Shen Qian left the top floor of the Vientiane Tower and immediately communicated with the consciousness of the Vientiane Tower. Suddenly the entire situation of the Vientiane Tower appeared in his mind.
Uncle Luo Shen who was originally guarding the Vientiane Tower has left at some point. There are no other strong men in the Vientiane Tower. There is only a figure sitting cross-legged in the temporarily opened rest space on the second floor.
Taking care of the injuries in the body.
"Seventh Senior Brother..."
Shen Qian was stunned and his eyes stayed on Gu Donglai for a while.
Duke Yanshang's last angry blow almost killed Gu Donglai, so it makes sense that the other party hadn't fully recovered yet.
On the contrary, Uncle Luo Shen's early departure gave Shen Qian a bad premonition, because since Uncle Luo Shen didn't say anything before, it means that if it is not an emergency, the other party will definitely guard Shen Qian in the Vientiane Tower until Shen Qian comes out.
If the other party leaves without saying goodbye, either there is a major crisis in the human race, or... it is very possible that the Witch King has appeared.
Shen Qian thought for a while, then he flashed and immediately arrived in a secret space at the bottom of the Vientiane Tower.
Here is a sparkling lake, and there are many stars in the lake, shining with magnificent colors.
Wishing Lake!
This is actually the original treasure house of the Wanxiang Tower. It was born along with the Wanxiang Tower for warriors who later broke through the level to choose corresponding rewards. Shen Qian had entered it once before and obtained the Dao Fruit of King Yan Ling.
Shen Qian didn't know why he didn't rush out and instead came here first.
In fact, after seeing the treasures left by the Demon King, given Shen Qian's current state, no matter how many treasures there are in the Vientiane Tower, they are not enough to attract him.
Just relying on some inexplicable intuition, or maybe the "all-knowing" position was at work, Shen Qian thought that he needed to come here first.
There was water vapor in the air, and after a moment it condensed into a slim figure covered in gauze. She had an impeccable face and fair skin, but she was a little malnourished on her chest.
"Hello." Shen Qian nodded to the woman.
"You have no right to enter here, please leave immediately." The woman who is the incarnation of the will of the Vientiane Tower said coldly.
"Jintahou has fallen, don't I still have full authority?"
Shen Qian frowned.
He originally thought that after the death of Jinta Hou, he was the only real heir to the Vientiane Tower, but now it seems that he still does not have all the original authority to control the Vientiane Tower.
"You have no right to inspect Wishing Lake, please leave immediately." The woman did not explain, but just shook her head.
Shen Qian was naturally unwilling to leave like this. He thought for a while, and suddenly his heart moved. He sank his consciousness into the system and touched the character card belonging to Bai Di.
In an instant, Shen Qian's aura changed, and the tower spirit in front of him also sensed something and showed a confused expression.
"Do I have permission now?" Shen Qian asked.
"Master, as you wish."
After a moment of confusion, the woman's expression softened. She waved her palm, and the Wishing Lake below suddenly became transparent, revealing the dazzling array of treasures in it. The obstacles that originally covered it also disappeared, allowing Shen Qian to
Able to come and go freely.
At this moment, Shen Qian found that his connection with the Vientiane Tower had become closer, and he also felt the tower spirit's complete surrender.
After taking a look at the stunningly beautiful and submissive woman next to him, Shen Qian shrugged and gave up on his sudden idea of mischief. He sank and entered the Wishing Lake directly.
The scenery in front of him changed and turned into a forest filled with various treasures, but Shen Qian's figure directly passed over those treasures, including the Dao fruits left by the top princes, and came directly to the deepest part of the forest. p>
Compared with the surrounding big trees that are hung with treasures, there is only one small sapling here, and above the sapling, there is only an octagonal mirror hanging alone.
This mirror seems to be covered with dust. I don’t know how long it has been stored here. The surface of the mirror is dull and nothing can be seen clearly.
"This is..."
However, the moment he saw the mirror, Shen Qian shivered and was touched by a certain memory.
……
On the second floor of the Vientiane Tower, in a separate isolated space.
Gu Donglai was meditating here to heal his injuries. Suddenly, he opened his eyes with emotion and saw Shen Qian standing aside.
"Little... Shen Qian, are you awake?"
Gu Donglai originally wanted to call Shen Qian his junior brother, but after a slight hesitation he changed his mind.
"It doesn't matter, you can still call me junior brother, and I can also call you seventh senior brother."
