Chapter 2340 - 2030: Tell Me About Lu Chen
Guangling County, Zhen Nan Prince Manor.
In the study, Prince Zhen Nan sat in front of the desk, his entire body emanating a cold Black Evil.
His brows and eyes were heavy, a chill of deep malice surged beneath his gaze. His face was devoid of any color, jaw taut, veins subtly visible, his whole visage as dark as the night sky before a storm, filled with oppressive hostility.
Prince Zhen Nan’s eyes were fixed on the letter in his hand, initially thinking they had known in advance the actions of those few Deceit Kings, even if they couldn’t seal them, they could severely wound them.
However, he didn’t expect that they fell for those Deceit Kings’ trap, being led away from their post.
Another city was slaughtered because of this.
If those few Deceit Kings continue to massacre like this, Dazhou’s Qi Fortune might decline even more.
As a person possessing Dragon Qi, Prince Zhen Nan could distinctly feel Dazhou’s Qi Fortune rapidly declining.
To him, all of this was due to the city massacres by those Deceit Kings, it couldn’t continue like this.
If it keeps going on like this, once Dazhou’s Qi Fortune thoroughly depletes, the strength of those Deceit Kings will surely soar, without the suppression of Qi Fortune, the Deceit Kings might reach a higher Realm.
Once any of those Deceit Kings break through to the Heavenly Realm, by then no one in Dazhou would be their match, Dazhou will also be destroyed.
At that moment, Prince Zhen Nan suddenly coughed violently, spitting out a mouthful of black blood.
Prince Zhen Nan hurried to calm his emotions, striving to control the rampaging spiritual evil within him.
When he left the Capital City, although Lu Chen had absorbed most of his Black Evil, the rate at which it was born was fast; he felt if he didn’t return to the Capital soon, his body would revert to what it was months ago.
It was a long while later before Prince Zhen Nan settled the turbulent spiritual evil within him.
He exhaled deeply, then rose from the wooden chair, walked to the window, looking toward the gloomy sky outside.
The current Dazhou gave him a feeling of imminent storm.
Prince Zhen Nan muttered to himself: "It looks like the task of building an army must be hastened."
His idea was, before he died, he must create a capable army for Lu Chen, ensuring Lu Chen has the power to protect himself.
No matter if Dazhou gets destroyed, or if Dazhou falls into division and fragmentation, Lu Chen could rely on the army he left behind to secure a foothold, even if not becoming the Emperor, also being a lord of a region.
Thinking so, Prince Zhen Nan spoke to the shadows: "How’s the investigation into the Yellow Springs Sect?"
As soon as Prince Zhen Nan’s words fell, a shadowy figure emerged from the shadows in the study, ceremoniously cupping his hands toward Prince Zhen Nan, said: "Great King, still no clues on the Yellow Springs Sect."
Like those village massacre cases, the Yellow Springs Sect was extremely covert, leaving no survivors in the villages they slaughtered.
It’s clear to anyone that the Yellow Springs Sect is weakening Guangling County’s strength.
After all, most soldiers come from remote villages, and with Yellow Springs Sect rampantly slaughtering in those villages, recruiting soldiers for the Zhen Nan Prince Manor is extremely difficult.
Upon hearing the Hidden Guard’s response, Prince Zhen Nan’s face became even more unsightly: "Let me know who’s behind all this treachery."
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Heavenly Fate Sect.
Zhou Xiaoxiao was walking down an empty corridor, her entire demeanor tense.
Just thinking about soon seeing Yun Yudie and facing severe punishment, likely being sealed, filled her heart with fear.
Though she is an immortal existence, the sealed place is dark and unpleasant.
With apprehensive heart, it didn’t take long for Zhou Xiaoxiao to arrive at the Heavenly Fate Sect’s Meeting Hall.
The eerie Meeting Hall appeared in endless darkness, the ceiling hung with countless blood-red bones, the floor paved with pitch-black grinding stones, the patterns twisted.
On both sides of the hall were ghost fires emitting green light, a cold wind passed through the hall, the atmosphere was oppressive and stifling.
After entering the hall, Zhou Xiaoxiao saw Yun Yudie wearing a blue dress sitting on the White Bone Chair, looking coldly toward the entrance.
She hurriedly walked to the middle of the hall, directly knelt, said to Yun Yudie: "Greetings, Sect Hierarch."
At that moment, Zhou Xiaoxiao’s forehead was covered with sweat, head bowed, not daring to look directly at Yun Yudie on the White Bone Chair.
Just as she thought Yun Yudie would punish her, unexpectedly, Yun Yudie’s indifferent voice came: "Get up."
Upon hearing Yun Yudie’s calm tone, Zhou Xiaoxiao felt disbelief for a moment.
She thought returning to the Heavenly Fate Sect, Yun Yudie would make an example of her, not expecting their Sect Hierarch to talk so calmly to her.
Could it be she wants to first ask about Zhen Nan Prince Manor matters, then punish her?
Zhou Xiaoxiao tried hard to control her emotions, attempting to calm down.
After all, she had already returned; even if their Sect Hierarch wanted to punish her, there was no escape, might as well face it bravely.
Just as Zhou Xiaoxiao thought this, Yun Yudie directly said: "You’ve stayed at Zhen Nan Prince Manor for a while, you should know well what kind of person Lu Chen is, tell me about Lu Chen."
Hearing Yun Yudie’s question, Zhou Xiaoxiao thought for a moment, did not answer immediately.
Seeing Zhou Xiaoxiao not answering directly, Yun Yudie asked: "What? Is this question difficult to answer?"
Zhou Xiaoxiao quickly said: "Underling doesn’t know how to describe him, I only think he is an extremely lustful person."
Upon hearing Zhou Xiaoxiao saying Lu Chen is lustful, Yun Yudie also agreed in her mind.
If Lu Chen were not lustful, he wouldn’t have been fixated on sleeping with her, this Deceit King.
But who can say for sure whether Lu Chen’s display of lustfulness is merely superficial, perhaps his real intention is to use lustfulness to disguise himself, covertly hiding his talent.
Of course, whether Lu Chen is hiding his talent or not, Yun Yudie didn’t care; she only wanted to know if Lu Chen is sincerely dealing with her.
At this moment, Yun Yudie continued asking: "The letters you sent back, besides the one he wrote to me, were all other letters personally written by you?"
Seeing Yun Yudie indeed asking this question, Zhou Xiaoxiao was not surprised at all, she replied: "Yes, Sect Hierarch."
Yun Yudie’s ice-blue eyes stared intently at Zhou Xiaoxiao, as if trying to see through her: "Zhen Nan Prince Manor did not threaten you to fabricate some nonexistent information in the letters?"
Being stared at by Yun Yudie’s eyes, Zhou Xiaoxiao suddenly felt like all the Deceitful Evil in her body seemed to solidify.
Though Yun Yudie didn’t release any aura at that moment, an invisible pressure weighed on Zhou Xiaoxiao’s heart.
She quickly said: "Sect Hierarch, the intelligence I sent back was all personally gathered, having nothing to do with Zhen Nan Prince Manor, Zhen Nan Prince Manor did not threaten us."
Yun Yudie continued asking: "Oh? Is that so? Then did Zhen Nan Prince Manor promise to give you blood meals, helping you ascend to a higher Realm?"
The moment Zhou Xiaoxiao entered the Meeting Hall, Yun Yudie sensed her Realm has already ascended to Mid-stage Xuan Realm.
Yun Yudie could not help but suspect whether Zhen Nan Prince Manor provided Zhou Xiaoxiao and her sister with a large amount of blood meals, helping them ascend their Realm, thus enticing them to betray her.