After being happy, Shi Lan looked at Gu Xun with complicated eyes and said in a low voice, "Thank you..."

Gu Xun did not continue.

He would ask about Yu Ziqi's affairs, mostly for Shi Qing's sake, and had little to do with Shi Lan.

He didn't want to explain this, lest the little girl misunderstand anything again.

"My brother's problem has been solved. You won't bother me about getting on the ship anymore, right?"

Gu Xun's joking joke made Shi Lan blush a little, but she quickly returned to her normal coolness and asked again in a calm tone:

"What I really want to ask about when I come today is not about my brother."

"Well...what else is there?" Gu Xun was very patient with Shi Lan.

On the one hand, it's because she is the sword master of her own choice.

On the one hand, it is because of tolerance for children.

After Shi Lan hesitated for a moment, he reached for the Ice Soul Sword wrapped in cloth behind his back and placed it on the table between the two of them:

"You gave it to me, did you do it for..."

When it comes to the next part, Shi Lan groans and can't continue.

She suspected that Gu Xun gave her the Ice Soul Sword in order for her to play a certain role in the mirage and to allow her to 'explore the path' for herself.

She didn't want to suspect Gu Xun's ulterior motives, but she kept thinking about it, especially after learning that the warning given by Zhang Liang came from Gu Xun.

The conflicting psychology drove her to find Gu Xun as quickly as possible to find out more.

But when the words came to her lips, she couldn't say them out.

Because she felt more and more that Gu Xun was not using her, but the thoughts that had arisen were difficult to completely erase.

So I finally asked.

She is not someone who likes to be secretive.

Gu Xun probably understood Shi Lan's thoughts, but he was not angry at all. He leaned back slightly and looked at the other party with a smile on his lips, without defending himself:

"It doesn't matter what I think, because you are powerless against me, just like Shushan is powerless against the empire."

"What matters is whether you want this sword or not, and whether you need this sword or not."

"So, what is your answer?"

Although what Gu Xun said was not pleasant, Shi Lan did not feel any ill will.

Without saying a word, she reached out to take back the Ice Soul Sword and carried it behind her back again.

Seeing this, Gu Xun's smile became even bigger, and he warned, "On this trip to the mirage, Tianming and Shaoyu both had their own adventures, and their strength will soon improve by leaps and bounds."

"And you...you had your own opportunities, but I blocked them midway."

Hearing this, Shi Lan couldn't help but think of the palace she saw from a distance on the bottom floor of the mirage after she and Shao Yu escaped from Yunxiao Pavilion.

Is that the opportunity he mentioned?

Gu Xun did not explain, but continued, "I stop you, on the one hand, because of my own purpose, and on the other hand, I feel that the opportunity may not be a good thing for you."

Tianming is the protagonist, Shaoyu is the protagonist, and Qianlong should also be the protagonist.

Likewise, Shi Lan is also the protagonist.

But being the protagonist is not necessarily a good thing, especially when there is a clear tragic character among the protagonists.

Although these 'adventures' will increase Shi Lan's strength, they will also push her further towards the path of the protagonist.

So Gu Xun chose to intervene.

But the main reason is Gu Xun's own purpose - he usually doesn't interfere forcefully in other people's affairs, this time he just did it conveniently.

"Then...what exactly is it?" Shi Lan asked curiously.

She was really curious about that palace, from the bottom of her heart, sincerely curious.

Looking at Shi Lan's rare eager gaze, Gu Xun thought for a moment and replied, "I'm not sure either, but... it probably corresponds to the Toad Palace."

"Toad Palace?" Shi Lan murmured, confused.

She knew that in the Toad Palace, at the highest point of the mirage, was the daughter of the Mo family's latest tycoon who Tianming mentioned was locked up.

But that palace... what does it mean to 'correspond to the Toad Palace'?

Does Toad Palace have any other meaning?

Gu Xun did not explain further and returned to the previous topic:

"Although you didn't get your own adventure, the several battles on the mirage allowed you to successfully further activate the ice-soul chill that I sealed in the ice-soul sword."

"In the next period of time, it will continue to escape from the sword and merge into your body."

"Your Ice Soul Mysterious Technique will advance very quickly, which will increase your strength... and there will be no hidden dangers."

"Now that you have made a decision, hold it tightly and become a qualified sword master."

"I..." Shi Lan unconsciously reached over and touched the black cloth wrapping the Ice Soul Sword.

The cold breath penetrated the black cloth and spread into Shi Lan's heart along her fingertips.

This cold air was refreshing and cold, but Shi Lan didn't feel any discomfort. Instead, she felt sincerely happy.

"It's time for you to go." Looking at this scene, Gu Xun's lips curled up, and then he suddenly issued an eviction order.

"Ah?" Shi Lan came back to her senses, but she was still a little confused and didn't react.

Gu Xun said again, "It's time for you to go."

Shi Lan moved her lips and realized that she had nothing to ask.

She had many doubts, but she seemed to have no position and no reason to ask Gu Xun.
Chapter completed!