Unscrupulous fiancé
Chapter Five
Zhou Yulin woke up because she almost suffocated.
Under the clear blue sky, Zhou Yulin suspected she was experiencing sleep paralysis. Not only was she struggling to breathe in her sleep, but she also heard a sinister voice, like that of a male ghost, saying, "They didn't put in much medicine, are you going to die...?" Zhou Yulin suddenly opened her eyes.
Just as she was sitting properly in the carriage for a short while, someone suddenly appeared in the carriage and knocked her unconscious. Then she found herself in this inn.
"Tsk, finally awake?"
The boy's eyes were covered by a white veil, and when he smiled, two small tiger teeth were visible.
Although he was blindfolded, Zhou Yulin recognized him at a glance.
Gu Ling!? Why did he knock me unconscious? Does he have a grudge against me?
"Who are you?" Zhou Yulin knew that as the eldest daughter of the Zhou family, she naturally had not seen Gu Ling, so she pretended to be frightened and asked in a scared manner.
A captivating smile played on the boy's lips. "Perhaps you could call me a flower thief?"
"It's a pity I'm not a flower, you can't use me if you pick me."
Zhou Yulin's answer was somewhat unexpected for Gu Ling.
"Oh? Could it be that you're a man?"
Gu Ling's smile widened as she said this, "It's okay, a man is fine too, I'm not picky." Zhou Yulin: I didn't expect you to be this kind of person.
After hearing that the other person hadn't spoken for a long time, clearly stunned by his own answer, Gu Ling couldn't help but tease, "Just kidding."
"As you can see, I'm blind. But no blind person would be a flower thief, right?" Zhou Yulin replied, "It's hard to say."
Hearing this skeptical tone, Gu Ling sighed softly, "Alright, it was wrong of me to kidnap you without my permission, but I really have an important matter to ask of you."
Important matters?
Following the woman's puzzled gaze, Gu Ling pointed his finger into the air at Zhou Yulin and said with a smile, "The cinnabar mark between your eyebrows means you are my destined one. A master guided me to find you, saying that as long as I follow you, I will have wealth and honor and a bright future."
Zhou Yulin said that she herself has no wealth or promising future, so how could she guarantee wealth and promising future for others? She strongly suspected that Gu Ling, who seemed scheming but was actually naive, had probably encountered a con artist.
“But…” Gu Ling paused, frowning, and asked with particular concern, “Are you hiding your strength? Why can’t I sense any spiritual energy fluctuations from you?”
An embarrassed Zhou Yulin remained silent for a few seconds before spreading her hands and saying directly, "Don't worry, I really didn't hide my strength. I have a pure useless spiritual root, born unable to cultivate. As for you, you should have a space-type spiritual root, right?" Gu Ling was quite surprised that Zhou Yulin, despite lacking magical power, could see through his space-type spiritual root at a glance, but he remained calm on the surface. "How did you guess?"
"To suddenly appear in my carriage and take me away silently is something that cannot be done without the cultivation of a Nascent Soul cultivator. You are only eighteen or nineteen years old, so you certainly do not have the cultivation of a Divine Transformation cultivator. Therefore, it is the second possibility: your spiritual root."
"Although spatial spiritual roots are rare, a master with a spatial spiritual root appeared during the great war between immortals and demons thousands of years ago. He could twist and traverse space and kill people silently. However, after that war, there was no news of that master. Perhaps he died in the war, but most people believe that he left the immortal mountain and went to the human world."
After listening to Zhou Yulin's analysis, Gu Ling said with a playful tone, "You seem to know quite a lot." After all, most people are familiar with the five elements of spiritual roots: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Few people know about spiritual roots outside the five elements. In other words, it is extremely rare to find someone with a special spiritual root outside the five elements. Space is one such example, and there are also five other spiritual roots: light, darkness, thunder, wind, and ice.
For Zhou Yulin, who grew up in the Xuanling Sect, this kind of knowledge was nothing special; any outer disciple who had studied for a month would know it.
"Then why don't you guess what my relationship is with that spatial master?"
Zhou Yulin glanced at Gu Ling and said confidently, "It's alright."
Unexpectedly, Gu Ling shook his finger and said seriously, "No, he's my idol." Zhou Yulin was speechless. What kind of relationship was that? If that were true, wouldn't everyone in the world be related to Gu Ling?
"Knowing I'm from the Zhou family, you're really bold."
Zhou Yulin responded with a cold and sarcastic remark.
