Free Web NovelChapter 225: Chapter 132: Losing Oneself in Passion
The group from the Purple Heaven Jade Mansion was quite surprised when they saw Gu Haitang hugging Chu Xuan directly. Had their relationship become so good already?
Even Pei Shurou was taken aback. Clearly, at the Hundred Flowers Banquet earlier, the two of them still seemed like ordinary friends, nowhere near as intimate as they were now.
Seeing this scene, she felt a bit complicated in her heart. It seemed Haitang really liked him a lot.
On Chu Xuan’s side, he transmitted a message to Gu Haitang: "Earth escape, you’ve experienced it. Isn’t hugging normal?"
Haitang was still a bit suspicious. "Is that all? Nothing else?"
Chu Xuan nodded repeatedly, "That’s it. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Pei Real, she wouldn’t lie to you, would she?"
Although his eyes looked very sincere, Gu Haitang still had a vague feeling that something wasn’t right, perhaps a woman’s intuition.
Since their fellow sect members were all watching, she couldn’t very well sniff Chu Xuan from head to toe. Doing so would ruin her reputation.
So after hugging him briefly, Gu Haitang let go and asked about what happened after they parted.
Chu Xuan recounted everything in detail, deleting all the ambiguous parts, of course. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
He wasn’t afraid of Haitang asking Pei Shurou again. The latter should have the discretion not to disclose too much. This was a tacit agreement between the two of them.
Gu Haitang had to admire Chu Xuan’s quick wit and response upon hearing about the dangers. After all, escaping successfully from a sixth-realm Divinity Transformation cultivator with injured comrades was no ordinary feat.
Meanwhile, the two Realms were almost done chatting, and Li Yucheng personally came over to thank Chu Xuan.
With that, Haitang switched her conversation partner and ran over to hold Pei Real’s hand, chatting with her intimately in whispers.
Turns out there wasn’t anything inconsistent with Chu Xuan’s account, and most of the time, Pei Real was in a coma, so there wasn’t much to tell.
Gu Haitang wanted to ask, "That flirt, Chu Xuan, did he try groping you or pretend to be careless but actually take liberties?"
Unexpectedly, Pei Shurou looked at Gu Haitang and asked with a smile, "Do you like him?"
Haitang blushed a little but still nodded, "After entering the secret realm, we went through a life-and-death crisis together, and we kind of grasped each other’s feelings."
"This time, after we go back, I plan to ask my martial uncle to help me formally discuss the marriage at the Daoist Palace."
"Of course, I will get the approval of both my master and my mother in advance."
These two, one representing the sect and the other representing the family, only if both agreed could the marriage be possible.
Pei Shurou felt a pang in her heart at these words, but on the surface, she still gently said, "That’s a good thing. I think Chu Xuan has a good character, and he is making rapid progress in his cultivation, so his future is bound to be limitless."
Hearing such high praise for Chu Xuan from Real, Gu Haitang was naturally very happy, "Then, Real, when you go back, could you help me mention it to my master?"
Pei Shurou hesitated for a moment but still shook her head and said, "Your master will agree, there is no need for me to say anything."
She was well aware that whether Chu Xuan was the true essence of Heaven’s Evil now or his reincarnated self, there could not be anything more between the two of them, let alone ending up together.
Hence, Pei Shurou felt she should respect and bless them.
But asking her to help facilitate the matter was something she couldn’t do so magnanimously; the heart still felt a bit sour.
If Haitang truly loved Chu Xuan, let her pursue him. She wouldn’t help but neither would she sabotage it. She would regard it as none of her business.
"Alright," Gu Haitang didn’t think much about it. To her, it was the sect side that had less difficulty, whereas the family side... she felt somewhat at a loss.
Chu Xuan had always been a target of suspicion within the family. She had to prove that he had no issues and that the marriage would bring enough benefits to the family for them to agree.
Gu Haitang thought it over. There had to be a way. After all, Chu Xuan was excellent in every way—whether talent or background, he ranked at the very top.
Even if the family wanted to settle for less readily available resources, among the current young prodigies of the cultivation world, how many could truly surpass him?
"By the way," Pei Shurou suddenly recalled something. "I noticed Chu Xuan seems to have a peach blossom destiny. And wasn’t there that Qingqing before, who was quite ambiguous with him too?" freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
"In any case, when it comes to romantic relationships, you should be cautious. Chu Xuan is great in other areas, but I’m afraid he might be a bit of a philanderer."
That was her subtle hint to her younger generation, after all, the original Chu Xuan was notoriously promiscuous, making her so angry she nearly wanted to strangle him in his sleep.
Wait, does pointing this out count as sabotage? Pei Shurou suddenly realized the issue.
Then she hastily denied it in her heart: I mentioned this for Haitang’s sake, not out of jealousy or to sabotage.
Gu Haitang’s expression became more solemn upon hearing this.
For she knew Pei Real spoke the truth. Otherwise, why else would she be so eager to discuss the marriage? Wasn’t it to solidify their relationship quickly?
Haitang nodded, "I understand. Thank you, Real, for the advice."
Just like that, after the two sides merged, Chu Xuan didn’t wander around aimlessly and simply acted with the Purple Heaven Jade Mansion side together.
During this time, Gu Haitang introduced her relationship with Chu Xuan to her fellow sect members openly, drawing envious, jealous, and resentful gazes from the disciples.
Obviously, they were not entirely surprised. After all, when Gu Haitang first visited the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace, she and Chu Xuan had already gotten quite close.
It’s said that they also attended the Hundred Flowers Banquet together, and this time they even explored the secret realm together. If you said they didn’t have something going on, no one would believe it.
