Chapter 2395 - 2085: Has Master Lu Never Considered Becoming Emperor?
Hearing Lu Chen’s frivolous words, Qing Li couldn’t help but furrow her brows, a trace of displeasure flashing across her face.
However, she quickly calmed her emotions and then said, "Thank you for the compliment, Master Lu."
Lu Chen directly said, "Palace Master, please take a seat."
Qing Li expressed her gratitude, "Thank you, Master Lu."
As the words fell, she walked towards a chair on one side of the hall and then sat down.
A maid from the Zhen Nan Prince Manor hurriedly poured a cup of tea for Qing Li.
At this moment, Qing Li’s gaze fell on Mu Yunxi, who was sitting across from her separated by a table.
After giving Mu Yunxi a glance, Qing Li continued, "Our Saintess has troubled the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, and I hope Master Lu will forgive us."
Lu Chen said, "It’s no trouble, rather, Miss Mu has answered many of my questions."
Hearing this, Qing Li looked at Mu Yunxi with a face full of confusion.
She has answered Lu Chen’s questions?
What questions did she answer?
Could it be that she has already told the Zhen Nan Prince Manor about the Ancient Ruins?
But if she’s already told, then so be it. After all, her purpose for this trip was to stabilize the Zhen Nan Prince Manor and collaborate with them, so mentioning it early is also good.
However, at this moment, Lu Chen suddenly asked, "Just now, Miss Mu mentioned a collaboration to me. I wonder what the Zhen Nan Prince Manor plans to collaborate on with the Tianxuan Palace? It seems we have no common interests."
Hearing Lu Chen’s question, Qing Li was puzzled. Could it be that Mu Yunxi hadn’t told Lu Chen?
He then looked at Mu Yunxi and asked, "Yunxi, haven’t you told Master Lu about the Ancient Ruins?"
Mu Yunxi replied, "Palace Master, I was just about to tell Master Lu about the Ancient Ruins when you arrived."
Qing Li said, "I see."
Hearing the conversation between Qing Li and Mu Yunxi, Lu Chen felt a bit curious, "Ancient Ruins? What Ancient Ruins?"
At this moment, Qing Li turned her head to look at Lu Chen, who was sitting on the high platform, and then said, "Master Lu, do you know that there is an Ancient Ruins within the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
Lu Chen replied, "I’ve never heard of it. Could it be that Master Chu came here to discuss joining forces with the Zhen Nan Prince Manor to explore the Ancient Ruins?"
Qing Li directly said, "That’s just one of the reasons why I came to the Zhen Nan Prince Manor."
Lu Chen expressed a hint of doubt, "Oh? Does Master Chu have other purposes?"
Qing Li did not directly answer but instead asked, "I wonder if Master Lu has any interest in the lands of Dazhou?"
Hearing this question, Lu Chen said without hesitation, "I have no interest."
Seeing Lu Chen’s decisive answer, Qing Li was momentarily stunned. The words she had prepared to persuade Lu Chen to give up on the lands of Dazhou were now useless.
Recovering, Qing Li asked, with a face full of disbelief, "Master Lu, with the Zhen Nan Prince Manor having a Heavenly Realm Strong Person, you are already at the pinnacle of this Border Wilderness. Don’t you even think of becoming the Emperor of Dazhou? Even unifying the entire Border Wilderness is within your grasp."
"Have you never thought about becoming the Emperor?"
Lu Chen lay back in the prince’s chair, waved his hand with disdain, and said, "I have no desire to be an emperor, getting up earlier than chickens and sleeping later than dogs, what’s the point of being an emperor?"
"This is a world where strength is respected, as long as I have enough strength, I have absolute power, why should I be that exhausted emperor?"
Hearing Lu Chen’s words, Qing Li realized she had underestimated Lu Chen.
Indeed, in this world where strength is respected, strength signifies everything.
Even if Lu Chen does not become emperor, he can make the Royal Family of Dazhou do anything.
Qing Li had thought that someone like Lu Chen, a local native, after gaining absolute strength, would want more power and thus choose to become emperor himself.
But now it seems, she had entirely underestimated the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, viewing them as a sudden wealthy upstart who had gained power.
While Qing Li was lost in thought, Lu Chen asked, "Master Chu, you’re not trying to persuade me to become the Emperor of Dazhou, are you?"
"Or is Master Chu planning to help me unify the entire Border Wilderness? If that’s your goal, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed."
Qing Li hurriedly said, "Of course not. In fact, my second purpose is to persuade Master Lu not to overthrow the rule of Dazhou for now."
Lu Chen asked, "Oh? Why is that?"
Qing Li said, "It concerns whether the Ancient Ruins can be opened."
"The Ancient Ruins require the Qi Fortune of Dazhou to be opened. If Dazhou is overthrown and the Qi Fortune disperses, we will never be able to open the Ancient Ruins and enter to obtain the treasures within."
Lu Chen said, "I see."
At this point, Lu Chen suddenly thought of something and asked, "If the Ancient Ruins can interest your Tianxuan Palace, there must be quite a few good things inside. Who left these Ancient Ruins?"
Lu Chen was not really interested in the so-called Ancient Ruins. For him, as long as he continued to reproduce, he could receive system rewards, so there was no need to risk exploring those ruins and forbidden areas for resources.
Qing Li replied at this time, "The Ancient Ruins were left by a mysterious Great Power, rumored not to be a human of this world, but from another world."
"And the Royal Family of Zhou is his direct bloodline, so only the Ji family can open those Ancient Ruins, and it requires a sufficient amount of Dazhou’s Qi Fortune to open it."
Hearing Qing Li’s answer, Lu Chen suddenly became interested in the Ancient Ruins.
He thought that if those Ancient Ruins were indeed left by someone from another world, if he went inside, he might discover some clues to leave this world.
However, it might be dangerous for him.
Of course, he didn’t have to go personally; he could send others to explore the ruins.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Chen said to Qing Li, "Master Chu, you don’t seem to be from this world either, are you?"
Saying this, Lu Chen glanced at Qing Li.
At this moment, information about Qing Li appeared before his eyes.
[Name: Qing Li]
[Identity: Palace Master of Tianxuan Palace, Direct Disciple of Elder Yu Changqin of Heavenly Profound Sacred Land]
[State: She is worried that the host will overthrow Dazhou, thus disrupting the plans of Heavenly Profound Sacred Land, which is why she especially seeks out the host to collaborate.]
[Cultivation State: Mid Earth Realm]
[Score: 100]
[Favorability: 10]
Upon hearing Lu Chen’s words, Qing Li was momentarily stunned.
She didn’t expect Lu Chen to be able to guess her origins.
Could it be that Mu Yunxi told him?
Mu Yunxi shouldn’t have told Lu Chen this, as it’s the biggest secret of Tianxuan Palace.
Could this mean that Lu Chen really has backing from an Outer Domain Super Force?
If that’s the case, then they would be competitors, which might mean she walked right into a trap.
Thinking of this, Qing Li immediately became vigilant, staring intently at Lu Chen, "I am not from the Border Wilderness naturally, I come from the Central State’s Heavenly Profound Sacred Land."
Since Lu Chen had already guessed her origins, she no longer planned to hide it. In her view, if Lu Chen indeed had the backing of some Outer Domain Force, her declaring her origins in advance might make him wary since Heavenly Profound Sacred Land is also considered a Super Force in the Central State.
Of course, if Lu Chen were a local native, upon knowing she came from an Outer Domain Super Force, he might feel respect and choose to collaborate with them.