Was She Just Teased by Him? Yet She Wouldn't Turn Her Head for Him
Was She Just Teased by Him? Yet She Wouldn’t Turn Her Head for Him
Meanwhile, Gu Changge also prepared to rise and take his leave. After all, his purpose in coming here to find Lao Shi had been achieved.
Su Qingge and the others were still waiting for him, and he still had plans yet to arrange.
“Where is Young Master Changge headed? I once spent time at the True Immortal Academy myself. Why don’t I show you the way? You’ve just arrived, so you’re probably unfamiliar with many areas.”
At this moment, Yao Xi spoke again, a smile on her face, her bearing graceful and regal, exuding a natural, poised elegance.
Gu Changge seemed slightly taken aback, then shook his head with a smile. “Such a trivial matter—there’s no need to trouble the Empress.”
Empress Yao Xi insisted with a smile, “Such a trivial matter is no trouble at all.”
“In that case, I’ll have to trouble the Empress. Having the Empress personally guide a junior like me—I truly feel overwhelmed by the honor.”
Gu Changge’s figure was tall and straight, his white robes spotless, and he smiled with a hint of helplessness, appearing thoroughly otherworldly.
At this moment, with Empress Yao Xi standing beside him, the expressions of the Great Elder and Lao Shi turned somewhat strange.
Why did it look so awkward, yet somehow so harmonious at the same time?
Then, with a wave of Empress Yao Xi’s jade hand, waves of immortal light spread out before their eyes, and immediately a grand path brimming with immortal essence unfurled beneath their feet, carrying them away from this place.
A cool breeze drifted by, light and shadow shifted beneath their feet, and the mountains receded into the distance.
Emerald lakes gleamed like jade, mountains and rivers wound like jade belts, and farther away, chaotic mist shrouded everything, spiritual qi of heaven and earth swirling densely—it was like a celestial paradise.
Multicolored rays of light intertwined, bursting forth from various estates and illuminating the sky. Terrifying blood qi shattered the clouds, seemingly capable of piercing through the heavens themselves.
These were the phenomena caused by the young prodigies and freaks from all corners of the True Immortal Academy during their cultivation.
Gu Changge and Empress Yao Xi stood side by side.
A faint, delicate fragrance drifted to his nose—like orchids, like musk—yet it carried an elegant, crisp quality, like a clear spring flowing beneath the ice mountains of the Nine Heavens.
Both pure and cool, yet tinged with a subtle allure.
“Why has Young Master Changge gone silent?”
Empress Yao Xi smiled, taking the initiative to speak. “If you don’t tell me, I won’t know where you want to go.”
Hearing this, Gu Changge seemed somewhat helpless and sighed lightly. “Does the Empress know of a phrase called ‘remaining unperturbed with a beauty in one’s lap’?”
“Remaining unperturbed with a beauty in one’s lap?”
Empress Yao Xi was slightly stunned. Why would Gu Changge suddenly say such a thing?
But she quickly realized the meaning behind his words.
The expression on her face grew even more intrigued.
So... she had just been teased by Gu Changge?
What Gu Changge meant was that he was forcing himself to stay calm, and the reason he wasn’t speaking was that he feared he couldn’t maintain his composure.
And why couldn’t he maintain his composure?
Was it because she was standing so close to him?
Truth be told, this was the first time in over six thousand years that Empress Yao Xi had been this close to a man.
Even the fiancé she had once poisoned to death had never been this close to her.
Empress Yao Xi herself didn’t know why, today of all days, she had taken the initiative to guide a junior like Gu Changge.
“Remaining unperturbed with a beauty in one’s lap—that describes a gentleman. Although this junior is confident and upright, I know full well that the word ’gentleman’ has nothing to do with me. The Empress had best stop tormenting this junior.”
Gu Changge spoke with his expression still perfectly composed.
This made Empress Yao Xi want to laugh, though she forcibly held it back.
Was Gu Changge asking her to keep her distance? But from another angle, he was saying her charm was overwhelming.
What a refreshingly novel excuse.
Yao Xi was an empress, but she was also a woman, and naturally she enjoyed hearing such flattering words.
“Young Master Changge...”
She was just about to speak when Gu Changge interrupted her again. “From now on, the Empress should just call me Changge. Otherwise, it always feels rather distant between us.”
“...Very well.”
Empress Yao Xi was taken aback once more, a strange emotion rising in her eyes.
She couldn’t quite figure out what Gu Changge meant.
Still, she looked at him seriously for a few moments, then nodded in agreement.
She suddenly realized that her words and actions seemed to have been led along by Gu Changge the entire time, completely beyond her own control.
“Young Master Chang—about the situation of the Demon World you mentioned earlier, what is your view on it now?”
At this point, Empress Yao Xi suddenly spoke again, asking about a problem that had been troubling her recently.
