Chapter 1864 - 1458: The Name’s Gu, Changsheng!

Just as Gu Changsheng hesitated on whether to accept Diluo Han’s two copper coins, Qiwowen Du stepped forward and snatched the two coins from her hand, exclaiming with a face full of mock surprise, "It’s said that Diluo Han, the son of the Diluo Clan, is a rare charming figure, willing to spend a fortune on beauties. I didn’t believe it before, but seeing you so penniless today, I suddenly believe it now!"

Even though Qiwowen Du’s tone was infuriating, Diluo Han’s face turned red with anger. If Gu Changsheng hadn’t been present, he would have almost lost his temper on the spot. "You! Stop pretending to be powerful with borrowed authority!"

"What does this have to do with borrowed authority?" Qiwowen Du glanced at Gu Changsheng, gave a flattering smile, then turned to Diluo Han with an arrogant expression, handing back the two coins in his hands, and raised an eyebrow. "Well, for you to even offer up two copper coins, this is something only you would do. But, while you can make the offer, we can’t accept it. Take your coins and scram! Also, if you’re really too poor to make ends meet, feel free to come to me for a loan. As long as you call me ’Young Master’ once, for however much you wish to borrow, I have that much. Young Master here has nothing left but money!"

Although the Nomadic tribe is looked down upon by many other tribes, they certainly have money!

War profits are one of the best ways to get rich, and the Nomadic tribe has been powerful along the borders of various countries for so long. That wealth is not inferior to that of Shi Wujue, Master of Linyuan City, and even surpasses it!

Hearing Qiwowen Du’s words, Diluo Han’s face suddenly turned violet with rage, and he clenched his fists, almost ready to fight.

"Still not leaving? Waiting for me to see you out?" Gu Changsheng glanced at Diluo Han with a cool expression and spoke.

"I..." Diluo Han suddenly fell silent, glared fiercely at Qiwowen Du’s borrowed authority, gritted his teeth, and headed towards the stairs.

"Slow walk, won’t see you off, pauper!" Qiwowen Du, with a knack for rubbing salt in the wound, shouted again at Diluo Han’s retreating back.

On the spiral staircase, upon hearing these words, Diluo Han stumbled, restraining himself and ultimately dared not have a direct confrontation with Gu Changsheng. He steadied himself through sheer effort, took two deep breaths, then continued to the top of the spiral staircase!

Ascending this staircase leads to the Fourth Layer of the Star Innate Tower, a place that has stood for fifteen years, where no outside has ever reached!

Gu Changsheng watched as Diluo Han disappeared at the end of the spiral staircase. She blinked her eyes before eagerly beckoning behind her, saying, "Yuan Bao, quickly, prop open the bag, let’s start!"

"Ah? Alright!" Yuan Bao blinked in surprise before reacting. Lugging the burlap sack, he walked over to Gu Changsheng’s side.

Meanwhile, Qiwowen Du was stunned by the term of address Gu Changsheng used; his eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at Yuan Bao, stammering, "Yuan...Yuan Bao? Yuan Bao? You are called Yuan Bao?"

"Why? Is there a problem? Can’t I be called Yuan Bao?" Yuan Bao turned around, carrying the sack, and gave Qiwowen Du a you’re-making-a-bigg-deal-out-of-nothing look.

"But... aren’t you called Er Que?" Qiwowen Du was a bit stunned.

"You’re the one who’s Er Que! Your whole family is Er Que!" Being called Er Que by his own lady was one thing, but this clueless guy kept calling him that, which was simply intolerable. Yuan Bao’s expression immediately turned somewhat unfriendly.

"No no no! That’s not the point! The point is I heard, from far away, that the trusted Great Eunuch by Crown Prince Mu of Great Zhou is called Yuan Bao. Could it be, you’re also called Yuan Bao..." Qiwowen Du, stunned by Yuan Bao’s retort, took a while to compose himself and finally found his point.

Upon hearing Qiwowen Du say "trusted Great Eunuch by Crown Prince Mu of Great Zhou," Yuan Bao’s expression immediately softened a lot, especially those words "trusted," made Yuan Bao, who had a tendency to take things at their face value, feel rather pleased!

"Hmm! It seems you have some knowledge. I won’t stoop to your level!" Tilting his neck proudly, Yuan Bao then ran happily to Gu Changsheng’s side, dutifully propping open the burlap sack.

This burlap sack, originally didn’t have much left, but hadn’t they already spent more than three days in this Third Layer of the Star Innate Tower? Plus, hadn’t three more mouths joined the eating?

So the stockpile of food ran out rather quickly, almost twice as fast as before. Naturally, this sack ended up empty.

Gu Changsheng looked at the empty sack, feeling a mix of joy and sadness!

The joy is that she can pluck the Luminous Pearls inlaid on this layer of the staircase without worrying about having nowhere to store them.

The concern is, at this rate, even before they reach the Ninth Layer of the Star Innate Tower, they’ll soon eat their way through their supplies!

With such a crucial issue concerning food, Gu Changsheng was one million percent worried; there’s no other way. The focus of a foodie is always so unique!

