AWB Chapter 1019: Was it really that smooth?
Chapter 1019: Was it really that smooth?
Chapter 1019: Was it really that smooth?
Tender moments are always fleeting.
At least Su Jinxi felt that compared to the more than ten years without Gu Heng, this little hug was not enough for her!
But she won't be leaving again, so there's plenty of time to make up for the lost warmth.
The warm scent of their reunion still lingered at the tip of her nose. Su Jinxi's cheek rubbed against Gu Heng's neck, bringing a real and slightly itchy warmth. A cat that has finally found warmth in its embrace is just so delicate.
"Okay, I won't stick to you anymore, otherwise I'll smell like you later."
"If she smells it, tsk..."
Su Jinxi was reluctant to let go of Gu Heng, but she didn't want Qin Yiyao to smell her alluring, seductive scent, which would inevitably lead to another fierce, silent cold war!
Although she was reluctant to admit it, Su Jinxi knew very well that Qin Yiyao was quite remarkable in every aspect, including her nose.
If Gu Heng were to have any scent on him that didn't belong to him, his only "good disciple" would definitely be able to smell it—a skill that even Su Jinxi could only admire.
It's impressive, but it seems a bit too niche.
Gu Heng really wanted to say that his little girl wasn't as sour as Su Jinxi had described, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.
I feel there's no way to refute it.
"Alright, let's go find her and see what's going on."
"It's good to have this boat. This monster is too conspicuous; it's not appropriate to use it for travel."
Su Jinxi leaned lazily against the ship's railing, comfortably squinting her eyes. Then, she raised her hand and pointed, and the Boundary Sea Monster, much larger than the ship itself, transformed into a stream of light and was absorbed into her brow. "You've already refined this monster?"
Gu Heng asked in surprise.
Although the monsters of the Boundary Sea are not particularly precious, not just any monster can use them, let alone refine them and make them its own.
According to records of technological civilizations, at least three to four level-nine capital ships would need to continuously unleash their firepower to reliably eliminate a Crimson Gold-class World Sea Monster.
Only those so-called "descendants of the gods" are qualified to refine such behemoths as their personal pets!
Gu Heng already knew what the Descendant of the Heavenly Mandate was.
They are all "descendants" of those epochal gods.
Calling them descendants isn't entirely accurate; "bloodline" would be a better description, since gods cannot have offspring—at least that's the consensus across all realms. Yet, these divine descendants are indeed vastly different from civilized beings. Born bathed in divine blood and power, they are transcendent beings, even more gifted than the most gifted of geniuses.
It sounds eerie.
“Brother Gu, I have been living seriously for the past ten years or so. I don’t just sit around wagging my tail and sleeping all the time.”
In response to Gu Heng's surprise and doubt, Su Jinxi only rolled her eyes in resentment.
“I didn’t think that way either… but I’d really like to hear about what you’ve been through over the years.”
Gu Heng was very curious about how Su Jinxi had received such high-level treatment, equivalent to that of a descendant of a divine being.
She was just a demon cat she encountered by chance in a lower-dimensional source world. Logically speaking, even if she had great talent, her upper limit shouldn't be the highest level.
"Well, how should I put it..."
Su Jinxi lightly touched her cheek with her jade-like fingers, seemingly wondering where to begin. The ship had already set sail.
Zero was responsible for controlling the core of the ship in the clean room. Somehow, this "mortal" from a technological civilization could also control the magical artifacts of the immortal civilization with ease, but Gu Heng did not intend to investigate this matter.
Gu Heng didn't care how he did it, as long as it could help.
"There's nothing particularly surprising about it. It's just that after the Jade Emperor Palace's Daoist Conference, I felt that the Immortal Civilization wasn't suitable for me, so I took the initiative to go to the Demon Race Civilization Alliance, and then everything fell into place naturally."
"I casually cultivated in the Demon Clan Civilization Alliance for a few years, and soon I made a name for myself, but those were just superficial reputations, which I didn't care about. Later, a top expert recognized my potential and helped me cultivate."
Su Jinxi's tone carried a hint of barely perceptible amusement, "Anyway, everything went very smoothly."
smoothly?
Gu Heng frowned. He no longer believed in the saying "good luck is coming." According to his usual practice, whenever everything went so smoothly for no apparent reason, it usually meant that there was an invisible hand pulling the strings behind the scenes!
This idea is indeed somewhat obsessive, but given a choice, Gu Heng wouldn't want to believe in conspiracy theories.
Conspiracy theories are right, and they've been right many times, never wrong so far. So don't blame it on habitual thinking.
"Jinxi, tell me honestly, is someone secretly orchestrating all of this for you?"
He looked at Su Jinxi with a serious expression.
"No, why would Brother Gu think that?"
Su Jinxi noticed that his tone was off and immediately dropped her lazy demeanor. Xiaobai and Yuezi beside her also became solemn.
They didn't know why Gu Heng would suddenly say that.
"It's nothing, I just wanted to make sure everything was alright." Now was not the time to tell them his true thoughts. If he revealed them, Gu Heng would be even less likely to continue hiding his true identity.
Perhaps Su Jinxi's ability to gain favor and be given important positions in the Demon Clan Civilization Alliance so smoothly is simply due to her luck and talent, rather than the result of others pulling strings and guiding her from behind the scenes?
"If there's anything strange about it, it's that when I first wanted to go to the Demon Race Civilization Alliance, I had this inexplicable feeling in my heart."
"It was as if something there was waiting for me, something very important to me."
After pondering for a while, Su Jinxi finally spoke.
"Oh?"
Gu Heng's heart was stirred again; there was a hidden meaning in those words.
"After going there, my cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds, like a fish in water... The elder of the Demon Alliance who trained me said that my talent was extraordinary and that I had a very deep connection with the demon civilization. That place is the best place for me."
Su Jinxi's thoughts have never been too complicated. She is used to being a carefree cat, and cultivation is just a way to make herself even more carefree.
She didn't think of it as a conspiracy or manipulation.
Demons are not suited to using their brains like this.
Gu Heng pondered carefully but found nothing suspicious worth investigating further. If there was anything that seemed unusual to him, it was the claim that Su Jinxi had a deep "connection" with the demon civilization...
She was a demon cat from a lower-dimensional source realm, which was under the jurisdiction of the Immortal Dao Civilization.
Even if there is a connection, it shouldn't be related to the demon race civilization, right?
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the ship trembled violently under the force of a tremendous blow! Gu Heng hadn't even realized what was happening when the sudden turn of events made him cry out in despair, until his gaze fell upon the culprit that had nearly caused the ship to disintegrate.
A deformed monster covered in blood.
and many more.
This thing, I think it's called "Eternal Beast"?