Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 398 - 398 381 Situ Qinghuan's Dilemma_1

398: Chapter 381 Situ Qinghuan’s Dilemma_1 398: Chapter 381 Situ Qinghuan’s Dilemma_1 Situ Qinghuan looked at Lu Chuan’s appearance and, to her surprise, she couldn’t help but blush a little.

She then exclaimed, “Who is your concubine!

Aren’t you disgusting!”

Lu Chuan cracked a slight smile, not minding it; he looked again at the Profound Sect people and said in a cold voice, “If anyone here is not afraid to die, feel free to come forward and try to take her!”

The members of the Profound Sect took a good look at Lu Chuan and were all shocked; not a single one dared to step forward.

After all, the fellow in front of them was the one who had killed the Great Elder.

With their strength, stepping up would be nothing more than rushing to their deaths.

The leader of these men fixed his gaze on Lu Chuan for a moment, then said somewhat nervously, “Lu Chuan, you have already provoked the dignity of our Profound Sect by killing our Great Elder, and now you wish to abduct our Mrs.

Sect Leader, which is utterly unforgivable.

If you really have the courage, go to the foot of our sect’s mountain and fight our Sect Master to settle this once and for all.

Showing off in front of us doesn’t make you a hero!”

Lu Chuan curled his lips and said, “When I have the time, naturally I’ll go settle accounts with that fake Sect Master of yours.

There’s no need for you to provoke me here.

Considering the decent reputation the Profound Sect has in the martial arts world, vanish from my sight now, and I’ll let this slide.

Otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

The leader hesitated momentarily and then, after giving Lu Chuan another glance, shouted, “Let’s go!”

The group all heaved a sigh of relief and quickly followed their leader, leaving the place.

Watching the Profound Sect members leave, Lu Chuan turned to Situ Qinghuan and said with a smile, “It’s a good thing I arrived in time; otherwise, it would have been troublesome if you were taken away.

But this isn’t really a big favor; no need to be too grateful.

Something like a promise of your hand in return would suffice.”

Situ Qinghuan looked at Lu Chuan with disdain and said, “First, thank you for saving me, and second, how did you know I was here?

After I left the hotel, I walked so far away; it’s too coincidental that you just happened to arrive at this time.

Are you secretly following me?”

Upon hearing her question, Lu Chuan was filled with speechlessness and said, “Come with me for a sec.”

Situ Qinghuan, full of suspicion and not knowing what Lu Chuan was up to, still followed him to find out the truth.

After a short while, the two emerged from the alley onto the main road.

“What brings me here?

You’re not going to tell me that you happened to pass by on this road and saw me in danger, are you?” Situ Qinghuan asked Lu Chuan with a fixed gaze.

Looking utterly speechless, Lu Chuan pointed towards a large building approximately three hundred meters away from them and said, “The hotel we were staying at before is inside that building.

You only walked out less than three hundred meters from the hotel.

Wouldn’t it be inappropriate to accuse me of following you?”

Situ Qinghuan’s eyes widened in disbelief and said, “How is that possible!

I’ve clearly walked for so long after leaving the hotel; how could I have only gone less than three hundred meters?”

However, now she realized that the building indeed seemed to be the location of the hotel, and suddenly felt quite embarrassed.

Lu Chuan looked at Situ Qinghuan helplessly and said, “Sect Master, maybe we should still go to the hospital for a check-up.

This condition of being directionally challenged seems to be reaching a critical stage.”

Situ Qinghuan’s face flushed with embarrassment, wishing she could crawl into a hole, and said, “I…

I’m just not very good with directions, that’s all.

What’s the big deal about walking slightly off course!”

[That’s just slightly off course?

Even a shameless map would have to respectfully call you a fellow Daoist when meeting you!]

When Situ Qinghuan heard Lu Chuan’s inner mockery, she felt even more mortified, as though her toes could dig a villa into the ground.

Fearing he might hurt Situ Qinghuan’s pride, Lu Chuan didn’t dwell on the discussion about her lack of direction sense and said, “You must already be aware of the upheaval in the Profound Sect.

The person pretending to be the Sect Master is mainly targeting you, I’m just secondary.

The fact that this person can suppress all the elders of your Profound Sect indicates an extremely strong ability, certainly at the level of the Saint Realm.”

“Such trouble is nearly impossible for you to handle at present.

I’m willing to help you resolve this issue, help you take back your position as Sect Master, and restore your power.

As for my condition, you know it well.

It’s the 21st century, after all, and as a young person, you should be a bit more open-minded.

If you consider this as a form of enjoyment, perhaps I could even make you fall in love with the experience.”

Situ Qinghuan immediately glared at Lu Chuan and said, “Do you think everyone has the same indecent thoughts as you do!”

Lu Chuan chuckled and said, “Just kidding, but now the situation has become serious.

The person behind this is no trivial matter.

Even with my help, it’s still exceedingly dangerous, and a single misstep could cost us our lives.

I think taking such a big risk in exchange for your help just once is already enough.

What do you think?”

Situ Qinghuan found herself in a dilemma.

The sudden turmoil within the sect had indeed caught her off guard.

Without seeking the help of her master and family, relying solely on herself was indeed no way to solve the problem.

