I Want to Live

Chunlai Temple fell silent for a second.

"No way, you remembered already?"

Li Qingsui muttered softly, "You weren't pretending before, were you?"

Everyone burst into laughter.

"Alright, everyone, it's rare for us to get together, and now we're finally all here."

Gu Shen stood up and closed his book. "Shen Li, Brother Qing Yang, stop fighting... Don't forget Old Master Gu is hosting today. It's almost time. We need to leave."

Without realizing it, those who had once laughed and played in Chunlai Temple had each risen to great heights in Nagano.

Perhaps that was why both Continents wanted to nominate Gu Shen as the "hub."

He possessed a peculiar kind of charisma that drew everyone to him—

Before Gu Shen came to Nagano, no one could have imagined that the future leaders of the Third Institute and the Five Great Families would gather in one courtyard.

A poor bastard.

Grave Fiend was somewhat stunned.

Gu Shen calmly looked into Grave Fiend's eyes. He knew those eyes all too well.

"..."

Yet the Traveler would never refuse.

"I..."

Gu Shen interrupted Grave Fiend. He crouched down and asked calmly, "Tell me, who am I?"

"One step ahead of the times is called a genius."

"And sometimes, don't force yourself."

"I don't understand what you're talking about."

This was a very short story.

And what Central City relied on to ascend once again was the Traveler Fire Seed...

It had been his proposal.

"You..."

If this man had not lowered his head, but instead reached out his hand when the giant drew its sword.

During those months when he had lost his memories, the only person he knew was Gu Shen... He did not know whether the calamity dream realm was real, but if it was, he hoped Gu Shen could