19: Bad Guys and Good Deeds Gu Yingying

Gu Yingying put down her teacup and patted her chest dramatically, her small face flushed from running too quickly.

Su Li suppressed the panic in her heart and stepped forward slowly: "Yingying, why did you return so suddenly?"

Her voice was half an octave higher than usual, and her fingers were unconsciously twisting her sleeves.

If this girl found out she was having an affair behind everyone's back, there was no telling what kind of trouble she would cause.

Gu Yingying poured herself another cup of tea, drank it all in one gulp, and then said: "It's because Eldest Sister's sweetheart is coming to propose, so she asked me to come back two days early."

After saying this, she finally noticed Su Li's unusual behavior.

"Mother, why is your face so red?"

Su Li's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly made up an excuse: "Ah... Mother was just Cultivating. You barged in so suddenly that it gave me a start, causing my Qi to rush up, and my face turned red."

"Oh." Gu Yingying believed it to be true.

Su Li sat down opposite her, feeling anxious to death inside.

If this girl didn't leave, Cao Bu would be stuck crawling under the bed until dark.

"Yingying, you've been slacking off on your Cultivating lately. Why don't you go back to your room to Cultivate?" Su Li persuaded earnestly.

Gu Yingying pouted, dissatisfied: "Mother! You clearly promised me that once I made a Breakthrough to the Divine Power Realm, I could play for three months. It hasn't even been two months yet!"

She said indignantly, her voice suddenly rising: "Am I even your biological daughter? You don't love me at all, hmph!"

Su Li groaned inwardly.

Little ancestor, if you don't go Cultivate, your Uncle Cao... ah no, your Big Brother won't be able to come out!

"Alright, alright, I won't rush you to Cultivate."

Su Li felt both anxious and helpless.

She secretly glanced at the bottom of the bed, terrified that Cao Bu might accidentally make some noise.

"Mother, what are you looking at?"

Gu Yingying tilted her head and, following Su Li's gaze, started to peek under the bed.

Su Li's expression changed. She grabbed Gu Yingying's wrist and forced herself to remain calm: "It's nothing! Didn't you have something to ask Mother? Quickly, tell me what it is?"

Gu Yingying suspiciously retracted her gaze: "Mother, for Eldest Sister's engagement, what gift should I prepare?"

Seeing that her daughter didn't pursue the matter, Su Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "It's the thought that counts. Ling Shuang will like whatever you give her."

"Then should I prepare one gift or two?" Gu Yingying asked, holding her small face in her hands, looking innocent.

"Two, I suppose."

Su Li answered absent-mindedly.

Next, the two chatted idly.

Finally, after Su Li managed to distract her with small talk, Gu Yingying finally left.

She closed the door, let out a long sigh of relief, and waved toward the bottom of the bed: "Come out, the girl has left."

Cao Bu crawled out from under the bed, gritting his teeth while putting on his shoes: "This damn girl, she's so torturous."

Su Li stepped forward to brush the dust off him: "It's a good thing she didn't discover us, otherwise, where would I, as a mother, put my face?"

Cao Bu stared intently at Su Li, a dangerous glint flashing in his eyes.

This matter could not be abandoned halfway, otherwise, it would easily cause problems.

"Mother! I have one more thing to ask!"

Gu Yingying's voice suddenly rang out from outside the door.

The two froze instantly.

Su Li said urgently: "Quick, hide under the bed... no, wait, go out the window!"

Before she could finish, Cao Bu had already escaped through the window.

Su Li quickly straightened her clothes, flashed over to the table, and looked at her daughter, who was pushing the door open, with forced composure: "Yingying, is there anything else?"

On the other side, Cao Bu returned to Cangfeng Residence through a secret passage.

"Xiaoyu!"

He called out to the outside, his voice filled with impatience.

This matter had to be resolved immediately, or he would burst from holding it in.

"Master, what are your orders?"

Yan Ruyu pushed the door open and stood respectfully at the entrance.

According to the rules, without Cao Bu's command, no one could step into the room, not even her, his personal maid.

Cao Bu didn't say a word, pulled Yan Ruyu into the room, and slammed the door shut with a "bang".

Before long.

"Big Brother! I'm back! Are you home?"

Gu Yingying's crisp voice came from outside the door.

Cao Bu's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot instantly.

Why is this girl like a lingering ghost?

Coming to spoil his fun again?

"I'm not here! You..."

He just wanted to send this uninvited guest away, but the door was pushed open with a "creak".

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

...

Two days later, in front of the Gu Clan plaza.

Leng Yue and Su Li stood side by side at the very front of the crowd, faint smiles on their faces.

Behind them, Cao Bu, Gu Yingying, Gu Yun, Li Xinxue, and Gu Lingshuang stood in a single row.

Further back, the Nine Great Elders stood silently, gazing into the distance.

Today was the big day for Gu Lingshuang's sweetheart to come and propose.

In the crowd, Gu Yingying secretly glanced at Cao Bu, and coincidentally, Cao Bu also turned his head to look over.

As their eyes met, an awkward atmosphere permeated the air.

