After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In
Chapter 135: An Age-Gap Romance Sparked by a Personal Item

Chapter 135: Chapter 135: An Age-Gap Romance Sparked by a Personal Item

Chu Meng looked at the bellyband from left to right, even holding it up in front of herself to compare sizes.

Gu An felt immensely embarrassed just watching.

Does this person have no sense of shame at all?

"This size is a bit small, but the material is very good," Chu Meng was puzzled:

"I haven’t heard of anyone forging such a thing."

"If a senior were to forge this thing, would they let others know about it?" Gu An asked.

"Of course not," Chu Meng indifferently said:

"But just because you don’t tell doesn’t mean others won’t find out. Don’t look at those geniuses cultivating all day long; sometimes their informants are everywhere.

You might not tell, but there will always be traces to be discovered, followed by speculation."

Gu An was startled.

Even geniuses are not immune to unrest?

"Just a minority, most are still dedicated to cultivation," Chu Meng said as she carried the bellyband into the room.

Gu An threw the noodles back into the water, which was teeming with plenty of fish and shrimp, stuff for the noodles.

It seems they were caught, including even some crabs.

It’s unclear why it’s bringing back so many things.

Last time, it brought back Spirit Stones, and this time, a bellyband.

Really have no idea what it will bring back next time.

Going out just once could bring trouble.

Since the bellyband is a Magic Treasure, it shows that its owner is either a Great Cultivator or someone with a solid background.

If someone comes looking for it, then...

"In that case, it might lead to a wonderful romantic fate, ’no fight, no acquaintance’," Chu Meng excitedly said from the room:

"Do you know the story about the little ox stealing the immortal dress and moving the celestial being’s heart?"

The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl? Gu An asked himself.

"But this Magic Treasure is not bad, her family must be wealthy, and she will surely look down on you.

After all, you’re no longer young, with a bleak future. To speak what’s in the heart, if your daughter were with someone like you, would you agree?" Chu Meng earnestly said while holding a plate of peanuts.

Gu An: "...."

"So your ultimate outcome should be parting ways, with her washing her face with tears day and night, and you, saddled with children, lingering in places of pleasure, drowning sorrows in alcohol." Chu Meng expressed somberly: "You need to buck up."

You’re really playing too many roles, Gu An felt somewhat helpless.

However, he seriously asked: "Senior, do you think the owner of this... this Magic Treasure could lock onto its location and find their way here?"

Chu Meng looked carefully at it and shook her head: "I don’t know, I’m not well-versed in Magic Treasures, but such a private Magic Treasure might indeed be trackable by the owner."

Hearing this, Gu An was alarmed and quickly said: "Senior, why don’t you take this thing with you?"

Chu Meng picked up the bellyband and sniffed it, saying: "It smells nice, are you sure you don’t want it?

You haven’t gone out since coming to the Inner Sect, don’t you feel lonely?"

Gu An firmly said: "Junior is wholly dedicated to the Dao."

He was a normal person, possessed of a sense of shame.

Really, holding onto this was kind of unbearable.

Especially since it was discovered.

"It’s a pity I can’t use it, it’s too small." Chu Meng felt a bit of regret, then added:

"Why don’t you take it and look for its owner, let them try it on for you, if it fits it’s surely theirs."

Gu An: "..."

Do you want to listen to what you’re saying?

Gu An didn’t want to continue this topic and could only say: "Senior, is there a task that brings you here so suddenly?"

"Indeed," Chu Meng put away the bellyband and said earnestly:

"It’s still a task from the canteen, but it doesn’t specify who needs to enter.

You could go in as well."

"What’s the use of me going in?" Gu An was somewhat curious:

"To stand by?"

"The task simply states entering is sufficient, but without strict criteria, it means there is much room for maneuver," Chu Meng pondered for a moment before saying:

"Whether blatantly or covertly, as long as you can get in, the task is considered complete.

Or even getting someone else to enter counts.

Especially the previously mentioned Shangguan Nuan."

Gu An nodded, saying: "Is there a time limit mentioned?"

"None, it doesn’t matter if it’s not completed, after all, it’s just a casual task handed down," Chu Meng said offhand.

Gu An pondered for a moment.

He wouldn’t go to the cafeteria.

If he were to show up there, trouble would inevitably follow.

What he wanted was peace and quiet, then to go logging.

Avoid what he could, improving his cultivation was of the utmost importance.

After hesitating, Gu An inquired about the night logging.

"You’re planning to go in?" Chu Meng raised an eyebrow curiously.

Gu An nodded.

"What do you need so many Spirit Stones for?" Chu Meng asked as she ate peanuts.

"Self-improvement," Gu An said earnestly.

"Self-improvement?" Chu Meng laughed:

"A superior is sitting right here, and you don’t even pour a cup of tea, yet you talk about self-improvement?

I think you don’t want to make any progress at all."

Gu An looked at her, and then still fetched her a pot of water.

No tea.

Chu Meng pretended to taste the tea and then shook her head, indicating it was not good to drink.

"Logging, huh?" Chu Meng thought for a moment and said:

"It’s easy, go straight to a night yard at night. The location is quite hidden now, but if you find it, you can get in.

It’s roughly behind the Iron Heart Wood in the small mountain peaks. There are Demon Beasts there, so it’s tough to go up.

But they’re not very strong, all below the Golden Core.

With your strength, if you can’t make it up there, you should at least be able to escape."

Hearing this, Gu An nodded and said, "Thank you, senior."

"Do you have any plans to do the tasks at the cafeteria?" Chu Meng asked.

"I don’t plan to go myself; things are probably complicated there, and as senior knows, my ideological awareness is insufficient," Gu An sighed:

"Too many people, and I can’t cope.

I’m well aware of my own abilities.

I know exactly what I can and can’t do."

"You’ve got to be careful then, if you’re not going yourself, you must be sending someone else.

Do not expose yourself, or the trouble will be no small matter," Chu Meng warned.

Gu An indicated he understood.

He then asked about the matter of the competition.

To see if it was of any importance.

"It’s definitely important; all the team leaders want to gain sufficient resources, the better they cultivate their team, the more resources they get.

And they get better techniques.

You also stand to gain quite a lot.

For example, the winners can obtain a decent Golden Core Technique, as well as Magic Treasures," Chu Meng said.

Gu An nodded, no wonder those people were working so hard.

But he would also need to find time to seek the Golden Core Technique.

According to Hua Jiyang, he had to go to the second floor of the Book Collection Pavilion and find an old man.

He’d have to check out the situation.

After Chu Meng left with her bellyband and peanuts, Gu An breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, she took the bellyband with her.

That thing was definitely hot potato; if ever the owner came looking, he would be in for unwarranted misfortune.

What Chu Meng said about love and affection was an overly idealistic state.

Why would she develop any thoughts about him?

Because he had a beard, because he was older?

Or because he had a fish that stole bellybands?

Gu An fed the fish in the water a good amount of peanuts, naturally all infused with Qi Sea Sky Gang.

It seemed the more it ate, the more energetic it became.

At night.

Gu An left his dwelling and headed towards the mountain peak behind Iron Heart Wood.

Chu Meng said there was a night logging yard here, and it should be true.

Go up and take a look, and he could join them.

That way, he wouldn’t have to suffer near the Iron Heart Wood.