Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 868 - 868 828 Sneaky Poison Pill

868: Chapter 828: Sneaky Poison Pill 868: Chapter 828: Sneaky Poison Pill The auctioneer’s words inadvertently drew a laugh from Lu Chuan.

“Let me bid on it?

What’s the current price?”

“It’s at fourteen thousand taels of gold now.”

Lu Chuan nodded slightly, “I bid fourteen thousand and one taels of gold.”

Afterward, Lu Chuan scanned the crowd and asked, “Does anyone want to compete?”

Lu Chuan had only added one tael of gold.

But after scanning the room, not a single person among the crowd dared to speak another word.

Who dares to outbid Lu Chuan, that was basically announcing they were finished in Forest City.

Lu Chuan looked around once more, the crowd was very understanding and obedient, no one dared to make another offer.

Lu Chuan turned to the auctioneer and said, “Can you bring it to me now?”

“No…

no problem, you are the Manor Master of Lu Manor, let’s consider this elixir pill a gift from me, a small token of my appreciation.

In the future, when our Nangong family does business in Forest City, I hope you can look after us a bit more.”

He hurried over to Lu Chuan, handing him a small ceramic bottle.

“Please take it, I don’t need the money.”

He laughed awkwardly, retreating several steps back to the center of the venue.

He continued to address the crowd, presenting several more auction items, and loudly exclaimed, “Now, let’s speed up the auction pace, it seems everyone is very enthusiastic about our Nangong family’s goods!”

“Today, I will speed up and finish the sale, and then the next time I come, I will bring even more treasures.

At that time, I hope everyone can come and support us again!”

He shouted excitedly.

The crowd responded excitedly as well.

“That’s great, you Nangong family must come more often!”

“We in Forest City will always welcome the people of the Nangong family.”

“Keep the auction going, I can hardly wait!”

“…”

Having obtained the elixir pill, Lu Chuan turned and walked away from the crowd.

People nearby respectfully cleared a path for him, wary of provoking Lu Chuan.

Once he left the crowd, the clamor around him quieted down.

Lu Chuan glanced at the elixir pill in his hand and then looked at Li Xunying.

“Here, take it.”

“Thank you, big brother.”

He reached out and took the elixir pill from Lu Chuan’s hand.

Then, he carefully opened the bottle and consumed the elixir pill inside.

After swallowing it, he took a deep breath and exhaled, “It really does feel a lot better already, but the full effect of the medicine will take some time.”

“If you rest for a while, you should be much better.”

Li Xunying said.

Lu Chuan nodded slightly, “Let’s go, we’ll head back now.”

The three walked together back to the entrance of Lu Manor.

As they reached the entrance, Lu Chuan saw Gu Xiaosang hurrying out.

“Hey, why are you running in such a hurry, where are you going?”

Lu Chuan asked.

Gu Xiaosang stopped in her tracks, turned back to Lu Chuan, and said in a hurry, “Didn’t you know?

The Nangong family is here selling treasures, I need to hurry over to see if there’s anything I need to buy!”

“Well then, you better hurry, the auction is about to end.”

“What?

About to end?

Then I won’t chat with you, I have to go, we’ll talk tonight.”

She rushed out of Lu Manor and disappeared down the street.

Lu Chuan returned to the interior of Lu Manor, Li Xunying found a stone chair to sit down, raised his hand to rub his forehead, his breathing becoming noticeably heavier.

“How do you feel?”

“I’m better, the headache is gone, but my body feels weak for some reason.”

Dongfang Cheng said, “It’s possible that the effects of the elixir pill are taking hold, which is why you’re experiencing bodily weakness.”

“Maybe, let’s wait a bit longer, I feel like the effects of the elixir pill haven’t fully manifested yet.”

Li Xunying nodded and continued to remain silent.

Lu Chuan, however, felt that something was off.

“I feel like you’re not as well as you were before, could there be something wrong with the elixir pill?”

Li Xunying raised his head to look at Lu Chuan.

“You suspect there’s something wrong with the elixir pill?”

Lu Chuan nodded, “It’s possible, they might have intentionally targeted you.”

“Impossible, the Nangong family couldn’t possibly know that I’m still alive!”

“Didn’t we run into Nangong Lingya last time?

She might have spilled the beans when she went back.”

Li Xunying shook his head, “Impossible…

Could it be that the Nangong family knows I’m still alive and came specifically to get rid of me?”

“Impossible, there are hardly a few people in this world who know that I’m still alive!”

“How could the Nangong family know about my survival?”

He shook his head, still finding it hard to believe.

Lu Chuan noticed cold sweat on his forehead and bloodshot eyes.

His skin turned pale, no longer rosy.

The whole person, just like a corpse, started to emit a stench of decay.

“Li Xunying, something’s wrong with you!

Your condition is getting worse and worse!”

Lu Chuan held his shoulder, observing him closely and seriously.

“I…

I’m feeling dizzy and blurry, as if the whole world is spinning, I…

I’m afraid I won’t make it.”

Dongfang Cheng took a deep breath, “Young Master Lu, this elixir pill is indeed problematic, we can’t wait any longer.

This pill has no medicinal effects at all, it’s outright poison!”

“It not only fails to stabilize the Divine Soul but also has the opposite effect!”

“Young Master Lu, we’ve been played by those people!”

Dongfang Cheng approached Lu Chuan, and seeing that he remained silent, he continued, “Young Master Lu, how about this, I will go now and intercept them.

We must not let them escape from Forest City, we need to make them explain themselves!”

Lu Chuan turned to look at Dongfang Cheng, “Go quickly, don’t let them get away!”

Dongfang Cheng nodded repeatedly and then turned to leave in a hurry.

Lu Chuan looked at Li Xunying, who was now leaning back in his chair, nearly unconscious.

Faced with this situation, Lu Chuan was completely at a loss, not knowing what to do.

“Big brother…

I’m feeling a bit sleepy, I need to rest…”

His eyes were hazy, and after struggling for a while, he chose to close them.

Lu Chuan immediately activated his Indestructible Golden Eye Pupil, examining Li Xunying’s entire body.

Fortunately, his Divine Soul was still residing in his body, and had not dissipated, nor been expelled.

But his current condition was one of complete unconsciousness, unable to move freely, even lacking awareness.

Lu Chuan stood up, taking a deep breath, unable to contain the anger in his heart.

The people of the Nangong family dared to pull one over on him.

They were courting death!

At that moment, Gu Xiaorou came over and inquired, “Lu Chuan, what’s wrong?

You look pale.”

“Xiao Rou, gather Lu Manor’s people, block all the city gates for me.

We can’t let the Nangong family people escape Forest City, not a single one!”

“The Nangong family people?

They’ve come to Forest City?”

Gu Xiaorou asked curiously.

“Exactly, do as I say!”

Gu Xiaorou nodded slightly and turned to leave hurriedly.

After locating the caretaker, she started issuing orders.