Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 1466: 1425: Revealing Identity

Chapter 1466: Chapter 1425: Revealing Identity

Facing Lu Chuan’s questioning gaze, Kong Zhaozhao stood frozen, unsure of how to speak.

Indeed, the various strange treasures Father has brought home over the years, some of them undoubtedly worth a fortune. Even if Father were willing to pay, people might not be willing to sell. Perhaps the truth is just like Lu Chuan said; these things were all stolen by him.

“Don’t you think about it? If your dad is truly so perfect, why would someone poison him, resulting in you being mistakenly harmed? If he were truly a good person, would the Penglai Immortal Domain in the secular world have such a terrible reputation?

You know these things but merely choose to ignore them, opting for self-deception.

Two months ago, the Penglai Immortal Domain dispatched nearly sixty in the Nascent Soul Realm into the secular world, leaving a trail of arson, murder, pillage, and rape. Are you aware of the atrocity committed?

Indeed, these matters have nothing to do with you. You’ve never been involved, nor has anyone informed you of the outside world. But so what? Just because you’re unaware, can you distance yourself from it?”

As he spoke, Lu Chuan’s emotions grew increasingly agitated as he slowly approached Kong Zhaozhao.

Facing Lu Chuan’s bloodshot eyes, Kong Zhaozhao could only feel difficulty breathing, retreating staggeringly until she collided with a pillar of the pavilion, cornered with nowhere to retreat, forced into a corner by Lu Chuan.

“The fact is, most people in the Penglai Immortal Domain are nothing but executioners! Including your father! If it weren’t for his indulgence, if it weren’t for his tacit approval, would these people dare to disobey publicly?”

All you need is the Immortal Domain’s people to be superior, so you never consider the lives of those in the secular world, but they’re humans too, they’re lives too!

Have you seen the children lying in blood? Their bodies torn open, weak figures turned cold; wounds are deep enough to show bones, and the pale bones are so delicate!

Have you seen the women ravaged to death? There’s barely a piece of intact skin on her body; her flesh has decayed and rotted, yet even then those beasts wouldn’t let her go!”

“Qin… Qin Tao, please don’t be like this, okay? I’m a little scared…”

Kong Zhaozhao lightly bit her lip, eyes wet and red, voice choked with emotion.

“Qin Tao? I’m not Qin Tao. Aren’t you curious about my identity? Well, now I’ll tell you!

Though you might have heard my name already, I’m Lu Chuan, the one who killed sixty Nascent Soul members of the Penglai Immortal Domain, and killed their Vice Sect Leader—it’s me. Now, are you still curious?”

Kong Zhaozhao turned pale, her body trembling uncontrollably.

She’s not afraid of Lu Chuan’s true identity, but at this moment, he makes her feel suffocated.

“But… but it’s not my fault, how can you treat me like this?”

“Indeed, it’s not your fault, but you were born in the Penglai Immortal Domain, as the Sect Master’s daughter, grew up on the bloodstained bread. Can you guarantee that you never profited from these atrocities? You can’t.

So at this point, don’t talk to me about innocence. You’re executioners, and so am I. Yes, I’m here for revenge! The Penglai Immortal Domain will definitely pay for their atrocities!”

As he said this, Lu Chuan took a few steps back, quickly retracting his gaze.

“So, I advise you not to have any illusions about me. I’m almost no different from your father. The only difference is that he condoned his subordinates to commit massacres while I personally stained my hands with blood.”

Lu Chuan exhaled deeply, removed his human skin mask, and discarded it nonchalantly, laughing self-mockingly.

“Now that you know my identity, what are you planning to do? Expose me? When dawn breaks, news of Lu Chuan infiltrating the Penglai Immortal Domain spreads, and thousands from the Immortal Sect will emerge…

I guess the killing will be very satisfying.”

“I… I don’t know.”

Kong Zhaozhao shook her head, choking back tears, trying to escape this heartbreaking truth.

She, like a caged canary, knew nothing about the outside world or the Penglai Immortal Domain’s wrongdoings. Until Lu Chuan arrived, every day she hoped for dawn, only then could she alleviate the suffering brought by Frost Poison.

But since Lu Chuan appeared, gradually, Kong Zhaozhao began to look forward to the night; that warmth was an experience she had never had before, and only in Lu Chuan’s presence did she dare open her heart and embrace that warmth.

But now, everything has changed.

Lu Chuan’s true identity is precisely the Lu Chuan that the Penglai Immortal Domain wants to eliminate swiftly. In this steadily intensifying conflict, what can she change?

“You’re right; how would you bear to see me die? If I were to die, you’d have nowhere to seek help for your cold poison outbreak. Let me think—will you reveal this and then imprison me?

The Penglai Immortal Domain, hahaha… it’s simply a joke.”

“Lu Chuan, I know you must hate me, hate the Immortal Domain, but… rest assured, I won’t reveal this secret.”

Kong Zhaozhao sniffed, picked up the human skin mask Lu Chuan discarded, and went to wash it in the lake waters before slowly kneeling beside Lu Chuan, gently affixing the mask to Lu Chuan’s cheek, speaking tenderly.

“I promised you; you helped suppress my Frost Poison. In exchange, I promise you one condition. Until the promise is fulfilled, I will keep this secret, trust me, just this once.

Okay?”

Facing Kong Zhaozhao’s earnest gaze, Lu Chuan felt hard to breathe, as if a mountain weighed on his chest, causing him to instinctively evade Kong Zhaozhao’s eyes.

“Have you thought about the consequences if people learn you sheltered me? Even your father couldn’t protect you.”

“This is my decision, and I’m willing to bear the consequences.”

“Uh… are you out of your mind? So I’ve been talking this whole time for nothing? If you had been more assertive, even if I killed you, I wouldn’t have any mental burden.”

Lu Chuan pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration and said, “Now what? How can I do it?”

“Actually, it’s okay. A month ago, I should have been dead; you’re the one who saved me. It’s okay if I give this life back to you now.”

“Save it; what use do I have for your life, to boost my performance?”

Lu Chuan pushed Kong Zhaozhao’s face away, squinting at the sky at dawn, speaking in a low voice, “I should probably be heading back, if anyone asks, say Qin Tao died, burning himself to ignite the entire Little Frost Peak, and thus saved your life.”

“What about you? Are you leaving?”

“Shadow… shouldn’t be known to be dead, right? Do you know what he looks like?”