bacchusnovels Chapter 197 Li Bai admired Du Fu
Chapter 197 Li Bai admired Du Fu
"Didn't you say you were grateful to You Lian'er? Then how about you repay me with your body?"
You Lian'er hugged Gu Yan's arm, looking at him coquettishly:
"Is it okay? Is it really okay?"
Gu Yan felt a chill run down her spine. After all, this person was probably an ancient monster who had lived for countless years. It was really disgusting for such an old monster to act cute towards her. It was like Dugu Yun pretending to be young, but this guy was probably a thousand times, or even ten thousand times, older than Dugu Yun.
"Senior, please stop joking." Gu Yan managed to maintain her composure.
"I just saved you, you know. That guy tried to humiliate you, and I saved you. I'm asking you to repay me with your body, what's wrong with that? You can't even accept that? How can you be so ungrateful? You're so handsome, yet you're such an ungrateful and heartless person. You Lian'er doesn't like ungrateful people."
The girl waited for Gu Yan, her eyes burning with desire.
Although her expression was adorable, Gu Yan felt a little apprehensive thinking about how this guy had just instantly killed a Golden Immortal. Who knew what this seemingly cute little girl might do to him?
"Senior, I already have someone I admire," Gu Yan lied.
You Lian'er leaned closer, her body floating up to meet Gu Yan's gaze. She asked, "Is your beloved as adorable as me?"
"Well, how should I put it? In my heart, she is the most beautiful woman in the world," Gu Yan said.
Upon hearing this, You Lian'er asked, "The most beautiful woman in the world? What's her name?"
"Du Fu".
"This doesn't sound like a woman's name. Are you trying to trick me?" You Lian'er said, staring at her.
Gu Yan said, "How could I dare? Her parents had few children and wanted a son, but they only had a daughter. So they raised her as a son and gave her a boy's name. When I first met her, she was dressed as a boy. It was a long time later that I found out she was a girl."
Gu Yan spoke with an air of great seriousness.
You Lian'er stood with her hands on her hips, scanning Gu Yan as if observing whether he was lying. But when Gu Yan lied, his face didn't turn red, his heart didn't skip a beat, and there wasn't a single flaw in his lie.
"Where is that Du Fu now?" You Lian'er asked.
"I don't know, I've lost her. I'm looking for her too, whether it's a thousand years, ten thousand years, a hundred thousand years, a million years, I will definitely find her. What is love in this world that makes people willing to die for it!" Gu Yan said, reciting the poem with deep emotion.
"I didn't realize you were such a romantic. I thought a man as handsome as you must be a womanizer and a philanderer." You Lian'er's tone softened.
"Li Bai only wished for one love for one lifetime," Gu Yan said.
"Alright, you already have someone you like, so I won't make things difficult for you," You Lian'er said.
Gu Yan was surprised that she let herself off so easily. She let herself go so easily?
"but……"
You Lian'er suddenly changed the subject.
Once you get here, you'll know it won't be that easy.
Gu Yan was already waiting. He heard You Lian'er say, "I won't ask you to repay me with your body, but I hope you can do me a favor, okay?"
Gu Yan immediately replied, "I would gladly die for your life-saving grace."
"Okay, come with me!"
As You Lian'er spoke, she walked forward, with Gu Yan following behind her.
The two of them walked through the corridors. Gu Yan carefully observed her surroundings. Everything around her was dilapidated. The bloodstains on the decaying walls and floors had long since dried. There were many thick, black tree roots that seemed to have come from nowhere, taking root in the cracks of the walls and extending to the ground, even embedding themselves in the floor.
The rough, black tree roots exuded an eerie aura and a faint black mist, with crimson light surging within, like flowing blood.
This warship is of unknown age. A fierce battle must have taken place on board; the countless corpses scattered across the surface are the best proof.
This ship was clearly no ordinary warship; its interior space was enormous, and the remains still retained the powerful aura of their former lives. Gu Yan could sense that each of these dead beings was more powerful than him in life.
"Senior, what happened here?" Gu Yan couldn't help but ask.
"A battle, can't you even tell?" You Lian'er said.
"This ship seems to be quite old," Gu Yan remarked.
You Lian'er didn't reply, but just kept walking forward on her own.
Gu Yan could tell that she didn't seem to want to reveal any more information.
As they walked, they came to a vast and spacious hall. There were no corpses here, but the walls were covered with ancient runes. Red threads, like spider webs, were strung with copper coins and hung with countless yellow talismans.
Gu Yan's gaze was drawn to a huge box, which looked to be about ten feet in size. The box was made of some unknown material and was dilapidated and rotten.
Thick tree roots grew from inside the box, extending out and growing into an enormous tree with a trunk ten times the size of the box. Its canopy reached the ceiling and even pierced through it.
The tree trunk was jet black, emanating an ominous and eerie aura. Crimson light surged within it, like flowing blood, and its roots, like the trunk, extended in all directions. Gu Yan recalled the tree roots she had seen along the way and wondered: Did they all come from here?
What kind of tree is this?
He had never seen a tree like this before. Its leaves were withered and yellow, looking as if they would all fall off with the slightest breeze. Gu Yan stared at this eerie tree, feeling a terrifying aura emanating from it. This thing seemed to be alive, but in a dormant state. He felt that if it came to life, it would be a truly terrifying thing.
"Senior, senior, this, this is..."
Gu Yan looked at You Lian'er with a questioning gaze.
"See? It's dying. I want to water it, but ordinary water won't work. I need Taiyin True Water. Can you get it for me?" You Lian'er asked Gu Yan.
"Taiyin True Water? This junior does not possess such a thing," Gu Yan said.
That's the truth. He had heard of the Yin True Water, but he didn't have any on hand.
The sun is truly fiery; he certainly has it.
"I know where it is. Go and get it for me," You Lian'er said with a smile.
"Where?" Gu Yan asked curiously.
"It's in the Wood Spirit Palace," You Lian'er said.
Wood Spirit Hall? Wait, isn't that Lu Yan and Song Qi's sect?
"Go to the Wood Spirit Palace and fetch the Yin True Water for me. That will be your way of repaying me." You Lian'er smiled as she sat down on a sturdy tree root beside her, resting her chin on her hand and gazing at Gu Yan.
"Senior, I am not a disciple of the Wood Spirit Palace, nor do I have any connection with it. Besides, I am only a True Immortal. Senior, you are all-powerful. If you cannot do it, how can a mere True Immortal like me obtain the Taiyin True Water?" Gu Yan said.
You Lian'er suddenly darted forward, grabbed Gu Yan's chin, and said with a sly smile, "As long as you use your beautiful face properly, you can do it."
Gu Yan: "..."