Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 252 - 252 236 Zhong Ling'er's Decision_1

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Lu Chuan and Zhong Ling’er boarded the plane together, and soon after the plane took off, Lu Chuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After leaving the Cherry Blossom Kingdom, Lu Chuan led everyone back to the Kishimoto family residence.

He called Zhong Tianyuan to inquire about the Law Enforcers and learned that they were indeed a very formidable organization.

Zhong Tianyuan also emphasized that Lu Chuan should not provoke the Law Enforcers.

Lu Chuan, with a helpless expression, said he had already been targeted by the Law Enforcers and asked Zhong Tianyuan what to do.

Zhong Tianyuan was speechless, but still pointed Lu Chuan in the right direction, telling him to immediately bring Zhong Ling’er back to Cathay without any delay.

Although the Law Enforcers were the department supervising and managing supernatural individuals, they were only in charge of international affairs.

The Martial Artists within Cathay were handled by the Censorate Department, so the Law Enforcers had no way to intervene in domestic matters.

As long as Lu Chuan returned to Cathay, the Law Enforcers would have no way to handle him.

So Lu Chuan immediately bought tickets to Cathay and rushed Zhong Ling’er to the airport.

Before leaving, he gave Suzumiya Setsuna, Haruko, and Kishimoto Naoki each a bottle of Wound Healing Ointment to treat the whip scars on their bodies, repeatedly emphasizing that the Wound Healing Ointment could only be used externally and should not be ingested.

Originally, he thought Haruko and Kishimoto Naoki would return to Cathay with him and Zhong Ling’er, but Kishimoto Naoki said that he still had some matters to attend to in the Island Country and couldn’t return for a few days, so he couldn’t travel with them.

Lu Chuan didn’t dwell on it and agreed to have a meal together with Kishimoto Naoki and Haruko once back in Cathay.

He then proceeded to the flight home with Zhong Ling’er.

On the plane.

Zhong Ling’er stared out the window for a while and then turned to look at Lu Chuan, saying, “I want Wound Healing Ointment too.”

Lu Chuan said with a smile, “Wound Healing Ointment is for treating external wounds and scars, you haven’t been whipped, so what do you want it for?”

Zhong Ling’er stared at Lu Chuan and said, “I have scars in my heart.”

Lu Chuan suddenly fell silent.

After a long while, he sighed, “I’m sorry.”

Then he took out a bottle of Wound Healing Ointment and handed it over.

“Wound Healing Ointment can only be applied externally, never ingest it, remember.”

Zhong Ling’er took the bottle of Wound Healing Ointment and asked, “What happens if it’s ingested?

Will it poison me?”

Lu Chuan said, “Pretty much, in any case, just make sure not to accidentally consume it.”

Zhong Ling’er looked at the bottle of Wound Healing Ointment for a while, then said somewhat perfunctorily, “I got it.”

Lu Chuan hesitated for a moment, but still said with self-reproach, “Ling’er, I know you are still angry with me, and indeed, what happened in the Island Country can be considered an unfortunate series of mishaps.

I had no intention of hurting you, but these things have indeed happened.”

“For that, I am willing to make it up to you, you can ask me for anything, and I will satisfy your request.”

Hearing this, Zhong Ling’er’s eyes immediately reddened, then she fiercely said, “I want you to become a woman.”

Lu Chuan, with a helpless face, “Apart from that…”

Zhong Ling’er snorted, turned her head away, and began looking out the window again.

Lu Chuan felt that he would never receive Zhong Ling’er’s forgiveness in this lifetime; after all, she liked women, but had been with a man—himself, twice— which would undoubtedly be unacceptable to anyone.

Then he heard Zhong Ling’er suddenly say, “I haven’t decided what to ask of you yet, I’ll tell you when I’ve thought it through.”

Lu Chuan’s eyes lit up, “Okay, okay, as long as it’s a feasible request, I will fulfill it.”

Zhong Ling’er didn’t speak again, seemingly lost in thought.

The plane arrived at Jiangbei Provincial City.

Lu Chuan took Zhong Ling’er to the Censorate Department.

Zhong Tianyuan, seeing his granddaughter returned alive, also breathed a sigh of relief.

He then hurriedly said, “Ling’er, take out your Birth Sign Jade for me to see.”

