And she has such a brother?
This was Gu Shen’s first reaction upon hearing the news, the intelligence work in the North Continent was done too well, this news was probably known by very few.
However, he didn’t show much surprise.
As long as one wasn’t blind, it was evident that Lin Lin’s identity was not ordinary, very extraordinary indeed... During the frontal confrontation with Duke Zhen Yue, Gu Shen was already thinking deeper towards the "Empress," although he really hadn’t expected this additional layer of relationship between the two of them.
Everything became reasonable.
What’s more interesting... the mysterious marriage affair of the Meng Family also came to light.
The other person involved in Meng Xizhou’s broken engagement should be none other than this Lin beside him.
The ponderous doors of the Empress’s castle slowly opened.
Two tall figures stood on either side.
"Aluer, Aunt Wen, I’ve returned."
Lin Lin smiled as he spoke; looking behind the door, a trace of gentleness appeared in his eyes.
He transmitted to Gu Shen, "The person beside Aluer is the current lord of the Investigation Corps... nicknamed Purple Rain, Wen Di; people from outside call her Purple Rain, but we call her ’Aunt Wen.’"
Gu Shen looked towards the woman Lin Lin called "Aunt Wen."
She had a warm and gentle oval face, making it hard to associate that face with the sharp and decisive "Lord of the Legion," yet at this moment, Aunt Wen was draped in a black velvet cloak, exuding a rather commanding aura.
"This must be Xiao Gu?"
Aunt Wen raised an eyebrow, smiled, and said, "Indeed born quite handsome; you look much better than those rough men of the North Continent."
"Lord of the Legion..."
Gu Shen smiled and helplessly said, "Are you saying that I’m too slender?"
Actually, what the Lord of the Legion said was true.
Cultivating "Spring Breathing" can hone both the spirit and the body, altering a person’s aura.
Coupled with the transformation from the "Watcher’s Mindset," over the past year, Gu Shen’s aura since his Extraordinary Awakening had changed dramatically; although he lacked the burly physique of those Northerners, he didn’t look weak either.
But in the North Continent, the words "handsome" are not really a form of praise.
"Don’t worry, this isn’t sarcasm."
Aunt Wen explained seriously, "You are a Spiritual Transcendent, so looking less combative, that’s alright."
Indeed... still looked a bit too "weak."
Aunt Wen gestured with her hand, calmly saying, "Quite good timing, Zhu Xue said you wouldn’t be here until tomorrow at the earliest."
Lin Lin snickered and said, "He can’t predict me; by tomorrow, I might have already flown back to Gu Castle."
The Lord of the Legion didn’t say much, leading the two into the castle hall.
Lin Lin stretched lazily, feeling a long-lost comfort of returning home.
The light in the hall, the gentle breeze flowing through, and the moonlight spilling through the floor-to-ceiling windows all felt warm.
He and Zhu Xue grew up here.
In the nearby garden, they used to mold clay, fought under the fountain sculptures, this was the framework carrying his rare childhood memories, after becoming a bit sensible, he went to Gu Castle, never again seeing the splendid castle, the corridors full of frescoes, facing the snowfall at the Northern Continent Border all day, and the homesickness that weighed down the branches.
Gu Shen, on the other hand, quietly watched all this.
In his heart, he felt unusually calm for some inexplicable reason.
This castle isn’t so simple.
Even though immersed in the "Watcher’s Mindset," Gu Shen had never experienced such a strange sense of comfort as he did at this moment, as if wrapped in the night breeze, with soft music humming...
Unconsciously, he cast his gaze to the second floor.
That was Her Majesty the Empress’s residence.
At the end of the second-floor corridor was a bright radiance that pierced through the darkness, but Gu Shen’s gaze stopped there.
Going deeper, he couldn’t see anything more.
Gu Shen was certain that even if he summoned Chi Huo, his gaze couldn’t penetrate the second floor’s cloister... there might be more than one sealing object there, it’s just that he couldn’t figure out why.
This is the residence of Her Majesty the Empress, does it need sealing objects?
The place where the gods reside is the safest place in the world.
Even the most powerful sealing objects can’t compare to a fire spark!
The Lord of the Legion sat across from the two, Aluer returned with some tea, placing it on the coffee table in the hall.
Aunt Wen took a sip and softly said, "The second floor is shrouded by sealing objects, for some reasons, I can only take one person up at a time, so... you’ll wait here for a bit."
Lin Lin finished stretching and nodded.
He reached out and patted Gu Shen’s shoulder, smiling as he said, "Have some tea here, wait for me a bit, I’ll be right back."
After speaking, he was about to rise.
The Lord of the Legion remained unmoving, "It’s not him who needs to wait, it’s you."
Lin Lin, who half stood up, appeared somewhat awkward.
"Sit down, this tea is especially steeped for you; not coming back once in years, you should be content with this cup."
Aunt Wen said mildly, "With a guest from afar, Her Majesty would naturally see him first, besides... you should have the self-awareness, right? Your turn in line still has to wait a bit longer."
Looks guy’s "family status" is quite ordinary... Gu Shen stood up, patted Lin Lin’s shoulder, and earnestly said, "Have some tea here, wait for me a bit, I’ll be right back."
This sentence sounded familiar.
Lin Lin pretended not to hear, as if nothing had happened, silently sipping tea on his own... at the same time, he sighed lightly in his heart, thinking it must be the affair between him and Meng Xizhou, that made his sister unhappy.