Chapter 898: The Hot Springs of the Jiugong

The women's eyes lit up.

Gu Hanyuan's attitude toward them was completely different from his attitude toward the people of the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands.

This differential treatment made them happy.

They led Gu Hanyuan up to the Jiugong, chirping like birds.

On the way, the four women, Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju, gathered around him.

They asked him all sorts of questions.

Mei Jian asked curiously:

"Young Master Gu, what is your relationship with the Sect Master?"

This was their biggest question.

Wu Xingyun's attitude toward Gu Hanyuan was too good.

One could even say she was currying favor with him.

Not only did she gift him her personal maids,

but she had essentially given him the Jiugong as well.

Gu Hanyuan paused.

He said ambiguously:

"Hmm... a very intimate relationship."

Gu Hanyuan's ambiguous answer naturally did not satisfy them.

Zhu Jian suddenly asked:

"Is Young Master Gu the Sect Master's disciple?"

Seeing that Gu Hanyuan knew the "Life-Death Talisman,"

they subconsciously assumed that Wu Xingyun had taken Gu Hanyuan as her apprentice.

Gu Hanyuan laughed upon hearing this and denied it:

"No."

Their guess was in the right direction,

but the details were wrong.

The master-disciple relationship was true,

but Gu Hanyuan was the master,

and Wu Xingyun was the disciple.

Ju Jian suddenly asked in a small, cautious voice:

"Could it be that you are lovers? The Sect Master is so young and beautiful now."

Although these words were somewhat treasonous,

they were met with extreme agreement from the other three women.

Ever since Wu Xingyun returned to the Jiugong,

the four women felt a sense of inferiority every time they saw her.

She was so beautiful that one subconsciously ignored her age.

Especially after seeing Gu Hanyuan in person,

they felt even more that the two were a perfect match.

Like a pair of immortal lovers, the man was handsome and the woman was beautiful.

Since they were not master and disciple,

and Gu Hanyuan had learned the "Life-Death Talisman,"

and their relationship was intimate,

they naturally associated it with a romantic relationship.

Gu Hanyuan found it somewhat amusing.

Lan Jian should ask this in front of Wu Xingyun;

Wu Xingyun would surely be very happy.

However, Gu Hanyuan had no intention of explaining it to them.

He smiled noncommittally and said:

"You will know in the future."

Lan Jian asked somewhat unwillingly:

"Can't you tell us in advance?"

The feeling of having the truth right before one's eyes

but being unable to satisfy one's curiosity was too agonizing.

Gu Hanyuan looked at the four pairs of large, curious, sparkling eyes

and said with a subtle tone: