Chapter 229 - Heir of the first gate Part1
A powerful wave of crushing energy approached Luther and Rabbit, as the duo prepared their defense for the incoming attack.
However, one of the attacks surprisingly took a different turn.
Before Ella's attack could land on either Luther or Rabbit, John's ferocious claw landed on his wife.
From the beginning, he had never intended to participate in the fight.
His sudden betrayal brought everything to a screeching halt.
Bang.
Ella was once again sent tumbling back landing unconscious on the floor.
"Ella" John shouted and stepped back to take a look at his wife.
He then looked at his son and said calmly. "Let's stop this for now. Don't use your spiritual qi anymore. We need to talk about important things."
Luther and Rabbit still had their guards up but hesitantly nodded.
They impassively watched as the elder lifted his unconscious wife and took her downstairs.
"Tell me everything, son." He looked at Luther and asked him with a pained expression.
"What happened to her?" Luther asked.
He didn't notice but this time when he addressed the man, he did not call him dad.
"This is going to take a while, kiddo."
"But before I explain anything can you please tell me how you are able to cultivate spiritual qi and how your house has an abundant concentration of the rare energy?"
Ummm… Luther hesitated a bit.
He didn't want to reveal anything important considering the recent developments and the possibility that the opposite party could be their enemies.
Apparently, even a blood relation was not enough for his mother to stop her from attacking her own son.
John sighed. The tight lips of his son didn't look like they were going to open any time soon.
"Fine… Let me start. We are in the wrong after all. Son, do you know about the nine gates of hell?" John asked.
He helped himself to the leftover tea from their earlier pleasant interactions.
"Nine gates of hell?" Luther's already unfriendly expression turned even more frosty.
"Yes, I am extremely familiar with them." He curtly answered.
John sipped his tea and looked at the hatred in his son's eyes.
If he was familiar with them, then that could explain a lot of things.
But by the tone of his voice, John could tell that his son had suffered a lot.
John nodded and sincerely requested. "In that case, you should forgive your mother. She acted hastily without thinking. I am sorry too."
Luther, however, didn't respond. He was not satisfied with the apology.
His parents had unnecessarily put Su Lin and his child in danger. He deserved a much better explanation than this one!!
John gazed at his son's indifferent face and sighed again.
"Boy, you are the heir of the first gate. You are directly in the line of succession after your mother's time."
Luther's eyes widened in surprise. WHAT THE HELL????
Giving him some time to absorb the news, John continued. "She might have carried you in her body for a few months, but she has carried the clan on her mind, body, and soul for more than 50 years."
"So when I tell you that you should forgive your mother, please try to understand."
"Dad… What are you saying?? This… This is not possible." Luther stammered.
How could he even believe this???
"For god's sake, we were all kidnapped and tortured by the ninth gate for years," Luther shouted in exasperation.
"What did you think happened to me all those years ago??"
He then leaned on Rabbit and mumbled. "We only bȧrėly managed to escape with our lives hanging on by a thread."
Luther's every word greatly stunned John. The elder remained silent for a long time.
He seemed pensive and calm, but the teacup in his hand clattered on its saucer.
He slowly kept it down and retrieved his wallet from his pocket with a grave expression on his face.
John removed a photo from his wallet and showed it to Luther. "Do… Do you recognize this man?" He asked.
Luther curiously peered forward and glanced at the family photo.
But the next second, he immediately grabbed the damn thing.
"YES. YES. IT WAS THIS BASTARD!!" Luther panted and shouted, the hatred in his eyes burning at its brightest.
How could he forget this face that had tortured him and his brothers for countless days?
Rabbit's face also convulsed in pain at the sight of that repulsive human being. Their entire purpose in life was to bring an end to this monster.
John sighed. How did everything become like this?? He clasped his heads in his hands and shook his head in pain and disappointment.
"That's your fourth uncle, your mother's brother, the current clan leader of the ninth gate." He slowly mumbled.
Suddenly, everything was becoming clearer and clearer to him.
"Sit down." John sighed and pulled Luther closer, hugging his son again. "Please forgive me and mom, child."
"What happened, father? Please tell me. This is all very confusing."
"Why did mom's own brother kidnap me and torture me so inhumanly??"
Luther asked, his expression softening slightly.
He could never forgive anyone who meant harm to Su Lin, but he decided to at least hear him out.
John Augustin hesitated a bit. He looked at Rabbit, who was still in the room, with them, and looked reluctant to explain any further.
Luther quickly understood that his father was unwilling to talk about their family secrets in front of an outsider.
But he only sneered. "That man is my blood brother."
"I can ask him to leave now, but have no doubt, sooner or later, he will know everything I know."
John chuckled with a sad smile on his lips. "It's ok then. I am glad you had others with you and did not suffer alone."
He took a sip of the herbal tea and started explaining the secret behind this world and the Nine gates of hell.