This was a very loud slap.

Richard raised his head in a daze and looked at the bright red palm print on his father's face in front of him.

"Father, why would you do this to yourself? Don't do this, don't do this, Father!"

Richard rushed towards Mr. Eisen, hugged his waist, and said urgently:

"Father, please don't hurt yourself. If you want to hit someone, hit me instead..."

"Fine."

"..." Richard.

"Smack!"

Richard felt his vision blur, his head dizzy, and he fell to the ground. A bright red palm print appeared on the side of his face.

"Smack!"

Another crisp sound, Mr. Eisen also had a palm print on the other half of his face.

Seeing this scene, Richard immediately realized what was about to happen again and shouted:

"Ah!"

"Smack!"

"Thud!"

Before Richard could stand up, the other half of his face was slapped again, and he could only sit back on the ground.

Mr. Eisen raised his hand again, facing his own face:

"Smack!"

"No, Father!"

"Smack!"

"Ah!"

Mr. Eisen may not know the saying "A father's fault is a son's misfortune," but it didn't stop him from interpreting the meaning of this saying at this moment.

In this way, Mr. Eisen would first hit himself, and then hit Richard. Richard screamed in pain, finally bursting out his potential. He rolled to the side, trying to crawl up and escape from the living room using both hands and feet. But a voice came from behind, bringing him a deep sense of despair:

"Order Cage."

"..." Richard.

Richard was bound and pulled back in front of Mr. Eisen.

"Father..."

"Boom!" Mr. Eisen punched his own chest.

"Boom!" Richard's abdomen was also punched.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Richard was beaten until he vomited all the milk tea he had drunk before going home.

Finally, his father stopped. Richard thought it was all over, but he saw his father take off his belt.

"No... don't."

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

"Ah!"

Richard kept screaming. He wanted to call his mother in this way, but why hadn't she appeared in the kitchen yet?

Could it be... his father had set up a barrier in the house ahead of time?

...

"Are you just going to watch?"

Standing on the second floor, Kai Xi, who was watching his son being beaten, held back his tears and asked the old woman beside him.

"Between father and son, it's normal to play around. There's no grudge overnight."

The old woman held a blue water bag in her hand, containing a piece of rock crystal that could provide continuous heat.

When Karun visited the Guman family last time, he felt that the family atmosphere was very good and everyone was kind. But for a large family to maintain harmony, usually there needs to be someone who can make other family members fear. In the Yinmerlais family, it was Dis, while in the Guman family, it was the old woman who played this role.

However, she was better at showing kindness and gentleness in front of others than Dis.

When she said not to interfere, Kai Xi could only stay where he was and couldn't stop the father and son.

"He is your grandson!"

"I know." The old woman smiled, "Do you remember when Eisen taught his son a lesson? It's been a long time since you've seen it, right? I think this is a good start. He seems to finally be able to vent the emotions he has been holding back.

This is a good sign. It's worth it for Richard to endure some hardships for his father's illness."

"Mother, you can't do this. I can't bear to see my son being treated like this!"

"You can't bear it now, but when you left home and applied to transfer to Sampo City without taking care of your son for these years, how could you bear it?"

"That's different. I'm not like you. You have more than one grandson, but I only have Richard!"

"I have more than one grandson?"

The old woman's gaze slightly condensed, and a green starlight appeared under her feet. Immediately, the same starlight appeared under Kai Xi's feet, completely trapping him in an instant.

Although Kai Xi had been injured recently, she was still a judge of the Order Church. But at this moment, she had no power to resist.

The old woman turned around and looked at her daughter-in-law, saying coldly:

"Repeat what you just said."

"I..."

A blue light radiated from the warm bag in the old woman's hand, eventually forming a thorny thorn.

Kai Xi looked at the old woman in disbelief. She originally thought that the old woman might show some compensatory love for the illegitimate child due to guilt, but she really didn't expect the old woman to go to such lengths for an illegitimate child!She knew that her husband's mother was not easy to deal with when she married into the Gu Man family, but over the years, the relationship between the two sides has been relatively harmonious. Even when she left home and went to work in Sangpu City without permission, the old woman in front of her didn't do anything and didn't come looking for her.

But now...

"As you get older, your temper gets better. Each generation handles their own affairs, and I don't care about the younger generation's lives. But, this is different.

Repeat what you just said,

now,

in front of me."

Kexi gave up resistance and didn't try to break free from the restraints with magic. She still didn't dare to really fight against the old woman in front of her. Instead, she turned her face away and said:

"That Karun, isn't he your grandson?"

"You know?" The thorns in front of the old woman gently swayed. "How did you know?"

"I figured it out. I saw it when Karun came to our house as a guest last time."

"Ah, you actually figured it out." The old woman sighed and tapped her fingers lightly on the water bag, as if contemplating something.

"Karun saved my life. If you want to bring Karun back home, I will agree. Karun doesn't have a mother anymore, and I am willing to take care of him. Of course, I'm not very good at taking care of people, but I can accommodate him. In terms of reason and emotion, I have nothing to say.

But I can't stand it when you and your son show extra favoritism!"

