Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 1463: 1422: Accidentally Injured

Chapter 1463: Chapter 1422: Accidentally Injured

Gu Yuansi was in despair.

He originally thought that being in the Nascent Soul Realm as well, even if he couldn’t defeat this man in black, he could at least buy some time for the others.

But only when he truly engaged in combat did he realize the disparity between himself and the Shadow.

No matter how many tricks he had up his sleeve, he couldn’t touch the Shadow at all, not even the hem of his clothes. Meanwhile, the Shadow’s attacks were swift and fierce, often leaving a bloody hole on his body before he could even react. After several assaults, Gu Yuansi was left with more than a dozen scars of various sizes!

While he struggled here, looking to the other side of the battlefield, things seemed equally grim.

He didn’t expect Qin Tao to be so fierce, his stick technique was bold and vigorous, and those he brought along couldn’t even get close, let alone harm Lu Chuan.

In less than half an hour, the group he had brought along had almost lost their combat capability, taught by Lu Chuan to keep their heads down!

“A bunch of useless people! With this level, you still want to mess with your grandpa?”

Lu Chuan carried the Golden Luster Stick on his shoulder, looking at the group lying all over the place, moaning and groaning, and coldly said, “I thought you might have some tricks, but this is it?”

“It seems to be over.”

The Shadow, seeing Lu Chuan achieve victory so effortlessly, breathed a sigh of relief.

“What you lot have done, I will report truthfully to the Immortal Sect. Today, I’ll spare your lives, now get lost.”

“You’re letting them go just like that? What if they come back to trouble me later?”

“Leave them a way out so they can meet again in the future. Killing them does you no good and will only bring trouble your way.”

The Shadow cast a faint glance at Lu Chuan and then sheathed the longsword.

Seeing this, Lu Chuan shrugged, not saying anything more, allowing the few to leave.

Once their presence was completely gone from the Sky-Reaching Peak, Lu Chuan reluctantly returned to the courtyard and poured himself another cup of wine.

“Fancy a drink?”

“A few cups wouldn’t hurt.”

The Shadow nodded slightly, sat down in front of Lu Chuan, raised a cup, clinked it lightly with Lu Chuan’s, and drank it all in one go.

“So, why are you here, didn’t you already leave with your young lady?”

“We did leave, but the lady thought someone might be plotting against you, so she sent me to protect you.”

“Ha, your lady is quite the planner, anyone who doesn’t know might think the people were sent by her.”

“The lady wouldn’t do such lowly things.”

Lu Chuan snorted and sighed, “If you say so; I don’t know her anyway.”

“Qin Tao, about the previous matter, I apologize for my attitude towards you.”

“Oh! The sun must be rising from the west. Someone like you actually apologizing?”

“The lady has clarified the reason for me; I didn’t expect you to be able to suppress the Frost Poison within the lady.”

“Speaking of which, I’m actually quite curious; initially, who was the one who poisoned you and your lady? This method is too ruthless; what grudge or hatred could it be to involve a six-year-old girl?”

Upon hearing this, the Shadow sighed deeply.

“Actually, I am not too clear about what happened back then. I just happened to hear the lady’s father mention that this issue seems to be an internal power struggle within the Penglai Immortal Domain, which affected the lady. Originally, this Frost Poison was meant for her father.”

“That explains it; she was inadvertently harmed.”

“Yes, but at the time, the lady was only six years old. The Frost Poison entered her body, almost costing her life. The master had no choice but to forcibly open her Spirit Vein to elevate the lady’s cultivation to Foundation Establishment in a way that increased risk to combat the Frost Poison.

The advantage of doing this was temporarily preserving the lady’s life, but the downside was that the Frost Poison penetrated deeper into her Spirit Vein. The higher the lady’s cultivation, the more her Spirit Vein is plagued by the Frost Poison.

Until now, the Frost Poison is very difficult to completely remove.”

“Hearing this, your lady really is a pitiful person.”

Lu Chuan downed the last cup of wine, exhaled deeply, and said in a low voice, “Rest assured, I will do my utmost to help suppress the Frost Poison for your lady, but let me be clear, you should not get your hopes up too high. This thing isn’t something that can be eradicated so easily.

Your lady’s father spent twenty years searching for a way to dissolve the Frost Poison without success, and I am also at a loss.”

“It doesn’t matter, as long as it can spare the lady from enduring such pain, it is already very rare. The lady… shouldn’t have to bear this.”

The Shadow sighed deeply, placed the cup down, and stood up, “I’ll return to report to the lady first. From today onwards, you can come and go from Little Frost Peak at will; I won’t stop you, but if I find you plotting against the lady, I will absolutely…”

“Yes, yes, yes, you will absolutely not let me off lightly. I’ve heard these words so many times. It’s also weird that you don’t get tired of saying them. Take care on your way.”

Shadow: “…”

Fine, right now he really had no way to deal with Qin Tao. After all, this kid held the key to helping his lady. Even if he was displeased, the Shadow could only grudgingly accept it.

Watching the Shadow leave, Lu Chuan exhaled deeply.

“The Frost Poison deeper into the Spirit Vein, not easy to handle…”

Even though Lu Chuan could suppress the outbreak of Frost Poison for a short time, the counterattack of the Frost Poison would only get worse without suppression from the Nine Heavens Profound Fire. The day Lu Chuan leaves might be the end for Kong Zhaozhao.

For Kong Zhaozhao, Lu Chuan did harbor some affection, not just because she was pretty and skilled at painting with ink, but more importantly, she wasn’t like the other selfish people in the Penglai Immortal Domain.

If possible, Lu Chuan really wanted to help her.

“Actually, there is another method; it’s just that this method…”

Lu Chuan, being of True Dragon Destiny, possessed a vitality that was pure and scorching, even more efficient than the Nine Heavens Profound Fire.

However, if Lu Chuan dared to speak of this method, the Shadow would probably draw a knife without hesitation.

“Forget it, let’s take it one step at a time.”

…

Meanwhile, at Little Frost Peak.

Kong Zhaozhao stood with her back to the Shadow, ink spreading on the rice paper, leaving marks of varying depth.

“He wasn’t hurt, was he?”

“Uninjured, Qin Tao’s combat strength was stronger than I imagined. Over a dozen Golden Core Realms couldn’t defeat him. If the culprits hadn’t been of the Nascent Soul Realm, I might not even have needed to step in; he could have solved everything himself.”

“That is somewhat surprising to me… Shadow, what do you think of Qin Tao?”

“Though he has talent, I cannot sense his true intentions. I still have the same assessment: this person cannot be easily trusted.”

“Find a way to test Qin Tao’s true intentions. Although he is very useful to me, if he harbors ill intentions, keeping him around would be a risk.”

“Yes, Miss.”