Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 130 - 130 129 Abbess Yanyue_1

130: Chapter 129 Abbess Yanyue_1 130: Chapter 129 Abbess Yanyue_1 Gu Hongzhuang furrowed her brows upon hearing this.

“Sorcery?

Did anything abnormal happen to the child from Uncle Sun’s family afterward?”

Zhang Huahua said, “Not really, the child grew up healthy.

However, Uncle Sun’s leg became incurably limp after that.”

“Some people from the village asked Uncle Sun why his leg was limp.

He only said it was what he deserved and wouldn’t tell anyone else anything, which is why everyone finds the nun from the mountain so strange.”

Lost in thought, Gu Hongzhuang murmured, “Strange, maybe not.

If the price for healing the child’s broken leg was the lameness of Uncle Sun’s leg and both parties were willing, then perhaps the nun was actually doing a good deed.”

After all, there would always be those in this world willing to sacrifice something of their own to fulfill others.

It was only that most were bereft of the means to make such a sacrifice.

Gu Hongzhuang, on the other hand, felt that this nun might be a true master who had obtained the Dao, else she wouldn’t have managed such seemingly impossible feats.

She looked at Zhang Huahua and said, “Can you take care of Lu Chuan for me tomorrow?

I’m going to take a look up the mountain.”

The next day.

After getting up in the morning, Gu Hongzhuang cleaned Lu Chuan’s body and helped him change clothes.

Once she had taken care of him, she left the house by herself.

She hiked into the mountains, following the directions given by Zhang Huahua.

After half a day on the winding, tortuous paths and developing several blisters, she finally arrived at the mysterious nunnery at the peak of a mountain.

Upon reaching the entrance of the nunnery, Gu Hongzhuang saw a plaque hanging above the gate with three characters inscribed: “Yanyue Nunnery.”

The gates of Yanyue Nunnery were wide open.

Looking inside, there were just a few rooms and a moderately sized courtyard, rather simplistic.

A person dressed in a gray robe with a nun’s veil was meditating in front of a Buddha statue in the central room.

Incense curled inside, lending an added sense of mystery to the modest nunnery.

Gu Hongzhuang took a deep breath, entered Yanyue Nunnery, and hesitantly approached the doorway, saying, “Hello, I’ve come seeking help.”

“Come in,” the nun inside said without moving, addressing Gu Hongzhuang.

As Gu Hongzhuang entered, the nun got to her feet and turned around.

This was a nun in her fifties with an ordinary yet kind countenance that did not reveal anything special at first glance.

The nun greeted Gu Hongzhuang with a bow and said indifferently, “I am Abbess Yanyue, what brings you here, Benefactor Gu?”

Gu Hongzhuang replied anxiously, “Greetings, Abbess Yanyue.

My… my boyfriend has suffered grave injuries, his Dantian is shattered and he doesn’t have much time left.

I’ve heard about your Divine Skills, that you can mend broken bones and bring the dead back to life.

Please save my boyfriend!”

Abbess Yanyue smiled and replied, “That’s possible.

However, everything in this world adheres to the principle of equivalent exchange.

To gain something, one must sacrifice something in return.”

“Are you willing to pay a certain price for your boyfriend?”

Gu Hongzhuang thought for a moment and said, “I am willing.

May I ask what price you require, Abbess?”

Abbess Yanyue instructed, “Tell me the details of your boyfriend’s condition.”

Gu Hongzhuang promptly described Lu Chuan’s situation.

After listening, the corners of Abbess Yanyue’s mouth curled up as she said, “I can take action.

However, the price will be thirty years of your lifespan.”

Gu Hongzhuang was stunned for a moment and repeated, “Thirty years of my lifespan?”

Abbess Yanyue nodded, “Correct.

Your boyfriend’s life is hanging by a thread.

If he wishes to live, he must sacrifice thirty years of your lifespan.

Are you willing?”

Gu Hongzhuang looked puzzled, “But can something like lifespan actually be traded?”

Abbess Yanyue said, “That is not for you to worry about.

