Chapter 294: Youbai Wants to Play Too!

Youbai Wants to Play Too!

[Northern Territory Imperial City]

During this period, the Emperor of the Northern Territory had contacted the Wu Jiang Saint multiple times.

“Strange…”

“It seemed that this Saint Heir previously had intentions against that Young Master Gu.”

“Why has there been no movement these past few days?”

The Emperor of the Northern Territory held the Communication Jade Token, frowning tightly, a sense of unease lurking in his heart.

A few days ago, the ninth Saint Heir had inquired about Young Master Gu’s movements.

He clearly had the intention to make a move.

Even the Emperor of the Northern Territory had expressed that as long as the Saint Heir required, the Imperial Family could dispatch one Ninth Grade and two Eighth Grades to assist!

“Could it be that he feels there’s no need for my Imperial Family’s help?”

“But if he were to take action, there should have been news by now.”

The Emperor of the Northern Territory shook his head, realizing that, for now, that young man was ultimately of low realm, and he hadn’t even gone to the Central State to be formally accepted into a sect.

How could he possibly be a match for that Saint Heir?

If the Saint Heir eliminated him, he could continue to securely hold the throne!

No one could shake his position, and without him, the Gu Family would naturally lose the support of the Sword Sect.

His goal to unify the empire could still be realized!

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Now, unable to contact the Saint, he could only put away the Communication Jade Token and quietly wait for news.

Unfortunately…

He would never receive that news.

While he was dreaming of possibilities, the Wu Jiang Saint had already died outside Duanbei City.

As for the Gu Changge he feared, he was also already aboard Sage Zhao’s Flying Boat, having arrived before the gates of the Heavenly Cold Sect!

The Flying Boat was small but very impressive, radiating dozens or even hundreds of different Array fluctuations.

Defensive Arrays, Attack Arrays, and even Spirit Gathering Arrays – it had them all.

Sensing the arrival of the foreign Flying Boat from the Northern Territory, several Heavenly Gate Realm Elders from the Heavenly Cold Sect also appeared at the gate at once.

Even Wan Shan Taoist, who had ended his cultivation immediately, hurried to appear.

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Wan Shan Taoist had met those two Sages of the Sword Sect at a banquet held by the Gu Family.

Seeing them appear, he hurriedly bowed in respect.

“Respects to the predecessors!”

The other Elders followed suit, bowing respectfully.

Sage Realm experts, in the Northern Territory, were at the Ancestor level.

Just these two could likely flatten their Heavenly Cold Sect!

Wan Shan Taoist knew that the sect had a Sage Realm Saintess, but he didn’t know how many there were; at most, there were two, or possibly only the one he had seen before.

Extending respect to such experts of the Ninth Grade and above was never considered excessive.

“Why not pay respects to the Sword Sect’s Saint Heir?”

Jian Chen stood one on each side behind Gu Changge, like protectors.

Hearing them pay respects to themselves without showing any expression, he instead asked somewhat displeasedly.

“This…”

“Respects to Saint Gu!”

Wan Shan Taoist was startled, his expression a bit awkward.

This Gu Changge was indeed the Young Master Gu, and by all rights, he should be the one receiving respects. Moreover, Gu was also his disciple’s husband, who should also pay him respect…

But the power balance was crucial.

Despite feeling awkward, the identity of the Sword Sect’s Saint forced him to also bow to Gu Changge.

The Elders of the Heavenly Cold Sect, seeing this, followed suit and bowed: “Respects to the Saint.”

The Sixth Elder’s gaze towards Gu Changge was complex.

Originally, he had accompanied Liu Qingqing to the Gu Family, back when this young man had not even started his cultivation.

Judging his physique, even among mortals, he was considered frail and unlikely to live to a hundred.

But now, just two short years later.

The other party had transformed, achieving Sixth Grade Refinement Void Realm Perfection, a realm not considered low in the Northern Territory.

In the three great powers, the Sixth Grade Refinement Void Realm was considered a strong support, and outside these powers, many families’ strongest might only be in the Seventh or Eighth Grade!

By the Eighth Grade, there was almost no room for advancement.

Those in the Northern Territory reaching Ninth Grade were few and far between!

Thinking back to his initial disdain, thinking Gu unworthy of Liu Qingqing.

The Sixth Elder felt his face burning.

Utterly embarrassed.

