Chapter 590: Invitation from the Rival
After a series of ding-dong system prompt sounds, Gu Qingcheng's rewards for this mission were all received.
"8 points, 5 points added to appearance, 3 points added to character value."
Gu Qingcheng's arrangements were always so unexpected - he originally thought that Gu Qingcheng would not give any more points for character, but unexpectedly, she generously added 3 points this time.
Swish! All the values on the personal panel were refreshed: Executor: Gu Qing (Gu Qingcheng)
Appearance: 92 points; IQ: 97 points; Character: 65 points; Stamina: 83 points; Grid space: Blessing (4), Storage (6), Personal space (locked);
Merit value: 103,500 points.
Oh wow, her appearance has reached 92 points, which is already the stage of a great beauty.
If it is over 95 points, then she is a super beauty.
And 100 points means a peerless beauty with a stunning appearance.
Gu Qingcheng is only fourteen years old in this world, a young girl, still a little immature.
With a 92-point appearance, she is already stunningly beautiful, which gives people endless expectations - she is only fourteen years old. If she reaches the age of twenty-eight, won't she be even more beautiful? And the storage compartment, the small world that just ended, although it is not a different world full of spiritual energy or supernatural powers.
But, that is a new world with black technology.
And the system itself may be a top-notch black technology!
Gu Qingcheng clearly felt that in the last small world, her storage compartments, personal space, etc. all showed signs of being "loose".
It seems that some "seal" is about to be opened.
However, these are just Gu Qingcheng’s speculations and cannot be confirmed.
Gu Qingcheng didn't want to be exposed, so she didn't talk about this with Huoshui.
Oh, by the way, there are also merit points. In the last world, only 200 points were awarded.
This is easy to understand. In the previous small world, Gu Qingcheng’s mission was to “fall in love.”
Doing charity and other things can only be done as a side job.
Being able to obtain 200 points of merit is already a positive performance by Gu Qingcheng as the wife of the richest man.
"...In fact, the biggest gain from this mission is not these improved attribute values!"
Looking at the personal panel again, Gu Qingcheng thought secretly.
"Okay, let's return to this world!"
After being in a daze for a while to calm herself down, Gu Qingcheng spoke to Huoshui.
"Okay!"
The disaster took effect immediately.
Gu Qingcheng's soul successfully left the system space, and all the memories and emotions about the previous world were taken away!
…
After returning to this world, Gu Qingcheng took out the bronze mirror as usual.
Looking at the beautiful girl in the smooth mirror, Gu Qingcheng was a little dazed——
Is this me?
So smart, so beautiful! As her appearance improved further, the girl Gu Qingcheng became more and more beautiful.
Delicate eyebrows, fair skin, and long black hair like a waterfall. There is no trace of the former ugliness anymore.
Yet, he could see some familiarity in Gu Qingcheng's facial features——
In the past, she was a very imperfect combination of her parents' looks.
And now she has turned imperfection into perfection.
In her face, one can see the shadow of her biological father Gu Yi, as well as the beauty of her biological mother Xiao.
Especially those phoenix eyes, which look very much like her great maternal grandmother, Empress Shengde of the previous dynasty.
This time, Gu Qingcheng added 5 points to her appearance. Her appearance did not improve drastically, but was further "refined".
This kind of change does exist, but it is not subversive!
Therefore, the relatives, guards, and others who live with Gu Qingcheng day and night will only feel that Sanniang's appearance is becoming more and more "blossoming" as she gets older, but they will not think that Sanniang has had some kind of miraculous experience and simply had her head changed!
"Sanniang!"
When Gu Qingcheng was looking at herself in the bronze mirror, admiring her own stunning beauty, the voice of a maid was heard from the corridor outside the door.
"Come in!"
Gu Qingcheng put down the bronze mirror and shouted loudly.
A moment later, the maid Jiaowei walked in.
She came close to Gu Qingcheng, bowed and saluted, "Sanniang, the noble from Guangcheng sent someone to deliver the invitation!"
Gu Qingcheng was stunned. A noble from Guangcheng?
But soon, she switched from the "feeling like a different world" of the mission world to the state of this world.
And she also remembered who this so-called "Noble Lady of Guangcheng" was.
"Prince Liang? Cousin of the new ruler of Jiankang?"
Although Gu Qingcheng is in Lingnan, she has great ambitions and naturally wants to know everything about the world.
Gu Qingcheng paid special attention to everything in Jiankang.
A few months ago, the Xin Dynasty Emperor Chen Jing expelled his meritorious official and cousin, King of Liang Chen Duan, from Jiankang.
King Liang was a bachelor, and without any hesitation, he led his troops straight to Lingnan.
However, he did not choose Luozhou or Yuezhou where the Gu family was entrenched, but went to Guangcheng, the most prosperous prefecture in Lingnan.
Gu Qingcheng understood Chen Duan's choice very well.
Lingnan is indeed a vast world, and for ambitious people, it is also a place where they can display their talents and achieve great things.
However, Lingnan is a wild place after all, with miasma appearing and disappearing everywhere and snakes, insects, rats and ants running rampant.
Gu Qingcheng has a "golden finger" that allows the Gu family to survive in Lingnan, an undeveloped and almost pristine land.
Chen Duan doesn't have so many means, so he will be afraid instinctively.
Guangcheng is the most prosperous and affluent place in Lingnan.
It was also a city that was relatively well "educated" by the imperial court.
Guangcheng has a superior geographical location and is also the gateway to Lingnan from the inland.
