Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 397 - 397 380 Brother Deer_1

397: Chapter 380 Brother Deer_1 397: Chapter 380 Brother Deer_1 On the street.

Situ Qinghuan walked out of the clothing store, now dressed in casual attire with a duckbill cap on her head, her long hair cascading down, exuding an air of nonchalance.

This was the first time she had ventured out in women’s clothes, experiencing an indescribable sense of relief and exhilaration.

What puzzled her, however, was that many people on the street began to stop and talk after seeing her, some even ran away as if to notify someone upon laying eyes on her.

“Could it be because I’m too beautiful?” Situ Qinghuan thought somewhat narcissistically.

She didn’t pay much attention to the stares of the people around her, instead savoring the feeling of being herself again.

In the past, she always wore a mask, presenting herself as the Sect Master—aloof, arrogant, keeping everyone at a distance.

But she was very clear that this was not the real her; the way she was now felt like her most authentic self.

“Actually, not being the Sect Master feels pretty good, too.

If I could meet Brother Deer again, I’d like to find a secluded little town and live a recluse’s life with him,” Situ Qinghuan murmured to herself.

The Brother Deer she mentioned was precisely the reason she was unwilling to agree to Lu Chuan’s proposal.

When she was very young, she had run away from home once, not knowing what it meant to leave the protection of her family until she ended up homeless on the street, disheveled like a little beggar, starving to the point her stomach clung to her back.

That’s when she realized how foolish her decision to run away was.

By that time, however, she had lost the way home and was too weak with hunger to keep going, eventually fainting on the street.

When she woke up again, she found herself in an underpass, with a boy several years her senior clumsily simmering porridge.

When he saw her awake, he gave her the cooked porridge to drink.

Though the porridge was undercooked, Situ Qinghuan still believes it was the most delicious porridge she has ever tasted.

Through conversation, the young Situ Qinghuan learned that the boy was also a runaway, only he had fled from an orphanage.

Situ Qinghuan, though young, could see that the boy was kind-hearted, and feeling grateful for being saved by him, and not knowing how to repay the kindness due to her tender age, proposed to be his wife after learning from television that marrying someone was the most precious form of repayment a girl could offer.

The boy, still in a state of innocent ignorance, felt that since he had escaped the control of the orphanage, it made sense to establish a home and start a family, and indeed needed a wife.

So, the two of them copied what they saw on TV and had their own little wedding ceremony.

Situ Qinghuan didn’t know the boy’s name; he told her he was turned from a deer, so she always called him Brother Deer.

The two children lived in the underpass, depending on each other for over half a month.

Despite their young age, both were at their most innocent period, so they gradually developed the most sincere and pure feelings for each other.

Although Situ Qinghuan was younger than Brother Deer, girls tend to mature earlier, and she had already decided that she must be with Brother Deer in the future, no matter who objected.

However, the “young couple’s” happy life did not last long, as Situ Qinghuan’s family eventually found her.

When the adults heard young Situ Qinghuan claim to be married to Brother Deer, they all scoffed, thinking she was corrupted by TV dramas, and took the children’s actions as mere play, forcibly separating the two.

She still remembers crying her heart out when she and Brother Deer were torn apart, as if she had really lost a family member.

Fortunately, before they parted, Brother Deer told her that he had three moles on the soles of his feet, and encouraged her to use this characteristic to find him later.

Young Situ Qinghuan took note of this and promised to marry Brother Deer when they grew up.

Although looking back, the events of that time seem naive and absurd, Situ Qinghuan took the promise very seriously.

She still lingers on the memory of those days living as vagrants with Brother Deer, feeling that was when she was the happiest.

Now, even though she has become powerful and taken on the role of the Profound Sect Leader, she never again felt the joy she had back then.

That’s why she has always been searching for her Brother Deer, and if she finds him, no matter what he has become, she is determined to honor the promise they made and become his wife.

It is worth mentioning that after she was taken back home following her runaway adventure, in order to prevent her from escaping again, her family remodeled the house into a labyrinthine maze so that young Situ Qinghuan could not find her way out; this was when her bad sense of direction developed.

“I just don’t know where Brother Deer is now.

If only I had asked him back then about which orphanage he ran away from, then I wouldn’t be searching for him so cluelessly now.”

“I’m now twenty-five years old, and in waiting for Brother Deer, I’ve never been in love with anyone else.

But with only the clue of three moles on the foot to find someone, it’s like finding a needle in a haystack; I can’t just check the soles of every person I meet.”

“So I’ll wait for Brother Deer for two more years.

If I don’t meet him within these two years, it just means there is no fate between us.

Having stayed single for twenty-seven years for him, I’ll have kept my promise, and at that time, I can consider other men without owing him anything.”

While pondering over Brother Deer in her heart, Situ Qinghuan suddenly noticed that the crowd discussing her was growing larger, and many were whispering as if she were the subject of some major gossip, which made her feel uneasy.

In order to find out what was going on, she caught a passerby who was talking about her to others and inquired about the situation.

As the passerby recounted the story, her expression grew darker and darker until, grinding her teeth, she cursed, “Nonsense!

This is absolute nonsense!

When did I become Mrs.

Sect Leader, and moreover become a vile woman who betrayed the Sect Master and hooked up with Lu Chuan!

This is preposterous!”

