Gu Xingmian agreed to treat Dai Baiyu's God Card, but because there were too many people in the academy, he decided to treat it in the military district after obtaining the consent of Admiral Gwen.

By the way, the military district has been investigating the mastermind behind the four-school league match, and Gu Xingmian also planned to go and see if he could help.

After the military district and Dai Baiyu had made arrangements, Gu Xingmian and Xiao Qiong came here in the military district's suspension vehicle.

In addition to Dai Baiyu, Admiral Gwen and Principal Baker were also present at the scene this time. Oh, and there was also Admiral Qin Ke who had heard the news from somewhere and insisted on coming here.

Under the gaze of everyone, Dai Baiyu carefully placed Ling Cang on the ground.

Ling Cang is a falcon, not very big, with light blue patterns on its body, but at this moment

, it has its eyes closed and looks very weak. Even a tough guy like Dai Baiyu couldn't help but shed tears when he saw Ling Cang's appearance: "Ling Cang was already seriously injured at that time, but he still tried his best to bring me out of the battlefield. If it weren't for Ling Cang, I might have died..."

The card masters present all showed empathy.

From the day they drew the God Card from the card pool, they have been the closest relationship in the world. They trust their God Card more than anyone else, and for the God Card, his card master is also the only existence that connects him to the world.

Just like Ling Cang was desperate to save Dai Baiyu, the same was true for Dai Baiyu.

Gu Xingmian sighed.

Dai Baiyu wiped away his tears and looked at Gu Xingmian a little embarrassedly: "Sorry, I lost my composure. From now on, I'll leave it to you, Xingmian."

Gu Xingmian nodded seriously: "I will do my best."

He walked to Ling Cang's side, and the blood crystals were already placed beside him.

Gu Xingmian looked down at Ling Cang, and as his eyes gradually focused, the star pattern on Ling Cang's body gradually emerged in his eyes.

Gu Xingmian thought of the simple auxiliary card, the Healing Card, which he had studied before. At that time, he was surprised that the Healing Card was such a powerful auxiliary card, but why the Star Pattern was the simplest, and it could not be manipulated like other Star Patterns.

But only now did he understand that this Star Pattern was the key thing that connected countless Star Patterns and strung them together into that complex and gorgeous nebula.

A complete God Card has a complete and bright nebula.

But the nebula on Ling Cang's body was broken and dim, and the connected Star Patterns were scattered. The only lucky thing was that the Star Pattern related to the Lifeline was still intact, which was why Ling Cang did not die, but was just seriously injured and unconscious.

But the nebula is a whole. Even if this small piece is still intact, if the other parts cannot be repaired, it can only survive. Thanks to Ling Cang who has been recuperating in Dai Baiyu's spiritual body and relying on Dai Baiyu's spiritual power, he has barely survived.

Gu Xingmian carefully read the star pattern on Ling Cang's body and had a basic idea in his mind.

Since the starry sky in his consciousness was completely lit up, Gu Xingmian suddenly had a lot more things in his mind.

For example, he couldn't move this star pattern, but he could absorb the power in the blood crystal to replenish it.

There were too many injuries on Ling Cang's body. It would be much more difficult to completely repair it than before.

However, Gu Xingmian did not say much. He picked up a few blood crystals and placed them in his palm.

The hard blood crystals turned into powder in an instant, forming a small vortex in his palm, and with the light strokes of his fingertips, they slowly completed on the nebula that no one else could see.

...

Dai Baiyu and others were watching intently not far away.

Although they had seen it once in Cor City, they were still shocked to see it again.

The blood crystals on the ground were constantly decreasing, turning into deep and shallow red stardust, surrounding Gu Xingmian like a scattered galaxy, but with the movement of his fingertips, they were like the most loyal guards, following his instructions to capture the city.

There was not a single sound at the scene, but the scene before them had been completely engraved in everyone's mind.

Xiao Qiong had a blank expression on his face, but his white knuckles gripping the railing still revealed his feelings.

