Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 126 - 126 125 Jumping into the River_1

126: Chapter 125: Jumping into the River_1 126: Chapter 125: Jumping into the River_1 Lu Chuan took a palm strike from Long Hao and was then kicked away, leaving him severely injured and listless, without even the strength to get up.

He could only lean against a stack of swimming rings nearby, gasping for breath.

Just now, the final bolt of lightning from the Purple Cloud Pearl used up the last of his strength.

At this point, even someone as weak as a chicken could easily subdue him.

Long Tianya cradled Long Hao, his face full of sorrow, repeatedly asking, “Son, how do you feel?

Don’t scare your dad.”

After coughing violently, Long Hao weakly said, “That bolt of lightning was powerful, I’ve been gravely injured, but I’m not going to die.”

Only then did Long Tianya breathe a sigh of relief.

He turned his head to look at Lu Chuan, and the many doubts in his mind suddenly became clear, “Cao Xiong wasn’t struck dead by lightning by accident, was he?

It was you who summoned that bolt of lightning down, wasn’t it?”

Lu Chuan smiled and nodded: “Yes.”

Long Tianya asked again, “Has Yun Zhonghe already sought you out?

Did he also fall to your Thunder Summoning technique?”

“Yes.”

Long Tianya’s eyes narrowed; he had felt it strange that Yun Zhonghe had delayed taking action for so long and later even lost contact.

Only now did he realize Yun Zhonghe had died at the hands of Lu Chuan.

“Where did you learn this technique?”

Lu Chuan laughed and asked, “Do you want to learn?

Kneel down and kowtow three times to me, take me as your master, and I’ll teach you.”

Knowing he had no chance of resistance, and that Long Tianya, another Transcendent Realm skillful expert, was also there, he knew he wouldn’t survive.

He felt resigned and even started to joke.

Long Tianya snorted coldly, “You’ve achieved this only by relying on some treasure you came by, I’ve already seen that pearl shatter, I don’t believe you can summon lightning anymore!”

Lu Chuan shrugged, “How do you know I don’t have other treasures?”

Long Tianya said, “If you really had them, you would have used them already, not be half-dead, chatting with me like now.”

At this point, Long Hao weakly said, “Dad, don’t waste words with him, just kill him.”

Long Tianya immediately nodded, “Good, I’ll kill him now.”

He had originally planned to place Long Hao on the deck and personally go deal with Lu Chuan.

But on second thought, if Lu Chuan indeed had a treasure capable of summoning lightning, going over would play right into Lu Chuan’s hands, and if he himself got seriously injured, it would be troublesome.

So, he looked toward his subordinates who had taken cover from afar and commanded, “Go kill him.”

Those subordinates had been terrorized by Lu Chuan’s ability to summon lightning, which seemed like a method only immortals possessed.

How could they dare to approach carelessly?

If they were struck by lightning themselves, certain death awaited.

The men looked at each other, hesitant, and for a long time, not one dared to step forward.

Seeing this, Long Tianya, unleashing the imposing aura of a Transcendent Realm Grandmaster, pressured everyone’s hearts and bellowed, “Did you not hear my words?”

The men were so frightened that they shuddered, then dared not hesitate any longer and hurried toward Lu Chuan.

To kill Lu Chuan might mean death, but to disobey Long Tianya’s command meant certain death!

Watching the men approaching him, Lu Chuan couldn’t help but reveal a bitter smile.

He never thought he, a noble cultivator, would meet such an end before even reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm, about to be killed.

If his father and grandfather knew about this, he would surely become the shame of the family.

“If I had known it would come to this, I should’ve secured more aces up my sleeve.

It’s my fault for underestimating martial practitioners, thinking that as a cultivator, I could crush everything, forgetting that the Martial Path too can have experts.

In the end, it’s my own arrogance that’s to blame.”

Lu Chuan summarized the reasons for his failure.

As a cultivator, he originally had ample time to refine Magic Artifacts like the Purple Cloud Pearl, or spend some time concocting elixir pills that could save his life at critical moments, or even create some small Formations to carry with him for life-threatening emergencies.

However, he didn’t do any of those things, but focused solely on increasing his own strength, and in the end, faced with such a desperate situation, he was powerless to do anything.

“If I had another chance, I would definitely increase my means of preserving my life,” Lu Chuan muttered to himself.

But looking at those approaching him, he felt that he might not have such an opportunity again.

Long Tianya’s men approached Lu Chuan carefully, armed with machetes and clubs.

Seeing that Lu Chuan had no response from such a close distance, one of them said, “Brothers, he must be at the end of his rope by now.

He can’t possibly use that terrifying method again, so let’s all go together and kill him!”

“Kill him!” the crowd echoed.

They proceeded to surround Lu Chuan aggressively.

Meanwhile, the man who had spoken stealthily retreated to the back, planning to make a quick getaway at the first sign of trouble.

Long Tianya was also observing Lu Chuan seriously, fairly certain that the young man had no other means to save his life.

“Damn it, I don’t believe that this guy, wounded like this, can still put up a fight.

I’ll kill him myself!” A burly man wielding a machete no longer hesitated, raised his blade, and prepared to strike Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan closed his eyes, knowing his end was near, and gave up struggling, resigned to die quickly.

For some reason, right before his death, the images of Mu Nanqing, Chu Mengyao, and Ning Xin appeared in his mind.

None of them noticed that at this moment, a forklift used for transporting goods on the deck started up and rushed toward Lu Chuan.

Gu Hongzhuang was sitting atop the forklift, her eyes fixed on the man with the machete, directly ramming the forklift’s tines into him.

The big man screamed in agony as his body was impaled, a gruesome sight to behold.

Those surrounding Lu Chuan also scattered in fear at the sudden onslaught of the forklift.

Seizing the opportunity, Gu Hongzhuang quickly got down from the forklift and helped Lu Chuan to his feet.

Lu Chuan, surprised, said, “Sister Hong, how come…”

Gu Hongzhuang looked at him resentfully and said, “I won’t allow you to die before me!”

Then she helped Lu Chuan run towards the edge of the ship.

She was also very clear that jumping into the river was their only way out now.

If heaven didn’t favor them, then dying together with Lu Chuan would also be a rather happy thing.

At that moment, Long Tianya was too busy watching Lu Chuan and didn’t notice when Gu Hongzhuang had arrived or even started the forklift.

Seeing that Gu Hongzhuang was helping Lu Chuan prepare to jump into the river, his expression changed, and he carefully set Long Hao down on the deck before rushing toward Gu Hongzhuang.

Gu Hongzhuang turned and gave Long Tianya a mocking smile, then without any hesitation, jumped into the river with Lu Chuan.

Long Tianya was just a second too late to stop them.

Unfortunately, by the time he reached them, Gu Hongzhuang and Lu Chuan had already jumped.

“Damn it!” Long Tianya slammed his palm onto the railing, which instantly broke.

He looked out into the turbulent, rushing river, where the water shimmered and the breeze stirred, no longer showing any trace of Lu Chuan and Gu Hongzhuang.