Shifu Was Right, Good-Looking Men Are All Tigers
Shifu Was Right, Good-Looking Men Are All Tigers
Bang!
The Seventh Princess, her hair disheveled, her whole body covered in blood, her face like that of a vengeful ghost, had her cultivation sealed by Gu Changge and was tossed directly in front of Gu Xianer.
This scene caused the surrounding battle to fall into dead silence all at once.
“The Seventh Princess has lost...”
Every member of the sea race trembled in their hearts, their faces filled with terror. At this moment, it felt as if the sky itself had collapsed.
They simply could not believe it, terrified to the extreme.
The Seventh Princess, who possessed the makings of an invincible being, who had no equal among the sea race, whose talent was so terrifying that few could compare...
Yet she had only just emerged into the world, and she had already lost like this? Suffering the first crushing defeat of her life.
She might even perish here.
After all, the number of Young Prodigies who had died at Gu Changge’s hands was already considerable.
There was no way he would spare the Seventh Princess.
Everyone knew Gu Changge would be powerful, because his battle record had been carved out through slaughter all the way.
But they truly had not expected Gu Changge to be powerful to this degree, leaving them horrified, even despairing.
“My master possesses the aptitude of a True Celestial Being, destined to stand at the absolute peak in the future, an existence who will look down upon the boundless seas and countless worlds. A mere Seventh Princess of the Ancient Sea Palace—how could she possibly be my master’s match?”
Among the battling Cultivators, a creature with the appearance of a Yaksha laughed coldly.
As his words fell, he tore the sea race creature before him directly in half, blood raining down in a torrent, a sight of utter cruelty.
His words made the faces of the sea race creatures turn pale, completely bloodless, teeth clenched, trembling.
The Ancient Sea Formation shrouding the sky also dissipated at this time, the thick stench of blood drifting through the air.
The scene here was exceptionally gruesome, corpses strewn everywhere, most of them belonging to the sea race, chilling the hearts of all the observing Cultivators.
Without a doubt, what happened here today would cause a huge sensation, a great earthquake.
It would shake the entire Celestial Ancient Continent and strike fear into many Young Prodigies.
The domineering and cold Seventh Princess of the Ancient Sea Palace had hunted down Gu Changge’s sister, and at the critical moment, Gu Changge appeared, fiercely protecting his own, suppressing and slaughtering a host of sea race creatures.
Even the Seventh Princess was no match, defeated on the spot!
No one knew just how far Gu Changge’s true strength had reached.
Even the Seventh Princess had been easily crushed by him, slain with a raise of his hand, overwhelmingly dominant. From beginning to end, no one had witnessed his true methods.
This point was what shocked the younger generation the most, because they simply could not fathom Gu Changge’s true strength.
“He has probably already stepped into the ranks of the taboo. Since ancient times, among Young Prodigies, an existence surpassing even the very top, an existence that has crossed to the other shore... only such can be called a Walking Taboo.”
“A Walking Taboo! What heavy words those are!”
A Cultivator could not help but speak with a trembling voice, holding Gu Changge in awe to the extreme.
A Walking Taboo was something that had to be proven through battle strength, someone who would absolutely walk into the ranks of Forbidden Existences in the future.
Among the many Supreme Dao Lineages of the Beyond, perhaps only one such figure would appear in hundreds of thousands, even a million years!
And without a doubt, Gu Changge’s display now left all Cultivators trembling, murmuring those four words under their breath.
Walking Taboo!
This was not something one could become merely through powerful talent. It required proof of overwhelming strength.
More than that, it required maintaining battle prowess capable of fighting opponents two great realms higher.
Before a Walking Taboo, even Young Prodigies were nothing but ants that could be annihilated with a wave of the hand!
In this battle, was the terrifying battle strength Gu Changge displayed not precisely the mark of a Walking Taboo?
This made every Cultivator’s scalp tingle, their mouths go dry, unable to speak.
“A Walking Taboo... how many years has it been since those words were last heard? And now the Young Master of the Gu Family is suspected of having stepped into that domain...”
Many Cultivators’ voices trembled, purely from awe and terror.
Once this news spread, what kind of earthquake and upheaval would it cause?
They could already foresee it.
Unless another member of the younger generation stepped into the Forbidden Domain, Gu Changge would be a terrifying mountain looming over everyone’s heads.
“Gu Changge, you’re handing her over to me to deal with?”
At this moment, before Gu Changge, Gu Xianer, her expression still carrying traces of shock, could not help but ask, with a hint of disbelief.
The Seventh Princess, her cultivation sealed, had been casually tossed before her by Gu Changge, almost like throwing away a rag.
Without her cultivation, she was like a venomous snake with its fangs pulled—no matter how vicious, she posed no threat whatsoever.
At this moment, Gu Xianer’s beautiful eyes blinked repeatedly, her suspicion growing deeper.
