World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 287 - 170: Qin Shu Refuses Marriage! Unexpected Visitor!_2

Chapter 287: 170: Qin Shu Refuses Marriage! Unexpected Visitor!_2

Gui Qinshao said, "I still think it’s better for you to stay by Zhi Li His Highness’s side."

Ling Ao said, "In a few days, I will leave the royal city and accompany Prince Zili to visit Yanjing."

Gui Qinshao said in shock, "Suo Lun has returned. Why does Prince Zili still have to go?"

Ling Ao replied coldly, "Suo Lun? Is he even worth His Highness staying to hold the fort?"

Gui Qinshao asked, "Is he bound to die this time?"

Ling Ao said, "Don’t inquire about things you shouldn’t."

Gui Qinshao pouted her lips, but she somewhat enjoyed Ling Ao’s attitude.

"Turing Duo is incompetent; otherwise, Suo Lun wouldn’t have been able to come back alive." Ling Ao said, "You and Turing Duo are cousins, have you ever been close?"

Gui Qinshao immediately frowned in displeasure. Wasn’t Ling Ao here to curry favor and propose? Why was he talking about Turing Duo?

"Hmph? What are you asking her for?" Gui Qinshao asked, "Could it be that you are disappointed because my father refused Turing Tuo’s marriage proposal?"

"Why be jealous over such trivial matters?" Ling Ao said, "Because there are some things that the Commandery Princess Zhi Ning cannot handle personally, coming to you is the most appropriate. It’s questionable that Suo Lun returned alive from Turing Duo’s hands. Her martial skills are a hundred times better than Suo Lun’s; she shouldn’t have failed, especially three times."

"Are you saying that Turing Duo deliberately spared him?" Gui Qinshao asked in surprise.

Ling Ao said, "Suo Lun has quite a way with women. Could something have happened between them? You played together as children; did Turing Duo and Suo Lun ever have any encounters?"

Gui Qinshao closed her beautiful eyes, lost in memories.

And it was only at times like these that Ling Ao would wholeheartedly gaze upon her exquisite face and her exceptionally proud figure.

Normally, when Gui Qinshao had her eyes open, he wouldn’t look at her much, instead pretending to be indifferent.

After a long time, Gui Qinshao remembered, "Yes, when we were children, Turing Duo came to play at my house, and that annoying Suo Lun was there too. You know, that scoundrel always loved to pick on girls, so he would always take advantage of Turing Duo. One time he touched Turing Duo’s butt, and as a result, she beat him half to death."

Suo Lun, truly a womanizer, knew how to take advantage of girls even from a young age.

Gui Qinshao said, "Anyway, Suo Lun got seriously beaten up that time. He wanted revenge, so he came to me..."

Ling Ao said, "Why not continue?

Gui Qinshao hesitated for a moment before saying, "He gave me a packet of medicine and told me to slip it into Turing Duo’s tea. I... I also found Turing Duo displeasing at the time, so... I agreed."

Suddenly, Ling Ao’s temples throbbed, and he felt a wave of discomfort.

He wished that all of Gui Qinshao, even the memories from her childhood, belonged to him.

"Keep talking." Ling Ao said with anger.

"What are you being fierce for? I was young then and didn’t know any better," Gui Qinshao said angrily.

Ling Ao’s voice softened, "Alright, I don’t blame you. Continue."

Gui Qinshao said, "After Turing Duo drank the tea I prepared, she collapsed instantly. I was scared, so I ran away immediately. After a while, I couldn’t resist my curiosity and went back to check. And then... I found Turing Duo stripped of her clothes, Suo Lun’s face was buried in... there, and I got scared again and hastily ran off."

"That beast, born to cause trouble," Ling Ao said, "He was only seven or eight years old at the time, right?"

Gui Qinshao replied, "Turing Duo was only eight years old too."

Having said that, Gui Qinshao felt a mix of smug satisfaction and nervousness.

Because she had lied. She was more deeply involved in that incident than she had admitted. Not only had she drugged Turing Duo’s tea, but it was also her idea to put caterpillars in Turing Duo’s private area.

And although Suo Lun was indeed naughty, he was completely ignorant of intimate matters between men and women back then. He had been looking at the caterpillar, not doing any sort of mischief. But in Gui Qinshao’s story, it had turned into Suo Lun having done certain shameful things with Turing Duo at the age of seven or eight.

She was intentionally slandering Turing Duo, although on the surface, their relationship seemed as close as sisters; she just couldn’t stand Turing Duo.

Gui Qinshao said, "So, it’s very likely that Suo Lun was able to return alive because Turing Duo secretly spared him."

"I got it, what you said is very important, and I’ll report it to the Commandery Princess," Ling Ao said.

Gui Qinshao said coldly, "That fox Zhi Ning and Suo Lun also have a questionable relationship; who knows how many times she’s slept with Suo Lun."

"What nonsense are you talking about? The Commandery Princess Zhi Ning is pure and chaste; stop spouting nonsense," Ling Ao scolded coldly.

Gui Qinshao’s face changed as if struck by his words, "What do you mean by that? If she’s pure and chaste, go to her. Why bother currying favor with me?"

With that, she twisted her body, ready to leave.

"Wait..." Ling Ao said.

"What?" Gui Qinshao asked coldly.

Ling Ao took a ring out of his bosom, knelt on one knee, and said, "You know I have no money. This ring is made of platinum ore, which I bought with all my savings. I melted and crafted it myself. Marry me, and I will ensure a life of glory for you. I don’t like you living with the Turing Clan, because one day, I will replace Turing Tuo and become the new military god of Rage Wave Kingdom. I will make everyone refer to Gui Qinshao not as Lady Ling or as the Gui Family Clan’s daughter, but indeed as the esteemed Lady of the Ling family."

Gui Qinshao’s heart warmed; what she valued the most over the years was Ling Ao’s ambition and spirit.