"Just what kind of person are you!"
In the void, fierce winds howled, tearing at space with piercing shrieks. Su Hua stood there, her three thousand strands of long hair dancing wildly across her face, which had lost its color. Holding her breath, she furrowed her brows, her beautiful eyes fixed intently on Gu Qingfeng. She didn't even bother to brush away a stray lock of hair flying at the corner of her mouth. She desperately wanted to know just what kind of existence this fellow before her was, why he was so mysterious and bizarre.
Opposite her.
Gu Qingfeng shook off the residual force clinging to his sleeves, took out a jar of peach blossom wine, tilted his head back for a drink, then slightly cocked his head, squinting his eyes as he glanced at Su Hua, then at the gloomy night sky. He spoke leisurely, "Let's go, find a place to chat."
With that, he vanished from the void.
Su Hua hesitated for a moment, then followed.
The deep night in the Great Northwest was somewhat lonely, rather desolate, permeated with a stifling gloom.
On a barren mountain range, Gu Qingfeng casually found a rock to sit on. Seeing Su Hua who had followed, he asked, "Hey, about that business of teasing you in the fragment space of the Mysterious Era, let's just drop it here. Call me a scoundrel, call me a bastard, I'll accept it all. Here, I'll offer you my apology. You can accept it or not, up to you."
He took out the Taixu Cup, poured a drink, swirled it slightly, and continued, "Of course, if you're still not satisfied, we can square off and fight again. But then, you should probably realize by now—you can't kill me, and you can't beat me. So...
Don't waste your effort. Might as well use that time to sit down and have a chat. What do you say?"
"You!" Su Hua gritted her teeth. "You really are a shameless, thick-skinned bastard!"
Although she still held resentment and unwillingness in her heart over the matter of being disrespected and molested, there was one point she had to admit, even if she didn't want to: what Gu Qingfeng said was true. She couldn't kill him.
Su Hua understood clearly. Even if she unleashed all her unparalleled Fortune, exhausting every means at her disposal, it would likely be futile. Gu Qingfeng's Physical Body was simply too powerful, boundless in its strength, as immovable as a true boulder. What was even more terrifying was that he also possessed that evil, violent, overwhelmingly domineering Golden Core Spiritual Power capable of severing the Great Nature Void. This made her dare not act rashly again.
"I know you're very unconvinced. I also know you still have at least three powerful Fortunes. What they are, I don't know. But one thing is certain: you cannot control those three Fortunes for now. Unleashing them would inevitably affect your consciousness. Am I right?"
"You! How..." Su Hua paled in shock, instinctively taking a step back.
Every time Gu Qingfeng looked at her, she felt as if she were being seen through. She had always thought it was just an illusion, but only at this moment did she realize it was no illusion at all. This fellow could truly see through everything about her.
"Don't panic, don't be afraid. I'm not clairvoyant. My spiritual sense is just a bit more sensitive, that's all."
Looking at the somewhat flustered Su Hua, Gu Qingfeng said with an amused smile, "Don't just stand there. Come, sit down, have a couple of drinks."
Drink?
Su Hua was in no mood for drinking now. She took a deep breath and asked again, "The vile things you did to me... I can forgive you. I can choose not to hold it against you. But you must sincerely admit your mistake and apologize to me!"
"Sorry, but I have a quirk: I never admit mistakes or apologize to anyone."
Gu Qingfeng indeed had this quirk. Even if he did something wrong, he wouldn't admit it or apologize. He would acknowledge the mistake and correct it, but he would absolutely not admit fault.
"You really are a scoundrel! Do you think molesting and disrespecting me can just be written off like that?"
"What else?"
Gu Qingfeng picked up the Taixu Cup, took a light sip of peach blossom wine, then threw his head back and finished it. He laughed, "How about this: you take off your clothes, and you come molest me, disrespect me? If that's not enough, I'll take a loss—let you have your way with me right here. How about that?"
Gu Qingfeng's words made Su Hua feel both ashamed, furious, and resentful. If she could, she really wanted to rush over and teach this fellow a harsh lesson. Unfortunately, Gu Qingfeng's strength was too unfathomable, leaving her with no way to act. She could only rebuke him angrily, "Gu! You really have no shame!"
"Hahaha!" Gu Qingfeng threw his head back and laughed. "Only those without shame can be invincible under heaven. Don't you even understand such a simple principle?"
"Shameless! Utterly! Shameless!"
"Alright, enough joking. Hey, there's one thing I've always wanted to ask you. I heard you've been looking for Gu Tianlang all along. What exactly are you trying to find him for?"
"Why should I tell a scoundrel like you!"
"Aren't you curious about what kind of person I am?"
"You're willing to tell me?"
"As long as you answer a few questions for me, I'll tell you my identity. Deal?"
"You're a scoundrel. How can I trust you?"
Gu Qingfeng shrugged indifferently. "If you don't believe me, then forget it. Nothing more to chat about. Farewell."
Seeing Gu Qingfeng seemed about to leave, Su Hua panicked and quickly said, "Wait."
"What now?"
"Fine. I'll believe you this once."
"Oh? Really? Then speak up."
"Monarch Chixiao is my Karma. Therefore, I must find him."
Gu Qingfeng nodded. That Su Hua had Karma with him was something he had already guessed. He asked, "As far as I know, you and Gu Tianlang have never interacted, never met, never known each other. Why would he be your Karma?"
"Not meeting in this life doesn't mean we didn't know each other in a Previous Life. Cause from a Previous Life, effect in this life. Don't you know that?"
"Cause from a Previous Life, effect in this life... Heh..." Gu Qingfeng murmured these words, then asked, "Who were you in your Previous Life? And who was Gu Tianlang in his?"
"That's precisely why I'm looking for Monarch Chixiao. Only by finding him can the mystery of this Karma be unraveled."
"One thing puzzles me. How do you know for sure your Karma is Gu Tianlang?"
"Someone told me."
"Who?"
"You don't need to know."
"Heh. You don't even know your own Karma, so how could someone else know? I say, girl, you haven't been tricked, have you?"
"The person who told me about the Karma wouldn't deceive me. I trust her."
"Heh, really?"
For a moment, Gu Qingfeng truly couldn't think of anyone who possessed such capability. Rubbing his chin in thought, he said after a pause, "Girl, whether the person who told you about the Karma tricked you or not, I don't know. But there's one thing I have to tell you today."
"What is it?"
"Gu Tianlang is already dead."
"Dead?"
As if she hadn't expected Gu Qingfeng to say this, Su Hua was stunned, then shook her head. "Impossible."
"What's so impossible about it?"
"I've investigated Monarch Chixiao carefully. With his abilities, he would never have died under the judgment of the Immortal Dao. Moreover, with his aloof and proud nature, he would never allow himself to die under the judgment of the Immortal Dao."
"Believe it or not, Gu Tianlang is dead. That's a fact. So, give up pursuing your so-called Karma. It's meaningless."