Soul Rebirth: The Rise of the Second Generation
Chapter 23

My Son Hun Feng Is Pretty Good Too—Please Bookmark

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"Not bad."

Although Gu Yuan disliked Soul Emperor's ambition, he still nodded in acknowledgment.

Just as Soul Emperor had said, if the Gu Clan and Hun Clan joined forces, the entire continent would become theirs.

Soul Emperor snapped out of his delight and said, "Brother Gu, sit. We can discuss our cooperation slowly."

After learning that Gu Yuan had come to join forces with him, Soul Emperor's gaze toward Gu Yuan became noticeably friendlier.

Back then, whenever he looked at Gu Yuan, he found everything about him irritating. But at this moment, he inexplicably found him much more pleasing to the eye.

"Mm."

Gu Yuan sat down as well. Since they were going to "join forces," they naturally needed to have a proper discussion.

Of course, there was no need to talk all night.

"Bring tea."

Seeing Gu Yuan sit down, Soul Emperor stopped being polite and called directly toward the entrance.

Gu Yuan had been here for so long, yet tea was only being served now. That was enough to show just what sort of relationship Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan had shared.

But whatever their relationship had been, that was all in the past.

The moment Gu Yuan spoke of "joining forces," they tacitly chose to ease the tension between them.

There were only friends bound by mutual interests, not eternal enemies, right?

Elsewhere.

Hun Xiu brought Gu Xun to the peak of the back mountain. Of course, Hun Xiu had no idea that the little fellow in his arms was Gu Xun'er.

In his eyes, this was Gu Yuan's son, Gu Xun.

Xun? Whenever he heard that character, Hun Xiu would always subconsciously think of a certain person surnamed Qian.

Hun Xiu set Xun'er beneath a large tree, then sat down beneath it himself.

After looking around and seeing no one nearby, he pinched the little fellow's chubby cheeks and said with a satisfied look, "This feels so good."

Gu Xun'er: "..."

Hun Xiu did it once and was not satisfied. Then once more, twice more, three times more...

In the end, Hun Xiu was no longer content with merely pinching her little cheeks. He began kneading the little fellow's face.

Gu Xun'er's little face had nowhere to hide beneath Hun Xiu's demonic claws, allowing him to toy with it as he pleased.

Gu Xun'er wore a blank, bewildered expression. Of course, beneath Hun Xiu's demonic claws, no one could see her tiny expression at all.

She was completely bewildered. He had said he was taking her out to play.

So why had he brought her out just to play with her? Xun'er was unhappy. Xun'er was unhappy, and the consequences were serious.

"Waaah! Waaah..."

The little fellow cried, and she cried heartbreakingly, tears streaming down her face.

Hun Xiu, who had been kneading the little fellow's cheeks, was startled by Gu Xun'er's loud wailing. Feeling the wetness on his palm, he realized that he had gotten himself into trouble.

"..."

"Xun'er, be good. Don't cry..."

Hun Xiu immediately transformed into a caring big brother, tending to his little brother.

But it would have been better if he had not tried to comfort him. The moment he did, the little fellow fussed even more fiercely and cried even louder.

If he had known...

If he had known, Hun Xiu would not have played with him. Now he had made him cry, and he had to pay for his actions.

"Xun'er, be good. Don't cry. Big Brother will be your horse for you to ride, okay?"

As he spoke, Hun Xiu really did get down on all fours. He placed the little fellow on his back and began crawling across the grass.

"Big Brother... horse... so fun..."

Sure enough, the little fellow stopped crying on Hun Xiu's back. With a bright smile, he called out in a crisp voice.

Because the little fellow was still young and had not even grown all his teeth, his pronunciation was unclear and broken when he spoke.

"Ah..."

Hun Xiu, crawling on the ground as a horse, wore a gloomy expression. He was supposed to have the Potential to become Emperor, yet before becoming an Emperor, he had instead gained the potential to become a horse.

If he had known, he would not have kneaded his little face so hard just now. A few pinches should have been enough.

That damnably adorable little face was so plump and soft that he could not put it down. In the end, he simply could not resist! Thus, the two little fellows, one acting as a horse and the other as a brave rider, played to their hearts' content.

Of course, Hun Xiu would not be foolish enough to keep being ridden as a horse forever.

Once the little fellow stopped crying and fussing, he rolled over, letting the little fellow land on top of him. Then Hun Xiu once again extended his demonic claws, pinching and kneading the little fellow's adorable cheeks.

Seeing that the little fellow was about to cry again, Hun Xiu transformed into a horse once more.

Being a horse for a moment was refreshing; being a horse forever was always refreshing. When Hun Xiu grew up and recalled this "Day of Being a Horse," what would he think?

Inside the main hall.

After a brief exchange, Soul Emperor had roughly understood what Gu Yuan meant by joining forces. He said, "So, Brother Gu intends for our Hun Clan to form a marriage alliance with the Gu Clan, thereby joining forces?"

"Correct."

Gu Yuan took a light sip of tea and nodded.

"I wonder how Brother Gu intends to arrange this marriage alliance?" Soul Emperor asked.

Indeed.

There was no better form of cooperation than a marriage alliance. If they were joining forces yet did not bind both sides' interests together, how could it be considered joining forces? And since they were forming a marriage alliance, it naturally could not be an ordinary marriage between members of the Gu Clan and Hun Clan. If they were going to do it, they had to make it significant.

It would be best if it involved their direct lines. Only then could the two clans be completely bound together, their interests made one.

"My youngest daughter, Gu Xun'er, and your son Xiu'er would make an excellent match. What do you think, Brother Soul?" Gu Yuan said with a faint smile.

They had finally gotten to the point.

"Gu Xun'er and Xiu'er?"

Soul Emperor naturally knew who Gu Xun'er was. She was Gu Yuan's daughter, his only daughter. Her bloodline naturally would not be weak; after all, how weak could Gu Yuan's Dou Emperor Bloodline be?

But the marriage candidate was actually his Xiu'er.

That put him in a difficult position.

He felt as though something was being taken away from him, and that something was none other than Hun Xiu, his Xiu'er.

"Brother Gu, I'm afraid my Xiu'er is not worthy of your daughter Xun'er." Soul Emperor said with a troubled expression.

What was his Xiu'er? He had awakened an Eleventh-grade Bloodline, a bloodline beyond Divine Grade.

He possessed the Potential to become Emperor and would surely become a Dou Emperor in the future. Let him marry into the Gu Clan? Sorry.

Soul Emperor could not do it.

Today, even if he had to give up being Clan Head and offend Gu Yuan, he would not allow his Xiu'er to enter a marriage alliance.

He could not simply hand an Eleventh-grade Bloodline over to outsiders.

The children of someone with an Eleventh-grade Bloodline would undoubtedly possess Divine Grade Bloodlines in the future. There was no question about it.

Such a stud—no... such an outstanding Xiu'er, and Gu Yuan wanted him to benefit the Gu Clan? He could not accept that.

Then he changed the subject and said, "I have another son named Hun Feng. He is also quite outstanding. I think he would be more suitable than Xiu'er for this marriage alliance."

"I wonder what Brother Gu thinks?"

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