Young Master Gu's Skill at Deceiving Women Is Truly Masterful, Reaching the Level of Purple Fortuity
Young Master Gu’s Skill at Deceiving Women Is Truly Masterful, Reaching the Level of Purple Fortuity
“What?”
“Safely relocate to the Beyond?”
“How could words like these come out of your mouth?”
Lin Wu’s body trembled as he stared blankly at Lu Luo before him, his expression nearly frozen in shock.
Just moments ago, he had thought that Lu Luo was only saying such things out of resentment toward Sky Deer City, that she hadn’t truly meant it.
But when she spoke those words, his heart surged with monstrous waves of shock. He simply couldn’t believe his own ears.
If he surrendered to the Beyond and persuaded the family behind him to become a vassal of the Beyond...
Then wouldn’t he become a sinner condemned for all eternity?
The shame of betraying the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains would be forever engraved upon him and the family behind him, impossible to ever wash away.
He even began to suspect that Lu Luo had already been taken control of by Gu Changge, that even her mind had been cleansed by him, that she was no longer the Lu Luo... of before.
The current her was so similar to the Sky Deer Goddess.
“Lu Luo, you... everything you just said, were you serious?”
Lin Wu’s expression paled slightly as he looked at the woman before him, both familiar and strange.
Yet she remained extraordinarily calm, and he asked with some grief.
His heart twitched with pain as he recalled the first time he had met her.
Back then, she had been radiant and dazzling, the pearl in the palm of the Lu Family, noble in status, the recipient of countless affections.
Countless heaven’s chosen had pursued and admired her; her name as a goddess had been unmatched under heaven.
But now, she was merely a miserable prisoner in the dungeon of a hostile force.
She was even considering betraying the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains.
When had she ever fallen so low?
Lu Luo knew Lin Wu would misunderstand her.
Especially seeing his unfamiliar, heartbroken expression, yet her heart remained exceptionally calm.
She nodded gently, then turned her gaze toward the young man outside the dungeon, and said calmly, “Lin Wu, I’m sure you’ve already witnessed Young Master Gu’s strength.”
“He’s only the same age as you, yet his cultivation has already surpassed at least the Sacred Emperor Realm. And you’re still merely at the Sacred Noble Realm. The gap between you cannot be measured in words.”
“The Longevity Gu Family behind Young Master Gu is the most ancient and long-standing family in the Beyond. Blood surpassing even the Celestial Realm flows in their veins. Their future prospects are truly limitless.”
“If you were to follow Young Master Gu...”
When she said these words, she actually found it hard to bear, so she had already anticipated how Lin Wu would react, and her expression remained very calm.
It was as if she were merely stating a fact.
“Lu Luo, you... you don’t need to say any more.”
However, upon hearing this, Lin Wu was first stunned, somewhat dazed, but then he waved his hand to interrupt her, his face filling with sorrow, not letting Lu Luo continue.
He truly never expected that after traveling thousands of miles, leaving Sky Deer City, and venturing into this dragon’s pool and tiger’s den to rescue Lu Luo, nearly losing his life in the process, he would receive such an answer.
She would actually say such things to him—to persuade him to follow his greatest enemy, Gu Changge. Had she forgotten that his older brother, Lin Qingyang, had fallen victim to Gu Changge’s vicious hand?
Lu Luo felt some reluctance in her heart, but thinking of the consequences if she didn’t do this...
She sighed inwardly, hardened her heart once more, and continued, “You have to know, I’m saying this for your own good. I don’t want you to die here because of me.”
“I understand. You don’t need to say any more.”
The corners of Lin Wu’s mouth were filled with bitterness, a trace of confusion in his expression, while within the mysterious Martial Arts Space in his mind, thousands of lights and shadows seemed to flash past.
He suddenly somewhat understood Lu Luo’s intentions.
The reason she said these things was only to make him resent her, so that he could righteously stand on the side of justice. That way, even if he abandoned her to her fate in the end, he wouldn’t feel any guilt.