When Gu Xingmian treated Ah Mu for the first time, he was in a coma and did not see it, but he still remembered that Gu Xingmian was still in a coma for half a month after this incident.

He would not stop Gu Xingmian from doing anything, but that did not mean he would not worry or be anxious.

The treatment lasted for two days.

Gu Xingmian, like a dedicated, meticulous and careful cultural relic restorer, repaired the damaged star patterns on Ling Cang's body bit by bit.

When he repaired the last star pattern, his body suddenly went limp.

Dai Baiyu was startled and wanted to rush over to support him, but he didn't expect that a figure was faster than him and had already hugged Gu Xingmian before he fell.

Gu Xingmian didn't faint, he was just too tired and a little exhausted.

His body fell into the familiar embrace, and he subconsciously relaxed his body and leaned on Xiao Qiong's chest.

"Are you okay?" Xiao Qiong's voice was a little tense.

"It's okay." Gu Xingmian supported his arm and slowly stood up.

Although Xiao Qiong didn't agree with his bravado, he still supported most of his body to make him feel more relaxed.

Gu Xingmian looked at the nebula on Ling Cang's body that had been repaired and restored to its brilliance.

Ling Cang's eyes slowly opened, and he stood up slowly like a newborn eagle.

Dai Baiyu, who rushed over, was stunned, and then a sour feeling rushed to his nose. This was the scene he wanted to see in his dreams, but when this scene really appeared in front of him, he couldn't believe it.

He walked slowly to the front and half-knelt on the ground.

Ling Cang tilted his head and watched him stretch out his hand tremblingly. Then, with a clear sound, he flapped his wings and flew into the sky. After circling a circle, he swooped down towards Dai Baiyu.

But Dai Baiyu did not dodge at all, but looked at Ling Cang intently.

When Ling Cang rushed to him, he suddenly stopped and landed steadily on his arm.

This was the game they used to play.

Dai Baiyu thought that he would never be able to wait for Ling Cang to fall on his arm again in this life. Feeling the long-lost weight and the sharp claws of Ling Cang, the real sense of pain made him unable to hold back his tears.

He wiped it away hastily, but it was not wiped clean at all.

Ling Cang seemed to understand his mood and rubbed his shoulder with his mouth fondly.

When Dai Baiyu wiped away his tears and wanted to thank Gu Xingmian, he found that he had already left with Xiao Qiong.

Gu Xingmian skillfully entered Xiao Qiong's spiritual body and relaxed his body.

These two days were very exhausting for him, so he did not pretend and entered the spiritual body without waiting for Xiao Qiong to remind him. He

originally wanted to chat with Xiao Qiong for a few words, but he didn't expect that his voice became blurred after just a few words. When Xiao Qiong realized it, he had fallen asleep.

Xiao Qiong could feel his physical condition and knew that he was just drowsy, not unconscious, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he knew that his actions would not have any effect on Gu Xingmian, he subconsciously slowed down his pace, hoping that he could sleep better.

The Tower of God, the banquet hall on the 16th floor.

Clement changed into a new dress, wearing the deer head emblem of the Melorn family on his chest. He was led into the banquet hall by his servants, and the elegant clothes and the extravagant life instantly came to his face.

Such banquets are held every day.

There are two kinds of people at the banquet. One kind is the descendants from the eight noble families like him, wearing the emblems of their respective families on their chests. They are men and women, some are fat and bloated, with cloudy eyes, and some are bored, and they gather with their noble companions and talk about something.

Although they could not leave the Central City, they were in the banquet hall of the God Tower every day and were well-informed.

They had long heard that the only blood of the Melorn family was unwilling to return home and stayed in such a remote and poor place as the City of Denning. It was the priest who personally went to invite him back. Tonight was his first appearance at the banquet.

The nobles had nothing to do all day, and it was rare for them to encounter such a piece of gossip. Almost everyone who knew the news came. There were quite a few people in the banquet hall, and it was very lively.

When Clement came in, the eyes of the nobles fell on him in unison.

