If I let you practice martial arts, you'll compress your vital energy ten thousand times?

Chapter 134 The Star-Supported Courtyard, the Lock Seal Awakens

early morning.

Outside the Xingshu courtyard, the morning mist was very thin.

The light in Longyuan City does not come from the real sun, but from the silvery glow that falls from the edge of the crack in the main star gate.

The light fell on the star-leaf flowers in the courtyard, making the edges of the leaves sparkle with tiny stars.

Everything seemed quiet.

It was as quiet as the bloody massacre at the White Pagoda last night, just a distant dream.

But the half-collapsed white tower on the north side of Longyuan City still serves as a reminder to everyone.

Everything that happened last night was real.

Qin Yue, the former director of the resource center, has died.

The Qin family patriarch, Qin Xuanxiao, is dead.

The outer layer of the White Pagoda was destroyed.

The sealed well collapsed.

The sect leader's first wisp of will was also swallowed up.

However, none of these things were served at the dinner table in the Starry Courtyard.

Lin Xiaoya sat at the table, holding a bowl of hot porridge, and sipped it slowly.

She seemed much calmer than last night.

Although her face was still a little pale, her eyes no longer held the panic that came from being chased by a dream.

However, after taking a few sips of porridge, she would subconsciously touch her forehead.

You can't see anything there.

The red lotus fire pattern disappeared.

The newly appeared white lock-like patterns are also hidden deep within the skin.

But she could sense it.

It felt like there was a small lock inside my forehead.

It's very quiet.

It's quiet.

It's not cold.

Like a tiny white dot, it gently rested in the deepest part of her dream.

Lin Xiaoya put down her bowl and looked up at Lin Yuan.

"elder brother."

Lin Yuan sat opposite him.

"Um."

Lin Xiaoya asked in a low voice:

"That older sister...did she leave?"

Lin Yuan did not answer immediately.

He looked at the spot on her forehead, where the red lotus seal and the white lock seal had completely coexisted.

One protector and one lock.

There is no conflict.

Instead, it forms a more stable layer of dream protection.

After a moment, Lin Yuan said:

"She should have woken up a long time ago."

Lin Xiaoya was stunned for a moment.

"Awake?"

"Um."

"But didn't she disappear?"

Lin Yuan said calmly:

"I've been trapped in a nightmare for twenty years."

"Waking up is not a bad thing for her."

Lin Xiaoya lowered her head, her fingers gently gripping the rim of the bowl.

She seemed to understand, but not quite.

All she knew was that the older sister would never appear in her dreams again.

He would no longer stand behind that black door, reminding her again and again not to wear the observation ring.

Lin Xiaoya felt a little sad.

But it's not the same fear I felt before.

It was more like someone who accompanied her through the darkness, finally freeing her from having to remain in the darkness any longer.

She said softly:

"So she won't feel pain anymore, right?"

Lin Yuan glanced at her.

"No more."

Lin Xiaoya then nodded gently.

"That's good."

The wind was very soft in the courtyard.

Lin Xiaoya took a couple more sips of porridge, then suddenly looked up and asked seriously:

"Brother, is this lock on my forehead something that sister gave me?"

"Um."

"What can it do?"

Lin Yuandao:

"Block the door."

"Blocking the door?"

Lin Xiaoya blinked.

Lin Yuan used a simpler way of putting it:

"If something inside the door wants to follow your dream and look this way, it can help you close the door a little."

Lin Xiaoya's eyes widened slightly.

"So, can I help my brother too?"

Lin Yuan looked at her.

The little girl's eyes were still a bit red.

But more than anything, there was a cautious anticipation.

She used to think of herself as a nuisance.

They were targeted by the White Tower.

They were targeted by the Black Gate.

They were targeted by the sect leader.

Every time something happened, Lin Yuan was the one who shielded her.

Now, she finally has some power of her own.

Even if she could only close the door a little bit, she felt like she was no longer just a little burden hiding behind her brother.

Lin Yuandao:

"I guess so."

Lin Xiaoya's eyes lit up.

But soon, she became a little nervous.

"Will the sect leader come looking for me again in the future?"

"meeting."

Lin Yuan answered directly.

Lin Xiaoya's face immediately fell a little.

Lin Yuan continued:

"But it won't be that easy for it to come over."

"What if it really comes?"

Lin Yuan thought for a moment.

"I eat it every time it comes."

Lin Xiaoya was stunned.

She remembered the enormous eye in her dream, as big as the entire abyss.

Then I remembered how calmly Lin Yuan said "eat".

This contrast is so strange.

She asked in a low voice:

"Brother, can the sect leader eat it too?"

Lin Yuan thought about it seriously for a moment.

"It depends on the quantity."

Lin Xiaoya stared at him blankly.

A few breaths later, she suddenly couldn't help but laugh out loud.

As she laughed, her eyes welled up with tears again.

She lowered her head and continued drinking her porridge.

This time, however, my hands didn't tremble.

Lin Yuan looked at her calmly.

He knew that Lin Xiaoya wasn't truly fearless.

She was just beginning to understand that fear could also be a reason to refuse.

