Fairy, please don't do this!

Yuechu'e still seemed a little dizzy: "Is that so?"

"It's almost dawn, I have to go!"

Gu Jinzhao didn't explain further. He got up, changed into a brocade robe, and walked out of the room.

Seeing him come out, Feng Hua, who was guarding outside the door, handed him a bundle: "Young Master Gu, this is what Madam asked me to give you!"

Gu Jinzhao accepted the gift, thanked him, and left the Wanhua Chamber of Commerce.

After he left, Yuechu'e's face was still flushed, but the shyness and confusion in her beautiful eyes had faded, and her mind was filled with the conversation she had had with the Imperial Censor Xuan Ye:

"I hope the supervisor can tell me how to refine this Nirvana Phoenix Flame!"

"The bloodline of the Moth Phoenix Clan is dwindling. Even though Madam has already reached the third rank, if she forcibly refines the Phoenix Flame, she will only end up burning herself to death."

"But Madam has a predestined marriage. Although he is destined to be a womanizer, he is Madam's destined one. He can help you refine the Phoenix Flame and greatly promote the Moth Phoenix Clan."

"Who is this person?"

"In the future, the one who will come to retrieve the [Earthly Branches Mirror] and break the restrictions will be..."

"How long will I have to wait?"

"Fourteen years..."

As the supervisor said, she had met her destined person and also saw that Gu Jinzhao was destined to have many romantic entanglements.

But so what?

Who can compete with Yue'e for the man she wants?

Chapter 108, "Does the Great White Moon Goddess Want to Transform Her Young Husband into Her Shape?" (3K)

On the way to Yuzhenfang, Gu Jinzhao rode his mare and stopped by a street vendor to buy a few hot buns.

As he ate, he pondered the events of the morning, feeling that something was amiss.

The ghost wife's gentle voice rang out in her mind at just the right moment, carrying a hint of grievance: "I really didn't do it just now."

Gu Jinzhao swallowed the bun in his mouth and asked in return, "You never even considered that?"

Given An Wanxi's peculiar yandere tendencies, in that situation just now, even at the risk of being discovered, it wasn't impossible for her to secretly push things along.

An Wanxi said frankly, "Of course I have my own thoughts, but I won't make a move at that time."

"Having just refined the first wisp of Nirvana Phoenix Flame, Da Bai'e has expended some mental energy, but she is far from being exhausted."

"If I had used the power of [Ugliness] at that time, she would definitely have been able to detect it with her third-rank cultivation."

Her original plan was to wait until Yuechu'e was more relaxed after refining the second wisp of Phoenix Flame before quietly making a move to create an opportunity for the two of them.

Unexpectedly, an accident occurred first.

Gu Jinzhao raised an eyebrow, seemingly lost in thought: "If it wasn't you, wife, then could it have been Yuechu'e herself?"

"But why would she do that?"

"Could it be that you learned something from Xuan Ye?"

He thought of the Heavenly Sect leader, whose attainments in the Heavenly Mandate Dao were closest to those of the Fate Saint.

Xuan Ye had previously made a deal with Yue Chu'e, asking her to intercept and kill the fleeing leader of the Earth Sect, which is how the [Earth Branch Mirror] fell into her hands.

Afterwards, Xuan Ye gave the [Heavenly Stems Mirror] to Xiao Qingyi, which led to an interaction between him and the Empress Dowager in the realm of the mind.

From this, it is clear that Xuan Ye had already deduced his existence through the art of fate.

Gu Jinzhao swallowed the last bite of the bun and came to the conclusion: "If that's really the case, then Yue Chu'e might actually do that."

An Wanxi asked curiously, "How could my little husband make such a deduction?"

Gu Jinzhao narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze becoming somewhat profound: "Since Xuan Ye was able to deduce my existence, how could he not see that Yue Chu'e's marriage thread is tied to me?"

"He only needs to reveal a little bit of the inside story, and Yue Yue'e will regard me as her destined one."

This is not just speculation.

Of the five female protagonists, Mu Yiren and Lin Qingci are on their second playthrough, which is already considered extremely difficult.

