48: Chapter 0048 Serving the Emperor

“Senior Gu!”

“So powerful!”

Chen Yuanyu was known as the number one Genius of Qingyuan Mountain in a hundred years. At sixteen, she possessed the eighth level of Qi Refining and easily crushed the younger generation of both the Chen and Lin families, earning her high regard from the Ancestor of the Chen Family.

Now.

The pride the young girl had accumulated over sixteen years was completely shattered at this moment.

Looking up, her dark eyes saw only the man in green robes. He was exceptionally handsome and composed, using various Spells to beat the invincible enemies of the Chen Family to a pulp.

Admiration.

Adoration.

All sorts of beautiful emotions continuously occupied the young girl's heart.

Chen Yuanyu wore no rouge, yet her cheeks were flushed; her eyes sparkled with brilliance, and her heart raced like a startled deer.

“Yu'er, be careful.”

Chen Qingshan was constantly monitoring both battlefields.

The one in the sky was completely settled, so only Chen Yuanyu's side remained.

Seeing her distracted and looking lovestruck, a father knows his daughter best—how could he not see through the young girl's little thoughts?

He did not scold her.

He immediately cast two Talismans to kill the enemies who were ambushing his daughter.

“Father!” Chen Yuanyu snapped out of it, feeling deeply ashamed.

“Don't Divided Soul, first wipe out the Lin Family thieves,” Chen Qingshan quickly reminded her.

Chen Yuanyu nodded heavily and cooperated with the Chen Family Cultivators to hunt down the Lin Family Cultivators who were beginning to retreat; none of these wicked thieves could be allowed to escape.

A moment later.

A miserable scream echoed from the sky.

Gu Huan seized the perfect moment to activate the Mystic Blood Diamond, successfully ambushing the opponent's vital heart.

The vitality of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator was more tenacious; Lin Yunhu did not die immediately and decisively abandoned the fight to flee. Gu Huan was unwilling to let him go and successfully killed him after a short chase.

He collected the Dharma Hammer and the Storage Pouch, then dragged the corpse back to the Chen Family. With Lin Yunhu dead, the Lin Family clansmen immediately scattered and fled.

Chen Qingshan led the Chen Family Cultivators in pursuit for a day and a night, wiping out the vast majority of the Lin Family clansmen. Finally, exhausted, they had to return the way they came.

Two days later.

The Chen Family announced a grand victory and completely took over all of the Lin Family's industries.

Chen the Third had been enticed by Lin Yunhu to betray the Chen Family; regarded as Family scum, he was liquidated by Chen Qingshan and permanently expelled from the ancestral records as a warning to the clansmen.

The Ancestor of the Chen Family's Lifespan was exhausted, and he passed away peacefully in the Chen Family ancestral land on the night of the great battle. Before his death, he summoned Gu Huan and Chen Yuanyu to inform them of the secrets of Qingyuan Mountain and to give his final instructions.

Gu Huan was the great benefactor of the Chen Family and was immensely popular. Chen Qingshan suggested painting a portrait to hang in the Chen Family ancestral land to remember his kindness, but he refused.

He was just passing through this esteemed land.

He had no intention of stirring up trouble.

Chen Qingshan respected his wishes, and the kindness was only passed down by word of mouth and remembered in their hearts for generations.

The Chen Family clansmen were enthusiastically persistent, and Gu Huan could not stop them, so he could only agree.

The night he was to leave.

Chen Yuanyu came to Gu Huan's Elegant Courtyard and knocked on the nanmu door.

“Senior Gu, it is Yuanyu. My father has something he asked me to give to you.”

“Young Miss Chen, please come in. No need for formalities.”

“Sorry for the intrusion.”

Chen Yuanyu pushed open the door and walked in gracefully.

Although she was sixteen, she was well-developed, tall, and beautiful. Her figure was not as proud as Qin Yao's, nor as enchanting as Liu Zhu's; she was a proper chaste maiden.

Her white dress was gentle and beautiful, her eyebrows like crescent moons, and her eyes like starlight. When she smiled sweetly, she possessed the unique innocence and romance of a young girl in her prime, and her budding fragrance was also extremely charming.