Obscure, scrutinizing, and contemptuous.

Clement paused, then walked into the hall without changing his expression, looking back with cold eyes.

The eyes of many people changed immediately.

The Melorne family has always produced beauties, and Clement's appearance is the same as the Melorne family's usual beauty. He has experienced so much in Denning City, and has personally experienced the invasion of evil spirits. His temperament is completely incomparable to the nobles who live in luxury in the Central City.

Many people were tempted, but after thinking of his identity, they could only give up helplessly.

In order to keep their bloodline pure, nobles cannot intermarry.

This applies not only to people with different surnames, but also to people with the same surname.

It is said that in the early years, the temple thought that the closer the bloodline, the higher the blood concentration of the children born, so they tried incest marriage. Unfortunately, not only did it fail to increase the blood concentration, but many offspring also died of illness at an early age, causing the number of nobles at that time to drop sharply, which led to this rule.

Clement grew up in the Central City since he was a child, so he naturally knew what kind of dirty and despicable thoughts these nobles had under their sanctimonious shells.

His face became even colder.

At this moment, a figure bumped into him, and he quickly dodged.

A girl in a yellow skirt blushed and raised her head timidly: "I'm sorry, sir, I soiled your clothes, let me go with you to change."

Clement looked down and saw that there was indeed a little wine stain on the corner of his clothes.

He raised his head again and saw a tuberose on the girl's chest.

This was the second type of person at the banquet.

These people were specially trained by the temple. Regardless of gender, they all had good looks, and regardless of whether they were gentle, charming, or pure... they were all equally gentle inside.

They all wore flowers on their chests. As long as the nobles took a fancy to them and picked the flowers on their chests, they could take them away and enjoy them as they pleased.

Tuberose looked at Clement shyly.

She knew her mission very well, but compared to those old nobles who were fat and had loose skin, or those who had special fetishes and liked to torture people, she would rather find someone like Clement, even if she didn't give birth to a child, just to satisfy her lust for a while.

But Clement just walked around her coldly and walked towards the edge of the banquet hall.

Although Tuberose was somewhat unwilling, she could only sigh and take the initiative to find the next target.

Clement walked quickly to the window, away from the ambiguous and decadent place, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

This is what Central City really looks like, but it really disgusts him.

Being bred like livestock, the people in the banquet hall were unaware of it, and were even very satisfied with their lives of being kept.

Before coming back, Clement knew what he would face, and he thought he could endure it, but in the end, he only felt pain and shame.

The feeling of being dragged into the quagmire and suffocating once again surged into his heart.

He clenched the ring box in his palm, only in this way could he survive. For

the next two days, Clement did not attend the banquet again.

On the third day, the priest came to his door.

Clement knew what was going to happen, and his expression was calm, but when he saw the woman behind the priest, his face changed.

She had long light golden hair, a sweet face, and two cute little pears when she smiled.

He subconsciously took a step forward, but stopped again. Although she looked very similar, she was not Alicia.

He looked at the priest angrily: "What do you mean?"

The priest chuckled: "Mr. Melorn, I heard that you haven't taken anyone away from the banquet for three consecutive days. It seems that you don't like those women at the banquet. Then I will personally send you one you like... Or the substitute doesn't arouse your interest. In this case, I can only send someone to Denning City again to invite Miss Alicia personally..."

"You dare!" Clement's eyes were wide open, and he rushed over to grab the priest's collar.

The smile on the priest's face did not change even a little.

Clement lowered his voice: "If you dare to hurt Alicia, I will immediately commit suicide in front of you!" After

he finished speaking, he felt very pathetic. He had no power, and the only thing that could threaten others was his own life.

The priest said softly, "Mr. Melorne, let me remind you again, if you do not fulfill your duties, or harm your own life, and cut off Melorne's bloodline, your lover and friends will be punished. The temple knights will not be as gentle as I am."

Clement's face was pale.

