Concubines Lead to Strength: The Path to Immortality Begins with Taking a Spouse

Chapter 95: Chapter 95: Arriving at Duanbei City, So Enthusiastic?

“Let’s try to move faster along the next part of the road.”

“If not necessary, let’s not linger.”

After leaving Tiannan City, Gu Changge casually spoke.

“It’s not…”

“What on Earth are you in such a rush for, boy?”

Gu Sanfeng was completely exasperated.

“Is it not enough to have me by your side, my Lord Husband, that you miss your sister so much?”

Wang Yue deliberately snuggled up to him and asked in a purposely coquettish tone.

“Tsk, someone has spilled the vinegar jar.”

“Oh… so it’s you who’s kicked it,” Gu Sanfeng, unable to stand the pair’s sweet bickering, bluntly commented.

“There truly is something urgent…”

“Yesterday, the old master sent word that Qingqing was schemed against. If not for the stroke of luck that the old master came upon the scene, she would have lost her life on the spot.”

“How could I not be anxious?”

Gu Changge, with no other choice, outright revealed the reason to them both.

Upon hearing this, not only was Gu Sanfeng stunned for a moment, but Wang Yue was too.

“What’s her status now?” asked Wang Yue instinctively.

Though she liked to compete, she still held a very good impression of Liu Qingqing.

Especially since she now fully understood the advice she had once given her.

“It’s nothing serious, but the old master only dealt with the assailant.”

“The masterminds behind this likely are the other two Saintess candidates.”

“She’s not intending to waste too much energy on this matter, focusing instead on hunting Demon Beasts.”

“But…”

“There’s no reason to swallow this loss.”

Gu Changge said expressionlessly.

Yet, both of them could feel that he still harbored anger inside.

It made sense—his wife had been targeted by schemers, and he, being the Young Master of the Gu Family, naturally could not overlook it.

Not to mention him, even Gu Sanfeng became silent for a moment after hearing this.

“…”

“The old master has probably made a scene already.”

“Those two are after all disciples of the Heavenly Cold Sect, with status similar to Qingqing’s now, both quite special.”

“It’s hard to take drastic actions against them.”

Gu Sanfeng sighed and shook his head after a long silence, guessing the situation already.

“Who said I were going to kill anyone?”

Gu Changge raised his eyebrows slightly upon hearing this.

“What are you going for then?” Wang Yue asked curiously.

“If they can sincerely apologize and swear an oath on their Tao Heart to forever obey Qingqing in the Heavenly Cold Sect, then as a forgiving person, I wouldn’t trouble them too much,” Gu Changge casually said.

Compared to killing them, it was better to cleverly use them.

As long as they swore an oath on their Tao Heart, ensuring they wouldn’t stab him in the back was sufficient.

Although he said this, he didn’t plan to let the both of them off.

The real mastermind behind the scheme still needed to be dealt with!

“Tsk… it would be easier to just find a way to kill them.”

Gu Sanfeng couldn’t help but mutter.

“Uncle, you’re too keen to kill. All this fighting and killing is no good.”

“Besides, I’ve looked into their families, which are nothing to worry about, probably only boasting an Eighth-grade Heavenly Gate Realm expert at most.”

“Isn’t it easy to deal with them?”

“Unless they could become esteemed Saintesses of the Heavenly Cold Sect, they clearly have no chance.”

Gu Changge smiled easily, unconcerned.

While fighting was certainly easier, if they were sensible, then cleverly using them was truly valuable.

Of course… if they couldn’t be used.

Then, unfortunately…

Wang Yue watched his confident demeanor, momentarily stunned.

He was only in the Late Stage Qi Sea Realm, yet he seemed to not even consider the Fifth-grade Ruins Realm worthy of concern.

He seemed to be able to kill someone just by lifting his hand?

It must have come from his identity as the Young Master Gu nowadays.

However, Gu Changge clearly did not intend to do so. If he wanted to use the Young Master’s status to solve the problem, he wouldn’t have needed to travel all the way to Duanbei City.

By simply ordering the Gu Family disciples in Duanbei City to act using Young Master’s status, he could handle it. But doing so would provoke hostility with the Heavenly Cold Sect.

He might not care about killing someone else’s disciple nor would the Gu Family, which could definitely protect him, but it would definitely be tricky for Qingqing on her part.