The man said nonchalantly, "I'm not even afraid of the Emperor, let alone the mere Zhou family?" His tone seemed to show great disdain for the Emperor.
Zhou Yulin got out of bed, ready to leave. "Come on, let me tell you, I'm just a nobody, you know? Don't follow me, I'm going home."
"No." Gu Ling firmly believed in what the master had said. "I must follow you." He knew that although he was very persistent, the person in front of him would definitely refuse him. Then he would try to win him back, and the other party would refuse again. He figured that after going through eight rounds, he would definitely succeed!
Unexpectedly, the beauty in front of him only glanced at him lightly, her expression indescribable, just very indifferent, as if she were saying, "Oh, whatever you want."
Gu·Toolman·Ling: Damn it! Why isn't there the pulling and tugging I expected?
Who told me that nothing in this world is difficult if you set your mind to it?
This clearly shows that nothing in the world is difficult if you are willing to give up.
The news of the Zhou family's eldest daughter's disappearance spread throughout the city in less than a minute.
An eyewitness said that the third young lady of the Zhou family had been crying at the door for an hour. The Zhou family members were frantically searching for Zhou Yulin. It has to be said that because of Gu Ling's kidnapping, Zhou Yulin did achieve her goal by chance and returned to the mansion in a high-profile manner.
The golden carriage made a grand entrance and then disappeared halfway through the journey; the buff points were plentiful.
The news that Zhou Xiuer was crying while holding the golden carriage naturally reached Wu Chi's ears. Or rather, as soon as Zhou Yulin returned to Jiangning, the news reached the county magistrate's office. Wu Chi turned a blind eye, but secretly planned to spread the gossip about Zhou Yulin trying to kill herself for him back then, hoping to make himself famous again by taking advantage of the farce.
"Xiu'er—" When Zhou Xiu'er saw that Wu Chi had come to the Zhou residence, she was not as warm as outsiders had described. Instead, she seemed rather uncomfortable. "Young Master Wu, what brings you here?"
Wu Chi was fairly good-looking, a typical handsome young man. However, his long-term extravagant lifestyle had given him dark circles under his eyes and made them somewhat bloodshot, giving him a lecherous look that tainted his good looks with a hint of sleazy.
"Stop crying, my darling Xiu'er. If you keep crying, my heart will melt." Wu Chi clutched his heart in anguish, half-kneeling on the ground, like a patient having a heart attack but still gazing lovingly at his beloved.
He felt very touched, but Zhou Xiu'er didn't feel that way.
Her brows furrowed, and her gaze seemed to be directed at a lunatic.
Staring at Wu Chi's bizarre behavior, Zhou Xiu'er's face turned somewhat ugly, but Wu Chi didn't seem to notice. He took a few steps forward and, with an air of confidence, pinned the pretty young girl against the wall on the golden carriage.
Thinking himself incredibly handsome, he ran his hand along his slicked-back sideburns at a 45-degree angle and exhaled, "My darling, you're so beautiful. I couldn't control myself just now. I did have an engagement with your cousin before, but that's all in the past. Since meeting you, I've finally understood what true love is!"
Zhou Xiu'er reminded him, "Hey, Young Master Wu, you have some chives stuck in your teeth."
Wu Chi's smile froze for a moment, then he took out a toothpick and started picking at his teeth while praising, "My goodness, baby! You actually found the chives I specially stuffed in your teeth today. You must have eyes that can see a thousand miles to find that."
Zhou Xiu'er smiled awkwardly but politely, "Young Master Wu, I'm not blind, and—your pants aren't fastened properly."
Wu Chi coughed a few times. "Um, I'll go to the carriage and fasten it."
Zhou Xiu'er didn't stop him, and smiled, "Please go ahead."
Zhou Yulin was teleported back to the carriage at this moment. She and Wu Chi, who was halfway through fastening his belt, stared at each other for a while before Wu Chi said affectionately, "Sister Yulin."
"Um...who are you?"
"Stop messing around, don't you recognize me, Brother Wu Chi?"
A name slowly appeared in Zhou Yulin's mind, "Shameless?"
Wu Chi continued to perform steadily, saying, "I'm sorry about what happened before. I know it's because I'm too good."
If she had hesitated a moment ago, Zhou Yulin was now 100% certain that the person in front of her was none other than her scumbag ex-fiancé. She curled her lips and said, "I'm fine. You don't deserve me. Forget me. Next one."
Wu Chi scrutinized the smiling woman before him, somewhat incredulous at how familiar her words sounded.
this……
This sentence...
Shouldn't this be my line...?
