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

Although the negotiations were conducted by Gu Qingze and Su Han, Su Ming could still roughly understand the purpose of Su Han's actions through their words. There was no doubt that it was to pave the way for revenge.

Su Ming and Su Han were not familiar with each other, but he had heard about Su Han's past experiences. In fact, in this place, most people knew about Su Han's past experiences.

Su Han was originally from the Gu family, so logically his last name should be Gu. In other words, there was indeed some blood connection between Gu Qingze and Su Han, even if it was very weak.

When Gu Qingze was planning to go and negotiate, he also wanted Su Ming to try to negotiate with Su Han as well, and the reason he gave was that Su Han was his younger brother.

But Su Ming thought, come on, family affection is not an effective way to influence others in reality. Besides, he and Su Han had almost no interactions, not even familiarity, let alone family affection.

The incident was soon over, and they returned to camp.

The night was full of stars, very beautiful. Su Ming looked at Zhou Yue, who was also looking at him. He thought that if Gu Qingze spread the news that he and Zhou Yue were together, all these beautiful things would no longer exist...

As if he had made some kind of decision, Su Ming went to the tent where Gu Qingze and Chu Lingxiao were.

When he got there, Gu Qingze and Chu Lingxiao were sitting by the campfire, talking in low voices.

The bonfire flickered, reflecting the faces of the two people.

Gu Qingze looked up and saw Su Ming, raising his eyebrows slightly, as if he was a little surprised by his arrival.

Chu Lingxiao sat quietly aside, his eyes briefly resting on Su Ming before moving away.

Su Ming took a deep breath and said, "Qingze, can you come over here for a moment? I have something to ask you."

When Gu Qingze heard that, his eyes flashed slightly, and then he subconsciously glanced quickly in the direction of Chu Lingxiao.

He thought that this action was extremely covert, but he didn't know that this secret little move was seen by Su Ming, which also made Su Ming more confident in his guess about himself.

At this time, the sky was getting dark and the campfires around the camp were flickering.

Gu Qingze walked slowly towards the tent where Su Ming and Zhou Yue were.

When he arrived, Zhou Yue had already entered the tent and carefully pulled the tent curtain most of the way up.

Su Ming understood that Zhou Yue did this to leave space for himself and Gu Qingze to communicate alone.

A gentle breeze blew by, causing the ropes around the tent to sway slightly and make a slight noise.

A meaningful smile appeared on Su Ming's lips. He looked at Gu Qingze and slowly opened his mouth to expose the subtle relationship between Gu Qingze and Chu Lingxiao.

Gu Qingze's face turned red instantly. He opened his mouth but stammered in denial.

Su Ming looked at Gu Qingze's nervous expression and simply asked a few more questions in a teasing and relaxed tone.

Gu Qingze's eyes wandered around, but he didn't dare to look Su Ming in the eye.

After a while, Su Ming waved his hand and let him go back.

Su Ming thought that his goal had been achieved anyway, so it didn't matter whether Gu Qingze and Chu Lingxiao were really together or not.

Gu Qingze must be confused right now, and he must be struggling to think about the relationship between himself and Chu Lingxiao. In this case, he would definitely not talk about the affairs between him and Zhou Yue.

...........

When the first trial finally came to an end, the air was still filled with a mixture of tension and excitement.

Everyone began to calculate the crystal cores, and then came the ranking session. Everything was fine before, but when it was Chu Lingxiao's turn, doubts arose.

Su Ming stood aside, his mind working rapidly.

His gaze subconsciously turned to Gu Qingze who was not far away, only to see Gu Qingze looking at Chu Lingxiao with a worried look on his face, the concern in his eyes was not concealed at all.

Su Ming's mind moved. He knew very well that Gu Qingze held an important position in the Gu family, and Gu Qingze valued Chu Lingxiao very much.

If Chu Lingxiao is helped at this time, it will undoubtedly be a great opportunity to build closer relations with the Gu family.

Helping Chu Lingxiao is equivalent to helping Gu Qingze. As long as he helps, it will definitely increase Gu Qingze's favorability towards him.

Su Ming opened his mouth slightly and was about to speak out in support of Chu Lingxiao, but at this moment, a voice sounded first.

He turned around and saw that it was Zhou Yue.

