Chapter 1658 Seeking Accountability
Chen Xuan said nothing, but carefully examined the rosewood box. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he realized that this box was exactly the same as the rosewood box his father had left him!
"Do you want to know what's inside?"
"It wouldn't be a jade pendant, would it?"
Chen Xuan suddenly spoke.
Gu Honglong suddenly looked at Chen Xuan, "You... how did you know?"
"To tell you the truth, I have three such rosewood boxes in my possession."
Chen Xuan said lightly.
One was from the Chen family, one was from the Su family, and the other he had obtained when he went out of town.
"Who are you? How do you have this thing?"
Gu Honglong asked in surprise.
"Because my surname is Chen!"
Chen Xuan replied calmly.
Before, Chen Xuan had been hesitant about this surname, but today, he deemed it necessary to reveal it.
"You..."
Gu Honglong uncovered his buried memories and looked at Chen Xuan with a trembling gaze, "You are the Chen from the capital..."
"That's right, my surname is Chen, and I was once a member of the Chen family from the capital! I have come to the capital!"
Chen Xuan said lightly.
"I didn't expect you to be from the Chen family in the capital, no wonder you have the rosewood box and know what's inside."
Gu Honglong seemed to find it all reasonable.
"What's the use of the jade pendant inside this box?"
Chen Xuan asked, puzzled.
"You don't know? Didn't your elders tell you?" Gu Honglong asked.
"No."
Chen Xuan shook his head.
Gu Honglong said in a deep voice, "Since you are from the Chen family, you should know about the grand operation led by the old ancestors of the Xuanmen sect years ago, seeking immortality?"
"Yes, I know. These jade pendants can form a key. After entering Mount Wuwang, this key can open the Gate of Longevity. But many years ago, after that operation, this key was shattered into nine pieces, held by nine families, and my Gu family is one of them."
"Why was it shattered? Why?"
Chen Xuan was confused.
"It is said that although the operation achieved longevity, it was not perfect longevity, and a great price was paid. Most people perished due to a curse, and only a few leaders survived. The reason for shattering the key was entirely to prevent future generations from repeating the same mistakes."
Gu Honglong said in a deep voice, "The people from the Dragon Gate came to take the key, probably wanting to seek longevity!"
"Is the Dragon Gate going to act again?"
Chen Xuan rubbed his chin.
"What do you mean by that? Have you clashed with the Dragon Gate?"
"Yes, when I was still in Jiangzhou, the Dragon Gate wanted to snatch my jade pendant. But later, the Dragon Gate stopped bothering me, and I thought they had given up. It seems the Dragon Gate has not given up."
"You must keep it safe; this is a very important item."
"I have already placed it in a safe location; they will never find it."
"That's good."
"It's getting late, Patriarch Gu. Please get some rest. I'll be going back now."
"I'll see you out!"
"Patriarch Gu, your countenance?"
At this moment, Chen Xuan suddenly noticed that Patriarch Gu's forehead was dark, and although it was lighter than before, there were still signs.
"What's wrong with my countenance?"
"Your forehead is dark; I'm afraid the Gu family still has trouble!"
"Ah? What should we do?"
As Chen Xuan was about to speak, he suddenly saw in the mirror that his forehead was extremely dark, even darker than Gu Honglong's, reaching a purplish hue.
He couldn't bother with anything else and immediately calculated with his fingers, "Patriarch Gu, no matter what happens next, please do not try to save me!"
Chen Xuan had just divined for himself, and if Patriarch Gu's dark forehead was entirely due to him, he might even lose his life.
Then, he sighed again, "Alas, he is truly not the destined son of fortune for the Gu family. It is truly too difficult to defy fate!"
"Mr. Chen, if something happens to you, how can I stand by and do nothing? You are the destined son of fortune for my Gu family!"
Gu Honglong said solemnly, with a serious expression.
Chen Xuan mentally roared at Gu Honglong, "If you help me, you will lose your life, you idiot!"
However, outwardly, Chen Xuan said, "Don't you believe in my strength? You should mind yourself; you don't need to interfere in my affairs!"
"Uh..."
Gu Honglong stopped thinking.
Chen Xuan thought for a moment, if he didn't stay at the Gu family, perhaps he wouldn't implicate them. He turned to tell them he was preparing to leave the Gu family, but it was too late. A loud voice echoed from outside, "Gu Honglong, who dared to kill the previous patriarch of my Hun family? You must give my Hun family an explanation today!"
Immediately after, a chilling aura permeated the air.
Boom!
A pitch-black coffin was violently smashed in from outside!
The doors and windows shattered, and dust flew everywhere!
"Get out of the way!"
Chen Xuan pushed Gu Honglong aside and stepped forward, heading straight for the coffin!
Boom—
He slapped the coffin, instantly sending it flying away.
"Who is it?"
"Looking at this, it must be someone from the Hun family!"
"Could it be because of Hun Tiansheng's death? But I've already had Hun Tiansheng's body buried?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Xuan and Gu Honglong exchanged glances.
Gu Honglong's face changed drastically, "This is bad. I fear there is a mole in our Gu family! This is troublesome. We have no evidence. If the Hun family insists on finding our Gu family to account for this, it will be troublesome!"
Chen Xuan said lightly, "Perhaps the Hun family is after me. You can push this matter onto me later."
"But..."
"No 'buts.' Do you still want the Gu family to be safe and sound?"
Gu Honglong's expression shifted slightly, "Mr. Chen, but why would you do this?"
"Because I am the destined son of fortune for the Gu family!"
Chen Xuan declared sonorously.
Gu Honglong was slightly stunned and quite grateful, "Thank you, Mr. Chen!"
Rustle!
A sound of footsteps echoed, and a group of Hun family members rushed in.
Leading them were a young man and a dark-skinned, bare-chested man as imposing as an iron tower.
The young man was refined and scholarly, but the big man had a ferocious expression, holding the coffin with one hand, appearing immensely strong.
Though the young man looked refined, he was a brilliant prodigy of the Hun family, named Hun Buwei. As for the big man, he was one of the top three experts in the Hun family, Hun Shan!
"Gu Honglong, you must give my Hun family an explanation today! Otherwise, this coffin will contain you!"
Hun Shan's eyes were wide open like bells, fierce and menacing.
Hun Shan also had another identity: Hun Tiansheng's biological grandson. Upon learning of Hun Tiansheng's death, he was filled with rage and came to the Gu family for revenge.
"Give your Hun family an explanation? Then who will give our Gu family an explanation? Hun Tiansheng came to my Gu family and disrupted our efforts to repair the spiritual pond, causing heavy losses and severe casualties to my Gu family. Many elders are still recovering from their injuries!"
Gu Honglong said forcefully.
"Even if a hundred people from your Gu family die, it's not as important as my grandfather's life. You immediately hand over the murderer, or don't blame me for crippling you!"
Hun Shan was completely unreasonable.
At this moment, it seemed he had only one thought: to make the other party die!
Gu Honglong opened his mouth, and the words were on the tip of his tongue, but he still couldn't utter Chen Xuan's name.
Chen Xuan said, "I know who it is!"