Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 170 - 170 167 Trapped_1

170: Chapter 167 Trapped_1 170: Chapter 167 Trapped_1 Ruan Nan saw Lu Chuan’s reaction and, smiling, said, “I am willing to give this gemstone to Brother Lu as a reward, and when we find the treasure, we will split it fifty-fifty.”

Lu Chuan looked at Ruan Nan and said, “You came to me because the place you mentioned is extremely dangerous, and you can’t handle it alone.

That means I will have to solve the problems for you.

Although you discovered the place, you don’t have to take any risks, so isn’t a fifty-fifty split a bit unfair?”

On hearing this, Ruan Nan’s expression stiffened and he said, “If I don’t tell you the location, you won’t get anything.

Brother Lu, one must be content with what they have.”

Lu Chuan replied indifferently, “In that case, you should find someone else.”

Ruan Nan frowned upon hearing this, then quickly said, “Brother Lu, don’t be like this.

Since you think a fifty-fifty split is not suitable, let’s compromise a bit.

How about forty-sixty?”

Lu Chuan bluntly said, “Twenty-eighty, I take eighty, you take twenty, otherwise there’s no deal!”

Ruan Nan became agitated and said, “Brother Lu, that’s going a bit too far.

This is a place I discovered, you can’t just give me twenty percent, right?”

Seeing Ruan Nan’s reaction, Lu Chuan laughed.

He said so to test the waters.

If Ruan Nan agreed too easily, it would mean they were both trying to swindle someone.

But Ruan Nan’s reaction didn’t seem like he was trying to deceive anyone.

“Then let’s do thirty-seventy.

If you can accept that, I’ll go with you.

If not, then you can find someone else,” Lu Chuan said calmly.

Ruan Nan had a pained expression on his face and, after struggling with the decision for a long time, finally sighed helplessly and said, “Fine, thirty-seventy it is.

That’s much more than I could get by reporting it to the sect.”

When Lu Chuan saw that Ruan Nan agreed, he asked, “When do you plan to go?”

Ruan Nan said, “For such matters, the earlier the better.

If we go too late, others might beat us to it.

I plan to set off right now.”

Lu Chuan glanced at Qin Lan and asked, “Bringing her along?”

Ruan Nan nodded.

Lu Chuan asked, “She’s as weak as a chicken.

Isn’t she just a burden if you bring her along?”

Ruan Nan explained, “After getting those secret treasures, I plan to leave the sect and run away with Qin Lan.

Also, don’t worry, she’ll just stay in a safe place on the periphery and won’t affect us.”

Lu Chuan thought about it and felt there was no issue, so he said, “Alright then.”

“However, I need to go back and make some arrangements first.

You guys wait here for me.”

Ruan Nan smiled and said, “No problem, we’ll wait for you to come over.”

Lu Chuan turned and left.

Ruan Nan and Qin Lan exchanged glances, their faces revealing smiles of successful conspiracy.

Lu Chuan went back to the medical center and told Su Ming, Mu Nanqing, and Zhou Siming that he needed to leave for a few days and asked them not to worry about him.

After making arrangements, he packed some things and went to the place where Ruan Nan and Qin Lan were.

The two had already found an off-road vehicle.

Lu Chuan got into the car, and Ruan Nan immediately drove towards the outskirts.

“Brother Lu, we will probably have to travel for three days to get there, and we can only drive now, the rest of the way is mountain roads, so get ready,” Ruan Nan announced from the front as he drove, while Lu Chuan and Mu Nanqing sat in the back.

Lu Chuan turned to look out the window when he suddenly felt a hand reaching towards him.

He turned and saw it was Qin Lan secretly touching him.

Her face was coy, and her eyes were full of longing.

It seemed like she really wanted to reconcile with Lu Chuan, so she came secretly to seduce him.

Lu Chuan immediately pushed Qin Lan’s hand away and asked, “What are you doing?”

