Chapter 803: Finalizing the Plan

Xue Chuqing felt a deep sorrow in her heart. She thought, “Sure enough, when it comes to life and death, it’s every man for himself. Husband and wife truly are like birds of the same forest—when disaster strikes, they scatter and fly their separate ways!”

As these thoughts crossed her mind, her eyes grew slightly moist. Consumed by profound grief, she felt that life had lost all meaning.

Right at that moment, Xu Luo’s low voice sounded by her ear. “Qing’Er, I think Fuqu actually makes some sense. Don’t you agree?”

Xue Chuqing felt both ashamed and infuriated. That whispered “Qing’Er” by her ear made her body go weak and her heart nearly melt, yet the words he spoke filled her with incomparable anger.

“What sense does she make? Don’t you understand? If we don’t hand over the Su Nu Celestial Scripture, we might live for a few more days. But once we hand it over and they verify its authenticity, how could they possibly leave us a way out?”

Xue Chuqing felt sorrowful, as she had originally resolved herself to die. She never expected that Luo Tian would actually be captured and brought back. He was the only man who had ever moved her heart, and her only man! If possible, she would rather die herself than drag him down with her. If they could both live well, who would truly be willing to die?

But… could he really not see the reality of their situation? Her heart tied in knots, Xue Chuqing was momentarily choked with emotion and rendered speechless.

Just then, the arm wrapped around her waist tightened slightly, causing her heart to skip a beat. She didn’t understand what her man was trying to do, but she could sense that he wanted her to play along!

In the blink of an eye, Xue Chuqing put on an angry expression. “Don’t listen to her! It’s pure nonsense! Can she even call the shots on what she just said? Can she guarantee it? I’m afraid the moment we hand over the Su Nu Celestial Scripture, they will immediately pull us up by the roots!”

“What my wife says seems to make sense too…” Xu Luo furrowed his brows in distress. Looking at Fuqu, he spoke with a mix of hesitation and smugness. “You probably don’t know this, but the bounty that the Bounty Guild has put on my head has already reached one hundred million Top-level Immortal Spirit Stones, right? With my head being worth so much, would your master really let me go? Even I wouldn’t believe it.”

“What?” Fuqu was slightly taken aback. She stared blankly at Xu Luo for a long while before speaking. “The Bounty Guild’s bounty on you… has reached one hundred million? That much?”

“Yes. See, even you’re tempted, aren’t you? My meridians are currently sealed, and I am completely powerless to resist. So, how about it? Do you want to take my head and exchange it for the money?” Xu Luo’s smile was somewhat eerie.

Fuqu looked somewhat dazed, but then she shivered all over. Staring at Xu Luo as if he were a venomous snake, she shook her head vigorously and shouted, “I’m not that kind of person! I have no idea what you’re talking about!” With that, she didn’t even spare Xue Chuqing another glance, turning around and leaving immediately.

Completely bewildered by the exchange, Xue Chuqing sat on Xu Luo’s lap, lost in thought. After a long moment, Xu Luo planted a light kiss by her ear and asked with a smile, “Qing’Er, what are you thinking about?”

“Ah…” Xue Chuqing’s beautiful face flushed red. She struggled and escaped from Xu Luo’s embrace. If this continued, she was afraid she wouldn’t be able to control herself. Turning back to see the smile on Xu Luo’s face, Xue Chuqing said in exasperation, “You’re teasing me on purpose, aren’t you?”

Xu Luo smiled. “You are my woman.”

“…” Xue Chuqing rolled her eyes, deciding not to argue with him over this. Instead, she asked, “Why did you do that? By revealing your price at the Bounty Guild, you’ve tempted her!”

“I wanted to tempt her!” Xu Luo dropped his joking demeanor and looked at Xue Chuqing. “Isn’t there a branch of the Bounty Guild right here in Qingchuan Ancient City?”

“There is,” Xue Chuqing replied.

Xu Luo asked, “Can a branch of the Bounty Guild fork out one hundred million Top-level Immortal Spirit Stones?”

“That… might be difficult, but… it shouldn’t be too far off.” Xue Chuqing narrowed her eyes at him. “What exactly are you trying to do?”

“I want to exchange my head for a sum of money!” Xu Luo beamed at her. “Otherwise, how am I going to provide for you in the future?”

“Who needs you to provide for them?” Xue Chuqing spat softly before looking at him seriously. “I don’t want you taking risks. I have plenty of money, and even if I didn’t, I still wouldn’t allow you to take such a risk!”

“When you take over the Divine Maiden Tower in the future, if you want complete control, coercion alone… is clearly not enough.” Xu Luo looked at Xue Chuqing and said softly, “You also need to lure them with benefits!

“The world bustles about, and all for the sake of profit. Only with sufficient benefits can you make people risk their lives for you!”

Xu Luo stood up and walked over to the table. He opened the food box, took out the exquisite dishes one by one, and arranged them on the table. “Come here and drink with your lord!”

A strange splendor flashed in Xue Chuqing’s eyes. She felt deep admiration for Xu Luo’s calm and collected demeanor, his bearing that remained unflinching even if a mountain were to collapse before him. However, she wasn’t about to let him off the hook verbally. “You’re still a prisoner, yet you’re thinking so far ahead. For all we know, they might just get angry and kill us both tomorrow.”

Despite her words, she walked over, poured him a cup of wine, and sat across from him, resting her chin on her fair hands as she gazed at him.

“Kill us? No, he won’t.” Xu Luo shook his head, picked up his wine cup, and took a sip. “Good wine!” he praised. “This captive life of ours is something ordinary mortals could only dream of!”

