Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 1178 - 1178 1138 Acceptance of Task

1178: Chapter 1138: Acceptance of Task 1178: Chapter 1138: Acceptance of Task Living in the Princess’ Mansion owned by Liang Xu, Lu Chuan spent the following days cultivating at the mansion.

Advancing beyond the Fourth Grade of the Divided Spirit Realm, his speed slowed somewhat.

However, relying on Lu Chuan’s cultivation methods, the speed was still surprisingly fast, much faster than other Martial Saint Realm experts.

Three or four days passed.

Dongfang Cheng received a letter from his family.

In the courtyard, he sat under a big tree and opened the envelope.

“The letter I wrote back some time ago has finally been mailed back to me.”

He opened the envelope with enthusiasm and began to read it seriously.

“Hmm…

Things are not going so well on my family’s end, no wonder Dongfang Lan is in such a hurry for me to return.

But for now, I can’t rush back.”

Sitting next to Dongfang Cheng, Lu Chuan then asked, “What exactly is the situation?”

“It’s still fierce fighting.

In the core cities occupied by our two families, we’re constantly fighting over territories.

Although our family has a considerable number of people, when it comes to actual combat, we still mainly rely on hired soldiers.”

“For this, we’ve invested a great deal of money; it’s essentially a battle of wealth.”

“Of course, top-tier experts are even more crucial.

Otherwise, even if we take down the territory, we won’t be able to hold it in the end, and it will fall back into the hands of the enemy.”

“The family now needs me to oversee the overall situation, and the reason is simple: internal divisions and deepening conflicts are constant within our family, dragging us down.

So if I can go back, those who side with my father will have one more ally in me.”

Lu Chuan frowned slightly, somewhat concerned, resting his chin on one hand, he asked, “Your family is in conflict internally, can you still fight the Lu family?”

“Of course.

Although there are conflicts within our family, the conflicts in the Lu family are even bigger, and they, too, have their divisions.

They are not united.”

“In short, both sides are troubled inwardly and outwardly.”

Dongfang Cheng put the envelope away, “Shall we continue on our journey?

If we head further north, there are two routes, one leading to Hei Jin City, the other to Bai Yan City.”

Lu Chuan pondered, “I haven’t been to either of these cities.

Have you?”

“Neither have I.

These two places are rich in mineral resources, with few cultivators.

They’re just places to seize resources.

Ordinary people wouldn’t go there without cause.

Only my father sometimes goes there to negotiate business, and he tried a few times to take me with him, but I refused.”

“Is that so?

Are those two places also fiercely fought over?”

Lu Chuan immediately continued to ask.

“Of course, they’re fierce battles over resource-rich territories, very normal.

We should go and check it out.”

“There lie the Lu family’s key strongholds.

Once we’re in that area, we’ll have to deal with the Lu family’s attention.”

“Since we’re opposing forces, we’re bound to have a showdown.”

Dongfang Cheng said decisively.

“No problem, let’s set off tomorrow…”

“I want to continue cultivating for the next couple of days.”

“Haven’t you broken through to the Fifth Grade of the Divided Spirit Realm yet?”

Lu Chuan shook his head slightly, “The Fifth Grade of the Divided Spirit Realm is a minor threshold.

I’ll take it slow.

I should definitely be able to handle it within a week.”

“However, my main goal right now is to help Gu Xiaorou break through to the Martial Saint Realm.

That’s more important than anything.”

“If their team could have three Martial Saint Realm experts, their combat strength would be formidable.

This is a turning point.”

“In battle, I would have three more helpers.

This is what I need.”

“As we go deeper, the number of enemies will increase, and I definitely can’t fight alone.”

Dongfang Cheng nodded slightly, “So she can break through to the Martial Saint Realm by tomorrow?”

“Yes, probably.

During this time, I’ve also helped Gu Xiaosang with her cultivation, but she’s a carefree person and doesn’t pay too much attention to these things.”

“We’ll sort it out tomorrow, and then we’ll head out to see what’s going on in Hei Jin City.”

…

At this moment, the caretaker approached.

“The Commandery Princess invites you two to dinner, shall we go now?”

Lu Chuan stood up from his chair, “We’ll be right there.”

“Young Master Lu, there seems to be a new guest in the city recently, a tall, beautiful woman with a mysterious presence.”

“It’s said that she’s from the Lu family.

I’m afraid she’s come looking for you.”

“Have someone keep an eye on her.

If she makes any rash moves, I’ll take action!”

“No problem, someone from the mansion is already on it.”

Lu Chuan nodded, looked towards Dongfang Cheng, and said, “Let’s go, time to have dinner.”

The two stood up and walked along the corridor towards the dining hall.

“I wonder what’s for dinner tonight.

I’ve had so many feasts recently that I’m about to throw up.”

He strolled leisurely, speaking in a laid-back tone.

Lu Chuan glanced at him, “Have you become a picky eater?”

“Not really, but the food here is indeed good; the chefs are truly capable.”

Talking amongst themselves, they soon arrived at the entrance of the dining hall.

“Jiang Ran and the other two should be inside already.

Let’s just go in and eat.”

Dongfang Cheng looked at the wooden doors where candlelight cast an orange glow on the paper screens.

He pushed the door open and entered.

“What’s for dinner tonight?”

He walked in with a smile.

Yet, the next moment, his expression froze.

In the room stood just one person, and beside the seats, Liang Xu and Li Ya were already collapsed on the table, unconscious.

Standing in front of the table, leaning against it, was a woman in a red cheongsam, her eyes slightly squinting, looking towards Lu Chuan who was behind her.

“Lu Chuan, I have finally met you.”

Lu Chuan stepped forward, standing in front of Dongfang Cheng, “Who are you?

What do you want with me?”

The woman rose and walked towards Lu Chuan, coming face-to-face with him.

“I am here to review the work.

Unfortunately, both people failed miserably in their tasks.

However, thankfully, you have already disciplined them both.”

The woman spoke in an indifferent tone.

“Review the work?

You mean Lu Fu and Lu Ziyang?”

The woman nodded slightly and sneered, “Such useless trash, not the slightest bit of competence!”

Dongfang Cheng pointed at the woman angrily and scolded, “Who are you calling trash?”

“I’m talking about Lu Fu and Lu Ziyang!” the woman retorted impatiently.

“Well, that’s good.

You’d better watch yourself.

This is our turf, and you’d best behave!”

The woman scoffed, “Oh?

What can you do to me?”

Lu Chuan, unconcerned, said, “Capture you, then kill you.

This won’t be difficult for me.”

“Don’t be foolish.

You can’t do that.

Do you know the consequences if you dare kill me?”

“Tell me.”

“The consequence is that this Princess’ Mansion will be destroyed, and the Commandery Princess named Liang Xu will die!”

“We will send people to slaughter their way through, taking out anyone associated with you, and kill them all!”