Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

Chapter 1995 Return to the Brothel

The Zhennan Prince's Mansion, the Zhennan Prince's study.

The Prince of Zhennan sat at a desk made of sandalwood, flipping through the files compiled by the Zhengui Division.

Lu Chen appeared at the door of the study. After entering the study, he took the initiative to say, "Father, you wanted to see me."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's voice, the Prince of Zhennan put down the dossier in his hand, looked at Lu Chen, and said, "It's been dragged on for so long, it's time for you and Princess Yun'an to get married."

Lu Chen should have married Ji Yunmeng long ago, but due to the strange events in the realm, it has been delayed until now.

Of course, there was another main reason why they hadn't gotten married yet: the Prince of Zhennan was worried that if Ji Yunmeng entered the Prince of Zhennan's mansion, she would ruin some of the mansion's plans.

Ultimately, Ji Yunmeng is still a member of the royal family, and her heart is definitely still with the Great Zhou royal family.

When she arrived at the Prince of Zhennan's residence, it was as if the royal family had planted a spy there.

The Prince of Zhennan now regrets taking the initiative to ask the Emperor of Zhou for this marriage.

However, this cannot be blamed on him; he had not expected that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion would suddenly have the possibility of turning the tide.

Now, this marriage cannot be delayed for too long. If it continues to drag on, the royal family of the Great Zhou will definitely become suspicious.

He had just regained his fiefdom and military power when he immediately broke off the engagement. Any normal person could see that something was wrong, so getting married sooner would have dispelled the royal family's doubts.

Lu Chen said, "Alright, I'll do whatever Father says."

In fact, Lu Chen was also eager to get married as soon as possible. He was hoping to get more system rewards, improve his strength, and prepare to deal with those strange places in the future.

At this moment, the Prince of Zhennan suddenly thought of something and asked in confusion, "I heard that you brought that woman back from the Hundred Flowers Pavilion and she left the Prince of Zhennan's mansion? Didn't you say that she would help your cultivation? Why did you let her go?"

The secret guards would report everything that happened at the Prince of Zhennan's mansion to the Prince of Zhennan, especially matters concerning Lu Chen. The Prince of Zhennan learned of this immediately when Zhou Youyou left the mansion.

This puzzled him; why would Lu Chen let this woman leave?

Lu Chen replied, "I'm afraid she'll get bored if she stays in the Zhennan Prince's Mansion every day."

The Prince of Zhennan said, "I see."

The Prince of Zhennan didn't dwell on this matter; it was Lu Chen's own business, and Lu Chen knew what to do.

Just then, Lu Chen thought of the Yellow Springs Cult and said, "Father, there's no need to continue investigating the Yellow Springs Cult."

Upon hearing this, the Prince of Zhennan asked in confusion, "Why is that?"

Lu Chen wouldn't say that for no reason; he must know something.

Lu Chen said directly, "I had someone check the information of those families that were wiped out by the wolf demons. I found that they had close ties with the royal party. So this Yellow Springs Cult is probably related to the Empress Dowager's faction. I guess the Empress Dowager is eliminating dissidents."

Lu Chen was originally unwilling to speak, but if he didn't, the Zhengui Division would continue to investigate the Huangquan Sect as a supernatural force, and sooner or later they would find out that Pei Shuhua was also supernatural. So he told the Prince of Zhennan in advance, so that the Zhengui Division would stop investigating the Huangquan Sect. Anyway, all they needed to know was that the Huangquan Sect was related to the Empress Dowager.

The Prince of Zhennan fell silent for a moment.

He had a vague feeling about it, but he hadn't yet had anyone investigate it in the context of factional strife.

Since Lu Chen has already had people investigate and found out that the Yellow Springs Cult is related to the Empress Dowager, there is indeed no need to continue investigating this matter.

However, this also cut off the clues about the strange location, and now all the focus can be placed on the case of the bizarre massacre of the village.

