Chapter 72: Haunted by Greed

Gu Jintang received his reward and left, leaving behind Su Chen, Gu Qingluo, and the other young man.

Su Chen drummed his finger gently against the table for a long while before he finally said, “Since Gu Jintang has bitten our hook, then Shaoyou. Go ahead and execute the second part of the plan.”

The young man beside him said, “Yes, sir!”

He was Long Shaoyou.

Even after the ten Bloodline Nobility Clans had fallen, Su Chen had maintained his authority over them. This time, he had brought Long Shaoyou with him from amongst the reinforcements he had requested.

Long Shaoyou's job was quite simple: to propose marriage.

Yes, he was the person who had offered Gu Xuanmian six million Origin Stones for Gu Qingluo's hand.

Su Chen couldn't possibly ask for her hand himself at this moment. That would reveal his true intentions, and the Gu Clan would become suspicious...