinguished."

"Of course, I need to ensure that his spiritual power doesn’t leak."

Bai Xiu said seriously, "So, during the act, I will seal off the spirit to ensure no information leaks."

"..."

Gu Shen looked at Little Xiuzi with a complex expression.

What is mutual understanding?

This is mutual understanding.

Because that is exactly what he did...using Chi Huo to continually scorch, ensuring every cell of the white lizard was completely dead and unable to regenerate, then completely burning away the spirit.

Little Xiuzi noticed Gu Shen’s expression, he said helplessly, "Why look at me with those eyes?"

Gu Shen laughed, "You do this often?"

"You can’t say often."

Bai Xiu said casually, "Traveling across Five Continents, you will always encounter tricky situations. Handling trouble needs to be clean and swift, for the sake of yourself, and for the sake of the other."

He is the Bai Family’s most prized talent.

Young as he is, he went out traveling... to avoid disputes and trouble, Bai Xiu hid his identity during his travels across the Five Continents. Initially, he had Protectors with him, but in recent years, he hasn’t needed them at all.

What Protectors does the Bai Family still have, that could guard his way?

"In recent years, I’ve gotten rid of quite a few Transcendents from the Source Tower."

Bai Xiu said softly, "These people treated Xiaoman very badly. Apart from figures like Divine Envoy which I couldn’t act on... I found opportunities to eliminate all others without leaving a trace, using similar methods."

He didn’t tell Gu Xiaoman about this.

Even though separated by a distance, Bai Xiu has always been attentive to Xiaoman’s situation. He regularly contacted Red Dragon, and the Bai Family had connections with some major forces in the Central Continent.

Since discovering Gu Xiaoman was being targeted by Qinglong.

Bai Xiu began his silent actions...

Though traveling alone.

Bai Xiu had the powerful intelligence network of the Bai Family supporting him, obtaining a list was no difficulty... that list was filled with "survivors" who participated in the assassination attempts on Gu Xiaoman. The kid himself was also seeking revenge, but inevitably overlooked some.