Want to Ascend? Then Fall in Love

Chapter 23 – Sat Down And Raised The Price

Translated by juurensha

Edited by moon and Noks

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Shen Qingxian’s idea was very good, because either way he’d have to kiss him sooner or later for the sake of moving bricks, so what would it matter if they kissed first, and he could also get some benefits at the same time. 

As for the theory of losing by compromising…that was all just floating clouds, His Honorable Lordship just thought that he had really profited here!

Poor Gu Jianshen’s mood was completely thrown off balance by his unexpected seduction.

Shen Qingxian was really seducing this time, and doing so completely openly, both with his words and actions. 

Logically, he should press his forehead and roughly kiss him, but the great emperor was not an ordinary person.

He stared at Shen Qingxian with his lips quirked up, and asked him, “Why is it okay now?”

When he had mentioned it before, Shen Qingxian had looked as if he was being infringed upon, immediately changing back into a child  while completely changing his attitude towards him. So why did he want it now?

Shen Qingxian said, “Thinking about it carefully, I think it’s very cost-effective.”

It wouldn’t hurt, and it wouldn’t itch; with just one kiss, he could touch an ancient forbidden seal— it was such a good deal. 

Gu Jianshen said meaningfully, “So it’s like that ah…”

Shen Qingxian had already gotten ready to kiss a bit. He looked seriously at him and asked, “Alright?”

Looking at the whole continent, those who could control themselves at this moment would all be gods!

Old Gu could be said to be quite god-like; he not only held onto his control but also sat down and raised the price. “I don’t think so.”

Shen Qingxian had never imagined this. “What?”

Gu Jianshen used his original words, “Thinking about it carefully, I don’t think it’s very cost-effective.”

Shen Qingxian: “……”

Gu Jianshen solemnly began to distort facts and talk speciously, “A kiss is a mutual thing; I kiss you, and you also kiss me, but you touching me is just a one-sided thing.”

Shen Qingxian’s eyes widened, and his beautiful eyes were filled with the sentence—”How can there be such a brazen man!”

Gu Jianshen pretended not to see it. 

Shen Qingxian said, “It’s not like I wanted to kiss you.”

Gu Jianshen really dared to counter with, “Then don’t kiss me.”

Shen Qingxian: “…” How could he move bricks without kissing?

But this bastard was so unreasonable that Shen Qingxian really didn’t want to talk to him anymore!

Seeing that the fire he had patiently built up was about right, Gu Jianshen lowered down a way forward and said, “Shishu, I’m not that unreasonable of a person. It’s just that from the perspective of seniority, I’m a junior. You‘re older than me, so you shouldn’t bully me, right?”

Shen Qingxian thought: I really want to bully you, I should beat you up until you can’t move right now. 

“How about this instead?” Gu Jianshen continued, “Kiss… We are still going to kiss.” It would be too much of a loss to not kiss, he would regret it for tens of thousands of years. 

“For the sake of fairness, can we add another condition? See, you’re going to touch me, so can I also touch you?”

Shen Qingxian didn’t even think about it before he said, “I don’t have such a beautiful forbidden seal on my body.”

Hearing this, Gu Jianshen also had conflicted feelings. Should he be happy or unhappy? He kept feeling as though either emotion was wrong.

Gu Jianshen was angry at his nonchalant answer, so he deliberately drew closer before whispering with his mouth placed at the tip of his ear, “… But your body is already perfect.”

Shen Qingxian was stunned.

At least, Gu Jianshen was holding back by not engulfing that cute pale little earlobe. 

After a long time, Shen Qingxian replied, “Let me think about it ba.”

Gu Jianshen smiled. “Alright.”

Gu Jianshen was thinking about setting out a long line to catch a big fish. How could he enjoy himself to the full with just one kiss? He had to take the opportunity to earn more benefits no matter what. 