Zhou Yue had a determined look on his face as he loudly defended Chu Lingxiao. There was no hesitation or retreat in his eyes.

Su Ming looked at Zhou Yue and felt a little relieved. He knew how to fight for his own interests without him reminding him.

But he soon realized that Zhou Yue might not have thought about so many complicated interests.

Zhou Yue simply regarded Chu Lingxiao as a friend, and when he saw his friend being questioned, he stood up to support him without hesitation.

Su Ming looked at Zhou Yue's sincere expression and couldn't help but be moved.

He thought that Zhou Yue seemed to really like Gu Qingze and Chu Lingxiao, and regarded their friendship as more important than their own interests.

In that case, Su Ming's mouth corners slightly raised, and he couldn't help but reveal a smile.

Since Zhou Yue treats people so sincerely, I should not always think about benefits and try my best to help Chu Lingxiao and Gu Qingze with some real feelings.

...........

When the first trial was declared over, the entire venue was still filled with the afterglow of the tension and the noise before the dust had settled.

Su Ming gently nudged Zhou Yue beside him with his elbow, and then the two of them walked towards the direction of Gu Qingze and Chu Lingxiao tacitly.

They came to Gu Qingze and Chu Lingxiao, started to chat with them, congratulated them on their good results, and started to chat.

At first, the topic revolved around Keduo, and then Keduo's wife Mo Zhu was mentioned, and everyone began to share some rumors they had heard about them.

However, the topic of the chat was like a dandelion drifting in the wind, gradually deviating from the original track and turning to Su Ming and Zhou Yue's own experiences.

The reason why Su Ming acted so boldly was because he was fully confident that Gu Qingze would not discriminate against him or spread the news.

The look Chu Lingxiao gave Gu Qingze was gentle and passionate. The undisguised love seemed to overflow from his eyes, and the words "I like Gu Qingze" were almost written on his face.

Su Ming was thinking in his heart, regardless of what kind of feelings Gu Qingze had for Chu Lingxiao, just looking at the fact that Gu Qingze knew that Chu Lingxiao might like him, and still cared so much about Chu Lingxiao, and did not take the initiative to distance himself from him.

...Based on this point alone, we can be sure that he will not discriminate against the relationship between the same sex, and will not talk nonsense everywhere.

As expected, Su Ming skillfully brought up the beginning of a topic, and then it was as if a fuse was lit, and the atmosphere between Chu Lingxiao and Gu Qingze instantly became subtle.

Su Ming observed calmly and found that Chu Lingxiao had been carefully testing Gu Qingze's feelings.

When Chu Lingxiao spoke, he would unconsciously move closer to Gu Qingze, with anticipation and a little nervousness in his eyes.

As for Gu Qingze, although he had been trying to comfort Chu Lingxiao, whenever Chu Lingxiao's topic got a little deeper, Gu Qingze was unable to give a clear answer and could only speak vaguely, so the two of them were pulling each other like this.

Su Ming folded his hands in front of his chest, with an expression of enjoying the show, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth from time to time.

Later, Su Ming's topic became more and more private. After all, it was rare to find someone to share this kind of topic with. Now that there was such a rare opportunity, Su Ming naturally didn't want to miss it. He became more and more excited as he talked, and Zhou Yue listened carefully beside him.

But just when he was talking excitedly, Gu Qingze seemed unable to bear this kind of atmosphere any longer. He grabbed Chu Lingxiao's hand, turned around and ran away.

Chu Lingxiao staggered, but quickly steadied himself and ran away with Gu Qingze.

Su Ming and Zhou Yue looked at their receding backs, glanced at each other, smiled helplessly and shook their heads.

Zhou Yue shrugged and said, "It seems that we have gone a little too far."

Su Ming smiled and replied: "It's okay, maybe there will be another chance next time."

Then the two of them turned and walked towards their own camp to pack up their things.

Taking advantage of the break before the second trial, Su Ming and Zhou Yue did it a few more times, but they didn't do it too hard, after all, the rest time was too short...

...............

Just as Su Ming had predicted, he was eliminated in the first round of the second trial.

However, there was no sign of frustration or sadness on his face. After all, all this was within his expectations, so he didn't care about the result at all.