But in the end, the one being sacrificed was her.
At the end of the day, with Lu Luo’s kind and intelligent heart, how could he not understand?
“Gu Changge, I’d like to have a word with you.”
Thinking of this, Lin Wu took a deep breath, having already calmed down, and spoke to Gu Changge, who had never left the area outside the dungeon.
Gu Changge had heard every word of the conversation between Lin Wu and Lu Luo inside the dungeon.
He actually hadn’t expected Lu Luo to speak to Lin Wu like this.
But it could only be said that Lu Luo understood Lin Wu better than he did, and knew how to persuade him.
From this point of view, the more guilt Lin Wu felt toward Lu Luo in his heart, the easier he would be to control.
“What do you want to discuss with me?”
“Have you thought it through? Or are you planning to surrender to my family?”
Gu Changge wore a faint smile as he walked over and opened the cell door.
Lin Wu stared fixedly at him, his face unable to conceal his hatred, but at this moment he suppressed it with all his might.
If he clashed with Gu Changge now, then Lu Luo’s painstaking efforts would all go to waste.
“These words, I want only the two of us to know.”
Lin Wu glanced at Lu Luo beside him, her eyes lowered and head bowed, then looked back at Gu Changge.
He didn’t want to put pressure on Lu Luo.
Since even she, a woman, had this kind of resolve, how could he not?
“Very well.”
Gu Changge smiled, and with a sweep of his sleeve, the world before them suddenly changed.
A wave of spatial fluctuation came, and the next moment, Lin Wu had already appeared inside a grand and ancient palace.
The spiritual energy here was like a tide, treasure light faintly gleaming, all kinds of divine weapons hung upon the walls, appearing magnificent and noble.
On both sides of the palace stood a group of beautiful maidservants in attendance, their looks captivating.
However, as Gu Changge appeared and waved his hand, they all respectfully withdrew.
“Speak. What do you want to discuss with me?”
“There are no outsiders here.”
Gu Changge poured himself a cup of wine, his manner casual and natural, and smiled, gesturing for Lin Wu to speak.
Lin Wu looked around and indeed saw no one else here.
His expression turned slightly solemn as he said, “I want to know, what do you want Lu Luo to do for you?”
Lin Wu knew that Lu Luo must have been coerced by Gu Changge; otherwise, she would never have made such a choice.
He understood Lu Luo’s character well. He knew that when she said such words, she must have wished she could end her own life to escape this torment and pain.
But here, even her life and death were not her own to decide—they were in Gu Changge’s grasp.
“Nothing much. I just laid out the pros and cons of the matter for her, so she’d understand what she ought to do.”
Gu Changge shook his head slightly, brought the white jade wine cup to his lips, and took a light sip, looking quite at ease.
“What she ought to do? You mean telling Lu Luo to betray the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains?”
As soon as Lin Wu heard this, his anger surged uncontrollably. He gritted his teeth, practically wishing he could smash Gu Changge to pieces and hack his corpse into ten thousand fragments.
“Is that how you speak to me?”
Hearing this, Gu Changge’s brow furrowed, and he gave him an indifferent glance.
The next moment, terrifying pressure swept down, causing Lin Wu’s expression to change drastically as a bone-chilling cold abruptly enveloped his entire body.
Immediately after, his legs went weak. Unable to withstand the pressure, he fell to his knees with a thud, utterly humiliated.
Even his Physique felt like it was about to explode, bloodstained cracks appearing across it.
“In that case, you can speak to me on your knees.”
Gu Changge shook his head slightly, the depths of his eyes cold and utterly unmoved.
“You...”
Lin Wu was incomparably furious, his eyes reddening. In all his life, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?
Even at his most mediocre, he had never been treated like this.
But the terrifying pressure felt like a hundred thousand mountains pressing down on his shoulders, making it impossible for him to even lift his head.
His once-terrifying talent, his powerful bloodline, even the mysterious Martial Arts Space—before absolute power, none of it served the slightest purpose.