If not for Liu Qingqing’s steadfast heart, he would have been a great sinner, even to the extent of becoming a sinner of the Heavenly Cold Sect!

“He has reached the Sixth Grade Refinement Void Realm…”

“How could there be such a genius in this world, Junior Sister Liu is truly fortunate.”

Among the many curious disciples of the Heavenly Cold Sect who gathered, Zhu Qin watched the figure protected by the two Sages with complex eyes.

“Esteemed predecessors need not be overly courteous.”

“Why do I not see my wife, is she in closed-door cultivation?”

Gu Changge, seeing this, smiled and returned the greeting with a bow, scanning the crowd and casually asking.

“Indeed in closed-door cultivation, it’s been some days.”

“But calculating the time, it should not be too long, probably just three to five days before she emerges.”

Wan Shan Taoist, seeing his modest reciprocation, eased his expression slightly and answered his question.

The disciples of the Heavenly Cold Sect, seeing this, couldn’t help but inwardly praise Young Master Gu’s humility.

Questioning themselves, if they were in his position, they might be extremely arrogant!

Having two Sage Realm Ancestors at his side as guardians, where in the Northern Territory couldn’t he walk with his head held high?

Not to mention the identity of the Sword Sect’s Saint…

Even so, he was still very polite and courteous to everyone, truly rare.

“The Young Master is indeed good-natured.”

Jian Chen, witnessing this scene, felt much more reassured about their future.

Among those considered prodigies, there were many with proud natures; even helping them might not be remembered and could instead be thought of as deserved.

But from the way the young master usually behaved, obviously he wasn’t one of those people.

But modesty was for the young master to worry about, they still had to speak on his behalf when necessary!

How could the identity of the Sword Sect’s Saint be taken lightly?

“We’re all family here; there’s no need to stand around.”

“First, let’s arrange a place for everyone to stay. Once the Saintess ends her retreat in a few days, she will surely come to meet you at the first opportunity.”

“Two seniors, Saint Gu, please!”

Upon seeing this, the Sixth Elder also smiled and bowed, then made a gesture inviting them to proceed.

“Thank you.”

Gu Changge chuckled and nodded, then stepped off the flying boat.

Jian Chen and another followed closely by his side, while Old Blind Man trailed a bit further behind, almost as if he was not there.

But he was happy with this arrangement; he preferred not to stand out and liked to work quietly.

If the young master needed anything, he would certainly do his best to satisfy.

Soon, under the arrangements of the Sixth Elder, Gu Changge was accommodated in the largest guest hall of the Heavenly Cold Sect.

Jian Chen and the others stayed in a nearby hall.

As for Gu Haitang, since arriving at the Heavenly Cold Sect, she had disappeared without a trace.

Due to Gu Changge’s arrival, many disciples of the Heavenly Cold Sect passed by the grand hall from time to time, hoping to catch a glimpse of this top talent from the Northern Domain.

Even many female disciples of the Heavenly Cold Sect dressed up exquisitely, passing by the hall as many as eight hundred times a day!

All just to catch the eye of Saint Gu, even if they could not become his Daoist couple like the Saintess, even being a maid would do, as it would allow them to accompany him to the Holy Land in Central State!

…

Inside the Cold Pond Forbidden Land.

Gu Haitang silently entered deep within the arrays.

Yet, for a long time, she could not find her way out of the maze.

“It seems you still resent me…” Gu Haitang shook his head and sighed, then decided to look for Jian Chen and the others.

But before he could leave, a cold figure had somehow already appeared behind him.

The two of them locked eyes, silent for a long time.

Finally, the Purple Spirit Saintess was the first to speak, “Why have you grown so old?”

“Heh… It has been seven or eight hundred years since we last met; of course, I have aged.”

“But you, you still look as beautiful as you did back then…”

Gu Haitang smiled faintly, looking at that familiar face with a bit of wistfulness.

“Beautiful?”

“In your heart, still not half as good as her.”

The Purple Spirit Saintess’s expression turned icy, and she let out a self-mocking laugh.

“Ah…”

“How have you been all these years?”

Gu Haitang sighed bitterly, not daring to meet her gaze.

Since breaking through to the Sage Realm, they had only met once when he returned to the Northern Domain.

After that, they never saw each other again.

“Not good.”

The Purple Spirit Saintess’s tone was still cold, and as she looked at his guilty expression, she frowned even more.

Her position as the Saintess was taken over from her sister, Qingling.