This was the first time Wu Chi, who was usually a playboy, had tasted the bitterness of having his lines stolen. Clutching his heart, he was quite heartbroken. "Sister Yulin, what did you just say? How could a woman like you say such rebellious things!"
"Oh. I want to, I like it, what's it to you?"
Hearing a sound coming from inside the carriage, Zhou Xiu'er lifted the jade curtain.
The woman's eyebrows were delicately arched, like distant mountains; her phoenix-shaped brows and bright eyes were captivating, her every glance alluring. She had a refined, delicate nose, skin as smooth as jade, and a single dot between her brows resembling a red plum blossom in the snow, proud and aloof. This was her cousin, Zhou Yulin, whom she recognized.
"Cousin." The other person looked up at her upon hearing the voice, raised her eyelids, and nodded slightly in greeting. "My dear Xiu'er, that bitch, I clearly told her not to bother me."
"Enough! Young Master Wu, I know my cousin's character all too well. Now that we've found her, I'll take her back to the manor. I won't see you off." Zhou Xiu'er was usually very good-natured, but she rarely yielded to her family, so Wu Chi left happily.
While Zhou Xiuer was sizing up Zhou Yulin, Zhou Yulin was also observing Zhou Xiuer. She wasn't a stunning beauty, but she had almond-shaped eyes, a baby face, and a well-behaved demeanor when looking at people. She didn't speak, so Zhou Yulin initially thought she was introverted, but now it seemed... she was a master at witty comebacks and knew how to behave appropriately.
"Cousin, let me help you inside."
The cousins' relationship doesn't seem to be as bad as the rumors suggest.
Clutching Zhou Yulin's hand, Zhou Xiuer shouted, "Second Uncle, Second Aunt, Second Concubine, Third Uncle, Third Aunt... and Da Huang, I've found my cousin!"
Oh, Dahuang is the dog at the door.
Although June wasn't by my side, she had explained the connection between Zhou Yulin and Zhou Xiuer to me before.
Zhou Xiuer was two years and three months younger than Zhou Yulin. Zhou Yulin was born on the day of the Awakening of Insects that year. It rained all night, so she was named Yulin, meaning "white jade is born, and the lush forest is wet with rain".
According to what Liu Yue said, Zhou Xiu'er shouldn't have given him a friendly look, since he had bullied her since childhood and even threatened her with his good looks to make her his underling.
Although none of this concerned Zhou Yulin, she still felt a little embarrassed upon reflection, especially since she had a good impression of Zhou Xiuer since they met. Thinking about it, Zhou Yulin was slightly perplexed by the predicament of being surrounded by crises and having relatives acting arrogantly, as described in June.
"cough."
Zhou Xiu'er stopped, bowed slightly, and said, "Father."
The visitor was clearly up to no good; those with good intentions don't come. The newcomer waved a fan, scanned Zhou Yulin from head to toe, and after confirming that she seemed to have nothing else to do, the fan snapped shut and smacked Zhou Yulin on the head with a sharp "hiss."
Even Zhou Yulin, who thought she could withstand pain, couldn't help but hiss, which shows how hard the blow was.
"Father!"
Zhou Xiuer quickly checked Zhou Yulin's head, thankfully she had controlled her strength and nothing serious happened. "You're my second uncle?" Zhou Yulin covered his head, but his aura was not at all inferior.
Unfortunately, the other party only glanced at Zhou Yulin indifferently and said coldly, "I am not, I don't know you."
"There is no one in the Zhou family named Zhou Yulin. You'd better leave now."
Zhou Xiu'er looked at her father in confusion. When the person went missing before, he wanted to turn the whole of Jiangning upside down to find them. Why is he not letting them into the house now that they have been found?
Seeing that Zhou Yulin didn't move, Zhou Yuanling angrily rebuked her with a dark face: "Didn't you understand?"
"I understand, but Second Uncle, how long can our Zhou family hide?"
Zhou Xiu'er was about to speak when Zhou Yulin interrupted her. Seeing her father's increasingly grim expression, Zhou Xiu'er felt a sense of unease for some reason. What did her cousin mean by that? Was the Zhou family facing some kind of trouble and about to collapse?
Even after being exposed, the man maintained the last shred of dignity, saying, "Xiu'er, this matter has nothing to do with you. You may leave."
Although Zhou Xiu'er was extremely reluctant to leave, she had to go because of her father's authority.
"As for you, come to the study with me and let's talk."
Zhou Yulin obediently followed her second uncle into the study.
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