Qin Lan turned frantic and quickly said, “I’m not… not doing anything.”

“Then why are you touching my hand?” Lu Chuan did not bother to cover for Qin Lan.

Seeing this through the rearview mirror, Ruan Nan, who was driving, asked, “Qin Lan, what did you do?”

Qin Lan, extremely nervous, quickly said, “Nothing… There was a spider on Lu Chuan, I was just helping him get it off, he misunderstood.”

“Oh,” Ruan Nan said nothing more and kept driving.

Lu Chuan sneered to himself, thinking she really was fickle, daring to seduce me right in front of Ruan Nan.

Indeed, she hadn’t changed at all.

If this were a year ago, Lu Chuan would have been flattered by Qin Lan’s behavior, but now everything had changed.

In Lu Chuan’s eyes, Qin Lan had become someone anyone could get, so how could he possibly fall for her seduction?

Moreover, Lu Chuan had experienced better women, and compared to them, Qin Lan was nothing.

Qin Lan looked at Lu Chuan with a resentful expression, as if blaming him for not appreciating her attempts.

However, she didn’t dare to make any more trouble afterward and just sat obediently in the back, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Ruan Nan drove the car into the mountainous area, following small paths until the vehicle could go no further before stopping.

By then, it was ten o’clock at night and not suitable to continue traveling.

Ruan Nan took tents out of the car and set them up.

He brought two tents, one for Lu Chuan and one for himself and Qin Lan.

Lu Chuan didn’t stand on ceremony and went into one of the tents to rest.

In the dead of night,

a hand unzipped the entrance to Lu Chuan’s tent and came inside.

Lu Chuan opened his eyes to see Qin Lan disheveled, her face flushed with shame, wearing only an undershirt, kneeling seductively in front of him.

“Lu Chuan, Ruan Nan said he was hungry and went out to hunt for game.

He won’t be back anytime soon…”

Lu Chuan looked at Qin Lan’s flirtatious demeanor and asked, “So, what do you want to do?”

Qin Lan lowered her head, a smile on her lips as she said, “Actually, I’ve been regretting splitting up with you this whole time.

Every time I think about it, I want to slap myself a few times.”

“And my being with Ruan Nan was forced upon me.

I needed someone to rely on, which is why I gave myself to him.”

“In fact, you’ve always been in my heart.

I can’t forget you, and I deeply regret betraying you, especially seeing how powerful you’ve become now.”

“I know you must have feelings for me too, so let’s make up.

I just made a mistake that any girl could make, and you’ll definitely forgive me.

You’re more capable than Ruan Nan.

Even if you were to take me away from him, he surely wouldn’t dare say anything.”

“Lu Chuan, I really miss you, I want to be with you, hold you, and kiss you.

Weren’t those the very things you always wanted to do to me?

Now I’m here to fulfill your desires.

I’m willing to do whatever you ask, I’ll agree to anything.”

With that, Qin Lan lunged at Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan frowned and pushed Qin Lan away.

Qin Lan fell to one side, her face full of grievance as she said, “Why push me away?

Don’t you want to do that sort of thing with me?”

Lu Chuan curled his lip and said, “In my eyes, you’re nothing but a whore.

Even though I too have needs, I would never seek out someone as base as you.”

“Now get out immediately, or don’t blame me for being rude!”

An intense aura burst forth, frightening Qin Lan into trembling.

Biting her lip, she glared resentfully at Lu Chuan, got up, and fled the tent.

Lu Chuan continued to enter a state of cultivation, completely indifferent to the recent events.

Soon, he became as calm as a still well, utterly detached.

The next day, the three of them abandoned the off-road vehicle and tent, taking only some food with them as they continued on their way.

Qin Lan had clearly become much more melancholic than the day before, her eyes filled with resentment when she looked at Lu Chuan.

That night, the three of them slept in the open air.

During the night, Ruan Nan said he was hungry again and went up the mountain to hunt for game.

