Earlier, during the small auction, Ji Xuanyuan remembered that when Chu Yuan revealed his hand, he mentioned that this trial allowed Saintess candidates to form teams, build good relationships, and compete based on connections and resources. Gu Qingwan’s current predicament was none other than the upcoming Medicine King Valley Trial.
Now, the appearing “Classic of Longing Love” was undoubtedly the most suitable technique for Gu Qingwan, and also the best stepping stone.
‘If I bid for the technique on behalf of Fairy Gu and then show goodwill… back and forth, won’t I be able to stay by Junior Brother’s side under the guise of being Fairy Gu’s best friend?’
Perfectly justified, no one could find fault!
And afterward, watching Gu Qingwan grow close to Junior Brother would inevitably stir jealousy in her. That jealousy would be the best nourishment for cultivating the Jealousy Dao.
Now that Ji Xuanyuan had confirmed her path of cultivating the [Jealousy Dao], she could get stronger while being jealous.
Two birds with one stone.
No! Helping Junior Brother’s beloved couple get married, plus boosting my own cultivation, and also protecting Junior Brother…
This is three birds with one stone. How wonderful!
Ji Xuanyuan’s lips curled up, already eager to start acting.
Looking back out the window, the bidding for the “Classic of Longing Love” had already begun:
From another room, Gu Qingwan continued bidding, “1.2 million!”
“1.3 million!”
Seeing this, people successively joined the bidding.
Before long, the price had risen to “3.5 million!”
Gu Qingwan gritted her teeth. “3.6 million.”
But soon someone else raised the bid, “3.7 million!”
Seeing this, Gu Qingwan clutched her bidding paddle but did not raise it again.
She didn’t have enough spirit stones in hand.
No help for it. The Gu Family was ultimately not a wealthy clan in Xuanji City.
Of course, Gu Qingwan could also take out a loan from the bank afterward.
Gritting her molars, she still wanted to raise her paddle.
At that moment, her elbow was suddenly grabbed. Turning her head, she saw her own Matriarch shaking her head, “Forget it, Wan’er. This is fate!”
Gu Qingwan’s face paled, her cherry lips pressed into a thin line.
She had just confirmed the Path of Infatuation and encountered a suitable technique. She really couldn’t bear to give up like this.
But her financial situation was what it was, and Gu Qingwan helplessly lowered her head.
Seeing that Gu Qingwan no longer bid, Ji Xuanyuan knew her chance had come, “4 million!”
As soon as she spoke, the venue erupted in an uproar.
It wasn’t because the technique had fetched a high price, but because the speaker was actually that red-haired Crown Prince.
“Why would their Highness the Crown Princess bid for a technique like this?”
Everyone discussed it animatedly.
From the shadows, the Second Princess, Ji Yumeng, was also surprised. How could big sister bid for this kind of technique? Is it for that man? Loving a man more than the kingdom? What charm does that boy called Chu Yuan have to make big sister willing to abandon even the empire?
Or perhaps this “Classic of Longing Love” was too great a burden, and not worth the risk of offending the Crown Prince for the powerful experts present.
In the Immortal Dynasty, no one wanted to risk offending the Crown Prince. With the Crown Prince’s bid, the bidding in the venue came to an abrupt halt. Rather than that, it was better to do a favor for the Crown Prince of the Immortal Dynasty.
“4 million spirit stones! Going once, twice, three times! Sold! Congratulations to Her Highness the Crown Princess for acquiring the ‘Classic of Longing Love’!”
The auctioneer brought down the gavel.
Gu Qingwan, who had lowered her head, opened her eyes slightly and looked up toward the Crown Prince’s room.
Through the sheer curtains, she saw Ji Xuanyuan sitting upright in the elegant room, her expression cool and distant, her gaze indifferent, as if she were doing a trivial matter.
When their eyes met, Ji Xuanyuan even smiled at Gu Qingwan.