Xue Chuqing didn’t know how many times she had rolled her eyes by now. In short, she was utterly speechless at this man.

Xu Luo looked at Xue Chuqing and suddenly asked, “Tell me, if Fuqu… suddenly took my head to the Bounty Guild to claim the reward, would they believe her?”

“Naturally, they wouldn’t!” Xue Chuqing sighed softly. “There’s an obvious reason why the Bounty Guild has become a powerful faction on par with your Celestial Brilliance. There might be a few fools in there, but there’s no way they are all fools!”

“Are you calling me a fool?” Xu Luo cast a glance at her.

“I didn’t say that; you said it yourself!” Xue Chuqing curled her lips and muttered under her breath.

“Then what if Fuqu brought Gu Zongren’s token?” Xu Luo asked.

“That’s simply impossible!” Xue Chuqing couldn’t hold back any longer. “Even if Fuqu harbored murderous intent toward you, she wouldn’t dare kill you. Otherwise, how would she explain it to Gu Zongren? Even if this was done at Gu Zongren’s instruction, who is he? He is a Celestial Venerable of the Ancient Celestial Valley! Would he leave himself open to such blackmail?”

Xu Luo said, “As long as he is the controller of the Divine Maiden Tower, that is enough.”

Xue Chuqing fell silent for a long moment before finally saying softly, “If he is willing to step forward and guarantee it, then this matter… really is possible. The Bounty Guild would give the Master of the Divine Maiden Tower that face.”

Xu Luo continued, “How long would it take to verify the Su Nu Celestial Scripture?”

“For a Celestial Venerable at Gu Zongren’s realm, he only needs to read it once to know if it’s real or fake,” Xue Chuqing said.

“And what if only a few key parts are fake?” Xu Luo asked.

“In that case… he probably wouldn’t notice for a good ten to fifteen days. Even a peerless genius wouldn’t be able to grasp the basics of the Su Nu Celestial Scripture without at least that much time!” Xue Chuqing said with certainty. “As for actually using it, that’s absolutely impossible without a few years of practice!”

“Then it’s easy. We give him a fake scripture, let Fuqu kill me, and later, I’ll come back and rescue you!” Xu Luo looked at Xue Chuqing with utmost seriousness.

“Are you serious?” Xue Chuqing still found it somewhat unbelievable. “What exactly are you letting her kill? A spiritual avatar? If it’s a spiritual avatar, can you guarantee that Gu Zongren won’t see through the flaw?”

Xu Luo nodded. “Of course!”

Xue Chuqing took a deep breath and looked back at him with equal seriousness. “Husband, I know you want to save me, and I know you hate them and want to severely trick them. But this is no trivial matter. If it goes wrong, we might really drag ourselves into the grave.”

“Could it be any worse than our current situation?” Xu Luo asked with a smile.

“Well… I suppose not,” Xue Chuqing admitted.

“Then it’s settled!” Xu Luo nodded, then looked at her playfully. “I’m just afraid that since you know what’s going on beforehand, your acting won’t be convincing enough when the time comes!”

Xue Chuqing’s slender brows shot up. She glared at Xu Luo and said, “You’re looking down on me!”

“No problem, then?”

“Of course!”

Xu Luo laughed. “Alright then, try not to be too surprised in a moment!”

Xue Chuqing harrumphed. She thought, “What haven’t I seen before? What’s there to be surprised about?”

Suddenly, the light in the room dimmed a little. Immediately after, a blue silhouette abruptly appeared before the two of them.

Although Xue Chuqing had mentally prepared herself, she was still startled. Covering her mouth with her hand, she stared with wide, bright eyes at the stunningly beautiful girl in a long blue dress standing before her. “Who… who is she? Where did she come from?” Xue Chuqing was truly shocked.

“Hello, I am Lan,” the breathtaking girl said softly. Then, she turned her head and looked at Xu Luo, a trace of complex emotion flickering in her bright eyes. “Brother Fu, is she your woman?”

Xu Luo nodded somewhat awkwardly, thinking to himself, “So even a being like Lan can get jealous…”

“Hehe, hello there, I’m his woman too!” Lan beamed at Xue Chuqing. Then, with a casual wave of her hand, she directly undid the restrictive seals on Xu Luo and Xue Chuqing’s bodies.

Xu Luo didn’t think much of it, but Xue Chuqing was horrified. The person who had placed those seals on her was Gu Zongren, a top-tier almighty expert in the Celestial Venerable Realm! Yet this girl had merely waved her sleeve and dissolved the seals. It was simply inconceivable!

Xue Chuqing even forgot to thank her. Deep down, she didn’t really want to anyway, simply because of what this girl—who looked even more beautiful than herself—had just said: ‘I’m his woman too…’

Xu Luo sighed in his heart. Lan had woken up at the perfect time. It was all thanks to the countless Spirit Medicines in his Bronze Divine Hall World, and most importantly, Nannan! After hearing about the situation from Master Mao, this kind-hearted little girl had directly fed a large amount of her Spiritual Blood into Lan’s mouth…

What happened next was simple. Lan woke up and learned of Xu Luo’s predicament. Seeing Little Nannan fall into a deep slumber once again, Lan was furious. That was what led to the previous conversation between Xu Luo and Xue Chuqing.

For an almighty expert at Lan’s level, creating a spiritual avatar to deceive Fuqu and Gu Zongren couldn’t be simpler!

If it were up to Lan, there was no need to go through so much trouble. They could just kill Gu Zongren directly, and everything would be resolved. However, Xu Luo didn’t want to do that. He wanted to ruthlessly trick the Bounty Guild!