#154 - Chapter 154: Commodities

"How about it? How is this bargaining chip of mine?" The Chu princess continued, dressed in red, her face exquisite, her skin as delicate as mutton-fat jade. Her beauty was captivating, with an indescribable ethereal quality. She gazed at Lin Changqing with her autumn-water eyes and said, "Since I was born, people have praised my beauty. I know my own worth. People say I am the number one goddess of the Seven Kingdoms. The eyes of every man who sees me are filled with greed. I know my value. Back then, the heir of Qi was willing to cede fifty cities to marry me. The Emperor of Yan offered a whole prefecture as betrothal gifts. Even the number one prodigy, the Fourth Prince, went crazy proposing to me. Everyone is fighting to have me, so I am definitely a rare and precious treasure. How is using me as a bargaining chip for sincerity?"

"Besides, you and the Fourth Prince are great enemies. Wouldn't it be a great joy in life to obtain his fiancée?" It was hard to imagine such words coming from the mouth of this peerless goddess. Her eyes sparkled as she continued,

"Furthermore, I am the only daughter of the current Emperor of Chu. I am the only heir to the throne of the Chu royal family in this generation. That is to say, as long as you marry me, or rather, if you stay in Chu and we get married, the entire Chu Kingdom will be yours in the future. At that time, all the cultivation resources of Chu will be prioritized for your use, and the resources for breaking through to Return to Void will also be relaxed for you. Can you have such treatment in Wu? In Wu, the resources for breaking through to Return to Void will definitely be prioritized for the Fourth Prince and the Thirteenth Princess. No matter how much of a prodigy you are in Wu, you are just a subject. But it's different when you come to Chu. You will be my husband, you will be the husband of the future Empress of Chu, you will own Chu with me!"

The Chu princess spoke each word clearly. Her voice was soft, but her words had a strange power. Her eyes looked at Lin Changqing. Her words were clearly about marriage, but there was no shyness of a common woman. Her beautiful face was very calm, and her tone was also very calm, as if she was talking about an unrelated matter, analyzing her own value like an outsider, as if treating herself as a commodity.

This woman was telling Lin Changqing, one by one, the benefits of marrying her.

[Hearing the words of the Chu princess, you were a little speechless. This woman was quite interesting, treating herself as a bargaining chip. You thought about it and said.]

"Your Highness, the Princess, is using herself as a bargaining chip. I remember that you are the Fourth Prince's fiancée, aren't you? Aren't you afraid of offending Wu?" Lin Changqing took a sip of tea and then said, his expression unchanged, showing no joy or sorrow.

The Chu princess saw the expression on Lin Changqing's face, and her heart stagnated.

"This person's composure is extraordinary. If an ordinary man heard that I wanted to marry him, he would be overjoyed. Back then, when the Fourth Prince heard that my father had agreed to marry me to him, even such a prodigy was overjoyed, but this person's face didn't change at all. He is indeed extraordinary." The Chu princess said silently in her heart. She was still confident in her appearance, after all, even the Fourth Prince, such a peerless prodigy who had obtained the inheritance of the Great Sun Immortal Venerable, had proposed to her madly. She knew her charm in the hearts of men all over the world.

However, when she had just said that she could marry Lin Changqing, Lin Changqing's face didn't change at all.

The Chu princess's evaluation of Lin Changqing in her heart rose another level.

Afterwards, she said: "So what if I am his fiancée? I am also the princess of Chu. Back then, my father was preparing to marry me to Wu to seek a chance of survival for Chu, but in the past ten years, everyone can see Wu's ambitions in the future. Wu unifying the Seven Kingdoms is inevitable. Since this is the case, why should I marry him? Anyway, marrying him will not prevent Chu from being attacked by Wu. Since this is the case, why should I be afraid of offending him."

"So, why don't I find another buyer? I want to sell myself to someone who can save Chu." The Chu princess's tone changed slightly as she spoke. Although she seemed calm, Lin Changqing could hear a slight tremor in her voice.

Lin Changqing looked at the expression on the Chu princess's face again. Although the woman's face was still very calm, Lin Changqing could see some hidden sadness in her eyes.

This woman! She was able to sell herself to others as a commodity with a normal face.

But who really wants to treat themselves as a commodity?

Lin Changqing could tell from the Chu princess's words that this woman really regarded Chu as everything, willing to tear her dignity on the ground for it, treating herself as a commodity to trade with him.

[At the same time, you also admire this woman very much, because the Chu princess's words hit your heart. If you want to obtain the Stone Monkey Heavenly Art, you will inevitably have an endless feud with the Fourth Prince, and it is foreseeable that after you obtain the Stone Monkey Heavenly Art, what attitude will the Wu Emperor have towards you? This is one of the Ten Great Heavenly Arts. Even if the Wu Emperor is Return to Void, he may not be unmoved. The Chu princess's words are really right, your days in Wu are really not stable.]

[But at the same time, you are not a fool. You have experienced seven life-and-death situations, and a century of cultivation in life. You will not believe others just because of a word from someone else. Therefore, in your final conversation with the Chu princess, you said such a sentence.]

"I want to see your sincerity. If I obtain the Stone Monkey Heavenly Art, wouldn't some old monsters in Chu be greedy? You said that I can't be stable in Wu, but I have such a treasure, I don't think I can be stable in any country." Lin Changqing said.

Hearing Lin Changqing say this, the Chu princess narrowed her eyes. Her two jade-like hands were tightly clasped together, and a sense of joy welled up in her heart, because she knew that she was not far from successfully recruiting Lin Changqing.

Lin Changqing could say this, it was obvious that her words had moved him.

The Chu princess was very happy in her heart. She had finally accomplished a great thing for Chu.

Everyone could see Lin Changqing's talent. This was a person who surpassed the Fourth Prince and the Thirteenth Princess in the same realm.

In other words, if Lin Changqing grows up in the future, he will definitely be able to lead Chu to rise, perhaps no less than Qin Wushang leading Great Wu to rise back then, or even more!

"This is very simple. In Chu, you can rest assured about your life safety. I will use the Soul Lock to lock our two souls together in a while. If you die, I will die too. As the only daughter of the Emperor of Chu, binding your life to mine, you should be sure that you are safe in Chu now, right?"

[The Chu princess said, hearing this, Lin Changqing narrowed his eyes. The so-called Soul Lock is to lock the souls of two people together, that is, to bind the lives of two people together. The method that the Chu princess said is indeed very sincere.]

[Actually, you are already very tempted in your heart, and you feel that agreeing to the Chu princess's recruitment request is definitely the most beneficial route for your future, but you didn't agree immediately, because the deal can't be rushed. Just like what was said before, the Chu princess is selling herself as a commodity to you, but at this moment, aren't you also a commodity, selling yourself to Chu again? So you have to see more chips and sincerity.]