Chapter 0.30: Coincidence
Gu Feiyan was so shocked that she couldn’t speak for a long time. Qin Gou couldn’t help but say, “Senior Sister, didn’t you want to make a move on me?”
Gu Feiyan’s blank eyes regained their radiance and she said, “I’m afraid.”
“Afraid?” Qin Gou found it inexplicable.
“I’m afraid I’ll accidentally kill you,” Gu Feiyan blinked, a faint pink light flickering in her clear black and white beautiful eyes.
Qin Gou sensed a hint of danger and immediately said, “If Senior Sister doesn’t plan to stop me, I’ll be leaving first.”
Under Gu Feiyan’s aggressive gaze, Qin Gou quickly put all the painting brushes and frames into his Nas Void Ring. After taking a few steps back and seeing that she indeed had no intention of attacking, he turned and left.
“Interesting.”
Gu Feiyan put one hand on her hip and said with great interest, “You think such a small trick can escape my eyes?”
“His heart yearns for something, and it has something to do with me.”
“Could it be that he’s not unwilling to paint for me, but has some unspeakable special reason?”
“What is he afraid of?”
Gu Feiyan narrowed her beautiful eyes and pondered, “Alas, it’s probably because my reputation in the Sacred Cult has been demonized too much, making him fearful… Wait, since this guy actually desires me, it means he’s not a ‘meat lover’ after all?!”
Gu Feiyan exclaimed silently, covering her mouth as if she had discovered a great secret.
Returning to Empty Orchid Valley.
As the only one who ‘accidentally’ encountered the most ferocious and evil demoness of the Sacred Cult, Gu Feiyan, and returned unharmed, Qin Gou was praised by the little chubby Chen Keshua as a ‘true warrior.’
A few days later, he obtained the second and third layers of the “Azure Emperor Painting Scroll” secret manual from Elder Yuan Zhen and was also assigned his own Spirit Gathering Cave Dwelling. Although Qin Gou was outwardly an unremarkable Inner Disciple, the private treatment he enjoyed was astonishing.
Take this Spirit Gathering Cave Dwelling for example. Its location was undoubtedly the best in the Seed Demon Sacred Cult, and the Spirit Gathering Formation engraved within was top-tier. For thousands of meters around, no Inner Disciple dared to trespass foolishly. This was because Qin Gou’s neighbors were basically influential Elders of the sect, who were treated with extreme favoritism.
“Little Brother Qin, this is the Spirit Gathering Cave Dwelling specially arranged for you by the sect. Will it be inconvenient for me to follow along and benefit?” the little chubby Chen Keshua said, scratching his head sheepishly.
Qin Gou waved his hand and smiled, “Your current identity is my menial laborer disciple. No one can find fault with us cultivating together.”
Chen Keshua chuckled, “Although I’m a menial laborer disciple now, the treatment I enjoy is much better than that of ordinary disciples like Senior Brother Shen Tianyin.”
“Nonsense. What benefits would you miss out on by following Master Qin?” Qin Gou smiled faintly. “Cultivate here with peace of mind. I’m going out to walk around, get familiar with the new environment, and pay some visits.”
With that, Qin Gou adjusted his green shirt and walked out of the cave dwelling.
“What are you doing here?”
As soon as he stepped out, Qin Gou heard a familiar voice and saw an unexpected beauty.
Gu Feiyan looked at Qin Gou with some surprise and said, “This place, you can’t just come here, right?”
Qin Gou stood with his hands behind his back and smiled, “What a coincidence, Senior Sister.”
“Coincidence?”
Gu Feiyan raised her cute little eyebrows and said teasingly, “Is it a coincidence to block someone’s cave dwelling?”
Qin Gou asked doubtfully, “What does Senior Sister mean?”
Gu Feiyan pointed and said, “That is my cave dwelling blessed land. If you’re here to apologize to me, you’ve come to the wrong place.”
Where Gu Feiyan pointed was a cave dwelling surrounded by a hundred flowers. It was less than fifty meters away from Qin Gou’s cave dwelling.
“Senior Sister misunderstood,” Qin Gou chuckled, “I didn’t come specifically to find Senior Sister.”
Gu Feiyan’s beautiful eyes lit up, and she said with a smile, “Isn’t that even better? How do you plan to appease me now?”
“I don’t understand what Senior Sister means.”
“You trespassed into a forbidden area, and only I know about it now. If you don’t want to be punished by the sect, you’ll have to bribe me properly.” Gu Feiyan blinked her clear and bright beautiful eyes, “To this day, one painting is not enough. I want to carefully observe your painting skills.”
“So beautiful,” Qin Gou suddenly said.
Gu Feiyan paused, utterly confused, “Are you… complimenting me?”
“I mean Senior Sister thinks too beautifully, but it’s unrealistic,” Qin Gou said with a wicked smile, playfully.
Gu Feiyan’s beautiful eyes widened, “How dare you play tricks on me? You do have some talent, and I don’t want to hurt you too badly. But the sect will never forgive those who trespass into forbidden areas lightly.”
“Senior Sister misunderstood again,” Qin Gou shrugged helplessly, and took out an ancient ring he had obtained from Elder Yuan Zhen. “I didn’t trespass anywhere. I just happened to walk out of my own cave dwelling.”
While speaking, Qin Gou used the ancient ring to instantly open the cave dwelling door, demonstrating his owner’s identity.
“This is your cave dwelling? Impossible! This cave dwelling has been sealed for who knows how many years. How could the sect possibly let you use it?” Gu Feiyan’s beautiful eyes were full of surprise.
Qin Gou spread his hands and said, “Because I just became an Inner Disciple, the sect naturally has to assign me a cave dwelling, which is in line with the rules.”
“Are you kidding me?” Gu Feiyan was amused to the point of anger. “Do you know what this cave dwelling represents? This is the cave dwelling formerly used by the current Cult Master of the Seed Demon Sacred Cult, Gu Jinghong. It has been sealed ever since he became the Cult Master.”
“It seems I’ve underestimated you. Your true prowess is probably not just your astonishing talent and brilliant disguise techniques,” Gu Feiyan said with a cold smile as she met Qin Gou’s gaze.
“What?” Qin Gou was utterly shocked. This cantankerous girl could actually see through the disguise of the ‘Perfect Disguise Talisman’?!
“Heh heh, Yan’er, what are you doing here? This young friend is… Huh?!”
A woman walked over, graceful and elegant, exuding a charming aura with every move. Her name was Duanmu Shuiyu.
For a moment, the three of them stared at each other, caught in an extremely strange silence.
