Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 235 - 235 222 Haruko Kishimoto's Curse_2

235: Chapter 222: Haruko Kishimoto’s Curse_2 235: Chapter 222: Haruko Kishimoto’s Curse_2 But there were only three of them in the cave, and aside from herself needing to become the Lantern Bearer, the only ones who fit the condition were Lu Chuan and Zhong Ling’er, one male and one female.

“I disagree!” Zhong Ling’er suddenly raised her voice.

With a look of disgust, she glanced at Lu Chuan and said, “I don’t want to do that kind of thing with this smelly man!”

Lu Chuan looked at her and said, “You think I want to do it with you?”

“Humph!” Zhong Ling’er snorted, turned her head to look at Kishimoto Haruko, grabbed her arm, and said, “Sister Haruko, why don’t you help matchmake us two instead?

We can do it, I would accept that.”

Kishimoto Haruko’s eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Zhong Ling’er, seemingly getting a hint of what Lu Chuan meant earlier when he said this girl simply didn’t like men.

With an embarrassed face, she said, “The Lantern Bearer…

can’t form a marital relationship with anyone, otherwise, it would anger Tamamo-no-Mae, and then not only could we forget about making a wish, but I fear I might instantly evaporate from this world.”

Zhong Ling’er’s face fell with disappointment as she complained, “Why did grandpa have to bring this smelly man with me?

If he were a woman, we wouldn’t have any problems today.”

Lu Chuan rapped her on the head and said, “If I were a woman, I wouldn’t like a stubborn and willful girl like you.”

Zhong Ling’er covered her head, glared at Lu Chuan angrily, and said, “Jerk!

Why did you hit me?”

Lu Chuan responded, “Because I find you annoying.”

Zhong Ling’er raised her hand to knock on Lu Chuan’s head, saying, “I find you annoying too!”

Lu Chuan caught her arm, stopping her, and said, “You’ll have to endure finding me annoying, otherwise, watch out, I might beat you up!”

Almost crying with frustration, Zhong Ling’er turned around and grabbed Kishimoto Haruko, pleading, “Sister Haruko, do something about him!”

Kishimoto Haruko sighed helplessly as she watched the two squabble.

In fact, she didn’t think Zhong Ling’er disliked Lu Chuan that much; the two of them looked more like siblings who often bickered.

After some thought, she said, “Miss Ling’er, this really is our only way out.”

Zhong Ling’er suddenly fell silent, glanced at Lu Chuan, then sat down on the ground, hugging her knees, and said no more.

Lu Chuan also calmed down and said, “Why don’t we think of another way?

We still have three days.

There’s always a way out of a difficult situation, we will definitely come up with another method.”

Kishimoto Haruko nodded.

The cave fell quiet.

The atmosphere became eerie and charged with subtle tension.

Each of them was lost in their own thoughts, unsure of what the others were contemplating.

Midnight.

Lu Chuan tried to break the barrier inside the cave in every conceivable way, but after exhausting all the methods he knew, he achieved nothing.

Grand Elder Huang Quan was a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

To Lu Chuan, such a powerful being was like an ant facing a giant, and even with the aid of ancestral memory, he could not hope to contend against such strength.

After the last method failed, Lu Chuan sighed, feeling a sense of powerless despair rising within him.

By that time, Zhong Ling’er had already lain down and fallen asleep.

Lu Chuan draped his jacket over her.

Kishimoto Haruko was still awake.

Seeing him sigh, she asked, “Lu Chuan, do you really have another way?”

Lu Chuan gave a wry smile and shook his head.

Kishimoto Haruko expected this answer and wasn’t much surprised.

Then she said, “Maybe…

we should try my method after all.

The first priority is to preserve our lives.”

Lu Chuan looked at Zhong Ling’er, then shook his head again, “I’ve expended too much energy just now, I need to rest for a while.

You should also get some sleep early.

Stop thinking about this and who knows, maybe by the time we wake up tomorrow, I will have found a way to escape.”

After speaking, he lay down on the ground, closed his eyes, and began to rest.

Kishimoto Haruko looked at Lu Chuan and Zhong Ling’er, sensed the malevolent aura seeping through the cave from afar, took a deep breath, made up her mind, and her eyes filled with determination.

She was never one to sit and wait for death.

Although Grand Elder Huang Quan said he would break through the seal in three days, who knew if this terrifying figure would change his plans at the last minute.

If they waited any longer, there might really be no chance left.

“For all three of us to survive, I must play the villain.

Lu Chuan, Miss Ling’er, I’m sorry, but I can only apologize to you after we’ve escaped from here.”

Kishimoto Haruko stopped hesitating and took out a jade bottle from her clothes, pouring out a red pill from it.

Originally, this pill was intended for her own use.

It was left to her by her mother.

After ingesting it, her sexual desire would be stimulated so that she could more calmly give her virginity to the man she fancied.

But it was clear that she no longer needed it now.

She glanced at Lu Chuan, her eyes full of regret.

However, she suddenly thought, “What if Lu Chuan really could help me break free from Tamamo-no-Mae’s control?”

One should always look toward the good; that’s how one can see hope!

Without further thought, Kishimoto Haruko went up to Zhong Ling’er and stuffed the red pill into her mouth.

Zhong Ling’er, perhaps dreaming of something delicious, swallowed the pill immediately.

Kishimoto Haruko breathed a sigh of relief.

She had only one pill, and if Zhong Ling’er had spit it out, she would have had no other options.

She then knelt on the ground, assuming a pose of prayer, and closed her eyes.

Soon, a faint blue light radiated from around Kishimoto Haruko’s body, making her seem enshrouded in a mystical aura.

After a long while, she opened her eyes, which contained two dancing flames.

Next, she turned her gaze to Lu Chuan and Zhong Ling’er and pointed at them.

The twin flames in her eyes swiftly flew toward the two of them, turning into a peculiar force that enveloped each of them.

In the unknown, an invisible force forged a slight connection between Lu Chuan and Zhong Ling’er.

Having done all this, Kishimoto Haruko became incredibly weak and murmured, “I’ve done what I could; the rest is up to you.”

After speaking, she was about to faint.

But remembering Zhong Ling’er’s issue with women’s allure, she gave herself a jolt, “After I pass out, won’t Miss Ling’er, under the effect of the drug, come looking for me?”

Imagining that scenario, Kishimoto Haruko frowned and fought hard against losing consciousness.

She struggled to crawl into a corner, then used her clothing to cover herself up.

After ensuring she was inconspicuous and that the drugged Zhong Ling’er would have a hard time finding her in her confused state, she finally relaxed and promptly lost consciousness.

About half an hour later.

Zhong Ling’er suddenly woke up from her sleep.

Her face was flushed, her breathing rapid, and her eyes glazed.

“I…

I feel so hot…”

She turned her head to look around, seemingly searching for Kishimoto Haruko’s figure.

But after looking for a long while, she only saw Lu Chuan resting on the ground.

A conflicted expression appeared on her face.

She felt torn between wanting to approach him and wanting to stay away.

The desire within her grew stronger, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

In the end, instinct overpowered reason.

She bit her lip, then boldly reached out her hand toward Lu Chuan…