Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 434 - 434 414 Mountain God _1

434: Chapter 414 Mountain God _1 434: Chapter 414 Mountain God _1 Ning Siquan naturally wouldn’t dream of marrying his daughter off to a mountain god, despite the fact that the temple’s influence in the Capital City was growing by the day.

However, no one truly knew the origin of this mountain god, and even if he was a genuine divine spirit, Ning Siquan wouldn’t dare risk his daughter’s safety.

Moreover, Ning Xin was already betrothed, so it was impossible to break the engagement and marry her off to the mountain god.

Most importantly, although the mountain god did seem extraordinary and could perform miracles with a wave of his hand, he appeared to be a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, and he was rather sleazy-looking.

As long as Ning Siquan was in his right mind, he wouldn’t let his daughter marry such a man.

Therefore, Ning Siquan flatly refused the mountain god’s request.

The mountain god didn’t give up because of this and repeatedly asked Ning Siquan to give Ning Xin to him, claiming that the man she was engaged to absolutely couldn’t compare to him, a grand mountain god, and urged Ning Siquan to think carefully.

Ning Siquan used Ning Xin’s existing engagement as a shield, stating that the pair would soon wed, and told the mountain god to stop harboring intentions toward Ning Xin in the future.

As a “divine spirit” worshipped by many, the mountain god naturally couldn’t force someone already betrothed to marry him, so he lay low for a while.

But before long, the mountain god grew suspicious of Ning Xin’s engagement, as so much time had passed and he had never seen her fiancé appear.

He began to suspect that Ning Siquan was deliberately deceiving him.

Ning Siquan took out the marriage certificate to show to the mountain god and stated that the two would marry within three months.

The mountain god was skeptical and declared that if Ning Xin wasn’t married in three months, he would personally come to propose.

At that point, regardless of whether Ning Siquan agreed or not, he would take Ning Xin as his wife.

Naturally, Ning Siquan was extremely anxious.

The marriage after three months was simply a method to buy time, and he could only hope that Ning Xin’s fiancé would appear within those three months.

Unfortunately, fate didn’t fulfill his wish.

Relying solely on the scant information on the marriage certificate, he had no idea where to look for this man named Lu Chuan.

After all, there were far too many people named Lu Chuan, and searching aimlessly was like searching for a needle in a haystack.

In the end, left with no choice, Ning Siquan organized a wedding without a groom for Ning Xin.

Externally, it was announced that the groom had fallen suddenly ill and was unable to show his face to entertain the guests—a cover story to muddle through.

Now that the wedding had only just ended, whether or not they had managed to fool the mountain god was still unknown.

That’s why Ning Siquan had told Ning Xin to stay at home and not go out, to avoid the mountain god potentially disregarding morality and forcibly taking her.

After hearing the whole story, Lu Chuan finally understood.

He had never imagined that Ning Xin’s marriage would involve so many complications.

When Ning Xin had forcefully taken him, he had felt a bit guilty for cuckolding someone else.

But after all this, it turned out he had cuckolded himself.

Was this what they called self-cuckolding in the legends?

He was extremely interested in the mountain god Ning Siquan had spoken about and asked, “Does this mountain god truly possess abilities like a divine spirit, or is he just a powerful individual who has self-proclaimed the title of mountain god?”

Ning Siquan said, “That fellow indeed possesses many methods beyond one’s expectations, like sending dreams to people, helping them fulfill wishes, and even summoning thunder and weather control, in addition to having considerable strength.

These methods are not something ordinary martial artists can compare with.

Most importantly, the mountain god temple was built over a hundred years ago, and the statue of the mountain god inside the temple looks exactly like him.

If he were a human, he should have looked that way more than a hundred years ago, and yet his appearance hasn’t changed at all after a century, so I suspect there might be something unusual about his background.

But whether he’s a divine spirit or not, that remains unknown.”

Lu Chuan nodded thoughtfully, forming a hypothesis in his mind.

Nascent Soul skillful experts, after achieving their Nascent Soul, could survive between heaven and earth even if their bodies were destroyed, relying on their Nascent Soul, right?

However, it wasn’t easy for a Nascent Soul to exist in the world for an extended period.

After much effort by those whose bodies had been destroyed, several methods were eventually discovered for survival.

One common method, like what Xiu Niang had done, was hiding in Heaven and Earth Treasures that could nourish the Divine Soul, waiting for an opportunity to perform body possession on another or to rebuild a physical body.

Some had even developed practices allowing Nascent Souls to cultivate, which, with the help of these practices, sent the Nascent Souls on a path of continual breakthroughs without a physical body, transforming them into unparalleled powerhouses among heaven and earth.

Yet such practices were incredibly rare, and if they truly existed, they wouldn’t be readily passed on, hence few Nascent Souls survived in this manner.

Among these paths, there was one that was particularly special, which neither relied on the Power of Incense Offering for survival nor necessitated practicing a unique cultivation method exclusive to the Nascent Soul.

