Chapter 1545

If you walk by the river often, you're bound to get your shoes wet.

Su Quan had ultimately paid the price for her arrogance.

She had muddled her way into becoming Gu Hanyuan's maid.

Gu Hanyuan felt great pleasure looking at Su Quan's feigned expression of joy.

Not only because it satisfied his perverse hobby,

but also because Su Quan was a woman with great ambition.

If he had forced her, he would only have ended up like Hong Antong, hated by her for a lifetime, waiting for an opportunity to destroy his foundation.

As for Wei Xiaobao's approach in *The Deer and the Cauldron*, that was not something Gu Hanyuan could learn.

In the plot, a large part of the reason Su Quan eventually resigned herself to her fate was that she became pregnant.

Although she cared about her innocence, if she really lost it, it wouldn't be something she would dwell on too much for a career-oriented woman like her.

This could be seen from the fact that she prepared to take abortion medicine when she discovered she was pregnant.

If it hadn't been for the compassion she felt for the child in her womb, combined with the pressure of the situation, she might not have chosen to resign herself to her fate.

After all, she was an unfortunate person herself, so naturally, she didn't want her child to suffer misfortune.

This is a thought that easily occurs to parents.

So there is actually a shortcut to conquering Su Quan: get her pregnant.

However, this was precisely what Gu Hanyuan couldn't guarantee.

He could only avoid it, but he couldn't ensure it.

Otherwise, Wu Xingyun wouldn't have been so troubled that she resorted to practicing micro-manipulation.

The resigned Su Quan was indeed a model of a virtuous wife and good mother.

And within a short time, she displayed the demeanor of a head wife, and her status rose rapidly.

She leaped from being an enemy to the eldest sister among the women, and her abilities and methods were not simple.

Of course, more importantly, Gu Hanyuan valued her abilities.

Su Quan was one of the few women who possessed the ability to steer the helm.

Intelligent, witty, decisive, and full of courage.

At this moment, Su Quan demonstrated her witty and decisive side.

She said with feigned hesitation:

"Young Master, I accidentally stumbled upon a secret. This secret is also the reason why I couldn't stay in the imperial palace."

Gu Hanyuan looked at Su Quan, who had quickly entered her role and was trying to increase her status in his heart, and the playfulness in his eyes flashed and vanished.

"Oh? Tell me about it."

Su Quan said with a lingering fear:

"The Empress Dowager of the Qing Guo is an impostor. And she has many guards under her who are much more powerful than the Imperial Guards."

Gu Hanyuan asked solemnly:

"Do those eunuchs have any characteristics?"

"They look very sinister and strange, and their movements are swift. Their weapons are rare thin swords."

Su Quan didn't dare to expose her martial arts, so she could only describe the characteristics of the "Evil-Warding Guards" from the side.

The "Evil-Warding Guards" all practiced the *Evil-Warding Sword Art*.

Using thin swords as weapons, their sword paths were faster and more sinister.

Their ability to kill on the first encounter was extremely strong, which was the main reason for the high success rate of the "Luo Wang" assassinations.

If Mao Dongzhu hadn't originally intended to capture Su Quan alive, she might have died directly at the hands of the "Evil-Warding Guards" in one encounter.

Gu Hanyuan pondered:

"Sure enough, it's the people from the 'Luo Wang'."

Su Quan's eyes flickered, and she asked with feigned confusion:

"'Luo Wang'?"

Su Quan had already guessed that those who surrounded and killed her were from the "Luo Wang."

At this moment, she was just planning to get some information from Gu Hanyuan.

Gu Hanyuan pondered and said:

"Wutian, who fought me in the imperial palace yesterday, is the master of the 'Luo Wang'. The fake Empress Dowager you mentioned is likely Wutian's person."

Su Quan's heart sank hearing this.

She had already guessed a thing or two before, and now she received confirmation from Gu Hanyuan.

Now, the Dragon Sect alone could no longer deal with Mao Dongzhu.

And even worse, the *Forty-Two Chapters Sutra* had likely fallen into Wutian's hands.

She had already witnessed the terrifying strength of Wutian and the "Luo Wang."

The only one who could deal with them was likely Gu Hanyuan, who was right in front of her.

Su Quan, who hadn't given up on the *Forty-Two Chapters Sutra*, combined with the current situation, completely dispelled the idea of running away.

However, the difficulty of using Gu Hanyuan to deal with Wutian and then finding an opportunity to obtain the *Forty-Two Chapters Sutra* was very high.

For the sake of safety, the beauty trap had to continue.

Su Quan's only concern was that she might really lose her innocence.

Gu Hanyuan comforted her in a gentle tone:

"As long as you are by my side, Wutian and the 'Luo Wang' cannot harm you."

Su Quan looked at Gu Hanyuan, who was smiling gently, and her heart skipped a beat.

A thought flashed through her mind inexplicably.

"If I were to lose my innocence to Young Master Gu, it doesn't seem like something hard to accept."

She was startled by this thought that flashed through her mind.

She cursed herself softly with a beautiful face:

"No wonder Young Master Gu has become the dream lover of countless Jianghu women; this charm is truly peerless."

Previously, Su Quan had been dismissive of similar rumors.

But after truly coming into contact with Gu Hanyuan, she discovered that Gu Hanyuan's charm was even greater than the rumors.

No wonder Luo Bing, who was famous, had such a reaction.

Even she had fallen for him unknowingly.

If it weren't for the fact that her Dragon Sect identity was a ticking time bomb, she would have had the heart to carry out the beauty trap to the end and then use Gu Hanyuan's hand to kill Hong Antong, whom she hated deeply.

However, in the current situation, it might not be impossible to use Gu Hanyuan's hand to deal with Hong Antong, provided she didn't expose her identity as the wife of the Dragon Sect leader.

Su Quan's slightly flickering eyes didn't escape Gu Hanyuan's notice, and he smiled playfully in a subtle way.

The Dragon Sect was also one of his plans.

Although the strength of the Dragon Sect members didn't catch his eye, the Dragon Island was isolated overseas, and with a little reorganization, it would be a ready-made, strange maritime force.

The area it could cover included the Qing Guo, Ming Guo, Sui Guo, and Mongol Yuan, making it an important strategic location.

Gu Hanyuan suddenly ordered calmly:

"Su Quan, go and bring the palace maid who escaped the imperial palace with you."

Su Quan's heart skipped a beat hearing this.

The current situation was different from her initial plan.

Tao Hongying, with whom she had reached an agreement, suddenly became a hidden danger.