Something was fishy.
Although she was moved that Gu Changge had come to save her... given Gu Changge’s character, there was very likely a problem here.
“Gu Xianer, is this the attitude you show your savior?” Gu Changge looked at her and could not help but ask with a faint smile.
That small face, as delicate and flawless as white porcelain, was still quite pale, with traces of blood at the corner of her mouth—she did look somewhat bedraggled.
“Gu Changge, do you think I’ll thank you? Keep dreaming. Even without you, I’d have been perfectly fine, hmph.”
Gu Xianer returned to her cold and proud demeanor, putting on an appearance that was just begging for a beating.
Clearly, her heart had been bursting with joy and excitement just moments ago.
Even the gloom of these past many days had been swept away completely.
But in front of Gu Changge, she still refused to admit defeat, unwilling to even say a word of thanks.
After all, Gu Changge was her great enemy, wasn’t he?
Besides, what she said was true—even if Gu Changge hadn’t come, she had the means to leave safely.
“You really are asking for a beating. Gu Xianer, have you forgotten the lesson from that day?”
Gu Changge’s smile faded as he casually glanced at her. The thought of tossing her into the bottom of a latrine pit to be suppressed for three to five years grew stronger once more.
It would have been fine if he hadn’t mentioned it, but the moment he did, shame and indignation surged in Gu Xianer’s heart.
Although only she, Yue Mingkong, and Gu Changge had been present that day, since childhood, Gu Changge was the only one who had ever dared to hit her like that.
“Don’t get cocky. One day I’ll pin you to the ground and grind you into it, and make you understand how that feels...”
Her little face was full of indignation as she muttered softly.
Toward Gu Changge, she no longer felt the hatred she’d had when leaving Peach Village. This complicated emotion now left her troubled.
It wasn’t that Gu Xianer didn’t understand what this emotion was.
Sure enough, her Third Shifu was right—good-looking men are all tigers.
“Gu Xianer, is your skin itching? With those measly third-rate skills of yours, you want to pin your big brother to the ground and grind him into it?”
Although Gu Xianer had spoken very quietly, how could it escape Gu Changge’s ears?
His mocking skills had always been maxed out—even someone with the Great Elder of Skyward Schloss’s temperament had nearly been angered by him to the point of smoke pouring from all seven orifices.
A silly girl like her—wouldn’t he have her hopping mad in no time?
At once, Gu Changge spoke, his words carrying merciless, cold derision. “If you want revenge, then prove it to me. Don’t make me look down on you. Otherwise, you won’t even have the chance to be a little tagalong behind my backside like before...”
Hearing these words, the expression on Gu Xianer’s small face froze directly.
She remembered how, when she was little, she used to follow behind Gu Changge, clinging to him endlessly.
Back then, Gu Changge had acted very cold, unwilling to even acknowledge her.
That had hurt her deeply, yet she would still trot along after him eagerly.
Thinking of this, Gu Xianer fell silent.
If she had heard these words before leaving Peach Village, she would definitely have been furious, killing intent surging. But now, she didn’t feel much hatred at all.
Instead, she was very calm—so calm that even she found it unbelievable.
Combining this with Gu Changge’s series of actions, the events of the past definitely hid some unknown secret.
Back then, all the members of the Gu Family had adored her.
Yet Gu Changge alone had put on a cold and distant front.
Now, looking back, Gu Xianer felt it was all the more deeply strange.
It was very possible Gu Changge had done it on purpose? Just so that when he later dug out her Daoist Bone, he could be ruthless enough to go through with it.
So why did he do it that way back then? Why not kill her directly, instead leaving her a sliver of a chance to survive?
And now he was putting on this act of deliberately provoking her, trying to make her hate him.
It had to be said, Gu Xianer’s imagination was quite remarkable.
She was conducting all sorts of analysis.
Back at the Supreme Peak of Skyward Schloss, Gu Changge had nearly lost his life to that blade strike, even though he was so powerful he could have easily dodged or blocked it.
Afterward, Gu Changge’s behavior had been distant and cold, looking at her as if she were a stranger.
But... why, when she was in danger, did he appear again to save her?
Wasn’t that self-contradictory?
“Gu Changge, don’t think you can hide it from me forever. I’ll investigate what happened back then until the truth comes out...”
“And then I’ll take my revenge fair and square, and defeat you.”
At this moment, Gu Xianer’s bright eyes stared unblinkingly at Gu Changge as she spoke, already convinced he was hiding some unknown secret.
“Gu Xianer, you’re overthinking it.”
Hearing this, Gu Changge merely swept her a faint glance.
However, this demeanor of Gu Changge’s only made Gu Xianer even more certain in her heart.
Gu Changge’s expression was natural on the surface, but inwardly he couldn’t help laughing.
He could guess what Gu Xianer was thinking. After all, all of this was within his expectations and plans.
