The atmosphere was getting heated and the emotions were getting intense when Su Jin suddenly stopped herself, saying, "Um, my dad told me I have to go back for dinner."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qianxue bit Su Jin lightly on the neck as if she were being fierce, before reluctantly leaving. However, the scene that followed her gaze almost made her lose control of her impulses.
The girl's dark hair was disheveled and draped over her back, with a few playful strands falling onto her shoulders. Her clothes were slightly tugged, making her fair skin on her shoulders appear even more translucent and radiant against the backdrop of her dark hair. Her elegant collarbones and swan-like neck were exceptionally sexy and alluring. Despite the disheveled appearance, her face showed no shyness. Her red lips were slightly parted, and her eyes were sparkling, making her look like a bewitching enchantress.
Shen Qianxue hugged Su Jin tightly, rested her head on her shoulder, and said somewhat stubbornly, "I'm not leaving. I'm going to rent a house across from yours and stay there, hanging around your dad every day until I marry you!"
Su Jin smiled, her voice low and deep, "Dream on. There's no house across the street for you to rent. Don't worry, I'll take care of my dad for you."
As she spoke, Su Jin bit Shen Qianxue's neck as if in retaliation.
Shen Qianxue instantly tightened her arms, her voice low and suppressed, "I think you don't want to go back for dinner!"
Su Jin pouted, not taking Shen Qianxue's danger seriously at all, and said confidently, "I wouldn't dare, my father would come after me."
Shen Qianxue immediately deflated, then released Su Jinxia and helped her straighten her clothes.
"Let's go, I'll take you home."
Su Jin handed her hand to Shen Qianxue, and the two held hands, bypassed the guards, and left the Liuli Society.
It was already dark outside. The two lingered outside the village for quite a while before Su Jin finally returned home.
At home, Su's father sat down at the dining table with a sullen face.
The food is ready, and we're just waiting for Su Jin to come down and eat.
Su Jin sat down silently at the dining table, grinned, and said, "Where's Mother? Let's eat."
"Hmm." Father Su responded in a deep voice. He always suspected that Su Jinxia had gone to meet with Shen Qianxue in secret, but because of the special nature of the Liuli Society, he could not go to find her rashly, so he could only silently suspect and not say it out loud.
Su's mother brought the soup to the table, rubbed her ears, and said, "You must be starving. Quickly drink some hot soup to warm yourself up."
Su Jinxia took the hot soup handed to her by her mother and said sweetly, "Mother is the best."
Upon hearing this, Su's father frowned. "Are you saying I'm not good anymore?"
Su Jinxia took a small sip of the hot soup, her innocent eyes wide, "Father, what are you saying? How could I have meant that?"
“You do have it!” Su’s father said, feeling extremely wronged.
"Mother, look at him..." Su Jinxia was also wronged to death.
Su's mother glared at her husband with displeasure, "Why are you yelling at my daughter? What's wrong with my daughter saying I'm good? I'm better than you anyway!"
Father Su... dared not speak out against his anger.
Su's mother looked at her daughter with affection, "Eat your food and don't mind him."
Su Jin nodded vigorously and said coquettishly, "I want to sleep with Mother tonight, Mother, will you stay with me?"
"Okay, if you don't find your mother troublesome, your mother will stay with you every day."
Father Su... what should I do?
At night, Su Jinxia and her mother lay in bed, and Su Jinxia, unusually, talked about her experiences outside.
“You know Zhou Ji, right? The Seventh Prince. He’s ambitious and wants to conquer the world, but he’s a scheming man and a hypocrite. I fought with him for a long time, but in the end I still suffered at his hands and was seriously injured and almost died.”
Upon hearing this, Su's mother became anxious, "Is it just this time?"
Su Jin nodded. "Fortunately, a nun appeared at this time. She fed me a life-saving pill, which gave me a glimmer of hope. But I must find another withered tree to survive."
"It was Shen Qianxue who found the Withered Glory Tree in a very dangerous forest in the Eastern Territory. It was also he who led me into the forest, overcame many dangers, and brought me to the Withered Glory Tree. Only then did the nun save my life."
“I deceived Shen Qianxue a lot before. He never hurt me. I hurt him, but he never held a grudge against me for it, nor did he hurt my heart in the slightest. Perhaps you think he is too complicated, but in my opinion, he is the purest person in the world.”
"He had the world in his heart, risking his life to penetrate deep into the enemy camp, defeating the Ji Army, and enabling the unification of the world. How could such a person not be a good match? Speaking of complexity, my identity and the interests of our Liuli Society are far more complicated than his. I am already in the vortex of struggle, so how can I expect him to be a stable person?"
Su's mother listened quietly to Su Jinxia's words. She might not be able to distinguish right from wrong, but she could sense that Su Jinxia was rational and not acting on emotion.
She genuinely liked that man, even loved him.
As a woman herself, Su's mother knew very well how important liking was in marriage.
A marriage without love isn't necessarily bad, but a marriage with love can bring happiness.
Mother Su patted Su Jin's head and said, "Silly child, Mother knows."
Su Jin shifted her body slightly, snuggled into her mother's arms, and revealed a victorious smile.
The rest is probably none of Su Jin's concern.
After all, he was her own father, and Su Jinxia knew all too well how to handle him.
Disciples of the Liuli Society returned one after another, and the detoxification process was in full swing. The secret of the Zi Gu could no longer be kept hidden and gradually spread.
Upon learning that the Child Gu would deplete life, most people were willing to eliminate the power of the Child Gu, as life was more important than power, especially since they had already begun practicing the Lone Shadow Heart Technique.
The Lone Shadow Heart Technique allows for extremely rapid cultivation of internal energy; even without the Gu Mother, they still possess the strength to survive.
Of course, a small number of people are unwilling. Most of these people joined the Liuli Society for its power and protection, and some even have enemies outside.
Su Jinxia and Su Hu will consider this carefully. If these people do not have any improper intentions and just want to live a good life, Su Jinxia will choose to keep them.
After all, once the host dies, the offspring Gu within his body will naturally perish, unlike the Gu mother which will continue to be passed down.
That day, Su Jinxia had just finished dealing with some matters concerning the Liuli Society when she received a letter delivered by express courier.
The letter came from the imperial court, written in the emperor's own hand, and simply stated: "Please, Prince Zhuang, return to the capital immediately."
The letter contained no superfluous words; its abruptness conveyed a chilling coldness.
Su Jinxia knew that her faked death would inevitably alarm Han Qing, Zhou Chen, and others, and even anger them, but she did not expect them to be so quick to respond.
Su Jin did not go back with the person who came, but instead sent a letter back with her.
Because of the large-scale return of the Liuli Society disciples, Su Jinxia has recently obtained a lot of information about the imperial court.
The situation in the imperial court was not very good. People had many complaints about Zhou Chen, but the major powers had been weakened.
With Zhou Lin's Tiger Forest Army and Han Qing's Zhuang Army in command, no one could shake Zhou Chen's imperial throne. Therefore, Su Jinxia did not want to go to the capital.
Once Su Jin goes down, the entire Zhuang Army and even the whole world will know that Su Jin has returned, which will cause a huge uproar once again.
So, let's just keep it a secret for as long as we can.
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