Shen Qingxian thought that the jade scroll hadn’t extinguished itself yet, so maybe it would release another task. Maybe that task would be for Gu Jianshen to touch him, and if so, wouldn’t it kill two birds with one stone? So, he said he would consider it in order to drag out the time. 

The jade scroll was so tired, it wanted to extinguish itself as fast as it could. 

At dinnertime, a little guest came to their small house.

Who else would it be but the little peach blossom who had become an inner disciple? 

Su Yu missed Zhao Yan and Qingshen-dage, so once he had settled down in the inner quarters, he hurriedly rushed over, wanting to see the two of them. 

In order to receive him, Gu Jianshen had to remove the gorgeous decorations and restore the original appearance of the small wooden house.

Su Yu was very distressed and found the key point at a glance. “You guys only have one bed?”

In fact, it was two beds put together….

Su Yu looked at Gu Jianshen and said, “Where does Qingshen-dage sleep? It can’t be that you’ve spent the whole time guarding the door?”

It wasn’t strange for the little peach blossom to think like this; after all, Shen Qingxian was a young master, and you definitely couldn’t let a young master sleep on the ground. Hence, when there was only one bed, Gu Jianshen must be left with nowhere to sleep.

But, in fact, his Qingshen-dage not only slept in the bed, he also hugged his family’s young master to sleep. 

After all, his family’s young master was a finicky baby, who couldn’t sleep without being held….

Shen Qingxian said, “It’s alright. The green willow clan likes to sleep while standing upright, and Qingshen loves to sleep that way.”

Su Yu was surprised at this and said, “It’s like that ah.”

Gu Jianshen could only smile and acquiesce, “Yes.”

Su Yu still felt indignant though. “No, it’s not alright, I should still go to the steward to say something. Clearly, this is a two-person small courtyard, so why was only one bed given? That’s too unfair!”

Shen Qingxian didn’t want outsiders coming and seeing this “double bed,” so he changed the topic and asked, “Are you alright in the inner quarters?”

Su Yu hurriedly replied, “I’m very good! Everyone takes good care of me, and the sect leader shizun said that he would accept me as his own disciple!”

Shen Qingxian’s eyebrows twitched. On hearing this, he had a bad feeling.

Su Yu continued, “Speaking of that, I have to especially thank Senior Zeng. He specially came to the Meridian Temple and took care of me in every way.”

Although their original idea was to not disturb Zeng Ziliang, that slippery, worldly guy Zeng Ziliang would certainly not miss this good opportunity to fawn upon someone. Naturally, he took the initiative to come in and act like a good person. 

Shen Qingxian asked, “Have you mentioned me to Zeng…Senior Zeng?”

Su Yu said, “Of course la, Senior Zeng was very upset when he heard that you were an outer disciple. He said he would come to see you in a minute!”

Shen Qingxian: “……”

In a moment, a sage-like air swept his face, and Zeng Ziliang, very much with the air of a big boss about him, appeared outside the door.

However, in the next moment, the “big boss’s” feet went soft, and he nearly knelt. 

Shen Qingxian looked at him.

Zeng Ziliang had gone pale with fright. “L-L-L…”

Su Yu was completely puzzled.

Shen Qingxian interrupted him calmly, “Hello, Senior.”

Zeng Ziliang took a breath, and instead of standing firmly, keeled back. 

His apprentice hurriedly helped him up, with his brow deeply furrowed in worry. “Sect leader Shizun! What’s wrong?!”

In a trance, Zeng Ziliang seemed to see his life shorten. With this call of  “senior,” his very lifespan had been reduced ah!!

Shen Qingxian gave him a sharp glance. With a start, Zeng Ziliang finally calmed down a bit!

“Ha… Haha…” Zeng Ziliang really couldn’t hold onto his “dignified” high image right now. “Zhao… Zhao Yan, right… Are you…Are you interested in coming to the Wufang sect? I… I…” I’ll give you the sect leader position, okay, Your Honorable Lordship!

