Gu Yue's Love Blitz (Part 2)

But Na'er had already become Leng Yaozhu's disciple, while Gu Yue had appeared before him in this guise.

That meant the Silver Dragon King had definitely separated Na'er from herself.

Otherwise, Leng Yaozhu would surely have noticed something was wrong.

By the time he came back to his senses, Gu Yue had already returned with a bag of pastries. She held it out before him and opened it. "Here, pick one. They're really good."

Su Qiu picked one up and took a bite. Just as he was about to thank her, he saw Gu Yue continuously pulling out all kinds of desserts from the bag and stuffing them into her mouth. Through a mouthful of food, she said, "Hurry up. If we dawdle any longer, the movie will start."

Based on the books she had read these past few days, Gu Yue knew that sharing the things one liked with others could help deepen their relationship.

As it happened, ever since arriving in human society, Gu Yue had come to love all kinds of sweets the most. In her eyes, desserts were practically one of humanity's greatest inventions.

Humans were truly terrifying. Even their development of food was this advanced.

So when she came across the dessert shop, she bought some pastries to share with Su Qiu.

This had not been part of the plan. It was an improvisation on her part.

As expected of my wisdom. I can so easily put the knowledge from books into practice.

She secretly felt pleased with herself.

With a flick of her hand, Gu Yue naturally took hold of Su Qiu's wrist again and pulled him forward, heading toward the cinema.

As Su Qiu let her lead him along, his gaze fell on their joined hands before shifting to the strands of hair swaying at the back of her head.

All of a sudden, that unfathomable question seemed to fade somewhat.

No matter what she was plotting, at least the warmth in her palm and the sweetness of the pastries were real.

Su Qiu gradually lowered his guard.

If others treated me sincerely, I would treat them sincerely in return.

Since Gu Yue was treating him this way, then before she revealed any ill intentions, Su Qiu would be serious with her too.

With the crisp sound of the ticket attendant tearing their tickets, Gu Yue dragged Su Qiu toward the back rows of the theater. She was still biting into a piece of cake she had just bought, its sweet scent mingling with her perfume and drifting over to him.

"Let's sit here," she said after finishing another piece of cake. She sat down in a paired seat in the corner and placed the bag of pastries between her seat and Su Qiu's. "Last time, I heard you tell your classmates that you liked sitting near the back when watching movies."

Su Qiu froze again.

He had only casually mentioned it last week while chatting with his classmates in the classroom. He had said that whenever cultivation left him tired, he would come watch a movie or something.

Gu Yue had actually noticed?

Was that why she had invited him to the movies?

Come on, girl.

What exactly are you trying to do? Are you trying to hit on me?

The movie was about to begin, and the Lights suddenly dimmed.

In the faint glow from the giant screen, Su Qiu tilted his head slightly to glance at Gu Yue. She was resting her chin on one hand, staring intently at the screen without blinking. Her twin ponytails hung over her shoulders, and her hair swayed gently with her breathing.

Su Qiu had to admit that Gu Yue was indeed very charming at this moment. Her looks did not even matter—she was already dazzling enough.

But did she really just want to watch a movie?

If Gu Yue wanted to pursue him, she should have started making little moves around now. But she did not.

Su Qiu quietly dismissed his earlier thoughts. The idea that Gu Yue wanted to hit on him was still a little too surreal.

Unless she had made another bet with Na'er, just like in the Original Work.

Maybe it was because she was a Soul Beast? Perhaps she had not yet adapted to interacting with humans, which was why she seemed to have such poor sense of boundaries.

Gu Yue really was just watching the movie, because that was what the books said—dates involved watching movies, and they did not mention anything else.

Time passed, and the movie ended.

Su Qiu had just stood up to leave when Gu Yue grabbed him again.

After checking the time, Gu Yue frowned. She then asked Su Qiu, "Can you watch another one with me?"

"I haven't watched enough yet."

Seeing her like this, Su Qiu swallowed the words he had been about to say. Raising a hand to scratch his head, he said, "All right. It's rare for me to relax today anyway."

I'll put cultivation aside for today. It has been a long time since I relaxed, too.

"Great!" Gu Yue gave Su Qiu a hug, then immediately ran toward the ticket counter. "I'll go buy the tickets."

By the time the second movie ended, night had already fallen.

The Lights from the cinema's sign cast splashes of color across the ground.

Gu Yue and Su Qiu walked side by side.

There seemed to be a lot of wind today.

The evening breeze lifted her hair, brushing against Su Qiu's face with a cool, ticklish touch.

"I didn't expect it to be even more interesting the second time than the first." Gu Yue waved the ticket stubs in her hand, her voice brimming with excitement.

She truly had not expected human movies to be so interesting.

Thinking back on everything she had experienced since coming to human society, it had truly been far more interesting than the Star Dou Great Forest.

From the moment she had split from the Dragon God, she had faced the siege of the God Realm.

After that, she had spent all her time recovering in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Su Qiu turned to look at her. The streetlight shone in her eyes like stars.

He did not respond to Gu Yue's words.

The two walked along the shadows of the roadside trees. Soul Tool Cars occasionally passed by, their headlights stretching long halos across the ground before vanishing into the night in an instant.

Gu Yue talked about many things along the way.

Su Qiu merely listened quietly.

He suddenly understood why Gu Yue had done all this today.

It was like an intangible sense.

The ever-present elements of heaven and earth seemed to be telling Su Qiu, their friend, that their king was far too lonely.

And that did seem to be the case.

As a king, Gu Yue had been lonely from birth. She had no friends, and those Soul Beasts were all her subordinates.

The only one she could speak with as an equal, the Golden Dragon King, had been sealed away in the God Realm as soon as he appeared.

Gu Yue's loneliness was measured in tens of thousands of years.

Even the Fierce beasts spoke with one another from time to time.

When they reached the middle of the overpass, the wind grew stronger. Gu Yue, who had been talking nonstop, suddenly fell silent.

"Su Qiu." She turned to look at him, her voice soft. "Thank you... for watching two movies with me."

"It's already very late. Let's part here." Gu Yue smiled, leaving him with her retreating figure. "See you at the academy tomorrow."

Su Qiu gave a quiet hum. In a night like this, walking together like this... he actually found it rather nice.

He had been cultivating all these years. Though his results had been excellent, it now seemed that he had missed much of the scenery along the way.

With a flash of insight in his heart, Su Qiu's Mental Power broke through at that moment, advancing by a great deal.

Watching Gu Yue's receding back, Su Qiu silently offered his thanks.

Perhaps Gu Yue had other intentions, but Su Qiu accepted them.

He was a friend of the elements, and he could be Gu Yue's friend as well.

Back in her bedroom, the previously relaxed Gu Yue suddenly turned cold, utterly unlike how she had been before.

Gu Yue pondered silently.

Today should have gone quite well, right? She could sense that Su Qiu's emotional fluctuations had been far stronger than usual.

"Hehe."

Pleased with herself as she looked into the mirror, Gu Yue recalled everything that had happened today.

Even she had begun to like this feeling, let alone Su Qiu.

Little Su Qiu, taken down with ease!

It was all thanks to my Shocking Wisdom. Taking Na'er's advice before had been completely unnecessary.

Lonely Gu Yue had no idea.

This was not love.

What she liked was the feeling of making a friend for the first time.

And Su Qiu's intense emotions were his response of recognition toward her as a friend.