You just need to answer whether you are willing or not.

I have my ways to take thirty years from your lifespan.”

Although astonished, after hearing about Uncle Sun’s family from Zhang Huahua, she understood that Abbess Yanyue was no ordinary person.

If she said she could take thirty years of her lifespan, it likely wasn’t an idle claim.

Thirty years was not a trivial number.

A person only has so many periods of thirty years in their lifetime.

If I were to lose thirty years of my lifespan all at once, how many years would I have left to live?

Gu Hongzhuang found herself caught in a struggle.

She didn’t want Lu Chuan to die, but the moment she gave up those thirty years, there would definitely be no chance for her to be with Lu Chuan anymore.

And if Lu Chuan couldn’t live, her own life would lose its meaning as well.

This dilemma was maddening.

After a long time, Gu Hongzhuang let out a long sigh and made her final decision, “Fine, I’m willing.”

Abbess Yanyue nodded and said, “Bring your boyfriend to see me tomorrow, and I will save him.”

Gu Hongzhuang agreed and then left the Yanyue Nunnery like a walking corpse, heading towards Back Camp Village.

It was eight o’clock at night when Gu Hongzhuang finally returned to Zhang Huahua’s home.

Dispelling the gloom she had on the way back, she still maintained a smile when she saw Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan was curious and asked, “What did you do today?”

Gu Hongzhuang replied with a smile, “I went to find someone who can save you, and it seems Heaven is still looking after me—I really found someone who can cure you.”

Lu Chuan’s eyes lit up, “Really?”

Gu Hongzhuang nodded, “I’ll take you there tomorrow.”

Lu Chuan wasn’t sure if Gu Hongzhuang had been taken in by a scam, but he still smiled and agreed.

The next morning, Gu Hongzhuang asked Zhang Huahua to borrow a wheelchair from a family in the village.

After placing Lu Chuan in the wheelchair, she pushed him towards the mountain.

The mountain road was rugged, but fortunately, most of the paths were fairly flat and passable for the wheelchair.

Although climbing mountains was already an exhausting task, pushing Lu Chuan over hill and dale was undoubtedly a tremendously difficult endeavor.

Gu Hongzhuang had no complaints, and after pushing Lu Chuan through all the bumps and stumbles, they finally arrived at Yanyue Nunnery before nightfall.

When they reached the entrance of the Yanyue Nunnery, she was completely drained, collapsing next to the wheelchair with a pale face and covered in cold sweat.

Lu Chuan was anxious, but he hadn’t recovered his ability to move and could only sit helplessly.

At that moment, Abbess Yanyue walked out of the nunnery.

She glanced at Lu Chuan, then turned to look at Gu Hongzhuang collapsed on the ground.

She walked over, took a small bottle out, poured out an elixir pill, and stuffed it into Gu Hongzhuang’s mouth.

Just a few minutes later, Gu Hongzhuang opened her eyes, her complexion had returned to normal, and her body no longer bore any issues.

Lu Chuan realized that the elixir pill was no ordinary medicine, and he surmised that the nun was not an ordinary person either.

Gu Hongzhuang felt all the fatigue vanish from her body, and even the blisters that had formed on her feet had disappeared; she was quite astonished.

She quickly got up and thanked Abbess Yanyue, “Abbess, thank you.”

Abbess Yanyue replied indifferently, “That’s a freebie.

Push him in.”

Lu Chuan, not understanding, looked at Gu Hongzhuang.

Gu Hongzhuang pretended not to notice Lu Chuan’s gaze and pushed him into the Yanyue Nunnery.

The three stopped in the courtyard.

Abbess Yanyue looked at Lu Chuan with eyes as deep and piercing as torches, as if she were seeing right through him.

Lu Chuan felt slightly uncomfortable, but since he was asking for help, he said nothing.

After a while, as if Abbess Yanyue had discovered something amusing, a mocking smile appeared on her face.

She stared at Lu Chuan and asked, “In your heart, there’s no place for Benefactor Gu, is that right?”