Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 956 - 956 916 Delaying Time

956: Chapter 916 Delaying Time 956: Chapter 916 Delaying Time Seeing that Lu Chuan was about to charge over, the Black Moon Fairy clenched her teeth and gripped her weapon tightly, ready to fight Lu Chuan to the death.

Whoosh!

Lu Chuan reached her and swung his sword at her in rapid succession, four or five times.

While the Black Moon Fairy parried the blows, she kept retreating, just barely able to hold off Lu Chuan’s assault.

She could only defend with difficulty, without any chance to counterattack.

Unless she could briefly create some distance, she might have a chance to cast her spells, but Lu Chuan was too fast, and she couldn’t find the opportunity.

Suddenly, she clenched the brush in her right hand for defense in front of her, while her other hand was held behind her back.

Lu Chuan brought down another sword strike, heavily landing on her brush.

Parrying with one hand naturally couldn’t withstand the force of Lu Chuan’s two-handed sword swings.

Clang!

The sword struck down, pressing heavily on the brush, rendering her arm defenseless.

The blade bore down directly, slicing a shallow wound on her shoulder.

Blood flowed down her clothing, soaking her entire body.

But in the next instant, the Black Moon Fairy suddenly flung out her left hand, sending a cloud of black smoke toward Lu Chuan.

Boom!!!

The smoke enveloped Lu Chuan, blinding him to his surroundings for a moment.

He quickly waved his arms and the Soul Terminating Sword to disperse the black smoke around him.

However, by the time his vision cleared, the Black Moon Fairy had vanished without a trace, with no sign of where she had escaped to.

Lu Chuan scornfully said, “Just now you were talking about a fight to the death with me, but now you’re hurriedly running away.

It’s truly laughable how pathetic you are.

You still thought to block my path and challenge me, what a fantasy!”

Then, a voice sounded out of nowhere.

“I’ve already achieved my goal.

The one who has lost is you; I am the successful one.

Now, City Lord Yuan Tiancheng has already fallen into the siege by Nangong Qianying and is in grave danger.

I’ve delayed you long enough.

By the time you arrive, you’ll probably only have the chance to collect his corpse.”

These words hit Lu Chuan’s ears, causing his eyebrows to furrow instantly.

It turned out that the goal of the Black Moon Fairy from the start had not been to kill him, but to waylay him and delay his return!

By causing him to reach the City Lord’s Mansion as late as possible, it meant that City Lord Yuan had no reinforcements!

Lu Chuan clenched his fists, “Yuan Tiancheng has been entrenched in Tiannan City for many years with a profound foundation; he wouldn’t be defeated so quickly.

If I hurry now, I might still make it in time!”

Lu Chuan didn’t immediately give up but ran toward his horse instead.

Spooked, the horse had hidden in an alley.

Lu Chuan quickly entered the alley, mounted his horse, and turned back onto the street, still racing toward the City Lord’s Mansion.

This time, Lu Chuan was much faster, continuously urging the horse to speed up.

The streets were still practically deserted, as if the people here were hiding from some disaster, afraid to come out.

Lu Chuan couldn’t afford to pay attention to these things; he just kept accelerating toward the City Lord’s Mansion.

By evening, Lu Chuan arrived at the gates of the City Lord’s Mansion.

The sky had already turned red from the sunset, and the light dimmed while the temperature began to drop.

When Lu Chuan reached the gates, he could see from afar that there were more than a dozen bodies strewn across the entrance, haphazardly laid out.

Blood was splattered everywhere, spreading out like spiderwebs.

The air was filled with the stench of blood, enough to make anyone recoil.

Any normal person, anyone not so brave, would dare not walk this street.

A sense of foreboding filled Lu Chuan’s heart as he quickly rode through the street and arrived at the entrance to the City Lord’s Mansion.

After dismounting, Lu Chuan quickly walked towards the inside.

Just as he reached the doorway, he collided with someone’s silhouette.

The person staggered back several steps.

He trembled in panic, occasionally glancing back at something.

“Hey, what’s the panic about?”

The person before him was the caretaker of the City Lord’s Mansion, his blue ceremonial attire now stained with blood.

“You…

You’re Lu Chuan!

Thank goodness you’re back!”

He said hastily.

Then, he quickly stepped forward, taking hold of Lu Chuan’s wrists and pleaded, “Please, go inside and help the City Lord, he’s about to falter!”

“Don’t rush, tell me exactly what’s going on.”

“The situation is…”

“It’s like this, Nangong Qianying, that bastard, led a group of people to break in here, and as soon as they entered, they started a massacre.”

“It wasn’t until City Lord Yuan was alarmed and they confronted each other that their standoff began.

They stood off for a long time, but no matter what, they couldn’t come to an agreement.

Nangong Qianying came here with the purpose to annihilate him.”

“So, when there was nothing left to talk about, they began to fight.”

“As of now, Nangong Qianying and an accomplice are fighting against our City Lord and his personal guard.”

“At first, it was an even fight, but now, the City Lord has fallen into a disadvantage, he’s covered in wounds, and if the fight goes on, he’s certain to die!”

The caretaker bowed to Lu Chuan, repeatedly paying his respects, and then he tried to kneel before him.

“There is no need for such formalities.”

“Young Master Lu, please go and assist the City Lord quickly, he’s barely holding on!”

Lu Chuan nodded solemnly, “Rest assured, leave the rest to me.

Since it’s a grudge between Nangong Qianying and myself, I will be the one to resolve it.”

Lu Chuan quickly headed inside the mansion.

Watching Lu Chuan’s departing figure, the caretaker, though still worried, was not as tense as before.

“I hope that together, you can overcome them.”

…

Lu Chuan entered the mansion and headed towards the training field to one side, which was spacious and suitable for fighting, and moreover, the sound of combat came from there.

Lu Chuan hurried to the training field, and on his way, he saw many corpses; some were still barely alive, but only a step away from death.

Lu Chuan crossed a paved path, left the courtyard, followed a corridor, and arrived at the training field.

From a distance, Lu Chuan spotted the figure of Yuan Tiancheng.

At the moment, he was kneeling on one knee, with one hand holding a sword upright on the ground, his head drooping as if he were very weak.

Standing across from him was a tall, elderly figure.

Looking over, Lu Chuan observed that the old man’s upper body was bare, his muscles strong and lean, his feet generating a breeze as he walked.

It was difficult to believe this was a centenarian covered in wrinkles if not for them.

He sported a full white beard and long hair that had turned completely white, without a single strand of black.

He slowly approached Yuan Tiancheng, a disdainful smile on his face.

“City Lord Yuan, your performance as a City Lord has been terribly negligent.

You don’t deserve this title.

For the deaths of my son and grandson, you should bear half the responsibility!”

He stated boldly.

Yuan Tiancheng looked up at him and said through clenched teeth, “Nonsense!”