NOVEL NEXT Chapter 437: Long Ling's loss_1
What exactly is it?
"Okay!" Xu Shi Yun and Xu Yichen replied. Following that, Xu Shi Yun picked up her cup, "Teacher, I toast to you!"
"Mm," Chu Qin nodded with a faint smile.
At the same time, inside a large tavern in the Sun-Moon Empire, a figure clad in a Black Cloak sat alone in a private room, drinking sullenly.
From the scar at the corner of this person's eye, it was not difficult to discern that this was none other than the Dark Faction Elder, Gu You!
At this moment, the tavern's proprietress, a good-looking woman in her forties, emerged from the private room. This voluptuous and extremely attractive woman was dressed very boldly. Her almost transparent attire showcased her curvy figure to perfection, making it easy to glimpse her golden silk underwear, exuding a thick exotic charm!
Her name was Lu Liya, the tavern's proprietress, who also held another identity, a deacon of the Holy Spirit Cult Secret Division, and Gu You's confidant! At the same time, she was also infatuated with Gu You.
She promptly brought over a new bottle of red wine to Gu You's side and said with a coquettish smile, "Master Gu, what's bothering you? Who dared to make you angry?"
Gu You seemed disinclined to engage with Lu Liya, draining the red wine in front of him in one go. Lu Liya hurried to refill his glass.
Finally, with a fierce tone, Gu You spoke, "Chu Qin, that Chu Qin!"
"Chu Qin!" Lu Liya exclaimed in surprise, "That's the boyfriend of the Sect Hierarch and Elder Jing'er!"
"Get lost!" Gu You burst out in fury, "Jing'er is not Chu Qin's girlfriend!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Liya finally understood the reason for Gu You's sullen mood. Everyone in the dark faction knew that Gu You had always been in love with Lan Jing'er, but now Chu Qin had snatched her away with his charm!
"Master Gu, don't be angry!" Lu Liya said, "Why fixate on a single Lan Jing'er when there's plenty of fish in the sea!"
Hearing her words, the corners of Gu You's mouth twisted bitterly, and his eyes reddened slightly, "I, Gu You, once swore that no one could snatch Jing'er away from me! Chu Qin, you will pay the price!"
"Master Gu! Even the Sect Hierarch and the Demon Emperor are no match for that Chu Qin, you..." Lu Liya's brow furrowed.
"Hmph!" Gu You said harshly, "I, Gu You, have roamed the Sun-Moon Empire for decades, am I afraid of a mere twenty-year-old whippersnapper!"
"Master Gu, do you really intend to take action against Chu Qin? If you do, both the Sect Hierarch and Elder Jing'er might..." Lu Liya said.
"I may not be able to kill him! But, I can start with those around him, I want him to taste the feeling of losing a loved one!" Gu You said coldly.
"Master Gu, maybe you should just let it go!" Lu Liya responded.
Upon hearing those words, Gu You's eyes turned cold, and he stared at Lu Liya, then forcefully pinned her down on the sofa!
"Master Gu!" Lu Liya's red wine spilled, and her heart pounded fiercely.
"I, Gu You, am no coward!"
"Lan Jing'er! Lan Jing'er, I've been by your side for over ten years, yet you willingly follow a bastard you've met for less than a month!"
Gu You glared fiercely at Lu Liya, then suddenly kissed her.
It seemed Gu You intended to vent all his anger towards Lan Jing'er onto Lu Liya!
However, Gu You quickly realized that Lu Liya was not Lan Jing'er and stopped what he was doing!
He then moved to sit aside!
"Master Gu, are you really going to take action against someone close to Chu Qin?" Lu Liya, seeming a bit crestfallen, paused for a moment before asking.
"Of course, when I, Gu You, speak, I mean what I say!" Gu You replied.
"Then I can help you!" Lu Liya responded, "Whom do you plan to target first?"
"Among Chu Qin's women, only the Half-Dragon and the one named Tang Yuehua have the lowest soul power rank, choose one of them!" Gu You said with cold eyes.
"Yes!" Lu Liya replied.
Meanwhile, after being well-fed and drunk, Chu Qin left with Longhuang and Lan Jing'er!
"Goodbye, teacher!" Xu Yichen and Xu Shi Yun waved as they parted.
