This Face of His Is Quite Deceptive, the Fiancée Has Arrived
This Face of His Is Quite Deceptive, the Fiancée Has Arrived
Gu Changge narrowed his eyes, but quickly returned to normal.
The newcomer was none other than the Sovereign of the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect, Sovereign Zi Yan. As a woman, she presided over the vast Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect, and was even quite renowned throughout the Beyond—her methods were truly remarkable.
Although she didn’t look very old, that was merely thanks to the Beauty Preserving Technique she had used in her youth.
Her true age was old enough to be of Gu Changge’s ancestors’ generation.
In fact, when he came, he had already been considering having Lin Qiuhan take this person as her master.
Now that she had delivered herself to his door, it saved him quite a bit of effort.
“Young Master Changge is truly thoughtful, sending such a fine seedling to my Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect. You’ve truly solved our sect’s most pressing problem.”
Sovereign Zi Yan walked into the palace, speaking with a cheerful laugh. Her voice was gentle, and her cultivation was unfathomably deep.
Her gaze fell upon Gu Changge, as if trying to see through him.
She had long known of this young prodigy of the Gu Family, about whom many rumors circulated in the Beyond—cold and heartless by nature, wholly devoted to cultivation.
All the great orthodoxies of the Beyond had caught wind of the great incident that occurred in the Longevity Gu Family over a decade ago. Though it was quickly covered up, she had still heard quite a few accounts.
It was said that the young man before her was the one who had caused it.
“Zi Yan qianbei jests. This junior merely presented borrowed flowers to Buddha. The Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect is now the best place for Qiuhan.”
Gu Changge spoke with perfect composure.
Hearing this, Sovereign Zi Yan smiled noncommittally. Whether the rumors were true or false, she didn’t know, but she could tell that the young man before her was deeply scheming, with extraordinary methods.
Beyond that, his cultivation was also exceedingly profound. Among the younger generation currently walking the world, there were likely few who could stand comparison with him.
Handsome and elegant, gentle as jade.
This was no simple character.
“This is my Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect’s Violet Order. Outside, you may freely command any alchemist of my Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect to serve Young Master Changge.”
“Even the various elders and peak masters of my Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect—Young Master Changge may command them with this Violet Order, though only once.”
“Young Master Changge has delivered this young girl to my sect. This favor, my Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect shall naturally engrave in our hearts.”
As Sovereign Zi Yan spoke, an object suddenly appeared in her hand.
It was a token carved with alchemy patterns, cast from some unknown Immortal Gold, looking quite ancient.
The two large characters “Violet Supreme” stood out prominently.
“Sovereign...”
All the elders in the great hall changed color in unison. None had expected the Sovereign to bestow such an important Violet Order upon Gu Changge.
What did this represent? It was self-evident.
To many powers in the outside world, this token of the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect was equivalent to the Sovereign of the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect arriving in person.
Even though Gu Changge, as the Gu Family’s Young Master, had delivered them a fine seedling like Lin Qiuhan—a great favor to the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect—
it still wasn’t worth them doing this!
“Oh? Then this junior shall respectfully accept rather than decline.”
Seeing this item, Gu Changge naturally would not refuse. He knew full well what the Violet Order represented.
To put it bluntly, in the alchemy domain of the Beyond, the Violet Order could command the vast majority of alchemists—it contained terrifying power.
That Sovereign Zi Yan would directly give him such a good thing was somewhat unexpected.
Adhering to the principle that one should never refuse free benefits, Gu Changge naturally accepted it.
In the future, whenever he needed pills, he could simply take the Violet Order to find the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect’s alchemists—he wouldn’t even need to prepare the materials himself.
Mind Convergence Pills, Spirit Transformation Pills, Liberation Pills—bring them all by the heap...
Moreover, Gu Changge knew that Sovereign Zi Yan’s unspoken meaning was: one Violet Order, in exchange for him selling Lin Qiuhan to their Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect.
Thinking of this, his expression grew rather meaningful.
Instead of properly playing the sucker, she insisted on scheming about useless things.
Since he dared to send Lin Qiuhan here, he naturally wasn’t afraid of her betraying him.
“Qiuhan, this is the Sovereign of the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect. From now on, she will be your shifu. Learn alchemy well from her...”
Then, Gu Changge smiled and patted Lin Qiuhan’s hair, not mentioning at all the matter of handing Lin Qiuhan over to the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect.
Besides, now that the Violet Order was in his hands, did they still want it back?
They were thinking too much.
Instead of properly playing the sucker, she kept delivering him benefits.
He was half-tempted to hand this Sovereign Zi Yan a “nice person” card.
“Mm-hm, Gongzi, rest assured! I definitely won’t let Gongzi down.”
Lin Qiuhan said obediently, her face heating up slightly from Gu Changge’s intimate gesture.
Seeing Gu Changge pretend not to understand her meaning,
Sovereign Zi Yan’s expression stiffened slightly, somewhat caught off guard, but she quickly recovered her composure.
But... what was this feeling of throwing a meat bun at a dog?
She suddenly felt a faint trace of regret in her heart. Why had she thought Gu Changge would be a good person?
Sure enough, this face of his was quite deceptive—even she had subconsciously felt that Gu Changge couldn’t be a bad person.
However, Sovereign Zi Yan also believed that as long as she kept Lin Qiuhan by her side and taught her attentively, given enough time, the girl would naturally develop feelings for the sect.
Gu Changge’s plan to have the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect raise his people for him would naturally fall through.
“Your name is Qiuhan, yes? From today onward, I am your shifu.”