At this moment, the System’s notification sounded in his mind.
<*Ding!* The Fortuitous Lady Gu Xianer’s attitude has changed. Fortuity Points +1000, Fatums +5000.>
This made Gu Changge’s smile take on a rather meaningful quality.
A silly goose was still a silly goose.
With just a little trick, she became muddled and dizzy, completely disoriented.
He really didn’t know how those shifus of hers could rest easy letting her come out for revenge.
“Gu Changge, how should she be dealt with?” Gu Xianer then looked at the miserable Seventh Princess before her and asked, intending to follow Gu Changge’s opinion.
Believing she had “figured it all out,” her view of Gu Changge had already changed considerably.
Even her speech no longer carried such intense hostility.
“What should you be calling me?” Hearing this, Gu Changge glanced at her.
He did usually show considerable indulgence toward Gu Xianer, but he had his limits. It hadn’t reached the point where he’d let Gu Xianer climb onto his head to shit and piss.
Now was precisely the time to teach her the proper order between elder and younger.
Though what made Gu Changge click his tongue in wonder right now was that Gu Xianer, despite being hunted down, had her Fortuity Points shooting up steadily.
Could it be that this tsundere, arrogant little thing actually had a talent for explosive power when at death’s door?
Perhaps his sudden appearance had even interrupted a perfect opportunity for her breakthrough.
Gu Changge naturally had intentions of raising Gu Xianer.
But judging from the current situation, letting her develop on her own was still best. A bit more tempering wasn’t a bad thing.
Of course, bullying her a little was also quite an amusing pastime.
Clearly furious inside, yet putting on an appearance of being helpless against him.
Gu Changge was actually considering whether to artificially arrange some “fortuitous encounters” for her in the future.
For example, pinning some blame on her head? Manufacturing some enemies for her?
Then when she truly couldn’t win, he’d show up again for a hero-saves-the-beauty moment?
“Gu Changge, keep dreaming. Don’t even think about getting me to call you big brother.”
Hearing this, Gu Xianer put on a nonchalant look, feeling as if she had instantly seized Gu Changge’s weak spot.
But inexplicably, she felt a chill.
Could someone be secretly plotting against her?
Gu Changge didn’t mind, looking at her with an amused expression. “Kill her or not—that’s up to you. Since I’ve handed her over to you, I naturally won’t interfere anymore.”
He said it simply, but in reality, he had several considerations.
This Seventh Princess was clearly experience points specially prepared for Gu Xianer’s leveling. Since she couldn’t be harvested now, she’d be saved for later.
So no matter what, Gu Xianer would have to face a situation like today’s.
By tossing the problem to her, he also conveniently redirected the Ancient Sea Palace’s fury onto her.
Those shifus behind her wouldn’t just sit by and watch.
Besides, this girl had earlier used his tiger skin as her banner, dragging this wave of hatred onto him.
Not giving her a beating was already the result of Gu Changge’s magnanimity.
How could he let Gu Xianer set him up instead?
“Hmph, I knew you had no good intentions in saving me.”
Gu Xianer let out a snort through her nose.
She understood Gu Changge’s meaning too. The Ancient Sea Palace was, after all, a supreme power ruling countless sea races. For something like killing the Seventh Princess, Gu Changge definitely had no intention of taking the blame himself.
He had already done more than enough.
So when the Ancient Sea Palace came for revenge, they’d have to come looking for her.
This Gu Changge fellow—his heart was still as wicked as ever.
“Your big brother traveled thousands of miles to save you, yet you disdain him for it. Gu Xianer, you truly break your big brother’s heart.”
At this point, Gu Changge was in the mood to tease her a bit, his expression showing not the slightest embarrassment at having his scheme seen through.
Sometimes she was silly as could be, yet sometimes she was cunningly shrewd.
It really... made one unable to resist bullying her.
“Seventh Princess, wasn’t I right? The moment you touched me, all of you were doomed to die.”
At this moment, Gu Xianer looked at the Seventh Princess before her—whose face was pale, terrified, even despairing—with a composed expression carrying a trace of a smile.
“Don’t kill me, I’m willing to submit...” The Seventh Princess, unwilling and despairing, begged repeatedly for mercy.
At this moment, she had none of the lofty arrogance she’d arrived with. She had been knocked off her pedestal by Gu Changge, her Dao Heart shattered.
Although she still had a final life-saving treasure, with her cultivation sealed, there was no possibility of using it at all.
Now... it was truly a dead end.
The Celestial Ancient Continent had opened, the younger generation contended for supremacy, and naturally the victors lived while the losers died.
“Too late. When you tried to kill me, you should have foreseen this moment.”
Gu Xianer’s expression did not change. A black greatsaber appeared, its blade light tearing through the air, slashing down directly.
Pu!
Blood splattered in all directions!
The Seventh Princess of the Ancient Sea Palace was dead!