"Your Majesty, I will take my leave as well!" Having said this, Xu Qingtian also walked out of the Imperial Garden.
In the midst of the Imperial Garden, only the sisters Xu Yichen and Xu Shi Yun were left!
"Oh my!" Xu Yichen couldn't help but stretch in a yawn, "Sis, who would have thought we'd end up with such an amazing teacher!"
"Yi Chen!" With her arms crossed, Xu Shi Yun said, "Be honest with me, did you take Chu Qin as your master just to cultivate soul power?"
"What else?" Xu Yichen felt a slight shock in her heart but answered very naturally.
"Don't play dumb!" Xu Shi Yun shot back, "Neither Sect Leader Long Huang nor I wanted to call you out, but since when did you care about cultivating soul power! I bet it's because you've taken a liking to Chu Qin!"
"Sis, how can you think that!" Xu Yichen frowned, her Dai Mei furrowing.
"You're not getting any younger, it's about time you got married!" Xu Shi Yun responded, "Teacher Chu Qin is indeed a fine choice!"
"Really?" Xu Yichen replied excitedly, "But Sis, didn't you say I could only marry a man who is devoted to me alone?"
On hearing this, Xu Shi Yun's expression changed slightly, "As I expected! Xu Yichen! I knew you had ulterior motives!"
"Sis, you tricked me!" It was then that Xu Yichen realized she had been duped!
"Our Xu Family cannot share a husband with others; this is the ancestral rule. Xu Yichen, you must not fall for Chu Qin!" Xu Shi Yun declared imperiously.
"Why not!" Xu Yichen pouted, "Chu Qin is so outstanding. Even the Sect Leader and Jing'er are willing to let down their pride to fancy him. Why can't I?"
"Rules are rules!" Xu Shi Yun replied, "Yi Chen, you can follow me as a disciple, but if you have any further thoughts about the teacher, I won't hesitate to confine you to the depths of the palace."
"Hmph!" With a cold snort, Xu Yichen turned and left!
"Ah, when will Yi Chen grow up?" Seeing this, Xu Shi Yun shook her head slightly.
At that moment, Xu Shi Yun's gaze fell on the chair where a white men's suit was placed!
"This is… the teacher's clothes...come...!" Picking up the garment, Xu Shi Yun gasped in surprise. The unique scent that Chu Qin had left behind somehow comforted her heart.
So much so that Xu Shi Yun, originally planning to have someone send the clothing to Chu Qin, hesitated instead of speaking.
In fact, the reason Xu Shi Yun dressed up today was also to attract Chu Qin's attention! She just didn't show it because she was an empress!
"Xu Shi Yun, you admonish Yi Chen, yet you do the same!" Xu Shi Yun said to herself, her palm gently caressing Chu Qin's clothing. Then, seeing that no one was around, she softly brought the garment to her delicate nose.
Meanwhile, Chu Qin returned to the Holy Spirit Cult with Longhuang and Lan Jing'er. Since the latter two had just returned to the Sun-Moon Empire and had a pile of matters to deal with, they left first.
Chu Qin was just about to head towards Bai Yingying's room to ask for an explanation when he saw a graceful figure approaching him.
She was dressed in a black, form-fitting armor-like outfit, with a curvy and enchanting figure. But most notable were the two dragon horns on her head – it was Long Ling, the one Chu Qin had rescued from an auction house.
"Master!" Seeing Chu Qin walking alone, Long Ling was visibly happy and immediately jogged over.
"Long Ling, why are you alone?" Chu Qin asked with a smile.
"Master, I should be the one asking you that!" Long Ling responded, "Why are you walking alone?"
"I've just come back from the imperial palace with Huang Er and Jing'er. They had things to attend to, so I'm by myself now. What about you?" Chu Qin asked.
"I am always alone!" Long Ling replied with a hint of dejection, her head lowered slightly. Since she wasn't yet considered Chu Qin's sister and because she was different from Qiu Ruoshui and Yu Hairou – who at least had each other – Long Ling felt very lonely.
She also didn't dare seek out Chu Qin because she knew he was always surrounded by others. She felt somewhat superfluous.
"Where's Zi Ji?" Chu Qin slightly furrowed his brow.
"Senior Zi Ji is often with the other Beast Kings!" Long Ling said dejectedly.