Light Fortress
Chapter 702 - 198: The Netherworld King’s Gaze

Chapter 702: Chapter 198: The Netherworld King’s Gaze

Indeed.

The old man’s intuition was still very accurate.

Gu Shen took out the letter from the inside of his clothes.

"After growing old, one tends to become easily moved by the emotions of spring and autumn."

Gu Qilin did not open the letter immediately but put it away and said with a light smile, "This kid still has some conscience left, leaving me a letter... but if he truly had a conscience, why would he leave me just one letter?"

After waking up from a dormant state in the mausoleum,

he learned of the entire incident at Qingzhong...

The news of Gu Changzhi’s death was a huge shock to everyone in Changye.

Not to mention the Gu family.

"I heard you’ve been in the mausoleum all this time."

Gu Qilin said meaningfully, "Did you also witness the last Divine War?"

Gu Shen was taken aback.

He nodded and said, "I was lucky. I was enveloped by Mr. Gu Changzhi’s Golden Divine Domain and managed to vaguely see some scenes of the Divine War. It was an intense battle."

"I’ve heard that the Netherworld King also appeared?" Gu Qilin asked again.

"..."

Gu Shen paused for a moment and replied with a bitter smile, "Elder, I only saw a vast expanse of dark clouds that blotted out the sky, which they said were the Netherworld King’s clouds. As for more specific details of the scene, I couldn’t make them out clearly."

"Hmm."

Gu Qilin said indifferently, "People outside are saying the Netherworld King is still alive... but I always feel that something is not quite right."

Gu Shen was on guard.

He cautiously asked, "Why do you say that?"

"Years ago, the Netherworld King stayed at the Gu family mansion for a while... Based on my understanding of him, even if he was willing to help the East Continent, he wouldn’t do a good deed without leaving his name."

Gu Qilin tapped his fingers lightly on the wheelchair and frowned as he said, "After defeating the Wine God’s Throne, he vanished without a trace. That doesn’t match his usual behavior."

"Twenty years have passed..."

Gu Shen said slowly, "Perhaps he has changed."

"Or perhaps he was seriously injured and won’t live much longer," Gu Qilin said with a slight smile. "Personally, I’m more inclined towards the latter. However, this guy is definitely not a good person, and it often seems that the evil ones live a long life..."

At this point,

the old man paused and heaved a long sigh, "No wonder he has lived till now."

Upon hearing this, Gu Shen felt a mix of emotions.

Something came to mind, so he broached the subject indirectly, "I heard that after the Netherworld King’s ’death’ was confirmed by the Federation Government, the prison reclaimed his possessions?"

"Oh?"

Gu Qilin looked at Gu Shen with some surprise.

He wasn’t surprised by the news itself,

but rather surprised that... Gu Shen knew about it?

"I heard it in the Golden Divine Domain from Mr. Shan," Gu Shen said with a smile. "It seems Mr. Shan is quite afraid that the Netherworld King will settle scores with him after the fall."

"He should be afraid,"

Gu Qilin said with a mocking smile, "After all, he’s a member of the Divine Throne, and the Investigation Corps of the North Continent is still looking for traces of him... He dared to empty the Netherworld Mansion, an old estate in the Snow Forbidden City. Twenty years have passed, and it’s completely abandoned. I remember when it was first confirmed that something had happened to the Netherworld King, ’Shan’ and his capable assistant took the opportunity to scour the entire mansion thoroughly. Only after a thorough search did they realize that there were no precious items inside. The only thing with Extraordinary Power was a few enigmatic blueprints."

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes.

He hadn’t expected Mr. Shan, who now seemed mature and stable, to have been so reckless twenty years ago.

If the Netherworld King returned,

what would he do?

"Twenty years ago, when the Grand Judgement had just been established, he wasn’t yet the Grand Judge. He risked everything to establish a place for himself in Changye and contribute. Emptying the Netherworld Mansion was a gamble, which he took, and it attracted the attention of many important figures in the Snow Forbidden City," Gu Qilin said calmly. "In fact, many people in the East Continent do not like the Netherworld King."

Gu Shen nodded slowly.

He had come into contact with the Netherworld King’s Spark, which contained a cold, mournful, and sorrowful Spiritual Aura.

It was the complete opposite of the noble spirit emanating from Mr. Gu Changzhi’s Four Seasons Wilderness.

Anyone who came into contact with such negative spiritual fluctuations wouldn’t like it.

But... the Spark itself was neither good nor bad.

It all depended on the user’s intentions.

Take the Wine Spark, for instance... It should have been a force that brought sweet rain to relieve sorrows, a joyous power, but under Di Jiu’s control, it spread into a disaster. Over the years, the God of Wine’s Believers in the Source Tower had acted in ways that greatly contravened the vows Di Jiu had made when first fusing the Spark.

He was beginning to understand what had happened twenty years ago.

Many people in the East Continent disliked the Netherworld King.

And that mansion was bound to be searched sooner or later.

The young "Mr. Shan" decided to act first. He indeed managed to gain a lot by capitalizing on the event of searching the Netherworld Mansion and received recognition from many people.

"Searching the entire mansion, they found only a few meaningless blueprints?"

Gu Shen raised an eyebrow and asked, "You mean the Netherworld King didn’t leave behind any powerful seals or artifacts?"

"Hehe..."

The old man couldn’t help shaking his head with amusement, "You don’t understand. How could the Netherworld King, someone like him, leave anything important behind when he left the Five Continents World? He’s an extremely arrogant person, who believes he can even see through fate... If there was truly anything useful in that mansion, it certainly wouldn’t be left for the East Continent Government. From what I know, the reason why the Investigation Corps of the North Continent is so desperately searching for the Netherworld King is precisely because he left nothing behind!"

"..."