Zhong Ling’er took the jade from around her neck and handed it to Zhong Tianyuan.

Lu Chuan, curious, leaned in closer.

So much had happened recently that he had forgotten that Zhong Ling’er’s trip to the Island Country was to undergo a tribulation.

Zhong Tianyuan looked at the piece of jade and immediately frowned.

All he saw were the same eight cloud patterns, with no changes whatsoever.

“Strange, you have already returned alive from the Island Country, but why hasn’t this Jade Pendant undergone any changes?

Could it be that the ninth tribulation is not yet over?”

Lu Chuan also looked puzzled and said, “Yeah, the things we experienced in the Island Country should definitely count as a life-and-death tribulation, so why hasn’t this jade changed?

Could it be broken?”

Zhong Tianyuan shook his head and said, “This is Ling’er’s Birth Sign Jade, how could it possibly be broken.”

Lu Chuan pondered for a moment and thought to himself, could it be because Grand Elder Huang Quan is still alive?

Although he had broken through to the Golden Core Stage afterward, he still didn’t dare to go back to the volcano to find trouble with Grand Elder Huang Quan.

Even if the other party was sealed, he was still a genuine Nascent Soul Stage powerhouse, not someone that Golden Core Stage cultivators could provoke casually.

So he never thought about having another fallout with Grand Elder Huang Quan—it was already fortunate that they had escaped with their lives that day.

Now that Zhong Ling’er’s Birth Sign Jade still showed eight cloud patterns, Lu Chuan guessed that Ling’er’s ninth tribulation was very likely to fully conclude with the death of Grand Elder Huang Quan.

He turned his head to glance at Zhong Ling’er, and seeing the girl with her head lowered, looking distraught.

He secretly decided that once his strength was sufficient, he would kill Grand Elder Huang Quan for her, considering it atonement.

Zhong Tianyuan didn’t linger on the matter any further and took out a jade box, saying, “Whether the ninth tribulation has been overcome or not, you kept your promise and protected Ling’er, bringing her back alive.

I won’t go back on my word.

This is the two-hundred-year ginseng I promised to give you, take it.”

Lu Chuan, with a guilty face, said, “Most Honorable Zhong, maybe we should forget it.

Since Ling’er’s ninth tribulation is still ongoing, I can’t in good conscience take something so valuable.”

Zhong Tianyuan squinted at Lu Chuan and asked, “Given your personality, you shouldn’t be so polite.

Could it be that you did something to wrong Ling’er in the Island Country, and so you dare not accept this ginseng?”

Lu Chuan’s heart skipped a beat, then he quickly took the ginseng and said with an embarrassed smile, “How could that be?

Since Most Honorable Zhong insists on giving it, then I won’t be polite.”

That’s when Zhong Tianyuan let go of his suspicions.

Lu Chuan stole a glance at Zhong Ling’er and seeing that she hadn’t exposed him, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, Zhong Ling’er spoke, “Grandfather, go about your business, we won’t disturb you.”

Then she looked at Lu Chuan and said, “Come with me.”

Lu Chuan didn’t know what Zhong Ling’er intended to do, but he hurriedly followed her.

The two left the Censorate Department and arrived at an upscale residential area.

Zhong Ling’er led Lu Chuan into a large house, which Zhong Tianyuan had bought especially for her.

Lu Chuan, observing the environment inside the house, asked, “Why have you brought me here?”

Zhong Ling’er ignored him, went straight into the bedroom, and said, “You wait outside.”

Lu Chuan could only obediently comply.

Inside the room.

Zhong Ling’er took out the bottle of Wound Healing Ointment that Lu Chuan had given her.

She found a cup, poured the ointment into it, then added water, her face set with determination.

“Qingci, I’ve wronged you.

Not only did I fail to keep our promise, but I also gave myself to a man, and the second time was even my own initiative.”

“I feel very guilty, conflicted, and unsure how to face life from now on.”

“To rid myself of this conflict, I’ve decided to attempt suicide.”

“This medicine is from Lu Chuan, he said it would be toxic if ingested.

I don’t know the potency of the poison, but consider this a gamble I’m taking.”

“If I drink this water and die, then it’s what I deserve.

If I don’t, that fool outside might notice my condition in time to save me.

Then I will start a new life.”

Having made her decision, Zhong Ling’er picked up the cup and drank it all.