Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 207 - 207 201 Zhu'er_1

207: Chapter 201 Zhu’er_1 207: Chapter 201 Zhu’er_1 Lu Chuan did not answer directly but asked, “Zhu’er?

Which Zhu?”

Zhu’er said, “The spider’s Zhu.”

Lu Chuan thought to himself, How could someone as beautiful as you have such a name?

Could it be that you don’t want to tell me your real name?

Zhu’er, on the other hand, looked at Lu Chuan somewhat displeased and said again, “You haven’t told me your name yet!”

In her eyes, sharing names with each other was the beginning of friendship.

Although she had been seen naked by this guy yesterday, and he had taken advantage of her, she didn’t dislike him in her intuition.

Moreover, yesterday when she was about to drown, Lu Chuan jumped into the water without any hesitation to save her, and when she was naked, this guy did not harbor any evil thoughts.

His character seemed decent enough, making him a friend worth making.

Lu Chuan smiled and suddenly remembered a character from “The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber” he had read, and said with a smile, “My name is Zeng Aniu.”

Since the other party was not using their real name, there was no need for him to expose his real information.

After all, it was just a passing encounter.

Zhu’er nodded and said, “Aniu, go fetch the water quickly.

This place is desolate with wild animals around.

It will be dangerous if you return late.”

Lu Chuan smiled slightly and said, “Miss Zhu’er need not worry.

Actually, I am also a martial artist, just not as strong as Miss Zhu’er.”

Zhu’er’s eyes lit up, “Really?

Then keep me company and chat for a while.”

She had been cultivating in the mountains for many years, only interacting with her master and a few senior brothers, with hardly any friends to talk to.

After thinking about it, Lu Chuan felt that chatting for a while wouldn’t delay things too much, so he nodded in agreement.

The two sat on a rock and began to talk about topics related to martial arts.

Before long, Zhu’er was amazed to discover that although Aniu was not as strong as her, his understanding and knowledge of martial arts far exceeded hers.

Many things she had not understood in the past became clear after Lu Chuan’s explanation.

Talking with Lu Chuan for a while was better than listening to her master’s lectures for three days!

As a cultivator, although Lu Chuan did not practice martial arts, understanding the intricacies within martial arts came easily to him, and even Profound Realm skillful experts might not surpass his understanding of the Martial Path.

If he were to open a martial arts school, he might be able to produce a large number of strong martial path practitioners.

Of course, he had neither the mood nor the time for that.

Improving himself was the most pressing matter.

Lu Chuan asked Zhu’er about her sect and her master’s lineage, but Zhu’er said it was a secret she could not reveal easily, so he did not press further.

After a while, Lu Chuan glanced at the time and felt it was getting late.

He needed to go back to prepare a medicinal bath for Suzumiya Ichikazu, so he stood up and said, “Zhu’er, I have to fetch the water and go back.

I’ll come again tomorrow to fetch water, and we can chat then.”

Zhu’er appeared somewhat reluctant, obviously wanting to chat a bit more with Lu Chuan, but she was not thick-skinned enough to insist and simply nodded her head.

Lu Chuan walked to the spring, took out a bucket, filled it with water, and put it away in the Demon Suppression Pagoda.

Zhu’er watched, stunned.

She rubbed her eyes, thinking, Where did Aniu pull out such a big bucket from?

She was about to go over and have a look, but the next second, the bucket disappeared again.

“Where, where did he stuff it?”

Lu Chuan came over and said with a smile, “I’m off, Zhu’er.”

Zhu’er nodded stiffly, sizing up Lu Chuan, unable to figure out where on his body he could fit a bucket over a meter tall.

“Maybe… I’m just seeing things,” she thought.

Reflecting on the content of her conversation with Lu Chuan from that day, she headed back to where her senior brother Liufeng was, feeling a bit happy.

Seeing Zhu’er’s smiling face, Liufeng chuckled and asked, “What’s making you so happy, you encountered something nice?”

Zhu’er’s cheeks turned slightly red as she said, “Nothing… I’m just in a good mood.”

After saying that, she sat cross-legged and began to practice her breathing and meditation.

Liufeng looked at his heavenly beautiful junior sister, a hint of covetousness flashing in his eyes, “Although junior sister is disabled, her beauty is ever enthralling.