"Are you feeling unfair?"

The old woman lowered her head, touched her forehead, and a hint of gloom appeared in her eyes, as if she was making a difficult decision.

Kexi raised her head and said, "Yes, I feel unfair. I am willing to let him come back and return to the Gu Man family name, but I hope you treat him and Richard equally."

The old woman paused, looking at her daughter-in-law with some confusion.

"Return... to the Gu Man family name?"

"Yes, I'm willing."

"You... are willing?"

"He saved my life. Even if he didn't save my life, if he really wants to come back, I will be angry, but I won't stop him. After all, he is also Eisen's child."

"Uh..." The old woman.

The old woman looked at her daughter-in-law, and her daughter-in-law looked at her in the same way.

Downstairs in the hall, the struggle between father and son continued, while upstairs, the contest between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was coming to an end.

"Hehe... hehehe..."

The old woman laughed, bending over with laughter.

She waved her hand, and the spell that bound Kexi dissipated, and Kexi regained her freedom.

"Alright, I understand. I will pay attention in the future. I will treat Richard and Karun equally. But that kid Karun doesn't want to come back, nor does he want to return to the Gu Man family name.

He is ambitious and capable. He probably doesn't want to rely on the Gu Man family's connections to gain anything.

I like that child because he is truly outstanding and likable.

Richard..."

The old woman turned her head to look at the father and son still playing the "belt relay" game in the living room, shook her head, and continued, "What's wrong? Sometimes don't blame me for being biased. Your son really can't compare to Karun in terms of ability. As a mother, you have an undeniable responsibility for this."

"I know, I have a responsibility."

"It's best that you know. I'm tired. I'm going back to my room to rest." The old woman walked towards her bedroom without looking back.

Kexi took a deep breath and walked to the railing, looking at the father and son below. Suddenly, her legs felt weak, and she could only stabilize herself by holding onto the railing with both hands.

At this moment, she was powerless to intervene in the matter between the father and son downstairs, because she knew that no matter what, Eisen would never be able to kill Richard. But just now, she...

Kexi covered her chest with one hand, feeling the "thump thump" in her heart.

Karun is not Eisen's illegitimate child?

"I'm going to rest, don't make a fuss." The old woman, who was about to reach the door of her own bedroom, shouted downstairs, then glanced at the location where her daughter-in-law was, and smiled.

Kexi's back immediately felt cold, and she thought to herself:

"No, Karun is Eisen's illegitimate child, he is!"

...

Mr. Eisen sat on the ground, and Richard lay on the ground. Both father and son were covered in bruises.

Richard still didn't understand why he was beaten, and why he was beaten so badly.

Of course, Karun had anticipated all of this, because he didn't know how his cousin could step on so many landmines accurately. If the scene in front of him was a minefield, then his cousin was hopping around without stepping on any landmines.

Mr. Eisen picked up a cup, took a big sip of water, and wiped the bloodstains from the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand. He looked at his son lying in front of him with a bit of surprise. He couldn't help but feel a strange sense of satisfaction, rather than pity, in his heart.

As a father, Mr. Eisen knew that this kind of emotion should not appear in his heart, but he couldn't deny his true feelings.Karun took a deep breath, and Mr. Eisen supported himself with his hands on the floor behind him. In his mind, he saw the figure of Karun, who was huge and adorned with golden stripes, in that special space.

No wonder his son had been clamoring to join that dog hunting team.

This team was really interesting, hehe.

...

After returning home, Karun took a shower and instead of going to bed as usual, he sat down in his study wearing his robe.

He reached out and rang the desk bell.

Soon, Alfred came in with some snacks and a glass of ice water. He pulled up a chair in the study and placed a new notebook on his lap, ready to take notes at any time.

Every time Karun encountered or saw something outside, he would report it to the cats, dogs, and radio at home.

Puerh entered the study on Kevin's back and then jumped onto Karun's desk.

Kevin lay on the carpet, sticking out his tongue, looking extremely silly with his bald dog head.

Karun first described the beginning of his mission;

At first, Alfred was diligently taking notes, Puerh was playing with her tail, and Kevin continued to lie down.

Gradually, Alfred continued to take notes, Puerh continued to play with her tail, but Kevin stood up silently, tilting his head.

When Karun saw the sculpture in the center of the fountain pool and the inscriptions on the monument, Alfred and Puerh, holding a pen and a tail respectively, looked at Kevin.

The golden retriever began to pace back and forth, appearing somewhat nervous.

Karun continued to describe his experience of entering the red door with Captain Neo, but he omitted the discovery inside the blue door because Karun felt that the three windows inside belonged to Kevin's privacy and did not need to be disclosed.

Kevin took a deep breath and lay back down.

When Karun described entering that special space and turning into a huge golden light, Puerh spoke up:

"Oh, how interesting. I didn't expect that mask to have this effect."

Alfred said sincerely:

"Fortunately, there was that mask to cover it up."

Karun continued to describe how he sent Mr. Eisen off the car and then picked up a teacup and took a sip of water.

Puerh said, "This mission was really fulfilling." Then she looked at Kevin and scolded, "Stupid dog, don't you know to leave some artifacts for our young master to play with and dig for treasures?"

