Even Being a Concubine Is the Dream of Countless Heavenly Maidens, This Pair of Scoundrels
Even Being a Concubine Is the Dream of Countless Heavenly Maidens, This Pair of Scoundrels
“As long as I suppress all my aura, and with the Jade Pendant Father left behind back then, Gu Changge absolutely won’t recognize me right now.”
“After all, he and I only met once, and we didn’t even get a clear look at each other’s faces.”
“I just don’t know what Gu Changge is planning by going to the Quelling Chaos King’s residence this time... Could it be that he’s discovered Jun Bufan’s identity?”
By the side of the street, Bai Lian’er quickly calmed down.
She withdrew her gaze, lowered her head, and looked at the street stall before her, putting on an honest, simple appearance.
Beside her, Bai Hua, hearing these words, also forced himself to calm down, hiding his hands inside his sleeves so no one would see them trembling, not daring to reveal anything unusual.
From their appearance, the two of them were just... a very ordinary pair of herb-gathering siblings, plainly and simply dressed, making a living by gathering herbs in the mountains—nothing remarkable at all.
They were minimizing their presence as much as possible, avoiding letting Gu Changge notice anything strange about them at this moment.
Meanwhile, on the main street and in the pavilions and palaces lining both sides.
Many beings of the Demon World now had their eyes wide open, watching in some shock as Gu Changge led a host of powerful experts walking over from the other end of the street.
Gu Changge’s identity was no secret in the Demon World.
If not for his intervention back then, Empress Yao Xi would have been in grave danger at the summit of the Sacred Mountain.
In the eyes of many beings of the Demon World, Gu Changge’s status was no different from Empress Yao Xi’s.
So now, the expressions with which they looked at him were full of reverence, and they all stepped aside one after another.
“I wonder what Young Master Changge is doing here? Could he be going to the Quelling Chaos King’s residence?”
“If not for Young Master Changge, Her Majesty the Empress would probably have been assassinated back then. Young Master Changge is the savior of our Demon World.”
Many people discussed in low voices, quite curious as well, since Gu Changge was rarely seen on ordinary days.
“Is this the Quelling Chaos King’s residence?”
Gu Changge walked along the main street, his figure tall and slender, his dark robes flowing—woven from the silk of eight-million-year-old Frost Immortal Silkworms of Grand Luo Heaven, embroidered with numerous ancient patterns.
Faintly, various divine radiances and glimmers flowed across it, with strands of rule-infused divine chains hanging down, exuding nobility and mystery.
At this moment, he seemed to notice the residence in the distance and asked with some interest.
“Yes, Gongzi.
The residence ahead is where the current Quelling Chaos King resides. It spans a full thirty thousand li, with its own world within, full of magnificent sights.”
The Cultivator leading the way replied respectfully upon hearing this.
“It seems that when I have time later, I should pay a visit to the Quelling Chaos King’s residence.”
Gu Changge smiled, then continued walking along the main street.
However, when he reached the street stall of Bai Lian’er and Bai Hua, he seemed somewhat surprised, and then stopped in his tracks.
Instantly, Bai Lian’er and Bai Hua looked up at him, their bodies tensing slightly, before their faces showed expressions of fear and trepidation, acting extremely cautious.
“How much are these herbs?”
Gu Changge casually glanced over the herbs in front of the two of them, seemingly somewhat interested, and asked.
“Reporting... reporting to Daren, these herbs aren’t worth anything. If you want them, just take them directly.”
Bai Lian’er looked very nervous. She didn’t understand why Gu Changge had suddenly stopped in front of them.
Still, she maintained her composure inside, putting on a frightened, uneasy expression, speaking carefully, her voice trembling slightly.
Her voice was somewhat hoarse, not pleasant to hear, and combined with her ugly face, it was hard to make anyone linger.
However, Gu Changge seemed completely unbothered. He examined the herbs for a few moments, then looked up to examine her.
Bai Lian’er kept her head lowered, not daring to meet his eyes, looking utterly frightened and nervous.
All the beings and Cultivators on this street were now watching this scene in shock.
They didn’t know why Gu Changge had suddenly stopped before this pair of herb-gathering siblings.
Could it be that there was something special about their herbs? As for the siblings themselves, they looked nothing out of the ordinary.