I couldn’t make a move at the sect, but now that we are outside, it may be a good opportunity to find a chance.”

“Junior sister is naive.

Even if I take advantage of her, I could just cajole her by saying it’s because I like her and want to be with her.

She surely won’t tell the master.

When I am tired of her, I can use her disability as a reason to break it off.

With her temperament, she will definitely suffer in silence.”

“Now, all I need is the right opportunity.”

…

After Lu Chuan brought back the water from the spring and prepared the medicinal solution, he let Suzumiya Ichikazu soak in it.

The next day, Suzumiya Ichikazu told Lu Chuan that the dragon vein in her body was showing signs of wanting to leave.

Lu Chuan was a bit excited.

Following this trend, soaking for another day would make the dragon vein leave Suzumiya Ichikazu’s body.

Then he could absorb the dragon vein into his body and try to break through to Advanced Foundation Building with the help of it.

That night, Lu Chuan planned to go back to the Moon Natural Spring for water.

However, Zhou Siming had some urgent matters, and there were many patients in the clinic, so Lu Chuan helped watch over for a while.

By the time he set out for the Moon Natural Spring, it had become completely dark.

Near the Moon Natural Spring.

Zhu’er sat on a large rock, her delicate feet hanging down and gently swaying in the spring water.

She looked at her injured foot, a hint of self-pity flickering in her eyes.

“I wonder if Aniu will dislike me after knowing I am disabled.”

These past two days she had not taken a single step in front of Lu Chuan, fearing he would dislike her upon finding out she was lame.

She glanced at the time and saw that it was deep into the night.

Based on the last two days’ experience, Lu Chuan should have already come to collect water.

“Aniu said he would come to fetch water today, but why hasn’t he come yet?

Could it be because I seemed so dull during our conversation yesterday that he doesn’t want to be friends with me anymore?”

Zhu’er immediately began to reflect on herself, convinced that it must have been because of her poor performance yesterday.

She stood up, feeling somewhat dejected, looked around to confirm that Lu Chuan really hadn’t come, and then muttered to herself, “Aniu isn’t that familiar with me to begin with.

Maybe he was just being polite last night.

There’s no need for him to come all the way here to chat with me in the middle of the night; I’m just overthinking it.”

“I’d better go back and cultivate by my senior brother’s side.”

As she turned to leave, she had another thought and said, “I can cultivate just as well right here.”

So she sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate beside the spring.

Perhaps it was due to her slight dejection that Zhu’er’s attention wasn’t fully focused, and when she attempted to mobilize her Inner Strength, she carelessly created a mishap.

She suddenly found herself unable to breathe.

The misdirected Inner Strength had traveled to her lungs, making it impossible for her to breathe.

Her face filled with panic, she frantically tried to clear the blockage, but in her fluster, she tumbled into the spring.

This only made matters worse; she felt that she might not survive the day.

At that moment, Lu Chuan arrived by the spring and saw Zhu’er floundering in the water.

He immediately jumped in and rescued her.

Because she had been unable to breathe for a long time, Zhu’er had already passed out.

Lu Chuan laid her on a rock and quickly checked her condition, then frowned and said, “You’re a Transcendent Realm Level 9 skillful expert, and yet you almost drowned yourself.”

Given Zhu’er’s current condition, the only option was to perform artificial respiration urgently, otherwise she might die from suffocation.

Lu Chuan hesitated for a moment, glanced at Zhu’er’s plump and rosy lips, which looked somewhat sexy with water droplets on them, and then thinking that saving her was the priority, he did not dare delay further.

He bent down and began to give Zhu’er mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration.

After a while, Zhu’er’s breathing became smooth, and she slowly opened her eyes.

“Aniu…” When Zhu’er saw Lu Chuan’s face, she realized the next second that he seemed to be kissing her.

Her eyes widened instantly, and then she quickly got up, her face flushed with anger, and exclaimed, “What are you doing!”

Lu Chuan looked at her speechlessly and said, “I was giving you artificial respiration to save your life.

What else do you think I was doing, taking advantage of your unconscious state to kiss you?”

Only then did Zhu’er remember she had fallen into the water again and showed a hint of embarrassment on her face, saying, “Sorry…

I’m sorry.”

