I Am the Fated Villain

Chapter 1620. Since Saintess is here, is there something you’d like to discuss with me privately?

In the pavilion, after Ling Yuxian and the maid left, only Saintess Xiyuan and Gu Changge were left.

The white mist swirled, and a fresh fragrance filled the air. Gu Changge continued to quietly sip his tea, at ease and serene, showing no sign of being affected by the world around him.

“Earlier, you mentioned seeing me in a dream. Now I’m curious, what kind of dream was it?”

As Xiyuan Saintess spoke, she walked over and sat down opposite Gu Changge, bringing with her a refreshing and elegant fragrance. She picked up the still-warm tea cup, seeming to want to take a sip, but then she remembered she was wearing a veil. Smiling lightly, she gently removed it from behind her ear.

In an instant, an unparalleled, ethereal beauty appeared. Her brows were like distant mountains, her eyes like shooting stars. Her skin was as smooth and delicate as warm jade, and her small cherry lips were naturally rosy, without any makeup, her beauty so stunning it could take one’s breath away. She was as untouched by the world’s dust as a goddess.

Xiyuan Saintess took a sip of the tea, seeming completely unconcerned with revealing her true face to Gu Changge.

Gu Changge, looking at the beautiful face so close to him, showed no attempt to hide his admiration in his gaze.

“To be honest, the specifics of the dream are not as important as the fact that you are even more beautiful in person than in the dream,” he said with a smile before averting his gaze.

“Is that your compliment to me, Master Gu?”

Xiyuan Saintess also smiled, her bright eyes fixed on Gu Changge’s face. Her delicate hand played with the teacup, and her mannerisms appeared a bit playful and seductive, completely different from her usual detached, otherworldly demeanor.

At that moment, her actions and tone were bold and daring, especially for their first meeting. Even those who were familiar with Xiyuan Saintess would find it hard to believe that these gestures and words were coming from her.

“The Xiyuan Sacred Hall possesses the precious artifact, the Reincarnation Mirror. As the current head of the Sacred Hall, the mirror should be in your possession.”

“Since the Reincarnation Mirror is said to possess the power of reincarnation, it can peer into the past and the future. It can explore the Nine Netherworlds, the Heavenly Realm, and the Underworld. It reveals countless futures, and can show infinite variations in its reflections.”

“I’m curious. What did you see in the Reincarnation Mirror, Saintess? Is that why, upon our first meeting, you chose to present yourself to me in this way?”

As Gu Changge spoke, he set down his tea cup and, at the same time, reached out with his hand, firmly grasping Xiyuan Saintess’s smooth, jade-like chin.

Xiyuan Saintess was initially going to dodge when she saw Gu Changge’s hand approaching, but she felt an invisible force spreading out from him. The space she was in suddenly felt like quicksand, making it impossible for her to move or evade.

She could only watch as his long, fair hand gently held her chin. The pressure was slightly painful. Despite her many years of cultivation, this was the first time she had been touched like this, especially by a man.

However, Xiyuan Saintess was not an ordinary person. Though her chin was held by Gu Changge, her expression remained calm, and she appeared entirely composed.

“Master Gu, what exactly is the meaning behind this? We’ve just met, and although there is some inexplicable familiarity between us, it is not the behavior of a gentleman to be so forward with me so soon.”

“I had planned to keep my veil on, as showing my true face might seem disrespectful. That’s why I decided to remove it…,” Xiyuan Saintess said, and the smile from before faded away.

“I’ve never been one to follow the rules of a gentleman. But hearing you say it, could it be that I’ve been overthinking things?”

Gu Changge smiled, releasing his grip on her chin.

Xiyuan Saintess felt her chin, certain that he had left his fingerprints from where he had gripped her.

In the future simulations and predictions of the Reincarnation Mirror, Gu Changge often killed her on a whim. So, when Gu Changge suddenly made a move earlier, she actually found it quite normal and not at all surprising. After all, it was consistent with his personality and behavior, and the fact that he hadn’t shown any murderous intent meant that he had been particularly merciful.

“I suppose there are too many women who admire you, Master Gu, which is why you would think that. Unfortunately, I must disappoint you.”

Xiyuan Saintess took another sip of tea and then glanced faintly at Gu Changge. She touched her chin, which had turned red from his grip, and then put her veil back on.

After all, in the future simulations of the Reincarnation Mirror, she had been killed by Gu Changge dozens, if not hundreds, of times.

Over time, she had come to understand Gu Changge’s habits and personality. She knew that she couldn’t simply follow his intentions and thoughts; she had to act against him. If she were to always comply with him, he would grow bored and casually kill her.

These were survival tactics that Xiyuan Saintess had carefully worked out with her own life.

“At this point, should I follow the script and say something like ‘you’re truly different from those common, superficial women’?”

Gu Changge looked at the woman in front of him, who had suddenly become calm and appeared as if she were saying, “Please show restraint, Young Master.”

He was intrigued. He didn’t know where Xiyuan Saintess had learned this kind of tactic—first pretending to charm him with flirtatious words, and then, without hesitation, stating that it was all a misunderstanding and that her original intention wasn’t like that.