The priest said in his ear temptingly, "Why resist so much? It's obvious that just enjoy it, glory and wealth, fine wine and fine clothes, whatever you want, you can have it, isn't this what people desire most? Why do you have to fight your instincts?"

Clement staggered back a step.

The priest raised his mouth, yes, this is human instinct, who can resist it?

Clement's mind was extremely confused, but at this moment, his fingertips in his pocket touched the ring box. The ring box, which had been rubbed very smooth by him, slid into his palm. The hard corners pressed against his palm, and the intense pain brought him back to his senses.

Under the priest's confident eyes, he raised his head with a calm look: "I heard there is another way to replace..."

The priest frowned: "What?"

Clement let go of the ring box in his palm and said lightly: "I am willing to accept the blood punishment."

The priest: "!!!"

Gu Xingmian slept for two or three days.

After waking up, he went to find Admiral Gwen without stopping.

Gwen was investigating the breach of the Feilong defense line and the invasion of the evil spirit in Cor City.

In fact, it is not that defense lines have been breached and evil spirits have invaded before, but most of them are because the inspections were not careful enough, the defense lines were damaged, or there were problems at the intersections of the defense lines.

After the routine investigation is completed, those who should be held accountable will be held accountable, those who should be remedied will be remedied, and then inspections will be strengthened.

After that, it will generally be safe for a period of time.

For example, before this, the most recent incident of the destruction of Duna City was fifteen years ago. In particular

, the First Military Region has always been strict, and there have been very few incidents of evil spirit invasions in the past fifteen years. This time the Feilong defense line was breached, and three military bases were completely destroyed. The First Military Region suffered heavy casualties and was severely damaged.

It can be said that the First Military Region simply returned to the pre-liberation era overnight.

If it was just the Feilong Line of Defense that was breached and the destruction of Quilmo City, it would probably be a routine investigation as usual.

But this time, the city of Cor was attacked, and what a coincidence, the target was the map where Gu Xingmian was. What a coincidence, Isaac and the others saw the scene of Julian disappearing.

All of this is full of man-made coincidences.

Therefore, Gwen planned to start from the city of Cor.

But the opponent was too sophisticated and there was very little valid evidence to be found.

He asked all the contestants in the map at that time in detail, but the most important ones were Gu Xingmian and Xiao Qiong.

The two of them told everything that happened in the map in detail, and Gwen asked a lot of questions, asking them to recall carefully bit by bit, trying not to miss any details.

It wasn't just this map, they asked about the previous ones as well.

Gwen was heard asking what happened to the two of them underwater during the match with Fallett.

This question has troubled all the audience and is still at the top of the major forums on Star Network.

But Xiao Qiong and Gu Xingmian's ears blushed at the same time.

Gwen didn't hear their answers, and thought she had come across a critical question. She put down the recorder in an instant, and her eyes became sharp.

In the end, Gu Xingmian couldn't bear it anymore, and stammered about underwater artificial respiration.

Gwen: "..."

Gwen lowered her head and picked up the recorder again: "Well, okay, next question."

Gu Xingmian was too embarrassed to look Xiao Qiong in the eye, and touched his chest that was beating wildly. If this continued, he would be embarrassed sooner or later.

But at this moment, something suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Wait..."

Gu Xingmian recalled that before the four-school league, they had gone to Quilmo City for training. When he was in Quilmo City, he had felt an uncomfortable feeling. Later, he felt the same way in the map of Cole City. After

he finished speaking, he felt a little embarrassed: "I don't know if it has anything to do with this. It may just be my illusion..."

After all, so much time has passed. If Gwen hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten it.

But Gwen still wrote it down: "I will ask Agla about the investigation of Quilmo City when the time comes."

Admiral Noah of the Second Military District and Admiral Agla of the Third Military District are also investigating the destruction of Quilmo City.

When Gwen had nothing more to ask, it was time for Gu Xingmian and his friends to go to Central City to receive the award.

Unexpectedly, Gwen put away the recorder in her hand and said calmly, "This time, I'll go with you guys."

Gu Xingmian: "?!!"