“Senior Gu, are you leaving this place?”

“Yes, I leave at dawn.”

Chen Yuanyu bowed her head slightly and stole a glance at Gu Huan. He sat alone by the window; he looked at her when speaking, and gazed at the moon when silent.

“This is what my father asked me to give to you. The battle between the two families consumed many Spirit Stones, so this is all the remaining stock, which isn't very much.”

Chen Yuanyu said softly, her voice full of apology.

Gu Huan turned back and took the Storage Pouch; his Divine Sense swept through to find only three thousand Spirit Stones.

This was the result of their negotiation. Gu Huan had proactively given up the Lin Family's industries in exchange for existing Spirit Stones, and Chen Qingshan had no objection.

However, inside there was also a small Flying Boat, only large enough for one or two people, not as grand and luxurious as Qian Siyue's.

“Why is there also a Flying Boat?”

“Yuanyu prepared it privately for you. Senior has just reached Foundation Establishment and does not yet have a suitable flying Magical Artifact. With a Flying Boat to assist your travels, it will undoubtedly be much easier.”

Chen Yuanyu explained.

A blush spread across her jade-like cheeks.

“You are indeed thoughtful and considerate.”

“Thank you for the praise, Senior. Being able to help you makes Yuanyu very happy.”

Gu Huan nodded and smiled.

Chen Yuanyu became even happier.

“Which sect does Senior belong to? When I have the ability to repay you, I will certainly visit to thank you.”

“There is no need for thanks, for the reward is already in my hand.”

Gu Huan raised the Storage Pouch.

Chen Yuanyu, however, was displeased.

“Is it inconvenient for Senior to say?”

“You are clever. If I do not say, you should know what to do, right?”

“Yuanyu was wrong; I should not have pried.”

“Is there anything else?”

Hearing this, Chen Yuanyu hesitated, her slender fingers fidgeting nervously.

After a moment, she looked up as if having made a firm decision, her gaze resolute.

“I promised Senior that if the Chen Family was saved, I would willingly be your maid. So tonight, let Yuanyu attend your bedchamber.”

Gu Huan looked at her without moving.

He looked at Chen Yuanyu until she became embarrassed.

“I am serious. Please give your orders, Senior.”

“In that case, go to bed! After tonight, you are my maid.”

Gu Huan stood up, picked Chen Yuanyu up, and walked toward the bed. Her body was very light and fragrant, but her face was deathly pale, looking completely terrified.

Who could have thought.

He was so direct; when he said go to bed, he meant go to bed.

Although Chen Yuanyu thought she was fully prepared, when Gu Huan roughly threw her onto the bed, her entire heart felt as if it had fallen into an ice cellar, and she felt an inexplicable fear.

“Sen... Senior!”

“What? Regretting it?”

“No... no, I just think this might be too rushed.”

“Rushed? Do you understand the situation? Attending the bedchamber is exactly like this. Don't daze off; hurry and take off your dress, then kneel properly. After tonight, you will understand that being someone's maid means having no dignity and no shame.”

Chen Yuanyu was stunned.

She bit her lip, and her eyes gradually turned red.

Unlike the Hehuan Sect enchantresses, she had dignity, spirit, and a sense of shame.

She could accept mutual consent, but when Gu Huan became forceful and commanded her with a hard-line attitude, she could not bring herself to greet him with a smile or shamelessly comply.

She, Chen Yuanyu, was a Genius Cultivator.

How could she be reduced to a lowly plaything?

“I won't take it off!”

“And then?”

“I don't want to be Senior's maid.”

“And then?”

“I want to... be your woman, a woman you respect.”

“There is no 'and then'.”

Chen Yuanyu had even learned to cut him off, blocking the words that were at the tip of his tongue.

Gu Huan did not know what to say.

Chen Yuanyu was slightly different from Qin Yao and Liu Zhu; she was a normal woman.

It was unbelievable that a normal woman would actually confess to him, and it was a sixteen-year-old girl in the flower of her youth.

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