However, she quickly guessed the reason behind this—there must have been some upheaval within the Profound Sect, and this imposter assuming her identity as Sect Leader was almost certainly one of the Great Elder’s people.

“No wonder they were looking at me like that, making me think they were staring because I’m good-looking!”

“The Great Elder, this damned creature, even sketched my likeness.

Can’t give a person any peace, even in death!

The King of Hell should cast him into the eighteenth layer of hell!”

After cursing to herself for a few moments, Situ Qinghuan realized that her current situation was somewhat dangerous.

Just now, quite a few people had seen her and hurried off to spread the word, probably to notify the Profound Sect.

Given her current condition, not to mention the Profound Sect’s enforcement team, even the most ordinary Profound Sect Disciple would be more than she could handle.

Therefore, she didn’t dare to hesitate and decided to leave this place immediately, seeking a safe hideout first.

“Had I known it would come to this, I should have continued my disguise as a man.

Even though the identity of Wu Qi is also being pursued by the Profound Sect, at least it wouldn’t attract as much attention as now.

It’s all Lu Chuan’s fault, that bastard.

If I hadn’t listened to him, how could I possibly have shown my true face!”

Situ Qinghuan muttered under her breath as she wove through the streets, hoping to shake off those who had spotted and were now covertly following her.

Meanwhile, Lu Chuan was standing atop a three-story building, looking down at Situ Qinghuan who appeared like she was navigating a maze in the alleyways.

He had been standing there for half an hour.

Although Situ Qinghuan was running fast, she had been running in circles within the nearby alleys, and in all this time, she hadn’t even managed to leave the district.

“Her sense of direction…

Could it be seriously this terrible?” Lu Chuan frowned as he watched Situ Qinghuan, who was seriously trying to escape, and couldn’t help but make a comment.

He didn’t plan to reveal himself to Situ Qinghuan just yet, as she probably didn’t want to see him at the moment.

Only by making an appearance at a critical moment, rescuing her from dire straits, could he gain the favor of this woman, and thereby persuade her to change her mind.

With her sense of direction, it wouldn’t take long before the Profound Sect caught up with her, and it would not be too late for him to make a move then.

Moreover, he wanted to see just how long this woman could wander around these simple alleys.

As he was musing, a group of people dressed in the distinct attire of the Profound Sect arrived, quietly approaching Situ Qinghuan’s location.

Seeing this, Lu Chuan’s eyes sharpened, and he prepared himself to intervene at any moment.

In the alleyway, Situ Qinghuan muttered to herself as she ran: “I’ve been running for so long, I should be close to getting out of this county by now.

But the roads in this county seem to all look the same, even the positions of the trash bins are nearly identical.

How strange.”

Just then, several Profound Sect disciples appeared before her, blocking her path.

“Mrs.

Sect Leader, the Sect Master has ordered us to escort you back.

Please do not make this difficult for us!”

Situ Qinghuan frowned at once and thought to herself, after running so far, you still managed to catch up to me.

It seems that under my previous management, all the Profound Sect disciples have become quite capable.

She scoffed and said, “I am not any Mrs.

Sect Leader.

Your current Sect Master is an impostor, and you have all been deceived!”

The leader said, “The Sect Master emerged from seclusion, confirmed by the four elders of Wind, Frost, Rain, Snow.

So, the Sect Master cannot be fake.

Mrs., please come back with us.

If you don’t cooperate, don’t blame us for being impolite!”

Situ Qinghuan’s brows furrowed.

She had not expected the impostor Sect Leader to have gained the cooperation of the four elders of Wind, Frost, Rain, and Snow.

It seemed that his strength was anything but ordinary.

She scoffed again, naturally not planning to follow these people back, and turned to run away behind her.

However, another group of Profound Sect members had already encircled her from the other side, showing no intention of giving her any chance to escape.

Situ Qinghuan cursed inwardly, never having imagined that one day she would find herself cornered and out of options by a group of ordinary disciples.

“If Mrs.

Sect Leader does not cooperate, we have no choice but to resort to force.

Everyone, take action, and be careful not to injure the Mrs.

Sect Leader; the Sect Master has requested that we bring her back unharmed for him to punish personally!” the leader commanded.

The Profound Sect disciples immediately moved to surround Situ Qinghuan.

Situ Qinghuan’s face showed a trace of despair; she knew all too well the intent behind the Sect Master demanding her intact return—if she really got caught, she would likely become a plaything to the person behind the scenes.

But having lost all her power, she now had no means of escape.

The escape talisman that her master had given her was only a single one, and it had already been used during her previous entrapment by the Great Elder.

As the Profound Sect disciples drew closer, Situ Qinghuan’s heart grew increasingly tense and helpless, “Am I really…

going to be captured?”

“Take action!”

At the command, the Profound Sect disciples stretched out their hands towards Situ Qinghuan.

Situ Qinghuan sighed helplessly, knowing there was no turning the tide and resigned herself to surrender.

But just at that moment, a force suddenly appeared, flipping over the disciples who had surrounded her.

The next second, Lu Chuan landed beside Situ Qinghuan, shielding her with his body.

“If you want to capture her, first ask whether I agree!”

Situ Qinghuan looked at him, astonished, and asked, “You…

why are you here?”

Lu Chuan turned his head to glance at her, smiling as he said, “Now that the rumor out there is that I am your lover, that makes you my mistress.

How can a lover stand by and do nothing when his mistress is in trouble!”

After speaking, he even winked at her.