This time, Qin Lan didn’t try to seduce Lu Chuan and became much more well-behaved.

On the third day, Ruan Nan led Lu Chuan and Qin Lan into the depths of the mountains, a place rarely visited by humans and occasionally filled with the roars of wild beasts.

The trio entered a dense jungle, and as they ventured further, a thin mist appeared around them.

The temperature dropped significantly, creating an eerie and chilling atmosphere.

“How much longer until we reach the place you mentioned?” asked Lu Chuan.

Ruan Nan smiled and said, “We’ll get there soon, probably just…

a few hundred meters more.”

Lu Chuan frowned and looked into the distance.

Even though the visibility was reduced by the mist, he could still see several hundred meters ahead, and there was clearly nothing there.

Meanwhile, Ruan Nan and Qin Lan were eating some black beans, and Qin Lan looked distinctly uneasy.

Lu Chuan asked, “What are you eating?”

Ruan Nan, still smiling, said, “Chocolate beans.”

Lu Chuan thought for a moment and said, “Give me some to eat too.”

Ruan Nan hastily stuffed all the black beans he had in his hand into his mouth and said, “No way, I don’t like sharing with others.”

Seeing this, Qin Lan also quickly stuffed the beans in her hand into her mouth.

Realizing something was amiss, Lu Chuan immediately reached out to grab Ruan Nan’s hand to find out what they were really eating.

But the next second, he felt a sudden weakness throughout his body; he couldn’t release any of his Spiritual Power.

He became incredibly weak, having to hold onto a tree for support.

“Is there poison in this mist?” Lu Chuan looked at Ruan Nan and Qin Lan, who were unaffected, and gritted his teeth as he said, “The stuff you’re eating…

is it the antidote?”

Ruan Nan burst into laughter and said, “Exactly!”

“You’ve been fooled.

There was never any place with hidden treasures.

The gemstone was taken from the sect, and this route actually leads to the All Joy Sect!”

Lu Chuan felt his body growing weaker, his consciousness beginning to blur.

He hurriedly took out a Hundred Cure Pill from his clothes and put it in his mouth, but there was no improvement in his condition.

Ruan Nan, still smiling, said, “Don’t waste your efforts.

This fog isn’t just any poison; there’s only one antidote in the world, which is what we just ate.

No matter how powerful other antidotes are, they can’t cure this poison.”

Sweat beaded on Lu Chuan’s forehead as he asked, “What do you plan to do?”

Ruan Nan answered with a smile, “Naturally, to offer you to our Sect Master and make you her furnace.”

As he finished speaking, more than a dozen people in uniform appeared, all elite members of the All Joy Sect.

Ruan Nan’s nightly excursions to hunt for game were just a ruse; his real purpose was to contact the sect members to plan against Lu Chuan.

This toxic mist had been created by the people of the All Joy Sect.

“Is this the person you spoke of, the furnace?” asked an older middle-aged man.

Ruan Nan bowed hastily and said, “Replying to Elder Sun, it is indeed him.

Despite his youth, his strength has reached an extremely high level; he alone withstood the attack of more than a dozen Transcendent Realm experts and even killed a person right under the eyes of the Profound Sect’s Great Elder.

His potential and talent are exceptional, the perfect candidate for the Sect Master’s furnace.”

Elder Sun nodded and said, “You’ve worked hard this time.

There will be a grand reward when you return.”

Ruan Nan quickly said, “Thank you, Elder Sun!”

Elder Sun glanced at Lu Chuan and instructed, “Take him back and clean him up.

The Sect Master is in a critical period of her training, and this furnace is vital for her.

Before bringing him to the Sect Master’s room, feed him something to strengthen his body, so he can last longer.”

“Understood!”

As Lu Chuan’s world spun around, the voices of the people around him grew fainter.

Eventually, he couldn’t withstand the poison’s onslaught.

His eyes closed, and he collapsed, losing consciousness completely.