Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 254 - 254 238 Trouble at the Martial Arts Association_1

254: Chapter 238 Trouble at the Martial Arts Association_1 254: Chapter 238 Trouble at the Martial Arts Association_1 Three hours later.

Lu Chuan carried Zhong Ling’er out of the bathroom and placed her on the bed.

He looked at the willful girl somewhat helplessly and asked, “Will you purposely tempt me like this again in the future?”

Zhong Ling’er, now as obedient as a little rabbit, quickly shook her head.

Lu Chuan continued to ask, “Do you still want to commit suicide?”

Zhong Ling’er shook her head again.

Lu Chuan asked another question, “You still blame me for these three incidents that happened against my will?”

Zhong Ling’er quickly shook her head, “I don’t blame you, it’s all…

all because I brought it upon myself.”

Lu Chuan nodded in satisfaction and said, “In that case, from now on, don’t dwell on these things, and don’t come to me with troubles anymore, do you hear me?”

Zhong Ling’er nodded, “Ling’er understands.”

“Alright, if you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can contact me anytime.

I’m leaving now.” Lu Chuan didn’t stay any longer and turned to leave the place.

Zhong Ling’er lay on the bed feeling relieved, staring at the ceiling for a while before suddenly bursting into laughter as if she thought of something amusing.

She didn’t notice the Jade Pendant under her clothing emitting a faint light again.

…

Lu Chuan returned to Cloud City.

Seeing that Mu Nanqing’s condition had stabilized and that Xiu Niang showed no signs of awakening, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

He informed Suzumiya Ichikazu of Kitahara Sousuke’s death and told Suzumiya Ichikazu that he could return to the Island Country to reunite with his family.

Suzumiya Ichikazu was moved to tears, knelt down, and kowtowed three times to Lu Chuan in gratitude.

But to Lu Chuan’s surprise, the girl decided to stay in Cloud City to take care of Mu Nanqing and not return to the Island Country.

She wanted to repay Lu Chuan in this way.

Lu Chuan didn’t say much and agreed to Suzumiya Ichikazu’s decision.

The medical center operated as usual, with no unexpected incidents.

Instead, Su Ming, under the guidance of Lu Chuan, made swift progress, having already broken through to the Transcendent Realm Level 8 and was just one step away from reaching Level 9.

Seeing no issues in the medical center, Lu Chuan then devoted all his attention to cultivating the Primal Chaos Indestructible Body.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to wake Mu Nanqing sooner; it was just that he had only recently broken through to the Golden Core Stage and wasn’t yet capable of performing the technique to separate Xiu Niang’s Nascent Soul.

This matter would at least have to wait until after he reached the 5th or 6th Cycle of the Golden Core Stage.

Another concern was that Lu Chuan was still hesitant about using the dragon’s yang power to suppress Xiu Niang’s Nascent Soul.

Thus, it required careful consideration.

Lu Chuan made use of the convenience of the medical center and quickly gathered most of the auxiliary materials needed for cultivating the Primal Chaos Indestructible Body.

In addition to the two-hundred-year ginseng, originally intended for separating Xiu Niang’s Nascent Soul and the ancient jade obtained from the Island Country, the only piece Lu Chuan needed to complete the Primal Chaos Indestructible Body was one thing—a thousand-year-old turtle shell.

Turtle shells were not uncommon, but ones from turtles that lived for a millennium were very rare.

Lu Chuan had asked all over Cloud City but couldn’t find such an old turtle shell.

However, he quickly remembered that when he was looking at the account book of the Jiangbei Province Martial Arts Association, it was recorded that there was a thousand-year-old turtle shell stored in the warehouse.

“It seems that having multiple identities isn’t necessarily a bad thing,” he thought.

Without hesitation, Lu Chuan ran back to the provincial city, intending to ask Zou Baicheng for that thousand-year-old turtle shell.

He came to the Jiangbei Province Martial Arts Association in high spirits, but as soon as he stepped through the main entrance, he felt a deathly atmosphere.

Inside, each of the apprentices was downcast, many with injuries on their faces, and some were even hiding in a corner, wiping away tears.

