So Much Bigger It Made Her Eyes Sour with Envy, Doted On So Tightly
So Much Bigger It Made Her Eyes Sour with Envy, Doted On So Tightly
“That’s good then. Just now I was worried in my heart that Young Master Changge might refuse me because of it.”
Hearing this, An Yan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. She patted her chest, a happy smile on her face, revealing a pair of small tiger teeth.
Seeing this, Gu Xianer suddenly fixed her gaze on her. The expression on her face, in An Yan’s eyes, seemed somewhat strange.
It looked like resentment, like unwillingness, but more than that, it seemed like envy.
Then An Yan looked Gu Xianer up and down, understood why she was acting this way, and couldn’t help but find it a little funny in her heart—though also a little smug.
So even Gu Xianer, who had always been as otherworldly as one untouched by mortal dust, had moments like this.
An Yan was confident that her figure lost to no woman of her age, so naturally she could easily crush Gu Xianer by who knew how many streets.
Gu Xianer felt that An Yan seemed somewhat pleased with herself, and couldn’t help feeling itchy with irritation.
“Xianer, why do I feel like the way you’re looking at me is a bit off?”
Then, An Yan scooted backward a little, feeling as though she had suddenly drawn Gu Xianer’s aggro.
The expression on Gu Xianer’s face quickly returned to normal. In her heart she gave a soft hmph—so what, it’s nothing special.
“What kind of spirit medicines or supplements do you usually take?”
Still, she couldn’t help but ask.
An Yan put on a look of not understanding what she was talking about, then shook her head naturally and said, “Normally, it’s just the spirit medicines or meat needed for cultivation and body tempering. Xianer, are you talking about those?”
Gu Xianer listened very seriously, but by the end, she felt something was off.
She thought to herself that she had eaten no shortage of those things either. The fact that she now had such a terrifying physique could be credited in no small part to those spirit medicines and body-tempering foods.
But why was the gap between the two of them so huge?
So huge that it made her eyes a little sour with envy.
However, she couldn’t bring herself to lose face by asking in detail, so she could only silently curse Gu Changge a few times in her heart.
If it weren’t for him, why would she even be paying attention to these things?
“Forget it if you won’t say.” Gu Xianer’s face returned to its usual cold indifference.
“Xianer, how about you accompany me to offer a toast? You can introduce me, so it won’t be so abrupt.”
An Yan blinked her big eyes, revealing what she considered an innocent and harmless smile, appearing quite naive and radiant.
“You can go by yourself.”
Gu Xianer shook her head in refusal. Right now she didn’t want to face Gu Changge at all—at the very least, she needed a few good days to recover first.
An Yan looked a little disappointed and shook her head. “I see...”
“Wait. I’d better go with you after all.” Gu Xianer’s delicate brows furrowed slightly, sensing something was off. She suddenly interrupted An Yan and stood up—she was a little uneasy.
She felt that An Yan had had ulterior motives from the moment she approached her. She had to stay on guard.
“That would be wonderful then.”
Hearing this, An Yan seemed even happier, and hurriedly stood up as well, as if afraid Gu Xianer would go back on her word.
This only made Gu Xianer more suspicious, but it wasn’t easy for her to ask An Yan about it. After that, the two left the banquet area and headed toward the main seat. Quite a few cultivators and Ox Spirits noticed this scene, their expressions shifting slightly.
Many people knew Gu Xianer.
In fact, many heavenly pride daughters had tried to befriend her, attempting to use her to draw closer to Gu Changge. In the eyes of many, Gu Xianer was the little princess of the Immortal Gu Family— even Gu Changge doted on her.
At times, she wouldn’t even give Gu Changge face, talking back to him right to his face.
If it were anyone else, they would probably have long since been slapped to death by Gu Changge. Only she could act with such impunity.
Because of this relationship, many young elites were quite wary of her. Sometimes, when Gu Xianer took the initiative to challenge someone to a fight, the other party would surrender before the fight even began—not daring to exchange blows with her at all. Gu Changge’s protective, defensive nature was no secret in the Beyond; even his followers were people no one dared provoke, let alone a fellow clansman as close to him as she was.
“That’s the princess of the Hidden An Clan. I didn’t expect her to be so close with the Gu Family’s little princess.”
“I wonder what that one from the An Clan will think when she finds out?”
A strange glint flashed through the eyes of many experts, especially those who had dealt with the Hidden An Clan before.
They actually knew a fair bit about An Yan’s identity. An Yan was the daughter of the Hidden An Clan’s family head, born of the principal wife. If nothing unexpected happened, her status in the Hidden An Clan would be about as exalted as Gu Xianer’s.
But before her, there was an older sister named An Xi, born of a concubine.
This An Xi was no simple figure. Whether in cultivation talent or in methods and conduct, she had an iron-blooded streak. An Yan’s mother, for reasons unknown, had passed away many years ago, though she left An Yan an extremely generous inheritance. Unfortunately, An Yan’s father had his heart set solely on cultivation and paid no attention to clan affairs. The clan elders were locked in serious internal strife, and by now they had all been won over by An Xi. They had even heard that An Xi sent people from time to time to make trouble for An Yan, seeking to seize the inheritance her mother had left her.
Moreover, the clan behind An Yan’s mother was relatively weak and had never looked out for An Yan.
This had led to her current, extremely awkward position in the Hidden An Clan.
