The Human Emperor listened to her words with a frown, perplexed.
What did she mean she owed him? That statement didn't seem to refer to their previous encounter, but soon, her final sentence captured all his attention.
"Reincarnation? The Underworld vanished long ago. Let alone them, even immortals cannot be reborn after death. Even if you possess the Gate of the Yellow Springs and the passage to the Underworld, you are not the King of the Underworld, nor are you the Heavenly Dao. To determine the good and evil deeds of departed souls and reincarnate them for a new life, how easy can that be?"
"You might as well try to see if I can do it when the time comes." Gu Junshi merely offered a faint smile in response.
Upon hearing this, the Human Emperor stared at her, his expression somewhat stunned.
She had devised a new life plan for him. He had lived a solitary life before, but now, he was burdened with responsibility once more.
This way, he would inevitably not fall into despair and lose his will to live as he had in his first life, choosing to dissipate into the heavens and earth.
Just as their conversation concluded, a fissure suddenly split the sky, accompanied by flashing lightning and a dramatic change in the weather. A figure emerged from the void.
"Her" gaze pierced through the barrier and defensive line set up by Gu Junshi, shattering all concealment in an instant, revealing everything to everyone.
"So the entrance to the Underworld is on you!"
"Fu Wanyan" looked at Gu Junshi with a peculiar and complex expression. At this moment, "Fu Wanyan's" cultivation level was unclear, yet she possessed an undeniable and powerful aura.
The Human Emperor looked up, feeling an indescribable weight on his shoulders, and was greatly astonished.
"Who is it?!"
However, Liu Jiang Fusheng saw through her at a glance.
His expression instantly turned grave: "The Heavenly Dao?"
The Heavenly Dao, now manipulating "Fu Wanyan," was enveloped in resplendent golden light. Thousands of threads of light reached out, locking onto Gu Junshi's entire being. With a voice like thunder, she boomed into her ear, "No wonder you have managed to live so tenaciously. Since you are the guardian of the Gate of the Yellow Springs, open the gates of the Underworld immediately."
Gu Junshi's shoulders, arms, waist, and legs were all locked by the Heavenly Dao. Golden light coiled around her like chains, immobilizing her. However, her expression remained calm: "Why should I obey you?"
This sudden turn of events caused everyone to try and rush forward, but they saw the Heavenly Dao's rage unleash thunderbolts in all directions, making everyone in Fengdu City's scalps tingle. For a moment, they dared not approach further.
"This realm is rife with resentment. If you do not open the passage to the Underworld, do you want this small world to be destroyed?"
Hearing the Heavenly Dao's interrogation, Gu Junshi found it amusing. She said nonchalantly, "Saving the world is the responsibility of the Heavenly Dao and the Son of the Heavenly Dao. I am merely an insignificant villain. Why should I care about the safety and lives of this world?" wap.kanshuwu.net
"You wish to remain neutral? Are there no people or things you care about in this small world?" the Heavenly Dao did not believe it.
It looked at the Human Emperor.
"What about him? He is of the soul of an evil spirit, unable to enter the Underworld in death, nor transcend the twenty-eight heavens in life. If this realm is destroyed, he will vanish forever without reincarnation."
Gu Junshi said regretfully, "Life and death are predetermined. Since I owe him no karma, if he is destroyed along with this realm, at most, in consideration of our past friendship, I will recite a few extra sutras for his transcendence."
Upon hearing this, the Human Emperor let out a sneer, neither angry nor sad, nor seemingly surprised.
His face darkened. After a moment of thought, he looked at Liu Jiang Fusheng.
"What about him then? Liu Jiang Fusheng was born to save the world. If this world is destroyed, he will naturally have no reason to exist. He will be martyred, and you are indifferent to that?"
Gu Junshi's calm eyes turned to Liu Jiang Fusheng. He was expressionless at the moment, simply looking at the Heavenly Dao, who possessed Fu Wanyan, with a placid gaze. He ignored the Heavenly Dao's words.
She said, "He will not be martyred."
"His life and death are not up to you," the Heavenly Dao stated.
"His life and death are also not up to you," Gu Junshi retorted, yielding no ground.
Seeing her unyielding stance, the Heavenly Dao wished it could strike her with a divine lightning bolt from the ninth heaven: "If you do not open the Gate of the Yellow Springs and guide the resentment of this realm into the Underworld, then the gradually growing forces of evil will consume this small world. You are confident you can ascend to the upper realm one day, but what about them? Your two children, do you not want them?"
Gu Junshi replied indifferently, "Do you think I will abandon the darkness for the light by making such dire predictions? How do you know I am not one of the so-called evil forces you speak of?"
The Heavenly Dao naturally knew. The person her other half had chosen, even if bad, had her own bottom line. She had a clear understanding of her goals across many lifetimes. Neither good nor bad could precisely define her. Did she not simply wish to ascend to immortality and reach the pinnacle of her ambitions step by step?
It said softly, "Gu Junshi, if your heart is sufficiently hard and ruthless, then do not concern yourself with your husband or your biological children."
Gu Junshi felt something was amiss upon hearing this. After a moment of thought, she froze.
She narrowed her eyes hesitantly and said, "You say, my biological children..."
The Heavenly Dao displayed an expression of extreme displeasure: "Did you not guess this long ago?"
Her always steady and calm heart finally lost some of its composure. She looked at Liu Jiang Fusheng, an unprecedented sense of pressure welling up in her eyes: "Is what it says true?"
At this point, Liu Jiang Fusheng had no reason to hide anything. He sighed and chided, "They have always been calling you 'Mother.' I never stopped them. Did you truly never wonder why?"
She had wondered, but until the moment things were confirmed, her heart always felt suspended in mid-air, unable to settle.
Gu Junshi looked at Le Bao and Gu Sizun. Within the two black orbs, the little ones had also heard their words. They excitedly tapped the membranes, calling out "Mother" to her one after another.
She had once firmly believed Cheng Hong's words: she and her children were incompatible by nature and could not coexist. Back then, Liu Jiang Fusheng had cut open her belly, and the child within was lost. But how had he managed to keep the underdeveloped and inherently flawed children alive?
"Twin children, I truly did not expect it."
Her voice tightened slightly, and her gaze gradually changed. In the blink of an eye, they had grown so much.
Liu Jiang Fusheng had intended to tell her at the most crucial moment how much pain he had endured to protect these two children for her. He wanted her to feel guilty, remorseful, and pity him. But this timing was clearly unsuitable.
"If even someone as cold-blooded as you cannot bear to give them up, do you think I could? The pain of ten months of pregnancy and childbirth, I am willing to share all of it with you. These are your and my children. Even if it cost me my life, I would protect them," Liu Jiang Fusheng said calmly.
Hearing these words, even though Gu Junshi was unaware of everything Liu Jiang Fusheng had done, she could guess that he must have paid a great price to protect these two children, who were meant to be disapproved of by the Heavenly Dao and rejected by this small world.
However, the Heavenly Dao insisted on making Liu Jiang Fusheng realize one thing: "Liu Jiang Fusheng, it is laughable that your sincere feelings are misplaced. She has never had you in her heart. Someone like her only has ambition and ascension in her heart. She knows full well that you are in dire straits now, yet she will not make any concessions or compromises for you."