Then he thought again, since he had already told Lin Wu so much and let her know to that extent, it would make no difference whether she admitted the rest or not.

Thinking of this, Guan Chen calmed down a little, but he was still in a serious mood when he spoke. He said: "Lu Guichi, he is indeed from the underground city. So he is different from ordinary people like us, and has extremely special abilities."

"And the reason he cooperated with the Huo family was because he also wanted to open the entrance to the underground city and get in."

"I asked him about this, and he said that the entrance to the dungeon has always been tightly closed. People outside can't get in, and people inside can't get out. Only people with tattoos like yours can go in and out freely. So he couldn't open the entrance to the dungeon by himself, so he cooperated with the Huo family."

Lin Wu frowned when he heard this and said, "No."

Guan Chen paused for a moment and asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

Lin Wu looked straight at him. "Lu Guichi knew that I had a real phoenix tattoo when I met him six years ago. He should have known that I could open the dungeon. I also trusted him at that time. If he had set a trap to lure me to the dungeon, I probably wouldn't have found out."

"So, he could have used me to enter the dungeon, so why would he cooperate with the Huo family?"

There was a coldness in her eyes. "Lu Guichi is lying to you. He must have another reason for cooperating with the Huo family."

"this……"

Guan Chen's throat tightened and his hands hanging at his sides tightened slightly.

After a while, he said, "Maybe he is not lying to me. After all, he can't really deceive you completely, and he is not sure about it. So it is possible that he has made two preparations."

"...Maybe." Lin Wu pursed his lips, "Go on, he wants to go into the dungeon, does he want to go home?"

"no!"

To Lin Wu's surprise, Guan Chen immediately shook his head and denied it with great certainty.

Lin Wu asked in surprise: "What else could it be?"

"He didn't tell me this. No matter how I asked, he really refused to tell me. He only told me that he wanted to open the dungeon not to go home, and if possible, he would never want to go back to the dungeon and would rather be Lu Guichi forever. But he had his reasons for going back."

Guan Chen recalled, and added in an uncertain tone: "I don't know if it's my illusion, but when Lu Guichi mentioned the underground city, he seemed a little disgusted, more like... hatred."

"He hates the dungeon? Why? Isn't he from the dungeon?" Lin Wu asked puzzledly.

Guan Chen shook his head: "I don't know. Whenever I asked, he tried to change the subject and avoid talking about it."

Lin Wu thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "Since he is from the underground city, why is he outside? He couldn't get out, so how did he get out?"

"Perhaps his attitude towards the dungeon has something to do with this."

But Lin Wu really couldn't figure out what the truth was that made Lu Guichi hate the underground city and yet try every means to get back into it.

"I don't know." Guan Chen's mood became depressed. "He didn't tell me about his past. I have known him for so long, and I used to... But he is still a stranger to me. He only wants to be a stranger."

Lin Wuning choked for a few seconds and gritted her teeth, "You're already pretty good. At least you're not like me, who was deceived by him for so many years and was thrown around like that."

"But I'd rather you be like that." Guan Chen looked up at Lin Wu, "At least he cares about you."

"care?"

Lin Wu sneered.

"???" Lin Wu was puzzled. "Don't talk nonsense. He and I have nothing to do with each other... We may have been friends before, but not now. We are just enemies and rivals."

"It's true."

Guan Chen suddenly took a step forward and approached her, pointing at her shoulder.

That's where her tattoo would appear.

He heard it from Lu Guichi.

"Lu Guichi didn't tell me, but I went through his things while he was away and found a code," Guan Chen said. "He had a pocket watch with a photo inside. It looked like a family photo, but because it had turned yellow over time, the photo was blurry and the faces couldn't be seen clearly. But there was a young girl in it. She was wearing a one-shoulder off-shoulder dress and had a phoenix tattoo on her shoulder."

Lin Wu was stunned and subconsciously touched his shoulder.

Guan Chen continued, "He found out later and was very angry. I asked him who those were and he said they were his former relatives. I then asked him who the woman with the tattoo was and he said she was his aunt. Then I thought of you and asked him why both you and his aunt had such a tattoo."

"He refused to talk about this and warned me not to tell you. I can see that he cares about you a lot and you seem to have a special relationship with him. At the Huo family's residence, when the Huo family asked him about your tattoo, he just brushed it off with a few words and never told them that your tattoo was useful."

"He seems to..." Guan Chen paused, as if he was considering the right words to express himself. After a while, he said, "He seems to not want you to get involved in the affairs of the dungeon, nor does he want you to go to the dungeon."

Lin Wu was a little confused when he heard this. It took him a long time to digest Guan Chen's words, and he found them very absurd.

"So what you mean is that I might be related to Lu Guichi, and he is my cousin??"

"How is this possible!?"

"You must be crazy for wanting me not to do anything to him, so you're saying such unbelievable things to me!"

Guan Chen became more serious and said, "Why not? Don't forget, before going to Danmaya, you and Master Bo Jiu made an appointment to meet me and my brother alone. You talked a lot at that time, and later my brother also told me a lot in private, including his speculation. I know that your biological mother Chi Yangzhi is very unusual. Eighteen years ago, the underground city first came out of her mouth, right?"

Lin Wu was suddenly stunned.

Guan Chen said: "After I knew that Lu Guichi had such an aunt, I immediately asked someone to secretly investigate. According to the information found, Professor Chi is also an orphan. Although there is a specific orphanage, there was a fire in that orphanage, and the information and documents of the orphans, including Professor Chi, are incomplete. If Professor Chi's actual origins are unknown... it is also possible. Don't you think this is a coincidence?"

Lin Wu's pupils shrank slightly, and her mind went blank. Dan thought of something, and she quickly calmed down and said, "But my mother doesn't have a tattoo like mine."

Guan Chen was surprised: "No? Are you sure?"

"The tattoo will be visible when the body temperature is high. My mother has lived with the Gu family for so many years. If she really had a tattoo, there would be no way that the Gu family would not have discovered it. But Gu Tangzhang, Gu Chengbai, and Gu Shiqing, they all said that my mother didn't have a tattoo. Only I have this tattoo for unknown reasons." Lin Wu said lightly.

"This...how could this happen..."

Guan Chen frowned. He had not expected this and was very confused.

Lin Wu was also very troubled. He didn't expect to know so many things.

She suppressed her chaotic thoughts and asked, "So you said that it would be dangerous for me to get involved because you mistakenly thought that Lu Guichi and I had this kind of relationship. But judging from Lu Guichi's attitude, going to the underground city is not a good thing. He also doesn't want my tattoo to be exposed to the Huo family and used as a tool by them to get in?"

Guan Chen came back to his senses and decided not to think about Lu Guichi's relatives for the time being. He shook his head and said, "No, it's actually because of what Lu Guichi is looking for. You will die because of this."