Seeing Gu Chen's mysterious expression, Chen Shumeng couldn't help but lean closer and ask, "What?"
"Next time you dress up as a man, don't put on any powder on your face. Besides, you naturally smell nice; I can smell it even sitting here. So you'd better not shower for ten days before you dress up."
Upon hearing this, Chen Shumeng was taken aback at first, then a blush flashed across her face. Her almond-shaped eyes widened, and she said with slight anger, "Junior Brother Ma, what nonsense are you spouting!"
"I'm serious." Gu Chen smiled, then said, "Alright, one last question."
"What?" Gu Chen's thoughts jumped around so quickly that Chen Shumeng couldn't process it at first.
"How do I get to the Heaven and Earth Palace?" Gu Chen asked. "How many days until the ranking ceremony?"
"This road leads to your West Dan City West Dan City. We'll be staying here, and West Dan City is the closest to the Heaven and Earth Palace... As for the ceremony, it will be held in two days..."
But before she could finish speaking, Gu Chen waved and said, "Thank you, see you later."
Immediately afterward, Gu Chen rushed out of the carriage.
Chen Shumeng Chen Shumeng snapped out of her daze and immediately pulled back the curtain, but she was stunned to see Gu Chen disappear into the horizon ahead in the blink of an eye.
When Gu Chen jumped out of the carriage, he only felt a gust of wind pass by, and no one reacted!
It wasn't until Gu Chen left that Chen Zhou and the other guards reacted, their faces showing shock. They immediately turned around and saw that Chen Shumeng was unharmed before they breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Zhou stared in the direction Gu Chen had disappeared, his eyes filled with lingering fear, and said, "Miss, that person's strength was incredible..."
After learning that Heaven and Earth Palace was going to hold Dragon Ranking Ceremony, Gu Chen had already made up his mind.
His original plan to go to the Gu Family was temporarily disrupted, because now that Heaven and Earth Palace has gathered so many families from all directions, the Gu Family must have a thorough plan since they are confident that Gu Mingheng can challenge the Dragon Ranking.
Only by intervening at this moment can we teach the Gu Family a lesson.
The reason he separated from Chen Shumeng and the others was that he didn't want to cause her trouble. After all, he had offended many powerful families at the Starfall Cliff, and they might run into him at any time in this Land of Heaven and Earth.
"Although Father and Zhao Bo are still in the Gu Family's hands, if I capture Gu Mingheng, I can use him as leverage to negotiate," Gu Chen thought to himself. "The Gu Family must be busy with Gu Mingheng's matter these past few days. Even if Father is brought back to the Gu Family, Gu Huan and the others probably won't dare to make a decision easily, and they'll still have to worry about me coming to their door."
"So, they should be safe for now."
"Moreover, they probably never imagined that I would go to the Heaven and Earth Palace and disrupt their plans to ascend to the Dragon Ranking!"
After traveling for about half a day, Gu Chen finally arrived in West Dan City just before evening.
West Dan City was the territory of the Zhuge Family, as marked in the most detailed way on the map Zhuge Kun gave him.
"It will take about another day to get to the Heaven and Earth Palace." Since it was already late, Gu Chen didn't plan to travel through the night, so he decided to rest.
After entering West Dan City, Gu Chen found that the environment here was not much different from the cities on Heavenly Nether Star. There were markets, houses, clean and spacious streets, and ancient architectural styles.
Following the markings on the map, Gu Chen found a house that looked somewhat dilapidated. It was Zhuge Kun's former private property in the city. Gu Chen swept the house clean and found it was actually quite tidy, so he placed the map on the table. There were six or seven families in and around West Dan City. Besides the Zhuge Family, the Wei Family was the strongest.
Gu Chen glanced at the map a few times, then put it away and went to bed to sit cross-legged in meditation.
The spiritual energy in a city is generally thinner, but even so, it is still much stronger than in the outside world. Before long, Gu Chen entered a meditative state.
Gu Chen Gu Chen deeply engrossed in his cultivation when, around midnight, he heard a noise. It sounded like a door opening, and the movements were quite practiced.
"Thieves?" Gu Chen's heart skipped a beat, snapping him out of his meditation. There was nothing of value in this house, so what was there to steal? But just as he was wondering, two people darted in through the door and quickly closed it. Gu Chen spread his Divine Sense and discovered that it was a man and a woman. They were breathing heavily and were embracing and kissing each other, barely glancing at their surroundings, clearly very familiar with the house.
"Only members of the Zhuge Family can enter this room." Gu Chen glanced around and noticed that although the man was tall and handsome, he was dressed in plain gray clothes, suggesting he was not of high status. The woman, on the other hand, was dressed elegantly and had outstanding looks, clearly indicating they were not on the same level.
"You weren't recognized this time, were you?" The man stroked her, gazing at her with eyes full of affection.
"I was almost discovered," the woman said. "But thankfully, I managed to use the Azure Swallow Art and jump over the inner wall."
"If only I could take these risks for you, sigh, it's all my fault for being useless."
"You're not allowed to say that. If it weren't for me, you would have already entered the family's cultivation hall. You've been reduced to a lowly servant in the Zhuge Family because of me. I've let you down so much."
"For you, I wouldn't mind being a slave, let alone just a servant." The man said emotionally, "I only hope that one day I can marry you and take you back from that scoundrel Zhuge Yanjia."
"Don't talk nonsense." The woman sighed softly. Although she was tempted by these words, she knew that it was just a fleeting dream. The power of the Zhuge Family was such that even if Zhuge Yanjia was not the young master, they were still not someone they could deal with.
The two quickly began to undress. Gu Chen climbed onto the roof beam and, listening to their rustling sounds, began to put on a real-life love scene.
About half an hour later, they finished and went their separate ways.
"Zhuge Wangyue's son has actually been cuckolded." Gu Chen chuckled. He had been about to subdue the two men, but he held back when he heard the name Zhuge Yanjia.
Of course, he wasn't that perverse, and he didn't linger on the roof beams. However, the adulterous couple were remarkably in sync; they didn't even go to bed, taking care of their business right there in the house.
Only after they left did Gu Chen begin to speculate. He had initially thought the two were simply having an affair, but now it seemed there was more to it than met the eye.
However, since Zhuge Wangyue's daughter-in-law had actually cheated on him, he, as her father, would definitely lose face. So, thinking of this, Gu Chen was very happy and didn't even interrupt their good time.