Candid Confession

Chapter 6: Candid Confession

Gu Qingshan smiled. "Sorry, Aunt Su. I only suspected that someone wanted to use me to harm Su Xue'er."

Aunt Su raised her brows in surprise, while the White-Haired Old Man also wiped the genial smile from his face.

"What do you mean?" Aunt Su swiftly scanned the surroundings and lowered her voice.

"Because something very strange happened today," Gu Qingshan said.

"What was it?"

"Zhang Ye secretly mixed some medicine into my soup, then encouraged me to confess to Su Xue'er."

Seeing the two listening intently—even Su Xue'er listening silently—Gu Qingshan continued slowly.

"If I had refused him, he might have thought of another way. So I simply went along with him and made such a spectacle, to see what exactly he wanted to do."

"So you took that medicine?" Aunt Su narrowed her eyes and asked.

"Yes. And this." Gu Qingshan held out his finger.

A bloodstained Black Needle lay pinched between his fingers!

"What!" Zhang Ye blurted out.

He had clearly pulled that needle back. When had Gu Qingshan taken it?

At the sight of the needle, Aunt Su's expression truly changed.

She exchanged a glance with the White-Haired Old Man, and both of them turned grave.

Ever since the Su Family's eldest miss had met Gu Qingshan, the Su Family had conducted a detailed investigation into his background. After more than two years of contact, they knew his character and disposition like the backs of their hands.

Thus, when Gu Qingshan approached Su Xue'er as he usually did, the two guards had not paid much attention.

Who would have thought that the problem would arise from him of all people?

"Do you feel anything wrong anywhere?" Su Xue'er walked over and asked softly.

She appeared calm and indifferent, but Gu Qingshan could hear the faint anxiety beneath her relaxed tone.

"Probably some sort of drug that stirs up desire," Gu Qingshan said calmly.

"Huh? How could it be that kind of drug?" As Su Xue'er spoke, her face gradually reddened.

No matter how clever she was, she was still only a girl.

Aunt Su took out a dagger and cut a small wound across Gu Qingshan's finger, then extended her tongue to taste his blood.

"Mm." Aunt Su smacked her lips. "It really is the same aphrodisiac—and an extremely potent one at that."

Her gaze became somewhat strange. "Kid, you could even endure this?"

"I endured it with great effort," Gu Qingshan said.

He used the Spiritual Power within his Dantian to forcefully suppress the lust poison.

Spiritual Power had never existed in this world, and Gu Qingshan had no wish to expose his secret either.

Su Xue'er drew a breath and took Aunt Su's hand. "Auntie, save him."

Aunt Su took out a small bottle, poured out a white capsule, and held it before Gu Qingshan. "Swallow it."

As she spoke, the look she gave Gu Qingshan had already become exceptionally gentle.

Who would have thought this kid was so thoughtful and sensible? This time, he had done well.

Gu Qingshan accepted the capsule and swallowed it in one gulp. "Now it seems his purpose was to make Su Xue'er and me embarrass ourselves in public."

Everyone turned together to look at Zhang Ye.

Seeing that the truth had been exposed, Zhang Ye was already beside himself with panic.

He suddenly turned around, took a step, and tried to flee.

The two guards grew even more furious at the sight.

By this point, the entire matter was basically clear.

Gu Qingshan often interacted closely with their young miss in ordinary times, so the two of them had not guarded against him too heavily.

At a formal occasion like a graduation gala, they had been more vigilant toward unfamiliar faces.

If Gu Qingshan had suddenly behaved improperly, they would very likely have been too late to stop him.

Before everyone's eyes, if their young miss had been publicly molested by Gu Qingshan, her reputation would surely have suffered severe damage, and the two of them would have been thrown into utter confusion as well.

If other hidden measures had been planted within the reception, the enemy might even have seized the chaos to find a chance to assassinate their young miss.

The White-Haired Old Man flashed forward and blocked Zhang Ye's path.

"Come, boy. The world is full of hardship, so why not fall into sweet, dark slumber?"

The old man chanted as he gripped Zhang Ye's crown with a rough, broad hand and slowly closed his eyes.

Something strange happened.

When the old man closed his eyes, Zhang Ye closed his eyes as well.

The old man continued chanting in an eerie tone, like a demon tempting a mortal. "Come, come. As long as you reveal your secret, I will fulfill every wish in your heart."

A foolish smile appeared on Zhang Ye's face as he muttered, "I'll tell you. I'll tell you right away."

This peculiar scene drew hushed whispers from the surrounding crowd.

Gu Qingshan asked in surprise, "Could this be a Heaven Chosen Skill?"

Standing beside him, Su Xue'er whispered, "That's right. Grandpa Li is a Heaven Chosen who specializes in uncovering the truth."

Heaven Chosen were professionals who possessed special abilities. Such abilities were extremely mysterious and often gradually manifested as a person grew and developed.

These abilities could not be learned through acquired training, nor could anyone interfere with them. It was as though they were ordained by Heaven.

Therefore, those who possessed such abilities were called Heaven Chosen.

In the real world, humanity's high-end combat power was divided into four categories: Heaven Chosen, Martial Dao, Transcendence, and Divine Scions. Each category focused on a different direction.

Beyond that, powerful mechs and fleets of interstellar warships were conventional weapons of war with immense destructive force.

By Su Xue'er's account, the ability wielded by the White-Haired Old Man was likely a hypnosis-type Heaven Chosen Skill.

Seeing everyone focused on the old man's actions, Su Xue'er quietly lowered her voice. "Thank you for today."

"No need," Gu Qingshan said.

"I did it for myself too. If I had really gotten handsy with you at an occasion like this, I'm afraid my end would have been miserable."

He spoke the truth, and it was precisely what he had suffered in his previous life.

Su Xue'er shook her head. "Qingshan, a girl's reputation is very important. I still have to thank you for protecting it."

"And if anything happens to you in the future, I'll protect you with everything I have."

Gu Qingshan merely listened without saying anything further.

Some things did not need too many words.

What interested him now was why Zhang Ye had done this in the first place.

Gu Qingshan pondered silently, failing to notice the beautiful girl beside him secretly watching him.

After a while, Su Xue'er quietly withdrew her gaze, an indescribable feeling stirring in her heart.

She felt that today's Gu Qingshan was different from before.

He was far too calm.