Eternal Bonds: A Journey with the Fated Immortal

Chapter 14: Dizzy Gu Qingge, the Family’s Big Surprise

Gu Qingge was shocked. What had she just heard?

“My Lady, why do you look so surprised? Could it be that you’re overwhelmed with joy?” Su Changsheng said and pretended to be confused, but internally, he sighed.

Undeniably, she was the future Empress. Although she seemed a bit naive and dazed, she still exuded a lovable and charming aura.

“Su Changsheng! Your joke just now wasn’t funny at all. I can pretend I didn’t hear it!” Gu Qingge said and quickly regained her composure, her gaze turning icy and her tone turning cold.

As a powerful Empress, she couldn’t allow a mere Saint to humiliate her. If it weren’t for her recent reincarnation and the unfavorable situation she found herself in, she would have dealt with Su Changsheng long ago.

“Joke? No, this is no joke. From now on, you are my wife. Once the Su family’s crisis is resolved, it will be our wedding day,” Su Changsheng said seriously.

“You… don’t fool yourself. Do you know the consequences of offending a Great Emperor?!” At this moment, Gu Qingge finally understood that Su Changsheng’s true goal had been her from the beginning. The previous conversations were all just mockery. She shouted angrily.

“You may suppress me now, but in ten years, a hundred years, it will be as easy as flipping my hand to kill you!” This was no joke. Although she couldn’t use her shattered divine soul for the time being, as long as she was given decades, Gu Qingge was confident she could break through to the Saint realm once again, unleash the power of her shattered divine soul, and explode with the strength of a Great Saint. Killing someone like Su Changsheng, an ordinary Saint, would be a breeze.

“I know, but that doesn’t change the fact that I want you. I will marry you. It has nothing to do with you!” Su Changsheng replied calmly.

Indeed, with Gu Qingge’s identity as a Great Empress and her cultivation at the Great Emperor level, it would be incredibly easy for her to rise again in this life with her knowledge of the future. Even if it took a hundred years or just ten years to kill a Saint, Su Changsheng believed Gu Qingge could accomplish it.

In the past, Su Changsheng would have chosen to become Gu Qingge’s protector and help her ascend to the throne. But now, he had awakened the system and possessed a destined path to rise. In that case, why not contend?

Having gone from an ordinary genius to a half-Saint, Su Changsheng would not hesitate and weigh his options. Even if it meant offending Gu Qingge, he wouldn’t care.

Moreover, the identity of an Empress also greatly attracted him. After all, she was an Empress. The esteemed status aroused a long-lost desire for conquest in Su Changsheng’s heart.

“You…you’re so stubborn…you shameless…you wicked person…!” Gu Qingge was infuriated, her chest heaving, her beautiful face flushed, and she glared fiercely at Su Changsheng.

She could see the determination in Su Changsheng’s eyes, which was similar to hers. Once he made a decision, he wouldn’t waver. She also understood that he was determined to act without considering the future consequences. This infuriated her even more.

“Fine, I hope you won’t regret it!” Gu Qingge said hatefully. She then sat down, closed her eyes, and ignored Su Changsheng. Her posture was reminiscent of a sulking young girl.

“Hehe…” Su Changsheng chuckled softly when he saw this. He knew that the reason Gu Qingge had been losing her composure one after another, lacking the coldness and calmness of the Empress, was simply because she had just been reborn.

The current Gu Qingge was no longer the invincible Empress revered throughout eternity but just an ordinary young girl. Therefore, she could be influenced by Su Changsheng’s words, constantly losing her composure and revealing a youthful charm.

If it were during her time as the Empress, she would have remained indifferent, unmoved by Su Changsheng’s words, and only responded with a strike of her palm instead of behaving like a youthful and alluring girl as she did now. However, this version of Gu Qingge was even more adorable.

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Time passed, and three days quickly went by. In these three days, the Su family completely occupied the Northern Polar Heaven City and, using it as a center, swept through the entire Gu family’s territory, uprooting all their forces. They swiftly occupied one territory after another, seizing resources, mineral veins, and more.

Such astonishing news spread throughout Northern Wasteland and reached even further, alarming countless powers. First-class forces and even top-level powers turned their attention toward it.

The reason was that Su Changsheng, the ancestral elder of the Su family, had reached sainthood. It was precisely because Su Changsheng attained sainthood that the Su family could wipe out the Gu family in one fell swoop, seize their vast territory, and subtly encroach upon the Northern Wasteland, trending towards becoming a top-level power.

In other words, it was widely known that the Su family becoming a top-level power was only a matter of time. The only difference was how long it would take for the Su family to digest the resources of the Gu family.

Once they finished digesting, the Su family’s strength would skyrocket, and their next target would be the White Cloud Dynasty. By then, the Su family, which unified the Northern Wasteland, would be one of the top-level powers in the True Saint Continent, second only to the dominant power, the Taishi Sect.

However, many forces harbored dissatisfaction towards the Su family, including some top-level powers like the Beast-Summoning Sect.

Naturally, during the battle with the Gu family, Su Changsheng subjugated many powerful forces and killed an elder from the Beast-Summoning Sect. This naturally ignited the fury of the Beast-Summoning Sect. Many forces were aware of these events and eagerly awaited the response of the Beast-Summoning Sect. They wanted to know how to deal with the newly risen Su family.

However, to the surprise of the various forces, even after three days had passed, the Beast-Summoning Sect remained silent as if they had accepted everything. This left the major powers bewildered and once again demonstrated the intimidating power of a saint. Once it involved a saint, even if they had just ascended to that status, it was no small matter. Even the mighty Beast-Summoning Sect chose not to seek revenge and remained silent.

This further increased the awe-inspiring power of the Su family. Many forces in the Northern Wasteland chose to surrender, including several direct branches of the Gu family. Of course, some groups decided to resist until the end. For those forces, Su Changsheng ordered their complete extermination. Consequently, for two weeks, the vast army and members of the Su family waged war across the Northern Wasteland, with the flames of battle engulfing the land.

A month later, the situation calmed down, and the Su family completely took over the territory of the Gu family, dominating two-thirds of the Northern Wasteland.

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A family grand gift package? Su Changsheng, who was idling away his time in the Su family, playing with Gu Qingge, paused his finger and pondered.

This was the reward for developing the family.

“Let… let go of me…” At this moment, a blurry voice came through. Gu Qingge, whose face was being pinched by Su Changsheng, glared at him with fiery eyes. She felt deeply humiliated.

It had been a whole month! An entire month!

Do you know how she spent this month?

Su Changsheng was simply inhuman. Throughout this entire month, he had been tormenting her non-stop! It was simply unbearable!

“Be good.” Seeing her reaction, Su Changsheng rubbed her hair and then playfully smacked her face as if dealing with a well-behaved child.

This nearly made Gu Qingge faint from anger.