Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 1462: 1421: Courting Death

Chapter 1462: Chapter 1421: Courting Death

“Miss, I still don’t approve of this!”

On the way back to Little Frost Peak, the shadow was silent for a long time, and finally couldn’t hold back, helplessly saying, “You absolutely cannot let Lu Chuan stay at Little Frost Peak, it’s against the rules in every way!”

“Shadow, there’s no need to mention this again, I have my own reasons.”

“But Miss!”

“Shadow, do you know? Qin Tao is probably my only chance to survive, he can suppress the Frost Poison inside me.”

Kong Zhaozhao suddenly stopped, explaining in a deep voice, “These days, every night he comes to Little Frost Peak, it’s to help me suppress the Frost Poison.”

“This… how is this possible? Just Qin Tao?”

The shadow’s eyes widened, a bit incredulous.

But after thinking about it, lately, the Miss’s condition has indeed improved a lot, her complexion much rosier, and she seems more spirited too, whereas she used to sleep for most of the day before waking up slowly.

“Although I find it hard to believe as well, this is the reality. You could say Qin Tao is my chance to stay alive. Now that Elder Mu is in seclusion, nobody knows if he will succeed. If he does, all is well, but what if he fails?

Who knows how many people are eyeing Sky-Reaching Peak, this piece of prime land, and if those people attack Qin Tao, injuring or even severely harming him, I won’t have long to live either.”

“… I understand, Miss.”

“It’s best if you understand. Today, you stay at Sky-Reaching Peak, I guess those people won’t be able to hold back for much longer.”

…

At noon, Lu Chuan was still in his room meditating, yet the Barrier he set at the foot of the mountain was suddenly disturbed, and Lu Chuan immediately opened his eyes, a glint flashing through them.

“I didn’t expect them to come so quickly.”

Lu Chuan extended his Perception Power and quickly locked onto the group of people at the foot of the mountain, over a dozen in total, most of them in the Golden Core Realm, and the leader was in the Nascent Soul First Layer. This lineup was indeed significant for Lu Chuan who was concealing his strength.

“Were they sent by Kong Zhaozhao? No, if I die, she can’t survive either, so it shouldn’t be her. Then these people must be disciples of Old Mu’s nemesis?”

Lu Chuan struggled to rise, letting out a long breath.

Old Mu had just entered seclusion, and immediately someone came knocking. No wonder Kong Zhaozhao invited me to Little Frost Peak, she must have considered this and was worried I’d be harmed by them.

“However…”

Noticing the shadow’s presence still lingering nearby, Lu Chuan wasn’t worried at all.

It wasn’t long before the group got closer to the mountaintop, and Lu Chuan prepared to confront them. He pushed open the door, sat in the courtyard, poured himself a drink, and quietly awaited their arrival.

…

“It’s just ahead!”

“Brother Gu, are we really okay doing this? The sect has rules, prohibiting private fights among disciples. If the people from the Enforcement Hall find out, we’ll be expelled from the Immortal Sect!”

“What’s there to fear? Once we take care of him, who will know it’s us? Mu Changchen is in seclusion, now is the best time. That brat killed Chen Nong, causing the Outer Sect to get a new steward, cutting off our income. We must pay a price!”

When Chen Nong was around, most of the Cultivation Resources distributed to the Outer Sect would end up in their hands. But now that Chen Nong is dead, the new steward is a tough one who won’t budge, reducing our monthly Cultivation Resources by at least thirty percent, ‘Qin Tao’ must naturally be held accountable!

“Enough, stop the nonsense. Those who are scared can leave now, no one’s stopping you!”

“Brother Gu, that’s not what we meant…”

“Then stop the nonsense!”

Gu Yuansi glared at the group with annoyance, continuing towards the mountaintop.

Detecting the group’s presence approaching, the shadow slowly opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

What Miss said was indeed right, as soon as Elder Mu went into seclusion, someone immediately tried to harm Qin Tao.

If it were any other time, the shadow naturally wouldn’t bother with these matters; Qin Tao’s life or death was none of his business.

But now, the Miss’s life was in Qin Tao’s hands, and he would definitely not allow this group to do anything detrimental to the Miss!

Thinking of this, the shadow took a long breath, his presence continuously rising, revealing his full Nascent Soul Ninth Layer cultivation.

“Halt.”

The shadow stood in front of the courtyard, intercepting Gu Yuansi and the others, with a longsword in his hand gleaming coldly.

“One more step, and you’ll bear the consequences.”

“Who are you?”

Gu Yuansi frowned at the man cloaked in black nightwear in front of him.

This presence was far stronger than his, even not much less than that of an elder.

But when did Sky-Reaching Peak have such a character?

“Who I am is none of your concern, leave now, and I will pretend you haven’t been here, otherwise, all of you will die.”

“Why waste words on them? I’m bored anyway, I’ll toy with them!”

Lu Chuan downed his drink, moved his shoulders a little, and walked up with a smile, “Shadow, hold off that Nascent Soul guy for me; the rest are mine, okay?”

“Don’t be reckless.”

“Relax, I’ve got it under control. This bunch of people can’t do much to me.”

Lu Chuan curled his lips, retrieved a Golden Luster Stick from the self-contained space of the Demon Suppression Pagoda, weighed it slightly in his hand, and continued, “Before he left, Old Mu taught me a set of stick techniques, it’s just right to use it to practice on you guys.”

Seeing the Golden Luster Stick in Lu Chuan’s hand, the shadow was somewhat surprised.

This stick was indeed crafted by Mu Changchen, and it was a top-quality Magic Artifact. In previous years, countless people coveted this Golden Luster Stick, only to be repelled by Mu Changchen. Unexpectedly, Elder Mu had passed it onto Qin Tao, proving he truly cherished this disciple.

Lu Chuan spun the stick in a flowery display, then shouldered the Golden Luster Stick, smiling, “So, which of you wants to go first?”

“Brother… Brother Gu, what do we do now?”

A few people’s expressions changed slightly, and they started feeling an urge to retreat.

“What’s there to fear? Qin Tao is just one person, can he really defeat all of you?”

“But that person…”

“I’ll find a way to hold him off, just eliminate Qin Tao as quickly as possible!”

Gu Yuansi snorted coldly, pointed his long knife at the shadow, and said word by word, “My blade has never failed!”

“Too much talking, come on! Take my stick first!”

Lu Chuan rolled his eyes, slung the Golden Luster Stick behind him, and plunged into the crowd like a shadow, smashing down with the Golden Luster Stick, shattering the person’s long knife upfront with great force, leaving even the shadow a bit astonished.

Gu Yuansi, seeing this, intended to help, but was intercepted by a Sword Qi casually released by the shadow.

“Move again, and the Sword Qi won’t just cut the ground, but your feet as well.”

“Damn it, I’ll kill you first then!”

“Seeking death!”