The Moonlight Is Beautiful Tonight, and Fatums Are So Easy to Earn
The Moonlight Is Beautiful Tonight, and Fatums Are So Easy to Earn
“So in other words, until the Fortuitous One’s Fortuity has decayed to a certain degree, I actually can’t kill him?”
After communicating with the System in his mind for a while, Gu Changge raised an eyebrow at this explanation.
“That is correct, Master. Fortuity is a matter beyond gods and ghosts, and the workings of fate are impossible to determine. With your current strength, killing Ye Chen would not be difficult, but it would absolutely trigger a series of unknown changes.”
<Because you, Master, are the greatest variable of all,> the System explained.
Gu Changge nodded. He understood.
A Fortuitous One truly lived up to the name—he had Daddy Heaven watching over him.
To put it in the simplest terms:
If Gu Changge really tried to kill Ye Chen right now, a bolt of lightning would absolutely descend from the sky and strike him dead first.
But so what if Heaven protected him?
He could still toy with him slowly until he was dead.
Gu Changge sneered inwardly, not particularly concerned about this.
Then, taking the opportunity, he checked the Fortuity points of everyone in the great hall.
Aside from Ye Chen’s five hundred points, Su Qingge had the highest Fortuity—a full three hundred and fifty points.
This further solidified Gu Changge’s earlier guess.
Su Qingge’s position as the female lead was pretty much set in stone.
However, he wondered—if he were to devour this Su Qingge right now...
Would he also suffer Negative Fortuity?
If so, that would be a losing deal.
Whether in his past life or this one,
he was never the type to be driven by lust, thinking only with his lower half.
After all, although Fortuity was illusory and intangible, it truly existed.
If he ended up playing himself to death, wouldn’t that be a massive loss?
Of course, there were still ways around it.
Wouldn’t it be enough to just drain their Fortuity points completely?
Just like the System notification from earlier.
<*Ding!* Publicly slapping Ye Chen in the face. Ye Chen loses ten Fortuity points. Fatums plus fifty.>
Fifty Fatums—not a lot, but not a little either.
But for Gu Changge, there were quite a few things he could do with them.
For example, raising his cultivation strength or his innate talent.
Compared to honestly cultivating the hard way, wasn’t it so much better to cheat and add points?
“Ye Chen dared to openly defy the Sect’s rules and even insulted Young Master Gu. Men, take him to the dungeon to await Young Master Gu’s judgment.”
At this moment, the Great Elder of the Justice Court spoke up.
He was a burly old man with a square, dignified face, imposing even without anger.
He held great authority within Supreme Stygian Holy Land.
Although he was usually fair and impartial, and had even thought rather highly of Ye Chen,
he also understood the current situation—Ye Chen had offended someone he should never have offended.
Compared to a mere inner Sect disciple, he naturally could not bring calamity upon the Sect.
Seeing this Justice Elder’s somewhat probing, ingratiating gaze,
Gu Changge gave a slight nod.
Then he returned to his original seat, his expression revealing neither joy nor anger.
Letting him deal with Ye Chen himself?
That was actually a pretty good idea.
He just hadn’t expected that this bushy-browed, big-eyed, fair and impartial man would also act like this.
He couldn’t help but sneer inwardly.
As Gu Changge’s overwhelming pressure dissipated,
Ye Chen was finally able to stand up, his face full of shock, unwillingness, and humiliation.
His current feelings were exactly as Gu Changge had predicted.
Why, at the critical moment, had his Shifu not responded to him?
Had even she betrayed him?
Or was his Shifu also afraid of Gu Changge’s background and power?
At this moment, Ye Chen’s heart turned cold, and his eyes were icy.
Especially Su Qingge’s behavior—she had not said a single word from beginning to end.
She just stood there silently.
She had even taken the initiative to pour a cup of tea for Gu Changge.
Ye Chen saw all of this.
The goddess he loved and admired was personally serving another man, and it made Ye Chen’s heart ache as if it were being twisted by a knife.
Could she not see that he was willing to break with Supreme Stygian Holy Land for her sake?
It could be said that Ye Chen’s heart was now very, very cold.
How could Su Qingge possibly miss Ye Chen’s current expression?
She knew Ye Chen had misunderstood.
But she could not, for Ye Chen’s sake, plunge the Sect that had raised her for over twenty years into danger and calamity.
So she could only choose to silently lower her head, her jade hands clenched tight, avoiding Ye Chen’s gaze.
“Saintess Qingge, I hear the moonlight is beautiful tonight. I wonder if you would do me the honor of enjoying the moon together later?”
But at this moment, Gu Changge suddenly spoke.
He took in both of their expressions, and naturally would not let such a perfect opportunity slip by.
On his incomparably handsome face appeared a perfectly measured touch of gentle warmth.
These words made Su Qingge freeze for a moment.
For an instant, her face flushed slightly, and she even felt somewhat overwhelmed by the favor.
But she quickly realized Gu Changge’s intention.
Her body trembled.
Her face began to turn pale.
Especially since Gu Changge’s deep eyes clearly carried a trace of amusement and mockery.
He said this on purpose—deliberately, for Ye Chen to hear.
Su Qingge could figure this out.
But the others in the great hall could not.
At this moment, they were all rather envious of her.
The Supreme Stygian Archbishop’s face lit up with joy, and he frantically winked at his own daughter.
If she could truly catch the eye of this young lord,
regardless of whether she could be taken to the Beyond,
it would be a supreme opportunity for the entire Supreme Stygian Holy Land—perhaps even a meteoric rise to glory was not impossible.
“Gu Changge, you despicable, shameless bastard! What skill is there in bullying people with your power? If you have the guts, suppress your cultivation to my level and fight me fair and square!”
“You shameless villain, I will kill you one day!”
At this moment, Ye Chen seemed to go mad, his eyes red as he roared uncontrollably.
These words, this scene—how could he possibly endure it?
However, Gu Changge said nothing.
He even lowered his eyes and calmly blew on his tea, never once lifting his eyelids from start to finish.
Pfft...
Finally, unable to bear this enormous humiliation, Ye Chen spat out a mouthful of pent-up blood and fainted.
At that moment, the System notification came.
<*Ding!* Ye Chen’s mental state has been damaged. Fortuity points minus one hundred. Fatums plus five hundred.>
Tsk tsk.
These Fatums really are easy to earn.
Gu Changge leisurely took a sip of tea.
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