Chapter 177: The Master and Disciple Who Desire to Keep the Child but Discard the Father
"Gu Qing..."
The moment he saw Gu Qing, a trace of panic arose in Lin Xuan's heart.
He was truly terrified of Gu Qing.
Having competed against Gu Qing so many times, he had never gained the upper hand, not even once.
"Elder Lin Xuan, how do you wish to bet?"
Gu Qing asked with a smile on his face.
Seeing this smile, Lin Xuan's scalp tightened, subconsciously feeling that this was a massive trap.
Gu Qing was digging a pit for him to jump into.
Thinking of this, Lin Xuan snorted coldly: "Given my status, are you worthy of betting with me?"
After speaking, Lin Xuan walked away without a sound.
Endurance.
He needed to endure.
So what if Xiao Hongdou found a master?
He had plenty of ways to poach her.
Furthermore, he must absolutely not let Gu Qing know that he grows stronger by taking disciples, otherwise Gu Qing would definitely obstruct him.
Yes, he was considering the bigger picture.
He was absolutely not afraid of Gu Qing.
Lin Xuan, having returned to his cave abode, thought this to himself.
"To actually be frightened away by a junior; since my rebirth, why do I seem to be regressing?"
The woman concealed in the void, wearing a veil and with indifferent eyes, watched Lin Xuan flee in panic, her delicate brows furrowed tightly.
"This..."
The heavenly prodigies present looked at each other in dismay, never expecting that Lin Xuan would be scared away by a single sentence from Gu Qing.
Was Lin Xuan's earth-shattering cultivation just for display?
Truly a waste of space.
The crowd despised Lin Xuan even more.
Even some bold heavenly prodigies had flickering gazes and were itching to make a move.
Since Lin Xuan was so useless, they also wanted to step on him and show off their power.
It would give them great face to talk about later, enough for them to brag about for a lifetime.
"Just leaving like that?"
Gu Qing also found it unbelievable.
Lin Xuan was the destined protagonist who could defeat the heavens and earth, so why did he flee in defeat?
Forget it, regardless of why Lin Xuan fled, as long as it prevented Lin Xuan from taking a disciple, it was fine.
"I am Hong Luan, and I greet the Divine Son Gu."
Hong Luan took a step, exuding charm with every movement.
A red gauze skirt wrapped around her exquisite and voluptuous figure.
Her snow-white, delicate skin was like congealed jade, faintly visible beneath the red gauze skirt.
Her melon-seed face was lustrous as white jade, with two fresh and moist red lips resembling two gems embedded in white snow.
A pair of soul-hooking peach-blossom eyes contained ten thousand kinds of charm, and a casual glance made people unable to stop, crazily wanting to tear apart her red skirt.
"Bah, what a vixen."
The moment she saw Hong Luan, Xiao Hongdou came back to her senses, secretly spitting in her heart, and looked nervously at Gu Qing.
She prayed in her heart that her male god, whom she had finally fallen for, must not have his soul hooked away by the witch Hong Luan.
"I have met Senior Sister Hong Luan, but I am not a Divine Son yet."
Gu Qing smiled, his gaze quickly sweeping over her, exclaiming in his heart that she was truly a vixen.
If Chu Yao was a bewitching and seductive little spirit, then Hong Luan was a demoness who charms all living things.
She was like a swaying, vibrant Equatorial Flower, full of fatal temptation.
"Senior Sister?"
Hong Luan was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to her senses.
By cultivation, she was at the fourth level of the Venerable Realm, while Gu Qing was at the fifth; she should be the junior sister.
But if by age, she was indeed the senior sister.
Hong Luan's soul-hooking peach-blossom eyes looked Gu Qing up and down.
His facial features were handsome and flawless, his body was tall and straight, and he was full of vigor and high spirits.
The more she looked, the more her heart raced.
The junior brother is good, the junior brother is wonderful.
She was determined to be this senior sister; even if a god came, it wouldn't work.
Thinking this, Hong Luan curled a lock of hair with her slender jade hand, her peach-blossom eyes seeming to drip with silkiness: "Little junior brother, my heart chamber has a defect; I heard you are a ninth-rank Alchemy Grandmaster. I wonder if you have a solution?"
A defect in the heart chamber?
Gu Qing looked at her heart chamber; it stood proudly, dominating the world, possessing the potential to encompass all things and contain the universe.
Half of the snow-white bun was faintly visible inside the red gauze skirt.
"There is indeed a defect." Gu Qing nodded slightly in agreement, then added: "This is not the place to talk. Senior Sister, come with me."
"Then, I shall trouble you, junior brother!"
"Damn it..."
Hong Luan's admirers watched helplessly as Gu Qing took away the woman in their hearts, immediately feeling green on top of their heads, jumping in rage yet helpless.
After all, this was the Star Temple.
