The sky was already dark, and the dim streetlights cast a yellow glow on her, making her appear particularly desolate and helpless.
Although Lu Chen was a playboy, he was never lacking in compassion, especially towards beautiful women. He gritted his teeth, strode back, and stood beside Shangguan Wan, saying irritably, "Didn't you say someone was chasing you? Crying like this on the street, you're a very obvious target; you'll be spotted immediately."
Shangguan Wan sobbed uncontrollably, "I...I'm scared, I'm so scared..."
"Alright, alright! Consider it something I owed you in my past life. Get up! I'll take you away," Lu Chen said.
However, Shangguan Wan was probably too frightened and too tired. She managed to stand, but she was unsteady and swaying, let alone able to walk. Helpless, Lu Chen, without thinking twice, carried her on his back.
Carrying Shangguan Wan forward, feeling her hot tears dripping onto his neck, Lu Chen's sensation was somewhat peculiar. He'd carried beautiful women like this before, but only for fun. This time, it was to save someone.
"Thank you, sir…you're a very, very good person."
"Stop flattering me! If you've got the guts, repay me with your body!"
"Huh? You…you…"
"Just kidding, why are you so scared!"
"Yeah, I knew you were joking. Sir…what's your name?"
"Lu Chen!"
...
Lu Chen, carrying Shangguan Wan, found a clean and secluded hotel. He originally wanted another room, but then he thought, he couldn't let a good deed turn into a bad one, damaging his rarely seen image.
So, he got two rooms.
In his room, Lu Chen considered what to do. Should he really take Shangguan Wan with him on his escape? It seemed that was the only way. He'd take her to a safe place, and then they'd go their separate ways.
Of course, if it was safe, he wouldn't mind some fun happening.
However, Shangguan Wan's identity was very mysterious! Lu Chen had been pondering what this Seven-Life Flower was. Why did Chen Tao, by obtaining her body, gain the Seven-Life Flower and thus dominate the world?
Most people would probably laugh it off, but Lu Chen, born into a martial arts family, knew of many strange and extraordinary people and events throughout history. Although he had never heard of the Seven-Life Flower, he took it seriously.
However, it wasn't convenient to ask. It was definitely Shangguan Wan's secret, and Lu Chen didn't want to get involved.
After showering, he immediately went to bed. In the past, this would have been his prime time for eating, drinking, and having fun, but now, he needed to rest quickly to maintain his energy for his escape.
After a while, in his hazy sleep, Lu Chen heard a knock at the door.
He jumped out of bed and asked through the crack in the door, "Who is it?"
A timid voice came in: "It's me!"
It was Shangguan Wan!
No way? Was she here to throw herself at him or something?
Lu Chen's heart pounded. He opened the door and saw Shangguan Wan back in that s*xy nightgown. She saw the door open, didn't look at Lu Chen, and walked in with her head down, then sat down on the edge of the bed.
"I'm really not a promiscuous girl," were her opening words.
Lu Chen closed the door and scratched his head. Experienced as he was, he naturally understood the subtext of her words. Looking at Shangguan Wan's rounded shoulders, her porcelain-like legs, and the two jade-like breasts that were prominently displayed by the thin nightgown, he couldn't help but feel his blood boil.
"And then?" he asked.
Shangguan Wan suddenly raised her head, her face pale and filled with panic: "Mr. Lu, I don't think I can escape! I sense it, Chen Tao and his men are closing in, they might be here soon. He might have done something to me, how could he find out where I am!"
Lu Chen was immediately startled: "Then we must escape!"
Shangguan Wan shook her head sadly: "I won't escape, I can't escape, this is my fate. Even if I escape this time, later, it won't be this Chen Tao, it will be another Chen Tao who comes after me."
Lu Chen smiled bitterly: "By the way, Miss, what's all this mysterious talk about?"
Shangguan Wan's beautiful eyes stared straight at him: "Mr. Lu, you probably won't believe it, but I have a very mysterious thing called the Seven-Life Flower. The man I first unite with gets it. Getting it grants him seven incredible superpowers. And these superpowers can bring him many benefits, even allowing him to dominate the world!"
Lu Chen scratched his head: "Hmm, I don't really believe it."
Though he said it, he actually believed it. Because Shangguan Wan spoke so earnestly, and Lu Chen genuinely believed that some strange and unusual things existed in this world. What he found most hard to believe was that this girl… did she mean she was a virgin again?