Lu Chuan furrowed his brows and quickly made his way to Zou Baicheng’s office.

Exhausted, Zou Baicheng was organizing documents, his face marked with numerous injuries.

Seeing Lu Chuan approaching, his eyes lit up momentarily before quickly dimming, “Chairman Lu, you’ve returned.”

Lu Chuan asked, “What happened in the association while I was gone?

And what’s with the injuries on your face?”

Zou Baicheng sighed and recounted what had happened.

It turned out that during Lu Chuan’s trip to the Island Country, the Tiannan Province Martial Arts Association had come to Jiangbei for a “Martial Path exchange.”

This so-called Martial Path exchange was actually a challenge to a fight.

The development of Martial Path in Jiangbei Province was at a disadvantage, and the resources allocated yearly were pitifully scarce, resulting in the apprentices trained by the Martial Arts Association being much weaker than those from other provinces.

Moreover, the Jiangbei Province Martial Arts Association was the only one among all the associations that did not have a Profound Realm skillful expert in residence.

For this reason, the Jiangbei Province Martial Arts Association was often bullied by the surrounding province’s associations.

The Tiannan Province Martial Arts Association was one of them.

This time, Zhao Shouren, the Chairman of Tiannan Province Martial Arts Association, brought their most talented apprentices to challenge and completely routed the apprentices of the Jiangbei Province Martial Arts Association, shattering the little confidence they had managed to build thanks to the medicine formula Lu Chuan had left behind.

Moreover, Zhao Shouren allowed his son Zhao Tai, who had reached Transcendent Realm Level 9 in strength, to challenge the higher-ups of the Jiangbei Province Martial Arts Association.

In Lu Chuan’s absence, the strongest person in the Jiangbei Province Martial Arts Association was Zou Baicheng, a Transcendent Realm Level 8 expert.

Having no choice, Zou Baicheng reluctantly stepped into the ring and, as expected, was beaten black and blue.

Zou Baicheng accepted this outcome since, after all, it was his lack of strength, and getting beat up was deserved.

But what he didn’t expect was that after his defeat, Zhao Shouren falsely claimed that he had agreed to stake the resources of the Jiangbei Martial Arts Association as a bet, demanding to take goods from the storage.

Zou Baicheng had never agreed to such a wager, but Zhao Shouren and Zhao Tai were adamant he had, further accusing the Jiangbei Martial Arts Association of being sore losers.

They then had the Tiannan Martial Arts Association forcefully enter the storage to take items.

Zou Baicheng tried to stop them but was easily slapped away by Zhao Shouren, and naturally, no one else dared to intervene.

The Jiangbei Martial Arts Association’s storage was thus pillaged by Zhao Shouren, who left with undisguised contempt, saying that keeping those resources in Jiangbei was a waste, and that there was no longer any need for the Jiangbei Martial Arts Association to exist.

After listening to Zou Baicheng’s account, Lu Chuan felt a surge of anger and said, “What they did is no different from outright robbery!”

Zou Baicheng sighed, “The law of the jungle has always been so.”

Suddenly, Lu Chuan realized something, and quickly asked, “Then the thousand-year turtle shell in the warehouse, was that taken as well?”

Zou Baicheng replied, “Not a single hair was left in the warehouse, let alone the turtle shell.”

Lu Chuan cursed under his breath, feeling an urge to strangle Zhao Shouren.

After a moment’s contemplation, he made a decision, “I’m going to Tiannan Province right away to take back what belongs to us!”

Zou Baicheng’s face changed color, but before he could speak, a mocking voice came from outside the door.

“Chairman Lu, no doubt you have exceptional talent, but Zhao Shouren is a Profound Realm expert.

By running off to Tiannan, you’ll just be giving everyone another reason to laugh at Jiangbei.”

Lu Chuan and Zou Baicheng turned their heads and saw a group of high-ranking officials from the Jiangbei Province Martial Arts Association walking in.

They were holding envelopes, which they sequentially placed on the desk.

“These are our resignation letters, we…

quit.”