His Highness the Crown Prince Always Wants to Marry Me

Chapter 182: Hated

Lu Zhan needed to rest, so it wouldn’t be right for the others to continue to disturb him. They followed City Lord Lu out of the room. 

As soon as City Lord Lu left the room, he quickly walked up to Yu Qing Qian, cupped his hands¹, and politely bowed as a formal salute, “I would like to thank Young Miss Yu for saving Zhan’er’s life. If Young Miss Yu needs this one Lu² in the future, this one Lu will definitely go through fire and water without hesitation.”

This was a kind of gratitude and promise to Yu Qing Qian for her lifesaving grace.

If his son really died, he would not only have broken his promise to his wife before her death, but he would also not know the meaning of living alone, so he sincerely thanked Yu Qing Qian for taking action. 

Yu Qing Qian didn’t expect that City Lord Lu, who was a Spirit King, would lower his stance to salute her. She immediately stood up and said: “City Lord Lu doesn’t have to do this, Young Lord’s life simply was not meant to end. If there is a need for City Lord Lu’s help in the future, then I won’t be polite.”

She would naturally mot reject City Lord Lu’s promise. It was only right to save people and receive returns. Be it during the apocalypse or on this Continent, she couldn’t have the broad heart of a saint. 

The smile on City Lord Lu’s face grew even brighter. He liked this kind of straightforward temperament and he felt Yu Qing Qian was more and more pleasing to the eye. 

He owed this lifesaving grace, so be it. It was normal to ask for something in return. Yu Qing Qian was much more likeable than those who pretended to be humble by attributing responsibility to others on the surface, but plotted against others inwardly.

“Yes, Young Miss Yu is a refreshing person.”

City Lord Lu looked at Feng Chen and Chi Mo Ran, saying: “My son is saved today. I would like to thank Crown Prince Chen for your introduction and Young Lord Chi for your understanding and kindness. You two must have a few more drinks later.”

Feng Chen nodded: “Naturally.”

Chi Mo Ran didn’t refuse, “Naturally we will accompany you!” 

After a busy night, City Lord Lu immediately asked someone to arrange a banquet for the several people to fill their bellies.

At the banquet, City Lord Lu was in a great mood. He drank a few drinks feely and thanked Yu Qing Qian again. 

After the banquet, everyone returned to their rooms to rest. 

The entire time, Yu Qing Qian and Chi Mo Ran didn’t make any eye contact, let alone say a single word, which made Leng Ling Shuang even more puzzled. 

But inwardly, she had listed Yu Qing Qian as a variable and a strong enemy. First was because Feng Chen, whom she was originally planning to get close to, was taken by Yu Qing Qian first, and she was unhappy; second, as long as Lu Zhan died of poison and City Lord Lu went crazy, then she would be able to secretly gather some of the forces of Qing Qiu City. However, now her plans were ruined by Yu Qing Qian and she was furious. 

In addition, Yu Qing Qian’s superb healing skills made her feel even more danger, because she had always known that her strength was in healing. Now she was outmatched by Yu Qing Qian. It was impossible not to be angry and jealous. 

Early the next morning, City Lord Lu personally delivered the pass to enter the ancient tomb. 

“Crown Prince Chen, there are many dangers in the ancient tomb. You must be careful.” City Lord Lu handed a map to Feng Chen and said: “This is a map of the tomb chamber before the poisonous fog barrier in the ancient tomb, as well as the distribution of the mechanisms and traps. Hope this is useful to you.”

Without Yu Qing Qian’s intervention, saving Lan Zhan, City Lord Lu wouldn’t have taken out this map, and he wouldn’t have sincerely offered the pass. 

But now, even if Feng Chen and the others found some treasure in the ancient tomb, he wouldn’t interfere anymore, and would even intervene to stop other forces in Qing Qiu City. It could be taken as he had completely given up on the ancient tomb.

“Thank you, City Lord Lu.” Feng Chen said as he took the map. 

City Lord Lu reminded: “By the way, the reason why I ordered the ancient tomb to be sealed before, besides due to Zhan’er’s poisoning, was also because of the intervention of the Chi Clan. So this time going into the ancient tomb, besides you all, there’s also Young Lord Chi’s people.”

¹for reference, this is cupping hands: I have seen a few different ways of cupping the hands actually, but it’s always one fist inside one palm. 

²I forgot to mention that I translated 陆某 (lù mǒu) into ‘this one Lu’. It’s just a term of self-address using their surname + ‘mou’ 某. Together, it simply means ‘I’. It’s used more formally and often to strangers or people with higher status.