As she said this, Su Qingqing finally showed the radiance that should belong to her.
In Gu Chen's mind, Su Qingqing was an excellent student with a sincere personality. As the class monitor, coupled with her family background, she was undoubtedly very talented in business and people management. Moreover, unlike Zhou Xue'er, who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals, she had her own principles and original intentions.
Gu Chen now needs a woman like this to support him.
As for taking the postgraduate entrance exam, it's already optional for people like Su Qingqing and Gu Chen.
"Oh, right, this is for you."
Gu Chen took out a small notebook and handed it to Su Qingqing.
"What is this?" Su Qingqing asked curiously as she took it.
The small notebook contained obscure and difficult-to-understand text, as well as drawings resembling little people.
"What is this?" Su Qingqing rolled her eyes a few times, utterly astonished.
"The cultivation method," Gu Chen said. "After I leave, you can practice according to what's written here. I've marked and annotated the more difficult parts. By the way, you absolutely mustn't let anyone else know about this cultivation method; it's extremely important. Hmm, but you can practice with Zhao Mo'er and Qianqian."
"You drew all of these?" Su Qingqing paused for a few seconds, then giggled and said, "They're really ugly."
Gu Chen said with a straight face, "It does look a bit ugly, but I'm not a professional. This is the result of two days of my work. Can't you give me some face?"
"Hmph." Su Qingqing snorted and said, "You want me to cultivate with another woman, and you still expect me to give you face? Why don't you consider my feelings?"
"Um..." Gu Chen chuckled awkwardly, "Didn't you two already make up?"
"Look how nervous you are. I'm not jealous, and there's nothing wrong with cultivating with her." Su Qingqing rolled her eyes at Gu Chen and said, "But tell me honestly, how many women have you actually liked?"
"No, that's all." Gu Chen coughed lightly and said, "Where did these other women come from?"
"Really?" Su Qingqing smiled like an old fox, her eyes curving like crescent moons.
"Of course it's true." Gu Chen said seriously, "Don't you think about it? Having seen so many delicacies, how could you possibly look down on coarse rice and bran?"
"Is that so?" Su Qingqing sighed and said, "But even if you told me, I wouldn't mind. No matter how many women you have, as long as you have me in your heart, I don't care."
Seeing how sensible Su Qingqing was, Gu Chen felt a pang of shame, but he forced himself to suppress it.
"Qingqing." Gu Chen pointed to his lips, stuck out his tongue, and licked them, saying, "I'm leaving soon, aren't you going to do something to show your appreciation?"
"What do you want to do?" Su Qingqing noticed Gu Chen's lewd actions, and her pretty face flushed red.
"Of course, it's a kiss." Gu Chen said shamelessly, "Last time you stole a kiss from me, you were so proactive in your sneak attack, your movements were faster than any enemy I've ever fought. Come on, show me again, let me study you properly."
"Go to hell!" Su Qingqing was quite embarrassed by Gu Chen's lewd words. Although she was very charming and shrewd in public, she couldn't be as shameless as Gu Chen. She couldn't help but punch him, and Gu Chen took the opportunity to grab her hand, and the two rolled onto the bed.
"Sister Jing will be here in a bit." With Gu Chen pinning her down, Su Qingqing's eyelashes trembled violently, and she didn't dare to meet his gaze.
"It's okay, she knows about our relationship." Gu Chen shamelessly groaned and kissed Su Qingqing's lips.
After a long while, their lips parted. Su Qingqing, her hair disheveled like a delicate begonia, lay panting on the bed, while Gu Chen got off her.
"You..." Su Qingqing's eyes showed some disappointment.
"You've just recovered from a serious injury; you can't withstand any more strain," Gu Chen said with a faint smile.
Su Qingqing gave a coquettish snort, deliberately swaying her perfect body, her long legs slightly stretched out, looking at Gu Chen provocatively, and said, "I think you're just scared, or maybe..."
As she spoke, she deliberately glanced at Gu Chen's groin.
That girl!
The dignity of men has been severely insulted; this is truly intolerable!
