Chapter 2352 - 2042: The Woman I Met Earlier Was Not Human
Zhao Yu’s people didn’t react for a long while. That was a Heavenly Realm expert. They had never heard of the existence of a Heavenly Realm expert in Dazhou. Even within the deeply rooted royal family, there was no Heavenly Realm expert.
However, Lu Chen told them that the Zhen Nan Prince Manor had a Heavenly Realm expert, and he was right beside Lu Chen, protecting him.
After a long time, Zhao Yu and the others all looked at Qu He. Lu Chen continued, "You need not be surprised. This is the protector my mother left for me."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yu and the rest finally realized that the protector was left by the Princess Consort. It all made sense now; their Princess Consort was never an ordinary person.
Back then, some even suspected that the Princess Consort of Prince Zhen Nan might have already broken through the Earth Realm, becoming a Heavenly Realm expert.
But no one could verify this. After all, no one had ever broken through to the Heavenly Realm before, so they didn’t know the difference between a Heavenly Realm expert and an Earth Realm expert.
Fu Li came to his senses and asked, "Princely Heir, since there’s a Heavenly Realm expert protecting you, wouldn’t ascending to that position be a piece of cake?"
Though they did not know how powerful a Heavenly Realm expert was, to them, one Heavenly Realm expert could fight a hundred Earth Realm experts without issue.
After all, one Earth Realm expert could fight dozens of Profound Realm experts. With a Heavenly Realm expert, wouldn’t eliminating the royal family be just a matter of words?
Remembering how they used to worry about the future of the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, they felt immensely ashamed.
Clearly, with a Heavenly Realm expert safeguarding the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, they had thought the manor would vanish.
But it wasn’t their fault either, as the Prince hadn’t informed them of a Heavenly Realm expert presiding over the Zhen Nan Prince Manor.
If they had known there was a Heavenly Realm expert in the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, they wouldn’t have worried about its downfall at all.
Upon hearing Fu Li’s words, Lu Chen calmly responded, "I have no interest in that position."
The surrounding people were slightly taken aback. They knew well that the reason Prince Zhen Nan left the Capital city for Guangling County was to recruit soldiers and prepare for Lu Chen.
However, Lu Chen now said he had no interest in the throne, rendering all of Prince Zhen Nan’s efforts seemingly in vain.
At this moment, Lu Xun suddenly realized something. Even Prince Zhen Nan hadn’t told them about the Heavenly Realm expert in the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, yet tonight Lu Chen voluntarily mentioned having one beside him.
And why did Lu Chen choose this time to inform them of the Heavenly Realm expert’s existence? Could it be that Lu Chen was planning something big?
Thinking of this possibility, Lu Xun asked, "Princely Heir, why do you reveal such secrets to us now?"
Seeing Lu Xun had caught on, Lu Chen continued, "The reason I’m telling you this is because I’m about to do something you might consider an enormous crime, unforgivable by heaven."
Zhao Yu and the others felt their hearts skip a beat. What could be considered an enormous crime, unforgivable by heaven?
In their eyes, even rebellion didn’t qualify, as they were members of the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, loyal to it by nature.
Before they could ask any more questions, Lu Chen voluntarily said, "The woman I met earlier is not human."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yu felt a sudden blankness.
In Dazhou, if not human, what could it be?
Nothing but mysterious evil spirits.
This left them utterly perplexed: the Princely Heir intentionally left the Capital city just to meet with such a mysterious evil spirit? Why would he do that?
The dim light in the room was cast by a solitary lamp, flickering against the walls, casting crooked, twisted shadows on the ground.
A heavy pressure enveloped the entire room. None spoke, but the stifling atmosphere weighed heavily on their chests, making it hard to breathe.
After an indeterminable time, Zhao Yu finally asked, "Princely Heir, you must have more to tell us than just that the woman isn’t human, right?"
Zhao Yu and the others weren’t fools. Even if the woman wasn’t human, that alone wouldn’t make Lu Chen readily reveal the Zhen Nan Prince Manor’s secret.
Since Lu Chen had already exposed such a secret about the Heavenly Realm expert, he surely had something truly significant to discuss with them.
Lu Chen proceeded, "The woman is a mysterious entity, specifically an Earth Realm Strange, what you refer to as a Deceit King. She can aid me in cultivation."
Hearing this, Zhao Yu and the rest felt a jolt in their hearts.
Lu Xun quickly said, "Princely Heir, do you intend to align with the mysterious entities? That is absolutely unwise! To those mysterious beings, humans are merely blood food."
After Lu Xun spoke, Zhao Yu hastily pleaded, "Princely Heir, don’t conspire with a tiger. With a Heavenly Realm expert by your side, you can have anything you desire, even the throne. Why resort to mysterious entities?"
Lu Chen immediately said, "I don’t intend to align with them. I’m merely saying that the mysterious entity is useful to me."
The group exchanged puzzled looks, unsure of what Lu Chen was trying to convey.
Lu Chen continued, "A living mysterious entity is an excellent cauldron for me, so I plan to capture her and bring her back to the Zhen Nan Prince Manor. Do you understand what I mean?"
It was only then that Zhao Yu and the others realized that the intention was merely to use the female mysterious entity as a cultivation cauldron.
They had thought the Princely Heir intended to align with the mysterious entities, but using one as a cauldron and aligning with them were entirely different matters.
If it was only about using the mysterious entity as a cauldron, it wasn’t a big deal. After all, hunting mysterious entities and extracting the Deceit Pearls was also for cultivation purposes, wasn’t it?
It’s just that Lu Chen intended to use a live mysterious entity for cultivation.
Fu Li remarked, "Princely Heir, are you worried that someone might accuse you of colluding with mysterious entities, so you told us in advance?"
Lu Chen responded, "Not exactly. It doesn’t matter if outsiders misunderstand me, but you are the trusted confidants of the Zhen Nan Prince Manor. I cannot let you misunderstand as well."
Fu Li then said, "Rest assured, Princely Heir, we are not pedantic. Since the female mysterious entity is beneficial to your realm, she ought to be used for your advantage."
"However, would a Deceit King willingly submit to humans? A Deceit King commands a realm of mysterious spirits and evil beings, so how could she be willing to become a mere cultivation tool beside a human?"
At this moment, Fu Li and the others were worried that Lu Chen might trade humans as blood food with Yun Yudie.
Zhao Yu then asked, "Princely Heir, what did you discuss with the Deceit King?"
Lu Chen said, "Not much, really. I just asked her to come to the Zhen Nan Prince Manor and be my woman, assisting me in cultivation."
Lu Xun probed, "She probably didn’t agree, did she? Being a Deceit King and all."
Lu Chen replied, "Indeed, she didn’t agree."
Lu Xun asked further, "Was there some kind of demand?"
They were already speculating whether Lu Chen intended to sacrifice humans to make a deal with Yun Yudie.
But just as they were thinking this, Lu Chen smiled and said, "She made no demands."
Everyone looked at one another again, wondering what had been discussed.
The other side, a Deceit King, made no demands, and Lu Chen offered her no benefits. How could she possibly agree to assist Lu Chen in his cultivation?