In fact, he came here mainly to watch Zhou Yue's wonderful performance in the trial.

As for his own participation in this second trial, he had no hope of passing it from the very beginning.

This does not mean that he is a person without ambition or pursuit.

In his daily practice life, although he could not be said to have practiced particularly hard and with all his might, he did put in a lot of effort.

It was just that his talent was limited. Those cultivation geniuses with a single spiritual root were far superior to him in terms of cultivation speed, perception and control of spiritual power. Compared with them, he was far behind...

During the second trial, Su Ming saw Gu Qingze and Chu Lingxiao caring about each other and being nervous for each other. He also saw Gu Qingze asking Zhou Yue to stop as much as possible when facing Chu Lingxiao... After Chu Lingxiao was injured and unconscious, Gu Qingze's eyes were filled with worry and he seemed to be unable to pay attention to anything.

Especially at the moment when Chu Lingxiao was injured and unconscious, Gu Qingze seemed to have lost his backbone. His eyes were full of worry, as if everything around him no longer existed.

Su Ming took it all in, and his heart was filled with ripples.

From their every move and every glance, Su Ming was now very sure that they liked each other.

Gu Qingze's treatment of Chu Lingxiao has gone beyond the scope of ordinary friends. Perhaps he is too slow in terms of emotions and fails to see through the different feelings that have already sprouted deep in his heart.

Su Ming paused for a moment, a hint of hesitation flashed across his face. Past experiences flooded into his mind like a tide, and everything he had suffered made him feel timid and he wanted to back off.

However, Gu Qingze's face could not help but emerge in his mind again. He remembered that he not only distributed the Holy Spirit Fruit to them as promised, but also gave them extra spiritual weapons, those spiritual weapons that were rarely seen on the market, and a large sum of money.

Su Ming was conflicted. Regardless of whether Gu Qingze really regarded them as friends, everything Gu Qingze did was real and he was indeed a very good person.

Su Ming was struggling fiercely in his heart. On the one hand, he was shrouded in the shadow of past injuries, and on the other hand, he was struggling with the help given by Gu Qingze.

Time seemed to stand still. After a long time, Su Ming finally made up his mind. There was more determination in his eyes. He decided to help Gu Qingze and make him realize his feelings.

In order to avoid regret, he also chose to let Zhou Yue make an appointment with Gu Qingze... This time Su Ming changed several angles, and Gu Qingze seemed to realize something, but before Su Ming could go into details, he saw Zhou Yue coming back to him with injuries.

Su Ming was no longer in the mood to care about Gu Qingze's emotional problems. Looking at the injured Zhou Yue, he instantly put Gu Qingze's affairs behind his mind. He hurriedly stepped forward to support Zhou Yue, showing anxious concern, and even asked Gu Qingze for a healing pill.

After the second trial was over and the result was announced, Gu Qingze saw that Chu Lingxiao had not woken up yet, so he carried him back. As for what happened afterwards... Su Ming was not clear. When they saw each other again, Gu Qingze and Chu Lingxiao were already together.

Because Zhou Yue performed so well in the second trial, he qualified for the third trial. Su Ming celebrated for him for a long time... and even played many new tricks. Of course, Su Ming did not disturb him for the rest of the time and let him prepare well for the third trial.

After Zhou Yue finished the third trial, Su Ming stayed by his side because he knew that they would go to different sects in a month and would not be able to be together for a short period of time.

During this period, Gu Qingze came to ask Su Ming for advice on some things, mostly about relationships.

When Su Ming learned from his words that Chu Lingxiao was about to celebrate his birthday and was about to enter adulthood, a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and some unknown crooked thoughts instantly arose in his heart.

He turned and walked towards the bookshelf in the room, seemingly carefully selecting from among the numerous books. His fingers gently slid across the books one by one, and finally stopped at a book with a very serious cover.

Su Ming took the book in his hand, patted the cover gently, turned around and handed it to Gu Qingze, and said with a meaningful smile on his face:

"Give this to Chu Lingxiao as my birthday present to him. Don't peek at it. Remember to give it to him intact."

Now that you are adults and you two are together, it's time to do what adults do. Chu Lingxiao, you must not let me down. You must study hard and then take the initiative... and try to win over Gu Qingze.