Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 374 - 374 358 Mu Nanqing's Solution_1

374: Chapter 358 Mu Nanqing’s Solution_1 374: Chapter 358 Mu Nanqing’s Solution_1 Jiangbei Province suburb.

The Great Elder sat cross-legged, his energy pulsing around him, forming a small vortex of power that caused the surrounding trees to lean towards him, their leaves rustling loudly.

A few hundred meters away, the disciples of Profound Sect encamped felt the pressure of the Great Elder’s aura, their minds tense, and many even broke out in cold sweat.

After a long while, the Great Elder absorbed all the energy into his body, and the terrifying aura vanished; only then did the disciples of Profound Sect breathe a sigh of relief.

The Great Elder was extremely excited, turned his head to look at Tu Youming, who was meditating nearby, and said with a smile, “Brother Tu, that fruit you gave me was truly miraculous, directly helping me to break through to the Grade 2 Saint Realm.

This is more effective than decades of my own efforts!”

Tu Youming slowly opened his eyes, glanced at the Great Elder, and said, “Then congratulations to you.”

Although he said so, his heart was full of disdain; after all, in the eyes of a Cultivator, the Martial Path was ultimately a lower tier, and even if the Saint Realm was equivalent in level to the Nascent Soul Stage, he would never regard the Great Elder as someone on the same level as himself.

The Great Elder laughed heartily and said, “With this, when Lu Chuan comes, if you and I join forces, no matter how many tricks he has or how lucky he is, he won’t be able to escape!”

Tu Youming took out a talisman and handed it to the Great Elder, saying, “Don’t speak so assuredly, Lu Chuan is not as simple as you think.

It’s better to be cautious.

This talisman is called the Spirit-Trapping Talisman, it can bind the opponent’s power and greatly reduce their strength.

If there’s an unexpected change, use it on Lu Chuan to capture him.”

He knew that Lu Chuan was also a Cultivator, with many unpredictable methods, not imaginable by those who followed the Martial Path.

Moreover, Lu Chuan had stolen the seed of the Divine Fire under his watch, which was enough to show the boy was not simple, and the Divine Fire seed was incredibly important to him, so he had to prepare for everything.

The Great Elder sneered inwardly, finding it amusing that Tu Youming, with his vast strength, was still so cautious about dealing with a junior, but he still took the Spirit-Trapping Talisman, laughing and saying, “Then thanks to Brother Tu.”

Then his gaze fell on Mu Nanqing, who was hanging in a tree not far away, a covetous look in his eyes as he mumbled, “I must say, Lu Chuan’s wife has superb looks and charm.

If I could engage in dual cultivation with her, my strength might improve even further.”

Tu Youming heard this, smirked, and said, “If she were just an ordinary person, you might have a taste of her before Lu Chuan arrives, but when I captured her, I found that she actually hid a Nascent Soul of a Nascent Soul Stage expert within her body.

The opponent, relying on some treasures that restored power, regained some strength, and it took me a lot of effort to subdue her.”

“If you want to touch her now and she decides to fight for her life, it won’t end well for you, so I advise you to drop that thought.”

As someone who liked to cultivate pets, he dared not act against Mu Nanqing after capturing her, let alone the Great Elder.

Moreover, Divine Fire was now the top priority—he would not allow the Great Elder to do anything that might affect his chances of capturing Lu Chuan.

The Great Elder frowned and asked, “Nascent Soul?

What’s that?”

Tu Youming couldn’t be bothered to explain and continued to meditate.

The Great Elder was rather upset, but given the other’s formidable strength, he said nothing.

On the other side, Xiu Niang, who had been hung up, still wore a face full of resentment.

Her power was sealed by Tu Youming, and if not for being ready to risk it all to break the seal, she would have no chance to escape.

“This is that good Lu Chuan in your eyes, always stirring up trouble, just to bring disaster upon yourself in the end.

I don’t understand why you’re still so persistent about him,” Xiu Niang said to Mu Nanqing.

Mu Nanqing retorted, “What does this have to do with Xiaochuan?

Didn’t you say before that you possessed vast Divine Skills and just needed a little recovery to become invincible in this world?

So why were you caught so easily?

In the end, it was just because you were outmatched!”

Xiu Niang was annoyed and said, “That’s because you didn’t cooperate with me.

If you agreed and signed a soul contract with me, I would have regained my peak strength long ago and could have killed that bastard with one hand!”

Mu Nanqing said, “Don’t try to deceive me.

If I had really agreed, you would have taken my body by now!”

Xiu Niang sighed, saying, “Well, there’s no use talking about this now.