Lu Chuan looked at her helplessly, thinking to himself that she must be a little simple-minded, and said, “You are a Transcendent Realm Level 9 skillful expert, and yet you almost drowned yourself just now.

If word of this got out, I don’t know how many people would die laughing.”

Zhu’er’s face was filled with embarrassment, and she lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong, “I’m just too clumsy…”

Seeing Zhu’er’s look, Lu Chuan found it amusing and decided to tease her, saying, “But your lips really are soft; it felt quite comfortable.

Considering I’ve saved your life again, why don’t you let me kiss you two more times as a reward?”

Zhu’er’s eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Lu Chuan, exclaiming, “Aniu, you…”

Lu Chuan chuckled and leaned in closer, asking, “This wouldn’t happen to be your first kiss, would it?”

Zhu’er’s face flushed with panic in an instant, her eyes darted away, and she blushed with embarrassment.

Angrily, she shot Lu Chuan a glance and then set her face in a grim expression, biting her teeth as she said, “Aniu, I can’t believe you are this kind of person, I…

I don’t want to be friends with you anymore!”

Lu Chuan thought she was saying this on purpose, but when he turned his head, he saw that Zhu’er’s eyes had actually reddened and were brimming with tears.

It seemed she was truly angry.

He instantly felt that he had done something wrong and regretted teasing Zhu’er.

He quickly said, “Zhu’er, I was just joking with you, why are you crying?”

Zhu’er reached out to wipe her tears and said with a face full of grievance, “Go away!

I don’t want to see you anymore!”

Lu Chuan was suddenly at a loss, knowing of Zhu’er’s innocence, but he never expected her to be so sensitive to teasing.

He cursed himself internally and said with self-reproach, “Zhu’er, I was wrong.

I thought we were already friends, that’s why I joked with you, not expecting you to get so angry.”

When Zhu’er heard the word “friends,” she turned her head to look at Lu Chuan and asked, “Were you really just joking?”

Lu Chuan nodded eagerly, “I swear!

It was really just a joke, if I’m lying, may thunder strike me down!”

Zhu’er still felt wronged, “But…

but that was really my first kiss.”

Lu Chuan’s mind raced, and then he thought of a way to cheer Zhu’er up.

He quickly said, “How about this, if I heal the wound on your foot, will you forgive me, okay?”

Zhu’er suddenly widened her eyes, “You know I have an injury on my foot?”

Lu Chuan said, “As a doctor, I observe people very carefully, and I noticed your foot injury unintentionally.”

Zhu’er became panicked and asked, “You know I am lame, and you still want to be friends with me?”

Lu Chuan started laughing and said, “Why wouldn’t I?

Friendship is about character, not whether or not you are lame, and besides, you are so pretty, it would be my honor to be your friend.”

“Moreover, your foot injury can be healed.

You don’t need to feel inferior about it at all.”

Zhu’er’s personality reminded Lu Chuan of Ning Xin, who had also felt inferior because of the scar on her arm.

However, the two girls had completely different ways of coping; to cover up her insecurities, Ning Xin had disguised herself as a thorny rose, while Zhu’er, because of her insecurity, became very sensitive, always thinking whatever happened was because she wasn’t good enough, and thus she easily felt aggrieved.

Zhu’er looked at Lu Chuan incredulously, “My foot injury has been there for many years, even my master said I could only be a cripple all my life.

Can you really heal it?”

Lu Chuan smiled and said, “Would I still lie to you?

As long as we find the right herbs, I guarantee I’ll cure your foot injury.”

A glimmer of hope appeared in Zhu’er’s eyes, “Aniu, you are such a good person.”

Lu Chuan said with a smile, “Let’s do this, when you go to Cloud City tomorrow, we’ll look for the right herbs together.”

Zhu’er thought for a moment and then said, “Let’s go to Yang City next door instead.”

Lu Chuan, confused, asked, “Why?”

Zhu’er said, “Ah, the person I need to kill is in Cloud City, and my elder martial brother is going to find out information about that target tomorrow.

I don’t want him to see me slacking off.”

Lu Chuan smiled and said, “Alright then, we’ll go to Yang City to find the herbs tomorrow.

I’ll come here to find you tomorrow morning.”

“Mhm!” Zhu’er nodded earnestly, her face regaining its smile.