Not only would she lose the Profound Sect, which she had painstakingly managed for many years, but she might also be unable to regain her power.

Asking her master to step in was pretty much out of the question; that old man would definitely bring up the marriage arrangement.

As for her family, from the moment she decided not to rely on them and to make her own way in the world, it was destined that those people would just watch indifferently, and one might even say they were eager for the Profound Sect to fall into someone else’s hands to force her to return to the clan and become the obedient girl they approved of.

In the current situation, it seemed that the only person she could turn to was Lu Chuan.

But asking for Lu Chuan’s help meant she would have to go against the promise she made to Brother Deer all those years ago, plunging her into a difficult struggle of indecision.

Seeing Situ Qinghuan caught in a dilemma, Lu Chuan spoke up, “You don’t have to rush to make a decision.

It’s nearly noon now; you probably don’t have money for lunch, right?

Let me treat you to a meal first, so you can have some time to think it over.”

Situ Qinghuan pouted and said, “I don’t need to think about this matter…”

Just as she finished speaking, her stomach started to growl loudly, and the sound was so loud that Lu Chuan couldn’t help but laugh.

Situ Qinghuan’s face was filled with embarrassment.

After hesitating for a moment, she said, “Then I’d better take some time to think, but let me make it clear, I am thinking because I need time, not because I want to take advantage of a free meal.”

Lu Chuan smiled slightly, “Come on, let me treat you to a feast.”

In a certain buffet restaurant.

Lu Chuan looked at the stacks of grilled meat in front of Situ Qinghuan and genuinely believed this woman must be planning to eat a week’s worth of meals in one day.

Though Situ Qinghuan felt embarrassed, she really had no money, her strength was gone, she couldn’t return to her sect, and being just an ordinary, weak woman, it was indeed somewhat difficult for her to survive in this unfamiliar society.

She had no choice but to eat as if she were storing up for three days.

While she was eating, telepathy came into effect, unceasingly listening to the thoughts of the people around her.

A young couple, eating and chatting on the side, looked very happy.

The man thought that after the woman finished the meal and watched the movie, she would go home and his day’s money would have been wasted; he decided not to ask her out again.

The woman thought that the man only took her out for a buffet, which was far worse than the upscale Western meal a rich second-generation guy had treated her to the previous time.

When she got home, she would relegate this man to a backup option and call the rich guy to drink in the evening, the kind that lasts all night.

On another side, a family of three was eating together.

The man was cheerfully grilling meat for his wife and child, saying his recent work performance was good, and they should eat to their heart’s content.

However, what he was really thinking was about being berated by his boss during the day, feeling depressed.

But with his family and mortgage in mind, he didn’t dare to talk back to his boss.

Therefore, he could only take his loved ones to gorge on a meal, to console his injured soul.

Behind them, a man dressed in a suit was entertaining a client.

He was all smiles on the surface, saying various flattering words to please the other party, but inside, he thought the client was a powerless, shortsighted, tasteless fool.

If not for the client occupying a position that affected the fate of his company, he wouldn’t even give them a second look if he passed them on the street.

The client, on the face, was praising the man’s company for rapidly expanding its business and contributing greatly to the industry.

However, inwardly, he thought these deceitful folks hadn’t contributed anything worth mentioning.

The company’s current success was all thanks to his protection.

The client felt it was a blessing for the man to be all servile in his presence!

…

In just the time it took to have a meal, Situ Qinghuan felt the society’s hidden malice behind its seemingly flourishing surface.

It seemed everyone was suppressing their dissatisfaction inside, maintaining a facade of respectability on the outside.

This made her realize the complexity of the human heart.

She then halted the use of telepathy, deciding not to listen to others’ thoughts anymore, including those of Lu Chuan.

Although having the ability to hear others’ thoughts was an against-the-heavens skill, people’s inner thoughts were sometimes far from beautiful.

Rather than feeling upset by listening, it was better not to hear at all.

Of course, she mainly felt that telepathy was too draining on her mind, and fainting suddenly again would be too dangerous under the current circumstances with the Profound Sect hunting her, especially with Lu Chuan watching her covetously with ulterior motives.

It would be wiser to use this divine skill after regaining her strength.

Before long, the two had eaten their fill and left the restaurant.

In the corner, a figure quickly finished off the leftovers on the plates, then stealthily followed them out.

This person moved sneakily, and even with Lu Chuan using his Divine Sense to scan the surroundings, he failed to detect this person’s tracking.

In the evening.

In a secluded woodland on the outskirts.

Lu Chuan was lying on a tree branch, resting with his eyes closed.

Situ Qinghuan was pacing around a tree, considering whether she should agree to Lu Chuan’s terms or not.

Although Lu Chuan wasn’t afraid of the people sent by the Profound Sect to pursue them, it was better to avoid unnecessary trouble.

So to minimize complications, the two had come to this desolate outskirts.

Situ Qinghuan had been thinking the whole afternoon but had yet to give Lu Chuan an answer.

Lu Chuan was in no hurry; after all, this was not a trivial matter, and wasn’t something that could be decided hastily.

When the sun was about to set, Situ Qinghuan finally stopped pacing and looked up at Lu Chuan on the tree, shouting, “I’ve made my decision!”