They couldn't defeat Gu Qing either.
"Shameless witch..."
"Slutty vixen..."
Countless heavenly prodigy women cursed Hong Luan endlessly, yet could not stop the envy in their hearts.
Because they knew very well what the Divine Son of the Star Temple represented.
It is no exaggeration to say that Gu Qing is the brightest pearl in the heavens.
Not only has Gu Qing gained supreme status in the Star Temple, but he will also have a place when he ascends to the Immortal World in the future.
He is not comparable to those Divine Sons outside.
Since Hong Luan can establish a connection with Gu Qing, who wouldn't envy her?
"Perhaps I can too..."
Some heavenly prodigy women who believed their beauty and talent were no less than Hong Luan's murmured to themselves.
They didn't seek to become Dao companions with Gu Qing, but even a fleeting romantic encounter would not be a loss for them.
If lucky, they might conceive a cub; if they could give birth to a small Starry Cosmos Divine Body, they would hit the jackpot.
The more they thought about it, the more their hearts raced.
Especially some older female cultivators who wanted descendants but didn't want men.
Gu Qing was simply the most perfect object for keeping the child but discarding the father.
"Master, don't you want a descendant? I think Gu Qing is very suitable."
The figure hidden in the void said with an excited tone.
Hearing this, the veiled woman standing proudly showed a trace of movement in her indifferent expression.
Indeed.
Gu Qing's physique is too good.
This is the legendary Starry Cosmos Divine Body, a being destined to become an immortal and an ancestor.
Moreover, she could see that what made Gu Qing powerful was not his physique, but his comprehension.
Breaking through to the Venerable Realm in his early thirties is absolutely an existence unprecedented and unrepeatable.
In addition, Gu Qing's physique seems to have already reversed from acquired to innate.
Like an innate god.
The veiled woman thought about it more and more with excitement: "Good, you let Luan'er get close to him as much as possible, find a chance to trick him out of the Star Temple, and I will make a move myself."
"Yes!"
...
On the other side, on the Goddess Peak.
Gu Qing poured a cup of tea for his father-in-law and sent a voice transmission asking: "Father-in-law, did you take Hongdou as a disciple because you want to take a concubine?"
Xiao Hongdou is a destined villain; Bai Wuya couldn't possibly handle her.
To prevent his father-in-law from falling, he had to remind him.
"No."
"Suying's physique is special; if she bears offspring, her origin will be deficient, and she will have no affinity with the Great Dao. Therefore, I wanted her to bear descendants for you."
Bai Wuya said these words without pausing or any psychological burden, as if it were a matter of course.
Gu Qing broke into a sweat.
He knew Bai Wuya was a stubborn ideologue, and carrying on the family line was deeply rooted in his heart.
But asking a destined villain to be a chambermaid, Bai Wuya must be tired of living.
Gu Qing found an excuse, stating he didn't need descendants, and after persuading Bai Wuya, Gu Qing took out a Heavenly Origin Divine Fruit.
"Junior Sister, this is a meeting gift from me. If you encounter any trouble in the Star Temple in the future, feel free to come to me."
Xiao Hongdou's beautiful eyes widened; looking at the Heavenly Origin Divine Fruit, she felt a wave of unreality.
This was a Divine Fruit, the most precious treasure in the myriad worlds, yet Gu Qing actually used it as a meeting gift.
With the Heavenly Origin Divine Fruit and Divine Marrow, her Exquisite Immortal Body would definitely awaken.
Xiao Hongdou was incredibly grateful that she made the right choice.
Having been a lackey for half her life, this immense wealth was something she deserved.
"Take it." Bai Wuya spoke indifferently.
His attitude towards Xiao Hongdou was clearly much colder.
Since she could not be of use to his daughter, Xiao Hongdou seemed somewhat superfluous.
"Oh, thank you, Senior Brother!"
Xiao Hongdou accepted it happily, her clear, limpid eyes staring at Gu Qing, blinking as if containing little stars.
For her, who was obsessed with looks and hands, every inch of Gu Qing grew on her aesthetic, more perfect than she had fantasized.
"Cough! Junior sister, I have matters to attend to. You go back and cultivate well first."
Gu Qing coughed lightly, always feeling that Xiao Hongdou was not an average transmigrator.
She looked like a lustful girl.
Gu Qing's coronation ceremony as Divine Son was imminent, so he didn't have time to interact deeply with Xiao Hongdou.
"Ah, oh, okay, then see you later, Senior Brother!"
Hearing this, Xiao Hongdou came to her senses, her cheeks burning as if on fire, so embarrassed that she fled in panic.
"Oh my heavens, what did I do? Beauty has misled me. I wonder if I left a bad impression on Senior Brother." Xiao Hongdou screamed in her heart.
She wasn't usually like this; she was very timid. Beautiful since childhood, she never dared to look at handsome guys in reality.
