Chapter 71 However, Gu Sheng didn't notice Shen An at all...

However, Gu Sheng completely failed to notice Shen An's expression, which suggested that she had been gone for a while.

Shen An was pulled into the conference room by Gu Sheng.

Standing at the door.

Shen An slowly opened his eyes.

Are we still dreaming?

Shen An still felt like she was dreaming.

However, Gu Sheng did not intend to give him a chance to back out.

With a "smack," Gu Sheng slapped Shen An on the shoulder, and the sharp pain finally brought Shen An back to his senses.

It wasn't a dream after all.

Thinking this, Shen An turned around and was about to walk out.

What kind of organization boss is he? Is that something he can do?

I can't do anything.

However, Gu Sheng gave him no chance to escape.

The moment Shen An turned around, Gu Sheng suddenly pushed the door open.

The newly appointed senior officials were already waiting in the conference room.

Upon seeing the people outside the door, they immediately stood up.

Shen An stood in front of Gu Sheng, and naturally became the focus of everyone else's attention.

Shen An froze, stuck in place, unsure whether to move or stay.

The cadres did not urge Chen An; they were merely secretly observing the most mysterious figure in the organization.

Of course, they didn't know that the so-called BOSS had already been replaced.

Gu Sheng nudged Shen An, and Shen An finally moved.

His mind was blank; he was acting entirely on instinct.

What the people in the conference room saw was that the big boss, Shen An, walked into the conference room with an unknown person, Gu Sheng, who was probably his secretary, with a blank expression.

Shen An stopped at the table, and Gu Sheng pulled him directly, seemingly to pull out a chair for him, but actually forcefully set Shen An down in the chair.

The meeting room fell silent.

Shen An unconsciously swallowed hard, then turned to look at Gu Sheng.

He was pleading for help; he had no idea what to say.

Gu Sheng frowned inwardly. "Is Shen An alright? Back then, he was able to remain calm even when facing those fierce-looking cadres like Xia Yunzhou."

Now that they've changed to a few easier-to-get-along-with people, can't Shen An handle it?

In the end, it was Gu Sheng who broke the silence.

Gu Sheng casually said, "The organization recently underwent a reorganization. Shouldn't you report to the boss about the work situation after the reorganization?"

Actually, the current situation is a bit strange. As the BOSS, Shen An is clearly watching Gu Sheng's expression.

However, the newly appointed cadres were clearly not calm and were nervous, completely unaware of this detail.

After Gu Sheng spoke, the cadres seemed to wake up from a dream and began to frantically turn on their computers to give their reports.

Fortunately, some of those people were quick-witted and finally remembered to introduce themselves before starting their reports.

In fact, Gu Sheng and Shen An had already reviewed the information of these people before they came here.

Gradually, the meeting got on track.

After realizing that others were more nervous than him, Shen An miraculously stopped being nervous. Apart from his initial statement, Gu Sheng didn't say anything else, and Shen An led the entire meeting.

The meeting concluded perfectly, and everyone else quietly boarded their private jet and left, leaving only Gu Sheng and Shen An behind.

When facing Gu Sheng, Shen An completely collapsed, and he lay back on the chair without any regard for his image.

Gu Sheng asked, "How are you feeling?"

Shen An let out a long sigh: "This is not good." He looked at Gu Sheng with a complicated expression. "Are you really planning to let me manage the organization?"

Gu Sheng nodded: "You can do whatever you want with it."

Shen An was silent for a moment, then, as if he had made a great decision, he sat up straight and said, "Thank you for giving me this opportunity to make City A better. I will manage the organization well for you and will live up to your expectations."

Gu Sheng actually wanted to say that he didn't need to help him manage the organization properly, and that he would just give it to him.

However, Gu Sheng had a gut feeling that if he said that, Shen An would definitely refuse again, and it would take several rounds of refusing before he could persuade him.

So Gu Sheng chose to keep quiet, since he wasn't going to bother with this unfortunate organization anyway.

Gu Sheng left Shen An on the island and departed.

It is said that Shen An later bid farewell to Li Qingyue, no longer wanting to be an undercover agent. In his words, he was going to open a small shop in City A and live a peaceful life.

Only Gu Sheng knew what Shen An was going to do, but Gu Sheng was somewhat surprised that he did not choose to be honest with Li Qingyue.

Gu Sheng had prepared in advance, and had prepared several sets of speeches. But this was good, as it saved him trouble.

After all, everyone has some secrets, which is normal.

However, after that, Shen An would regularly report the organization's situation to Gu Sheng, and Gu Sheng would usually just reply with an "Mm" without even looking at it.

For the next year, the system didn't malfunction again, and no new identities came to Gu Sheng, so Gu Sheng lived a very comfortable life.

One year later, a person with a blue moon flower avatar sent Gu Sheng a message, asking if he wanted to restart the ceremony.