Subsequently, Sovereign Zi Yan spoke gently to Lin Qiuhan. She was very fond of this innocent young girl, and even had plans to groom her as a future Sovereign.
With such terrifying talent, it wasn’t impossible for her future achievements in alchemy to surpass her own.
“Qiuhan greets Shifu.”
Lin Qiuhan also very obediently paid her respects, feeling quite favorable toward this shifu who had given Gongzi a gift right upon arriving.
...
In one trip, not only had Lin Qiuhan been delivered to the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect and become the Sovereign’s disciple, he himself had also gained the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect’s favor, plus a Violet Order.
His Fortuity points had even increased by five hundred.
Gu Changge felt the trip had not been wasted.
Outside the mountain gate of the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect, Gu Changge’s figure appeared, escorted there by several elders.
“Young Master!” Ah Da, Ming Lao, and the other confidants called out.
“Elders, you may stop here. I leave Qiuhan in your hands with peace of mind.”
Gu Changge turned back, a faint smile on his face.
“Young Master Changge is too polite. Your favor today, my Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect will always remember,” the several elders said with smiles and cupped fists, though inwardly they couldn’t help but roll their eyes.
This Gu Family Young Master looked like a gentle, banished immortal, but was in fact black-hearted to the core—taking a Violet Order from the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect without offering anything in return, without even a change in expression.
The Sovereign’s stunned expression at the time, unable to take it back—they remembered it crystal clear.
...
“Qiuhan, how exactly did you meet the Gu Family’s Young Master?”
After Gu Changge left, Sovereign Zi Yan explained some of the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect’s rules to Lin Qiuhan, but couldn’t help her curiosity.
Where exactly had Gu Changge found someone as innocent as Lin Qiuhan?
From the looks of it, Lin Qiuhan was completely kept in the dark by Gu Changge without realizing it.
She had purely been sold off by Gu Changge, yet was still cheerfully helping him count the money.
This made her somewhat worried about her new disciple.
Though she didn’t look all that foolish.
“Shifu means Gongzi? The first time I saw Gongzi was in the Lin Family of Middle State in the Sky Blue Realm—that’s my family...”
Speaking of the scene when she first met Gu Changge, Lin Qiuhan remembered it clearly.
He sat high above, like a young deity wreathed in a hazy halo, seated at the head position, his expression casual and indifferent, overlooking everything.
While she secretly peeked at him from beyond the crowd.
Hearing these words, Sovereign Zi Yan was somewhat speechless.
She had lived a long time and could see through such simple tricks at a glance.
This Gu Changge really was no good person—with just a few casual tricks, he had made Lin Qiuhan fall for him completely.
It seemed she would have to warn Lin Qiuhan in the future, to keep her away from Gu Changge and help her see his true face.
...
From the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect in Purva Heaven, he traveled all the way back to the Gu Family.
By then, three days had passed.
All was calm.
Within the palace.
Gu Changge sat cross-legged, his white robes otherworldly, his hair crystalline, each strand like immortal ink jade, exuding an air of transcendence.
At this moment, his face was incomparably calm, his eyes deep as the vast universe, within which numerous black runes circulated.
In his palm, a pitch-black Grand Flask had shrunk to the size of a palm, black divine light billowing from it as it bobbed up and down.
“Refining a Demonic Manipulation Urn took me quite a few days.”
Gu Changge murmured to himself, soon withdrawing from this state.
In his eyes, an inky black light flashed.
The pitch-black Grand Flask, bobbing, sank into his eyes and quickly vanished.
“Status interface.”
Gu Changge called out in his mind.
Master: Gu Changge.
Aura: Fated Villain.
Weapon: Eight Barren Demon Halberd.
Identity: True Disciple of Skyward Schloss, Young Master of the Longevity Gu Family.
Physique and Bloodline: Demonic Heart, Daoist Bone.
Cultivation: Early Honoured King Realm.
Spells and Techniques: Skyward Ascension (Eighth Layer, 30% progress), Demonization (Talent), Nature God’s Chant (Talent), Force of the Void (Talent), Immortal-Devouring Demonic Art, Endless Immortal Art...
Fatums: One thousand.
Fortuity Points: One thousand five hundred (Black).
System Shop: Open.
Storage: One-third Fragment of the World Seed ×3 (combinable), Fortuity Plundering Talisman ×3.
Looking at his current Fatums, Gu Changge pondered for a while and began searching through the System Shop.
“If I convert my Fortuity points as well, I should have over sixteen thousand Fatums. Many items can be exchanged now...”
The Great Dao Bone was fine, but it ultimately wasn’t his own. Now that the Demonic Heart had already absorbed the Great Dao Bone’s Divine Talent, its use was actually not great.
Of course, he first had to see what good things were in the System Shop, to prepare for his future plans.
The reason he hadn’t returned to Skyward Schloss was that he intended to wait for news from Yan Ji—he wanted to know Gu Xianer’s current movements so he could make arrangements.
Soon, Gu Changge noticed a few items, and his eyes narrowed.
“This way, there are even more possibilities.” A meaningful look appeared at the corner of his mouth.
No matter how powerful the background behind Gu Xianer was, he didn’t care—everything was under his control.
Just then, the voice of a servant reporting suddenly came from outside the palace, slightly surprising Gu Changge.
“Young Master, the Family Head requests your presence in the main hall. The Sovereign of the Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty has arrived with the Fourth Princess. They are currently in the hall.”
Gu Changge was slightly taken aback, then chuckled softly.
That fiancée of his—she’s here?