Knowing the reason, Gu Sanfeng no longer insisted on resting.

…

Four days passed in the blink of an eye.

In Duanbei City, although Liu Qingqing looked slightly fatigued, her morale was high.

This time, she and her two peers ventured nearly two hundred miles deep into the ownerless forest and took two full days to return.

The gains were quite substantial; besides Spiritual Medicines, they had dealt with three Fifth-grade Ruins Realm Demon Beasts and nearly twenty Fourth-grade Reach Profound Realm Demon Beasts!

During that period, to replenish their Spiritual Energy, they had not rested at all and directly took Qi Replenishing Pills.

Upon returning to Duanbei City and handing over all the loot except for the inner cores to Su Xiang’s group, she then sought out the Sixth Elder.

“How are their hunting results now?” Liu Qingqing queried after seeing the Sixth Elder pocket all the inner cores.

“Not as good as yours, and the gap is quite noticeable,” the Sixth Elder answered, pausing in his tone.

Liu Qingqing felt something was off. Although she was more competitive, shouldn’t the other two, with more supporters, fare better?

Sure enough, the Sixth Elder continued: “I’ve heard today that the two of them seem to have reached some kind of agreement.”

“In the last month, they plan to pool all the inner cores they have collected and not turn them in yet.”

“Then, they will compete between themselves to see who is the victor. This way, whoever has the double portion of inner cores can directly take the lead and surpass you.”

Upon hearing this, Liu Qingqing was startled.

Frowning, she couldn’t think of an appropriate response for a moment.

“Is this even allowed by the Sect?” she asked helplessly. @@novelbin@@

“The Sect hasn’t made rules against it,” the Sixth Elder affirmed.

The final trial for Saintess wasn’t just about strength but also scheming, gaining people’s support, and various other skills…

It was an assessment of comprehensive abilities.

Of course… if one’s strength was so formidable that it could ignore these factors, that was also acceptable.

But obviously, Liu Qingqing, who had been behind in terms of cultivation years compared to the other two, not only couldn’t offset these factors but also slightly fell short!

Just as she was distressed, she indistinctly heard shouts coming from outside the residence.

“The Gu Family is here again!”

“Quick, call the Elder, more people from the Gu Family are causing trouble!”

Voices rose one after another, and the disciples of the Heavenly Cold Sect, hearing this, furiously headed towards the main gate of the residence.

The main gate had just been repaired a few days ago after being smashed, and now the Gu Family had sent people over again!

“Elder?” Liu Qingqing turned towards the Sixth Elder.

“Your little lover has arrived.”

“You should go.”

“The old man will not meddle, and besides, you can let him know about this matter, no need to be too persistent.”

The Sixth Elder’s eyes brightened as he sensed the identity of the arrival through his Divine Thought, stroking his beard and smiling softly, his expression somewhat relaxed.

“Husband?”

Upon hearing this, Liu Qingqing immediately turned around and left, not even leaving a word of farewell.

She directly left the side hall and headed towards the residence’s main gate.

“Ah…”

“This girl is thoroughly smitten, talking about love and romance, what’s the point? Better to focus on cultivation,” the Sixth Elder lamented, shaking his head, yet he breathed a sigh of relief.

Though the situation was disadvantageous for Liu Qingqing, everything would change now that the young man from the Gu Family had arrived!

For a moment, he was a bit dazed, remembering the first time he met that young man over a month ago.

Initially, he was just a cultivation-disabled waste, but now he had transformed into the Young Master of the Gu Family and was a great help.

Far from being a burden, he had become Liu Qingqing’s backer.

Truly, fate toys with us…

“Cough… is such an enthusiastic welcome really necessary?”

Standing outside the residence of the Heavenly Cold Sect, Gu Changge muttered as he saw the crowd surging out.

“Welcome? I think they look like they want to chop you down instead,” Wang Yue couldn’t help but comment.

Having arrived in Duanbei City, Gu Sanfeng went first to the Gu Family’s residence to greet the old master and left both Spirit Steeds for them.

Having not seen his wife for many days, Gu Changge simply came directly to the Heavenly Cold Sect first since, being in Duanbei City, he certainly didn’t have to worry about anyone daring to harm him.

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