Chapter 1030: Chapter 1030
Chapter 1030: Chapter 4: The Crime of Betraying Humanity
“Bai Shu, senior… what happened over twenty years ago?”
Gu Shen’s voice echoed across the wilderness.
After a long silence, Bai Shu spoke, “Li Rou was once a member of the Ancient Literature Society. She was Allen Turing’s assistant.”
The term “Ancient Literature Society” fell into the Heart Lake, stirring up ripples.
Gu Shen raised his head.
He fell silent… the identity of his “key” was currently well-kept and unknown to outsiders.
But Master Qianye knew, Mr. Gu Changzhi knew, which actually meant that Bai Shu now knew as well.
Bai Shu did not reveal anything.
“For the highest seat, the true cause of Allen Turing’s death is not a secret,” Bai Shu said. “Back then, the Federation announced the ‘bad news’ to the public while secretly launching an investigation into the Ancient Literature Society. Upon hearing the news, Allen Turing decided to head north, attempting to cross the Fortress Giant Wall to reach the Order’s shattered [Old World].”
“In the end, he succeeded.”
Bai Shu paused for a second, looking at the silent woman lying in the coffin, and said, “However, to ensure his safe departure, many lives were sacrificed, and the hidden networks of the Ancient Literature Society were widely exposed. After Allen Turing escaped, the highest seat dispatched Gu Changzhi to hunt him down. After ‘Battle’ was withdrawn from the Five Continents, the council began purging the Ancient Literature Society, and during Gu Changzhi’s absence from the Five Continents, the once-flourishing society was uprooted completely.”
“Li Rou was the last ‘Death Soldier’ to escort Turing away from the North Continent Barrier.”
Bai Shu’s voice turned hoarse, “Even back then, my [Reverse Flow] was highly successful, but I bore too many burdens on my shoulders. No matter what, the Bai Family could not be entangled in the storm of the Ancient Literature Society’s purge, so even though anxiety gnawed at me, I couldn’t intervene. This chase eventually spread to the North Continent; the information I received was that the Sky Divine Throne sent the strongest [Angel Envoy] under the Source Tower on Turing’s last night before departure.”
“Perhaps back then if I could have left everything behind and rushed to the battlefield, everything would have been different.”
Old memories, fractured history, followed by a final long sigh… were thus slowly told by Bai Shu.
There was even hardly any sadness heard in his tone.
But Gu Shen knew that over the past twenty years, Bai Shu’s heart had long been filled with regret and guilt… but time is the most terrifying thing in the world; it can smooth out everything.
True sadness, once revealed, is left only with plainness.
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Even if Bai Shu reversed flow ten thousand times, he would still not return to his most regretful past.
Gu Shen looked at Bai Shu; he wanted to know the outcome of those years.
Bai Shu seemed dazed for a moment, then said, “Turing crossed the North Continent’s tall walls, leaving behind this ‘land of ingratitude’… After that night, Li Rou became ‘out-of-control.’ Zhou Jiren brought her back, and from then on, she was no longer ‘Li Rou,’ but ‘A-009.’
Gu Shen looked at the woman in the coffin in a dress, a hint of sorrow surged from the Heart Lake.
He probably guessed the cause behind Li Rou’s loss of control; on that final night, Li Rou had to help Turing escape, she must halt the Sky [Angel Envoy], and thus used the ‘Truth Ruler,’ causing the exhaustion and collapse of her Spirit Sea.
The Netherworld King left the ‘Ruler’ in this world before leaving the Five Continents… although the details and causes were unknown, it was certain that this ruler was passed into Li Rou’s hands after many twists and turns.
And over so many years.
A-009’s mental collapse, her psyche shattered, yet still remembered finding the owner of the ‘Truth Ruler.’
This news also aligned with another guess in Gu Shen’s mind.
That was the true identity of the young ‘031’—
Gu Shen could almost confirm that his teacher was the one who appeared in the conference room as the teenage figure known as ‘031,’ because only he could so thoroughly protect ‘A-009’ and the ‘Truth Ruler’… after Mr. Gu Changzhi’s departure, the East Province Grand Judge was one of the few holding the highest authority over this land.
Therefore, his entry into Zero Zero One and his encounter with Chu Ling in the Spiritual Link was certainly no coincidence.
Zhou Jiren had long found him.
He orchestrated everything… arranged the meeting with A-009, arranged the delivery of the Truth Ruler, selected the next president of the Ancient Literature Society, and under the secret surveillance of [Deep Sea], this seemingly unreliable old man protected Lu Nanzhi as the soon-to-be-exposed [Red Gate] of the Ancient Literature Society, driving wolves to swallow tigers; he was the real reckless Hunter seeking the [key].
After understanding this point, Gu Shen’s emotions became extremely complex.
He had already guessed Zhou Jiren’s true intentions.
Yet… where is that old fellow now?
With a hoarse voice, Gu Shen asked, “Senior, the Ancient Literature Society… what was the crime back then that warranted such a reckoning?”
A long silence fell over the wilderness.
Three people stood before the coffin, the breeze stirring the grass leaves.
The serene smile on the sleeping lady’s face seemed like a silent mockery.
Bai Shu lightly uttered four words.
“Betraying Humanity.”
Allen Turing founded the Ancient Literature Society with the initial intention of deciphering the astounding power left behind by the [Old World’s] script… the Li’s Divine Temple Mountain’s ‘Prayer Technique’ evolved from the [Ancient Script].”