Shen Qingxian saluted him. “Zhao Yan is stupid and just wants to stay here and concentrate on cultivating.”

Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!

Zeng Ziliang was about to faint!

Su Yu looked puzzled. He didn’t know why Senior Zeng, who always seemed benevolent and kind, had become like this. 

Shen Qingxian directly dismissed him. “Does Senior Zeng have anything else?” His implication being, you should scram, if you had nothing else.

Zeng Ziliang hurriedly said, “Nothing! There’s nothing at all… I… I…” I’ll scram now!

His little apprentice was very worried about him while also being very dissatisfied with Shen Qingxian.

Just a tiny, little green willow yao, how is he this arrogant?!

Isn’t he just from Wanxiu Mountain? Our sect leader shizun is His Honorable Lordship’s grand-disciple! This little servant, what is he so proud of? He didn’t even kneel down and kowtow when he saw the sect leader!

Luckily Zeng Ziliang didn’t hear this, otherwise he would have driven this traitor out of the sect!

Zeng Ziliang left. Shen Qingxian thought that another person would also probably come by later, so he simply sent the little peach blossom away first as well.

He said, “As an inner disciple, you need to focus on cultivating. Don’t always miss me, I’m very well here.”

Su Yu was very reluctant to give him up. “If you need anything, you must tell me.”

Shen Qingxian said, “Yes, don’t overthink things. Focus on standing firm first, as only then will you have a future.”

Su Yu also understood; although he came from Wanxiu Mountain, in fact, His Honorable Lordship was often in seclusion. If he didn’t seriously cultivate, perhaps some disaster would strike. 

He said seriously, “I will focus and work hard!” He should strengthen himself, because only then could Zhao Yan rely on him in the future!

A little while after sending off the little peach blossom, the other “great god” arrived….

This visitor was Ye Zhan, the sect leader of Meridian Temple and another grand-disciple of Shen Qingxian’s.

Zeng Ziliang was accustomed to licking boots, so whether it was Su Yu or “Zhao Yan,” he would take good care of them. 

But Ye Zhan was different. He was a veteran fanboy, and his love for the house extended to the crows on its roof. He heard that Su Yu had a little partner and immediately came over to take a look. 

What kind of joke was this? This was a green willow of Wanxiu Mountain, who had laid eyes on the holy face of the Lord himself. How could he practice in such a humble and crude place?

Ye Zhan rushed over in a hurry. As soon as he looked, he immediately threw himself to the ground!

Fortunately, he had come by himself, otherwise…the entire Meridian Temple would have to kneel alongside him!

Shen Qingxian raised his hand. “Get up ba.”

Ye Zhan actually wanted to get up, but he couldn’t!

“Your…Your Lordship, this disciple didn’t know that you….you……” Old Ye was already stammering incoherently.

Shen Qingxian said, “It’s alright, my trip is private. I originally didn’t want to disturb you.”

Ye Zhan paused and started choking back sobs. 

Shen Qingxian: “……” He suddenly remembered that matter Chi Yangzi had spoken of, where Ye Zhan had cried for seven days and nights. Ye Zhan, can you just drop it?!

Sect Leader Ye murmured as he shed tears, “His Lordship has actually come to Meridian Temple, this disciple has such good luck! What good luck! What good luck ah!”

Shen Qingxian: “…..”

He turned to Gu Jianshen and said, “Let’s go inside ba.”

Let him cry enough first.

Gu Jianshen’s eyes were filled with smiles. He used a voice channel to secretly say, “Shishu’s charm is truly infinite.”

Shen Qingxian didn’t want to talk.

Ye Zhan, who was crying excitedly, actually stopped at this. He looked at Gu Jianshen, his pupils narrowed sharply, and he pulled out his sword in an instant!

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The author has something to say: 

Love rivals meet, especially jealous!

Gu Jianshen smiles: Love rival?

Ye Zhan who dropped dead: …..

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Juurensha: We’re not getting a kiss that easily!