After traveling through the book, I conquered the male protagonist Long Aotian!

"Ling Xiao, stop looking so sad and smile. If you continue like this, I'll be worried."

Gu Qingze looked at him, his eyes full of helplessness and concern, and spoke slowly.

When he left the inn last night, he had already told Ling Xiao truthfully about his encounter with Yi Chen, how he fell into the trap, and their conversation without missing a single word.

Then... Ling Xiao felt like he was stuck in a tangled mess, feeling anxious and restless.

"Qingze...Have you ever thought that since the owner of the flower building knows everything, is there a possibility that the whole thing was designed by him, or there are other people behind the scenes?"

"Although Fairy Bingling's desire to obtain the 'Three-Life Flower' is real, I can sense it strongly."

"But... didn't Senior Brother say that he had obtained the information about 'Sanshenghua' with great difficulty?"

"Then is there a possibility that this information was deliberately given to him by someone, and then he asked us to do something to him, forming a trap within a trap, deliberately luring us into the game, and trying to trick us."

Chu Lingxiao frowned and scratched his hair irritably, and the originally neat hair was instantly made messy.

Gu Qingze stepped forward and gently held Chu Lingxiao's hand, speaking in a warm voice.

"I've thought about the possibility that Ling Xiao mentioned, and I think the probability is very high. But even so, I think we should still go."

Chu Lingxiao was slightly stunned, his eyes full of confusion.

"Aren't you afraid that this is a trap? Including the strange thing that the owner of the flower house gave you."

"If you think about it from a dark perspective, I don't even think this thing will help us. In times of crisis, it will hurt us instead."

"And the words that the brothel owner said to you, 'Because it's fun to do this', are obviously just a lie to fool you."

"Although we cannot rule out the possibility that there are many perverts in the world, their logic is generally very strange."

"Like the operation of the brothel, or the secret plan, these logical thoughts are too clear, and the purpose is to protect the interests of the nobles, more like 'running dogs in the court'."

"Those who really want to have fun would rather make everything chaotic than maintain the current rule of the aristocracy and make its hierarchy rigid. The more chaotic the better."

"Then find a place to be a bystander, watching the chaos around you, and don't intervene. Even if you intervene, it will only add fuel to the fire and make the situation worse. The worse it is, the more fun it will be."

"No matter whether the previous rule was good or bad, it at least maintained a certain peace. Peace is the most boring thing. If Yi Chen really wanted to have fun, choosing to maintain the current aristocratic rule would be an unreasonable behavior in itself."

"So...I am more inclined to believe that Yi Chen didn't want to tell you the real reason and just made up a random excuse to get rid of you."

Gu Qingze nodded as if to indicate his agreement, and gently placed his arm on his shoulders. Seeing that he did not react, he put his arm around him and then teased him.

"How come Ling Xiao is able to analyze this kind of thing so well? I even think he is more suitable for the image of a 'funny guy' than that brothel owner."

Chu Lingxiao glanced at him fiercely, trying hard to suppress the urge to punch him, and said with gritted teeth.

"Qingze, are you looking for a beating? You have to find a suitable time to tease me. Didn't you hear me analyzing the whole thing seriously?!"

"And I'm not judging others by my own standards. I'm trying to be as objective as possible. As for 'funny people'... I don't have the habit of making fun of others."

Gu Qingze smiled, patted his shoulder gently, and his tone returned to normal, but there was an inexplicable hint of caution and grievance in it.

"Ling Xiao... I'm sorry, I just wanted to make a joke to ease the atmosphere. I was worried when I saw Ling Xiao like this... so I wanted to divert your attention. I didn't mean to make you angry."

“If Ling Xiao beating me up would make you feel better, then Ling Xiao can come anytime!”

Having said that, Gu Qingze closed his eyes without even the slightest resistance.

Chu Lingxiao originally wanted to say those sarcastic words, but seeing Qingze like this, the words he had prepared before could not be said out loud.

"I don't mean to blame Qingze, I'm just simply..."

As he was talking, Chu Lingxiao fell silent. He actually didn't know what to say or what to explain. He was just emotional at the time.

After all, I was so worried, but Qingze had an "indifferent" attitude. Although it was pretended, it was really... Forget it, in the final analysis, it was his own fault. Qingze just meant well.

"Well...I did speak to you in a rather harsh tone just now, how about you beat me up?"

Gu Qingze opened his eyes, blinked at him, and then hugged him tighter.

"Ling Xiao is just too concerned. He cares too much about me and our safety. I am the one who cannot read people's expressions."

Chu Lingxiao was slightly startled when he heard this, and leaned towards Gu Qingze involuntarily, feeling the warm breath from his body, and whispered.

"Qingze, you are always like this. You always take the blame on yourself, leaving me at a loss as to what to do."

Chu Lingxiao's voice was low, with a barely perceptible hint of helplessness.

Gu Qingze smiled gently. He knew that Chu Lingxiao's worries were not groundless, but facing an unknown trap, they could not just run away.

"Ling Xiao, I know you are worried, but running away is not the solution to the problem."

"As the saying goes, 'You can't get a tiger cub without risking it'. Opportunities are often accompanied by risks. No matter what, it's useless to worry here. Only by taking risks and entering it can we find more information."

Chu Lingxiao was silent for a moment. He knew that Gu Qingze was right, but the uneasiness in his heart was still as difficult to calm down as a haze. "That being said, but..."

Gu Qingze rubbed Chu Lingxiao's head with his chin and said softly.

"Don't worry, don't forget, we have each other. As long as we have each other, there is nothing to worry about." As he said this, he clenched his hands again.

Chu Lingxiao was touched by Gu Qingze's words, and the haze in his heart gradually dissipated, replaced by an inexplicable confidence.

"Qingze, you're right. As long as we have each other, nothing is impossible."

"But...let me remind you again, don't be rash, be careful about everything."

"Of course. I value my life very much, so I won't do anything irrational."

Gu Qingze assured, to be honest, if he could not ensure that Ling Xiao would still be regarded as the "Son of Heaven" by this world and was sure that nothing would happen to him, he might not have let Ling Xiao take the risk.

Furthermore... he suddenly remembered what Shen Mengli had said to him before, "Because the Son of Heaven likes you enough, you are the person with the most luck in the world besides the Son of Heaven."

Precisely because of the guarantee, Gu Qingze had the courage to choose to continue and go deeper into the trap designed by others.

"So what should we do next?" Chu Lingxiao asked, his voice no longer filled with the previous confusion and uneasiness.

"Didn't the owner of the Flower House say that the 'Three Lives Flower' is growing in the Xuanyin area of ​​the demon world this time? Although it is not much different from the border between the demon and monster worlds we know, the location is more accurate."

"So...our current mission is to find a way to get to Xuanyin in the demon world."