Bastion of Light
Chapter 32

Escaping Danger

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"Big sister, you're so pretty!"

San Pao, the smallest of the group, looked up at Nan Jin, his eyes full of stars, "What's your relationship with Gu Shen, big brother?"

Nan Jin smiled, smoothed her hair, and tried to play the role of a gentle and intellectual older sister, softly laughing, "Little friend, I'm Gu Shen's senior apprentice sister~"

San Pao shook his head like a rattle drum. This was the first time he had seen such a beautiful woman.

But instinct told him.

This beautiful big sister's relationship with Gu Shen was not ordinary!

He earnestly said loudly, "Big sister, I'm already eight years old, I understand everything! Do you have any other relationship?"

Black lines appeared on Nan Jin's forehead.

This little brat, not even ten years old, what is he thinking about all day?

"My relationship with Gu Shen is indeed not that simple..." She smiled and said, "But this is a secret, I can tell you, but you're not allowed to tell anyone else."

San Pao's eyes lit up.

"Come here."

Nan Jin gently squatted down and beckoned to San Pao, signaling the child to come closer.

San Pao trotted over, his ears also closer.

Nan Jin smiled and said, "I am Gu Shen's long-lost biological father."

San Pao's face was shocked.

He looked at the intellectual and gentle big sister in front of him in disbelief, "Re...really?"

"What do you think?"

Nan Jin pressed San Pao's head with one hand and asked with a smile, "Do you think I'm lying to you?"

[Danger danger danger danger danger.]

"How...how is that possible?"

San Pao nodded like a chicken pecking rice, and at the same time, he very neatly flattered him with a series of compliments, "Big sister, you are so beautiful, so everything you say is right."

Nan Jin contentedly let go, watching the little brat run away with his toy, she leaned on the railing, looked at the distant mountains and mist that formed a painting, sighed softly, and muttered to herself, "Really, who would send him to this kind of place from so far away except his own father..."

There was the sound of a car starting at the gate of the Welfare Institute.

Nan Jin frowned and saw a black car leaving in the rain.

She had noticed the car a long time ago. Such a remote Welfare Institute... how could anyone come here usually? She learned from chatting with the child just now that there was actually a "philanthropist" who came to Morning Light specifically to investigate and provide sponsorship.

The Amnesty Decree matter has not subsided, and the impeachment meeting against the teacher is still ongoing. It cannot be ruled out that someone is using Gu Shen as a "breakthrough point"... After all, some people hiding in the dark are unimaginably bad, so we must be careful.

Nan Jin looked at the car leaving in the rain and dialed a number.

"Senior Brother Zhong... I saw a suspicious vehicle at Gu Shen's Welfare Institute, the license plate number is..."

Dangerous and dangerous, survived a disaster.

Gu Shen and the orange cat looked at each other and breathed a long sigh of relief.

Although he knew things weren't over yet, he couldn't help but laugh.

Han Dang was tricked by him to go to the apartment. With his ability, it was not difficult to sneak into his room. Once he didn't find the "Ruler" in the original location, then his lie would be exposed.

He should immediately realize that he had been deceived.

But by that time... it would be too late.

No matter how furious Han Dang was at that time, he would not have the chance to catch him alone.

"Phew... it was really too dangerous just now..."

Gu Shen didn't know whether he should be glad or afraid. In the [Truth] Dream Realm, he didn't suffer any harm, all because of Han Dang's personality. This was a weirdo who pursued perfection and liked to act.

This encounter came too suddenly, and he was caught off guard.

If he knew of Han Dang's existence in advance... could he escape from him with the Truth Ruler?

"From the current point of view, your chances of escaping from Han Dang are very low." As if she had telepathy, Chu Ling's eyes flashed with a ray of light, and she immediately guessed his thoughts: "If you risk your life to use the Truth Ruler, you have a maximum probability of 1% to escape."

"...So low?"

Gu Shen was no stranger to Chu Ling's telepathy. Instead, the calculated probability made him smile wryly.

One percent.

This was still the highest probability.

But the next moment, Gu Shen felt relieved. He thought of the records on the file. Han Dang was a super powerhouse of the same level as Senior Apprentice Sister Luo, a young leader who could stand alone in the Tribunal.

He hadn't even awakened as a Transcendent... it was too early to fight against him.

Gu Shen activated Awakening of Insects, adjusted his mentality, and silently calmed down. He really didn't want to experience the feeling of time passing like years in the [Truth] Dream Realm a second time...

He suddenly understood why Nan Jin was so desperate.

The confrontation of Transcendent abilities was extremely dangerous, and the weak were like fish on a chopping board.

He would rather be exhausted to the point of paralysis in hard training every day than feel the taste of being manipulated at will in [Truth] again.

"Little Gu, that Little Han is really a great person."

The old woman flicked the check and couldn't help but smile, "There shouldn't be many young people as rich and generous as him in Da Teng City... I kept praising you earlier, and it seems to be quite effective. Little Han said he felt like he's known you forever at first sight. Maybe you can become friends?"

"Friends..."

Gu Shen felt a little funny in his heart.

When it came time to lift the Dream Realm, Han Dang didn't even forget to plant hypnosis on him... If it were a different scene, would he have been directly killed by [Truth]?

He couldn't be friends with this kind of person.

"Little Han is indeed a good person."

Since Han Dang had put on such a show, Gu Shen could only cooperate and continue acting, "But after all, he is just an outsider."

He didn't want Grandma to continue to maintain contact with Han Dang.

"We can't count on him. I'll solve any difficulties in the future." Gu Shen smiled and said, "I forgot to tell you, I got a scholarship of 500,000 this time."

"How... how much?"

Grandma was stunned, "500,000?"

"Five, ten, thousand." Gu Shen chuckled. He had the same reaction when he first saw the balance on this card.

"Grandma, haven't you always said that I will be promising in the future?" He handed the card to Grandma, "Now I am promising. I wasn't just saying it when I said I would cover all the expenses here. I'm serious!"

Grandma's eyes were a little wet.

She never expected that the large sum of money Gu Shen spoke of would be such a large sum.

"No, I can't take this money. You keep it."

She just opened her mouth.

"The research institute provides food, accommodation, and job assignment, with a car, a house, and a job." Gu Shen quickly grasped Grandma's hand, "I'm doing very well! Okay, okay, just take this money with peace of mind... I have urgent matters over there, I'm leaving!"

Holding the Orange Cat, he nimbly passed through the rain, dragging Nan Jin along, and the two of them scurried back to the car.

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