Chapter 53

In the evening, the forest garden was brightly lit; the night scenery was not at all inferior to the daytime view.

Just as Gu Xuan was planning to go see a show alone, Xue Qinghe arrived; he too was helpless, having originally intended to come over in the evening to rest, but upon arriving he heard the guards say that this kid Gu Xuan had come, and he had brought two girls along.

However, those two girls hurriedly left, leaving only Gu Xuan behind.

Xue Qinghe wasn't hearing for the first time that Gu Xuan brought girls to his place to play, so his face already showed no extra expression.

Meanwhile, Gu Xuan, who was about to leave, spotted Xue Qinghe, secretly hid one theater ticket, then took two and was about to pull him to watch the show.

Xue Qinghe was helpless; anyway it was just entertainment, so he simply went with Gu Xuan.

The show Gu Xuan watched was somewhat like a magic performance from his previous life, except these people were Soul Masters with soul power of over ten, even twenty-plus levels, using the special traits of their martial souls to perform each magic act, making it even more wonderful to watch; since they were also Soul Masters, ordinary people generally looked down on their performances, and they served only dignitaries and nobles.

A ticket for a magic show costs one gold soul coin, not counting various expenses inside, let alone tips—(I also want the elders' tips!) How many gold soul coins would this magic show cost—five, six, seven, eight, ninety?

For some impoverished ordinary families, a single gold soul coin is enough to sustain their livelihood for at least a month, showing just how huge the gap between Soul Masters and ordinary people is.

Arriving at the VIP room, Gu Xuan and Xue Qinghe sat side by side, watching the performers downstairs give their all.

Xue Qinghe looked at Gu Xuan and asked, "I heard you've been on a winning streak in the Grand Soul Battle Arena, never losing?"

Gu Xuan smiled faintly and replied, "There's nothing I can do; my strength doesn't allow it."

She gave Gu Xuan, a smelly fart, a white-eye; inwardly, Xue Qinghe was also quite surprised—Gu Xuan truly had extraordinary talent, but he was only level thirty-three, yet relying on his thirty-three soul power he achieved such a feat in the Soul Elder tier, something even she in her youth might not necessarily possess.

After all, there is a gap of seven levels of soul power between thirty-three and forty; this gap is enormous, not something that can be made up by a little bit.

Moreover, this is Heavenly Battle City, one of the capitals of the two great empires; at the Heavenly Battle Grand Soul Battle Arena, the strength and talent of the people are the top tier among Soul Masters, not something those petty trash could compare to.

All these reasons are enough to highlight Gu Xuan's strength; this also confirms Xue Qinghe's idea that such a genius, if not won over, would ultimately only be destroyed.

Of course, she still has confidence in persuading Gu Xuan, after all, their relationship is very harmonious.

But these are merely her own fantasies.

"Smelly fart!"

Xue Qinghe picked up a grape and threw it at Gu Xuan, who opened his mouth and ate it, laughing as he replied, "Don't worry; in the future, little brother will protect you, so you can just rest easy being an emperor."

Hearing this, Xue Qinghe's movements paused slightly, her heart warmed, yet she was somewhat at a loss, after all, in her view, Gu Xuan didn't know she was a girl.

And Gu Xuan said this also because he wants to use sensibility to continually advance his relationship with the other party; even if it's not as he imagined, persisting this way does no harm.

Today nothing special happened; after the show, the two went their separate ways, Gu Xuan went to the nearest hotel to rest, and as luck would have it, he happened to run into Du Gu Yan and Ye Lingling.

At that moment, the two were in the hall eating a delicious night snack; when Gu Xuan walked in he saw them both. He smiled slightly, went straight to sit opposite them, reached out and grabbed a chicken leg and started eating.

The two girls rolled their eyes at Gu Xuan, and Du Gu Yan's gem-like purple eyes shifted as she directly said, "Little Xuan is really nice, knowing we're having late-night snack here, you specially came over to pay."

Upon hearing that, Ye Lingling couldn't help covering her mouth and chuckling lightly; Gu Xuan had just swallowed the chicken in his mouth, and nearly spat it out.

This little girl sure knows how to talk, when did her brain become so sharp?

Gu Xuan naturally wasn't short on this small amount of money; he casually waved his hand and said, "It's only natural for an older brother to look after his younger sister—eat a bit more, don't get thin from hunger."

Gu Xuan naturally wouldn't suffer a loss; he could endure hardship, but absolutely could not accept a loss.

Du Gu Yan, hearing that, didn't mind either way; after getting familiar with Gu Xuan over the past month or so, this little detail always made her want to call him big brother, and she sometimes wondered if this kid had some quirk. "Tch!" Du Gu Yan rolled her eyes at Gu Xuan and continued eating the delicious late-night snack.

"By the way, I'm going to East Lake tomorrow to have some fun—are you guys coming?" Gu Xuan suddenly said.

Du Gu Yan's eyes lit up upon hearing that, and she excitedly replied, "Are the lotuses at East Lake blooming? I haven't been there to play in ages—let's go together tomorrow!"

Ye Lingling naturally also wanted to go play, but she needs to take this seven-day vacation to go home once, so she can't go this time.

Ye Lingling spoke of her plans, her face full of regret, and Du Gu Yan also regretted that Ye Lingling couldn't go together.

Gu Xuan, however, didn't mind; if Ye Lingling wasn't going, then it would just be him and Du Gu Yan alone—a perfect opportunity to deepen their relationship.

Du Gu Yan was still feeling regretful, but then she suddenly realized this as well, and she furtively glanced at Gu Xuan, discovering that he was earnestly eating a chicken leg.

Du Gu Yan's regret over Ye Lingling not being able to go gradually faded, and her heart began to fantasize about her and Gu Xuan having their own little world together tomorrow.

Her affection for Gu Xuan was about to overflow; now even the perceptive members of the Royal Battle Team could see it, and Yu Tianheng had been forced to give up pursuing her.

But she hadn't gone out alone with Gu Xuan for that long before—why would she say that? Because East Lake is not inside Tian Dou City, but a royal garden on the eastern outskirts of Tian Dou City.

The royal garden also opens to the outside, three days each month, and their seven-day vacation just happens to coincide with that.

That means she and Gu Xuan will go out for three days—those three days aren't particularly long or short, who knows, maybe they could speak up a bit.

After Gu Xuan, Du Gu Yan, and Ye Lingling finished talking about that matter, they didn't interfere much with the two girls' chatting, since Ye Lingling would have to go back tomorrow, and not seeing each other for a week would make even close sisters miss each other.

After finishing the late-night snack, they agreed that Gu Xuan would first see Ye Lingling off tomorrow, then go to East Lake; after that, Gu Xuan would no longer disturb the two girls, returning to his room to cultivate.

PS: Typos will be corrected later.

(End of chapter)