Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 190 - 190 186 Zhong Ling'er_1

190: Chapter 186 Zhong Ling’er_1 190: Chapter 186 Zhong Ling’er_1 Back at the Han family’s residence, Lu Chuan began to craft the antidote for Peach Blossom Brew.

As for the thirty hundred-year medicinal herbs, Lu Chuan placed them inside the Demon Suppression Pagoda.

Han Qingci stayed obediently by his side, quiet as a rabbit, seemingly content just to be near Lu Chuan as if it were a great joy.

After an entire afternoon of crafting, an elixir pill the size of a peanut was formed.

Lu Chuan held the elixir in his hand and muttered to himself, “Although this isn’t specifically designed to counteract Peach Blossom Brew, the ingredients for these kinds of antidotes are generally similar.

It should have some effect; I hope this pill will return Qingci to normal.”

At that moment, Han Qingci saw that Lu Chuan had finished crafting and hurried over, asking curiously, “Brother Lu Chuan, what’s that?”

Lu Chuan replied with a smile, “This is a pill that, if eaten, will make a person smarter.”

Han Qingci pondered and said, “Then it seems this wasn’t crafted for Qingci.”

Lu Chuan, somewhat amused and frustrated, said, “This is exactly what was crafted for you.”

Han Qingci immediately displayed a face full of grievance and said, “Does that mean Qingci is very dumb in Brother Lu Chuan’s eyes?”

Fearing that Han Qingci would refuse to eat it, Lu Chuan quickly said, “No, no, I was just joking.

Actually, this is a pill that, if eaten, will make a person fall in love with someone forever.

For instance, if you eat it, you will always be in love with me.”

Han Qingci’s eyes lit up, “Really?

Then Qingci will love Brother Lu Chuan for a lifetime.”

After saying this, she took the elixir from Lu Chuan’s hand and popped it into her mouth without a second thought.

Lu Chuan got up quickly and moved a little further away from Han Qingci.

Over the past few days, their interactions had been ambiguous, and Han Qingci had done many things out of line.

With the effects of Peach Blossom Brew, naturally, it wouldn’t matter much, but once those effects were lifted, no one knew whether Han Qingci might lose her senses, so Lu Chuan had to be cautious.

Han Qingci noticed Lu Chuan suddenly maintaining a distance and showed a trace of confusion, “Brother Lu Chuan, what are you doing?”

Lu Chuan observed Han Qingci and asked, “Do you feel any changes within yourself?”

Han Qingci looked down at herself, shook her head, and said, “No, I don’t feel anything at all.”

Lu Chuan tentatively asked, “Then…

do you still like me?”

Han Qingci seemed to suddenly realize something and said loudly, “I know!”

Lu Chuan’s face was instantly full of wariness, ready for Han Qingci to turn hostile, “What do you know?”

Han Qingci ran over with a happy face and hugged Lu Chuan’s arm, coquettishly saying, “Qingci likes Brother Lu Chuan even more now!”

Lu Chuan frowned, thinking to himself that this shouldn’t be the case.

After taking the antidote, shouldn’t she return to normal and dislike men?

Why does it feel like nothing has changed?

Could it be that the antidote I crafted had no effect at all?

Must Peach Blossom Brew be cured with a specific antidote?

If so, won’t I still have to find Fuxiang and ask her for the antidote?

Holding Lu Chuan’s arm, Han Qingci said shyly, “Brother Lu Chuan, now that I’ve taken your elixir, I will be devoted to you for a lifetime.

You also promised me not to abandon me, okay?”

Lu Chuan gave an awkward smile and said, “We’ll…

we’ll see how you behave.”

Hearing this, Han Qingci blushed, lowered her head, and said, “Qingci understands.”

Then, she stood on her tiptoes, gently kissed Lu Chuan, and said shyly, “Brother Lu Chuan, I’m going to take a bath now…”

After saying this, she ran off.

Lu Chuan was stunned and quickly called out, “Hey, that’s not what I meant…”

However, Han Qingci had already disappeared.

Lu Chuan simply felt a headache coming on.

