In the martial arts world, he threatens Yin Susu from the start.

She wore a red dress and looked stunning, her beautiful face showing a shy and bashful charm.

Su Quan naturally could not escape Gu Hanyuan's perception.

When she approached, Gu Hanyuan was flirting with Luo Bing.

Part of the reason for letting Luo Bing go for the time being was because of Su Quan.

Gu Hanyuan said calmly, his eyes deep and unfathomable:

"I was busy treating Wen Tailai yesterday and didn't have time to take care of you."

Su Quan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Gu Hanyuan didn't dwell on the matter of peeping.

She tried her best to conceal her presence as she approached, yet Gu Hanyuan still discovered her whereabouts so easily.

Her martial arts skills were like those of an ordinary person in front of Gu Hanyuan, completely useless.

This made Su Quan even more cautious.

She gracefully curtsied, showcasing her slender figure to the fullest.

"I am Su Quan, thank you for saving me yesterday, sir."

Su Quan believed that very few people knew her real name, and the members of the Divine Dragon Cult only knew to call her "Madam Hong".

Little did she know that Gu Hanyuan had already seen through her true nature.

Gu Hanyuan's eyes flickered, and seeing that Su Quan wanted to continue the act, he naturally chose to play along.

He said calmly:

"Duolong is right about something: countless women long to enter the palace but cannot. Why do you insist on escaping from the palace, young lady?"

Seeing that Gu Hanyuan remained indifferent, Su Quan felt both uneasy and resentful.

She overheard Gu Hanyuan and Luo Bing's conversation.

Seeing how much he cared about Luo Bing, yet how distant he was from her.

Although she knew it was because her current status was unclear, the competitive nature of women still made her very unhappy.

After all, in terms of beauty alone, she is slightly better than Luo Bing.

Yesterday, I also gained the upper hand in my verbal sparring with Luo Bing.

At this moment, she was inexplicably at a disadvantage in front of Gu Hanyuan. How could she be willing to accept this?

Su Quan, displaying her acting skills to the fullest, said with tears welling up in her eyes:

"My husband's family name is Hong, and they were originally a landlord in the countryside. Unexpectedly, my beauty brought trouble upon me; a corrupt Manchu official in the area took a liking to me and wanted to present me to the emperor. My husband's family dared not resist and thus drove me out of their home."

Su Quan was already extremely beautiful, and now she was putting on a pitiful and helpless act, which made her even more endearing.

She had already come up with an excuse.

The conflict between the Manchus and Han Chinese within the Qing Dynasty was extremely deep.

Manchu officials, occupying a superior position, frequently abducted women from the common people.

Even if Gu Hanyuan wanted to find out the truth.

With the Divine Dragon Cult as their backing, it won't be difficult to create a fake identity.

As for why the disguised identity included the husband's family, that was also something Su Quan had thought about carefully.

It's rare for a normal woman her age to be unmarried, so forcing herself to act like a young girl would seem incongruous.

Moreover, she is so beautiful that unless she has some special status, she should have been married long ago.

Moreover, she could use this opportunity to express her hatred for the Qing Dynasty and gain sympathy.

Gu Hanyuan felt a little strange upon hearing this.

Hong Antong ruled the small place of Shenlong Island, and he was indeed a local tyrant.

Su Quan is an ambitious and courageous woman.

The Divine Dragon Cult is quite powerful, but it has never been ambitious enough.

His only external action was to help Hong Antong obtain the "Forty-Two Chapters Sutra," which was said to contain the secret to immortality.

However, it was precisely because of Hong Antong's lack of ambition that Su Quan had the opportunity to eliminate his rivals.

The excuse Su Quan came up with also carried a bit of her subconscious opinion.

Gu Hanyuan sighed with feigned regret:

"Nothing could be more disastrous than a beautiful woman."

Su Quan was overjoyed upon hearing this.

Gu Hanyuan's change in attitude put her at ease.

As long as her identity as a member of the Divine Dragon Cult remains undiscovered, she still has room to maneuver.

Su Quan pursed her thin lips and said sadly:

"Does Young Master Gu also see me as a calamity?"

Su Quan is still implementing her strategy of gaining sympathy.

However, Gu Hanyuan suddenly leaned in front of her and reached out to pinch her smooth, jade-like chin.

"The danger of a beautiful woman is relative. If you don't have the ability to protect her, she is a danger; if you have the ability to protect her, she is a beauty. With your beauty, young lady, you are certainly a beauty in my eyes."

Su Quan had never been so close to a man before, and her pure and innocent body had never been touched.

A blush spread across her pretty face with the warmth of her chin, her cheeks glowing and her eyes sparkling.

Su Quanfang felt a little flustered, wondering if she had used too much force.

The fact that the members of the Divine Dragon Cult had long been afraid to look directly at someone who might offend them made her somewhat clueless about the concept of distance.

If she were to encounter the even more assertive Gu Hanyuan, she might end up jeopardizing her reputation.

Fortunately, Gu Hanyuan stopped in time, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.

However, the blush on her pretty face didn't fade away anytime soon.

Hong Antong's martial arts skills prevented him from being near women, and he was also an old man nearing the end of his life.

Su Quan was young but lived a life of widowhood, yet her body possessed a more alluring charm than that of ordinary women.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to convincingly portray the appearance of a charming and beautiful young woman.

Therefore, she inevitably feels lonely when the night is quiet.

Such physical contact alone was enough to make her delicate body go weak.

Gu Hanyuan's way of addressing her was even more novel to her.

Fang Xin suddenly felt a strange sensation.

A look of surprise flashed in Gu Hanyuan's eyes.

He secretly admired Su Quan, praising her not only for her stunning beauty but also for being a rare gem.

Only someone like Hong Antong, whose cultivation method restricts his actions, could resist touching it.

Otherwise, even if they are seventy or eighty years old, they might still try to regain their former glory.

Gu Hanyuan's eyes flashed, and he said with a hint of amusement:

“Since you have nowhere to go, why don’t you stay and be my maid? Shuang’er can’t always manage on her own.”

Su Quan was somewhat bewildered upon hearing this.

In her plan.

Since Gu Hanyuan did not discover her identity as a member of the Divine Dragon Cult.

So Gu Hanyuan can either boldly pursue her or keep her by his side and slowly win her over.

Su Quan had already prepared a response for this.

With Luo Bing's precedent of escaping unscathed, she was confident that she could buy time without losing her innocence and then find an opportunity to leave.

However, Gu Hanyuan actually made her, the wife of the leader of the Divine Dragon Sect, a maid.

His situation seemed to be better, and he could even easily find excuses to contact his subordinates who remained in Yanjing.

In reality, it's even more troublesome.

After all, maids had an even lower status and few human rights, yet they were Gu Hanyuan's possessions.

If she were to make a request, she wouldn't be able to object.

Not only that.

Her freedom has been greatly reduced, and it will be difficult for her to find an excuse to leave in the future.

As for secretly escaping, she wasn't that bold.

Otherwise, we could have escaped last night.

It's all because they're wary of Gu Hanyuan's power, which is comparable to that of a terrestrial immortal.

The Divine Dragon Cult was powerful, but it couldn't protect her.