Although they had faint fluctuations of magic power on them, their cultivation wasn’t strong—at most slightly stronger than ordinary people.
Bai Lian’er’s behavior also seemed perfectly normal to them. Anyone suddenly questioned by Gu Changge would react the same way.
“Is that so?”
Hearing this, Gu Changge suddenly smiled and said, “But I’m not the kind of person who takes things from others for free. I’ll pay ten times the usual price for these herbs—I’ll take them all.”
“What? T-ten times the price?”
“Thank you, Daren.”
Hearing this, Bai Lian’er seemed somewhat incredulous, her eyes widening.
Then, processing what Gu Changge had said, she seemed unable to believe such good fortune could exist in this world.
She put on a delighted expression and hurriedly voiced her thanks, appearing very excited and happy.
However, with her current face, she looked incomparably ugly, a birthmark covering half her face, making many beings’ stomachs churn, and they withdrew their gazes, unwilling to look any longer.
“Where did you gather these herbs?”
Gu Changge nodded, then continued with interest, “Take me there, and I’ll pay you a hundred times the price.”
“What? A hundred times the price?”
Hearing this, Bai Lian’er seemed stunned, showing an expression of disbelief.
Inside, she couldn’t help but wonder if her own eyes had failed her.
The herbs she had casually picked back then—could there really be something special about them? Why hadn’t she noticed? Or had Gu Changge recognized her identity and was deliberately toying with her?
“A hundred times the price?”
Bai Hua also looked deeply shaken. These were just some herbs they had randomly found in the mountain ridges back then, merely to serve as a cover.
He couldn’t help but doubt his own judgment either.
Could these herbs really have something special about them, worth Gu Changge paying a hundred times the price to have them lead the way?
Although a hundred times the price meant nothing to them.
Or rather—had Gu Changge already figured out their identities and was toying with them?
Gu Changge looked at Bai Lian’er and asked with interest, “What? Are you saying you’re unwilling?”
Hearing this, Bai Lian’er hurriedly shook her head, “We wouldn’t dare. If Daren wishes to go to that place, we siblings will simply lead the way—we wouldn’t dare take an extra coin from Daren.”
No matter which possibility it was, she couldn’t refuse Gu Changge now. Otherwise, the consequences would be... simply unimaginable.
Even if she unleashed her full strength, she couldn’t possibly be Gu Changge’s match, and escaping would be very difficult in the end.
“That’s good then.”
Gu Changge nodded slightly. “Rest assured, help lead the way for me, and I won’t treat you poorly.”
Afterward, the experts behind him stepped forward, collected all the herbs before them, and tossed two crystalline, jade-like Origin Stones to them.
Bai Lian’er carefully put away the two Origin Stones, putting on the appearance of someone who had never seen such precious things before.
“So it really was related to those herbs?”
Everyone watching this scene was shaken inside, unable to figure out the reason.
The only possibility they could think of in the end was... that they seemed to have missed out on something good.
Since those herbs could catch Gu Changge’s eye, those... seemingly ordinary herbs must have had something extraordinary about them.
And hearing that Gu Changge wanted this pair of siblings to take him to the place where the herbs grew made them suspect it even more.
Didn’t that mean that place was actually hiding something? Had these herbs become extraordinary because they’d been tainted by the aura of that place?
Many people began to regret it—why hadn’t they seen the extraordinariness of those herbs earlier, missing out on a fortuitous opportunity?
“For now, come with me to the Quelling Chaos King’s residence first. Later, you can take me to that place.”
Then, Gu Changge said with a smile.
“Yes, Daren.”
Bai Lian’er and Bai Hua didn’t dare refuse, obediently following behind Gu Changge.
Their hearts were full of complicated emotions—especially Bai Lian’er, who was deeply shaken and very uneasy, following beside Gu Changge so inexplicably.
Had Gu Changge seen through their identities? Or had they failed to notice back then that the place where the herbs grew was actually extraordinary, hiding something?
“Greetings, Young Master Changge!”
And just as everyone’s hearts were full of complicated thoughts and speculations, outside the Quelling Chaos King’s residence not far ahead.
A tall, burly man with an imposing, naturally intimidating bearing strode over quickly, thick baleful aura surrounding him, Chaos Energy faintly receding—his strength formidable.
