Chapter 704: Love Above All Chapter 63: Confession
Gu Xiaoxi didn’t mind because she had no particular purpose for coming here.
The only reason she had co was that she had been kidnapped by Quan Shaoqing.
Quan Shaoqing, however, furrowed his brows and instinctively looked up at the highest point of the Ancient Pagoda.
There stood an old man, well over sixty, dressed in a Kasaya, smiling at him with an eerie grin.
“Clear the area!” Quan Shaoqing hadn’t planned on doing so; cooperating with the marriage rite required one to be calm and at peace.
Now that such an incident happened as soon as he walked in, he was extrely displeased.
A charlatan, is he reliable or not? If not, stop deceiving people here.
The mont he spoke, the owner of the scenic area imdiately ordered it, and within just five minutes, all the people present were cleared out.
The lively scene went quiet in an instant.
Quan Shaoqing glanced at Gu Xiaoxi and instructed, “Wait here for ,” and then he disappeared.
When he reappeared, he was on the top level of the Ancient Pagoda, with a golden bell hanging above his head, admiring it, his gaze turned sharp.
“Are you angry, benefactor?” The elder’s voice, weathered yet strong, ca from behind him.
Without turning his head, Quan Shaoqing squinted and said, “I heard you can sever fate and see the future?”
“Then are you seeking a marriage bond or a glimpse of your future?”
Hearing this, Quan Shaoqing couldn’t help raising his head and laughing out loud, his laughter more unrestrained than the bell’s tolling, “My future is in my own hands, why would I need to seek it?”
The elder did not expect such arrogance from the young man before him and frowned, his voice low, “Marriage bonds co from destiny, surely the benefactor knows this before entering.”
Only then did Quan Shaoqing turn to look at the monk behind him, rolling a jade bead between his fingers, a faint smile on his lips, “Did you know I was coming today?”
The elder shook his head, “I only know that the person who cos here seeks a marriage bond, and it is a karmic bond.”
“A karmic bond? How so?”
“It cannot be said! Let go of your fixations, and you can have a long-lasting union, otherwise…” The old monk paused before continuing, “Great disaster will befall!”
By now, Quan Shaoqing almost didn’t need to ntion who he fancied; he understood in his heart.
The instant he handed Gu Xiaoxi over to Bai Yaxuan, he was destined to forfeit his chance to be with her.
The reason he ca to ask for a marriage bond was due to a trace of unwillingness regarding the future. Yet, he did not expect such an outco; this old man truly was blunt!
“Fate is like a large roulette wheel; before the wheel stops spinning, no one knows where the pointer will land,” Quan Shaoqing seed to be talking to himself, yet his tone was steady as if he truly didn’t believe in fate.
“Everything is up to fate, but every word I speak cos from the heart. Rember, do not let your fixations turn into a demon…”
The elder hadn’t finished speaking when Quan Shaoqing disappeared again!
The elder then let out a long sigh, “Your future is shrouded in a blood mist, if you cannot let go of your fixations, then fend for yourselves!”
Gu Xiaoxi noticed that Quan Shaoqing had a troubled expression when he ca out, with a deep darkness in the depths of his eyes.
“I heard this temple is very efficacious, did you co to seek your fortune?” Gu Xiaoxi asked curiously, like a naïve young girl.
Quan Shaoqing looked at her and reached out to ruffle her hair, as if he enjoyed this gesture, because in doing so she seed like his little pet, which he could pamper at will.
Feeling his despondency, Gu Xiaoxi thought about swatting his hand away, but in the end she couldn’t bear to and just let him be, “What’s wrong?”
“Do I look like soone who needs to seek his fortune?” Seeing that she didn’t resist, Quan Shaoqing took the opportunity to wrap his arm around her shoulder, as if seeking so comfort.
Gu Xiaoxi lowered her hat to cover her face; if no one recognized her, there should be no trouble. “So you’re seeking a marriage bond, you have soone you like…” eh?
She cut herself off, because Quan Shaoqing didn’t seem like soone who would believe in superstitions, so after instinctively asking, she felt awkward.
Was the person he liked her?
If so, that was awkward. If not, it was also awkward!
“Yes, I have soone I like, and she is right beside .”
Gu Xiaoxi stiffened. Was this a confession?
What kind of liking did he have for her? Did he want her to be his wife, or did he just want to sleep with her?
Seeing Gu Xiaoxi dumbfounded, Quan Shaoqing’s long fingers pinched her soft chin, gazing at her, “Would you marry ? Be Mrs. Quan Shaoqing, hand over the rest of your life to , let take care of you?”
“I, I, I…” Gu Xiaoxi flushed red, her heart thumping uncontrollably.
It was only at this mont that she realized what she truly wanted was a man who would confess to her, not one who would coerce her with everything.
She even wanted to say: I’m willing!
But the words were stuck in her throat; she was no longer a child.
Bai Yaxuan wasn’t willing to let her go; where could she go?
In the end, she had to shoulder the responsibilities of an adult, whether toward the Gu Family or herself!
“Speak up, are you willing to leave with ? To take you away from here?” Quan Shaoqing pressed again.
Gu Xiaoxi bit her lip, unsure of how to answer his question.
Just then, Jin Xiao ca over and respectfully said, “The cable car is ready, we can leave now.”
As they boarded the cable car, Gu Xiaoxi looked down, gripping the hem of her clothes tightly, the atmosphere so awkward it made breathing difficult.
Seeing that she remained silent, Quan Shaoqing fell silent too.
Soon, the cable car reached the foot of the mountain, and in the mont the door opened, Gu Xiaoxi saw another man standing at the entrance and felt as if thunder had struck her.
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