This was also the reason she had come to the True Immortal Academy to seek out her shifu—to ask for his opinion.
But after hearing Gu Changge’s words earlier, she felt that Gu Changge was the same kind of person as her, and she suddenly wanted to hear what he would say.
“The situation of the Demon World?”
Gu Changge seemed somewhat surprised at her words.
It wasn’t as if he knew everything—his earlier remarks were merely because of his identity as a Transmigrator, drawing on some views from his previous life.
Just casual nonsense he’d made up.
What did he know about the Demon World’s affairs?
However, at this moment, he suddenly remembered something, and his heart stirred with intrigue.
But his face showed not the slightest abnormality as he said casually, “What troubles the Empress should be the Remnants of the Five Demon Overlords, correct?”
“After all, the Demon World has been passed down to this day, and of the original Six Demon Overlords, aside from the Lunar Demon Overlord, the whereabouts of the other five remain unknown. The forces they left behind—have they been showing signs of resurgence lately?”
In saying this, he was really only guessing.
He had heard of the Demon World’s affairs, but didn’t know much.
“Signs of resurgence? There have indeed been signs of resurgence recently. The frequency of rebellions needing suppression far exceeds other times.”
Empress Yao Xi nodded, not concealing anything about these secret matters of the Demon World.
In her view, as the Young Master of the Longevity Gu Family, Gu Changge would inevitably inherit the Longevity Gu Family in the future and rule over boundless territories.
His might and influence would only far surpass hers as the Empress of the Demon World!
“In this junior’s view, many signs of resurgence usually have a cause behind them.”
“The Empress might as well investigate carefully—among the remnants of those years, which ones are still alive, and which harbor the greatest obstruction and hatred toward you now. The Five Demon Overlords may well have left behind some contingency plans...”
Gu Changge spoke with composure.
“Contingency plans of the Five Demon Overlords?”
Empress Yao Xi’s delicate brows furrowed. “If it really is caused by them, that’s certainly possible. It’s just that I’ve nearly eliminated all the descendants of the Five Demon Overlords.”
At that moment, the System’s notification suddenly rang out in Gu Changge’s mind.
<*Ding!* Random Fortuity event triggered: The Returned Son of the Demon Overlord.>
Hearing this notification,
Gu Changge was also slightly stunned. This came rather suddenly—what was the reason?
Could it be because of what he had just said to Empress Yao Xi?
After all, before this, the System had never given any such notification.
Still, the Returned Son of the Demon Overlord?
How interesting.
The first thing he thought of was the fiancé Empress Yao Xi had poisoned to death six thousand years ago.
Aside from that trope, there shouldn’t be any other possibility, right?
So the situation now was that this returned Son of the Demon Overlord intended to take revenge on Empress Yao Xi.
But his words just now had, by sheer coincidence, served as a warning to Empress Yao Xi.
With this karmic connection in place, the random mission was triggered.
Thinking of this, a flash of amusement passed through Gu Changge’s expression, though it quickly returned to normal.
He looked at the pondering Empress Yao Xi and said softly,
“The Empress might as well investigate whether the enemies of those years were truly eradicated root and branch. Some hidden dangers can easily escape notice, spreading like wildfire when you least expect it...”
He did not mention anything about reincarnation and returning.
That would be far too obvious. Whether Empress Yao Xi would believe it was one thing; on the other hand, it would arouse unnecessary suspicion from her.
This newly appeared Fortuitous One, from the looks of it now, was indeed inseparable from the Fortuity of the Demon World.
Empress Yao Xi nodded, falling into thoughtful contemplation.
...
Afterward, Gu Changge rendezvoused with Su Qingge and the others.
After bringing him here, Empress Yao Xi departed first. Gu Changge’s words had greatly stirred her, and she needed to return to make arrangements.
“Gongzi, that woman just now was...”
Su Qingge was somewhat astonished, having sensed an imperial, regal pressure.
It was a pressure entirely different from Yue Mingkong’s, yet she likewise occupied a supreme position.
“Empress Yao Xi of the Demon World,” Gu Changge said casually.
He didn’t know what Empress Yao Xi truly felt about that fiancé of hers, and some things he was in no hurry about.
Leeks, after all, must grow fat before they’re harvested.
If this newly appeared Fortuitous One was simply the reincarnation-revenge type, then there really wasn’t much to be concerned about.
He had even killed the Mortal One, Gu Changge had.
A mere little reincarnation-revenge protagonist—he didn’t need to pay it much mind. For now, letting Empress Yao Xi scout the path ahead would also let him learn what tricks this Fortuitous One had up his sleeve.
Soon, an Elder of the True Immortal Academy arrived to lead Gu Changge to the area where the Ranked Disciples resided.
Ranked Disciples, Quasi-Ranked Disciples, Inner Disciples, Outer Disciples.
