The Young Lady Is Already Falling for Him—As Expected, It All Comes Down to Looks
The Young Lady Is Already Falling for Him—As Expected, It All Comes Down to Looks
The Cult of Immortality, the Family of Immortals?
What kind of concept was that?
In this world, who would dare speak of immortality, who would dare preach longevity?
Those must be powers that had been passed down through countless ages, dominating the rise and fall of the universe itself, right?
Ming Lao’s words made everyone in the Lin Family suck in a cold breath, their hearts shaken to the core.
No wonder even the Founding Ancestor had to call himself an old servant. Against a background like that, even that was an immense honor.
At this moment, the reverence everyone felt toward Gu Changge deepened even further.
With a connection like this, the Founding Ancestor was probably an utterly insignificant existence before that young lord.
“That young man’s origins are actually this terrifying?”
Among the crowd, hearing these words, Lin Tian’s expression couldn’t help but shift slightly. He felt things had gotten a bit tricky.
But very quickly, his expression steadied again.
Since they had come to the Overworld, they naturally had to abide by the Overworld’s rules. He was a reincarnated Enlightened King—dealing with a mere young man would be effortless, wouldn’t it?
If this were the Beyond, then it really would be hard to say.
Of course, the main reason was that he had already vaguely sensed that this young lord possessed something he wanted.
To return to his peak, he would inevitably have to go through this young man.
In the great hall, Ming Lao was still reminiscing with his many descendants, while a sharp glint flashed through Lin Tian’s eyes as he quietly slipped away from the place.
He planned to follow them and take a look. He was somewhat worried that this young lord harbored ill intentions toward Lin Qiuhan.
......
Clear springs murmured, spiritual mist drifted.
Lin Qiuhan walked ahead somewhat nervously, leading Gu Changge around the area, her palms slick with cold sweat.
She still couldn’t calm herself down, terrified that a single careless movement would offend this young lord and displease him.
The feeling was like that of a commoner serving as a guide for the Son of Heaven himself.
Gu Changge, on the other hand, looked like he was just casually strolling around.
His main purpose, in truth, was to ask some questions.
“Miss Lin Qiuhan, there’s no need for you to be so nervous. Learn from Qingge—she’s not afraid of me at all, and she even likes talking back to me.”
Gu Changge spoke casually with a laugh, his manner relaxed and natural.
Lin Qiuhan being this nervous actually made things a bit difficult for him.
Hearing this, Su Qingge, who was silently following behind Gu Changge, rolled her eyes inwardly.
Such shameless words—sure enough, only when spoken by the Young Master did they sound so natural.
“Qingge? Could it be... the legendary number one beauty of the Eastern Barren? The Taixuan Saintess, Su Qingge?”
Hearing Gu Changge’s half-joking words, much of the tension in Lin Qiuhan’s heart indeed melted away, replaced by astonishment.
Though, thinking about it, it made sense.
Rumor had it that the number one beauty of the Eastern Barren had recently been following at the side of a young lord.
Now it seemed that young lord must be none other than this Young Master Gu before her.
The number one beauty of the Eastern Barren—a figure whom countless young talents across many distant regions yearned for and admired—was actually right before her eyes.
And from the looks of it, she seemed almost like this Young Master Gu’s maidservant.
Her feelings were complicated for a moment, and she even felt an envy she hadn’t expected of herself.
But this Young Master Gu truly had a wonderful temperament—gentle as jade. Though he stood high above, he gave no sense of looking down on or belittling others.
He must have been raised with excellent refinement, possessing the grace of an elegant gentleman of ancient times.
Thinking this, Lin Qiuhan relaxed considerably.
She began taking the initiative to introduce the surrounding scenery to Gu Changge, a smile gracing her matchlessly beautiful face.
“So that’s how it is...”
Gu Changge nodded from time to time, occasionally cracking a joke with her, obligingly letting out peals of clear, bright laughter.
Handsome as jade, and peerlessly elegant.
In Lin Qiuhan’s eyes, Gu Changge at this moment was like a noble young lord untouched by the mundane world.
His speech, his bearing, his manner, his power—in every single aspect, there exuded a luxurious elegance she had never seen before.
As the heaven-blessed daughter of the Ancient Lin Family, she had seen far too many dazzling geniuses.
But before this young lord today, they were like fireflies compared to the bright moon—utterly dimmed.
No, to be more precise, there was simply no comparison at all.
She even felt that merely exchanging a single sentence with this young lord made her heart race and her face flush red.
This scene naturally did not escape Gu Changge’s eyes.
His face remained impassive, but inwardly he found it increasingly amusing as he continued chatting with Lin Qiuhan.
They had only just met, and she was already showing signs of falling for him.
As expected, no matter where you go, it all comes down to looks.
But this was fine too—it saved him a lot of trouble.
Afterward, Gu Changge shifted the topic and began asking about Lin Qiuhan herself and matters concerning the Lin Family.
“Young Master Gu is actually asking about me?”
Lin Qiuhan was stunned, her heart beating even faster.
Could it be that Young Master Gu also had feelings for her?
She grew flustered, even more nervous.
“Qiuhan is my father’s eldest daughter. Besides me, I also have several half-siblings from different mothers...”
But very quickly, under Gu Changge’s smiling encouragement, Lin Qiuhan relaxed as well.
She began introducing the situation of her family to him.
Among them, she mentioned her most worrisome good-for-nothing younger brother, Lin Tian.
Hearing this, Gu Changge couldn’t help but narrow his eyes.
Here it comes. Those two familiar words—good-for-nothing.
At that moment, his gaze flicked sideways, catching sight of a figure hurriedly concealing itself not far away.
A subtle fluctuation.
Too bad—trying to hide from his perception was still far too naive.
So it seemed the boy who had been secretly sizing him up outside the great hall was this Lin Tian.
“Oh? A good-for-nothing little brother. As his older sister, talking about him like that—won’t he be upset?”
Gu Changge’s face remained composed as he asked with a light chuckle.
Seeing that Young Master Gu seemed interested in this, Lin Qiuhan continued, “That’s what everyone agrees on. Although I’d like to defend him, there’s nothing I can do.”
“Xiao Tian’s mother passed away early, and Father doesn’t think much of him either. On top of that, he has no cultivation talent whatsoever. Although he’s a direct-line descendant, he doesn’t really have any status in the family.”
“What a pitiful child. Though, with a beautiful older sister like you looking out for him, he’s quite lucky.”
Gu Changge said with a casual smile.
Young Master Gu actually called me beautiful?
Lin Qiuhan froze slightly, her face reddening a little, joy welling up in her heart.
“Xiao Tian is actually quite sensible. He knows I’ve worried a lot over him, and recently he’s even started diligently studying cultivation...”
Lin Qiuhan smiled with some gratification.
Recently started diligently studying cultivation?
Gu Changge’s smile took on a meaningful quality. Hearing this sentence, he understood everything at once.
A good-for-nothing youth whose personality flips overnight—is this the mighty-expert Body Possession route, or the rebirth-into-the-past route?
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PS: Don’t get hung up on the protagonist’s Fortuity points. It was already like this before he descended to the Overworld—it has nothing to do with the Overworld’s Fortuitous One. The situation of the Beyond hasn’t even been introduced yet, so what’s the rush?
All I’ll say for now is this: the Daoist Bone the protagonist currently possesses, and the Taboo Inheritance of Demonic Arts that would make the whole world his enemy if exposed, account for a large part of it.