Ji Xuanyuan inexplicably remembered a past life, when Junior Brother had also bid for something for her like this. Back then, she hadn’t understood how much one person had to like another to remember a casually spoken sentence and then go all out to fulfill it.
Now she understood finally.
In this life, it was her turn to fulfill Junior Brother.
This volume of the “Classic of Longing Love,” Ji Xuanyuan had half bid for Gu Qingwan, and half for herself.
Because only by using this to befriend Fairy Gu could she continue to stay by Junior Brother’s side. As long as she stayed by his side, she would have a chance to make Junior Brother look at her again.
However, Ji Xuanyuan’s faint smile seemed more like mockery in Gu Qingwan’s eyes.
Mocking her, a mere daughter of the Gu Family, for ultimately being unable to win against the powerful and influential current Crown Prince.
‘Ji Xuanyuan, just you wait! I will never give A-Yuan to you!’
Chu Yuan was in a certain room, preparing to test the Sleeping Art he had won. Meanwhile, the target of the two women’s contention, Gu Su Die, was curled up on a nearby cushion, falling asleep again.
Chu Yuan knew he was still disliked by it, so he simply lay down on the distant couch.
Although the auction still had many items to come, in his view, those such as the [Chaos Ribbon] and [Wind and Fire Wheels] were already in his reserves. Rather than waste spirit stones, it was better to focus on recovery.
According to the technique’s instructions, he lay flat on his back, bent his legs with the soles of his feet touching, forming a ring with his legs, placed his hands crossed or naturally flat on his lower abdomen below the navel, palms facing his abdomen, brought his heels as close to his perineum as possible, and let both knees naturally sink to the sides, trying to touch the bed surface.
This posture effectively stretches and stimulates the liver and kidney meridians running along the inner thighs, helps fill kidney yang, improves various problems caused by kidney qi deficiency, and nourishes kidney qi.
Then, Chu Yuan silently recited the mantra to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Sure enough, without other aids, his speed of absorbing spiritual energy and recovering increased significantly.
Moreover, this posture helped relieve muscle tension and promote blood flow back from the legs and pelvic cavity.
As the auction neared its end, Chu Yuan’s complexion had clearly recovered a lot, comparable to taking a medicinal bath.
Thump thump!
At that moment, a knock came from outside the room.
Chu Yuan sat up and asked with a frown, “Who is it?”
A seductive female voice wafted in, the ending tone hooking upward like a hook, “Your Highness the Holy Son, the auction is almost over. What do you think?”
Su Xuanxuan had recovered from the pain of her earlier confrontation with the Holy Son. Regardless of whether the Holy Son forgave her, she would remain loyal and serve by his side.
On the other hand, Chu Yuan, hindered by the need to use the power of her Supreme Guardian lineage, had to tacitly allow her to stay by his side. “Got it.”
He stood up, walked to the window, and looked down at the venue.
On the high platform, the elderly auctioneer had ordered the final item to be carried away and was giving the same old closing remarks, her voice dry as aged walnuts.
He couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief. “Finally, I can go home.”
Having experienced the Crown Prince’s torment during this time, he now immensely missed the “doghouse” in his clan’s rundown courtyard.
Turning around, Chu Yuan’s gaze fell on the little creature curled up on the cushion. The young Black Dragon rolled over, belly up, sleeping without any dignity befitting a Dragon Emperor.
Chu Yuan smiled and shook his head. Before he could say more, he felt a slight movement of air.
His eyelashes fluttered. He turned to look. There was no sound of the door opening, but a seductive figure had already appeared in the room.
Her curly golden hair cascaded down like melted sunlight, reaching her waist. She wore a dark brocade robe that wrapped her graceful figure, with the collar wide open, revealing delicate collarbones. Her seductive eyes slanted upward, and her gaze held a lazy yet dangerous light.
Fragrant wisps spread from her body, like midnight-blooming datura, sweet yet lethally alluring.