Gu Chen was furious. Just as he was about to take off his shirt to teach Su Qingqing a lesson, Li Jing suddenly pushed the door open and came in.
"Sister Jing." Su Qingqing quickly sat up straight, her pretty face blushing like the evening glow.
Li Jing, being an experienced person herself, immediately understood what had just happened upon seeing the situation in the room.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward. Li Jing said gently, "Did I disturb you?"
Gu Chen coughed lightly, then walked towards Li Jing with a beaming smile, saying, "Sister Jing, you've come at the right time. I was explaining martial arts secrets to Qingqing. Haven't you always wanted to learn? Why don't you go and ask her for some pointers?"
Li Jing was genuinely interested in this, after all, Zhao Mo'er, who lived with her, was also cultivating, and her daughter, Qianqian, was at the initial stage of cultivation. It was just that her relationship with Gu Chen was somewhat ambiguous, which was why she didn't want to bring it up.
So upon entering the room and hearing Gu Chen's words, she immediately showed great surprise and asked, "Really?"
"Come here, Sister Jing." Su Qingqing got out of bed and took out Gu Chen's notebook.
"What is this drawing?" Li Jing asked, looking completely bewildered. "It looks like something a child wrote. Is this some kind of martial arts manual?"
Su Qingqing giggled again, and Gu Chen's face turned pale.
Although he was Divine Emperor in his previous life, his calligraphy was indeed not very good. After achieving fame and success, he communicated and taught his disciples by inscribing the essence of martial arts into his calligraphy. Most of the time, he relied on his willpower to do so.
"You guys chat." Gu Chen chuckled dryly, then dashed out of the house in a flash.
Zhuge Kun had returned from outside. Gu Chen asked, "Where are they?"
"We entrusted them to Wen Ziqi to escort," Zhuge Kun said. "If I were to escort them again, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to resist killing them halfway there."
Gu Chen glanced at him and said, "I need your fierceness, but I need your loyalty even more."
"Disciple understands!" Zhuge Kun lowered his head and said, "Young Master Gu, shall we depart now?"
Gu Chen nodded; he didn't need to prepare any luggage. Looking back at the entire Zhou City, Gu Chen said, "Let's go. After dealing with matters in the Shangjing, we should head to the Land of Heaven and Earth. I wonder how long it will take to return."
With Zhuge Kun driving and Gu Chen sitting in the back seat, they headed directly towards the airport.
"Young Master Gu, this is a map I drew over the past two days." As he got out of the car, Zhuge Kun handed the map to Gu Chen, saying, "It marks some special places in the Land of Heaven and Earth and their approximate distribution. However, there are many places I haven't been to, so it won't be of much help, but the direction of the entrance is correct."
Gu Chen glanced at it and then stored it in the Emperor's Vein. He then stared at him, a sharp glint in his eyes, and said, "Well, after I leave, Zhou City is in your hands. Don't betray my trust. You know the consequences of betraying me."
"I understand." Zhuge Kun nodded and said, "Please rest assured Young Master Gu."
Gu Chen patted him on the shoulder, then picked up the pre-purchased plane ticket and went straight to the boarding gate.
Gu Chen's plane was a direct flight to Shangjing. His subordinates had bought him a luxury cabin. He sat by the window and watched the plane slowly take off until Zhou City disappeared into the clouds. Only then did Gu Chen turn his gaze away.
As a cultivator, he indeed had too many things he couldn't let go of in Zhou City. The reason he gave Su Qingqing cultivation techniques was to enable them to protect themselves, so that he could feel at ease with them.
That cultivation technique is called the "Exquisite Heart Sutra," a superior technique that Gu Chen had previously acquired. It's not much worse than the "Heaven and Earth Creation Art" that he cultivates himself, and at least the advancement speed will be much faster.
Gu Chen had a vague feeling that this trip to the Shangjing would be very unusual, and might even involve life-threatening dangers, but he didn't know what those dangers were. This feeling didn't come from the Zhuge Family or the Gu Family, but from his strong sixth sense. After all, he was an anomaly in the entire Huaxia martial arts world.