Clearly, Gu Chen's biological mother must hold a high position in that so-called Law Enforcement Office.
But in Gu Chen's view, neither the Mystery Gate, nor the Law Enforcement Office, nor even his mother had the right to decide his fate, let alone his life or death!
"... I know all of this will be hard for you to accept." Gu Beichi sighed, looking at Gu Chen, whose eyes were already burning with anger, and said in a deep voice, "But about your birth mother, to this day, I still don't know her name. Apart from the time when you were three years old, when she stepped in to help resolve our crisis, we have never been in contact since, and she has never come to see you."
"Then why did you tell me?"
Without realizing it, Gu Chen's fists were already clenched.
In his memory, he had never had the concept of a mother, so hearing all this now naturally made him both angry and very distressed.
"Because you've grown up, I feel it's necessary to tell you these things," Gu Beichi said. "Now, your cultivation has surpassed mine, and you've even avenged the grudges our father and I suffered in the Gu Family, and the wrongful death of your grandfather... But as for your mother's matter, I think you can make your own decision. Whether you go to find her or pretend it never happened is entirely up to you. I can't control your thoughts, nor can I hide the truth from you."
After saying that, Gu Beichi didn't speak again.
Gu Chen remained silent, and the only sounds in the room seemed to be their breathing.
After an unknown amount of time, Gu Chen finally spoke slowly, asking, "What exactly does the Mystery Gate's Law Enforcement Office enforce? And why is it called that?"
"I don't know." Gu Beichi gave a wry smile and said, "I've never even entered the Mystery Gate, so how could I possibly come into contact with something at a higher level? However, in the few conversations I've had with your mother, I've heard her mention this organization. They enforce the law, supposedly the Heavenly Dao. If the Heavenly Dao has instructions, even someone from the Heaven and Earth Palace will be punished."
"The Heavenly Dao?" Gu Chen's lips curled into a cold smile. "The Mystery Gate takes its name from the Mysterious Mystery Sect. Do they really think they can represent the Heavenly Mystery and be responsible for the Heavenly Dao? What is the Heavenly Dao? Even I don't understand it. How could these mortals possibly understand it? Enforcing the law? It's a joke!"
Indeed, after Gu Chen went to Heavenly Nether Star in his previous life, the more powerful he became in his cultivation over the years, the more he felt the unpredictability and unfathomable nature of the Heavenly Dao, and the more he felt his own insignificance.
What is the Heavenly Dao? Even he, who was already Divine Emperor at that time, dared not presume to know.
And now, this so-called Law Enforcement Office organization on Earth dares to shamelessly claim to represent the laws of Heavenly Dao —isn't that utterly laughable?
But Gu Beichi didn't know this and thought that Gu Chen's venting was because he was resentful.
He sighed and said, "In short, I've told you everything I needed to. Back then, it was your grandfather and your uncle who made contact. Because I wanted to protect you, I didn't show myself when the people from the Mystery Gate arrived."
"So, Gu Changfeng knows something?" Gu Chen understood the implication in the words.
"Hmm." Gu Beichi said, "Your grandfather is dead. If you want to know more about what happened back then, only Gu Changfeng can tell you now."
"No wonder he called me a bastard and said I should have died long ago." Gu Chen couldn't help but laugh at himself, recalling the sarcasm and contempt Gu Changfeng Gu Changfeng shown in his words during their battle earlier that day.
"Dad, I'm going out now." Gu Chen said, getting up from the bed. "You get some rest and wait for the enthronement ceremony to begin."
"Where are you going?"
Gu Beichi opened his mouth, but hesitated. Although he really wanted to ask Gu Chen what he was thinking, he looked at Gu Chen's gloomy face and changed the words he was about to say.
"I'm going to personally visit the family that Gu Changfeng couldn't invite to his birthday banquet today and send them an invitation."
"You mean the Situ Clan?" Gu Beichi's body trembled.
"That's right!" Gu Chen said coldly, "Back then, Gu Changfeng forced you to be expelled from the Gu Family because you offended the Situ Clan, which became the fuse. Now that Gu Changfeng has been detained, it's time to settle the score with the Situ Clan."
"Son, you just Gu Family today; this matter should be discussed more carefully!" Gu Beichi said anxiously, "We can't afford to offend the Situ Clan yet!"
"I know that even in the Land of Heaven and Earth, the Situ Clan is second only to the Six Great Families."
Gu Chen's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he said, "Even if it's just a proxy family in the secular world, the Shangjing Situ is still one of the Five Great Families in Shangjing! Moreover, it's a one-star sect!"
"You know you still..." Gu Beichi was taken aback.
Gu Chen smiled indifferently and said, "Because even the Situ Clan of the Land of Heaven and Earth, your son is not afraid! Situ Xiaosen, how did you treat your father back then? In three days, I want the roles to be reversed, and we'll do it all again!"
Upon arriving outside the mansion villa, Gu Chen stood with his hands behind his back, seemingly lost in thought.
The conversation with his father had a significant impact on his mind.
For thousands of years before him, he had never had the concept of a mother. Now, her sudden appearance has left even this old monster somewhat at a loss as to how to deal with it.
He didn't immediately go to the dungeon to question Gu Changfeng, but instead processed the matter on his own.
Suddenly, he remembered the old Daoist priest he had met on the plane when he came to Shangjing.
You are facing a calamity.
The old man's voice, like a nightmare, echoed in Gu Chen's mind.
He had previously paid no attention to the calamity mentioned by the charlatan, because he was a cultivator, and being on Earth, he should be beyond the six realms of existence.
But now, he suddenly felt that things were developing in a way he hadn't imagined, and those words sent chills down his spine.
Mystery Gate, Law Enforcement Office...
These two organizations, which Gu Chen had never wanted to get involved with before, now made him tremble with fear, even more so than his interest in the Land of Heaven and Earth and the Heaven and Earth Palace.
Half an hour later, a Mercedes-Benz pulled up in front of the Gu Family's house.
Yu Sheng waited quietly at the entrance in his car. After a few minutes, Gu Chen glanced at him, got into the car, and said calmly, "Let's go to the Situ Clan."
"Yes."
Yu Sheng nodded and ordered the driver to drive towards the Situ Clan.
The Situ Clan, one of the Five Great Families in the Shangjing, resides in the most prestigious villa complex in the Shangjing.
It's only a little past eight o'clock in the evening.
The Situ Clan members had just finished dinner and were resting in the living room.