Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 1453: 1412: Saving People

Chapter 1453: Chapter 1412: Saving People

“This aura… Nascent Soul Third Layer.”

With Lu Chuan’s current realm, instantly killing a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Realm Third Layer without drawing attention was absolutely not difficult.

Moreover, if he could eliminate him and extract his memories, infiltrating the Penglai Immortal Sect with his identity would make it easier for Lu Chuan to gather information in the future.

With this thought, Lu Chuan changed direction, holding his breath and focusing his mind, deciding to follow the trail quietly.

After passing through a bamboo forest, a clear body of water appeared before his eyes.

The moonlight reflected off the water, shimmering beautifully, creating a rare picturesque scene.

Unfortunately, Lu Chuan was in no mood to admire the scenery. He reached out to gently move aside the bamboo blocking his way, and with a thought, twin arms manifest behind him.

“Found you…”

Locking onto the aura firmly, Lu Chuan no longer hesitated and clapped his twin arms behind him heavily.

“In this place, forbidden…”

Before the precepts could be fully stated, Lu Chuan felt a chill coming on. The previously splendid water surface froze rapidly at a visible speed, with frost even spreading to his feet, covering the entire bamboo forest with frost and snow!

This chill even affected Lu Chuan, his blood seemingly solidifying. Fortunately, Lu Chuan timely controlled the Divine Fire of the Sun to ignite within, dispelling the chill completely.

However, where did this bone-chilling frost come from?

Lu Chuan furrowed his brow, breaking off the frozen bamboo, and looked through the bamboo forest to see a woman collapsed by the riverbank. Her pale cheeks had a hint of bluish-purple, frost forming on her skin. The biting cold even made Lu Chuan take a sharp breath.

“This… what’s going on?”

Lu Chuan instinctively rushed out of the bamboo forest but then thought about it. If his identity were exposed, it would spell certain doom!

Feeling the weakening aura of the woman not far away, Lu Chuan found himself in a dilemma.

The woman’s attire was luxurious, her appearance graceful, and she lived alone atop this mountain, suggesting she was undoubtedly someone of significant status.

Saving her was minor, but if it aroused her suspicion and led to an identity exposure…

“Damn it! Can’t worry about all that now!”

Lu Chuan sighed softly, dashed out of the bamboo forest, and the Nine Heavens Profound Fire spread from his feet. In mere moments, it melted all the frost on the riverbank!

After all, with Qin Tao’s face, the woman with her Nascent Soul Third Layer cultivation couldn’t see through Lu Chuan’s disguise.

Moreover, with her status, she might know many secrets of the Penglai Immortal Sect. If he could extract the location of the Heavenly Pendant from her, this journey wouldn’t be in vain!

With this thought, Lu Chuan no longer hesitated and flashed to the woman’s side.

Until Lu Chuan touched the woman’s body, he was startled again.

Her skin was even colder than millennium ice, and just touching it almost extinguished Lu Chuan’s Nine Heavens Profound Fire!

“Did she grow up eating ice cubes or something?”

Lu Chuan gritted his teeth, enduring the piercing cold to melt the ice surface. He gently pressed on the woman’s chest, spiritual power surging within, fully urging the Nine Heavens Profound Fire. But the effect of the searing heat against the frost in her body was negligible!

However, the woman’s complexion slightly improved, and Lu Chuan could only continue urging the Mysterious Fire to help the woman dissolve the frost within her!

The entire process lasted nearly two hours. Lu Chuan’s spiritual power was nearly exhausted, but the woman’s complexion finally improved. The surrounding frost and snow melted entirely, and her heartbeat gradually recovered, slow but strong.

“At least she’s… saved.”

Lu Chuan struggled to catch his breath a few times, pondering how to extract information about the Heavenly Pendant from the woman. But when he lowered his head again, he coincidentally met her gaze.

“Who… who are you?”

Seeing Lu Chuan’s completely unfamiliar face, the woman instantly became vigilant, pushing Lu Chuan away with a palm. She landed lightly on the river’s surface, her expression grave, staring directly at Lu Chuan with a cold voice, “Who sent you?”

“Ouch ouch ouch… Damn it! You crazy woman, I just saved your life, and this is how you repay me?”

Looking at the deep purple mark on his chest, Lu Chuan squinted in pain.

This woman was practically an ice person!

With Nascent Soul Realm Third Layer cultivation, injuring Lu Chuan, who was already in Spirit Dividing, she was indeed the first.

The Mysterious Fire purified, melting the frost and snow on his chest, Lu Chuan exhaled deeply, struggled to his feet, and explained, “I was passing by here, felt the biting frost, and came to take a look, only to see you lying in the water, covered in ice and frost with your breath fading. I hastily came to save you.

And yet, you not only bit me back but even seriously injured me?”

Upon hearing this, the woman furrowed her brows, looked at her neat clothes, and felt her body, which was no different from before, with no discomfort at all. Feeling closely, there was even a warm aura within her, something she hadn’t experienced since contracting the Frost Poison.

In a daze, the woman seemed to recall there was indeed a continuous warm flow entering her body before regaining consciousness, cleansing the Frost Poison from her.

Had Lu Chuan not arrived in time, once the Frost Poison spread to her heart veins, even immortals might find it difficult to treat her!

At this thought, the woman let out a long breath, dispelling much of her previous vigilance.

“Sorry, I was too tense. Anyway, thank you for helping me.”

“It’s nothing, but what’s your situation? Your body is colder than ice; it doesn’t seem like your physique.”

Ultimately, physique is part of one’s power and considered a part of bodily functions. Some are naturally strong, others are lightning-fast. Lu Chuan had never heard of being harmed like this by a physique, just a step away from having this girl running out of life force!

“I… I’ve contracted Frost Poison, nothing to do with physique. Anyway, I really should thank you for saving me. I’m Kong Zhaozhao, may I ask your name?”

“Lu…”

Lu Chuan instinctively gave his real name but quickly realized the error and corrected himself, “Qin Tao, yes, I’m Qin Tao.”

“Qin Tao… I’ll remember that. Could I ask you to do me a favor?”

“A favor? Go ahead, explain.”

“The Frost Poison within me is becoming increasingly hard to suppress. My father is traveling around, searching for ways to suppress it but has found nothing so far. Qin Tao, could I ask you to aid me in suppressing this Frost Poison within?”

“It could be done… but, what can you offer me?”

A transaction, of course, both parties must put forth their terms.

Lu Chuan’s term was saving Kong Zhaozhao’s life, but what could Kong Zhaozhao offer?

“Rather, what do you want? Fame, wealth, treasures, I can provide as long as you help me suppress the Cold Poison; the terms are yours to set.”