Moreover, Gu Changsheng didn’t feel that being a foodie is anything bad!

"Step back, let me handle it." Zhou Mu’s voice sounded by Gu Changsheng’s ear.

Gu Changsheng looked back to see her evildoer with a face like Divine Residence, then felt a warmth in her hand, only to realize the kitchen knife had been snatched away by Zhou Mu.

"No need. You’ve been studying the chessboard for so long without even sleeping; you must be exhausted. You should rest for a while; I’ll handle these myself." Gu Changsheng noticed the hidden hint of deep green under her evildoer’s eyes, felt a twinge of heartache, waved her hand quickly, and started to reach for the knife in Zhou Mu’s hand.

Zhou Mu shifted aside, dodged Gu Changsheng’s hand, and with a long arm scoop, gazed with a slight smirk at the stubbornly protesting little woman in his arms, saying, "Is my love showing concern?"

"I..." dammit, I feel a bit of heartache, but do I really need to make it so obvious?

In front of so many people, my evildoer really has a thick skin, without a hint of shyness!

But, even if my evildoer is thick-skinned, Gu Changsheng is not, so that ’heartache’, in the end, wasn’t said out loud. Instead, just the act of grabbing the kitchen knife didn’t stop.

"I’ll do it. Who knows what awaits us in the Fourth Layer of the Star Innate Tower, it’s best for you all to rest and conserve your energy," Gu Changsheng thought, backing up her words with solid reasons.

"No need, it’ll hurt your hands, let me do it." Even though Gu Changsheng made a convincing point, Zhou Mu’s face showed no wavering. The hand holding the kitchen knife remained still as he glanced down at the small woman in his arms, speaking in a tone laced with doting affection, "Go rest in the back. Once I’m done, I’ll call you."

Even though Zhou Mu’s gaze was too bright, like the immeasurable depths of the Cold Pool, with rippling water, Gu Changsheng found herself a bit mesmerized. By the time she snapped out of it, she had already walked over to where her sacks were piled up and obediently sat down to rest...

"Yuan Bao... me... My Lord... this City Lord..." Qiwowen Du shuffled over from the staircase edge, watching the perfect cooperation between the two master and servant as they dug out Luminous Pearls and filled the sacks. He finally sorted out the self-references of Gu Changsheng’s group from the past few days...

It wasn’t critical until then, but with everything sorted, it’s a big deal. The more Qiwowen Du muttered, the more he felt something was off...

Something seems missing...

"Hey... could you be Gu Changsheng?" Qiwowen Du turned, instinctively voicing the doubt in his heart.

Yuan Bao is here, calling himself "me" like a eunuch, so the one calling himself "My Lord" must be Crown Prince Mu of Great Zhou? The one calling himself "City Lord" must be Master of Linyuan City, Shi Wujue?

But someone’s missing!

Where’s Southern Emperor Changsheng?

Rumor has it that Southern Emperor Changsheng is inseparable from her fiancé Zhou Mu, Zhou Mu and his close eunuch appeared here, so where’s Southern Emperor Changsheng?

"You’re really clever, yes, my humble name is Gu, first name Changsheng!" Gu Changsheng was just sulking over being bewitched by her evildoer again, defeated by male allure as always, when she heard Qiwowen Du’s words and instinctively replied listlessly.

No backbone, truly spineless!

She’s seen handsome men for so long, why hasn’t she developed some immunity? Just one look, and she’s dazed and confused!

What a disgrace!

Truly disgraceful!

Gu Changsheng scratched her head, full of remorse...

"Ah!"

Just as Gu Changsheng was regretting her past, a sudden exclamation rang in her ears.

The voice was so loud, it almost lifted the tower’s roof.

"Why are you screeching like that? Don’t you know that startling people can scare them to death?" Gu Changsheng looked up, scolding irritably. Damn it, it scared her. That sudden shout almost made her think there were ghosts!

The light in the Star Innate Tower is already dim, and now Qiwowen Du is acting all jumpy!

When Gu Changsheng looked up, she saw Qiwowen Du looking like he had seen a ghost, staggering back and landing on his butt on the floor, looking as if...

As if he had really seen a ghost!

And that ghost, coincidentally, was actually her, Gu Changsheng!

"Gu Changsheng! Gu Changsheng! You’re Gu Changsheng? Southern Emperor Gu Changsheng?" Qiwowen Du, sitting on the ground, swallowed and, due to shock, his speech turned somewhat inarticulate.

"Yes, I’m Gu Changsheng, so what? Do you know anyone else in this world named Gu Changsheng?" Seeing Qiwowen Du in such a disheveled state, Gu Changsheng instantly regained a bit of her sense of existence, blinking her eyes, raising her eyebrows, and speaking with great interest. Then, she kindly got up from the ground and walked a little closer to Qiwowen Du, slightly bending over, looking down at him and saying, "Don’t think it’s all just a coincidence. I am the Gu Changsheng you think I am, the genuine, bona fide, the real Gu Changsheng..."