Chapter 731: Intricacies of the Qu Clan (II)

Chapter 731: Intricacies of the Qu Clan (II)

Qu Jing and Qu Rong had the same last name. They were both members of the Qu Clan. However, the truth was that they were only distantly related. The Qu Clan existed long before Qu Shen ascended to the immortal realms and it only grew in size from there. With a history that spanned over seven hundred years, there were well over fifty thousand residents of the city with Qu in their last name. As a result, Qu Jing and Qu Rong were only distantly related.

Qu Jing was a direct descendant of the eagle lord but that didn’t mean much in the beginning. Thousands of people surnamed Qu could also consider themselves direct descendants. Qu Jing’s family was ordinary to the extreme. They lived in a tiny house on the outskirts. His father was a member of the city guard and his mother came from the countryside.

This was a sharp contrast to Qu Rong who was the princess of one of the original branch families of the Qu Clan. They had developed well through the years. They owned multiple businesses and several large buildings in the central districts. Apart from her average looks, she was top-tier in everything from her cultivation to her family situation.

“Rong’er,” Qu Jing said.

His voice was strange. For a cultivation freak who had usually had little patience for Qu Rong’s clinginess, he was showing far more tenderness and consideration than anyone thought possible. Qu Rong felt exactly so and stared up at Qu Jing as if she had met him for the first time.

However, this change was easy to explain as Chen Wentian inserted his personality into Qu Jing’s soul at this moment. Although Qu Jing was already Chen Wentian after the merging of souls, he had used the original’s personality in public to not elicit any suspicion. This was the first time he had shown this true side of him to Qu Rong.

“Rong’er,” He repeated, even softer.

He rested an elbow against the wall above her head and leaned down. They were staring eye to eye, their soft breaths mingling together.

The situation was so intimate and unexpected that Qu Rong momentarily lost all coherent thoughts. The only things drifting in her mind were her past fantasies about Qu Jing, which all seemed to be springing to life before her eyes.

“Thank you.” He said sincerely.

“Wha... for what?” She asked in a trembling voice.

“You’ve always been there for me. From when we were young, you always helped me, even when your parents were against it.”

“I...” She blushed and looked away.

The two knew each other from a young age. It could be said that Qu Rong fell in love with Qu Jing at first sight. He was poor but he was tall and handsome.

“My father? What for?” She asked in confusion.

“Shh.” He placed a finger to her lips with a teasing smile, “It’s a secret.”

The ambiguous answer only served to make her imagination run wild. At the very top of the pile of fantasies was the scene of her dashing senior brother speaking to her father to propose marriage.

Her mind shouted yes, yes, and ten thousand more yeses. But she managed to keep from blurting that out and instead said, “Ahem... of course, senior brother. I will arrange it.”

“It has to be a secret meeting, okay? Nobody but us can know about it.”

She nodded eagerly, already dreaming of red wedding dresses and a wedding night.

Chen Wentian grinned, though he was oblivious to the thoughts of the silly girl. He was simply happy that his plan was moving along. The so-called secret movement to reestablish the snake lord’s faction had merely been a figment of his imagination a few days ago. But since he was able to convince Wei Peng, it was as real as anything. His next target was Qu Rong, her father Qu Shi, and her branch family.

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