After regaining his senses, the Prince of Zhennan chuckled and said, "This woman is really ruthless. She actually used evil spirits to eliminate dissidents. Now that we have this leverage, we should make good use of it in the future."

If the wolf demon is indeed a tool created by the Empress Dowager's faction to eliminate dissidents, as long as they find enough evidence, when the Zhennan Prince's Mansion wants to deal with the Empress Dowager's faction or the royal family in the future, they can present all the evidence and tell the people that the royal family is colluding with evil spirits.

If the Prince of Zhennan's mansion were to rebel, this one piece of evidence would be enough to legitimize their rebellion.

Of course, all of this depends on whether Lu Chen has the desire to become emperor. The Prince of Zhennan is already on his deathbed; he certainly cannot become emperor.

If Lu Chen has that idea, he can use the fact that the royal family is colluding with evil spirits to start a rebellion.

At this moment, Lu Chen asked, "Father, is there anything else? If not, I'll go back to practice my martial arts."

The Prince of Zhennan said, "Alright, go ahead and get busy."

Lu Chen then turned and left the study.

As soon as he stepped out of the study, Lu Xun appeared in front of him and said, "Young Master, Miss Zhou would like to invite you to the Hundred Flowers Pavilion."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen immediately realized that a female progenitor of the supernatural had likely arrived in the capital, most likely Zhou Xiaoxiao.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen left the Zhennan Prince's Mansion without saying a word, got into a carriage and headed straight for the Hundred Flowers Pavilion.

Hundred Flowers Pavilion.

Zhou Xiaoxiao sat at the wooden table, pondering how she should test Lu Chen after meeting him.

She still had some worries in her heart, worried that Zhou Youyou had betrayed the Heavenly Fortune Sect and that all of this was a scheme orchestrated by Zhou Youyou and Lu Chen.

However, considering that Zhou Youyou is his sister, he figured she wouldn't do anything to him.

She only needed to confirm whether Lu Chen's body had vigorous vitality; as for having sexual relations with Lu Chen, she would never agree to it.

Zhou Xiaoxiao had already made up her mind to pretend to serve Lu Chen first, and then leave under the pretext that she had her period.

She's having her period, so Lu Chen can't possibly still do "that" with her, right?

Just as Zhou Xiaoxiao was lost in thought, Zhou Youyou entered the room: "Sister, Lu Chen is here."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xiaoxiao immediately perked up.

Just then, the door opened, and Lu Chen appeared in the doorway.

The moment Zhou Xiaoxiao saw him, her mind went blank.

Lu Chen had a handsome and neat brow bone, with slightly raised brow peaks that did not appear sharp. His eyes were long and dark, making them appear incredibly deep. He had a faint smile on his lips, and his whole demeanor was handsome and dashing.

Seeing Zhou Xiaoxiao staring intently at Lu Chen, unable to look away even for a moment, Zhou Youyou thought to herself: her plan had indeed succeeded. When Zhou Xiaoxiao said she wanted to see Lu Chen, she was thinking that since Lu Chen could use magic on her to make her fall in love with him, he could also use magic on his sister. As long as Lu Chen could see his sister, Zhou Xiaoxiao would be unable to escape.

Now it seems that's indeed the case. I don't know what kind of spell Lu Chen used, but he managed to make them fall for him the moment they saw him. You can't blame her for betraying the Heavenly Fortune Sect. Anyway, she was under the spell and was forced to obey Lu Chen.

At this moment, Zhou Youyou attributed all her actions to being under a curse.

Lu Chen then glanced at Zhou Xiaoxiao's profile.

Name: Zhou Xiaoxiao

[Identity: Right Protector of the Heavenly Fortune Sect]

[Status: She heard from her sister that you possess abundant vitality and can quickly restore your own, so she wants to confirm whether what her sister said is true. If it is true, she plans to report your information to the sect leader.]

[Cultivation Level: Early Stage of Profound Realm]

Rating: 100

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