Chapter 9 I Thought She Was as Beautiful as a Fairy, but She Really Is a Fairy
"Sister, where are you going?"
Lin Chen hurried after her. He could not allow Lin chuqing to misunderstand him.
Yes, Lin Chen believed there had to be some mistake. Surely those trash had twisted facts in front of Lin chuqing, stirring trouble. He had to explain in person.
"Eh, Sister chuqing…"
Meeting Lin chuqing head-on, Gu Qing's face lit with joy.
She was three years older than him. As children, he always trailed behind her, and though they were not siblings, they were closer than siblings. Of course, that was childhood.
When grown, naturally one wanted to marry such a person and have children. Lin chuqing was so ethereal and beautiful—surely their offspring would be stunning.
Gu Qing had no strange fetish of calling her sister; he was not some Long Aotian.
"Ah Qing, what happened to you?"
Seeing his messy hair and torn clothes, Lin chuqing was startled, thinking he had been hunted. She immediately swept the area with her divine sense.
"I'm fine, just returned from training in the Demonic Beast Mountain Range."
Gu Qing smiled, feeling regret. If he had known he would meet Lin chuqing, he would have dressed in his battle robes, refined down to the hair.
"Good, then."
She breathed a sigh of relief, her gaze soft as she looked him over.
"Half a year has passed, Ah Qing has grown taller," and more handsome too.
"Yes, I've grown up. I can marry Sister chuqing now."
Gu Qing was thick-skinned, always teasing her whenever there was a chance. Seeing the cold, fairy-like Lin chuqing blush in fluster made him feel a great sense of achievement and satisfaction.
"You… nonsense."
At the mention of marriage, her fairy image collapsed. A blush rose on her exquisite face, and she glanced around nervously.
[Detected Lin Chen's malice toward the host. Attempting to plunder fortune. Super Rebound triggered. Lin Chen loses 1000 fortune.]
[Detected Lin Chen's malice toward the host. Attempting to plunder fortune. Super Rebound triggered. Lin Chen loses 1000 fortune.]
[Detected Lin Chen's malice toward the host. Attempting to plunder fortune. Super Rebound triggered. Lin Chen loses 1000 fortune.]
Good grief, three times in a row.
Even Gu Qing worried for Lin Chen's future. At this rate, he would soon destroy himself.
"Xiao Chen, what's wrong?"
Lin chuqing saw Lin Chen clutching his chest, face pale. She wanted to help, but Gu Qing stopped her.
"Did something go wrong with your cultivation? I have a healing herb here." He spoke with concern, though he had no intention of giving any medicine. He was no saint; why would he help an enemy?
"I'm fine, I don't need your false concern."
Lin Chen's face darkened, rage surging inside.
He always treated Gu Qing as an enemy, but Gu Qing showed no temper, acting kindly toward him. It was like punching into cotton.
"Then why is your aura chaotic? Did you suffer internal injury?"
A mocking light flickered in Gu Qing's eyes as he continued his false concern for his would-be brother-in-law.
Lin Chen's hostility was plain to Gu Qing. But he was no villain. To like someone's sister and openly fight her brother was foolishness.
If he had to deal with Lin Chen, it would be done subtly, leaving no fault to find.
"You…"
Lin Chen burned with anger.
Gu Qing's repeated concern made it seem as if he had indeed taken forbidden medicine to advance his cultivation. Looking at Gu Qing's worried face, Lin Chen wanted nothing more than to cut him down.
But seeing Lin chuqing frown, his fire was doused like cold water.
He could only mutter weakly that he was fine.
Since she liked Gu Qing, opposing him openly would only anger her.
"Just wait. I, Lin Chen, swear I will not let you go. I will expose your false face and trample you beneath my feet."
[Detected Lin Chen's malice toward the host. Attempting to plunder fortune. Super Rebound triggered. Lin Chen loses 1000 fortune.]
"…" Gu Qing.
After a few more words of false concern, he proudly took Lin chuqing's hand and left.
As expected, he harvested another 2000 fortune.
"System, what's going on? Every time I cross paths with Lin Chen, he keeps trying to plunder my fortune nonstop."
Gu Qing could not help but ask.
[This is normal. Some children of fortune do not gain their fortune from nothing; most rely on plundering. Only a few are born without the fate of plundering others.]
[Furthermore, when a child of fortune plunders, it brings misfortune to others. This can cloud the mind, provoke anger, and cause reckless, irrational behavior.]
