Qin Luo Takes a Concubine, Lin Xuan: I Don't Agree!

Gu Yanting's body trembled, his eyes filled with utter disbelief.

The Qin Emperor wanted his daughter to become Qin Luo's concubine?

What? Had he heard wrong?

"What? Deputy Dean Gu, do you have an objection?" The old eunuch's icy gaze fell upon Gu Yanting.

It sent a shudder through Gu Yanting, a Saint Realm cultivator.

"Deputy Dean Gu, remember this: no one may defy His Majesty!" After saying that, the old eunuch turned to several young eunuchs. "Go, escort the Gu Family's daughter to the Ninth Prince's residence!"

"Remember, it is the New Prince's Residence!"

The New Prince's Residence was more than ten times larger than Qin Luo's current prince's residence, complete with pavilions, towers, and every convenience.

There were over a thousand servants and several hundred guards.

The residence was even a full size larger than the Eighth Prince's.

When Gu Qingxue heard the news, she staggered and nearly collapsed to the ground.

"Young Miss, Young Miss!" Her maid hurriedly supported Gu Qingxue. Her eyes were vacant now; she had clearly lost all composure.

"Run, run, hurry and run!" Gu Qingxue knew that perhaps there was only one path left before her: escape.

But just as she raised her foot, an icy voice rang beside her ear.

"Miss Gu, where are you going?"

A eunuch emerged from the darkness. "His Majesty has agreed to Ninth Prince's request. You are now going to become Ninth Prince's concubine."

Gu Qingxue had not expected that someone had long been watching her every move.

She could not leave even if she wanted to. She could only be taken back to the Gu Family, changed into wedding clothes, and made into a concubine!

At the Gu Family, Gu Yanting remained silent. What the Qin Emperor had done was an enormous humiliation to him.

He was, after all, a high-ranking official of the Great Qin Dynasty and a Saint Realm cultivator.

Yet Qin Luo had demanded that his daughter marry him as a concubine. The blow to Gu Yanting was immense.

"Father, I don't want to..." Gu Qingxue said through tears.

This time, Gu Yanting did not indulge his daughter. He snorted coldly. "You don't want to? What use is it that you don't want to now?"

"If either of us makes any other move, our entire family will immediately be exterminated!"

He was not trying to frighten Gu Qingxue. It was the truth.

"You can only become the Ninth Prince's concubine! There is no second road for you to take!"

"Unless you want the entire Gu Family wiped out! Unless you want to watch your father die before your eyes!"

Every word Gu Yanting spoke struck Gu Qingxue's heart.

She had even just thought of taking her own life to preserve her chastity.

But that was no different from running away; it would likewise implicate the Gu Family.

"Go on, go on. If you want to see your father and the entire Gu Family destroyed, then do whatever you please!"

Gu Qingxue's love-addled mind finally cleared. Looking at her father, she bowed deeply. "Father, it is all your daughter's fault. Your daughter has wronged Father and wronged the Gu Family."

"Rest assured, I will be a good concubine to the Ninth Prince!"

She also silently said in her heart, Brother Lin Xuan, we have no fate in this life. In the next life, we will become husband and wife again!

Meanwhile, Lin Xuan was still trying. When he heard that the Qin Emperor had agreed to let Gu Qingxue become Qin Luo's concubine, he completely lost it.

He even wanted to charge over at once and kill Qin Luo.

"Don't act rashly!" A voice exploded beside his ear, bringing him back to his senses.

He took a deep breath and entered a residence.

"Are you sure you want me to repay that favor this way?" A woman looked at Lin Xuan and asked with a smile.

"I'm sure!" Lin Xuan said in a deep voice.

"Good! Loyal and righteous, worthy of being someone I value! I'll help you with this matter, but it will not count toward the favor!"

"With me here, he truly won't be able to take this concubine today!"

Qin Feng was also startled when he received the news.

"The daughter of the Great Qin Academy's deputy dean is becoming Qin Luo's concubine?"

"You heard correctly?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, it is true! Also, the Ninth Prince has moved into a new residence, on the street beside yours."

"Could it be that residence?"

There was still some tacit understanding between master and servant. His subordinate replied, "That's right, it is the one Your Highness wanted."

"I..." Qin Feng wanted to curse now.

"Your Highness, should we still send the gift?"

"Send it! I will deliver it personally. I want to see just what is so extraordinary about my ninth brother!"

Having lived there for less than three days before moving again, Qin Luo knew this signified an increase in his status and standing.

"Without strength, everything is empty illusion. Sure enough, having someone powerful to lean on feels damn good!" Qin Luo remarked.

It was not only a powerful backer; there was also a whole series of treasures.

One Heaven Tier low-grade sword had been sent over.

Three Heaven Tier low-grade pills had been delivered.

A set of Heaven Tier low-grade soft armor had also been given to him.

There were also countless other Earth Tier and Profound Tier treasures.

One should not underestimate the Heaven Tier. After all, below the Saint Realm, few people were as wealthy as Qin Luo, who even possessed a Saint Artifact.

In just three days—only three days—the tide of public opinion abruptly turned.

"Could His Majesty be trying to compensate the Ninth Prince?"

"Perhaps Gu Yanting's actions angered His Majesty?"

"Or perhaps the Ninth Prince's bloodline is not so ordinary after all?"

No one guessed the crucial point. Everything stemmed from strength.

After Su Qianchen left the imperial palace, his expression was somewhat unsightly.

Only his demands concerning Qin Luo had been met; the Qin Emperor had not agreed to the rest.

"Grandfather, someone may come and cause trouble today. I will need you to hold down the fort for me."

Qin Luo was certain Lin Xuan would come. If he did not, then he would not be a Child of Destiny.

Many novels and storybooks had similar plots: the protagonist would often make his move at the most critical moment, suppress the villain, and then take the heroine away to live a shamelessly happy life.

The premise was that most villains were brainless, and the villain's family and forces were all idiots. In the end, they let the protagonist grind monsters all the way, leveling up without pause, while the people behind the villains became nothing more than minor mobs.

There was one more point: there would always be quite a few people around the protagonist willing to help him.

But now, with a Great Saint Realm powerhouse by his side, Qin Luo felt that was already enough!

Gu Qingxue arrived as promised. Expressionless, she entered the residence through the side gate.

Qin Luo stepped forward and, beneath the envious, jealous, and hateful gazes of many people, wrapped an arm around Gu Qingxue's slender waist.

Gu Qingxue's entire body trembled. She felt some resistance in her heart, but it quickly vanished without a trace.

For the sake of her family, she had no choice and no options.

Thinking of how Qin Luo would ravage her tonight, she felt a surge of desolation in her heart.

Quite a few people had come. Qin Feng had come, and Chen Mo the bootlicker had come. None of them had expected Qin Luo's earlier words to become reality. It left them utterly dumbfounded.

"Today, I take you as my concubine. Are you willing?" Qin Luo looked at Gu Qingxue, who was close enough to touch, his gaze utterly cold.

Take a concubine? Marry a wife? Heh, neither existed.

He was not some bootlicking villain who believed a pretty face was justice.

What he wanted was the Origin Power within Gu Qingxue's body, along with that tiny bit of Fortune Points.

And Lin Xuan as well!

At that moment, a voice rang out from outside.

"I don't agree!"

Gu Qingxue's body trembled. She immediately spoke up and shouted, "I agree! I am willing to become Ninth Prince's concubine!"

[Love is the most wounding of words. Lin Xuan nearly collapsed, losing 50,000 Fortune Points. The host gained 50,000 Villain Points.]