Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 40 - 40 40 Parent Plant and Sapling of the Throat-sealing Herb_1

40: Chapter 40: Parent Plant and Sapling of the Throat-sealing Herb_1 40: Chapter 40: Parent Plant and Sapling of the Throat-sealing Herb_1 Lu Chuan panicked, “Don’t talk nonsense, when did you become my girlfriend!”

He quickly looked at Mu Nanqing, “Sister-in-law, she’s talking nonsense, don’t take it seriously.”

Ning Xin held her head high, “Why are you too embarrassed to admit it now, weren’t you the one who kissed me yesterday?”

Lu Chuan had no strength to refute, after all, he did kiss her.

Mu Nanqing took a deep breath and squeezed out a smile, “So you’re Xiaochuan’s girlfriend, such a beauty.

You liking our Xiaochuan really is his good fortune.”

Ning Xin beamed with happiness, “Sister-in-law, you’re a great beauty yourself, I was staring in awe just now.”

Mu Nanqing smiled, turned her head towards Lu Chuan, and chided, “Xiaochuan, you’re dating a girlfriend and you didn’t tell your sister-in-law, do you regard me as an outsider?”

Lu Chuan had a wronged look on his face, “Sister-in-law, I…”

Mu Nanqing interrupted him, “Alright, I have to go to work now, you two have fun at home, I won’t be the third wheel.”

She looked at Ning Xin, “Come in and sit down.

If Xiaochuan bullies you, just tell me, and I’ll deal with him for you.”

Ning Xin nodded with a smile, “Hmm!”

Without further hesitation, Mu Nanqing quickly stepped out the door.

Lu Chuan called out to her a few times, but got no response.

He looked helplessly at Ning Xin, “Aren’t you causing trouble for me?

My sister-in-law must have gotten the wrong idea.”

Ning Xin said proudly, “Serves you right for not showing me yesterday!

Besides, your sister-in-law surely hopes you find a girlfriend soon too, so I’m helping you, alright?”

Lu Chuan sighed.

For some reason, he didn’t want Mu Nanqing to misunderstand.

“Alright, I have other things to do.

I just dropped by to deliver these clothes on my way, I’m off now.” Ning Xin put on her sunglasses and turned to leave.

Lu Chuan stood frozen for a moment before he remembered Xiao Yun had sent people after him.

He wanted to warn Ning Xin, but by the time he chased after her, she was already gone in the elevator.

He took out the amethyst pendant and muttered, “I can only wait and tell her tonight.”

Without further ado, he returned home, took out the amethyst, and started to refine it with his Spiritual Power.

…

A high-end club.

Xiao Yun leaned back on the sofa, a scantily-clad bunny girl lying in his embrace, feeding him fruit.

Acai stood nearby, still weak but much improved from yesterday.

“Young master, this is how the situation went down.

That woman from the Censorate Department said she would definitely punish Lu Chuan,” Acai reported.

Xiao Yun snorted disdainfully, “I’ve already had someone check out that Lu Chuan’s background.

He’s nothing but a lousy delivery boy, I truly didn’t expect him to have such strong abilities, you’re not even his match.”

He looked at Acai, “Have you found out the identity of that woman from the Censorate Department?”

Acai replied, “I asked a friend afterwards.

That woman’s name is Yu Xin, the daughter of the First Honor of the Censorate Department.

Apparently, Lu Chuan recently caused quite a downfall for Yu Xin, which is why she’s so resentful towards him.”

Xiao Yun’s eyes lit up, “The daughter of the First Honor, then Lu Chuan is definitely going to have bad luck.”

Acai nodded, “Judging by the way Yu Xin was grinding her teeth when she spoke, I feel she won’t let Lu Chuan off easily.”

Xiao Yun nodded with a smile, “With someone from the Censorate Department making a move, it saves me a lot of trouble.”

“It’s just that Lu Chuan only destroyed your Dantian, even if they convict him, the punishment won’t be that severe.”

He thought for a moment, then asked Acai, “You said Yu Xin hates Lu Chuan so much, does that mean her father will also dislike Lu Chuan?”

Acai nodded, “Of course, no father could tolerate his daughter being bullied.

If my daughter were mistreated by someone, I would make them pay tenfold, a hundredfold.”

Xiao Yun’s face formed a mocking smile, his mind already made up on how to deal with Lu Chuan.

“Arrange a car for me, I’m going to the Censorate Department!”

…

Gold Lake Neighborhood District.

Lu Chuan was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, with two crystals emitting purple light floating in front of him, their impurities completely removed.

He reached out to pick up the two amethysts, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

“It took so long just to remove the impurities from them.

To melt them into a Magic Artifact would take at least half a month.”

“However, if I could break through to Qi Cultivation Level 4 now, the melting speed would definitely increase a lot.”

Thinking this, Lu Chuan stood up, put on his coat, and rushed to the antique street.

He intended to buy another fifty-year-old medicine material to break through to Qi Cultivation Level 4 first.

The antique street had a dedicated area just for medicinal materials.

The medicinal materials here, unlike those in the medicinal markets, were mainly rare and exotic.

In addition to the aged herbs, there were various peculiar and unheard-of plants, most of which would be bought by the wealthy as collectibles.

Therefore, the prices of medicinal materials here were outrageously high.

“Although I am a millionaire now, I should still be able to afford one medicinal herb.”

Lu Chuan arrived in front of a shop and saw two plants, one large and one small, with completely opposite medicinal properties on the table, quite magical.

