Chapter 704

Gu Gu Hanyuan smiled gently:

"Greetings, Lady. Along the way, I heard Long Xiaoyun praise her mother for being gentle, virtuous, and possessing both talent and beauty, so much so that my ears were almost calloused. Now that I see you in person, you are indeed the number one beauty of the Northwest Wu Lin from back then. In my opinion, even now, the title of number one beauty still belongs to you."

Lin Lin Shiyin was very shy upon hearing this.

It had been many years since anyone had praised her beauty.

After Long Long Xiaoyun was born, Long Long Xiaoyun gradually became cold toward her.

Firstly, Long Long Xiaoyun was a girl and not favored by him.

Secondly, how could he not know that Lin Lin Shiyin was always thinking of Li Li Xunhuan?

He inevitably felt a sense of resentment in his heart.

Long Long Xiaoyun’s martial arts aptitude was limited, and he had suffered many internal injuries back then; years later, he was still only in the middle stage of the Innate realm.

Compared to Li Li Xunhuan, who had left him with a huge psychological shadow, the gap was like heaven and earth.

Long Long Xiaoyun was keen on forming cliques and seizing power precisely to escape Li Li Xunhuan’s shadow and prove that he was no worse than Li Li Xunhuan.

Lin Lin Shiyin was extremely shy in the face of the young and handsome Gu Gu Hanyuan’s praise.

Lowering her head, she said softly:

"Young Master Gu, you flatter me. The number one beauty of the Northwest Wu Lin should be Lin Xian'er; she happens to live in the Cold Fragrance Pavilion in the garden. If Young Master Gu is interested, I can introduce you."

Gu Gu Hanyuan’s eyes flickered, and he said solemnly:

"Lady, you are too modest. Beauty lies in the bones, not the skin. Although I have not met Lin Xian'er, in my opinion, you are the true beauty, and Long Xiaoyun is also a true beauty in the making."

Gu Gu Hanyuan praised both of them in one breath.

The same blush appeared on the faces of the mother and daughter.

This era was still relatively reserved.

Gu Gu Hanyuan’s straightforward praise made Lin Lin Shiyin unable to handle it.

For a moment, her attention shifted away from the returning Li Li Xunhuan.

Of course, more importantly, interrupted by Gu Gu Hanyuan, Lin Lin Shiyin had also calmed down a lot.

The consequences of rushing to see Li Li Xunhuan now were obvious.

Lin Lin Shiyin might be a romantic, but she wasn't stupid to that extent.

A deep light flickered in Gu Gu Hanyuan’s eyes.

He had brought Long Long Xiaoyun in a step early precisely to block Lin Lin Shiyin.

After all, the most troublesome situation would be for Lin Lin Shiyin and Li Li Xunhuan to rekindle their old flame.

And the premise for rekindling the old flame would be Lin Lin Shiyin taking the initiative.

Or hinting in her actions that she still couldn't forget Li Li Xunhuan.

Gu Gu Hanyuan interrupted their touching reunion.

After calming down, it would be much harder for the two, full of concerns, to rekindle their old flame.

As for Long Long Xiaoyun, he had never been in Gu Gu Hanyuan’s eyes.

The conflict between Long Long Xiaoyun and Li Li Xunhuan was not just because of Lin Lin Shiyin.

Gu Gu Hanyuan had already arranged the script for Long Long Xiaoyun, and it was just a matter of the actors taking their places.

Gu Gu Hanyuan had little interest in Lin Xian'er.

Just as he said, beauty lies in the bones, not the skin.

There were some women who were not very beautiful, but Gu Gu Hanyuan was still tireless because they all had points that matched his interests.

Whether it was a lonely wife, a widow, a young lady of a noble family, or a pure girl.

However, in Gu Gu Hanyuan’s eyes, Lin Xian'er was nothing more than a prostitute with a high appearance.

She was truly indiscriminate and simply used her body as a bargaining chip.

She wasn't even as good as Kang Min.

At least Kang Min had a clear goal; useless men couldn't even get into her bed.

While Lin Xian'er just naively thought she could make men fall under her pomegranate skirt and play with them in the palm of her hand.

How could such an uninteresting Lin Xian'er arouse Gu Gu Hanyuan’s interest?

If he really wanted to play, it would be better to reward the hungry Kang Min.

