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Translator: Fate
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Having arrived at the Beyond and seeing for herself the might of the Gu Family, Su Qingge had been feeling extremely distressed. At the end of the day, she was only a woman even though there was another soul that would give her guidance within her body. Nonetheless, she couldn’t help but grow anxious as she was put in a circumstance where she had nobody close to her to rely on.
Hence, if Gu Changge was no longer interested in her, she had no idea what she would do. After all, given his identity, women would be lining up for him. In fact, she thought that she was clumsy and was unable to please him. Besides, as a being of the Overworld, to the cultivators in the Beyond, she possessed no influence, and especially after her memories fused with those of her other soul, the situation in the Beyond became even clearer to her.
On the other hand, Gu Changge was unimaginably, terrifyingly influential. Back then, Su Qingge surrendered herself to Gu Changge was mainly due to her fear, but after spending a long time with him, despite his ambiguity and occasional apathy, as well as his condescending attitude, she realized that he was actually kind to her. Once the woman’s heart was moved, she no longer saw any problem in him.
Now that Gu Changge asked her such a question, she felt a ring in her head, thinking that the man no longer wanted anything to do with her. But of course, any woman in her shoes would naturally bear the same concerns as her. With her only pillar of support quizzing her about her upcoming plans, she assumed that he was trying to drive her away.
Luckily, Gu Changge was merely fooling around with her. Since he had no need to train, he reckoned life would be tedious, so he could only tease Su Qingge. Nevertheless, he grew fascinated upon seeing Su Qingge’s slightly reddened eyes.
“If that is the case, I would have left you behind in the Overworld instead of bringing you along with me to the Beyond. You’ve always been a smart damsel. What made you so perturbed under such a situation?”
Despite having no affection for Su Qingge, Gu Changge thought it was satisfying to have someone to toy with. To him, beautiful women were only collectibles to please his eyes, unless they managed to prove themselves more useful than being eye candy, but that would be a discussion for another day.
Regardless, Su Qingge was left bewildered just by his pleasant words. She was dazed as she pitably bit her lips. “Prince Gu, you’re such a tease!”
“Now, is there anything else you want to tell me?” With that, Gu Changge inquired with a knowing look.
Essentially, he had some knowledge regarding Su Qingge’s body. Given how her Fortuity notably increased every few days, such a strange occurrence would mean that she was hiding something big within her body.
Therefore, Gu Changge guessed that she was either a reincarnation of some being or that she might be related to the Beyond. And that was only reasonable according to a typical plotline. Nevertheless, he decided to wait until Su Qingge would confess by herself.
“I’m sorry, Prince Gu. There’s something I’ve been keeping from you.” Hearing Gu Changge’s question, Su Qingge raised her head and looked at Gu Changge, revealing a look of realization on her snowy face as she understood what he was asking about. She had always looked for an opportunity to fess up, but she could never find a way to.
“Speak. I’m all ears.” Gu Changge grew somewhat enthralled as he checked Su Qingge’s Fortuity. [500… She only had around 300 when I first met her. And it’s been growing tremendously since our arrival in the Beyond. It seems she bears a significant connection to the Beyond.]
“Ever since the moment I was born, I had never been the same as any other infant. Not only was I able to understand a lot of things, I was aware that, within my mind, there was another conscience.” After collecting her thoughts, Su Qingge explained to Gu Changge.
[Two souls in a body? Interesting. It seems my guess is right. Not only does she possess wisdom from her past life, but she also has another soul within her.] Gu Changge started to perceive Su Qingge as if she was some kind of world-changing figure.
Nonetheless, he wasn’t exactly confident with his inference. [The fusion between Su Qingge and her other soul is what led to her increase in Fortuity? Well, that makes sense. That must also be the reason why my Fortuity has been increasing gradually. After all, she now belongs to me.]
“Do you share the same memories with your other soul?” Gu Changge quizzed.
“We do, but some of them are rather hazy as if they were blocked by clouds that are slowly dispersing.” Su Qingge pondered.
At the same time, a terrorizing demonic voice in her head screamed, “Gu Changge isn’t a trustworthy person! How could you reveal to him our secret!?”
Nonetheless, Su Qingge did not mind the voice. After all, she was the one in control of the body.
[A seal? Unlikely. It sounds more like a damaged memory. Typically, she should be someone powerful in the Beyond, but failing to reincarnate, she became the female protagonist to the Fortuitous One. Her origins must be super complicated.] Listening to her explanation, Gu Changge began making guesses in his heart, though those guesses were by no means completely accurate.
“Prince Gu, sometimes, I would dream of an ancient battlefield engulfed in darkness where Life Spirits were murdering each other. Sometimes I’d dream that I’ve become a totem placed in nowhere, worshiped by numerous Life Spirits I have never seen.” As Su Qingge was speaking, she began to tremble. In her dreams, her appearance was incomparably shocking and she would merciless murder other beings as if she were a demon lord that wished to destroy the world.