Afterwards, the Red Lotus Sword in Yu Fengzhi's hand recognized her as its master, and he became the so-called beloved.

All of this was, of course, a change made to intentionally add variables to the harem mode.

Since the romantic storylines of the first three female leads have been adjusted, how could the remaining two be ignored?

An Wanxi immediately realized: "You mean, Yuechu'e already knew about the predestined relationship between you, so she deliberately took the wrong pill to create an opportunity?"

Gu Jinzhao rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on: "I'm afraid it's not just this morning's incident. All those previous ambiguous interactions were probably intentional on her part."

He had long wondered why Yue Yue'e trusted him so much.

Upon first meeting, I was willing to be honest with him, and later I said some familiar things.

Then came the night Lin Qingci caught her husband cheating.

Given Yuechu'e's cultivation level, even if Lin Qingci used a spiritual artifact to conceal her figure and aura, she should have been able to sense it in advance and then send a telepathic message to Feng Hua to stop her.

But she didn't do that; instead, she let Lin Qingci enter the bamboo forest, which led to the bewildering scene.

An Wanxi was also somewhat surprised: "Given Da Bai'e's personality, even if she knew that her little husband could help her refine the Phoenix Flame, she would not accept this predestined marriage so easily!"

"She didn't accept me; she just wanted to subdue me and make me a beast of burden to work for her alone."

Gu Jinzhao had already arrived at the gate of the military supervisor's office. He tied the mare into the stable and walked straight to the duty room.

Yuechu'e is a typical career-oriented female protagonist!

He has always been dismissive of matters of marriage.

But now that Gu Jinzhao has appeared, and based on Xuan Ye's prophecy and the fact that he has refined the Phoenix Flame, she has determined that this man is extremely important to her, so she naturally wants to take him under her wing.

Unexpectedly, Yue'e would actually get involved herself.

An Wanxi pursed her lips and smiled lightly: "So, Da Bai'e wants to turn her little husband into her shape?"

Gu Jinzhao rolled his eyes and said no more.

As soon as he stepped into the duty room, Shao Baxing came forward and said in a low voice, "Boss, Commander Chen saw that our Gengjin Group has solved a lot of backlogged old cases, so he sent over a lot of files."

"There's one case that involves a centurion, and we're asked to resolve it as soon as possible..."

Commander Chen is Gu Jinzhao's current superior, Chen Qingfeng.

Unsurprisingly, the other party was a member of the Chen family.

The Chen family and the Zhao family are related by marriage, and Chen Rong, the matriarch of the Zhao family, is the eldest daughter of the Chen family.

This is precisely why, when Mu Yiren and her mother were bullied by Chen Rong, the Zhao family head only gave them a light reprimand.

Gu Jinzhao took the dossier from Shao Baxing, glanced at it briefly, and then paused.

The case is not within the capital city limits, but in Baihua County, which is under its jurisdiction, almost outside the area under the control of the capital.

According to the case file, a mid-stage seventh-rank bannerman died in Baihua County. His life essence was drained, leaving him a dried-up corpse, which was suspected to be the work of an evil cultivator. Therefore, it is planned to send people to investigate.

He had just taken over Zhao Jinbei's position and offended the Zhao family, and immediately received this assignment that required him to go out on business.

The shady dealings involved are self-evident.

The ghost wife's soft, seductive voice carried a hint of coldness: "The Zhao family is trying to use this case as an excuse to transfer my husband away from Yujing City so they can make their move."

"I'm actually looking forward to it."

Gu Jinzhao narrowed his eyes slightly.

To put it arrogantly, even if the entire Zhao family came out in force, they wouldn't be able to touch a single hair on his head.

For no other reason than that he carries a portion of the destiny of the Cangyue Dynasty.

Whether it's the King of Zhenbei or the Underworld God Cult, there must be someone secretly monitoring him.

Whoever wants to kill him is the enemy.

"I'll handle this case myself."

Gu Jinzhao pondered for a moment before making a decision.