Both were siblings and extremely talented.

Initially, Gu Haitang, who had the best talent of his generation in the Gu Family, was loved by both sisters. However, he loved only the elder sister, yet he ended up letting her down.

Even at her final moment, she had been thinking of him, yet he never returned from Central State.

“I had my difficulties back then…”

Gu Haitang knew she blamed him, but his attempts at defense faltered on his lips.

He had ultimately failed both of them.

“Just say it, what brings you here today.”

“If it weren’t for something, you wouldn’t have come looking for me.”

The Purple Spirit Saintess’s gaze was complex as she looked at him, wanting to hear his explanation, yet he was unwilling to say it.

She simply shifted the conversation instead.

“I plan to go to Central State…”

“The Gu Family has brought up a promising young man, giving me hope.”

“If anything happens to the Gu Family while I’m away, I would like to ask you to look after them a little…”

“There’s no need to do anything, just making an appearance would suffice.”

“If there’s any real danger, the Gu Family’s Back Mountain still has two old fellows, no need for you to intervene.”

Gu Haitang said this and then bowed to her.

In terms of their relationship, they were supposed to be brother-in-law and younger sister-in-law, but since Purple Spirit had always harbored special feelings towards him, he felt it inappropriate.

As for now…

Purple Spirit might harbor more resentment towards him.

Even so, Gu Haitang felt that asking her was the safest option.

“Why should I?”

The Purple Spirit Saintess almost laughed in anger after hearing his words.

Coming when he wanted, leaving when he pleased, and now suddenly expecting her to take care of the Gu Family with just a few words?

“Wait for me to break through to the True Monarch Realm, then I’ll take you to Central State.”

“With that kid back home, with your Realm, becoming a Holy Land Elder wouldn’t be a problem.”

Gu Haitang helplessly promised.

Honestly, asking for her help was being cautious; it wasn’t likely that the Gu Family would face any trouble, and probably there wouldn’t be a need for her intervention before he reached the True Monarch Realm.

His real reason for coming wasn’t to ask for help but to gauge how much resentment she held against him and whether it could be resolved.

If she was willing, he would also take her to Central State. After all, her talent was even slightly better than his; if she could cultivate earnestly in Central State, reaching the True Monarch Realm might even be possible!

“Holy Land Elder?”

“I’m not interested.”

“Having learned from the Heavenly Cold Sect, I naturally have to take responsibility for it till the end.”

“Moreover, my sister lies in the Back Mountain of this Heavenly Cold Sect.”

“You can leave, but I cannot.”

“If there’s nothing else, do not disturb this Saintess’s meditation.”

The Purple Spirit Saintess said this and with a wave of her hand, using the power of the arrays, she expelled him from the Cold Pond Forbidden Land.

Standing outside the layers of arrays, Gu Haitang stood with his hands behind his back for a long time.

Eventually, he sighed, “If I were more like that lad, things wouldn’t have become this complicated.”

He turned and went into the grand hall where Jian Chen and the other person were.

However, his demeanor seemed somewhat sullen.

Sage Zhao noticed, but chose not to say anything.

…

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

The many disciples of the Heavenly Cold Sect had not seen Gu Changge again.

The well-dressed female disciples could only sigh in regret.

That day, just as Liu Qingqing had finished her cultivation,

she heard the news of her husband’s arrival and, overjoyed, she left her seclusion at once and rushed directly to the grand hall where her husband was!

When she arrived at the hall, many disciples of the Heavenly Cold Sect hurriedly saluted, “Saintess!”

She didn’t even have time to respond,

and pushed open the hall doors and entered.

At first glance, she saw her husband playing with Yuan Youbai’s cheeks in the hall.

“Has my wife finished her seclusion?”

Gu Changge turned his head and was very pleased to see his wife.

“Husband, why didn’t you tell me in advance that you were coming?”

Liu Qingqing swiftly approached him in a few steps and couldn’t help but chide him.

Yet her tone was filled with surprise and joy.

“Isn’t it trying to give my wife a surprise?”

Gu Changge chuckled, ruffling Qingqing’s hair. As he did so, he noticed her jade feet bare on the ground, still without shoes.

Clearly, upon hearing the news of his arrival, she hadn’t even bothered to put on shoes and ran over directly.

But at her level of cultivation, dust could no longer cling to her body, even appearing to hover slightly above the ground as if the delicate and fair jade feet were a few millimeters off the ground.