Some Nascent Soul skillful experts found, after their physical bodies were destroyed, that by a stroke of luck, they could survive in the world for a long time not by absorbing Spiritual Power, but by relying on ordinary people’s faith in them.

Thus, they carved out this path for themselves.

To have more people offer them patronage and provide the Power of Incense Offering, they created temples, fulfilled people’s wishes, and improved their lives.

Over time, the term “divine spirit” came into being.

As long as people continuously and unwaveringly worshipped the divine spirit and added to its Power of Incense Offering, that divine spirit could exist in the world indefinitely.

Moreover, the more believers there were, and the stronger the Power of Incense Offering provided, the stronger the divine spirit became.

Lu Chuan harbored some suspicions that this so-called Mountain God was none other than a Nascent Soul expert whose body had been destroyed and who, in a bid to survive, had become a Mountain God, subsisting on the Power of Incense Offering provided by the people.

As for the mountain god temple, it had been built for over a hundred years, but this Mountain God had only become widely known recently.

Lu Chuan speculated that modern people might be more superstitious than their ancestors, more eager to change their current situation by making wishes to divine spirits, which could be inferred from the monks in the temple collecting money with brooms and dustpans.

At this point, Ning Xin spoke up, “Ah well, who cares if he’s a Mountain God or a mountain ghost, now that Lu Chuan has come, I have a husband, and that guy can’t have designs on me anymore.”

Ning Siquan burst into laughter and said, “Xin’er is right, that Mountain God, though coveting Xin’er, is still a reasonable person and won’t act recklessly.

He persisted before only because he suspected that Xin’er had no betrothal.

Now that Lu Chuan has come, he naturally has no reason to target Xin’er anymore.”

Zhao Tong also laughed along, feeling a great weight lifted from her heart and was naturally overjoyed.

Only Lu Chuan felt a bit of melancholy, as his original intent had been to annul the marriage with Ning Rabbit, but who could have expected that Ning Xin was Ning Rabbit.

That could have been overlooked, but the Ning family had also gone ahead and held a wedding ceremony for them, making it difficult for him to call off this marriage now.

“Well, if I can’t call it off, then so be it.

Since Ning Xin is now my woman, I can’t just abandon her—that would be too despicable.”

Just as everyone was basking in happiness, a guard ran over in a fluster and anxiously said, “Master, my lady, something terrible has happened!

The God servant of the Mountain God has come and insists on taking Miss away today.

That God servant is extremely powerful; we simply can’t stop him!”

On hearing this, Ning Siquan’s face darkened, and he cursed, “Those damn things, my daughter is already married, what else do they want from us!”

Without hesitation, he quickly headed outside.

Upon seeing this, Lu Chuan and the others hurriedly followed.

At the gates of the Ning family estate.

A large and round man, nearly spherical with fat, stood with several underlings, glaring menacingly at the Ning family guards, with both parties on the brink of conflict at any moment.

The big and round man, named Number One, was the strongest God servant under the Mountain God.

When Ning Siquan reached the gate and saw Number One and his group, he shouted, “My daughter is already married, why do you still come to our house to cause trouble?

Could it be that your Mountain God is so shameless as to covet a married woman?

If he really does something like that, then he has no right to be called a Mountain God!”

Number One glanced at Ning Siquan and snorted, “Don’t put on an act here.

We’ve already investigated thoroughly.

Your daughter has not married anyone at all—what happened that day was nothing more than a sham wedding, and there wasn’t even a glimpse of the bridegroom’s shadow.

All you’re doing is trying to deceive Lord Mountain God.”

“Lord Mountain God has now given me a firm order to take Miss Ning Xin back with me today, no matter who tries to stop me.”

Hearing this, Ning Siquan let out a cold laugh and said, “Well, you’ve really gotten it wrong.

How could my daughter’s wedding be just a performance?

Who told you there was no bridegroom at my daughter’s wedding?”

Having said that, he pulled Lu Chuan over, held his head high, and declared, “This is my daughter’s husband, my son-in-law of the Ning family!”

The arrival of Lu Chuan gave Ning Siquan a sense of unexplained confidence, making him feel that by bringing Lu Chuan forward, those from the mountain god temple wouldn’t be able to take Ning Xin away.

Ning Xin stepped forward and wrapped her arm around Lu Chuan, showing a gesture of affection and glaring at Number One, “My father is right, my bridegroom is right here.

On what grounds do you try to take me away?

I am a married woman, and if you don’t want your Lord Mountain God to be disgraced, then hurry up and roll back to where you came from, and stop being an eyesore at our doorstep!”

Number One sized up Lu Chuan, then curled his lip and said, “Miss Ning Xin, I know you’re somewhat resistant to marrying our Lord Mountain God, but there’s no need to bring such a mediocre fellow to put on a show, right?”

“This guy obviously looks like someone you dragged over from the roadside to act a part; he couldn’t possibly be your bridegroom!”

“Miss Ning Xin, please don’t refuse any longer.

In this world, the only one worthy of you is our Lord Mountain God.

Please come back with us!”