“Young master, may I sit down?”
Below, Gu Yuexuan had already arrived at Gu Changqing’s table, her previously arrogant demeanor completely gone as she softly asked.
Although it was a question, she had already sat down.
Gu Changqing glanced at her.
“No.”
After saying this, Gu Changqing turned his gaze elsewhere, completely ignoring Gu Yuexuan as if she were air.
Huh?
Gu Yuexuan froze.
She had imagined many possibilities, but this was not one of them.
She was rejected, and so decisively…
Her face alternated between pale and flushed.
Gu Changqing’s “No” had completely blocked all the words she had prepared.
The scene from earlier on the second floor had been so loud and dramatic that Gu Changqing couldn’t have missed it even if he tried.
He didn’t think he had anything to talk about with this arrogant girl.
A waste of his time.
Suppressing the anger in her heart, Gu Yuexuan stood up and left.
Back on the second floor, Gu Yuexuan, with a grim expression, looked at Gu Qing’er, who was sitting alone away from the crowd, and her anger flared.
“Who do you think you are, a mere outer disciple, to sit here? Go downstairs!”
Upon hearing this, Gu Qing’er silently stood up and went downstairs, casually finding a place to sit.
“Senior sister Gu, don’t be angry, don’t be angry, that brat really doesn’t know what’s good for him.”
“Yes, Senior Sister Gu is lucky to have him notice her. If he knew you were the daughter of the Vice-Head of the Dust Heart Pavilion, he would definitely regret it.”
“If it weren’t for the fight ban on the ship, I’d teach that brat a lesson for you.”
A group of supporters began to comfort Gu Yuexuan.
After a round of comfort, Gu Yuexuan’s expression finally softened a little.
But what she saw next made her completely explode!
She stared furiously at the first floor below, where Gu Qing’er was sitting.
There, Gu Changqing had somehow appeared in front of Gu Qing’er, and the two were talking about something…
Gu Yuexuan’s chest rose and fell rapidly, clearly very angry.
The disciples of the Dust Heart Pavilion saw this scene too, and fell silent.
Now, even their attempts at comforting her seemed pointless.
This… was a bit too much of a slap in the face…
Just moments ago, Gu Yuexuan had actively approached Gu Changqing, but he had barely responded, treating her like air.
Now, that very same Gu Changqing, who had been so dismissive of Gu Yuexuan, was actively talking to Gu Qing’er…
Gu Yuexuan was absolutely furious!
Why?!
Why do all the men revolve around that little slut?
Senior Brother Han is like this, and so is Gu Changqing.
Why? Just because she’s prettier than me?
Down below, Gu Changqing had主动 gone over to Gu Qing’er.
It wasn’t because of her appearance. Gu Qing’er was certainly beautiful, but compared to his wife, Jiang Lianxin, she still fell short. What Gu Changqing was interested in was the inexplicable feeling he had towards Gu Qing’er.
Gu Qing’er, who had been approached by Gu Changqing, flinched like a frightened little rabbit, shrinking slightly and glancing at Gu Yuexuan, whose face was extremely ugly on the second floor of the tea house. She silently thought that this was bad.
“May I sit down?” Gu Changqing asked with a smile, looking at the nervous Gu Qing’er.
“Y-yes…” Gu Qing’er replied weakly.
After sitting down, Gu Changqing said, “You might not believe this, but I feel a sense of familiarity with you, even though this is our first meeting.”
After saying this, Gu Changqing regretted it a little. He wondered if this sounded like an excuse to start a conversation.
Hmm…
It did sound a little like one, but it wasn’t an excuse. Gu Changqing really did feel a sense of familiarity with her, which was very strange, considering it was their first meeting.
Gu Qing’er suddenly looked at Gu Changqing.
“Young master feels that way too? Actually… actually, I feel it too, but we obviously don’t know each other.”
“Is your surname Gu?” Gu Changqing suddenly thought of something.
Gu Qing’er nodded vigorously. “My name is Gu Qing’er.”
