Chapter 262: Ploys, Ploys, And Ploys Once More
Lu Yun reached out to check and found that Miss Su had no aura at all. He checked her pulse again, and it was already so weak it was almost undetectable.
Lu Yun immediately became extremely anxious and hurriedly picked Miss Su up horizontally, laying her prone across his legs. He pressed both palms against her back and slightly released his true force, causing Miss Su to spit out a large amount of muddy water with a whoosh…
After forcing the accumulated water out of the Saintess’s lungs, Lu Yun then circulated her qi and blood. After a lot of effort, he noticed signs of improvement in the Saintess’s pulse.
Lu Yun breathed a slight sigh of relief and turned the Saintess’s slender body over, only to see her face still ashen like gold paper, with no aura at all…
“Miss Su, wake up quickly!” Lu Yun knew she had stopped breathing for too long and could no longer breathe on her own. If this continued, even an immortal could not save her. In his anxiety, Lu Yun reached out to slap Miss Su’s cheeks and shouted loudly: “A grand Saintess drowned to death—wouldn’t that be the biggest joke!”
Miss Su still had her delicate brows tightly furrowed, showing no reaction at all.
“Then there’s only passing breath left!” In his urgency, Lu Yun ignored any concerns about men and women, took a deep look at Miss Su with her eyes tightly closed, and said softly: “Necessity knows no rules, Miss Su, don’t blame me!”
With that, he took a deep breath and slowly lowered his head. At the same time, he drew his arms in, lifting Miss Su’s head a little higher.
As their four lips were about to touch, Lu Yun felt a sudden panic in his heart for some reason and hurriedly closed his eyes instinctively.
When his hot lips lightly touched Miss Su’s ice-cold ones, Lu Yun suddenly heard a snicker…
That sound, faint as a mosquito’s buzz, was like a thunderbolt from a clear sky to Lu Yun. He immediately opened his eyes in shock and saw Miss Su with a face full of suppressed laughter. Her originally closed eyes were now open, curved into crescents, filled with amusement…
“Ah!” Lu Yun let out a startled cry and instinctively loosened his hands. Caught off guard, Miss Su fell to the grass with a thud.
“Ouch…” The Saintess let out a soft cry and coquettishly scolded Lu Yun: “Bad guy.”
“Scram!” Lu Yun was filled with shame and anger, his handsome face burning hot enough to fry an egg. In his flustered state, he uttered a rough word for the first time in his life.
“Just now you were hugging and holding me, even playing kissy with me,” Miss Su said with a face full of resentment: “How come you turn your back right after taking advantage?” At this moment, color had fully returned to her face, her porcelain-like skin glowing with alluring pink. In her captivating watery eyes, Lu Yun’s appearance was clearly reflected.
It was the first time Lu Yun had seen the Saintess’s face in broad daylight, and it was indeed the most stunning beauty he had ever beheld in his life. Even his elder sister and that merchant family’s young lady paled slightly in comparison. Probably only that elusive Heavenly Maiden could match her…
But at this moment, Lu Yun had no mind to admire beauty. In his eyes, Miss Su’s face was covered in big words like ‘female swindler’, ‘female rogue’, ‘female villain’—what beauty was there to speak of?
“I was just trying to save you, okay!” Lu Yun said in a fury: “If I’d known, I would’ve let you drown!”
“How can you be so heartless, husband…” Miss Su said on the verge of tears: “Back in the cave, you even touched my little feet, both of them…” With that, she buried her face in her knees and began sobbing while hugging her head.
“…” Lu Yun nearly fell flat on the ground. Miss Su didn’t mention it, but he hadn’t even thought—back then the situation was extremely urgent, he was only focused on contributing his power quickly and didn’t notice that his hands were tightly gripping Miss Su’s little feet…
Recalling it now, he suddenly remembered that slender and subtle dexterity, soft as if boneless. His aggressive demeanor instantly vanished, and he blushed furiously: “That, that was, at that time, the only way…”
Hearing the sharp-tongued Lu Yun stammering, Miss Su’s pretty face buried in her knees smiled like a little fox. But her pitiful sobbing never stopped: “No matter what you say, my innocence… innocence has been ruined by you…”
“This…” Lu Yun was nearly driven mad. No matter how cunning he was, facing this crying Saintess, he was still at a loss. He even blurted out the most foolish words. “Then, what do you say we do?”
“You have to marry me.” Miss Su immediately gave her solution upon hearing this, not giving him any chance to backtrack.
“…” Lu Yun was immediately at a loss between laughter and tears, shaking his head firmly: “No.”
“You’re trying to shirk responsibility again…” Miss Su began sobbing again.
“No, listen to me…” Lu Yun braced himself and explained: “You’re Taiping Dao’s Saintess. If I married you, wouldn’t I be chopped to pieces by millions of followers?”
“I’m already defiled, a withered flower and wilted willow—how could I go back to being the Saintess.” But Miss Su said pitifully: “If you didn’t want me, why save me? Just let my sullied body be buried in the Luo River…”
‘Turns out saving you got me in trouble!’ Lu Yun screamed inwardly, but with Miss Su repeatedly saying ‘defiled’, ‘unclean body’, ‘withered flower and wilted willow’, every word reminded him that he had kissed, touched, and held her—it was all his doing!
So no matter how angry Lu Yun was, he could only bottle it up, becoming tight-lipped for the moment.
Miss Su sobbed for a while without hearing him speak, then slightly lifted her head. Her pair of red and swollen eyes timidly glanced at Lu Yun: “Do you despise me as a Taiping Dao demoness?”
“Miss Su, I have no prejudice against status. In my eyes, Taiping Dao is far more likable than those aristocratic families…” Lu Yun looked at Miss Su sincerely: “Besides, everything was caused by me… How could I despise you?”
“If you don’t despise me, why won’t you marry me?” Miss Su looked at Lu Yun resentfully, as if all her spirit depended on him.
“I’ve sworn an oath not to marry for now.” Lu Yun had been worn down by Miss Su into submission. He sighed lightly and said in a negotiating tone: “Anything but that, I can promise you.”
“You said it?” As soon as his words fell, Miss Su was instantly full of energy!
“Uh…” Lu Yun was immediately dumbfounded, looking at Miss Su with her tear-streaked face full of triumphant smile. He had an urge to strangle her.
Lu Yun knew he had been tricked again… He cursed himself inwardly for not learning his lesson—how could he forget this little vixen’s behavior in the cave? How did he fall for it again?!
“I don’t care, you said it yourself.” Miss Su didn’t give him any chance to regret: “A real man stands by his word, no taking it back even with four horses.”
“…” Lu Yun’s face darkened as he glared at Miss Su for a long time, finally nodding in defeat.
“Help me with three things.” Miss Su then smilingly made her request, and boasted: “See, you promised me anything, but I only ask for three things. A sensible girl like me—it’s your lifelong regret not to marry me.”
“Meeting you is my lifelong regret.” Lu Yun said hatefully, trying to salvage: “I can help you with three things, but they must be within my power and not harm the Lu Family.”
“Of course.” Miss Su naturally knew not to push too far and knew when to quit.
Only then did Lu Yun relax. If she asked too much, he could just say he couldn’t do it. He was about to ask what exactly she wanted when he suddenly heard noisy shouts from the opposite bank of the Luo River.
“Catch Sun Yuanlang, don’t let him escape!”