At present, relations between the Cangyue Dynasty and the Nanzhao Kingdom have eased somewhat, and they even intend to conclude a peace treaty.

Although the case in Baihua County seemed ordinary, it caused the relationship between the two parties to plummet to a freezing point.

In the subsequent plot, the conflict between the Cangyue Dynasty and the Nanzhao Kingdom intensifies, eventually leading to a major war.

Jiang Tinglan stepped forward, her expression serious: "The captain who was murdered was a mid-stage seventh-rank official."

"To be able to kill him silently and drain his life essence, the murderer must be at least a seventh-grade perfected master, or even a sixth-grade master."

"Moreover, the enemy is in the dark while we are in the light, and we cannot determine the exact number of the other side for the time being."

"It's too risky for you to go alone."

Wang Han understood the meaning behind her words and suggested, "Boss, why don't you let Sister Jiang go with you? That way, you can look out for each other."

"Sister Jiang" is how Wang Han and the other two address Jiang Tinglan.

Not only because she had the highest cultivation level, but also because when Gu Jinzhao was not around, the Gengjin Group was usually temporarily led by her.

Upon hearing this, Gu Jinzhao glanced at Jiang Tinglan, pondered for a moment, and nodded: "Then you will travel with me and we will set off tomorrow morning."

He had just obtained the materials to refine the [Illusion Gu], and he needed to refine it into [Ugliness].

This Gu has many uses, and it will come in handy during this trip to Baihua County.

……

Just like yesterday, Gu Jinzhao selected several files and successively sacrificed several escaped evil cultivators.

Compared to the beginning, the speed of cultivation improvement has slowed down significantly.

Firstly, most of these heretical cultivators are just low-level scoundrels, bringing limited benefits.

Secondly, it's because his own cultivation level has gradually increased, and the amount of vital energy, blood, and spirit he needs has also become much larger.

But it doesn't matter, this trip to Baihua County will bring him great rewards.

If he remembered correctly, there was also a fourth-grade demon sealed there, which could help him speed up.

On his way home after finishing his shift, he ran into Jiang Tinglan again at the gate of the mansion.

Gu Jinzhao stopped and casually asked, "Miss Jiang doesn't seem to have many friends in Yujing City?"

Jiang Tinglan frowned slightly: "Why do you ask that?"

Gu Jinzhao smiled and said, "Because I've noticed that you always go straight home after your shift ends, and I never see you going out to meet up or go on vacation. It makes you seem a bit lonely."

I like being alone.

Jiang Tinglan glanced at him and said in a flat tone, "Unlike Commander Gu, who is fond of womanizing."

After saying that, he turned around and was about to push the door open and go inside.

Now it was Gu Jinzhao's turn to frown: "When did I ever philander?"

Jiang Tinglan paused, turned her head to look at him, her face expressionless: "Today, you smell of a woman's perfume, and your lips are also chapped."

Gu Jinchao's expression froze.

The fragrance on her body was naturally left by Yuechu'e, and the wound on her lip was from when Yuechu'e bit her when she forcibly kissed her.

In Jiang Tinglan's eyes, this naturally became evidence of his womanizing.

"As your subordinate, let me give you a piece of advice."

Jiang Tinglan's voice was clear and cold: "Actors are heartless and prostitutes are ruthless. Commander Gu is still young, so it's best for him to avoid going to those kinds of places."

After saying that, he pushed open the door and went into his own yard.

The calico cat, who had been perched on Gu Jinzhao's shoulder watching the drama unfold, muttered under its breath, "So he went out to have fun last night. No wonder he didn't take me with him..."

Ever since Mu Yiren gave her a beating last time, she secretly vowed to be dutiful and keep a close watch on Gu Jinzhao, and never betray him again.

Gu Jinzhao glanced at her: "Here's a bottle of Qi-strengthening pills. Forget about what just happened."

The calico cat immediately raised its tail and replied crisply, "Okay!"

Back in the main house, Gu Jinzhao took out a bottle of Qi-strengthening pills and sent the calico cat away, letting her play by herself.