At that time, the Wuling Mountains were still a natural barrier between the north and the south.
If one wants to enter Lingnan, south of the Five Ridges, from the inland, there is no straight "tunnel". One can only go to Fujian and Zhejiang first, then go along the coast to Guangcheng, and then to other prefectures and counties.
Chen Duan did not dare to go straight to Luozhou, Yuezhou and other Lingnan hinterland areas, so he occupied Guangcheng first.
This place seems to be the "throat" and "heart" of Lingnan, where we can attack or defend.
Gu Heng and Gu Qingcheng, both grandfather and granddaughter, agreed with Chen Duan's choice.
Moreover, for Chen Duan and Gu, each side can avoid conflicts in a short period of time by operating their own camps.
Yes, in a short time! Because Chen Duan will not stay in Guangcheng forever.
He should have the same ambition as Gu Qingcheng!
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
After Chen Duan arrived in Guangcheng, he wrote a letter to Gu Heng who was far away in Luozhou, proposing to visit Lord You'an in person.
Well, Gu Heng was an important official of the previous dynasty after all, and he also occupied Lingnan, so he could be considered a local tyrant.
Chen Duan had just arrived, so it was only natural for him to pay his respects.
However, Gu Heng didn't want to see Chen Duan.
Gu Heng was the Minister of the Central Secretariat of the previous dynasty, and Chen Duan was the Prince of Liang of the new dynasty.
In Gu Heng's eyes, Chen Duan was a traitor.
Of course, this was just an excuse on the surface. The real reason was that Gu Heng didn't want Chen Duan to see the new Luozhou and Yuezhou, and didn't want his granddaughter to be "exposed" in advance! His granddaughter had ambitions and the strength to match them.
But she was still too small, a phoenix that had just grown feathers.
If you want to soar into the sky, you still need time to grow.
Chen Duan, however, is a vicious wolf.
If he were to see with his own eyes the changes in Luozhou and other places, and see the power of Gu's Wubao, he would definitely be terrified, and then -
Facing Chen Duan, Gu Qingcheng and even the entire Gu family may not lose.
But if such trouble can be avoided, try to avoid it.
"Three more years! Sanniang should be even more powerful."
By then, people like Chen Duan will no longer be a threat to Sanniang.
Gu Heng was only thinking about his granddaughter, so he refused Chen Duan's visit on the grounds that he was "not feeling well".
As for Chen Duan, after arriving in Guangcheng, he immediately wrote a letter to Gu Heng, which was more of a test.
If Gu Heng agreed, he would come to test the waters; if Gu Heng refused, Chen Duan would not be angry.
He is a newcomer and needs time to find his feet.
Now, several months have passed, and Chen Duan has successfully occupied the entire Guangcheng with his soldiers.
Even the governor of Guangcheng was squeezed out by him and had to retreat to the interior on the pretext of "avoiding the hurricane."
The hurricane season has passed, and it is now midwinter, and the Governor of Guangcheng has still not returned.
Governor of Guangcheng: ...What are you doing back here? To continue watching the warrior King Liang show off his power? Woohoo, his sea caravan!
Woohoo! His money! All of it was taken by that crude soldier!
Why would the Governor of Guangcheng be willing to serve as an official in Lingnan, a place of exile, isn't it for the prosperity and wealth of Guangcheng?
As soon as Chen Duan arrived, he directly relied on his power and force to rob.
Without any property or money, the governor of Guangcheng was "forced" to leave Guangcheng with his savings of many years.
If the imperial court were to investigate, the reasons would be ready: King Liang was overbearing, and I had no choice but to retreat.
The governor of Guangcheng dared to bet that the court would not really pursue the matter.
What the hell!
The King of Liang had been "exiled" to Lingnan. Even if he had committed a serious mistake and needed to be punished, where else could the emperor "exile" him to?
Is it further away, Yazhou?
It's impossible! Therefore, Lingnan and Guangcheng can only fall into Chen Duan's hands.
"However, Lingnan is no longer the Lingnan of the past. There is still the Gu family."
"I just don't know who is stronger, Gu or Chen Duan!"
The governor of Guangcheng was forced to leave, and he could do nothing about Chen Duan, so he could only use this method of spiritual victory to comfort himself.
He was even prepared to have tea and watch a play in the prosperous and stable coastal cities of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
And soon, the "big show" began.
Chen Duan, who successfully occupied Guangcheng, wrote another letter to the Gu family in Luozhou and sent out an invitation.
But this time, the person he invited was not Gu Heng, but the "long-famous" Gu Qing.
"...Chen Duan, 23 years old, married Wang, who died of complications during childbirth four years ago..."
After receiving Chen Duan's invitation, Gu Qingcheng began to learn more about Chen Duan's situation.
Looking at the news sent back by the "caravan", Chen Duan gradually formed a more three-dimensional image in Gu Qingcheng's mind -
He was born a military general, but he admired aristocratic families.
He tried every possible means to marry the daughter of the impoverished Wang family, but before he could improve his "genes", his wife died.
He commands a large army, yet is feared by his cousin.
He had to leave Jiankang, but he was able to burn his boats and choose Lingnan.
Of course, Gu Qingcheng knew that Chen Duan’s coming to Lingnan had something to do with her.
The fact that the Gu family was able to take root in Lingnan and build a considerable business will naturally "encourage" other ambitious people.
Chen Duan is just one of them, and the most powerful one.
"King Liang! Chen Duan!"
Holding a stack of information, Gu Qingcheng's bright eyes flashed with a gleam of light...
(End of this chapter)
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