Shen Qian took a deep look at Gu Donglai and said, "No matter what happened in the past, at the critical moment, you can win my respect by not colluding with the Divine Emperor Palace."
Gu Donglai was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.
"Senior Brother Seventh, does he know what happened outside and where Uncle Luo Shen went?" Shen Qian asked.
"I woke up a few days ago. Luo Shen Bo was still there at that time. From her tone, it seemed as if Beidu was besieged by many powerful princes."
Gu Donglai replied, "In addition, the trapped dragon formation in the center of the earth may not last long..."
"Is that so?"
Shen Qian frowned immediately when he heard this.
Although he does not know the overall situation, if the northern capital, which is the most important place of the human race, encounters a crisis, one can imagine how bad the whole situation will be.
If the Witch King breaks free from his restraints, the building will collapse in a matter of seconds...
No wonder Uncle Luo Shen left in a hurry. It is estimated that the remaining top combat power of the human race has gathered in the northern capital.
"Thank you Seventh Senior Brother for telling me, then I will take the first step."
Shen Qian said something and turned around to leave.
"Junior brother..." Gu Donglai's eyes flashed at this moment, but he suddenly stopped Shen Qian.
"Huh?" Shen Qian turned his head in confusion.
"Although senior brother doesn't know many secrets, he can probably tell some of them. I guess Minister Wu and the others...all put their last hope on you, right?"
Gu Donglai said softly.
"Senior Brother Seventh?" Shen Qian was startled.
"But little junior brother, do you think you can handle this hope?"
Gu Donglai lowered his eyes lightly and said slowly to himself, "After the Long Live Mountain was broken, many ancestors of all races returned. Now the princes and powerful men of all races gathered under the call of the Wu Clan, and the existence of Da Luo Jinxian level
There are at least thirty... The most important thing is the Witch King. I don’t know if you have ever faced a truly surviving powerful emperor. The gap will probably make you despair."
"What exactly is Brother Seventh trying to say?" Shen Qian narrowed his eyes and looked at Gu Donglai carefully.
"This burden is too heavy, but junior brother, you are still so young."
Gu Donglai sighed, "Have you ever thought about the consequences if you fail? So many people who love and trust you will turn into ashes with you... I have another way. Junior Brother, would you like to hear it?
?"
"Oh?" Shen Qian didn't leave in a hurry, "I'd like to hear the details."
"It's very simple, I will take your place...to bear this burden."
Gu Donglai finally raised his head and looked at Shen Qian with unclear meaning.
"You?" Shen Qian seemed to want to laugh, but in the end he controlled his expression.
"Young junior brother, maybe you don't know me well enough."
Gu Donglai didn't care about Shen Qian's attitude, he just smiled and said, "Although I am not as dazzling as my junior brother, I think I am not inferior to anyone in terms of talent and scheming. Junior brother, can you agree?"
"I agree, of course I agree... How can I not agree with a genius who has surpassed the rank of prince in his twenties? His talent is even more exaggerated than that of Ling Tianhou?"
Shen Qianqian said expressionlessly, "It's just that since senior brother wants to take on this important responsibility, he can just go to Beidu directly, so why does he need to replace me?"
"Of course I have to go to Beidu." Gu Donglai said with a smile, "But before I leave, I always have to ask for something from my junior brother."
"What?"
"What you get inside the 'gate' to the center of the earth."
Gu Donglai's eyes suddenly became hot and he stared straight at Shen Qian, "Young junior brother, there is no need to deny it. We all know that that 'door' hides a big secret, and you are the first one after the Nine Kings to pass through that 'door'
Those who come out alive must have something in you."
"This is also the reason why Wu Wei and other strong humans regard you as their last hope, right?"
Shen Qian was silent, but suddenly laughed.
He looked directly at Gu Donglai's strange and unpredictable eyes and asked, "Is the 'thing' meant for you, or for the person behind you?"
Gu Donglai was startled, and then said blankly, "What are you talking about, junior brother?"
"If you were yourself, you wouldn't call the minister by his real name so naturally, right?" Shen Qian sighed softly.
A smile slowly spread from the corner of Gu Donglai's mouth, and the smile gradually overlapped with that of the elegant young man Shen Qian had seen in the sky-gazing mirror.
Gu Donglai suddenly changed his sitting position and said casually: "You must not be able to tell the truth from the title, right?"
"Indeed not."
Shen Qian shrugged and sat down, as if chatting with an old friend, "I have been thinking since the first battle in the center of the earth, where have you been?"
