Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me-Chapter 552 - 512 Return to the Capital City_1

Enforcer Headquarters dispatched a multitude of law enforcers to the scene.

By the time they arrived, everything had already come to an end, leaving them with only the aftermath to clean up.

Lu Chuan, taking Nangong Duoduo with him, left the scene; he didn’t want too many people to see him there.

Qin Yimo was preparing to move, as it was definitely not possible to live in that place for the time being.

Driving her car, Nangong Duoduo headed toward the city center of New York City.

She had several properties in the city where she could move in at any time, so she wasn’t worried about having nowhere to live.

Stopping at a traffic light, Nangong Duoduo turned to look at Lu Chuan and asked, "When do you plan to return to Cathay? I can help you pack your luggage."

"The sooner the better," he replied. "I have things to take care of once I get back, and I don’t want to delay for too long."

Nangong Duoduo nodded slightly, "Well then, how about... I accompany you back?"

"You better stay here, once I’m back in Cathay," he said, "the things I have to do are very dangerous, and without any self-protection skills, it would be troublesome for you."

Hearing this, Nangong Duoduo sighed with a hint of regret.

Lu Chuan was definitely not going to take her with him. The place he was headed to was the Kunlun Domain, a place crawling with martial artists and cultivators.

In that world, the powerful dictated everything, unfettered by secular constraints, acting as they wished.

The weak could only be infinitely dominated by the strong, who even determined whether the weak deserved to live.

Nangong Duoduo, being neither a cultivator nor a martial artist, would be in constant danger in such a place if she didn’t stay close to Lu Chuan.

It was better for her to stay in New York City and continue to live the good life of a wealthy heiress.

The car pulled up to a residential building, and Lu Chuan followed Nangong Duoduo into her apartment.

It was a delicately decorated large flat, from whose floor-to-ceiling windows the urban scenery of New York City could be overlooked.

Upon entering, Nangong Duoduo began to help Lu Chuan pack his luggage.

"Remember to call me once you’re in Cathay, and let me know in advance when you’re coming back to America, so I can pick you up," she said.

After busying herself, Nangong Duoduo finished packing Lu Chuan’s luggage.

"No problem, don’t worry. I will come back eventually," he assured her.

Nangong Duoduo looked out the window, "It’s so late already; you should sleep before you go."

Lu Chuan looked around. In the spacious room, there were just the two of them.

After going through the refinement of the Divine Fire and battling the special ability users, he was indeed tired.

Resting for the night seemed like a better choice.

Lu Chuan nodded in agreement, prompting a happy smile from Nangong Duoduo.

"I’m going to take a bath first," she said with a smile, heading towards the bathroom.

Soon after, the bathroom door opened, and a fragrant aroma filled the air.

Wrapped in a bath towel, Nangong Duoduo returned to the bedroom. Her perfect figure and the faint fragrance on her body were provoking Lu Chuan’s senses.

In the deep silence of the night, the two of them became entwined.

The next day, Lu Chuan slept until noon, waking up feeling refreshed and clear-minded.

The still-sleeping Nangong Duoduo lay beside him, apparently exhausted from the night before.

After getting up and freshening up, Lu Chuan picked up his suitcase and prepared to leave.

He decided not to wake Nangong Duoduo; farewells were always melancholic, and he didn’t want to see her look sad.

Lu Chuan took a taxi to New York City Airport, bought his ticket, and then began his wait.

In the departure lounge, he touched the box in his chest pocket, his mind filled with endless thoughts.

The origin of this tree branch remained an enigma, shrouded in mystery.

Lu Chuan really wanted to figure out where this object came from; it contained such an immense amount of spiritual energy.

At that moment, a man in a black coat and sunglasses came over and sat beside Lu Chuan.

After sitting down, he occasionally twisted his head to sneak a peek at Lu Chuan, seeming as if he wanted to say something but did not know how to begin.

"Uh, hello, my name is Yang Gui. How should I address you?"

He looked towards Lu Chuan as he greeted him.

Lu Chuan found this person a bit strange and countered, "Do you want something from me?"

"Nothing in particular, I just wanted to get to know you."

"If it’s nothing, then never mind, I’m not interested in getting to know you," Lu Chuan replied coldly, not wanting to engage in further conversation with a stranger.

"Forget it, I’ll just ask. Did you recently pick up something strange, like... a tree branch?"

He took off his sunglasses, his eyebrows knitting together as he stared at Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan was taken aback and quickly looked at him, asking in return, "What do you need that for?"

"I’m just inquiring. If you don’t want to say, I won’t force you."

He assessed Lu Chuan’s attire and then spoke up, "I’ve been looking for that item recently. My plan, you see, is to pay one million to buy it. But since you don’t have it, that’s a shame; I’ll have to give that money to someone else."

He said this deliberately, trying to tempt Lu Chuan into handing over the tree branch with the one million offer.

Lu Chuan perceived his intention but was still curious how this guy knew about the tree branch.

Could he be one of Chen Zhengqian’s men?

Or was it possible that he could sense the spiritual energy emitted by the tree branch?

No matter the reason, Lu Chuan would never hand the item over to anyone.

Not only because the tree branch contained immense spiritual energy, but critically, he could not allow someone like Chen Zhengqian to obtain it.

Otherwise, the world would become even more dangerous and chaotic.

"I don’t care how you found out, but don’t even think about taking it."

Lu Chuan said coldly, not giving the other party any chance.

Upon hearing this, Yang Gui immediately straightened up and turned to look at Lu Chuan.

"So it’s with you after all. Hand it over, I’ll give you one million as compensation. If you agree, you’ll have money to spend and I can return to fulfill my duty."

"You holding onto that tree branch won’t do you any good, it might even get you hurt."

"So you understand? I’m doing this for your own good; hurry up and hand over the dangerous item to me."

Hearing this, Lu Chuan couldn’t help but smirk in contempt; such a naive attempt at trickery was laughable.

"Return to complete a task? Who for?"

"You should just be straightforward; I’m definitely not handing the tree branch over to you."

Yang Gui, thinking his offer wasn’t high enough, said,

"Five million, final offer, it can’t get any higher. With five million, you can live a carefree life for the rest of your days."

"Selling a tree branch for five million, you’d be laughing all the way to the bank. Deals like this don’t come around often."

Yet Lu Chuan merely scoffed, "Don’t bother naming a price anymore. Money has lost its allure for me; I’m not going to sell you the tree branch."

"Alright, kid, I’ve been polite and shown you respect. If that’s how it is, I’ll see you in the Capital City."

His face darkened, his tone carrying a hint of anger, clearly infuriated by Lu Chuan’s response.

Lu Chuan pulled a dark-colored box from his bosom, slightly opening a slit to reveal the tree branch inside.

"Is your job to take this item back? Your identity must be no small matter, huh?"

At that moment, Yang Gui’s eyes flitted to the black box and, in the next instant, he swiftly extended his right hand towards the box.

His hand moved with incredible speed, turning into a blur that ordinary people could not see or react to in time.

Smack!

Following that, Lu Chuan quickly raised his hand to seize Yang Gui’s outstretched arm.

"Your hands aren’t clean enough to be snatching my things!"