Chapter 32: Chapter 32: Setting the Trap, Three Visits to the Other Courtyard!

For safety’s sake, Gu Changge pondered all morning and devised multiple plans in his heart.

“I just don’t believe you won’t take the bait…”

After reviewing the plan in his mind once more, he didn’t delay and left the Back Mountain to go to the Inner Court.

Arriving at the familiar courtyard, he didn’t even need to knock before the door automatically opened.

In the courtyard, Gu Kuang was sitting under a peach tree, holding a plain wine gourd. Noticing his grandson coming to see him, he then corked the gourd.

It seemed as if he had been sitting under the peach tree for quite a while, perhaps even since the night Gu Changge had left, given that his face was somewhat flushed, clearly having drunk quite a bit.

Even though, with his power at the Heavenly Gate Realm, he could easily dispel the effects of alcohol, if he wanted to seek drunkenness, he could certainly achieve it.

“Changge pays respects to Grandfather…”

Gu Changge entered the courtyard, closed the door behind him, and despite feeling somewhat uneasy, bowed.

But after waiting for a long time, there was no response.

Looking up, he was bewildered to see the elder staring blankly at him.

“Grandfather?” So he had no choice but to call out softly again.

“…”

Gu Kuang remained silent for a long time, then, supporting himself with the nearby peach tree, he stood and gently tousled his grandson’s hair.

Turning to look at the peach tree, he muttered to himself, “It seems the child doesn’t blame this old man…”

The previous night when he had talked with his grandson, from their meeting until their parting, Gu Changge, because of the distance and awkwardness in his heart, hadn’t called him Grandfather.

This was the reason he had sat under the peach tree drinking all night, mumbling to himself all evening as if asking his late son for a solution.

“Want a couple of swigs?” Amidst his mutterings, he walked to the pavilion, sat down, and seeing his puzzled grandson, he lifted the wine gourd.

“Uh… that’s not necessary.”

“Changge came today to discuss the matter we spoke of last night.”

The elder’s change in emotion was so quick that Gu Changge found it hard to keep up.

Just a moment ago, he looked completely at peace, and then suddenly he brought up having a few drinks?

“Got any ideas?”

“Just go ahead and do it, this old man will bear the consequences for you.”

Seeing that Gu Changge shook his head and refused, Gu Kuang raised the wine gourd to his lips and took a big gulp, grinning broadly.

“I might need to borrow Grandfather’s name and tell a few white lies,” Gu Changge considered and decided to be truthful.

“What does it matter, just do as you think best.”

“If the day comes when we’re exposed, this old man will take the responsibility on my back.”

Hearing his grandson’s words, Gu Kuang laughed heartily, his intimidatingly scarred gaze flickered; the Northern Domain Royal Family may be powerful, but his blade was not to be underestimated.

Having received the answer, Gu Changge then took his leave.

Rushing, he headed toward the Heavenly Cold Sect’s branch location.

Seeing the Heavenly Cold Sect disciples, he paid them no mind and went straight to the branch where Liu Qingqing was, glanced around, and then directly entered.

The Heavenly Cold Sect disciples couldn’t really stop him, not to mention that this was the Gu Family, and he was from the Gu Family’s direct lineage, let alone the current attitude of Senior Sister Liu clearly favoring Gu Changge!

Even though they couldn’t understand it, they now only had to respect the Senior Sister’s decision, feeling in their hearts that though this fellow wasn’t worthy of their Senior Sister, they refrained from any more mockery or sarcasm.

Especially since Gu Changge’s current realm was not what it used to be, with his power in the Sky-controlling Realm, he was more than enough to overcome most of the Heavenly Cold Sect disciples present.

To think about mocking him, they also had to consider whether their own heads were hard enough.

“Wife?”

Upon entering the courtyard, Gu Changge looked around, planning to call out upon not seeing Liu Qingqing.

However, after just one shout, he was stopped by a smiling Wang Yu.

“Brother Gu, Qingqing is currently in seclusion. If you have any issues, you can speak to me first.”

“Once Qingqing comes out, I will inform her immediately.”

Hearing him mention Qingqing repeatedly, Gu Changge curled his lips.

He turned around and left without saying a word, muttering, “Since she is in seclusion, I won’t bother Brother Wang.”

After doing this, he didn’t stay any longer and left the courtyard, planning to return to the Back Mountain and wait until tomorrow to come again.

Wang Yu didn’t think much of it; he nodded at a few Heavenly Cold Sect disciples with a smile and then went back to his own room.

Zhao Ling, in the neighboring courtyard, faintly heard the commotion caused by Changge and thought it was a hallucination caused by her own worries.

But as soon as she asked about it when she came out, it turned out he had indeed come looking for them.

From the Heavenly Cold Sect disciples, she only learned that he had come hurriedly and left in haste upon not seeing Qingqing.

But, of course, they wouldn’t mention Gu Changge calling her “wife.”

At that moment, she was also a bit confused, not understanding what Changge was planning — could it be that he was upset and wanted to confront Qingqing?

…

The next morning, after finishing his cultivation, Gu Changge was the first to receive the cultivation results of his Daoist couple from the previous day.

“At this rate, breaking through to the late stage of the Sky-controlling Realm will probably take less than a month.”

“However, if Qingqing manages to completely refine the Snow Lotus, perhaps my breakthrough could happen even sooner!”

Feeling the strength inside him rising rapidly, Gu Changge was quite satisfied.

After adjusting his state and having a quick meal, he immediately went down the mountain to the Heavenly Cold Sect’s residing courtyard.

Upon reaching the gate, he didn’t make a sound, just glanced at Liu Qingqing’s room, saw that she was still in seclusion, sighed, shook his head, and left directly.

His actions confused the Heavenly Cold Sect disciples looking on but they were too lazy to inquire.

Regarding Liu Qingqing and this guy’s matter, they had completely given up and no longer wanted to intervene.

Even Sixth Elder hasn’t shown himself lately, only cultivating in his room.

If his guess wasn’t wrong, Gu Changge, having received the transmission from the Gu Family Ancestor, must be progressing in his early Realm very rapidly which is a huge fortune and no longer the waste he once was.

But this news, he would also take back to the Heavenly Cold Sect; a fearsome old monster from the Gu Family might not live much longer.

This is good news for the other powers, yet they also need to be extra cautious; an old monster whose lifespan is nearly exhausted is not one anyone would want to provoke, he could easily drag others down in his final moments!

Since the old monster now favored Gu Changge, then their Heavenly Cold Sect, for the time being, must not push Gu Changge too hard, in case the old monster lashes out in a frenzy!

“What is this guy trying to do?”

It wasn’t until Gu Changge had left that Wang Yu stepped out of his room, frowning in thought.

By noon, Zhao Ling finally learned that Changge had visited again today.

Hearing from a Heavenly Cold Sect disciple that the kid had come, shook his head, and turned to leave directly made her even more worried…

So, she swapped rooms with a Heavenly Cold Sect Inner Sect Disciple that very day, moving to the courtyard where Liu Qingqing was, hoping next time she could meet Changge and explain things to him, to see if they could resolve the situation between him and Qingqing.

Sure enough, the next morning, like the previous two days, Gu Changge came again.

Just as he was about to start his performance, Liu Qingqing’s mother already pushed the door open and hurriedly walked toward him.

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