Gu Sheng asked around and learned that the Blue Moon Council used to hold sacrificial ceremonies regularly, but later Gu Sheng's lineage declined, and the intervals between the ceremonies became longer and longer. By the time of Gu Sheng's mother, the ceremonies were stopped altogether, mainly because Gu Sheng's mother was in poor health.

Gu Sheng asked the group of knights for their opinions. They were all very excited when the topic of the ceremony came up, and said that as long as Gu Sheng was willing, the ceremony would be held.

In fact, Gu Sheng didn't want to get involved in this matter; he found it troublesome. However, given the help he had received from many knights, since they wanted to do it, then so be it.

Actually, the preparations were handled by a specialist; Gu Sheng only needed to arrive at the ceremony location on the evening of the 15th of that month.

The ceremony was held in J City. Gu Sheng went to visit Su Yin before heading to the ceremony location.

The ceremony was held in the mountains on the outskirts of J City. Gu Sheng first went to a helicopter airport at the foot of the mountain, and then took a plane to the final location.

Upon arriving at the location, Gu Sheng felt that the furnishings still retained some of the original charm.

This is in a natural cave. In the center of the cave is a small lake, and in the center of the lake is a small island. Gu Sheng and the knights took a boat to the island, where everything needed for the ceremony had been set up.

There was a very ancient altar on the island. Gu Sheng felt it was at least several hundred years old, if not a thousand years old. It seemed that the Blue Moon Council really had something to offer.

The ceremony began with everyone wearing black burqas, the hoods of which covered half their faces, making it impossible to see anyone else's face.

To make it easier for the audience to understand, the ritual process has been simplified, leaving only a few core steps.

Gu Sheng's task was simple: he had to stand in the center of the altar, and then he didn't have to do anything.

The others will complete the previous procedures.

Then Gu Sheng needed to bleed a little. He needed to cut his finger with a knife and drip two drops of blood into the golden cup filled with lake water.

Finally, his ever-present pendant was placed in the water, completing the ceremony.

The ceremony wasn't long; it quickly came to the final step, where Gu Sheng took off the pendant and placed it in the water.

Just then, the crystal on the pendant suddenly began to glow.

Gu Sheng was stunned for a moment. His first reaction was that it was a special effect, but he immediately realized something was wrong. He always carried the pendant with him, so there was no way anyone could have tampered with it.

The light grew increasingly blinding. Gu Sheng wanted to take the pendant back, but was stopped by the people around him.

He heard someone mutter softly, "It's true, the legend is true. When the Blue Moon Flower shines, the gate to the Realm of Immortality will open."

Gu Sheng felt someone pushing him. The people who had been quietly surrounding him suddenly became frantic, all crowding around the cup.

Just as Gu Sheng was about to say something, he heard the system startup sound in his head.

Gu Sheng didn't want to say anything more, so he went against the flow of people to the edge of the island.

Gu Sheng tried calling out in his mind, "System?"

"Energy source detected, system restarted, restart successful." The metallic voice echoed in Gu Sheng's mind. Gu Sheng swallowed excitedly. Were his chaotic days finally coming to an end?

The voice continued, "Successfully bound to host. Hello, host."

"Host, you..."

The system seemed to have discovered something, and suddenly fell silent for a moment.

Then Gu Sheng felt like an alarm was going off in his head. The system's voice shrilly shouted, "Host, what's going on? How did this happen? My God! How can you have so many identities at the same time?! And why are you both an undercover agent and an assassin?"

Gu Sheng wanted to laugh, but he couldn't: "You're asking me? Are you sure you want to ask me?"

The system directly activates the self-built mode: "System starts self-check, self-check begins, backtracking past history, backtracking complete."

After recounting the history, the system fell silent, then cautiously said, "Um, host, would you believe me if I said I didn't do it on purpose?"

Gu Sheng sneered: "Whether it's true or not doesn't matter. I just want to know if my mission is complete and if I can go home now."

The system replied, "Yes, of course it counts, but are you sure you want to go home? If you go back, you will become an ordinary person again. If you stay, as compensation, I will not take back the abilities you have already gained."

It sounded tempting, but Gu Sheng still replied, "I want to go home." Although this world was good, he still had many friends and relatives in his original world, so he chose to go home.

The system didn't try to persuade him further, but simply said goodbye to Gu Sheng and his friends in this world.

Gu Sheng did not refuse again.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the light from the pendant disappeared, but the frenzied crowd remained as enthusiastic as ever. The light seemed to have something special about it; those who approached it clearly felt their bodies slowly changing, in a positive way.

The feeling disappeared after the light faded.

Everyone looked at Gu Sheng at the same time, their eyes flashing with fervor.

What makes the pendant glow?

Of course, it's Gu Sheng's blood.

If the pendant stops glowing, it means you don't have enough blood.

Seeing a group of people staring straight at him, Gu Sheng roughly knew what they were thinking.

However, Gu Sheng was also curious, so he asked the system why it suddenly woke up and whether it was related to the pendant's glow. Why did the pendant glow?

The system told Gu Sheng that the matter was actually very simple; the pendant was produced by the system.

Long, long ago, when the system was just a small system, it bumped into a person while traveling through time and brought that person into this world as well.

That person's original world was a world of cultivation. After arriving in this world, he could no longer cultivate, but the remaining spiritual power in his body still allowed him to remain young and immortal.

So someone gave him the name "Lord of Immortality".

In order to help the immortal master return to his original world, the system transformed into a "witch," and ultimately, the system successfully sent that person back to his original world.

This pendant was a ritual item needed to open the portal between time and space. Just in case, the system made an extra one, which was eventually left in this world.

Previously, the system had run out of power due to improper time travel and had fallen into a deep sleep.

Now, Gu Sheng performed a simple ceremony, which unexpectedly awakened the pendant. The pendant's power returned to the system, allowing it to successfully restart.

Once the pendant's power has been released, it will stop lighting up.

Gu Sheng silently complained, "After all these years, the system's time-travel technology hasn't improved at all."

As for the strange feeling that others experienced, it was real. A small amount of the energy in the pendant was absorbed by others. For ordinary people, absorbing a small amount of this energy could prolong their lifespan, but absorbing a large amount would cause them to explode and die.

In short, the pendant is now useless.

Gu Sheng tried to reason with the others, but they were completely absorbed in their own world. They surrounded Gu Sheng, took him to the altar, and picked up knives to strike him.

Gu Sheng had long anticipated that being with this group of fanatics would eventually backfire. These people were never loyal to Gu Sheng, but rather to their vague and illusory faith.

So he was prepared.

The moment the knife came down, Gu Sheng snapped his fingers twice. As soon as the sound faded, everyone froze in place, their only movement being their terrified eyes.

Gu Sheng stepped down from the altar.

He looked at the group and asked, "You want to see a miracle?"

Is this considered a miracle?

Everything produced by the system is of high quality, and the hypnosis produced by the system can truly be considered a miracle.

Gu Sheng stood to the side, looking at the frozen scene before him. To be honest, he felt a strange sense of holiness, much like the kind of paintings depicting God's sacrifice that churches would create.

However, Gu Sheng had no intention of sacrificing himself.

Gu Sheng directed them to kneel around the altar, while he himself stood in the center of the altar once more.

In front of everyone, Gu Sheng held up the pendant and asked in his mind, "This pendant is yours, can you take it back?"

After today's events, this pendant will definitely be regarded as a sacred object, which may cause some bloodshed. It would be better to resolve this once and for all, on the one hand, so that they will not have any bad thoughts about Gu Sheng, and on the other hand, to eliminate their possibility of fighting for the pendant.

The system indicated that there was no problem.

Then, in front of everyone, the pendant floated up, then suddenly rushed towards Gu Sheng's brow and disappeared there.

Gu Sheng was startled; the system hadn't said that this was how the data was recycled.

The system announced: "Recycling successful."

Gu Sheng wanted to complain, but he didn't know where to begin. Looking at the shocked expressions of the people around him, he silently swallowed all his words.

Never mind, let's leave it at that.

The ceremony ended in a bizarre manner.

Those people looked at Gu Sheng with even more fanaticism afterward, because they saw the real God first.

Gu Sheng thought to himself that since he was leaving anyway, it didn't matter what they thought of him.

Over the next month, Gu Sheng invited everyone he knew in this world who was somewhat familiar with him, without telling anyone that he was leaving.

Gu Sheng simply requested the system to erase all memories related to him after he left.

The system has approved it.

The day of parting finally arrived, and Gu Sheng felt a strong sense of reluctance.

But he gritted his teeth and didn't tell the system.

Yes, he's going home.

After a dizzying spin, Gu Sheng felt his vision turn black and then white. He felt something being pulled out of his brain—the system had left.

Gu Sheng briefly lost consciousness.

When Gu Sheng regained consciousness, he opened his eyes with excitement.

Then I saw the familiar ceiling.

Before him was still the ceiling of the villa that Li Qingyue had lent him to live in.

Gu Sheng looked around, refusing to believe it, but it was still this world; he hadn't returned to his original world at all.

Gu Sheng was speechless, cursing the unreliable system in his mind. Unfortunately, the system had already disconnected, so now Gu Sheng's curses could no longer be heard.

Just then, Gu Hecheng called, saying that Gu Sheng had invited him last time, and he wanted to return the favor.

Gu Sheng was silent for a moment, then agreed.

Gu Sheng stood by the window, reflecting on the first half of his life, and let out a long sigh.

If he can't go back, he can't go back. This world isn't so bad. His abilities are still there, and he won't suddenly appear with strange identities again.

Since we're here, let's make the best of it.

Gu Sheng turned and went back to his room.

Now, I'll go to sleep first.

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Author's Note: This is the end. There will be a small epilogue.