Perhaps She's the Reincarnation of a Demoness—Am I the Only Villain in the Gu Family?
Perhaps She’s the Reincarnation of a Demoness—Am I the Only Villain in the Gu Family?
Ever since arriving in the Beyond and witnessing firsthand the terror of Gu Changge’s family, Su Qingge had actually been quite anxious and uneasy during this period.
At the end of the day, she was just a woman. Although there was another soul in her mind that occasionally gave her advice, facing this situation where she had no family or friends to turn to, she couldn’t help but feel somewhat flustered.
If Gu Changge truly didn’t want her anymore, she didn’t know what she would do next. After all, given Gu Changge’s status, how could he possibly lack women by his side?
She was clumsy and didn’t appeal to him. Someone like her, born in the Overworld, held absolutely no status in the eyes of the Beyond’s Cultivators. Especially after she had fused with many of the other soul’s memories, she understood the situation in the Beyond even more clearly.
The terrifying power Gu Changge possessed was unimaginable.
Back then, Su Qingge’s submission to Gu Changge had indeed largely stemmed from fear. But as they spent more time together, she discovered that although he was unfathomable, sometimes incomparably cold, exuding an air of looking down from on high, he was actually quite good to her.
Once a woman is moved, naturally nothing else matters much.
So now, hearing Gu Changge ask her this question, Su Qingge’s head buzzed, and she instinctively assumed Gu Changge didn’t want her anymore.
Of course, this wasn’t her fault. Any woman would think the same at a moment like this.
The only support she had by her side was asking what her plans were next—wasn’t this the prelude to kicking her out?
Gu Changge was purely intending to tease her a bit. With no cultivation to do and nothing but idle time, he could only bully Su Qingge like this.
However, noticing that Su Qingge’s eyes were slightly red, he couldn’t help but find it somewhat amusing.
“If I didn’t want you, why would I have brought you back to the Beyond? I would have tossed you aside in the Overworld long ago. You’re usually so clever—how is it that when it comes to something like this, you can’t think clearly?” Gu Changge chuckled lightly.
Never mind whether he had any romantic feelings for Su Qingge.
But occasionally bullying her like this was quite pleasant.
A beauty was like a collectible.
Keeping her around to feast his eyes was just as good.
Of course, if she could serve a greater purpose for him, that would be another matter entirely.
A few sweet words, and he could have her wrapped around his finger.
Hearing this, Su Qingge was stunned for a moment, then felt somewhat aggrieved. Biting her lip, she said, “Gongzi, you’re too mean...”
“Besides that, is there nothing else you want to tell me?”
Gu Changge then asked with a slightly playful expression.
After all, he knew some things about Su Qingge’s situation.
Every few days, her Fortuity points would increase considerably. Such a strange phenomenon could only mean she still hid no small opportunity within her.
So Gu Changge guessed that Su Qingge was likely the reincarnation of some existence he had previously considered, or was connected to some being of the Beyond.
That would fit the usual pattern.
However, he waited for Su Qingge to speak up herself.
“Gongzi... I’m sorry. Actually, there’s one more thing I haven’t told you...”
Hearing Gu Changge ask this, Su Qingge looked up at him, her lustrous, beautiful face showing a trace of realization.
She quickly understood what he was asking about.
She had always wanted to find an opportunity to confess this matter to Gu Changge, but she simply hadn’t known how to bring it up.
“Go ahead, I’m listening.”
Gu Changge was quite intrigued.
At the same time, he checked Su Qingge’s current Fortuity points.
Five hundred points.
When he first met her, it was around three hundred.
After coming to the Beyond, it began growing wildly. It seemed her connection to the Beyond was actually quite significant.
“Actually, from the moment I was born, I was different from ordinary babies. Not only did I clearly understand many things, I also knew there was another me within my Knowledge Sea...”
Su Qingge organized her words and explained to Gu Changge.
“Two Souls in One Body? Interesting. It seems my guess wasn’t wrong—not only do you possess the wisdom of a past life, you also have another soul.” The more Gu Changge looked at Su Qingge, the more she seemed like the reincarnation of some great figure.
Of course, he wasn’t certain of this theory either.
So now, as Su Qingge fused with the other soul, it caused her Fortuity points to grow?
That explanation made sense.
And it was precisely because of this that Gu Changge’s own Fortuity points were slowly increasing as well—after all, Su Qingge was his person.
“Are the memories of your other soul shared with yours?” Gu Changge asked.
“They’re shared, but some memories seem to be obscured by fog, slowly dissipating.” Su Qingge thought carefully.
The other soul in her mind was also emitting a voice tinged with terrifying wickedness.
“This Gu Changge cannot be fully trusted. You actually told him our secret?”
However, Su Qingge paid her no mind.
After all, control of the body rested with her.
“A seal? Doesn’t seem like it. More like damaged memories. The standard trope would be some Mighty-Transcendent of the Beyond who had no choice but to reincarnate into the Overworld? And then became the female lead of a Fortuitous One. Her origins are actually not simple?”
Hearing this explanation, Gu Changge made such guesses in his heart. Of course, such guesses weren’t necessarily accurate.
“Gongzi, I actually occasionally dream of an ancient battlefield, with darkness drifting everywhere, and all kinds of living beings slaughtering each other...”
