"Gu Shen... is dead."
Gu Nanfeng's words were already a final verdict.
The words echoed through the Conference Room as Li Qingsui sat back down in her chair in a daze.
The other influential figures were heavy-hearted as well, but years of cultivation and composure kept them steady. None of them directly showed emotions such as "collapse."
There was still more to discuss after the meeting, mostly concerning the advancement of the "convergence" plan.
Gu Shen was dead, but the convergence had to continue.
The five-continent order had already been established. Cooperation between Nagano and Central City could not be interrupted.
But Li Qingsui barely listened to any of it. She sat alone in her chair and waited for a long, long time. When the meeting ended and everyone left the Conference Room, she was the only one remaining.
"Qingsui."
Gao Tian, dressed in a sharp suit, patiently remained beside the young lady. He was just as burdened by grief. News of Gu Shen's death was a bombshell for the Eastern Continent. No one could accept it...
"Uncle Gao..."
Li Qingsui slowly raised her head and murmured, "Is Gu Shen... really dead?"
Gu Nanfeng pushed the wheelchair. Since the battle at the mausoleum, Old Master Gu's old injuries had begun flaring up one after another.
This old man, who had participated in the Fa Hong War, had been exceptionally fierce and formidable in his youth.
But now, he was old.
What the years had bestowed upon him, they would reclaim twofold.
"I thought... I would never use something like a wheelchair in my life."
The two moved through the old streets. Gu Qilin watched the stream of pedestrians passing through the lanes. Beside them flowed the Ning River, which ran through Snow Forbidden City. Its waters reflected the