Many people followed behind him, including the various important figures of the Quelling Chaos King’s residence and its direct-line descendants, with Jun Fan notably among them.
It was none other than the Quelling Chaos King.
The moment Gu Changge appeared in the vicinity, he had received the news and hurriedly brought his entire household to welcome him, not daring to show any disrespect.
“Young Master Changge’s arrival truly brings glory to my humble abode.”
The Quelling Chaos King cupped his fists, his demeanor humble and deferential.
Although he was many generations older than Gu Changge, he didn’t dare assume the airs of an elder before him.
Because whether... in cultivation or in status, the current Gu Changge was someone he had to look up to.
The many clansmen behind him also bowed to Gu Changge one after another. Jun Fan was among the crowd, his head lowered, his face showing nothing unusual.
“Quelling Chaos King, there’s no need for such courtesy.”
Gu Changge nodded slightly.
Afterward, the Quelling Chaos King led the way in front, bringing him into the residence.
Seeing Bai Lian’er and Bai Hua following behind Gu Changge, the many Jun Family clansmen were quite astonished.
Dressed like that, with cultivation only slightly above ordinary people—what qualifications did they have to follow at Gu Changge’s side?
That woman was also bizarrely ugly, appearing quite strange.
However, they were tactful enough not to ask too many questions.
“Xiao Fan, this is the first time I’ve seen Young Master Changge this close! Tell me, am I dreaming? He even smiled at me just now...”
“How can there be such a perfect man in this world? Sigh, what a pity—with my status, I don’t even have the qualifications to get close to him.”
“Even being a Concubine would probably be the dream of countless heavenly maidens.”
Among the Jun Family crowd, a woman in a cyan long robe spoke, gazing at the young man walking alongside the Quelling Chaos King ahead, her words full of admiration and longing.
She was extremely beautiful, with a light dusting of powder on her face, exquisite features, skin like congealed cream that seemed it would break at a touch, and hair like clouds.
Even her loose robe couldn’t hide her figure—tall and graceful, with curves in all the right places.
It was none other than Jun Fan’s second elder sister, Jun Yao.
Beside her, Jun Fan’s expression turned slightly unnatural upon hearing these words.
Although he had lived two lives, his sister of this life had been extremely good to him.
He genuinely regarded her as his sister.
But hearing these words now truly made him uncomfortable inside, very unsettled.
He hated Gu Changge to the bone—Gu Changge had ruined his plans time and time again.
If not for Gu Changge’s interference this time, how would his assassination have failed, and how would Qing Zhu have been dragged to her death?
“What’s wrong, Xiao Fan? Your expression seems a bit off.”
Jun Yao was in the middle of speaking when she suddenly noticed something wrong with Jun Fan’s expression and couldn’t help asking curiously.
“It’s nothing. It’s just... suddenly hearing Jiejie say such things feels strange in my heart. With Jiejie’s beauty and status, in the entire vast Imperial Capital, how many young talents have worn down our doorstep wanting to marry you as their wife without even getting the chance?”
“I never expected you to say something like this...”
Jun Fan quickly returned to normal, shaking his head slightly, appearing somewhat helpless.
Hearing this, Jun Yao’s face reddened slightly, and she rolled her eyes at him, saying, “What do you mean by that? Can’t your sister have someone she admires?”
“With Young Master Changge’s status and position, there are countless people who admire him. What am I compared to them?”
Jun Fan sighed and said, “Exactly. What a pity—with your status, Jiejie, you probably don’t even have the qualifications to get close to him.”
“So I’d advise you to honestly give up your fantasies and completely abandon hope. Someone like Gu Changge will never lack heavenly maidens at his side.”
“He probably wouldn’t even fancy you.”
He knew that slandering Gu Changge behind his back would instead have the opposite effect, making Jun Yao think he was petty.
Moreover, his sister’s personality had always been like this—once she set her mind on something, it was hard to change.
So he decided to take a different approach, to make her understand that such fantasies were useless and to give up completely.
“Are you looking down on your sister? Are you asking for a beating?”
Jun Yao glared at him somewhat angrily upon hearing this, saying, “Though the way you talk, it’s as if you know Young Master Changge very well.”
