Coveting the Villain's Woman — The Self-Awareness of a Leek
Coveting the Villain’s Woman — The Self-Awareness of a Leek
The reason Gu Changge thought this way naturally had to do with the many web novel tropes he was familiar with from his previous life.
No matter how he looked at it, this Lin Tian didn’t seem like a normal good-for-nothing youth.
Even his own older sister, a proud daughter of heaven, would get nervous in front of Gu Changge, yet this boy actually dared to secretly tail him in the shadows.
Moreover, in Gu Changge’s perception just now, the youth hiding in the dark was none other than Lin Tian.
It was just that after being noticed by him, the boy quickly left without lingering.
This kind of scheming was not something an ordinary youth could possess.
“That just shows your persuasion was useful. He knows to be considerate of you as his sister now.”
“In this world, if one cannot cultivate, then one really is no different from a cripple.”
“After all, you truly meant well for him.”
Gu Changge’s face carried a smile.
His mouth continued chatting casually with Lin Qiuhan, wanting to fish out more information about that Lin Tian.
As his older sister, presumably no one understood Lin Tian better than Lin Qiuhan.
Lin Qiuhan naturally had no idea of the calculations in Gu Changge’s heart. Hearing him say this, she couldn’t help but feel somewhat moved.
Was Gu-gongzi comforting her?
After that, she continued speaking, and much of it was about Lin Tian.
Gu Changge wore a smile, responding along while indirectly probing, and had already extracted quite a lot.
For example, Lin Tian had recently started wanting to learn Alchemy, asking his sister Lin Qiuhan for all sorts of Alchemy materials.
On top of that, he was proficient in certain ancient formation treasure arts. A few days ago at the academy, he had even pointed out the mistakes of several Elders, shocking everyone.
Gu Changge had more or less figured out the whole story, and a plan gradually formed in his heart.
A new Fortuitous One — harvesting a wave from him would be even simpler than imagined.
With the Negative Fortuity problem resolved, Gu Changge had many more methods at his disposal.
“I never thought Gu-gongzi would understand me so well...”
Lin Qiuhan was rather moved.
“Usually even Xiao Tian doesn’t understand me. He thinks I’m too harsh on him.”
Speaking of these things, Lin Qiuhan felt somewhat helpless.
But she was also gratified, feeling that Lin Tian had finally come to his senses, so her years of worry hadn’t been in vain.
Even more fortunately, at a time when many in the family were puzzled and confused by her actions,
Gu-gongzi actually understood her so well.
This gave rise to a strange emotion in her heart.
Having cultivated for over twenty years, Lin Qiuhan finally knew what it meant for one’s heart to flutter.
One had to know, this was only their first meeting.
So many young talents had pursued her before, and she had never been moved.
Gu Changge could naturally guess the thoughts currently in Lin Qiuhan’s heart.
After all, all of this was within his expectations.
With his status as a tall, rich, and handsome man from the Beyond, plus a bit of the eloquence and knowledge from his previous life, even a woman as clever as Su Qingge had been firmly held in the palm of his hand.
Lin Qiuhan was so innocent — making her heart flutter was simply too easy.
It took no effort at all.
Working through her was far easier and far more interesting than working through Lin Tian.
Su Qingge, silently watching all of this, gained yet another layer of understanding of Gu Changge in her heart.
His methods of toying with people’s hearts truly came in set after set.
“For little brother Lin Tian to turn over a new leaf is naturally a good thing. Presumably he was merely a pearl covered in dust before. After all, being able to point out the Elders’ mistakes in just a few short days — this talent...”
At this moment, Gu Changge seemed to sigh with emotion, saying these words as if they weren’t intentional at all.
Purely a heartfelt sentiment.
“How could Xiao Tian be a pearl covered in dust? Besides, his talent... before, he couldn’t even cultivate a Spiritual Sea...”
Hearing this, Lin Qiuhan couldn’t help laughing as she spoke, but halfway through her sentence,
she froze slightly, faintly sensing that something was off.
But as for what exactly was off, she couldn’t put her finger on it.
“Eh? He couldn’t even cultivate a Spiritual Sea? Then how does he perform Alchemy? Could it be that little brother Lin Tian actually knows a lost ancient technique?”
“In the Beyond, I’ve heard of some ancient methods where Cultivators don’t need a Spiritual Sea to successfully refine pills. It seems little brother Lin Tian is a person of great Fortuity.”
Gu Changge spoke as if surprised, seemingly murmuring to himself.
If Lin Qiuhan couldn’t see it now, then he would simply guide her thoughts in that direction — wouldn’t that do the trick?
Seeing Lin Qiuhan fall into contemplation with an odd expression, Gu Changge also knew the principle of moderation. He smiled and said nothing more.
...
Meanwhile.
After Gu Changge discovered his tracks, Lin Tian stopped tailing them and took the opportunity to leave that place.
His expression was very ugly, and a flame of jealousy even rose in his heart.
Of course, the main reason was still that wisp of obsession at work.
In his current perception, Gu Changge’s strength was very great, but because he was a Remnant Soul reborn through Body Possession,
Lin Tian wasn’t certain what level Gu Changge’s strength had reached.
But he never expected
that his older sister, who was usually so strict and severe with him, would reveal such a bashful, girlish demeanor in front of another man.
And this was only their first meeting!
This scene truly left Lin Tian unwilling in his heart, giving him the feeling that something of his was being snatched away.
Lin Tian’s fists clenched tight, creaking audibly.
But at least the mental state from his previous life hadn’t been cultivated for nothing.
He quickly steadied himself and recovered his calm, thinking darkly, “This so-called Gu-gongzi really has ill intentions. One look at him and you can tell he’s no good person. I have to warn Lin Qiuhan to be on guard against him, lest she fall for his tricks.”
“You were the one who chose to offend me, so don’t blame me for making a move against you.”
Before this, because of the matter of that Woman in White’s physique, he had still been deliberating in his heart whether or not to act against Gu Changge. But now, the choice was no longer his.
It just so happened to give him a reason to strike.
The other party was the one who provoked him first, the one who barged in and interfered!
...
In the blink of an eye, night had fallen.
The Central Sky Domain was in an uproar over the news of the Lin Family’s Prime Ancestor returning from the Beyond, with commotion everywhere.
Countless Cultivators were discussing it.
Wave after wave of news spread outward from the Lin Family to all regions, stirring great tides in every ancient city.
Soon after, the various powers and sects were all shaken, dispatching their disciples and clansmen to come pay visits.
And in the palace arranged for Gu Changge by the Lin Family,
at this moment, Gu Changge stood with his hands behind his back by the window. The moonlight was hazy, his black robes stirred by the night wind, exuding an air of profound mystery.
His expression was calm and indifferent; he was clearly pondering something.
As for which trope this newly appeared Fortuitous One Lin Tian followed, he had more or less figured it out.
It was precisely the done-to-death trope of a mighty expert’s Remnant Soul being reborn through Body Possession.
After all, judging from Lin Tian’s reactions, he didn’t seem like someone who could know what would happen in the future.
That being the case, dealing with Lin Tian would be extremely simple.
Of course, what surprised Gu Changge the most was that this fellow, back outside the great hall, had actually been staring at Su Qingge?
It had always been him, the villain, coveting other people’s women.
Now it was actually the Fortuitous One’s turn to set his sights on his woman?
If he wanted to die, there was really no need to be in such a hurry.
Being a leek means having the self-awareness of a leek.