Barrier of Light

Vines and trees sprouted from the ground.

Turn into a big umbrella.

Thousands of willow branches hang down from the edge of the cane umbrella. Zhou Jiren stands under the umbrella. The dark rain is absorbed by the dry cane. The night in the distance of the small street is broken and looks like an old oil painting.

Gu Shen supported his senior sister and slowly put Nan Jin down.

"The reason why I knocked her out is because this scene... was not what she should have seen. Sometimes knowing the secret can be a trouble. It will not only bring trouble to her, but also to you."

Zhou Jiren stood in front of the rain curtain and pondered for a long time, "Your ability is a big trouble."

Gu Shen was startled.

He came to the teacher's side and released that ray of fire.

In the absence of external stimulation, Blazing Fire is unusually obedient and docile, like his own child.

A slender flame wrapped around his fingertips, sometimes leaping and sometimes coiling.

"The Parliament has been looking for a way to 'save the world'... Since you have gone to the tenth underground level of Huazhi, you should also know about the 'Gene Act'." Zhou Jiren whispered: " Even if the genetic bill can be passed by parliament, what else can’t they do?”

"I can destroy the 'point of collapse of order'..."

Gu Shen was a little confused and asked softly: "Isn't this a good thing?"

"Yes... of course."

Zhou Jiren smiled, but there was no joy in the laughter, but endless complexity, "It is a good thing for the world, but for you... it may not be."

"Xiao Gu..."

"If one day you have to sacrifice yourself in order to gain the stability of this world... what will you choose?"

Zhou Jiren turned to look at Gu Shen.

Gu Shen looked at the flames in his palm, jumping back and forth. There was another long and quiet night in front of him. The world fell asleep in the night. His eyes were full of peace and everything was beautiful.

"Can I exchange for the stability of this world only by sacrificing myself?"

Gu Shen asked softly.

The answer I got was just one word.

"……Um."

"Maybe... yes?"

He scratched his head, a little uncomfortable with such a serious question. The old guy had always looked carefree, and suddenly he was so solemn, which really made people feel at a loss.

Zhou Jiren cast a suspicious look.

"...If you want to hear the truth, just pretend I didn't tell you." Gu Shen quickly added.

"No one is a saint, how can he not be greedy for life?" Zhou Jiren smiled, "My greatest wish is to live to be two hundred years old... So if this question is thrown in front of me, I will choose... No."

"But you are the Grand Adjudicator of Dongzhou..."

"so what?"

Mr. Shu spoke in a very soft voice: "The Grand Judge of Dongzhou is just a name. It is me now, and it can be someone else in the future... The person who wears the crown called justice may not be the one who is truly willing to sacrifice his life. Taoist. So... I am the Grand Adjudicator of Dongzhou, what does it have to do with my greed for life and fear of death?"

It sounds like a shameless statement.

But...very real.

"The cruelty of this world is that when you are pushed to the top of the wave, it doesn't matter whether you think about it or not..."

"If one day I need to be sacrificed in order to exchange for the peace of hundreds of millions of people across the five continents."

"Then...I will be sacrificed...This ending has nothing to do with what I think or don't want."

Zhou Jiren said meaningfully: "Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand...but I don't fully understand..."

Gu Shen's voice became lower and lower, with some self-mockery, "So, being able to eliminate the 'collapse point of order' is actually an unfortunate thing..."

The first time I met Mr. Shu.

The old guy looked fierce, but Gu Shen could actually guess... he was just showing off.

But not everyone is a charity person.

If the true ability of Blazing Fire were spread...all the big figures in the Five Continents Council would be shocked by this. Gu Shen could vaguely guess what fate awaited him. There were countless order collapse points in the Five Continents, even those in the northern Karma Fortress. Black spots all need to be “saved” by oneself.

In name, to put it nicely, it is called salvation.

It is very likely that from that moment on, you will lose the power to control your own destiny.

"That's not right either."

Zhou Jiren smiled in a low voice, "This is great luck and great misfortune...it depends on your strength. If you are strong enough, then who dares to touch you?"

"There are seven highest seats in the parliament, reserved only for those who hold the fire. Currently, apart from your blazing fire, the only people who can completely erase the 'black spots of collapse of order' are those close to God who hold the fire. They are regarded as For the gospel of the future of mankind, the hope of saving the five continents... Indeed, they are no longer existences that mortals can understand. They only need to spread a ray of thought to select apostles to carry their extraordinary extraordinary power. Isn't this Is it the power that only 'gods' have?"

Mr. Shu looked at Gu Shen and said, "But if someone...can do this without fire...what do you think they will do when they find out?"

Cold sweat broke out on Gu Shen's back.

"Not everyone has a noble and great soul. As you just saw... the Grand Adjudicator of Dongzhou also has a side that is greedy for life and afraid of death. I still have unfulfilled wishes, so I must live. And inheriting the greatness People who are famous may not be upright."

Having said this, Zhou Jiren paused.

He sighed from the bottom of his heart: "It is necessary to mention that Gu Changzhi is an exception... This guy's whole body is like a barrier made of light, open and hard. If he can sacrifice himself in exchange for world peace, Gu Changzhi should not hesitate to do so. Hesitantly choose sacrifice.”

"Gu Changzhi..."

Heard the name again.

Gu Shen naturally felt respect in his heart.

Some people, even if they die, will be mourned by countless people, revered by countless people, and regarded as role models by countless people... Gu Changzhi is obviously this kind of person.

Somewhat ironically, although Gu Changzhi is not dead yet, he is just asleep.

But everyone seemed to agree that he would never wake up.

"Sometimes I wonder if there will be any intersection between you two with the surname Gu..." Zhou Jiren glanced at Gu Shen and sneered: "But obviously, the same surname is just a coincidence. From your personality to your ability, There is not even the slightest bit of similarity between them, they are totally incompatible, they are completely different people from different worlds."

Gu Shen didn't feel ashamed at all.

He retorted confidently: "But I am also afraid of death... How can there be people in this world who are not afraid of death?"

"Yeah...I don't understand either."

Zhou Jiren shrugged, "I will never understand what a man like Gu Changzhi is thinking. Isn't he afraid of death? If he dies, there will be nothing."

He held out his hand.

Rubbing it.

Palms are dry.

The rain outside has stopped.

"We can't be Gu Changzhi." The old guy turned around and looked at Gu Shen, "If you are afraid of death and want to make some contribution to the world, then remember... No matter what happens to the world, let you first Survive yourself. Only when you are alive can you have the opportunity to make a contribution."

Gu Shen's expression was complicated.

This is not the first time I heard such words.

Survive.