Code Name: Little Boy

"Next time you return to Shrine Mountain, remember to bring back part of the true interpretation of the Longevity Technique blueprints."

After leaving Shrine Mountain, Chu Ling's voice rang out in Gu Shen's Mental Sea.

Gu Shen was slightly startled.

"The true interpretation of the Longevity Technique?"

There was only a portion of that thing. It seemed to hold little significance.

"She's about to die."

Chu Ling's voice was very calm when she said those words, without much fluctuation.

Yet her tone was actually low and rapid. If one listened carefully, one would realize that this was not a voice an emotionless AI could produce.

Chu Ling did not want those words to sound too sad.

"Li Qingci?"

Only then did Gu Shen belatedly realize what Miss Qingci's hesitation before they left Shrine Mountain had meant.

Chu Ling said, "No one can obtain the complete interpretation of the Longevity Technique... Even what Ian obtained was only a fragmentary volume. But even a single wedge is better than nothing. Back then, Ian was able to live to one hundred and twenty years old with part of the 'true interpretation.' Obtaining part of it may perhaps extend Li Qingci's lifespan... somewhat."

A pause.

A long pause.

At that moment, Gu Shen sat aboard the private plane sent by the Gu family to pick him up.

He did not speak, and neither did Chu Ling. The two remained silent. Looking back, the outline of Shrine Mountain had already vanished into the heavy fog several kilometers away.

Sometimes, silence could also give rise to sorrow.

So Gu Shen was the first to break the dead stillness within his heart.

"Is that a guess, or did you see something?"

"Among billions of 'views,' I have always kept Shrine Mountain under observation. In recent days, Li