The silly dog blinked innocently.

Puerh continued, "The Order of the Gods used what you left behind. By the way, did you succeed?"

Kevin shook his head.

"Then do you know the God of Order?"

"Woof."

"You don't know each other? Then the traces you left behind were discovered by the Order of the Gods?"

"Woof!"

"You had a cooperation with the God of Order?"

"Woof."

"The God of Order helped you kill the Sea God? They even helped you kill a god together, and you still don't know each other?"

"Woof, woof, woof."

"An exchange of equal value. You completed the exchange with the God of Order using your research results at that time. Then why were you suppressed by the Order afterwards?"

"Woof."

"Because you made some progress in your research? Oh my god, the God of Order is really shameless." After saying this, Puerh looked cautiously at the window.

"Puerh, next, you will be responsible for obtaining some information from Kevin." Karun instructed.

"Master, I can also do it, and it might be more convenient if I do it." Alfred volunteered because he also understood the language of dogs.

Karun looked at Kevin and said, "You can provide some useful things, mainly to prevent me from being caught off guard if I encounter anything related to you in the future."

Kevin nodded his dog head.

"Alright, everything is done. Is there anything happening at home?" Karun asked.

"Everything is fine at home, nothing special. But the 'Order Weekly' from yesterday, Master, you probably haven't had a chance to read it."

"Well, is there any big news?"

"Yes, the location for the negotiation between the Order of the Gods and the Reincarnation Sect has been determined."

"Oh, where is it?"

"At... Dark Moon Island."

"Dark Moon Island?"

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Upon hearing the name "Dark Moon Island," Puerh immediately showed a vigilant expression. Although she knew that Karun did not let Miss Ophelia get pregnant, she was more aware that Miss Ophelia was interested in their young master!

"Why would they arrange the location there?" Karun was puzzled.

The Reincarnation Sect had already failed in the last war, lasting less than a day. It was only because Karun was an insider of the Order of the Gods that he had limited feelings. In fact, this war between the two orthodox sects had truly shocked the entire religious community.

Many people did not realize that the war between the sects could be fought so quickly!

But the surrender negotiations needed time to push forward. Both sides needed to reach specific terms, and the Order of the Gods would undoubtedly gain more benefits from the negotiation table.In theory, it's quite normal for both parties to arrange a neutral location for negotiations. The problem is, Darkmoon Island is too far away, unless... both parties have set up a teleportation array.

Could it be the teleportation array that was set up just after the Order of God Church and Darkmoon Island reached a cooperation agreement last time?

It seems that the results of the last negotiation between the two parties were quite significant. After all, setting up a teleportation array is equivalent to completely exposing one's core. The reason why the Reincarnation Church was defeated so miserably and quickly this time was also because the Order of God Church caught them off guard by using the teleportation array in the messenger space.

"Alright, I understand." Karun nodded, then reached out and touched Puerh's head, "Why are you so flustered?"

"Darkmoon is going to be mottled again."

"I can't possibly go to such a high-level negotiation, and the location is not in Vienne."

"Well, that makes sense." Puerh thought Karun was very reasonable, then walked to the desk, tapped the table three times with her cat paw, and shouted at Kevin: "Stupid dog, if you don't explain your past and present clearly tonight, don't even think about sleeping!"

"..." Kevin.

"Let's do it tomorrow." Karun said, "I want to chat with Kevin tonight, Alfred, prepare some beer and send it to the roof."

"Alright, young master."

Puerh curiously asked, "Why go to the roof?"

"Because the view is good."

...

Karun sat on the roof, Kevin lay beside him, and Alfred brought the beer. Karun had a large glass of iced beer, while a dog bowl full of beer was placed in front of Kevin.

"Young master, do you need me to stay here to translate?"

Karun shook his head.

"Alright, young master, then I'll go down first."

After Alfred left, Karun raised his glass, shook it at Kevin lying next to him, and then took a sip.

Kevin stuck out his tongue and licked a few sips of beer.

Then, Karun put down his glass, leaned back with his hands cushioning his head.

Kevin stretched out his paw and placed it on Karun, puzzled:

"Woof?"

"I don't understand your 'woof', and I don't plan to ask you any secrets here. I just want to drink with you and look at the moon."

Kevin was stunned, then it licked a few more sips of beer, and then lay down next to Karun.

A man and a dog, both looking at the moon in the sky, and the moon generously shed its light on them.

After a while, Kevin stretched out his paw and gently pushed Karun. Karun turned his face to look at Kevin, seeing it full of anticipation.

"I don't want to ask."

Kevin shook his head, his paw continued to gently push Karun, as if urging.

"I understand."

Kevin continued to gently push Karun.

"Oh, I see, you're doing this for the atmosphere? Alright."

Upon hearing this, Kevin immediately lay down again, facing the direction of the moon, his body relaxed, and his fur looked very delicate and shiny under the moonlight.

Karun asked:

"Is it worth it for her?"

Kevin closed his eyes, his tail gently swayed, and he rested his head on his own dog leg, softly saying:

"Woof~"