She thought they were merely nightmares, but the longer she stayed in the beyond, the occurrence of such dreams increased. As she was no idiot, she figured that it was probably related to her memories or her other soul. In fact, she had been intending to tell this to Gu Changge as he, in her eyes, was remarkably more experienced and knowledgeable than her, so he should possess an understanding toward the matter. She didn’t want to turn into the demon lord she saw in her dreams.
“I see. Don’t you worry. Although I don’t fully understand it, I do get a gist of it.” Gu Changge smiled as he comforted her.
Hearing that, Su Qingge felt very relieved.
As a matter of fact, Gu Changge didn’t see any issue with the matter. Anyone with two souls in their body possessed intellect and wisdom no ordinary men could acquire. If Su Qingge’s memories were to fuse with those of her other soul, she would definitely ascend to a much higher level, so it would be nothing but beneficial.
And as for the demon lord she dreamed of, he thought it was best to consult his mother, who perhaps had some knowledge about it. After all, Primal Celestial Temple was once named Primal Demonic Temple.
Nevertheless, following the tremendous effort from countless disciples and elders, the faction was then renamed to Primal Celestial temple. Although their course of action remained the same, the new name sounded much more honorable. No matter the place, anything that pertained to the word ‘demon’ was never perceived well.
And Gu Changge, as the Successor of Demonic Arts, bore undeniable direct relations to Primal Demonic temple.
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Soon, after giving some instructions to Su Qingge and Lin Qiuhan, Gu Changge dismissed the women before contemplating how he should deal with some matters within the family.
Prior to that, his father told him that many elders in the Gu Family were quite discontented with him, mainly because they were still dwelling on the incident where Gu Changge obtained his Daoist Bone by snatching it away from his sister. Although there were sometimes feuds between the members of the Gu Family, they were bound by certain limits, and murdering fellow members would draw forth stern punishment.
Back when Gu Changge was only a young boy, he craved his own sister’s Talents and brought her plans to ruin. Although the incident in the past was contained, many elders were still aware of it. Despite not admitting it, they were earnestly unhappy with Gu Changge. As a transmigrator, Gu Changge couldn’t be more familiar with methods such as seizing power, and having transmigrated to this world, he would have to take on the blame.
[Gu Xianer, my cousin sister who was three years younger than me. Compared to being a useless nobody, seizing power is much harder to deal with. Of course, it’s acceptable if the plotline is different from the one I’m familiar with, but I fear this cousin of mine is still as lively as the trees. After all, I had Father make things appear as if she was still alive, but since the Daoist Bone in my body belonged to her, I can vaguely sense that she is not dead. Given how Father failed to do so, it seems she has some powerful people backing her up.] Gu Changge began to come up with plans in his mind.
[Compared to the not-mention-worthy Fortuitous Ones like Ye Chen and Lin Tian, the Fortuitous Lady in the Beyond is from an entirely different league. Many elders of the family felt remorseful for having failed to protect the little girl from me who seized her bones. Their faces alone show how much they dislike me. If the incident were to be exposed to the world, the Gu Family would be treated as a laughing stock, but that doesn’t mean that they will come to my side.] As Gu Changge was pondering, he suddenly squinted his eyes.
[Based on my memory, Grandfather was unluckily trapped when he was in the outside world. Fearing that he might be in danger, Gu Xianer’s parents led a group of branch members to look for him, which was why she was treated with utmost care by the family members. And predictably, the host of my body set his eyes on her Daoist Bone and took it away from her to conceal his Demonic Heart.]
Gu Changge was aware that he wasn’t a good person, but he wasn’t ruthless enough to take the bones of a little girl away from her. He would rather have Gu Xianer, who was such a godly being, as his subordinate. Nonetheless, there was no use dwelling on the idea as he already accepted the fact that he would, inevitably, have to shoulder the blame after transmigrating to this world.
[Lucky for me, the Gu Family is against taking the lives of their own. Back then, due to the fierce disagreement from numerous elders, Father’s oppression was ended, and the members of the branch were simply exiled to the outside world. In fact, there weren’t many casualties either… As of now, I have no idea where this cousin of mine is, but perhaps it won’t be long until she comes back to challenge me and take her revenge for seizing her Daoist Bone.]
[Speaking of which, am I the only villain in the entire Gu Family? No wonder I have the Demonic Heart. I was born evil. Father was only forced to resort to such measures in order to hide my Demonic Heart.]
Gu Changge muttered in his heart as he successfully formed his plans.
Very soon, fascination surged in his eyes. Although things felt rather troublesome, there were still countless ways he could work with.
Many thanks!