Although she also knew Jun Fan was telling the truth, her heart just... felt uncomfortable, unconvinced.
In terms of looks, she was confident she was no worse than any woman in the Demon World—not even Song Youwei.
“It’s not that I don’t understand him—I just don’t want you wasting your time.”
“If you won’t give up, Jiejie, then fine...”
Jun Fan shook his head slightly and said, “If you don’t believe me, you can go try. See for yourself whether you have a chance.”
Hearing this, Jun Yao grew even more unconvinced inside, but thinking of Gu Changge’s status, position, and strength, she felt disheartened again.
And while Jun Fan and Jun Yao were conversing, Bai Lian’er, silently following behind Gu Changge, was also quietly observing Jun Fan, her expression quite complicated.
She hadn’t expected that after six thousand years, seeing Jun Fan at such close range again would happen under circumstances like these.
If not for following behind Gu Changge, she probably still wouldn’t be able to set foot half a step into the Quelling Chaos King’s residence right now.
Thinking of this, Bai Lian’er began pondering in her heart how to find an opportunity to deliver that... Brocade Bag to Jun Fan.
However, in the Quelling Chaos King’s residence, especially right under Gu Changge’s nose, doing so would easily expose her true identity.
That would instead bring enormous risk—the losses would outweigh the gains.
“May I ask what brings Young Master Changge to see me this time?”
Soon, in the main hall, the Quelling Chaos King invited Gu Changge to take the seat of honor, ordered tea to be served, and only then asked with some curiosity.
Given Gu Changge’s status, he didn’t believe Gu Changge would come to see him without reason.
There was definitely some purpose behind this.
Hearing this, Gu Changge lifted the lid of his teacup, blew on it gently, then smiled lightly and said, “Actually, I’ve come this time because of Yao Xi’s matter.”
“Her Majesty the Empress?”
The Quelling Chaos King’s expression changed slightly, though he paid no mind to Gu Changge’s intimate form of address for Empress Yao Xi.
He couldn’t help asking, “Could it be that there’s news about the assassins from some time ago?”
Everyone in the hall grew solemn. Even Jun Fan paid close attention—although Gu Changge’s intimate form of address for Empress Yao Xi made him quite uncomfortable.
But right now, there was no time for him to dwell on such things...
“It’s somewhat related. Yao Xi hasn’t been feeling well lately, and there are some matters I’d like to help share the burden of. So I happened to think of something that might be connected to the assassination attempt some time ago.”
Gu Changge took a leisurely sip of tea before speaking with a smile.
“Please speak, Young Master Changge.”
The Quelling Chaos King’s expression grew solemn, very grave, and he hurriedly said.
“Yao Xi isn’t feeling well...”
Hearing this, Jun Fan was first stunned, then his face turned somewhat livid, and he hurriedly lowered his head, afraid others would notice anything unusual.
He thought of the news from these past few days.
Empress Yao Xi was indisposed and hadn’t held court for three days.
Yet even during the period when she was poisoned, she had never missed court.
Why was this happening? Especially with Gu Changge changing his form of address for Empress Yao Xi, becoming so intimate.
He could only think of one possibility, and instantly a nameless fury blazed up in his heart—he was nearly mad with hatred.
“This pair of scoundrels...”
His teeth clenched tight, his fists gripped hard, the expression on his face even turning somewhat ferocious.
“What’s wrong, Xiao Fan? Are you feeling unwell?”
Noticing Jun Fan’s abnormality, Jun Yao looked at him with some concern.
Jun Fan’s expression shifted rapidly. He took a deep breath and quickly calmed down, saying, “I’m fine, Jiejie. I just thought of that damned... assassin who nearly murdered Her Majesty the Empress, and my heart fills with rage I can’t suppress.”
“Is that so? If you’re not feeling well, go back and rest first.”
Jun Yao understood Jun Fan fairly well. She knew that, like many young prodigies of the Demon World, he harbored some admiration for Empress Yao Xi.
On ordinary days, he often asked their father for news about Empress Yao Xi.
And now, hearing Gu Changge speak this way, anyone with eyes could tell that something had happened between Gu Changge and Empress Yao Xi.
In her view, it was perfectly normal for Jun Fan to have such a big reaction.