The True Immortal Academy had arranged different cultivation areas for disciples of each tier.
As a Ranked Disciple, Gu Changge’s area was naturally the finest, spanning nearly ten thousand li in every direction.
Godly Islands and immortal mountains, ancient trees and divine peaks, clouds steaming and mist glowing, spiritual qi dense and abundant.
As far as the eye could see, palaces stretched in endless rows, packed together like scales, resembling a heavenly palace pressing down from above—majestic and grand.
As for immortal birds and auspicious beasts, sacred medicines and divine springs, they were simply beyond count.
Even among the Ranked Disciples, few could match the area he now occupied.
Gu Changge had Su Qingge and his many followers each select their own estates and palaces.
His own figure, however, quickly departed from this place.
Because Gu Changge had sensed the aura of the scapegoat, Prince Ying. That fellow had indeed come to the True Immortal Academy.
His reason for letting him go back then was largely to use him as bait, to lure out the Taboo Demonic Arts organization hidden in the shadows.
Gu Changge didn’t know much about this organization’s origins either. If it could be of use to him, all the better; if not, then it had no need to exist.
With such an organization around, there was a great chance it would interfere with some of his subsequent plans.
News of Gu Changge’s arrival at the True Immortal Academy spread like wildfire in the blink of an eye.
Hearing this news, the many young prodigies showed varied expressions.
Among the current younger generation, if anyone claimed not to know of Gu Changge, they would surely be laughed at by others—which showed the position Gu Changge held in the hearts of his peers.
Even among the other Ten Great Ranked Disciples, no one dared to underestimate Gu Changge.
Meanwhile, within an estate where purple qi steamed and divine light permeated the air,
a young man with his hands clasped behind his back, dressed in purple robes, with a crack between his brows, was murmuring softly to himself,
“Dao Xian, my junior, I await your arrival at the True Immortal Academy.”
“In my past life, I kowtowed a hundred times before the Buddha, yet it could not win me a single backward glance from you.”
“Back then, you would not halt your steps in pursuit of the Great Dao... and back then, I would not halt my steps in pursuit of you. If the reincarnation of this life is fate, then between you and me, only one can survive.”
“Your refusal to turn your head for me will be the greatest regret of your life.”
“I simply wonder whether your Daoist Bone, reborn through nirvana, is superior—or whether my Chaos Dao Bone is truly unmatched in this world!”
Though his words were soft, they carried an undercurrent of unwillingness and hatred.
Dense purple qi wreathed his body, billowing forth like vast swathes of primordial chaos mist, like ancient universes one after another.
Stars, suns, and moons were embroidered upon his robes, seemingly revolving at any moment, emitting a world-trembling rumble, exuding a terrifying, overwhelming aura.
Weng!!
Suddenly, light emerged from the crack between his brows, and then a third eye opened. The void before him turned hazy and indistinct.
Terrifying scenes surfaced within it.
This divine ability of the Foreseeing Eye was incomparably dreadful. The instant he activated it, Chaos Purple Qi swirled around him, and faint traces of time flickered past.
Fragment-like images appeared in his eyes.
It was a dim, indescribable dungeon.
He couldn’t see it clearly.
It was very blurry.
Inexplicably, his heart trembled slightly.
Within that cold, damp underground prison, a woman in green robes—ethereal and unmatched in beauty—was covered in wounds, her limbs pierced through by chains, hanging against the wall.
Her expression was stubborn, icy, resolute, hateful...
Before her, a young man with an expressionless face held a dagger, drawing blood, filling the stone bowl in his hand.
Then, before the green-robed woman’s eyes, he tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp.
“The taste of this blood has grown bland.”
The purple-robed man heard only this one vague, indistinct sentence.
Immediately after, his vision went black, his mind felt as though it would explode, and then the crack between his brows split open, blood seeping from within.
His face, too, turned deathly pale—his Source had been wounded.
Using the Foreseeing Eye to peer into fragments of the future was, with his current abilities, already an exceedingly difficult feat.
Yet it had still allowed him to faintly glimpse a trace of what was to come.
“How is this possible...”
The purple-robed man froze, his fists clenched tight, unable to believe it.
Why had he glimpsed this shattered fragment of the future?
The woman he had once loved but could never have, who had spent her life pursuing the Great Dao—in this life, was she truly to meet such a tragic end?
He could not accept any of this.
One had to know—how long had he waited for this lifetime?
He had been born with the wisdom of his past lives, accompanied at birth by the Chaos Dao Bone, and was moreover the successor of an immortal orthodoxy. He had once suppressed his entire era, ranked first in all the Beyond.
Then, he had sealed himself away for lifetime after lifetime—all to wait for her reincarnation.
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Just got back, today’s word count is a bit low, counting it as owing one chapter—will make it up tomorrow!