After a moment of thought, he decided that he couldn’t stay at the Han family that evening, as it would certainly lead to complications.

So, he quickly wrote a note for Han Qingci, and while she was busy taking her bath, he snuck out of the Han family’s home.

Before long, Han Qingci, having finished her bath, went back to Lu Chuan’s room.

She was wearing only a loose white shirt, exuding the unique hormones of a young girl.

“Tonight I must serve Brother Lu Chuan well!” she thought expectantly as she looked toward the room, only to find Lu Chuan’s figure was gone.

“Brother Lu Chuan?” Han Qingci called out but received no reply.

At that moment, she noticed the note on the table, walked over to pick it up, and glanced at it.

It read, “Qingci, something came up suddenly that I have to deal with.

I may return late, so you should rest first and don’t wait for me.”

Han Qingci frowned, “Where would Brother Lu Chuan go so late at night?”

“If he’s gone, how can I perform well?”

She sat down at the edge of the bed and fell into deep thought.

…

Lu Chuan walked down the street, his face full of helplessness.

“If the antidote doesn’t work, I can only try using the Forgetfulness Curse on Qingci to make her forget about me.

That should remove any potential problems.”

The so-called Forgetfulness Curse is a spell used to erase specific memories.

With Lu Chuan’s current skills, it was just within his ability to use it.

He realized the effects of Peach Blossom Brew were too frightening.

If he were to ignore Han Qingci in her current state, she would be ruined by his actions, so he had to resolve this matter.

Now that he had obtained the Dragon Soul Jade and the thirty medicinal herbs, he could return to Cloud City once he dealt with Han Qingci’s situation.

Of course, he also needed to watch how the Xu family would react.

The power he left in Xu Shaoming’s body was enough to render him completely useless.

Lu Chuan didn’t believe the Xu family would just let this slide.

A hasty return might affect Mu Nanqing and the others, so he had to stay in the province a while longer.

“Never mind, I’ll first craft the Black Dragon Pills from those thirty hundred-year medicinal herbs.

Only by enhancing my strength can I face any threat head-on and avenge my mother!”

Thinking of the Great Elder’s overwhelmingly despairing power, Lu Chuan felt a sense of a long and arduous journey ahead.

He must make haste!

Crafting Black Dragon Pills required many auxiliary herbs, so Lu Chuan went directly to the medicinal herb market.

He found a herb shop and told the shopkeeper the herbs he needed.

The shopkeeper packed the specified herbs together and placed them in front of Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan had paid the money and was just about to reach for the herbs when a slender, fair hand snatched away the bag of herbs.

“Shopkeeper, I’m taking these herbs.”

Lu Chuan turned his head and saw a pretty girl with an extraordinary temperament.

She was flanked by two bodyguards whose auras were not mediocre; they seemed to have reached the Transcendent Realm.

He politely said, “Miss, these herbs are mine, and I have already paid for them.”

The girl glanced at Lu Chuan with disdain and said, “So what if you’ve paid?

I say I want these herbs, so they’re mine!”

Lu Chuan sensed something was amiss and said, “Isn’t this outright robbery then?”

The girl curled her lip and said, “You stole my woman, so what if I take some herbs from you!”

Lu Chuan froze, “How have I stolen your woman?

And aren’t you a girl yourself?

What do you mean by your woman?”

Seeing that Lu Chuan didn’t understand, the girl said coldly, “My name is Zhong Ling’er, and Han Qingci is my wife!”

Lu Chuan’s eyes widened, suddenly understanding why the other party had stolen his herbs and come over with such resentment.

This girl turned out to be Han Qingci’s… um, girlfriend?

“These past two days, Qingci suddenly became very cold towards me, she wouldn’t talk to me, and she was incredibly perfunctory on the phone.

I thought she didn’t like me anymore.”

“So I had someone investigate, and it turns out she was getting cozy with you, this stinking man!”

“If she had grown tired of me and fallen for another woman, I would have accepted it, but to find out that she distanced herself from me because of a filthy, low-down, despicable man like you!”

“I absolutely cannot stand the thought of such a beautiful girl like Qingci being sullied by dirty and smelly men like you, so I’m here to warn you.