With a "swish", both of them turned their faces away at the same time.

Gu Yingying was so embarrassed that her ears turned red; that sultry scene from two days ago lingered in her mind.

Big Brother is also to blame, actually not locking the door!

"Ahem..."

Cao Bu coughed dryly and transmitted his voice: "Yingying, Big Brother is also a normal man, there are always some needs that need to be met."

"Big Brother, say no more!"

Gu Yingying wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into, her voice so low it was almost inaudible: "It's all my fault, I shouldn't have barged in without your permission."

Recalling that face-reddening scene still made her heart race.

Cao Bu glanced at her appearance and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

It seemed his image in Gu Yingying's heart was beyond saving.

The two's odd behavior was noticed by Su Li, who asked suspiciously via voice transmission: "By the way, that day after Yingying left me, she went to find you, but when she came back, she locked herself in her room and wouldn't respond no matter how much I called."

"Did something happen between you two?"

Cao Bu had to recount the awkward encounter of that day in detail.

After listening, Su Li's expression became incredibly colorful: "You... you were too careless!"

Cao Bu said helplessly: "Who knew she would barge in suddenly? It's a good thing she didn't catch us in the act, otherwise it would really be over."

"Be more careful next time!" Su Li glared at him reproachfully.

Cao Bu nodded: "Rest assured, there won't be a next time."

Just then.

The sky a thousand miles away suddenly split open with a brilliant streak of light, and cyan rays of light poured out from the crack, illuminating the area for a thousand miles in a magnificent way.

"Mother, Lin Dong and the others are here!"

A strange brilliance flashed in Gu Lingshuang's beautiful eyes, and a moving blush appeared on her fair cheeks.

She had been looking forward to this day for a long time.

When they first met, Lin Dong was just an inconspicuous collateral descendant of the Lin Family in a border town.

His parents were dead, and he relied on his younger sister to survive; his background was truly miserable.

After they had been seeing each other for a while, she asked Lin Dong to come and propose.

She didn't expect Lin Dong to be hesitant after learning of her identity.

As intelligent as she was, she saw through the inferiority in Lin Dong's heart at a glance.

She didn't rush him, but instead gently encouraged him to strive for self-improvement.

She didn't expect that three months ago, Lin Dong would take the initiative to tell her that he was coming to propose, and even said he would give her a surprise.

Now it seemed that this once ordinary youth's identity was not simple.

"Shuanger, didn't you say that your sweetheart was just a youth from a remote town?"

Leng Yue's eyes narrowed slightly, a sharp glint flashing in them.

She didn't care about the status of the other party.

Didn't Gu Qingtian also come from a small Family back in the day?

If she really cared about social status, she wouldn't be waiting here in person today.

It was just that the aura in the Void Realm gave her a feeling of palpitations.

Moreover, tearing the void was a sign of a Void Breaking Realm expert.

The scene before her was clearly vastly different from what Gu Lingshuang had previously described.

Gu Lingshuang's eyes were also filled with confusion: "I'm not sure either. He only said he would give me a surprise; perhaps this is it."

The void suddenly shook, and a deep voice resonated through the sky.

"Lin Xiaotian of the Central Province Lin Clan, brings his wife and children to propose!"

The various powerhouses of Sword Province looked up and gazed into the distance; they had heard a little about Gu Clan's eldest Young Miss, Gu Lingshuang's sweetheart coming to propose.

Rumor had it that this person was like Gu Qingtian back in the day, coming from a small place.

Looking at it now, that was clearly not the case.

On the plaza.

Leng Yue and Su Li exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

The Central Province Lin Clan—they hadn't been there, but they knew it was an Immortal Emperor Clan.

It was rumored that the Lin Clan Chief was named Lin Xiaotian, and he was a supreme Great Emperor.

"Hum!"

A beam of cyan light descended from the void and instantly landed in the center of the plaza.

The rays of light dissipated, revealing four figures.

The middle-aged man leading them wore a black brocade robe, his face was cold and stern, and he was surrounded by a faint, lingering pressure of the Emperor Realm.

Beside him, a woman wore a moon-white long dress, her features were like a painting, and every gesture she made displayed an elegant demeanor.

Behind them stood two young people.

The man on the left wore white, his face was handsome, and his brows were filled with a heroic spirit.

Upon seeing Gu Lingshuang, he almost blurted out: "Ling Shuang, I've come to propose."

This was exactly Gu Lingshuang's sweetheart: Lin Dong.

The woman on the right wore green, her skin was like congealed fat, and her autumn-like eyes were bright and moving; she was a stunning beauty.

Gu Lingshuang recognized this person: Lin Dong's younger sister, Lin Rou.

Seeing Gu Lingshuang look over, Lin Rou's eyebrows curved, and she winked playfully: "Sister Ling Shuang, is it a surprise? Is it unexpected?"

Gu Lingshuang naturally understood what she meant.

It was just that she never expected that the power behind this pair of siblings could rival her Gu Clan.

Lin Xiaotian led his Family forward and solemnly performed a greeting for peers: "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Leng, Fellow Daoist Su."