Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 381 - 381 365 Gu Xiaorou's Request_1

381: Chapter 365 Gu Xiaorou’s Request_1 381: Chapter 365 Gu Xiaorou’s Request_1 Gu Xiaorou saw such a strong reaction from Gu Xiaosang and showed a trace of confusion on her face, “Why?”

Gu Xiaosang, full of guilt, barely dared to meet Gu Xiaorou’s eyes.

She didn’t want Gu Xiaorou to reveal her identity.

Part of her fear was worrying about how awkward it would be if Lu Chuan knew that she was actually his future aunt by marriage, but her opposition this time stemmed even more from…

jealousy.

That’s right, she was jealous.

She didn’t know why she felt this way, but she just didn’t want the two to know each other’s identities.

She hoped the marriage arrangement would fall through and that they’d never have anything to do with each other again.

But she didn’t dare share this thought with Gu Xiaorou, and said earnestly, “Sister, you can’t just sacrifice your lifetime of happiness because this guy saved me, after all, we’re from two different worlds.”

“Moreover, even though he knows your name, he seems utterly unaware of your marriage arrangement.

This shows he really doesn’t take this marriage seriously.”

“What if he really doesn’t want this marriage?

If we reveal our identities now, wouldn’t it just make things more awkward?

And then if he refuses to lend us the Divine Fire because of it, wouldn’t that be terrible?”

Upon hearing this, Gu Xiaorou felt there was some truth to what Gu Xiaosang was saying.

Although the marriage had been arranged by their elders and they had never met, their names should have been familiar, yet Lu Chuan acted as if he’d never heard her name before.

It likely meant he was indifferent or even averse to the marriage.

She certainly didn’t know that Lu Chuan had so many marriage proposals to remember that he couldn’t recall hers, hence his non-reaction to her name.

“So it seems, indeed,” Gu Xiaorou spoke faintly.

Gu Xiaosang quickly added, “Sister, you are the pride of the Kunlun Domain; there’s no shortage of outstanding men who wish to marry you.

There’s no need to marry a man from the secular world just because of this marriage agreement.

After all, our involvement with Lu Chuan is nothing more than a partnership; there’s no need to invest yourself personally.”

Gu Xiaorou laughed and said, “Listen to you, it sounds as if marrying Lu Chuan is such a great loss.”

“But you make sense.

Since that’s the case, I won’t disclose my identity for now.

The Divine Fire has been absorbed by him, and if he wants to help me, he’ll have to make a trip to the Kunlun Domain.

We can evaluate him at that time.”

Gu Xiaosang breathed a sigh of relief, nodded at Gu Xiaorou, and then her face showed a bashful expression.

How have I become so scheming?

I should be supporting my sister in everything, and yet, to prevent her from revealing her identity to Lu Chuan, I’ve turned into a big fat liar.

Sister said that Lu Chuan and I were saved by a pot of grass.

Could it be the Love Herb?

Did it do something to me again, to make me like this?

She lay back down on the bed, trying to calm herself, but the moment she closed her eyes, Lu Chuan’s image filled her mind, impossible to chase away.

I couldn’t have…

fallen for this guy, could I?

…

In another room.

Mu Nanqing was sitting by the bed, silently staring at Lu Chuan who lay there, as if just watching this man she longed for could uplift her spirits.

“After everything that’s happened, I know that if you don’t speak up in time, you might never get the chance.

So, when Xiaochuan wakes up, should I take the initiative?”

Xiu Niang’s voice then rose in her heart: “If I’m not mistaken, you must really like this boy, don’t you?

You’re practically melting with the way you look at him.

If I were in control of the body right now, I probably would need to change my underwear.”

Mu Nanqing’s cheeks flushed instantly and she retorted, “What nonsense are you spouting?

Xiaochuan is my kin, what exists between us is family love.

It’s nothing lewd like you suggest.”

Xiu Niang chuckled and said, “Don’t pretend, I’ve lived for a few centuries more than you, and I’ve experienced more men than the meals you’ve eaten.

Can’t I see right through your thoughts?”

“But I advise you to give up.

This boy’s charm with women is no trivial matter.

The women around him are not simple at all.

Apart from being prettier, with a larger chest and a firmer behind, you have no advantages over them.”

Those words made Mu Nanqing’s face reveal a touch of discouragement.

Xiu Niang’s words weren’t untrue; Lu Chuan was an extraordinary man, and naturally, he wouldn’t lack for women.

Just the two girls who came to help him, each looking like a fairy out of a painting, already made her feel somewhat inferior.

Plus, she was a woman who had been married before.

Compared to the girls around Lu Chuan, she indeed fell short.

She also knew that she might not be a match for Lu Chuan, which is why she had yet to express her feelings to him.

She feared his rejection, not knowing how she’d go on if that occurred.

“However, you’re in luck for having met me.

Since I can’t Body Possess you anyway, if you’re willing to give me control of your body again, I can assure you I’ll enchant Lu Chuan until he’s head over heels for you and thinks of you day and night.

How about that?” Xiu Niang continued.

Mu Nanqing’s expression turned cold as she responded, “Don’t even think about tempting me.

I can handle my own affairs with Xiaochuan.

Even if I can’t have him, just silently supporting him from behind is more than enough for me.”

“Foolish!” Xiu Niang exclaimed irritably when she realized Mu Nanqing didn’t take the bait.

Mu Nanqing no longer paid attention to Xiu Niang, knowing well the woman was just trying to hoodwink her.

Even if she couldn’t compare to the other women around Lu Chuan, the fact that he had risked his life to save her was more than enough for her.

Before long, Lu Chuan slowly opened his eyes.