“I also dream that I’ve become something like a totem, in some unknown place, worshipped and revered by many creatures I’ve never seen before.”
At this point, Su Qingge couldn’t help but tremble slightly.
Because in those dreams, her appearance was incomparably horrifying—ruthless and annihilating, like a peerless demon bent on destroying everything.
She had thought these were nightmares.
But the longer she stayed in the Beyond, the more frequent such visions became.
She wasn’t stupid.
So she guessed these might be memories related to her past-life wisdom, or perhaps related to the second soul.
She had always wanted to tell Gu Changge about this matter. In her view, Gu Changge knew and had seen far more than she had.
He should have some understanding of this kind of situation.
She also didn’t want to become the kind of demon she appeared as in her dreams.
“I see. You don’t need to worry. Although I don’t fully understand it, I have a rough idea in mind.”
Gu Changge smiled, offering her some comfort along the way.
Hearing this, Su Qingge felt considerably relieved.
Gu Changge actually thought there was nothing wrong with this.
Two Souls in One Body, possessing intelligence and past-life wisdom beyond ordinary people’s reach.
If they truly fused completely, it might help Su Qingge step into another realm entirely, and she herself would gain great benefits.
As for the demoness?
For something like this, it would be best to ask his mother. His mother should know something about it.
After all, the Primal Celestial Temple was originally called the Primal Demonic Temple.
Later, through the unremitting efforts of numerous disciples and Elders, they finally changed the name from Demonic Temple to Celestial Temple. Although their conduct and style remained no different, at least it sounded a bit more righteous and glorious.
The word “demon,” no matter where in the cultivation world, was never well received...
And Gu Changge becoming the Successor of Demonic Arts was, speaking of which, inseparable from the Primal Celestial Temple—indirectly related, at least.
...
Afterward, having given some instructions to the two women, Gu Changge sent them away.
Next, he needed to consider how to deal with some matters within the family.
His father had already told him that quite a few of the family’s Elders actually harbored considerable criticism toward Gu Changge, mainly because they still couldn’t let go of the bone-digging incident from back then.
The Gu Family had many members. Although they usually fought among themselves, there was a bottom line—harming the lives of fellow clan members was strictly forbidden, and violators would be severely punished.
At such a young age, Gu Changge had coveted his own sister’s talent and schemed to dig it out of her.
Although this matter had been suppressed back then, the many Elders still knew about it. They said nothing to his face, but in their hearts, they were actually quite dissatisfied with Gu Changge.
The bone-digging trope.
As a Transmigrator, Gu Changge was naturally more familiar with it than anyone. Having transmigrated over, he naturally had to carry this blame.
“My cousin three years younger than me, Gu Xianer...”
“Compared to the trash-to-genius trope, the bone-digging trope is much harder to deal with. Of course, if the trope differs from what I’m familiar with, that’s fine. What I fear is that behind my cousin, there also stands a willow tree...”
“After all, I previously kept asking Father to divine her whereabouts. Because her Daoist Bone is on me, I could vaguely sense that she isn’t dead...”
“But Father couldn’t divine anything. It seems there really is an expert standing behind her.”
Gu Changge pondered countermeasures in his heart.
Compared to insignificant little Fortuitous Ones like Ye Chen and Lin Tian, a Fortuitous Daughter of the Beyond was on a completely different level.
Many of the Gu Family’s Elders felt deeply guilty toward that cousin whose bones he had dug out—guilty that they had failed to protect her back then.
By extension, they also gave him no friendly looks.
If this matter were exposed, although the Gu Family would become a laughingstock, not everyone in the Gu Family would necessarily stand on his side.
As Gu Changge was mulling things over, his eyes suddenly narrowed.
“In my memories, my cousin’s grandfather went to a great world plane and unfortunately became trapped there. Her parents, worried about the danger, also took quite a few clan members of that branch with them... and so they left her in the family, entrusting her to others’ care, feeling quite at ease.”
“How familiar this trope is. And then she encountered the original body’s coveting of her Great Dao Bone, using it to conceal his own Demonic Heart...”
Although Gu Changge didn’t consider himself a good person, digging bones out of a little girl of a few years old was still something he couldn’t bring himself to do.
Besides, wouldn’t raising her be much nicer?
After all, a cousin with a Desolate Heavenly Emperor template...
But considering all this was useless.
Having transmigrated over, he definitely had to carry this blame. There was no escaping it.
“Fortunately, the Gu Family hadn’t reached the point of insane bloodthirst. Coupled with the vigorous obstruction of the various Elders back then, under Father’s suppression, that branch of the family was merely exiled, and those who lost their lives were actually not many...”
“Now my cousin’s whereabouts are unknown. I’m afraid it won’t be long before she comes to challenge me, to settle the debt of her stolen bone.”
“Speaking of which, in the entire Gu Family, am I the only villain? No wonder I have a Demonic Heart—so I was born a natural bad seed. Father back then also had no choice; to conceal my Demonic Heart, he resorted to such methods.”
As Gu Changge murmured to himself in his heart, he had already sorted out his thoughts.
Soon, his expression gradually turned playful.
Although the matter sounded quite troublesome, there were actually quite a few places where he could make his move.