“Gu Changqing.”
Gu Qing’er was a little shocked. “Young master also has the surname Gu?”
If that’s the case, the sense of familiarity between them didn’t seem to be an illusion.
Gu Changqing roughly understood what was going on.
The Gu Qing’er in front of him wasn’t his relative.
But she was from the same clan!
The Gu family, during its most glorious period tens of thousands of years ago, had tens of thousands of direct descendants, with even more branches in the extended family.
Later, the Gu family declined, and the clan fell apart, scattered across various regions of the Spirit Domain, with some branches even leaving the Spirit Domain.
Thousands of years later, today, there are probably very few branches of the Gu family still remaining, but some still exist.
The Gu family behind Gu Qing’er is one of the former branches of the Gu Holy Clan.
The Gu family in Jiang Lin City, where Gu Changqing is from, is also one of them.
“So, does that mean that Brother Changqing and I are from the same clan? No wonder when I saw Brother Changqing for the first time, I felt an indescribable feeling. It turns out… we share the same bloodline.”
Gu Qing’er was very excited. Her father had mentioned the Gu family to her before, and it was then that she learned how powerful the Gu family once was.
However, her father had also said that, even though a few branches of the Gu family still existed, no one knew how many or where they were.
Perhaps only their branch remained.
Over the years, her father had been looking for news about the descendants of the Gu family, but he hadn’t had any success.
It was instead herself who had encountered a member of the Gu family from another branch.
“Hán-Qin Empire?”
“That’s so far away. No wonder Father has never been able to find any news. The Hán-Qin Empire is too far.”
Through their conversation, Gu Changqing learned that the Gu family in which Gu Qing’er belonged was located on an island called “Wangqin Island.” Their strength was much weaker compared to the Gu family in Jiang Lin City, and there wasn’t a single person in their clan who had reached the realm of Tribulation.
The strongest person was Gu Qing’er’s father, who was at the peak of the Ninth Layer of True Spirit, which was truly pitiful.
The two of them talked a lot after that, with Gu Qing’er seeming unusually excited.
“I can’t wait to tell Father about this! If Father finds out, he will be so happy.”
Seeing how happy they were chatting, Gu Yuexuan, upstairs in the tea house, was even more furious. She threw her sleeve in anger and directly returned to her room, thinking, “Out of sight, out of mind.”
In her heart, she was already planning how to torment Gu Qing’er, the little slut.
That night, Gu Changqing and Gu Qing’er talked for a long time, until late at night. Gu Qing’er finally seemed a little reluctant to leave.
“Brother Changqing, I must go back now, or Senior Sister Gu will get angry.”
Gu Changqing stopped her and motioned for her to sit down.
“What’s the difference between going back early or late?”
“Even if you go back early, will she let you off?”
Gu Qing’er was silent. What Gu Changqing said was the truth.
“Sit down. From now on, as long as I am here, no one can bully you. As for the Dust Heart Pavilion? If all of them are like this, then it’s better not to stay.”
Gu Changqing was determined not to let Gu Qing’er return. Previously, he didn’t know she was from his own clan, but now that he knew, not only would he not let her leave, but he also wouldn’t let Gu Yuexuan’s bullying of Gu Qing’er slide.
His Gu family members were not to be bullied by anyone.
“But…”
Gu Qing’er hesitated.
From Gu Changqing, she learned about the situation of the Gu family in Jiang Lin City. While it was stronger than the Gu family in Wangqin Island, it still had its limits. If it faced a giant like the Dust Heart Pavilion…
After all, the Dust Heart Pavilion had a half-step King Realm powerhouse overseeing it…
She figured if she returned, it would only mean some bullying and humiliation. She didn’t want to drag Gu Changqing or the Gu family from Jiang Lin City into this.
“There’s no but. I’ll get you a room soon, and you’ll stay next to mine.”
Gu Changqing’s tone was very firm, leaving no room for Gu Qing’er to refuse.
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