As for this kind of routine, Gu Changge could only smile in mockery. It seemed that Xiyuan Saintess had seen some future scenes through the Reincarnation Mirror and thought she could use this method to get closer to him.

But unfortunately, Gu Changge was never one to be outsmarted.

“What do you mean by that, Master Gu?”

Xiyuan Saintess was slightly stunned, looking at the expression on Gu Changge’s face. She suddenly had a bad feeling.

It seemed that things weren’t going as she had expected?

“What I mean is, I’ve never been a gentleman, so Saintess shouldn’t try to constrain me with those so-called standards of a gentleman.”

Gu Changge chuckled lightly, then reached out his hand, pulling off the veil that Xiyuan Saintess had just put back on. Her flawless, celestial beauty was once again revealed, and this time it carried a strong sense of shock.

“You…”

Xiyuan Saintess had a bad premonition and quickly stepped back. However, Gu Changge followed her like a shadow, never letting go. In an instant, the space around them seemed to shift and distort a thousand times.The air here became blurred, and endless rules and orders were being played out in this small pavilion.

The world evolved, the universe was created, and even time seemed to ripple like waves, rising and fading.

Xiyuan Saintess, as the current leader of the Xiyuan Sacred Hall, truly lived up to her title. Not only was she known as the most beautiful woman of Xiyuan Civilization, but her strength was also terrifying and unmatched. Ordinary beings at the ancestor level of Dao were absolutely no match for her.

She had long since survived the eighth Heavenly Decline Tribulation. From her delicate fingers, terrifying Dao laws of reincarnation, time and space, the four seasons, Yin and Yang, morning and evening, and many other powerful rules of the Great Dao manifested. Worlds appeared and disappeared in an instant, constantly clashing with Gu Changge’s palm.

If even a trace of the aftershock from this battle were to spread out, it could easily annihilate an entire world, reducing it to nothingness. Such power was too terrifying to imagine, and it was almost impossible to fathom that it was within the control of a mere mortal.

Before her, Gu Changge moved forward at a leisurely pace. His other hand was casually placed behind his back, and with just a raised palm, it seemed as if he were going to collapse the entire endless space-time. The Great Dao itself was shattering. No matter how many methods Xiyuan Saintess used, at this moment, she seemed utterly powerless.

Absolute power could suppress thousands of Dao laws.

Boom!!!

A massive golden palm, brimming with intense golden light, swept across space-time, directly smashing through. The chaotic energy exploded, annihilating everything tangible.

Xiyuan Saintess let out a muffled grunt, her slender, tall figure flying out like a ragged sack.

All the scenery in front of her began to fade and vanish. The broken time and space just moments ago now seemed like mere illusions. The two of them were still in that tiny pavilion.

If one ignored the fact that Xiyuan Saintess had fallen to the ground, her black hair disheveled, and the faint trace of blood at the corner of her mouth, the entire battle just now seemed like an illusion.

“Is that it? You’ve lost just like this?”

Her expression was filled with confusion and disbelief. From the beginning of the fight to her defeat, it seemed like it all happened in an instant.

Of course, although the fight had seemed to last only an instant, they had actually clashed countless times in the boundless space-time. But this still didn’t change the fact that she was no match for Gu Changge.

“Your strength is indeed impressive. You lasted longer than I expected.”

Gu Changge walked over and lifted Xiyuan Saintess in his arms. She quickly realized what had happened, and her star-like, cold eyes widened. She struggled fiercely.

The events of today had completely thrown her off. She had asked Gu Changge to stay behind alone, but this was not the kind of treatment she had expected.

“Let go of me!”

Xiyuan Saintess glared coldly at Gu Changge. A terrifying aura of destruction was swirling from between her brows, seemingly ready to destroy both herself and Gu Changge in a final, catastrophic explosion.

“Do you think that’s possible?” Gu Changge let out a nonchalant chuckle.

As he chuckled, the terrifying aura that had been floating between Xiyuan Saintess’s brows seemed to be oppressed by an unimaginable force, and it instantly dissipated.

Xiyuan Saintess realized that her loose outer garment had suddenly slipped off, and she was no longer able to destroy both herself and Gu Changge. She could no longer maintain her previously cold demeanor, and began to panic.

Even in the future scenarios predicted by the Reincarnation Mirror, nothing like today had ever happened. The future in the Reincarnation Mirror had always followed a certain pattern, progressing step by step.

But when she truly encountered Gu Changge today, she suddenly realized that many things were completely different from what she had expected.

The Reincarnation Mirror was never wrong, so it must be that her actions today had been too forceful, causing a backlash.

At that moment, Xiyuan Saintess’s heart was filled with regret and panic. She had never been skilled at using her beauty to seduce others, and the flirtatious behavior had been a sudden decision.

It was Gu Changge’s sudden appearance that disrupted her original plan, and things began to develop in a direction she least wanted to see.

“Since you can’t truly use your beauty to seduce others, then don’t try to make plans against me in the future. Otherwise, I won’t be so easy on you next time.”

Seeing the panic on Xiyuan Saintess’s face, Gu Changge chuckled again. He reached out and placed her fallen outer garment back onto her. Then, he casually tossed her onto the bed behind him and turned to leave.