"If you really suddenly decided not to care about world affairs, then you should have drifted away more than two hundred years ago, so why wait until now? The recovery of the Witch King is definitely within your expectations, and you should have already had the corresponding plans.
Plan."
"I don't know what your plan is, and I don't even have evidence."
Shen Qian paused and said, "But after thinking about it, the only abnormality left around me is 'you'."
"A detective drama once told me that when you eliminate all possibilities, the only explanation left, no matter how impossible it is, must be the truth."
"Now you are the only one left in this Wanxiang Tower. If not you, who else could it be...right, King Zhou Yi?"
Shen Qian's eyes suddenly became sharp.
The space on the second floor of the Vientiane Tower seemed to be stagnant. Gu Donglai chuckled and said: "Actually, I didn't intend to hide it from you. At least since I entered the Vientiane Tower, I no longer care."
"You are really the incarnation of King Zhou Yi."
Hearing the other party's admission, Shen Qian's mood was a bit complicated, "So when the teacher wanted to expel you, it was not because you disobeyed the teacher's order, but because the teacher noticed something, right?"
This is what Shen Qian originally couldn't figure out.
With the magnanimity of Marquis Jingcheng, even if Gu Donglai was really rebellious, he would not be able to punish him in such a fierce way. This in itself is inconsistent with the "way of education" of Da Laogao.
But if so, then everything makes sense.
Originally, the King of Zhouyi had more than one incarnation of Ling Tianhou, but who would have thought that Gu Donglai, who also had a peerless reputation, was also his incarnation.
Gu Donglai's identity is sensitive and rarely mentioned, but he happens to be in charge of the daily affairs of the Prince's Council. He is indeed the best chess piece.
"Wen Yuan did find out that I had stolen Gu Donglai's destiny. He was helpless, but he could only remain silent because this was not a major event that endangered the human race itself, and he was not sure of falling out with me."
Gu Donglai, or King Zhou Yi at this moment, Yun Danfeng said lightly, "He knows that if he completely angers me, it will make the situation get out of control. After all, even if I agree to Bai Emperor, I can still 'self-control' to a limited extent."
Guaranteed."
"We are all nine kings of the human race, why are you so selfish?"
Shen Qian looked at King Zhou Yi with disgust and difficulty.
"Selfish?"
King Zhou Yi was startled when he heard this, but he shook his head and laughed, "Does it mean that Kang Yi has to die like King Jiangling and others to be selfless? What a joke!"
"I live in seclusion behind the scenes because my fate has forced me to do so, but it does not mean that I will really sit back and watch the demise of the human race."
King Zhou Yi said disdainfully, "It's just that you were chosen by Gao Wenyuan at the right time. If Jiang Ye and the others could have trusted me earlier and allowed me to participate in the 'Fire' plan, the situation would not have been so bad at all."
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Shen Qian was not surprised that King Zhouyi knew about the existence of "fire", otherwise the other party would have no reason to deal with him.
And there is no doubt that what he wants is "fire".
"Haha."
As for the other words the other party said, Shen Qian wouldn't believe even a single punctuation mark.
If King Zhou Yi is really innocent, why should King Jiangling and others be on guard against him?
King Zhou Yi didn't pay attention to Shen Qian's sneer. He just stretched out his hand and said casually as if asking for tea, "Give the fire to me, and I will spare your life... Don't worry, I will never tell lies." "Although you are the King of Zhou Yi, you are still Gu Donglai at this time, so there is one thing that is strange to me. Do you really think you are my opponent?"
When Gu Donglai revealed his identity at this time, he was actually not simply discussing with Shen Qian. This was also the point that puzzled Shen Qian the most.
Where does he get the confidence?
"Because this is the Vientiane Tower."
King Zhou Yi smiled slightly and said.
Shen Qian's brows furrowed even deeper when he heard this. He knew that there were other places to pay, but the Vientiane Tower was really his home court, especially at this moment, he had completely controlled the Vientiane Tower.
Could King Zhou Yi be so wise?
At this moment, Shen Qian suddenly remembered something in his mind.
"It is said that King Zhou Yi was a frequent visitor to the Wanxiang Tower. He currently holds the clearance record for the highest ninety-ninth floor of the Wanxiang Tower..."
This is what Qu Bai and others were chatting about when Shen Qian first arrived at the Vientiane Tower.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered this joke, and Shen Qian's heart suddenly tightened.