He looked at the shop owner and asked, “Boss, what are these two plants?”

The boss said with a smile, “Young man, you’ve got quite the eye.

These two plants are the parent plant and sapling of the Throat-sealing Herb, the larger one being the parent and the smaller one the sapling.

The sapling contains poison that can render a person mute, and only the parent plant here can cure it.

This pair of Throat-sealing Herbs is the only one of its kind in the world.

If you buy it for your collection, its value will definitely be maintained.”

“If you want it, young man, I’ll sell it to you for one hundred thousand yuan, what do you say?”

Lu Chuan shook his head with a smile, thinking that while this item was indeed rare, he wasn’t foolish enough to buy such a thing for his collection.

As he continued to browse, he came across a fifty-year-old Lingzhi mushroom and spoke up, “Boss, how much for this Lingzhi?

I’ll take it.”

At that moment, Yu Xin, clad in a security uniform, came over and snatched the Lingzhi, “Boss, I’ll take this Lingzhi.”

Lu Chuan turned and frowned at the sight of Yu Xin, “Are you sick or something?”

Yu Xin snorted coldly, pulling out a photo of Acai and said, “Do you recognize this person?”

Lu Chuan slapped his forehead, “What now, you’re going to meddle again?”

Yu Xin said angrily, “Someone has practiced martial arts diligently for years to achieve their current strength, yet you ruin their Dantian and destroy their foundations.

As a member of the Censorate Department, of course I have to intervene!”

Lu Chuan was speechless.

“So you want to lock me up again?”

Yu Xin suddenly felt a bit guilty.

She had asked colleagues, and for someone like Acai, unless they were caught in the act, or there was surveillance footage proving it was Lu Chuan, the Censorate Department couldn’t just punish Lu Chuan indiscriminately.

After all, there were countless martial artists who fought for various reasons every day, with injuries and even deaths being commonplace.

If they had to intervene every time someone complained, they would have no time for anything else.

Seeing Yu Xin’s guilty expression, Lu Chuan couldn’t help but smile, “I get it, you still have no evidence, right?”

Yu Xin clenched her fist angrily, “No evidence, so what?

I’m still going to meddle in this.

We must have someone to punish a scourge like you in the martial arts world!”

“Although I can’t lock you up, I have my own ways of dealing with you.”

“You came here to buy herbs because you’re looking to make a breakthrough, right?

Let me tell you, from now on, I won’t give you any chance for a breakthrough.

As long as your strength doesn’t advance, you won’t have the opportunity to harm others!”

“Idiot.” Lu Chuan didn’t want to bother with this woman any longer and turned to walk towards another shop.

But no matter which herb he wanted to buy, Yu Xin would snatch it up before he could, simply not giving Lu Chuan any chance.

Fed up, Lu Chuan addressed Yu Xin, “Are you having fun?

You’re just wasting time, you know.

I can make a breakthrough without herbs.”

With a determined face, Yu Xin retorted, “As long as I can affect your improvement, then what I’m doing is meaningful!”

Lu Chuan clenched his fists, almost ready to slap her into clear-headedness.

That’s when he suddenly thought of a way to deal with Yu Xin.

After a mocking chuckle, he turned back to the first shop he had visited.

He approached the table, pretending to reach for the sapling of the Throat-sealing Herb.

“Boss, I want this…”

Instantly, Yu Xin snatched the sapling, “Boss, I want this!”

Lu Chuan glanced sidelong at Yu Xin, “You just have to copy me, huh?”

Yu Xin held her head high, “Copy you?

I’m dispensing justice in place of heaven!”

Lu Chuan nodded, “Okay, you’re the best.”

He picked up the parent herb, “There’s one just like it here.

I dare to eat it raw—do you?”

After saying that, he swallowed the parent herb whole.

Seeing this, Yu Xin’s face was full of disdain, “Pfft, what’s there to be afraid of?”

Then she ate the sapling.

The shop owner was dumbfounded at the sight.

Seeing Yu Xin take the bait, Lu Chuan could hardly contain his laughter, giving her a thumbs up, “You’re impressive!”

Yu Xin even started to feel proud, “Knowing I’m impressive, you better quickly submit to me.

Just agree to come back with me for reform, and I’ll let you off the hook.

How about that?”

Lu Chuan said with a smile, “No thanks, you might want to worry about yourself first.”

Yu Xin replied, “I’m fine, what’s there to worry about!”

On the verge of tears, the boss said, “Miss, you can’t eat that herb!”

Ning Xin glanced at him, “Why not, I’m paying you, aren’t I?”

The boss said, “But the herb you ate is poisonous!”

Yu Xin’s complexion changed, and she panicked immediately, grabbing the boss’s clothes, “What kind of poison?

Why didn’t you say so sooner!”

Trembling, the boss produced a QR code, saying, “You…

pay first, then I’ll tell you.

The sapling herb you just ate is priced at two hundred thousand.”

Without hesitation, Ning Xin quickly transferred the money.

Lu Chuan could not help but snicker, thinking to himself that the boss was indeed quite unscrupulous.

But unscrupulous in a good way!

“Hurry up and tell me, what poison was in that herb!” Yu Xin was so anxious she was about to burst into flames, her voice already starting to grow hoarse.

The boss explained the characteristics of the Throat-sealing Herb again.

Impatient, Yu Xin urged, “Well, what are you waiting for?

Hurry up and give me the parent plant, I won’t shortchange you!”

The boss looked helplessly at Lu Chuan, saying, “The only parent plant…

he’s already eaten it…”

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