This chasm-like, insurmountable gap once again filled Lin Wu with despair and helplessness.
“Gu Changge, as long as you let Lu Luo go, anything is negotiable. Whatever she can do, I can do.”
However, when one is under someone else’s roof, one has no choice but to bow one’s head.
In the end, Lin Wu quickly suppressed his anger, took a deep breath, and calmed down.
He spoke, directly stating his intentions, unwilling to let Lu Luo bear all of this alone.
“Oh? You said it yourself.”
“Lu Luo wants the family behind her to surrender to my family and enjoy indestructible immortality, and right now she’s short one Token of Allegiance. Are you saying you’ll hand over this Token of Allegiance in her place?”
Gu Changge raised his eyebrows slightly, then spoke with a natural expression.
Token of Allegiance?
Hearing this, Lin Wu’s heart trembled, but he still gritted his teeth and asked, “What is this Token of Allegiance?”
“It’s very simple. You only need to find Sky Deer City’s Formation Core and open it.”
Gu Changge smiled faintly, as if he weren’t discussing the conquest of the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains at all, but merely some trivial, insignificant matter.
The barrier outside Sky Deer City was the crystallization of the painstaking effort of countless Cultivators of the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains over endless years.
It was said to consist of nine great sub-formations, positioned at the eight corners of the round heavens and square earth, plus the central core position.
What controlled the nine great sub-formations was the Formation Core.
Even opening just one of the great sub-formations, creating a small breach in the Grand Array, would allow the Beyond’s countless armies to storm in.
Over these endless years, Cultivators of the Beyond had tried to locate the Formation Core, but all had come away empty-handed.
“The Formation Core?”
Lin Wu’s heart shook violently, his face unable to hide its pallor.
He had actually long since guessed Gu Changge’s intentions—that they were related to breaching Sky Deer City.
He just hadn’t dared to believe that his target would actually be the Formation Core within Sky Deer City.
It could even be said that the Formation Core was the very foundation of Sky Deer City’s survival.
If the Formation Core were opened, then Sky Deer City’s fall would only be a matter of time.
Once Sky Deer City fell, the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains behind it would be like ordinary people who had shed their armor and thrown away their swords—utterly defenseless.
Facing the boundlessly terrifying army of the Beyond, how could the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains resist? There would likely be only one path left—annihilation.
“What? Can’t do it?”
Watching Lin Wu’s gradually paling face, Gu Changge asked indifferently.
“With my status, even if I agreed, there’s no way I could get near the Formation Core...”
Lin Wu forced himself to calm down, but his heart suddenly wavered.
Even if he could do it, doing so would be no different from opening the gates for the Beyond’s army, letting them march straight in.
Such a betrayal would be even more disgraceful and outrageous than leading his clan to surrender to the Beyond.
“The Formation Core is in the hands of this generation’s Sky Deer Goddess. Since you’ve already had contact with her, how could you possibly be unable to find where the Formation Core is?”
“This generation’s Sky Deer Goddess should also have successors or disciples of some sort. Perhaps you’ve even seen them with your own eyes. And now you tell me you can’t get near it? How am I supposed to believe you?”
Gu Changge merely smiled faintly.
An inexplicable aura emerged in the depths of his eyes, making Lin Wu’s face grow ever paler, nearly unable to withstand this presence.
That was only because Gu Changge had been restraining himself all along.
Otherwise, with his current strength...
Just a wisp of aura from his Physique alone could make Lin Wu explode, body and soul annihilated.
“I understand.”
Lin Wu gritted his teeth, cold sweat seeping from his forehead, even the clothes on his back soaked through.
He hadn’t forgotten the gap in strength between himself and Gu Changge.
If Gu Changge wished it, he wouldn’t even need to lift a finger to kill him a million times over.
“In that case, I’ll await your good news.”
Gu Changge smiled faintly and withdrew his pressure.
At the same time, he reached out and traced through the empty air. Streaks of golden light swept past, then evolved into an ancient character for “restriction,” which descended onto Lin Wu’s forehead.