“It indeed is a surprise.”

“But if the husband had told me in advance, I would have felt happy and anticipatory for those days of waiting.”

Liu Qingqing, letting her husband rub her head, murmured softly.

Hearing this, Gu Changge was momentarily stunned.

“Next time, definitely.”

He took a deep breath before saying with a smile.

“Why isn’t my wife wearing shoes?” he then reminded her.

“…”

Liu Qingqing’s face turned slightly red, realizing she had been too hasty.

Lifting her hand, she took out a pair of white cloud-treading boots from the Space Ring her husband had gifted her, which were top-grade Yellow Grade Magic Treasures, able to lessen the consumption of Spiritual Energy when flying.

For her, this effect was actually negligible, as she had already reached Perfection in the Ruins Realm.

In fact, during this period of seclusion, she had even faintly touched the threshold of the Sixth Grade Refining Void Realm.

“Let me do it.”

Seeing the wife taking out the white boots, Gu Changge simply took her by the hands and seated her on a stone bench.

He knelt down proactively, holding her smooth, tender jade feet in his hands, squeezing them a couple of times,

making it hard for him to resist pinching them,

“How could I let my husband… um…”

Just as Liu Qingqing was about to stop him, a pinch made her face turn red.

She could only let him put on the cloud-treading boots for her.

While putting on the other one, Gu Changge couldn’t help but pinch again, the sensation as pleasing as warm jade, really quite nice.

Which elicited another soft cry from Liu Qingqing.

Just then, Wang Yue, who had walked out from the room, saw this scene and couldn’t help but feel a bit sour, “I really envy my sister. Lord Jun has never put on shoes for me…”

“Youbai can help Sister Princess put on shoes, does Sister Princess need it?”

Before Gu Changge could say anything, Yuan Youbai, who had been watching the entire time, suddenly interjected.

“Not necessary…” Wang Yue covered her eyes and resignedly shook her head.

“Just right, the room has been prepared for Lord Jun.”

“Sister Liu happened to pick up a ready-made one.”

Wang Yue, seeing the heated gaze between the two, naturally knew that after being separated for so long, they undoubtedly needed time to reconnect.

Her words made Liu Qingqing’s ears burn, though she remained silent.

Obviously, she agreed too.

Gu Changge naturally did not play coy, knowing that in less than two months he would be heading to the Central State Sword Sect, and when he parted with his wives, he could probably only take Yuan Youbai with him.

Shouldn’t he cherish his wife thoroughly during this time?

In addition to giving Elixirs, what else should he give?

“If I had known, I wouldn’t have helped my wife with the shoes, look, unnecessary now.”

Gu Changge smiled slightly, stretched lazily and said, “I’m a bit sleepy, I’ll take a nap.”

With that, he walked into the main house.

Liu Qingqing silently followed him, brushing past Wang Yue.

Seeing this, Wang Yue suddenly had a clever idea and couldn’t help but say, “If Sister doesn’t mind, I’m also a bit sleepy.”

“Since Sister isn’t speaking, I’ll join.”

Seeing Liu Qingqing merely paused in her steps but didn’t say much else, Wang Yue covered her mouth with a laugh and followed.

Just as they were about to enter the room with Lord Jun, Yuan Youbai tilted his head and followed along!

But when they reached the room door, Sister Princess stopped him.

“Hey, the bed in this room isn’t big enough, little Youbai should go to another room first.”

“Okay?”

Wang Yue blinked as she spoke.

“Wuu! Not okay!”

Yuan Youbai pouted, somewhat reluctant.

“Listen…”

“In two months, when Lord Jun heads to Central State, the two of us won’t be going, and Lord Jun will be yours alone.”

“Letting Sister have Lord Jun now seems reasonable, right?”

Wang Yue tugged at his cheek, trying to cajole him.

“Seems like, it makes sense.”

Hearing her say this, Yuan Youbai paused for a moment and then nodded slightly.

Watching Sister Princess close the door and set up an Isolation Array, leaving him standing alone outside the door.

“Youbai isn’t a child anymore…”

“Moreover, I’m older than both sisters put together!”

“Wuu, Youbai also wants to play with Lord Jun!”

Yuan Youbai could only go to another room and lie on the bed, mumbling a bit grievously.

But the thought of soon returning to Central State with Lord Jun, and without the two sisters, didn’t his chance just arise?

This immediately lifted his spirits!