Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 655 - 655 615 Masked Assassin_1

655: Chapter 615: Masked Assassin_1 655: Chapter 615: Masked Assassin_1 Lu Chuan was not afraid of even the Lu family, one of the tyrant-type families in the Kunlun Domain, so naturally, he wouldn’t fear an aristocratic family from Dubhe City.

Since the Lin family harbored a grudge against him, he let them be; Lu Chuan didn’t care about these things.

The selection contest hurriedly continued, hastily finishing the final arrangements.

This year, like in previous years, the Zhan family selected ten young Martial Artists to join their ranks.

Of course, Gu Xiaorou and Gu Xiaosang withdrew from the selection, otherwise Zhan Tianyu would have insisted on recruiting Gu Xiaorou no matter what.

Even if it meant offending the Lin family.

After the selection concluded, Lu Chuan took Gu Xiaorou and Gu Xiaosang back to the Hua Family Manor.

Once Gu Xiaorou had changed her clothes, as dusk approached, the Festival of Lanterns was about to officially begin.

This festival was simply a celebration, for Flower City, any time there was a reason to celebrate, the festival would be held, and everyone in the city would eat, drink, and be merry for an entire day.

Compared to other cities, Flower City could be considered a comfortably livable and nice city.

Of course, the primary reason for this was the Hua family.

The various medicinal herbs and precious plants the Hua family sold each year created enormous wealth for Flower City, making it prosperous.

By evening, Lu Chuan had changed into a loose, white robe and, together with Gu Xiaorou and Gu Xiaosang, stepped out of the Hua Residence.

The streets were already adorned with all kinds of beautiful lanterns, and the passers-by bustled about as hawkers noisily peddled their goods.

“Hua Qianwu has set up a huge stage in the square and is putting on a performance,” one mentioned.

Gu Xiaosang took Gu Xiaorou by the arm, smiling, “Let’s hurry over and take a look, we don’t want to miss anything.”

The trio soon arrived at the square, which was indeed crowded with people.

On the stage, there would be performances all night, opening with a dance by Hua Qianwu and Yang Menghuan, followed by acrobatics, comic dialogues, and small tricks similar to magic, including martial arts demonstrations.

Overall, it was a rich assortment of entertainment.

In a place without many other forms of amusement, such a performance show could attract quite a crowd from the start.

The dense crowd even made it difficult to squeeze in.

Fortunately, Lu Chuan and company could sit in the front row VIP seats, not having to jostle with the crowds.

Once seated in the VIP area, they enjoyed the assorted performances while snacking on the treats placed on their table.

“Let’s leave for Dubhe City tomorrow,” Lu Chuan said.

Gu Xiaorou nodded slightly, “No problem.”

“I wanted to stay in this place for a while longer.

Sister Qianwu is so nice, I want to watch more of her performances,” Gu Xiaosang expressed regretfully.

“Then you stay here,” Lu Chuan suggested.

“No, I want to stay with my sister!” Gu Xiaosang hugged Gu Xiaorou’s arm, revealing a sweet smile.

Gu Xiaorou just smiled faintly, turning back to enjoy the performances on the stage.

In the VIP seats, Zhan Tianyu was also present.

He noticed Lu Chuan upon his arrival and promptly took a seat nearby.

“Lu Chuan, I’m really sorry about what happened this afternoon; it was unpleasant,” he said with an awkward smile.

Now, there was no trace of the superiority he had shown at the outset, and the look in his eyes as he regarded Lu Chuan had become a lot more respectful.

Of course, what impressed him most was not just Lu Chuan’s dazzling performance but also Lu Chuan’s ability to drive out evil spirits from people’s bodies—a rare and sought-after skill!

If any member of the Zhan family encountered a similar situation, he could call on Lu Chuan for help as a favor.

“It’s nothing, since the man is dead, he has paid the price he deserved.”

“That guy really was ignorant, being disheveled by a beating is one thing, it was only a contest, yet he went as far as to use martial arts skills,” Lu Chuan remarked.

“Let’s not talk about him anymore.

When do you plan to go to Dubhe City?”

“Tomorrow.”

Zhan Tianyu nodded slightly, “I need to head back tomorrow too, why don’t we…

go together since we’re headed the same way?”

Lu Chuan looked at him, pondered for a moment, and then said, “Let’s do that.”

Lu Chuan could tell that this man bore him no hostility and even seemed to be trying to ingratiate himself.

If he could get the help of the Zhan family in Dubhe City, things would likely be much easier.

“That’s great, I’ll prepare a carriage early tomorrow morning and wait for you at the entrance of the Hua Residence.”

Lu Chuan nodded slightly, “No problem.”

Following that, Zhan Tianyu turned to look at Gu Xiaorou and Gu Xiaosang.

“And these two are?”

“This is my fiancée.”

“I see, no wonder.”

The four of them continued to watch the performance onstage, when a group of acrobats took to the stage.

The first performer lay on a table, kicking a huge ceramic pot with his feet, continuously rolling it, eliciting cheers from the audience below.

Then another performer climbed onto the stage, holding flying darts, and started shooting them at the ceramic pot.

A dozen darts flew out one after another, all hitting the pot.

The onlookers noticed that each flying dart struck precisely at a marked spot.

This accuracy was truly admirable, and the audience erupted into enthusiastic applause.

The man who shot the darts wore a white mask, making it impossible to see his face.

Then he took the flying darts, seemingly preparing to shoot again.

However, just as he assumed the posture to throw the darts…

He suddenly turned around, faced the audience, and whoosh whoosh whoosh—shot out five or six flying darts in quick succession!

Whoosh!!

The flying darts shot forward, aimed directly at Lu Chuan.

Hisss!!

One dart hit Lu Chuan’s shoulder, and as the rest of the darts were about to strike, he quickly dodged.

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

The subsequent darts all hit the table.

Suddenly, the lively stage turned deathly silent!

What should have been a normal performance had suddenly turned into an incident, leaving everyone stunned and unable to react for a moment.

“Has he gone mad?

He actually shot darts towards the audience seating area!”

“Is this man an assassin?

He’s so audacious, to dare make a move here!”

“My God, what on earth is going on?

Why did this happen?”

The crowd panicked and started fleeing in terror; chaos ensued throughout the venue as the spectators tried to escape, and a stampede even broke out.

Lu Chuan hid to the side and pulled the flying dart out of his shoulder.

Gu Xiaorou hurried over and crouched beside Lu Chuan, asking, “How are you?

The dart shouldn’t have gone deep.”

Lu Chuan nodded slightly, “Don’t worry about me, the dart is nothing.”

“But that person was really bold, daring to attack me in such a setting.”

Lu Chuan looked up towards the stage and was shocked to see that the figure who had thrown the darts had vanished completely.

“He escaped?

Is his speed really that fast?”

Zhan Tianyu hastily said, “I already sent people out to search, we’ll definitely find that guy!”

“Who is this person?

Who sent him?”

Lu Chuan murmured, “I’m afraid it’s going to take a while for the answer, but whoever it is, I will not let them off.”

Suddenly, Lu Chuan felt a sharp pain at the wound on his shoulder, as if the dart was poisoned, and the toxin started to take effect at that moment.