Concubines Lead to Strength: The Path to Immortality Begins with Taking a Spouse

"What's this?"

Looking at the jade box on the table, Liu Qingqing hesitated slightly.

Even the jade box itself didn't seem like an ordinary object, and what it must contain would certainly be a real Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure!

"Grandfather returned to the mansion yesterday, and this is the wedding gift he sent to you."

"I'm currently only in the Sky-controlling Realm and don't have a use for this thing; it would be better for you to refine it."

Gu Changge casually brushed off the matter, stroking his chin.

Upon hearing his words, Liu Qingqing gently opened the jade box, but as soon as a small crack appeared, a chill leaked out, and frost began to spread atop the stone table.

After merely glancing at the contents, she decisively closed the lid of the jade box again.

"This item is too precious; I cannot accept it," Liu Qingqing firmly shook her head.

She recognized at a glance that the Snow Lotus contained within must be at least five thousand years old in its medicinal age—and it was certainly of top grade!

It was even more valuable than the Soul-Shaping Pill!

Although this Snow Lotus was very suitable for her, and even enough to advance her Divine Skill, the Heavenly Cold Finger, to small success, she must not accept it!

She already owed so much that she did not know how to repay, so how could she accept such a precious Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure?

"Didn't I tell you? This is a marriage gift from Grandfather."

"But marriage isn't just about one person."

"Shouldn't at least half of this belong to you?"

"Refining this item should be enough for you to break through to the Ruins Realm more quickly; isn't it better to be able to protect your husband in the Sky-controlling Realm?"

Gu Changge spoke with an unquestionable tone, presenting his argument convincingly.

For a while, Liu Qingqing fell into a dilemma again.

Seeing that she was going to refuse again, Gu Changge stood up and stretched, yawning, "I'm a bit sleepy after eating, whether you refine it here or take it with you to refine is up to you."

As he spoke, he was already heading inside the room, leaving no room for Liu Qingqing to refuse.

"But..."

Liu Qingqing wanted to say something more to him as he entered the room but then heard the faint sound of loose garments and clothes dropping haphazardly to the floor inside.

"If Wife doesn't want it, give the box to me then, better keep it inside to prevent it from being stolen," Gu Changge's voice also came from the interior of the room.

Immediately, images of what the room looked like flashed through her mind.

That guy was definitely reclining on the bed with a mischievous smile and disheveled clothes, waiting for her to enter...

"..."

Seeing that the other party had gone to such lengths, Liu Qingqing no longer declined.

Holding the jade box in one hand, she took a glance at the door of the room, her eyes as gentle as water.

"Then I'll be going back..."

After speaking softly, there was no response from inside, and so she left the small courtyard and gently closed the courtyard door behind her.

When she had walked a certain distance away, she felt somewhat dazed.

Upon arrival, she had been incredibly nervous and weighed down with heavy thoughts.

Yet now, after the conversation with him, when leaving, she not only hadn't experienced any of the scenarios she had imagined but was also gifted a valuable Snow Lotus.

"It turns out... that I am the one who has gained,"

Liu Qingqing suddenly stopped in her tracks; she had come to the Gu Family to prevent Gu Changge from being humiliated further, but now, instead of providing him with much, she had received quite a bit from him...

This... left her momentarily at a loss whether to cry or laugh.

However, after today's conversation, his image had completely entered and rooted itself firmly in her heart.

The notion of a nominal Daoist couple was no longer counted for anything.

"Having such a husband... seems quite nice."

On Liu Qingqing's way back, her steps became lighter, and her lips unconsciously curled into a barely perceptible sweet smile.

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Until she returned to the Heavenly Cold Sect's separate courtyard, back to her own room.

A disciple of the Heavenly Cold Sect scratched his head and uncertainly muttered, "Why does Senior Sister Liu seem a bit different today..."

"What's different? I think you're just lovesick, kid!"

"But the jade box in Senior Sister Liu's hand just now looked extraordinary, I wonder where she got it from."

"No matter where it's from, it couldn't possibly be given by that guy from the Gu Family, right?"

Hearing the whispers of the other Heavenly Cold Sect disciples in the courtyard, Liu Qingqing shook her head and sighed.

She was far from what these people perceived; she had reached the Mid-Stage of the Sky-controlling Realm, already surpassing most of those outside disciples in cultivation Realm.

"Before the wedding, I should be able to finish refining the Snow Lotus."

Liu Qingqing, being a cultivation fanatic, returned and without any hesitation, told the outside through a voice transmission that she would be in closed-door cultivation for three to five days. She then set up an Isolation Array and seriously began to fully open the Jade Box.

"A Snow Lotus with a medicinal age of ten thousand years... top grade..."

This time, she felt it more directly, the Snow Lotus was even more precious than she had imagined!

But having already accepted it, she didn't dwell on it and began refining it directly!

Just as she had entered closed-door cultivation for one hour, her mother, Zhao Ling, returned to the separate courtyard with a full face of worry.

Early this morning, she had gone to visit Gu Kuang, and after a long wait, finally saw him.

She wanted to ask him not to tell Changge the secret from all those years ago, but the news she received was... the secret had been told to Changge last night.

"Why has Qingqing gone into closed-door cultivation?"

Zhao Ling composed herself before asking a nearby Heavenly Cold Sect disciple.

"Senior Sister left for a bit this morning, and after she returned, she went into closed-door cultivation."

"But don't worry, I'll arrange an empty room for you right away."

The disciple, delighted to speak with Senior Sister Liu's mother, said respectfully.

"This is bad... really bad, it's all over now!"

Upon hearing this news, Zhao Ling felt as if all her strength had been drained.

She let the disciple lead her to an empty room.

Noticing something was off with her, the disciple simply expressed some concern and hastily left after closing the door.

Sitting alone on the bed, Zhao Ling sighed repeatedly.

At this moment, she was convinced that Qingqing had gone to see Changge that morning, and knowing Qingqing's character, she was likely there to confess.

But could such a matter be resolved by confession?

The outcome of Qingqing's visit was obviously not optimistic; she returned and went into closed-door cultivation, refusing to meet anyone.

Alas...

What should be done now!

If only Brother Gu and the others were still here.

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In the Back Mountain Courtyard, Gu Changge lay on his bed, legs crossed, contemplating.

"After my guidance today, she should not bear too much of a psychological burden."

"What a pity that the Sudden Enlightenment Pill is not meant to be known to others; it's better to wait until our wedding night to give it to her."

"Given her character, she will probably spend these next few days in closed-door cultivation to refine the Snow Lotus. It's time to take this opportunity to deal with that Prince!"

Less than ten days remained until the marriage; after the wedding, the Heavenly Cold Sect's people would not linger, so any action would have to be taken before the wedding!

Regarding that person who was after his life, he harbored no compassion at all.

Having laid out all his plans in his mind, he decided then and there to lure the other party into a trap and send him to his death tomorrow!

"Will the Prince fall for it...?"

"But this guy doesn't seem to be very smart; he lacks depth and could be said to have the intelligence of a gourd on his neck. If nothing goes wrong, tomorrow will be his day of reckoning..."

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