If you disappear from Qingci’s side immediately, I can let bygones be bygones, but if you don’t listen to me, I promise you’ll regret it!”

Zhong Ling’er was fuming with intensity, looking as if Lu Chuan had really stolen the woman she loved.

And the key point was that she was also a woman, and quite a pretty one, which made Lu Chuan feel that something was off.

He had never dreamed that one day he would become romantic rivals with a woman.

After pondering for a bit, he said, “Rest assured, I’ll be leaving Cloud City soon, and whatever happens between you and Qingci after that is none of my business.

But before that, you need to give me back the herbs.”

Having said that, he snatched back the bag of herbs from Zhong Ling’er’s hands.

Zhong Ling’er looked at Lu Chuan angrily and said, “Are you brushing me off?”

“I want you to get out of Cloud City right now, and you have to apologize for defiling Qingci.

You must kneel before me and loudly declare that men are the filthiest creatures in the world, then perhaps I won’t hold this against you!”

Lu Chuan was speechless and said, “I have already been very polite to you.

Don’t push your luck.

When I leave Cloud City is my business, not yours.”

Having said that, he turned to leave.

“You!” Zhong Ling’er, full of anger, wished she could slap the senseless man in front of her.

She turned to glance at the two bodyguards behind her and said, “Teach him a lesson!”

The two bodyguards were about to move against Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan quickly stored the herbs in the Demon Suppression Pagoda and then engaged the two bodyguards in combat.

The bodyguards, both at Transcendent Realm Level 2, were no match for Lu Chuan.

In just over a dozen exchanges, they were beaten to the ground, unable to move.

Zhong Ling’er was astonished, not having expected Lu Chuan to be so formidable.

Lu Chuan turned to glance at Zhong Ling’er and said, “Since you dislike men, then don’t use them as bodyguards.

For Qingci’s sake, I won’t hold it against you, but if you come looking for trouble again, don’t blame me for not being courteous!”

After saying this, he left the place.

Zhong Ling’er fumed with rage but could only stamp her feet in frustration on the spot.

“Stinking man!

So full of yourself.

I hate you the most!

Why do you get to compete with me for Qingci!”

…

After leaving the herbal market, Lu Chuan found a hotel and immediately began refining the Black Dragon Pills.

Using his Spiritual Power to melt the herbs, he worked much faster than ordinary refining methods.

Overnight, Lu Chuan used twenty hundred-year medicinal herbs to produce ten Black Dragon Pills.

This success rate was much higher than Zhou Siming’s.

“I’ve been at the peak of Beginner Foundation Building for some time now and have been ready to break through.

Now that the Black Dragon Pills are refined, I might as well make the breakthrough right here.”

Thinking this, Lu Chuan immediately set up a ward in the room, and then shoved all ten Black Dragon Pills into his mouth to begin his breakthrough.

…

At seven o’clock in the morning.

Zhong Ling’er tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep all night, and her pretty face now bore two dark circles.

She kept thinking about that detestable man from last night.

This guy not only stole her woman but also beat up her bodyguards and refused to apologize to her.

She couldn’t swallow her pride!

After much deliberation, she decided that she had to teach this shameless man a lesson.

So, she got up, got dressed, and found the two bodyguards who were beaten up last night.

“That guy last night took care of you so easily.

What do you think his level of power is?” Zhong Ling’er asked.

One of the bodyguards said, “Although that guy is very strong, based on his aura, his strength should only be at Transcendent Realm Level 3.”

The other nodded, indicating agreement with the guess.

Zhong Ling’er nodded, “Transcendent Realm Level 3…

Hmph, you have nothing to be so smug about!”

She glanced at the two bodyguards and said, “Go call Number One and Number Two!”

“Yes!”

Zhong Ling’er’s face showed a hint of anticipation as she muttered to herself with a sneer, “Both Number One and Number Two are masters at Transcendent Realm Level 5.

With both of them working together, taking care of you, a Transcendent Realm Level 3, should be more than enough.”

“Then we’ll see how you can be so arrogant in front of me!”