Chapter 115: Chapter 97: Why Care How Many Soulmates He Has? (2)

Actually, this matter needs to be traced back to two years ago...

Back then, the family assigned Gu Haitang a secret mission to get close to Chu Xuan and observe if there was anything suspicious about him.

When reporting afterward, Gu Haitang only responded with the phrase "no abnormalities," which made the family leadership quite dissatisfied.

The reason was simple: Chu Xuan had shown a special technique in front of disciples from two sects, one that could make a lotus bloom without harming its roots. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Logically, such a technique shouldn’t appear in the hands of a cultivator below the third realm. Isn’t this a suspicious point? Why didn’t you report it?

Moreover, Chu Xuan’s background is mysterious. He experienced having his cultivation abolished and was expelled from his sect, yet he was still accepted as a disciple by the Floating Cloud Master. Isn’t this another suspicious point? Why didn’t you report this either?

Finally, a divination master from the family, skilled in fate calculation, tried to deduce Chu Xuan’s past and future personally.

Surprisingly, they found that this person’s fate was chaotic and couldn’t be calculated, making it even more suspicious.

In short, Gu Haitang’s report left the family unsatisfied.

Of course, since the family lineage has always been thin, especially the direct bloodline, which is quite scarce, and Gu Haitang being the most outstanding of her generation, possessing the extremely rare "Chaos Sacred Womb" constitution.

Therefore, the family mainly adopted a verbal criticism approach, asking her to learn from this lesson and to be more careful in the future.

Gu Haitang naturally accepted this humbly, explaining:

Since Chu Xuan showed no signs of practicing demonic arts, she didn’t want the family to waste too much effort on this matter.

Meanwhile, she wrote a second report, but it was largely consistent with what the family had already discovered, meaning it was better than nothing.

...

Gu Haitang originally thought that this matter had ended there, but more than a month ago, a message suddenly came from the family:

Chu Xuan has gone down the mountain for training, find an opportunity to contact him again.

Gu Haitang initially had an inexplicable resistance, but at the same time, she also felt that it might be nice to see Chu Xuan again?

Anyway, he couldn’t possibly be some great demon, so she would just report truthfully.

Two years passed, and Gu Haitang had not forgotten this man, often recalling scenes of their interactions. She was curious and wanted to know more about him, to know everything about him...

So, Gu Haitang came, although due to Chu Xuan’s chaotic fate, tracking his movements wasn’t easy.

However, Chu Xuan didn’t change his appearance and assumed the identity of a fortune teller heading toward Wuyou Valley, making his movements relatively easy to guess.

In this way, Gu Haitang only needed to wait at the Dongxian Market, and she could naturally "run into" him.

Even if Chu Xuan didn’t enter the market, Gu Haitang could actively go out to find him.

Originally, Haitang had already devised a strategy on how to greet Chu Xuan, how to gain his trust, and how to travel with him. There were steps to these.

But she never expected that suddenly there would be another woman beside Chu Xuan, causing her to act impulsively and completely disregard her planned approach, which led to Chu Xuan’s slight confusion.

Gu Haitang secretly regretted, wondering what was wrong with herself?

How could she be so impulsive? How could she be so unrestrained?

Why should it matter to you how many confidantes he has?

You must always remember, it is the family that invested so much to cultivate you. Your personal thoughts, feelings, and desires should all come after the family’s will; otherwise, you do not deserve to carry this great surname.

...

As Chu Xuan contemplated, and Gu Haitang reflected, Qingqing noticed both of them suddenly fell silent, and asked in confusion:

"What are you two doing?"

Chu Xuan immediately came back to his senses, looked at Gu Haitang, and said as gently as possible, "Let’s go our separate ways."

At this time, Haitang had calmed down and replied unhurriedly, "Brother Chu, can you give me a reason?"

Chu Xuan paused, wondering how he should explain.

He couldn’t possibly say, my brother-in-arms advised me to be wary of you, a "bad woman"?

Gu Haitang further asked, "Why can this Qingqing girl travel with you?"

"Is it because you two have a deeper friendship, and I am ultimately just an outsider?"

Qingqing nodded repeatedly, seemingly having forgotten her initial intention.

"It’s not like that," Chu Xuan pondered, "In terms of familiarity, it’s naturally our two families who know the roots and details."

"But I have no intention of marrying into your family, and I fear traveling together might cause misunderstandings among outsiders, which could affect Miss Gu’s reputation."

"I don’t mind, so why should Brother Chu care about others’ opinions?" Gu Haitang earnestly persuaded.

At this moment, Qingqing suddenly realized, Miss Gu, from your family’s enterprise, are you... "Are you the talented disciple Gu Haitang from the Purple Heaven Jade Mansion?"

Clearly, Gu Haitang’s fame in the outside world was much greater than Chu Xuan’s.

Qingqing then gave Chu Xuan a peculiar look, "Which family are you from? How could you possibly deserve to be engaged to the Purple Heaven Jade Mansion?"

Chu Xuan didn’t answer but instead suggested:

"How about we just part ways here, each going our separate paths."

He couldn’t give a particularly good reason, so he decided to let Haitang feel more balanced.

Moreover, he really shouldn’t be entangled with these women any further. As they say, "when you hesitate, you bring trouble upon yourself." Let’s not forget the purpose of descending the mountain this time.

Now it was Qingqing’s turn to be anxious, "I don’t want that. Why is it that as soon as she arrives, you want to send me away? I haven’t done anything wrong."