This is good.

……

After the meal.

Lin Xiaoya tried to sense the white lock mark on her forehead in the courtyard.

She sat on the stone bench with her eyes closed, her little face tense and serious.

Lin Yuan stood to one side.

I didn't rush her.

Not far away, a star-feathered bird landed on the edge of the flower bed, tilting its head to look at her.

After trying for a long time, a very faint white line finally appeared on Lin Xiaoya's forehead.

As soon as the pattern appeared, the wind in the courtyard suddenly subsided a little.

It wasn't that it was being suppressed.

Instead, it's like an invisible crack that's been gently closed.

Lin Xiaoya opened her eyes and exclaimed in surprise:

"Brother, did I succeed just now?"

Lin Yuandao:

"Um."

Lin Xiaoya was a little happy.

But the next moment, the white lock pattern disappeared.

Her face fell.

"It's gone again."

Lin Yuandao:

Take your time.

Lin Xiaoya nodded and closed her eyes again.

She is still young.

The lock mark has just awakened and can only be activated briefly.

However, Lin Yuan has confirmed that the door-locking seal is indeed effective.

It can block low-level door gap traction.

It can shield you from prying eyes in your dreams.

It is also possible to forcibly close some anchor points when the will behind the door tries to locate reality through Lin Xiaoya's dream.

It's still very weak.

But the future is important.

In particular, the sect leader has already remembered her.

That giant, dark blue eye will not easily give up on the second lock.

Lin Yuan looked up at the sky.

Deep within the Dragon Abyss Main Star Gate, the dark blue crack was considerably darker than it had been the previous night.

But it didn't disappear.

The remnants of the old gate of the White Pagoda have been swallowed up.

The first anchor was partially broken by Lin Xiaoya.

But there will definitely be a next step for the sect leader himself.

His current compression count is 730,000.

We are still 70,000 short of 800,000.

Extreme Star Soul.

This reward is clearly prepared for the next stage of the Sect Master's Will, Dream Erosion, and Peeping from Behind the Gate.

He needs more energy.

Higher-level energy.

Ideally, the sect leader would send even more.

Just then, there was a knock on the courtyard gate.

Lin Xiaoya opened her eyes.

"Brother, someone's here."

Lin Yuan already knew who it was.

"Keep practicing."

After he finished speaking, he walked towards the courtyard gate.

The door opened.

Gu Changye stood outside.

He was still wearing that black outfit.

It was still that black notebook.

However, today, Gu Changye's smile was deeper and more complex than usual.

It's like watching the most exciting show all night; I still haven't fully calmed down.

"morning."

Gu Changye greeted him with a smile.

Lin Yuan looked at him.

"What's up?"

Gu Changye glanced at Lin Xiaoya, who was intently sensing the lock mark on the door in the courtyard.

"It seems she's recovering well."

Lin Yuan did not respond.

Gu Changye didn't care and walked into the courtyard on his own.

He didn't get too close to Lin Xiaoya.

They stopped and sat down at the stone table with great tact.

"After the bloody calamity at the White Tower, Dragon Abyss City is now very quiet."

"But this silence is not the end of the matter."

"Instead, everyone was terrified."

Lin Yuan poured himself a cup of tea.

I didn't hand it to him.

I took a sip myself.

Gu Changye looked at the cup of tea and sighed.

"How stingy."

Lin Yuandao:

"Get to the point."

Gu Changye's smile faded somewhat.

"The Qin family's local branch has basically lost its backbone."

"Qin Yue is dead, Qin Xuanxiao is dead, Qin Wujiu is dead, and Qin Yuanlie and Qin Shanhe are seriously injured."

"They won't dare touch you again for a while."

"But the Qin family has more than just one branch in Longyuan City."

Lin Yuan raised his eyes.

Gu Changye said:

"The Qin family of Longyuan is just a branch."

"The true main branch of the Qin family is in the Star Gate City, which is at a higher level."

"There's a high-ranking official over there who's in the late stages of his career."

"There are even rumors that there is a half-step King-level Ancestor."

Lin Yuan's expression remained unchanged.

"Then?"

Gu Changye stared at him, a hint of amusement in his eyes.

"Then, before Qin Xuanxiao died, he seemed to realize something."

"He wants to send a message."

"But it was interrupted by the blood mask."

"However, it is possible to extract a trace of remnant spirit from the fragments of the soul lamp at the Qin family's ancestral land."

"For example, half a sentence."

"Blood face, no..."

Lin Yuan looked at him calmly.

Gu Changye smiled.

Don't look at me like that.

"I didn't tell anyone."

"And even if they get half a sentence, they might not be able to guess the truth."

"At most, they might guess that the Blood Face is not the real body, not human, not an ancient cultivator, or even an existence from this era."

"But they could hardly imagine that the true source of the blood face would be a newcomer who appears to be at the first level of the Qi and Blood Realm."

At this point, an indescribable light appeared in Gu Changye's eyes.

"Because this guess is too crazy."

"So crazy that no normal person would believe it."

Lin Yuandao:

"You believe it?"

Gu Changye shrugged.

"I'm not a normal person to begin with."