Seeing Mu Nanqing beside him, he smiled and said, “Sister-in-law…”

Mu Nanqing, seeing Lu Chuan awake, hurriedly approached with concern, “Xiaochuan, you’re awake, how do you feel?”

Lu Chuan grinned, “As long as sister-in-law is okay, I’m fine.”

Mu Nanqing’s face showed a hint of shyness.

“Sister-in-law, can you now suppress Xiu Niang’s Nascent Soul?” Lu Chuan asked.

He didn’t suspect that the person before him was Xiu Niang and not Mu Nanqing because the sense of warmth Mu Nanqing brought him was something Xiu Niang could never pretend, and if Xiu Niang was in control of the body at that moment, he wouldn’t be greeted with that kind-hearted visage upon opening his eyes.

Mu Nanqing nodded and said, “She can’t take control of my body for now, Xiaochuan, do you have a way to get her out of my body?”

Lu Chuan nodded and said, “There is a way, but…”

Mu Nanqing asked, “But what?”

Lu Chuan smiled and said, “Let’s talk about this after I’ve recovered.”

Mu Nanqing had no choice but to stop asking further and said, “Xiaochuan, you’ve been unconscious for three days, you must be hungry.

I’ll go make you some noodles.”

Lu Chuan nodded happily and said, “Good, I’ve been wanting to eat noodles made by my sister-in-law.”

Mu Nanqing, feeling pleased, went to make noodles for Lu Chuan.

Two days later, Lu Chuan’s injuries had fully recovered.

After seeing that Lu Chuan was all right, Shen Ruhai, who still had to deal with family affairs, took the Shen family people back to Yun Province.

Gu Xiaorou and Gu Xiaosang also planned to leave, but before they did, they needed to get their reward for helping Lu Chuan.

That afternoon.

In the courtyards of the medical hall.

Lu Chuan was talking with Gu Xiaorou at the stone table.

Gu Xiaorou was dignified and composed, with a grace that radiated the elegance of a lady from an aristocratic family in every smile and frown.

Gu Xiaosang seemed suddenly bashful as if her skin had thinned, shyly glancing at Lu Chuan from time to time, her thoughts unknown.

Lu Chuan asked, “You’ve helped me, and I will lend you the Divine Fire as promised.

What do you plan to do with it?”

Gu Xiaorou said, “My tree has contracted a very rare poison, and only the Divine Fire of the Sun can dispel this poison.

Since you’ve consumed the fire’s seed, we obviously can’t take it directly.

So, I hope you can accompany us to the Kunlun Domain to help cure my tree.”

Lu Chuan’s eyes widened, “You’re people from the Kunlun Domain!”

Gu Xiaorou nodded, “Have you heard of the Kunlun Domain?”

Lu Chuan took a deep breath and said, “I just heard about it recently.

Have you ever heard of the Kunlun Domain’s Lu family?”

Gu Xiaorou said, “The Lu family is one of the most powerful aristocratic families in the Kunlun Domain, full of masters and possessing the power to influence the rise and fall of the whole Domain.”

Lu Chuan hurriedly asked, “Then have you heard of a person named Lu Cangsheng?”

Lu Cangsheng was the name of Lu Chuan’s father.

Gu Xiaorou widened her eyes and said, “You actually know of Lu Cangsheng?”

Lu Chuan asked, “Is this person well-known in the Kunlun Domain?”

Gu Xiaorou said, “Lu Cangsheng was a legendary figure of the Lu family, even once called the strongest in the Kunlun Domain.

The current status of the Lu family has much to do with his strength.

But later, some catastrophe occurred within the Lu family, and Lu Cangsheng left.

The Lu family even labeled him as a traitor and shamed him.

Now, people within the Kunlun Domain rarely speak of him, afraid of offending the Lu family.”

Lu Chuan asked again, “Do you know why Lu Cangsheng left the Lu family?”

Gu Xiaorou shook her head and said, “That’s a secret of the Lu family.

As an outsider, I naturally have no way of knowing.

The things I do know about Lu Cangsheng are all from hearsay.”

Lu Chuan felt somewhat disappointed, as he had hoped to learn something about his father from Gu Xiaorou.

Gu Xiaosang, who was watching, suddenly asked, “Your surname is also Lu; don’t tell me you’re from the Lu family!”

Lu Chuan coughed lightly and quickly said, “You’ve misunderstood; I just happened to hear of the existence of the Lu family and was curious, so I asked.”

He still wasn’t clear whether these sisters were connected to the Lu family or not.

Revealing his identity would only bring about his doom if the Lu family learned of his existence.

Thus, he must keep the fact he was Lu Cangsheng’s son a secret.

Gu Xiaosang nodded thoughtfully and said, “I thought as much.

A crude man from the secular world like you, how could you possibly be from a legendary family like the Kunlun Domain’s Lu family.”

Lu Chuan glared at her and said, “Look at you, so high and mighty, but in the end, you still need me to save your life.”

Gu Xiaorou glanced at Xiaosang and said, “Xiaosang, don’t be rude.”

Lu Chuan said, “See, your sister is so well-read and gentle, and here you are, nothing but a shrew!”

Gu Xiaosang, feeling jealous upon hearing Lu Chuan’s praises for her sister, protested, “Where am I behaving like a shrew?

I can be gentle and charming too!”

Lu Chuan curled his lip, “In your dreams, perhaps?”

“You!” Gu Xiaosang was so annoyed she wanted to scratch Lu Chuan.

Gu Xiaorou hurried to mediate, “Alright, let’s focus on the matter at hand.”

Lu Chuan stopped teasing Gu Xiaosang and returned to the topic at hand, asking, “You said just now that your tree was poisoned?

What kind of tree?”