Though she was the legitimate eldest daughter, her power was far inferior to An Xi’s—she didn’t even measure up to quite a few branch clan members.
But today’s scene set many experts’ minds stirring. Although An Yan’s position in the Hidden An Clan was awkward, she was harmless to everyone, her face always brimming with an innocent, radiant smile.
It was precisely because of this that she had managed to live safely until now.
“Whether it’s genuine or an act, this is her way of surviving in the world.”
“Now that she’s made contact with Gu Xianer, she might just be able to reach Gu Changge. Looks like that one from the An Clan had better start paying attention.”
Many of the older generation were shrewd to the bone; having experienced so much, they could see through it at a glance.
But at this moment, they were all watching with great interest, with the air of people who never minded a good show.
“An Yan of the Hidden An Clan offers a toast to Young Master Changge. This time, thanks to Young Master Changge, we were able to crush the armies of the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains so easily.”
At the main seat, Gu Changge sat upright, dressed in moon-white robes, his bearing unmatched. Strands of radiant light curled around his body, making him appear noble and mysterious.
He watched An Yan and Gu Xianer approach, raising an eyebrow with some interest. An Yan held a wine cup in her hands, a smile on her face tinged with just the right amount of innocence and naivety, making it hard to find the slightest trace of malice in her.
Behind her, Gu Xianer wore an extremely reluctant expression. Seeing Gu Changge look over, she immediately glared back at him.
“Oh, the Hidden An Clan?” Gu Changge smiled, his gaze casually sweeping over An Yan as he raised his cup in a perfunctory gesture, not paying her much mind.
“So, are you here to toast me too?” He looked at Gu Xianer.
“I just came to accompany An Yan. Did you think I wanted to see you?” Gu Xianer huffed, explaining.
“I thought that abruptly coming to pay respects to Young Master Changge would be too sudden, so I wanted Xianer to come with me. But I suppose you probably don’t remember me.”
Hearing this, An Yan also smiled and explained, “Although I met Young Master Changge once before...”
“How could I not remember? After all, you were by this girl Xianer’s side at the time—An Yan of the Hidden An Clan.”
Gu Changge smiled faintly, perfectly clear about An Yan’s purpose.
Women like her were hardly uncommon—trying to get close to the people around him in order to approach him.
If he wanted to learn about An Yan’s current identity and status, that would hardly be difficult.
So if it weren’t for the fact that she had come together with Gu Xianer, he would have had no interest in paying her any attention at all.
Hearing these words, An Yan’s expression stiffened slightly. From Gu Changge’s attitude, she sensed coldness.
She was somewhat puzzled. By her reasoning, as long as she grew closer to Gu Xianer, Gu Changge should have no reason to dislike her.
“Can’t you be a little nicer to my friend?”
Gu Xianer glared at Gu Changge with some dissatisfaction.
Although she knew An Yan might have other motives for approaching her, the relationship between the two of them was genuinely good. An Yan often chatted with her about matters in her family, and Gu Xianer felt a bit of pity and sympathy for her—faintly seeing in her a shadow of her own past self.
“So she’s your friend? Though being all alone is never good—making some friends is a fine thing.” Gu Changge was somewhat surprised, then smiled. Seeing her expression, he wanted to reach out and pinch her cheeks hard, but unfortunately Gu Xianer dodged away in disgust.
Seeing this scene, intense envy couldn’t help but rise in An Yan’s heart.
“Am I not allowed to have friends?”
Gu Xianer felt there was a hidden meaning in Gu Changge’s words—was he saying her personality was so bad she couldn’t make friends?
“Of course you can. My Xianer is so beautiful and charming, how could she not have friends?” Gu Changge smiled.
“Shut your mouth right now.” Rosy clouds surfaced on Gu Xianer’s face—she was embarrassed to death, wishing she could stuff Gu Changge’s mouth shut. His words were giving her goosebumps all over.
What did he mean, his Xianer? She knew Gu Changge was doing it purely on purpose, saying such things in front of outsiders to make it seem like he treated her so well.
However, An Yan had no idea what Gu Xianer was thinking.
In her view, Gu Changge simply doted on Gu Xianer to the extreme, which was why he would say such things. In the Beyond today, even a True Daoist would have to speak carefully around Gu Changge—who else was like Gu Xianer, daring to yell at him?
This only strengthened her resolve to build a good relationship with Gu Xianer.
After that, the banquet—which lasted several days—finally came to an end. All the ancient existences and experts returned to their respective Ancient Battleships to rest, preparing for the great battle to come.
Gu Changge, however, kept An Yan behind alone. Although Gu Xianer was somewhat puzzled, she didn’t ask too many questions. Whatever she needed to know, Gu Changge would tell her.
Still, she warned Gu Changge with her eyes, worried that he might bully An Yan.
Inside the grand and ancient palace, which was quite empty, An Yan felt somewhat restless, cold sweat breaking out on her back.
She had not expected that after the banquet ended, Gu Changge would keep her behind alone.
“If Xianer gains another friend, I’m actually happy for her.”
“But that girl is a bit of a fool. If I find out she’s been bullied or wronged...” Gu Changge stood with his back to An Yan, speaking with a faint smile on his face. But as his words reached their end, his tone turned cold.
An Yan’s heart jolted. Though her face still wore that innocent, flawless expression, it had turned faintly pale.
She understood that this was Gu Changge warning her—if she dared to use Gu Xianer, the consequences would be unimaginable.