Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 1465: 1424: A Bit Curious

Chapter 1465: Chapter 1424: A Bit Curious

This damn thing isn’t playing by the rules!

You don’t plan to try a few more times and go straight for the kill? How the hell am I supposed to communicate like this?

“My patience is limited. You better not waste time. Tell me, who sent you here?”

“I’ll tell you! If I tell you, will you spare my life?”

“Hurry up and speak! You don’t have the right to negotiate!”

“It’s the Domain Lord! The Six Domains Domain Lord sent us! The Six Domains Domain Lord wants us to take Kong Zhaozhao back and force her to reveal the method to open the secret realm!”

Seeing Lu Chuan harboring a murderous intent, the man spilled everything like beans from a bamboo tube, including the location of the secret realm and the identity of the Six Domains Domain Lord. The man even claimed to be from an assassin organization, although Lu Chuan had never seen such an incompetent assassin organization before. But since he was willing to cooperate, it was enough for Lu Chuan.

“I’ve told you everything! Please let me go, will you?”

“When did I say I would spare your life?”

“You! You clearly said so just now!”

“Did I? I don’t remember.”

Lu Chuan curled his lips, and the Golden Luster Stick came down heavily, smashing the man’s head like a watermelon, splattering red and white matter everywhere.

Lu Chuan turned around and looked out. Almost all the vegetation on Little Frost Peak had been burned clean. Over a hundred corpses lay haphazardly, charred and devoid of life.

After Lu Chuan thoroughly checked and confirmed there were no survivors, he let out a long breath, turned back to the Lake Heart Pavilion, and washed the blood off his hands, lightly gripping Kong Zhaozhao’s wrist to check her pulse.

After more than twenty days of daily suppression, the frost poison seemed to have little impact on Kong Zhaozhao’s body, but as long as the frost poison was not removed, it was only the calm before the storm.

But how easy was it to remove the frost poison?

…

Not long after, Kong Zhaozhao slowly woke up, feeling a slight pain in her shoulders and neck. She struggled to sit up, the robe covering her falling down.

“Where am I… No, Qin Tao!”

As her memory gradually returned, Kong Zhaozhao’s face changed drastically.

“Don’t shout, I’m here.”

Lu Chuan’s voice came from nearby, and Kong Zhaozhao hastily turned to look, only to see Qin Tao already changed into a white robe, fishing by the lake. Not far from him lay a pile of over a hundred corpses like a small mountain. Seeing this scene, Kong Zhaozhao’s face turned pale.

“Qin Tao, are you alright?”

“Do I look like I’m in trouble? Don’t worry, I’m fine.”

As Lu Chuan spoke, he gave the fishing rod a shake, and it straightened instantly. An undersized fish was caught, and Lu Chuan curled his lip disdainfully.

“Tsk, why are they all so small? Who’s that supposed to feed? You should feed the fish more often. Eating foot skin every day won’t let them grow big.”

Lu Chuan curled his lip and brought two skewers of grilled fish to Kong Zhaozhao.

“Here, eat something to replenish yourself. These little fish that nibble on foot skin are small but taste quite good.”

“What do you mean by nibbling… You’re the one nibbling on foot skin!”

Kong Zhaozhao came to her senses, her face instantly turning red.

He was obviously mocking her for not wearing shoes and walking on the water every day!

She was already a Nascent Soul cultivator, untouched by dust and free of ailments, obviously very clean!

“Did you kill all these people?”

Kong Zhaozhao tore off a piece of fish and put it in her mouth. Whether it was her imagination or not, she seemed to taste a bit of salty umami, but the flavor quickly vanished without a trace.

“If not you, then who? What exactly is your identity, for so many people to be sent to kill you? You must be quite valuable.”

“…And you? You, by yourself, not only defended this Lake Heart Pavilion, but also slaughtered over a hundred Nascent Soul cultivators. Is that something a Golden Core cultivator can achieve? Before I answer your question, you should answer mine. That’s only fair, isn’t it?”

“It seems we both have secrets we can’t tell.”

Lu Chuan spat out the fish bone, stood up, and dusted off his clothes.

“Alright, it’s about time. I should be going.”

Seeing Lu Chuan about to leave, Kong Zhaozhao hurriedly stumbled forward and tugged on the hem of Lu Chuan’s clothing, softly saying, “Qin Tao…No, that’s not your real name, but that doesn’t matter. I don’t care who you are, but can you please not leave, just for this one night?”

“Shadow should be back soon. With him around, you’ll be fully protected. Once daylight comes, naturally someone will notice the changes on Little Frost Peak. If suspicion falls on me, there would be no way to explain. If my identity is exposed, my end wouldn’t be any better than theirs.”

“Shadow won’t be coming back! He…he’s already dead.”

Kong Zhaozhao lowered her eyes, looking at the cracked jade stone tied to her waist, explaining, “This jade stone is Shadow’s Soul Lamp. It’s shattered, the Soul Lamp extinguished, and Shadow…won’t be coming back.”

“Qin Tao, please stay, just for this night. You can leave when morning comes, okay?”

Looking into Kong Zhaozhao’s pleading eyes, Lu Chuan softened.

He couldn’t be sure that those people wouldn’t come back. Leaving Kong Zhaozhao here alone wasn’t a viable option. As for Lu Chuan’s identity…

“If anyone asks, just say I was sent by your father to protect you. As for Qin Tao, he died last night.”

“So…you’re really not Qin Tao; it was just an assumed identity, wasn’t it?”

“Does it matter? Although I can’t tell you my purpose, at least up until now, I haven’t harmed you, right?”

“I was just…a little curious.”

“Don’t be curious. Knowing my identity won’t do you any good. Alright, get some sleep. It’ll be safe when morning comes.”

“Qin Tao?”

“What now?”

Kong Zhaozhao sat up and gazed at Lu Chuan’s side profile, speaking gently, “Thank you.”

“Tsk, if you’re thanking me, show it for real. What’s the point of just saying it?”

Upon hearing this, Kong Zhaozhao’s cheeks turned red, her eyes downcast, stammering, “Then…then how do you want me to thank you?”

“Hmmm…how about you tell me where the secret realm is and how to open it?”

“You…that’s all you want to know?”

“What else? I came here for this. Your dad took my item, so is it wrong for me to try and get it back?”

“You’re lying! My father would never do such a thing!”

Lu Chuan rolled his eyes and said disdainfully, “Do you think your father has a good reputation? The Sect Master of Penglai Immortal Domain has long been infamous as a villain in the secular world.”

“How do you know…no, that’s not the point. My father would never rob you!”

“Then tell me, over the years, how did he find all those rare treasures to help you suppress the frost poison? Where did those come from? They couldn’t have been bought, could they?”