Light Barrier

Chapter 354

"The head of the family..."

When the old man heard these two words, he fell into a brief thought. Then he smiled and asked easily: "Isn't this your thing?"

Gu Nanfeng said in a deep voice: "You should understand what I mean. What I want is not a false reputation."

"Understood. Of course I understand."

Gu Qilin asked leisurely: "But, do you understand what I mean? I am not the head of the family, and the new Gu Lushen is not the head of the family. Even if there is no head of the family, after the separation, the Gu family is still the first family in Nagano. Why?"

This question.

Gu Nanfeng was stunned.

"Because the head of the family... has always been just a false name."

The old man said calmly, "The reason why Gu Changzhi is the head of the family is just because... he is Gu Changzhi."

"Eight years ago, many people died in Nagano... just to send you to Hokkaido."

The old man's voice was solemn, "If it's not for you to become the 'head of the family', what are the sacrifices of these people for?"

"The name of the head of the family does not require my approval, nor does it require approval from over there... As long as you are strong enough, really strong enough, you will be the head of the Gu family."

"and......"@@@@

"You seem to have some misunderstanding about me... You always think that I chose to retreat because I was afraid of war..."

Gu Qilin narrowed his eyes and flicked the ashes of his cigarette, "On the battlefield, this behavior is called desertion. If there is destined to be such a battle between the old and the new factions, then I must be the one who fights to the end. I will never No compromise, no retreat, let alone... become a deserter."

"The reason why the old and new factions can still have 'peace' is because neither side is sure of winning."

"Sixty years ago, when I went north to the fortress to fight against the disaster, I was still a high-spirited young man. Like you, I had great ambitions and believed that I could change the entire war situation with one person."

Gu Nanfeng was stunned.

"But now I'm old."

The old man spoke softly and said, "If you have the ability to hold the sword of victory and bring true peace to the Gu family... then please do it."

People in the world always believe that a powerful name is a sword that will always win.

But actually, it's just the opposite.

Because he holds a long sword in his hand, he is respected by the world.

Retreating and compromising are just a kind of accumulation of strength... When an explosion means only destruction, then roaring is also an ineffective cry.

Gu Nanfeng suddenly understood the meaning of what the old man had done over the years. Whether he sent himself out of Nagano or refused to let him return... he was all waiting for his own growth.

And speaking of this.

Gu Nanfeng became a little silent instead.

He looked at the old man and said, "Are you... willing to let me give it a try?"

"If you don't want to, will you give up?" The old man said calmly: "If you were me sixty years ago, if the negotiations failed, you would have carried the energy cannon and hit the new faction. Those who get in the way will be blown to pieces."

Gu Nanfeng smiled and said, "Energy cannons are outdated... now Beizhou Military Headquarters has more powerful weapons."

"Back to the topic."

He took a gentle breath and said: "If you are willing to support me, I will plan to regain the scattered power of my hometown... This will not be a short process, and great conflicts may break out."

The wording is very elegant.

In fact, it is "confluence".

The Gu family is no longer divided into the new school and the old school!

The old man put his hands on his elbows and listened quietly, "What are you going to do?"

Gu Nanfeng said: "From the perspective of maximizing success rate... I will start to win over the other three of the five major companies."

The old man narrowed his eyes: "But this will expand the situation of the war. If a conflict breaks out, the entire Nagano will be dragged into the water."

"So... greater force is needed, external force."

Gu Qilin was silent for a while.

"You mean the allies outside Nagano... Huazhi?"

"Perhaps there are more allies." Gu Nanfeng said calmly, "I know your concerns. The five families have maintained a delicate balance for many years... The battle in Nagano does not involve the forces in Nagano. Everyone Each maintains balance and symbiosis, but once external forces are involved, the situation will become more and more complicated, and the rules established by the five families will be broken."

The old man nodded, "This is... a taboo!"

Gu Nanfeng suddenly asked: "If you make an agreement with the enemy to fight with bare hands, and the opponent pulls out a knife before the battle, what should you do?"

"..."

The old man narrowed his eyes and understood what his grandnephew meant.

He understood what Gu Lushen meant.

There is really no fault with this... reason.

"I turned him down."

The old man looked at his grandnephew's expression and spoke softly.

Rejected... Gu Shen's eyes showed some surprise.

At this juncture... it takes a lot of courage to refuse to merge.

Gu Nanfeng raised his head in confusion: "Why... why?"

"Nodding, shaking your head, it's just a simple thing... Do you need a reason?"

The old man said calmly: "As for the name of 'Family Master', I know you used to not care much about it. You once wanted to throw it away, as far away as possible... But now you really want to hold on to it, wishing that the entire Snow Forbidden City knew that it belonged to you. s things."

"Humans are this kind of species. I used to be just like you."

"So...I'm very happy. You came back this time to take back what belongs to you."

Gu Qilin stood up, patted Gu Nanfeng's shoulder, and said, "There is a 'gift' here...I left it for you. Take a good look."

After getting up, he took out a small document bag and placed it in front of Gu Nanfeng.

The old man left the box.

Before passing by Gu Shen, he spoke softly and asked with a smile: "Are you full?"

Gu Shen was stunned and quickly wiped his mouth.

The old man nodded and said: "Since you are full... come out with me."

...

...

The top floor of Jiangbei Hotel.

The wind is a bit strong.

Thin snow is floating in the air, and there are falling ice chips in the wind. If you breathe a little harder, white mist will come out.

The old man was standing on the top floor, looking at the Snow Forbidden City in the distance, with row upon row of old buildings, and the lights outlined a quiet and peaceful picture...

"It's your first meeting, don't be nervous."

Gu Qilin spoke softly, trying to make his voice sound gentle.

It's just the old man's aura and the murderous brows on his face that make it hard not to be nervous.

"Those words just now... I will forget them." Gu Shen sighed softly and said, "The reason why you keep inviting me to this meal... I haven't figured it out yet."

Gu Qilin raised his eyebrows.

He said sincerely: "Actually, when we were eating... I sent a message to Gu Nanfeng and asked him to say something, but he refused, so this meal was very..."

"Serious." Gu Shen thought for a moment and said the word for him.

"Well..." The old man nodded.

The scene became frozen again.

Gu Shen didn't expect...it turned out that he was not the only one who wanted to say something at the dinner table.

"Don't forget these words. You can remember them and don't spread them outside."

Gu Qilin spoke again and said: "Actually, it's not a secret. The whole of Nagano knows about the bad things about the Gu family... And when Nanfeng took the initiative to talk about the 'Guangming City' thing, your acting skills were a bit poor."

Gu Shen blinked.

Isn't it?

My acting skills...have never failed so far.

"Brother Nanfeng said to me... you want to see me, not because I have a close relationship with Huazhi, nor because I am the inheritor of divination..." Gu Shen asked seriously: "If it's just an ordinary meal I won’t think too much about the meal. It’s just that after today’s meal, I learned so much news that I really can’t sleep well.”

"Really?" the old man said with a smile, "I see you are enjoying the food, and you were reluctant to leave just now."

Gu Shen felt helpless and asked cautiously: "In other words, you don't care about my identity... you just want to tell the people outside that you and I have met and talked."

It's very windy on the top floor.

There are also many wind pupils.

"How dare you look directly at me with those eyes?" The old man said calmly: "Those are the tricks of the younger generation... Do I need to be so cunning? Compared with the previous genius of the Gu family... you are still worse. Some."

Gu Shen choked suddenly.

"If you have to ask why..."

Gu Qilin smiled gently and said, "Both of us are named Gu. I like you more, so I came to treat you to this family dinner."