She only dared to act crazy and talk big online.
What is going on today?
Why can't I take my eyes off Gu Qing?
"It's all Senior Brother's fault for being so attractive; he is a male seductress." She concluded this.
Gu Qing looked at her fleeing back, chuckled lightly, and felt that Xiao Hongdou was quite interesting.
Withdrawing his gaze, he asked Hong Luan: "Senior Sister Hong Luan, which sect's disciple are you?"
Hong Luan was a destined heroine with ninety thousand fortune; there might be a protagonist by her side.
"Moro Continent, Primordial Demon Sect."
Hong Luan replied, then the scene changed instantly; her peach-blossom eyes were full of charm, and her voice was coquettish and soft: "Little junior brother, why do you ask? Are you so eager to present the betrothal gifts?"
Gu Qing's mouth twitched. It was their first meeting, he hadn't said anything yet, and she was already asking for betrothal gifts?
Truly worthy of being a demoness from a Demonic Sect; her style was distinct, striking quickly, accurately, and ruthlessly.
Being watched by Hong Luan's seductive peach-blossom eyes, Gu Qing couldn't stop his imagination from running wild, various scenes appearing in his mind.
Her coquettish, soft voice was like adding fuel to the fire, making people unable to stop.
"If Senior Sister doesn't mind, it's not impossible." Gu Qing didn't believe Hong Luan had fallen in love with him at first sight and was willing to marry him.
Therefore, while speaking, Gu Qing took the opportunity to hold her fair, slender hand.
If Hong Luan wanted to play, he would play along with her.
However, if one doesn't take advantage of a bargain, isn't that a pure fool?
The moment her hand was caught, a trace of panic appeared in Hong Luan's seductive peach-blossom eyes, and she instinctively pulled her hand back.
"Senior sister is unwilling?" Gu Qing had a smile on his lips and looked at her with teasing eyes.
"No such thing."
Gu Qing was her type; whether it was talent or appearance, she was incredibly satisfied.
She came with Gu Qing to seduce him, so how could she be unwilling?
It was just developing too fast, and she couldn't accept it for a moment.
Thinking this, Hong Luan's eyes flowed, and she asked casually: "Then, little junior brother, what betrothal gifts do you intend to give to marry me?"
[You gave] a meeting gift of just one Heavenly Origin Divine Fruit.
You must know, as the successor of the Primordial Demon Sect, let alone eating one, she had never even seen a Divine Fruit.
This shows how scarce and precious the Divine Fruit is.
Hong Luan couldn't imagine how many treasures Gu Qing actually had.
And she didn't know how much betrothal gift Gu Qing would give her.
"Are you serious?" Gu Qing was stunned, in disbelief that Hong Luan was actually willing.
"Of course. If I hadn't fallen for little junior brother, why would I go home with you?"
Seeing this, Hong Luan was speechless.
Wasn't her performance obvious enough?
Did she have to inspect her heart chamber for him to believe it?
Gu Qing looked at her and, for some reason, suddenly felt the illusion that he was Long Aotian.
A shake of his tiger body, whether it was a witch, demoness, goddess, saintess, or princess... they would all bow beneath his charm.
"System, check if she is sincere."
When in doubt, just ask the adoptive father.
[She is sincere.]
Getting the answer, Gu Qing deeply suspected that he was Long Aotian himself.
Secretly shaking his head, Gu Qing threw these unrealistic thoughts out of his mind. Looking at Hong Luan, who was like a succubus in the world, he spoke.
"You go back first; we can talk after I am crowned as Divine Son."
The most urgent task was to be crowned Divine Son first and get rid of Lin Xuan.
Women and such were optional and unimportant.
"Alright, but let's agree on this first, come quickly with the betrothal gifts. Sister is still waiting for little junior brother to fill up sister's deficient heart chamber."
Hong Luan blinked her peach-blossom eyes, the teardrop mole under her eye shining brightly, her soft, seductive voice carrying an unspeakable temptation.
She had not forgotten her master's instruction to trick Gu Qing out of the Star Temple, with master and disciple attacking together.
To swindle Gu Qing of his wealth and charm, eat him dry and wipe clean, then kick him away, keeping the child but discarding the father.
Tsk, Gu Qing would surely be heartbroken and desperate, right?
She almost couldn't bear to do it herself.
Hong Luan's peach-blossom eyes revealed a wicked glint; just thinking about that scene made her anticipate it.
"Rest assured, your betrothal gifts will not be lacking."
Gu Qing was very speechless.
Opening with betrothal gifts made it seem like he was trying to freeload.
Although he was stingy by nature, he was never stingy with his own women.
After exchanging messaging coordinates, Gu Qing hurriedly went to find Jiang Yu.
"You conscienceless little bastard, you finally are willing to come find me."
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