You and I are in the same boat now; we share both the glories and the miseries.

They clearly intend to use you as bait to lure Lu Chuan into a trap.

Once Lu Chuan falls into their hands, both of us will surely die, and before that, we might even suffer humiliation.

To think Xiu Niang was once a renowned figure, and now I have fallen to such a state, it’s truly sad and lamentable!”

Mu Nanqing fell silent for a moment, then said, “Actually, we’re not without a chance.

As long as you’re willing to cooperate with me, we still have a glimmer of hope.”

Xiu Niang quickly asked, “What do you mean by that?”

Mu Nanqing said, “Xiaochuan now only knows that the Great Elder is targeting him, but he doesn’t know that Tu Youming has joined forces with the Great Elder.

That’s the confidence they have in capturing Xiaochuan.

However, I have a way to contact Xiaochuan.

As long as you are willing to temporarily hand over control of the body to me, I will be able to tip off Xiaochuan, so he can make full preparations before coming back.

By then, if Xiaochuan subdues both the Great Elder and Tu Youming, we naturally will be out of harm’s way.”

Upon hearing this, Xiu Niang fell into a ponderous silence.

After a while, she finally said, “You aren’t planning to take this opportunity to snatch back control of the body and deceive me, are you?”

Mu Nanqing said, “If I truly had the ability to take back control of the body, I would have acted already.

Now that your power has recovered somewhat, it’s even less likely that I could control the body—unless you voluntarily hand it over to me.

Otherwise, I can only continue to be suppressed by you.”

“I just want to inform Xiaochuan, so he can prepare thoroughly to rescue us.

You can completely take back control of the body after I have notified Xiaochuan.

But if you don’t trust me, then we might as well wait for death together.”

Xiu Niang, listening to Mu Nanqing, didn’t think he was lying.

After regaining part of her strength, although she still couldn’t perform a body possession on Mu Nanqing, she could indeed easily snatch back body control.

Moreover, Tu Youming is a genuine Nascent Soul Stage powerhouse, much more formidable than her current half-baked state.

Now, she really could only put her hopes on Lu Chuan.

After giving it some thought, she asked, “Even so, how do you know that Lu Chuan is capable of dealing with a Nascent Soul Stage powerhouse?”

Mu Nanqing replied with a smile, “Because I believe in Xiaochuan—he always manages to create miracles.”

Xiu Niang gritted her teeth and said, “All right then, since that’s the case, I will temporarily return control of the body to you.

After you’ve notified Lu Chuan, I will take back control.”

Mu Nanqing smiled and said, “It’s a deal!”

Afterward, Xiu Niang’s Nascent Soul relinquished control of the body, and Mu Nanqing slowly felt himself regain control over it.

A sly smile appeared on the beautiful face.

Without hesitation, he immediately used the connection between himself and the amethyst pendant to send out the news that the Great Elder and Tu Youming were plotting against him, providing a rough description of their combat powers as well.

Xiu Niang asked, “How did it go, was the message sent?”

Mu Nanqing said, “I have already conveyed the main information to Xiaochuan.

Now, we just wait for Xiaochuan to come and rescue us.”

Xiu Niang said, “Fine, I will take back control of the body now.

We are in a crisis, and it is safer for me to control the body.”

Then, she began to exert her power, attempting to reclaim control of the body.

But what she didn’t expect was that a powerful force suddenly erupted from Mu Nanqing’s soul, suppressing her power.

Xiu Niang’s face changed dramatically as she exclaimed, “You’ve further mastered the power within your soul?”

Smiling, Mu Nanqing said, “Exactly!”

Grinding her teeth, Xiu Niang shouted, “You liar!

You promised to return the body control after passing on the message!”

Mu Nanqing snorted coldly and said, “This body has always been mine; what talk is there of ‘returning’ it to you?”

“For now, just stay quietly in my mind.

Once Xiaochuan comes and rescues me, he will surely find a way to remove you from my mind.

I don’t want to share a body with a woman as treacherous as you!”

“Also, thank you for filling my body with power.

I was always worried that I was simply a commoner and unable to keep up with Xiaochuan’s pace.

But you have given me the chance to not be left behind by Xiaochuan.

After you are removed, I will still remember you.”

Xiu Niang’s hysterical roar echoed through Mu Nanqing’s mind, but to the outside world, Mu Nanqing still appeared to be quietly hanging from the tree, with calm all around.

Only now, Mu Nanqing’s lips curled up, and his brows had less flirtatiousness and more tenderness, inspiring affection.