"Isn't this the so-called intelligence-reducing aura?" Gu Qing muttered.
He felt deeply relieved. Fortunately, he had the Super Rebound System to counter the protagonist's aura. Otherwise, one day he would end up as miserable as those minor villains.
"Ah Qing, Xiao Chen's temperament is a little extreme. Don't take it to heart," Lin chuqing said, withdrawing her hand as she walked alongside him. Her aura was ethereal, the ribbon at her waist fluttering, like a fairy who had accidentally descended to the mortal world.
"How could I? Your brother is my brother," Gu Qing replied with a smile.
"Smooth talker!"
Lin chuqing smiled like a divine flower blooming, her fairy-like grace dreamlike and surreal.
Gu Qing could not help being drawn in by her divine beauty, his heart and mind filled only with Lin chuqing's stunning face. But he quickly returned to his senses and teased, "Half a year apart, Sister chuqing, you have become even more beautiful. I was almost bewitched."
It was a casual remark, yet hearing it stirred waves in Lin chuqing's calm heart. She knew very well the extent of her charm. Even Purple Mansion Realm experts, men or women, could not resist her aura, their minds clouded by a single smile.
How could Gu Qing, still in the Qi Condensation Realm, have stronger will and soul than Purple Mansion experts? There was something unusual.
Her thoughts turned rapidly. From childhood, she had been the focus of admiration. Everyone around her was naturally captivated by her fairy aura—everyone except Gu Qing.
Not only was he never enthralled, but he also constantly teased her: pulling her braids, smearing mud on her face, dirtying her pretty clothes. After the age of ten he stopped mischief, but clung even closer, never once ensnared by her charm.
It was highly possible Gu Qing had a special constitution, with a soul far stronger than others.
The thought pleased Lin chuqing. She instantly recalled that more than a month ago someone had awakened a stellar divine body. That person was very likely Gu Qing.
"System, tell me—has she cultivated a charm technique?" Gu Qing asked.
Lin chuqing's allure was simply too terrifying, making him sink unconsciously into her beauty and lose himself. If he stayed with her long-term, he feared he would unknowingly become her slave, unable to see anyone else.
[She has not cultivated a charm technique. Her power to captivate you comes entirely from her natural fairy aura. To mortal beings, it is a fatal temptation, one you cannot resist.]
"???"
[We advise the host not to interact too closely with her, or you will eventually become her slave.]
"???"
The fairy wife he had struggled to pursue—and now he was told he couldn't have her?
"Can you show me her attribute panel?"
[Yes.]
At once, Lin chuqing's data appeared in Gu Qing's mind.
[Name] Lin chuqing
[Race] Immortal Spirit Clan
[Constitution] Heavenly Spirit Dao Body, Void-Breaking Immortal Eyes
[Talent] Born close to the Dao, unmatched brilliance
[Charm] Divine Beauty, Fairy Grace
[Realm] Purple Mansion Realm, 9th Level Peak
[Fate] Daughter of Destiny
[Destiny] Blessed, sacred from birth
[Affiliation] Adopted daughter of the Lin family in Maple Leaf City, successor of the Hidden Immortal Palace
[Fortune] 300000
[Immortal Spirit Clan: Born of the eternal cosmos' essence, each possesses unique divine gifts.]
[Heavenly Spirit Dao Body: An innate immortal body, undying and flawless, containing endless Dao laws.]
[Void-Breaking Immortal Eyes: Eyes that pierce through illusions, seeing the truth directly.]
[Born close to the Dao: Always in a state of harmony with heaven and earth, with heaven-defying comprehension and constant potential for enlightenment.]
[Unmatched brilliance: Gifted and ingenious, able to master any art by sight and excel after a single practice.]
[Divine Beauty, Fairy Grace: An irresistible allure. Those unable to resist will eventually become her slaves.]
[Daughter of Destiny: Heaven's chosen, favored by the Dao, blessed with countless opportunities.]
[Sacred from birth: Holy and untouchable, shielded by heaven, unharmed by evil, without taboo.]
[Blessed without end: Fortune unending, always able to turn misfortune into blessing, aided by benefactors, desires fulfilled.]
[Those who oppose her will be abandoned by heaven and earth, struck by backlash of fortune—at best plagued by misfortune, at worst destroyed in body and Dao.]
"???"
He had thought she was only as beautiful as a fairy. He never expected she truly was one.