Chapter 2413 - 2103: I Don’t Know What You’re Talking About
After a moment of contemplation, Lu Chen directly headed to Qing Li’s courtyard.
At this moment, Qing Li was sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, her face beaming with joy as she looked at the cracks in the sky.
Her heart couldn’t help but be a bit excited; the constraint was about to disappear.
If the ancient ruins had not yet appeared and the constraint disappeared, then the powers of the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land could enter the Border Wilderness to vie for the inheritance within the ruins.
In this way, she would no longer have to look at Lu Chen’s expression, and Lu Chen would suffer her revenge.
Thinking of the man who had made her belly swell, Qing Li gritted her teeth in anger.
Qing Li’s gaze fell on her own swollen belly.
By now, her child was already a few months old.
If the Border Wilderness’s constraint really was lifted and those disciples from the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land came to the Border Wilderness, she wondered how they would gossip about her big belly.
No, this child couldn’t remain.
But then she remembered she was already a few months pregnant, and she could clearly feel that the child in her belly seemed to have developed some consciousness, occasionally interacting with her.
If she were to just end him like that, wouldn’t it be too cruel?
Just as Qing Li wrestled with whether to remove the child in her belly, Lu Chen’s figure appeared in the courtyard.
Seeing Lu Chen arrive, Qing Li immediately put away her thoughts, sitting seriously on the stone bench.
Lu Chen came and sat next to Qing Li, smiling as he said, "Qing Li, why aren’t you resting well inside the room? What are you doing out here? This stone bench is cold, not good for your health."
Qing Li replied calmly, "I’m not that delicate. Why are you here?"
Lu Chen said, "You should be able to guess why I came to find you."
At this point, Lu Chen looked up at the sky at those colorful glowing cracks and then asked, "Is this anomaly related to the Border Wilderness’s constraint?"
Seeing that Lu Chen had guessed it, Qing Li didn’t hide it and answered directly, "Yeah, it’s somewhat related."
Lu Chen continued, "Could it be the constraint is about to disappear?"
Qing Li said, "I don’t know."
At this moment, Lu Chen lowered his head to look into Qing Li’s eyes, seriously asking, "If the constraint disappears, wouldn’t those powers above the Heavenly Realm from your Heavenly Profound Sacred Land be able to enter this world?"
Qing Li did not answer.
The answer to Lu Chen’s question was obvious.
Seeing Qing Li not responding, Lu Chen continued, "Looks like I’ll soon be able to meet your fellow disciples."
As he said this, Lu Chen’s gaze fell on Qing Li’s belly, then he reminded, "Qing Li, I know what you’re thinking, but don’t forget, you’re still in Zhen Nan Prince Manor."
Through Qing Li’s personal status bar, Lu Chen had already sensed Qing Li’s thoughts, which made Lu Chen a bit angry.
Qing Li was actually thinking of getting rid of the child in her belly; this wasn’t right, they had finally had a child.
Hearing Lu Chen’s reminder, Qing Li’s heart skipped a beat; could it be he had discovered her intention to eliminate the child in her belly?
He indeed must have some mind-reading ability!
During her time beside Lu Chen, she always felt that Lu Chen could acutely perceive what she was thinking.
In front of Lu Chen, she felt transparent, with no secrets whatsoever.
Thinking that her life was still in Lu Chen’s hands, Qing Li’s jade fist clenched tightly.
Indeed, before meeting those powers above the Heavenly Realm from Tianxuan Palace, she shouldn’t rashly get rid of this child. Otherwise, before Zhen Nan Prince Manor was annihilated, Lu Chen could have the Heavenly Realm power from Zhen Nan Prince Manor completely obliterate her and the disciples from Tianxuan Palace.
To cover her guilt, Qing Li said coldly, "I don’t know what you’re talking about."
Seeing Qing Li not admitting, Lu Chen continued, "Master Chu, I’ve said all I can, take care of yourself."
With that, Lu Chen turned and left the courtyard.
Watching Lu Chen’s departing figure, a complex expression surfaced on Qing Li’s face. It seemed she was really destined to give birth to this child. Once the Border Wilderness’s constraint was lifted, she might never be able to return to the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land again.
Even if she returned to the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land, she would only become the Sacred Land’s joke, and perhaps her Honored Master might even expel her from the Sacred Land.
Qing Li sighed deeply, then said, "Oh well, this is my fate."
Why did I insist on coming to the Border Wilderness to carry out this mission? It’s all because I was too arrogant, thinking my talent was high and the Border Desolate Land was just inhabited by barbarians not worth considering.
Unexpectedly, the Border Wilderness, this godforsaken place, could also give birth to a Heavenly Realm power.
Meanwhile, at the Great Zhou Palace.
Chen Min and Pei Shuhua stood in the courtyard, looking up at the sky.
Seeing the cracks in the sky, Chen Min sneered and said, "It looks like it won’t be long before the Border Wilderness’s constraint disappears. Originally, we wanted to ally with Zhen Nan Prince Manor, now it seems there’s no need."
Listening to Chen Min’s words, Pei Shuhua did not speak.
She just stood quietly in the courtyard, a worried expression emerging on her face, seemingly worried about something.
Seeing Pei Shuhua silent, Chen Min turned to look at Pei Shuhua and asked, "What’s wrong? Senior Sister Pei seems to be worried about something."
Pei Shuhua came back to her senses and said calmly, "The constraint shouldn’t disappear so quickly. According to Tianji Pavilion’s deductions, even if the ancient ruins manifest, the constraint of the Border Wilderness should remain for a while."
"But now, the ancient ruins haven’t manifested, and the constraint is already having issues. It might be because something unexpected happened."
"This constraint and the ancient ruins were left by that Ancient Great Power. Since even the constraint is having issues, it’s likely the ancient ruins might also experience some unforeseen changes we don’t know about."
Hearing Pei Shuhua’s words, Chen Min frowned deeply.
If it really was as Pei Shuhua guessed, and there was an issue with the ancient ruins, then wouldn’t they fail their mission?
However, after thinking for a bit, Chen Min optimistically said, "Actually, we don’t need to think too much. The disappearance of the ancient ruins might prove that the power of that Ancient Great Power is dissipating."
"In this case, the residual sealing power in the ancient ruins is likely diminishing too. Maybe the ancient ruins will manifest ahead of time."
Pei Shuhua said, "Hopefully so."
At this point, Chen Min suddenly thought of Lu Chen, a cold glint flashing in her eyes, "That Zhen Nan Prince Manor dares to refuse to cooperate with our Qionghua Holy Land. Once the constraint is lifted, I must personally massacre all those natives from Zhen Nan Prince Manor."
Upon hearing Chen Min’s words, Pei Shuhua immediately reminded, "Once the constraint is lifted, our Sacred Land’s people can enter the Border Wilderness, but so can the elders from the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land."
"Since Zhen Nan Prince Manor chose to ally with the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land, they are nominally already considered a vassal force of the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land. You should not provoke Zhen Nan Prince Manor to avoid triggering a full-scale war between the two Sacred Lands."
Chen Min indifferently said, "Forces like Zhen Nan Prince Manor, these border indigenous forces, are not taken seriously by the hypocrites of the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land."
"Even if they don’t die by my hands, they will likely die at the hands of the disciples from the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land. The Heavenly Profound Sacred Land will not go to full-scale war with our Qionghua Holy Land over these Border Wilderness ants."
Seeing Chen Min ignoring her words, Pei Shuhua said nothing more.