Chapter 2360 - 2050: As Expected, This Human Ant Has Ulterior Motives
Ji Yan was puzzled, why was Lu Chen lingering in Dongxing City instead of hurrying to Guangling County?
Lu Chen should also know that Prince Zhen Nan was running out of time, he should be anxious to head to Guangling County to see Prince Zhen Nan one last time.
At this point, Du Wen said, "A spiritual evil capable of disturbing the entire city proves that the Earth Realm Strong Person is at least at the late-stage Earth Realm."
Upon hearing Du Wen’s answer, Ji Yan’s face darkened instantly, and he then asked worriedly, "If a late-stage Earth Realm Strong Person appears, will it affect our plans in any way?"
Hearing Ji Yan’s words, Du Wen confidently replied, "Your Highness, you underestimate our Yellow Springs Sect. As long as a Heavenly Realm Strong Person doesn’t appear, there’s no force in Dazhou that can disrupt our plans."
Seeing Du Wen so confident, Ji Yan thought, could it be that Yellow Springs Sect also has a late-stage Earth Realm Strong Person?
If that’s the case, then he could set his mind at ease for this journey.
However, speaking of which, if Prince Zhen Nan were to just die, then who would oppose those Deceit Kings?
Currently, in the South, evil spirits are rampant, and many cities have already been massacred.
Although the Deceit Suppression Bureau led by Prince Zhen Nan is somewhat struggling against the mysterious entities, it barely manages to stabilize the situation in the South.
If Prince Zhen Nan passes away, those mysterious entities will surely become even more rampant upon learning of it.
As a Prince of Dazhou, Ji Yan is also concerned about the movements of the mysterious entities, as he doesn’t want Dazhou to be in a state of ruin when he ascends the throne.
Thinking of this, Ji Yan asked Du Wen, "If Prince Zhen Nan dies, who do you think will have the ability to oppose the mysterious entities next?"
Upon hearing Ji Yan’s question, Du Wen smiled and said, "Naturally, it would be Your Highness."
Ji Yan asked, "Oh? Why is that?"
Du Wen answered, "After Prince Zhen Nan’s death, Your Highness can volunteer to take over the Deceit Suppression Bureau, then lead it against the mysterious entities."
Ji Yan slightly furrowed his brows, thinking it’s rather absurd for someone like him, who isn’t even an Earth Realm Spirit Martial Artist, to take over the Deceit Suppression Bureau.
His strength isn’t enough to suppress all the Earth Realm Strong Persons in the Deceit Suppression Bureau, unlike Ji Yunmeng, who at least had spent time in the bureau and took on many of its tasks, gaining familiarity with it.
Allowing him to take over the Deceit Suppression Bureau means he wouldn’t know how to manage it.
Moreover, the Earth Realm Strong Persons in the bureau might not obey him, rendering him a puppet within the Deceit Suppression Bureau.
Ji Yan said, "I fear the Strong Persons in the bureau might not submit to me, moreover, if I have such ideas, my brothers might have the same thoughts as well; the bureau might not end up in my hands."
"And even if I did take over the bureau, I wouldn’t have the capability to fight the mysterious entities."
Ji Yan is self-aware enough to understand his own limitations.
After Prince Zhen Nan took over the Deceit Suppression Bureau, even with the foundation of Zhen Nan Prince Manor, he couldn’t oppose the mysterious entities. How could he, a prince without any titles, have the ability to seal those Deceit Kings?
Du Wen said, "Your Highness, have you forgotten that Yellow Springs Sect is behind you?"
Hearing this, Ji Yan was thoughtful; he was indeed waiting for this statement from Du Wen.
Du Wen noticed Ji Yan’s little scheme and continued, "If Your Highness could take over the Deceit Suppression Bureau, it would greatly benefit Your Highness’s future ascendancy, and most importantly, it would allow Your Highness to accumulate a lot of notoriety through this opportunity."
Ji Yan gave Du Wen a meaningful look, then said, "Even Prince Zhen Nan couldn’t seal those Deceit Kings, who are roaming freely; does Yellow Springs Sect have the ability to seal them?"
After Prince Zhen Nan went to the South, he posed no threat to the Deceit Kings.
Even though Prince Zhen Nan did his utmost to protect the counties in the South, many cities were still massacred.
The mysterious entities come and go without a trace; even the Deceit Suppression Bureau couldn’t locate them; how could Yellow Springs Sect know where they’re hiding?
Hearing the sarcasm in Ji Yan’s tone, Du Wen wasn’t annoyed but calmly responded, "It seems Your Highness doesn’t understand our Yellow Springs Sect’s power yet, but once Your Highness acquires the Dragon Qi from Prince Zhen Nan, Yellow Springs Sect will actively display its strength, then you’ll understand."
Ji Yan said, "I hope you won’t disappoint me."
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Meanwhile, after Lu Chen and Yun Yudie began dual cultivation, a system prompt sounded in Lu Chen’s mind: "Congratulations to the host for acquiring a wife; reward with the Heavenly Array Nine Nether Spirit Binding Array."
Upon hearing the system prompt, Lu Chen didn’t pay much attention, as he just wanted to happily relive past joys with Yun Yudie.
At this moment, Yun Yudie felt somewhat restless; she didn’t expect that in her attempt to devour Lu Chen’s vitality, it would lead to some inexplicable feelings.
For some reason, the more she became excited, the more these feelings became evident, rendering her brain unable to think.
Although she wasn’t human, Yun Yudie understood what those feelings meant; it was clear such feelings only emerged when she developed feelings for Lu Chen.
As a mysterious entity, developing such feelings for a human was a disgrace.
Yun Yudie wanted to stop Lu Chen from continuing his wrongdoings, but she found the memory fragments in her mind appearing more frequently.
This made her more certain that she knew Lu Chen before, and their relationship might have been unusual; perhaps they had dual cultivation in the past, only she forgot those memories.
She had a premonition that if she continued dual cultivation with Lu Chen, those memories would eventually return, and she’d understand what transpired between them.
In order to quickly advance her realm and resolve her inner confusion, retrieving those lost memories, Yun Yudie had to cooperate with Lu Chen, letting him do as he wished.
Yet even so, she cursed continuously in her heart, thinking that once she broke through, she would certainly make Lu Chen suffer, to peel his skin and bones, to assuage the hatred within her heart.
For her to be a dignified mysterious entity, to be humiliated as such by Lu Chen, a human "blood food," and even develop feelings for him, was utterly intolerable.
Lu Chen had no idea what Yun Yudie was thinking; he only knew that Yun Yudie was now fully engaged.
At that very moment, in other rooms of the inn, Xu Jingshu lay tossing and turning sleeplessly on her bed, puzzled by the commotion from the adjacent room—why was their Sect Hierarch behaving like that?
If it weren’t because their Sect Hierarch was next door, she would have unleashed Deceitful Evil to investigate the situation.
As a mysterious entity long hidden in the human world, Xu Jingshu understood why their Sect Hierarch emitted those sounds; yet, it seemed to her that as a mysterious entity, the Sect Hierarch shouldn’t experience human emotions, so she wouldn’t have feelings for Lu Chen, likely just playing along.
However, hearing the noise from the next room clearly indicated that their Sect Hierarch probably indeed had some feelings for Lu Chen, which wasn’t good for their Sect Hierarch.
Did Lu Chen have some special means to control their Sect Hierarch? Indeed, that human ant hadn’t good intentions.