After all, in order to gain Gu Gu Hanyuan’s recognition and rewards, Kang Min had managed the Northern Beggar Sect in the Song Guo in an orderly manner.

She had truly contributed to Gu Gu Hanyuan’s cause.

Of course, now that she actually controlled the Northern Beggar Sect, it also made the power-hungry Kang Min tireless.

Especially since Kang Min was very self-aware and knew who gave her everything.

What she did most often on a daily basis was to send letters to Gu Gu Hanyuan to report her achievements, hoping that one day she would get what she wanted.

In short, Gu Gu Hanyuan had little interest in Lin Xian'er.

The Tianji Elder’s guess was completely wrong.

Long Long Xiaoyun, while shy and happy, also said with disdain:

"What’s so good about the so-called number one beauty of the Northwest Wu Lin who was hyped up? How can she compare to Mother’s beauty? And that woman Lin Xian'er is too hypocritical; it’s only because you are too kind, Mother, that you always believe her."

She paused.

She said with an unnatural expression:

"I don't know if it’s my imagination, but the way Lin Xian'er looks at me makes me very uncomfortable."

This was really not Long Long Xiaoyun’s imagination.

Lin Xian'er was trying to seduce Long Long Xiaoyun.

It was a pity that she didn't know Long Long Xiaoyun was a girl, so it was like winking at a blind man.

Lin Lin Shiyin frowned slightly, feeling a bit dissatisfied that Long Long Xiaoyun was speaking ill of Lin Xian'er.

Lin Xian'er had once carefully planned a performance of "jumping off a cliff to save her father."

She used her own father, Lin Lin Mazi, to act.

Using the gimmick that Lin Lin Mazi had a serious illness, had no money for treatment, and was preparing to jump off the She-Shen Cliff, exchanging her own life for her father’s health, she hyped it up at She-Shen Cliff.

A very beautiful woman, in order to save her very ugly father with a face full of pockmarks, was preparing to jump off the She-Shen Cliff after bathing and burning incense three days later.

This news spread widely in society, becoming more and more bizarre and outrageous as it spread.

It spread from one to ten, ten to a hundred, and naturally reached Lin Lin Shiyin’s ears.

Lin Lin Shiyin was a kind-hearted woman.

Therefore, she saved Lin Xian'er at She-Shen Cliff.

Not only did she send people to cure the illness of Lin Xian'er’s father, Lin Lin Mazi, but she also became sworn sisters with Lin Xian'er.

Lin Xian'er not only moved into the "Cold Fragrance Pavilion" because of this, but also took the opportunity to show her face, fascinating many men who coveted her beauty, and from then on became the number one beauty of the Northwest Wu Lin.

Lin Lin Shiyin scolded Long Long Xiaoyun:

"Xian'er is simple-minded and kind-hearted; how can she be as unbearable as you say? You are not allowed to speak ill of Xian'er in the future."

Long Long Xiaoyun was unconvinced and curled her lips, about to argue, but was stopped by Gu Gu Hanyuan.

"Alright, Long Xiaoyun. Why argue with your mother for an outsider? And didn't you promise to let your mother cook for me?"

Long Long Xiaoyun, who had been successfully PUA'd by Gu Gu Hanyuan, was at her most obedient.

Hearing this, she obediently stopped dwelling on Lin Xian'er.

She jumped down from Gu Gu Hanyuan’s arms and hugged Lin Lin Shiyin’s arm, acting like a spoiled child:

"Mother, I haven't tasted your cooking for a long time. I remember Mother’s noodles were the best. Today, Master has taken me as a disciple; Mother, please cook some for Master to taste."

Hearing this, Gu Gu Hanyuan’s expression turned strange for a moment.

He was looking forward to really tasting the one he wanted.

It was a pity that such a meme was only known to Gu Gu Hanyuan himself in this world.

Lin Lin Shiyin, of course, had no reaction to this.

She touched Long Long Xiaoyun’s small head with love and said:

"Alright, I’ll go cook now."

Lin Lin Shiyin had completely let go of the idea of seeing Li Li Xunhuan and prioritized Long Long Xiaoyun’s request.

It was not strange that she had this reaction.

After all, it had been I don't know how many years since Long Long Xiaoyun last acted like a spoiled child to her.