Lin Yuan did not deny it.

Gu Changye didn't mind and continued:

"Besides the main branch of the Qin family, there are even more troublesome ones."

"The bloodshed at the White Pagoda cannot be suppressed."

"Qin Xuanxiao is dead, and the situation cannot be suppressed."

"The sect leader's first wisp of will was swallowed up, and he could no longer suppress it."

"Someone from the Star Gate headquarters will definitely come."

Lin Yuan asked:

How strong?

Gu Changye said:

"On the surface, at least in the late stage of being granted the title of Marquis."

"As for whether there's a near-King level watching us from behind, that's hard to say."

Lin Yuandao:

"What are you here for?"

"Takeover of the Main Star Gate Anomaly"

Gu Changye spoke more slowly.

"They will investigate the White Pagoda."

"Investigate the bloody face."

"Investigate Lin Xiaoya."

"They will also investigate you."

Lin Yuan said calmly:

"Investigate if you want."

Gu Changye chuckled:

"Of course you're not afraid."

"But the people in the General Headquarters are different from those in Longyuan."

"Qin Yue is following the rules of the Resource Institute."

"Qin Xuanxiao used the Qin family and the Longyuan order."

"The Star Gate headquarters uses a higher level of wartime authority."

He looked at Lin Xiaoya.

"They might not be as stupid as Qin Yue, who would directly send someone to pressure Xiaoya."

"But they'll do it in a more respectable way."

"For example, the General Headquarters' protected list."

"For example, wartime supervision of individuals with special physical conditions."

"For example, the main gate anomaly assists in observation."

"It all sounds reasonable."

"But the essence is still the same."

"They will want to bring the Clean Gate practitioners under their control."

Lin Yuan put down his teacup.

"Then kill them."

Gu Changye's lips twitched.

He then chuckled softly.

"I knew you'd say that."

"But this time, it's best not to start killing right away."

"It's not that I'm afraid of them."

"But there will soon be new changes on the main star gate side."

Lin Yuan looked up at the sky.

Gu Changye also looked up.

"Last night, you broke part of the first anchor of the White Pagoda."

"But since the sect leader has already remembered Longyuan, he won't leave only one path."

"I suspect that the second anchor of the main star gate is taking shape."

Lin Yuan's eyes flickered slightly.

"Second anchor?"

"Um."

Gu Changye said:

"The first anchor is the path that connects the remains of the Seventh Gate, the old gate of the Star Source Pool, Lin Xiaoya's dream, and the fragments of the White Pagoda Gate."

"You've cut off this road."

"Part of it was also locked up by Xiaoya."

"But the second anchor will most likely land directly on the tides of the main stargate itself."

"In other words, the sect leader may not necessarily circle the White Pagoda again next."

"It will begin to directly pry open the main star gate of Longyuan."

Lin Yuan stared at the faint blue trace deep within the main star gate.

His expression remained calm.

"When?"

Gu Changye said:

"uncertain."

"However, the Stargate Observatory detected a second tidal anomaly in the latter half of last night."

"The Zhenxing Army will hold a meeting soon."

"You'll find out then."

Lin Yuandao:

"How would I know?"

Gu Changye smiled.

"Because they need Xiaoya's lock stamp to determine direction."

yard.

Lin Xiaoya's white lock pattern on her forehead lit up slightly.

She heard her name called, opened her eyes, and looked over with a somewhat blank expression.

Gu Changye lowered his voice a little.

"rest assured."

"This time, Marquis Zhenxing will not let them take Xiaoya away."

"not to mention……"

He looked at Lin Yuan.

"You're still here."

Lin Yuan remained silent.

Gu Changye stood up.

"I'm just here to remind you."

"The bloodshed at the White Pagoda is not the end."

"It's the beginning."

"The Qin family's main branch, the Star Gate headquarters, and the two main Star Gate anchors will all follow."

"The situation in Longyuan City has escalated from a local family feud to a major star-level event."

He paused for a moment after saying this.

Looking at Lin Yuan, his eyes were inexplicably excited.

"And right now, they all still think you're the one being protected."

"That's the most interesting part."

Lin Yuandao:

"Are you done talking?"

Gu Changye sighed.

"So cold."

He walked outside.

As he reached the courtyard gate, he turned back and added:

"Oh, right."

"If the people from the Star Gate headquarters ask about Bloodface, what are you going to say?"

Lin Yuan glanced at him.

"Let them ask Bloodface."

Gu Changye was taken aback.

Then he couldn't help but laugh.

"it is good."

"I like this answer."

After Gu Changye left.

The courtyard fell silent again.

Lin Xiaoya walked to Lin Yuan's side and asked softly:

"Brother, are some bad guys coming again?"

Lin Yuan looked at the main star gate in the sky.

There, a faint, new wisp of pale blue light flickered.

It's like relighting an anchor in the distance.

Lin Yuan said calmly:

"They're not necessarily bad people."

Lin Xiaoya was stunned.

"What is that?"

Lin Yuan thought for a moment.

"meal."

Lin Xiaoya: "..."

She suddenly realized that she had worried for nothing.