Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me-Chapter 572 - 532: The City Lord’s Son_1

Just as Lu Chuan was about to kill Yuan Hun, a shout stopped everyone in their tracks.

"Stop, no one move!"

Yuan Hun turned his head, impatiently saying, "Who is it, spoiling my fun, huh?"

However, when he turned and saw the figure, he was instantly terrified, sobering up quite a bit as his drunkenness faded away.

"Old Zhao, why have you come yourself?"

The man who spoke was the caretaker of the mansion, his hair white as snow and his face full of wrinkles, appearing to be almost seventy or eighty years old.

He had been with the old City Lord for fifty or sixty years, the most trustworthy and important person by his side.

Basically, in the entire City Lord’s Mansion, the old City Lord was first, he was second, and only then would the new City Lord come third.

Old Zhao hurried over, his elderly frame moving urgently.

He rushed forward and pushed Yuan Hun to one side.

"You beast, do you know what you are doing?" Old Zhao shouted angrily.

Yuan Hun was dumbfounded, a bewildered look on his face, slightly at a loss.

"Old Zhao, what have I done? These outsiders are being insolent inside the City Lord’s Mansion, I couldn’t stand it, so what’s wrong with teaching them a lesson?"

"Nonsense, who’s the insolent one? Do you think I didn’t see it just now and wouldn’t know?"

"Old Zhao, you can’t side with outsiders, we are the ones who are family."

Old Zhao, furious, clenched his fists, wishing he could punch him.

"Your father has been bedridden for half a year, and in these six months, he has neglected to discipline you, letting you turn out like this!"

"You were close to killing your father!"

At these words, Yuan Hun was even more confounded, completely clueless about the current situation.

"Me, killing my dad? What are you talking about?"

"Because this person here came to save your father, if he leaves, the whole Carefree City will have no one who can save the City Lord!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Hun quickly looked at Lu Chuan with a tense face.

However, after sizing him up, he sneered disdainfully, "Old Zhao, even if you want to find a physician, shouldn’t you look for someone older, with some credentials? This kid probably hasn’t seen as many patients as I’ve bedded women!"

Seeing this, Lu Chuan looked at Old Zhao and said, "Since you all don’t welcome us, we shall leave. The City Lord’s Mansion is too noble a place for us to be."

Having said that, Lu Chuan was about to turn around and leave, knowing in his heart that Old Zhao would not let him go.

Old Zhao, seeing this, hurried forward and grabbed Lu Chuan’s arm.

At the same time, he caught sight of the bronze precious sword on Lu Chuan’s back, his eyes lighting up.

"Young man, you must not leave. If you go, the whole Carefree City will fall into chaos!"

"The City Lord has lain in bed for half a year now, displaying symptoms identical to those of the old City Lord!"

"If no one saves him, he’s as good as dead, truly!"

Old Zhao, despite his revered status, mildly bent over at this moment, looking at Lu Chuan with restraint, fearing he would truly leave.

"Old Zhao, what are you doing? Why are you humbling yourself to beg this guy? Whether he has the ability is another matter; he might just be a swindler!"

At this point, Gu Xiaosang smirked and said, "Right right right, you’re right, we’re here to deceive people, so we might as well leave."

Yuan Hun immediately blustered, "Why are you leaving? You stay here and keep me company. You dare disobey me?" freewebnoveℓ.com

"If you keep barking here, your dad is as good as dead!" Gu Xiaosang shouted angrily.

At these words, rage filled Old Zhao, his old face turning red.

He turned around and slapped Yuan Hun across the face with a loud smack.

Slap!

The crisp sound of a slap echoed through the entire courtyard, startling everyone around.

Lu Chuan revealed a faint smile, finding the situation amusing.

Yuan Hun, covering his own cheek, looked at Old Zhao with disbelief.

"You... you actually hit me? Even my father has never hit me like this!"

"You scoundrel, if you keep causing trouble here, your father will die in his sickbed!"

Old Zhao berated him furiously, as if he was furious that Yuan Hun was not living up to expectations.

This slap had completely stunned Yuan Hun; he looked down at the ground, feeling incredibly wronged.

"Lu Chuan, listen to me, Yuan Gangquan has over a dozen sons, and this one is the worst, and it just so happens that you encountered him. It’s truly shameful and disgraceful. Please don’t take his words to heart too much. Once this is over, we will come to your door to apologize and will surely satisfy you,"

he said in a very humble manner, afraid of offending Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan already had a clear idea of what they were seeking from him, and it was indeed a problem that only he could solve.

"Didn’t you hear what he just said? He wants to seize her by force, do you know, she is my fiancée?"

Upon hearing this, Old Zhao stood rooted to the spot as if struck by thunder.

"I... I didn’t know about this..."

"Is she... truly your fiancée?"

Lu Chuan nodded slightly, "Absolutely true!"

With a thump, Old Zhao quickly knelt down, looking up at Lu Chuan and begging, "We acknowledge our wrongdoing. Yuan Hun is nothing but a beast, he drank too much last night, so his mind is not clear right now. The words he said, you must not take them seriously."

Old Zhao’s kneeling made everyone present gasp in shock.

In the entirety of Carefree City, apart from the old City Lord, it was feared that no one could make him kneel.

But this young man had done it!

Yuan Hun looked over, his face filled with disbelief, "Old Zhao, why are you kneeling to him, does he deserve such a grand gesture?"

He looked towards Lu Chuan and rebuked, "Aren’t you afraid of shortening your life? Can you even bear such an honor?"

Lu Chuan disregarded this useless person and continued to look at Old Zhao, "It seems that you are quite influential here."

"Now I give you a choice, within the City Lord’s Mansion, only one of Yuan Gangquan or Yuan Hun can survive. Who exactly to choose, that’s up to you all."

After speaking, Lu Chuan walked over to Gu Xiaorou and asked softly, "Are you alright?"

"I’m fine, just a bit upset after being cursed by that scoundrel," she replied.

Gu Xiaosang looked at Old Zhao with a mischievous grin and said, "Old man, he’s asking you to choose, who will it be?"

"I... can I choose not to decide?"

He quickly stood up, looking at Lu Chuan and asked, "Where do I have the authority to decide life and death, I’m not qualified to choose, am I?"

"Of course, you do. Aren’t you the closest person to the old City Lord? Aren’t you qualified? If you don’t choose, then I’ll just leave,"

said Lu Chuan.

Old Zhao hurriedly stopped Lu Chuan, saying, "Is choosing unavoidable?"

"I do not wish to repeat myself,"

replied Lu Chuan.

At that moment, Yuan Hun quickly walked up to Old Zhao’s side, pleading desperately, "Old Zhao, I’m the one you’ve watched grow up, you can’t let me die!"

"Plus, why should we have to choose? Who does he think he is?"

Old Zhao turned his head to look at him and said coldly, "Your father is also someone I watched grow up, is there a problem?"

"No... but, are you really going to just watch me die?"

Old Zhao sighed helplessly, "Lu Chuan, since there’s no room for maneuver, I choose for Yuan Hun to die."