Chapter 2397 - 2087: The Prince Zhen Nan Manor Has a Heavenly Realm Expert
Hearing what Chu Qingli said, Mu Yunxi immediately said, "Honored Master, this has nothing to do with you, I agreed to it of my own will."
Mu Yunxi was not a fool. Lu Chen ran over to her place every single day; she had actually long since seen through Lu Chen’s little thoughts, and she also understood in her heart that sooner or later she would become Lu Chen’s woman.
After all, the Zhen Nan Prince Manor had a Heavenly Realm Strong Person, while Tianxuan Palace had no Heavenly Realm Strong Person.
In this world where strength was revered, once a weakling was targeted, it was destined that they would be eaten clean with not even the bones left.
The fact that Lu Chen hadn’t directly forced himself on her was already not bad.
At this moment, Chu Qingli said, "Actually, if you’re unwilling, I can still use the name of the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land to pressure him."
"Although the Heavenly Realm Strong Persons of the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land still can’t enter the Border Wilderness right now, the restriction will disappear one day."
Mu Yunxi said, "Honored Master, even if the restriction of the Border Wilderness might disappear in the future, our Tianxuan Palace has to be able to hold out until then."
"If we anger Lu Chen now, he might directly ask that Heavenly Realm Strong Person to make a move and wipe out Tianxuan Palace."
Hearing this, Chu Qingli fell silent for a moment.
In the end, it was still because her strength was too weak; she had no way to protect Mu Yunxi.
After a long while, Chu Qingli sighed and said to Mu Yunxi, "Yunxi, don’t worry. Once the restriction of the Border Wilderness is lifted, I will definitely have the Holy Land seek justice for you."
Chu Qingli thought that no matter what, she absolutely could not let this Lu Chen off the hook.
Even though Mu Yunxi was just a native of the Border Wilderness and had never been to the Central State, she was her Disciple. Lu Chen dared bully her Disciple; this absolutely could not just be brushed aside.
At this time, Mu Yunxi changed the subject and asked, "Honored Master, how long until that Ancient Ruins appears?"
Chu Qingli thought for a moment, then said, "As for the exact time it’ll emerge, your teacher isn’t sure either, but I have a feeling it shouldn’t be long before that ruins appears."
Mu Yunxi said, "I’ll keep an eye on the Zhen Nan Prince Manor and prevent other forces from seeking cooperation with the Zhen Nan Prince Manor."
Right now the threat facing Tianxuan Palace was not just the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, but also other Outer Domain Forces.
Most importantly, those Outer Domain Forces had yet to show themselves. They were hidden in the dark; if they pulled some little tricks, it would be impossible to guard against them.
But after Mu Yunxi married Lu Chen, from now on every move of the Zhen Nan Prince Manor would be watched by her.
If other forces wanted to join up with the Zhen Nan Prince Manor to stir up trouble, they would be able to immediately think of countermeasures.
Hearing Mu Yunxi’s words, a trace of guilt arose in Chu Qingli’s heart.
If she had known earlier that Mu Yunxi would be targeted by Lu Chen, she shouldn’t have let Mu Yunxi come to Guangling City.
But saying anything now was already too late; she could only hope that Lu Chen didn’t have any perverse fetishes and wouldn’t hurt Mu Yunxi.
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Dazhou, Imperial Palace.
In the courtyard, Pei Shuhua stood by the pond, watching the fish swimming back and forth in the water.
At this moment, a woman dressed in Qingyi appeared behind her. Sensing this woman’s aura, Pei Shuhua asked, "Why have you come?"
Chen Min had been sent by the Qionghua Holy Land to assist her in investigating the Ancient Ruins, but under normal circumstances, Chen Min wouldn’t stay in the palace.
Chen Min’s primary task was to probe other Outer Domain Forces, to see how many Outer Domain Forces had entered the Border Wilderness so they could make preparations in advance.
As soon as Pei Shuhua finished speaking, Chen Min said, "The Palace Master of Tianxuan Palace went to the Zhen Nan Prince Manor."
Hearing this, Pei Shuhua said, "What does her going to the Zhen Nan Prince Manor have to do with the Qionghua Holy Land?"
Chen Min said, "Aren’t you curious at all? What did she go to the Zhen Nan Prince Manor for?"
Pei Shuhua said, "What else could it be for? Nothing more than to knock the Zhen Nan Prince Manor into line, to make them behave themselves and not harbor thoughts they shouldn’t."
Although Pei Shuhua didn’t know much about the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land, she did know that such a force existed.
When she heard the name Tianxuan Palace, she already guessed that Tianxuan Palace was very likely connected to the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land of the Central Domain.
So in Pei Shuhua’s view, Tianxuan Palace shared the same objective as her.
Since their objectives were the same, before the ruins appeared, Tianxuan Palace would not just stand by and watch the Great Zhou Dynasty be overthrown.
Now that the Zhen Nan Prince Manor had suddenly become so powerful, coupled with the decline of Great Zhou’s Qi Fortune, the Zhen Nan Prince Manor faintly showed signs of wanting to overthrow the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Once Tianxuan Palace realized that the Zhen Nan Prince Manor was very likely to topple the rule of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they would naturally take action to prevent such a thing from happening; otherwise, when the time came, they wouldn’t be able to enter the ruins either.
Seeing that Pei Shuhua seemed completely unconcerned about this matter, Chen Min reminded her, "The current Zhen Nan Prince Manor is probably even stronger than Tianxuan Palace. Do you think Tianxuan Palace is in any position to ’knock some sense’ into the Zhen Nan Prince Manor?"
"Tianxuan Palace’s visit to the Zhen Nan Prince Manor this time is more likely to be about forming an alliance with them. They very likely have already told the Zhen Nan Prince Manor about the Ancient Ruins."
Hearing this, Pei Shuhua fell into deep thought.
The number of Earth Realm Strong Persons that the Zhen Nan Prince Manor and the Deceit Suppression Bureau had combined did indeed surpass the number of Earth Realm Strong Persons possessed by most forces in this world.
However, having more Earth Realm Strong Persons did not mean their overall strength was greater than that of other forces.
What’s more, Tianxuan Palace was still an Outer Domain Forces; no matter what, Tianxuan Palace would have some trump cards, right?
To Tianxuan Palace, the Zhen Nan Prince Manor was nothing more than a native force. How could Tianxuan Palace form an alliance with a native force, and even tell them about the existence of an Ancient Ruins?
Thinking of this, Pei Shuhua said, "An Outer Domain Forces would form an alliance with a native force like the Zhen Nan Prince Manor?"
Seeing that Pei Shuhua seemed to hold the Zhen Nan Prince Manor in very low regard, Chen Min continued, "Two days ago I received a shocking piece of news. Although it has yet to be verified, judging from the fact that the Palace Master of Tianxuan Palace personally went to the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, this news is very likely true."
Pei Shuhua asked in curiosity, "What news?"
Chen Min said, "The Zhen Nan Prince Manor has a Heavenly Realm Strong Person."
Hearing this, Pei Shuhua froze, a hint of disbelief appearing on the face of the dignified, noble beauty.
After she regained her composure, Pei Shuhua frowned and said, "Heavenly Realm?"
"How could a Heavenly Realm Strong Person possibly be born in such a remote place?"
Chen Min went on, "This news came from a Disciple of Tianxuan Palace. As for whether it’s true, I can’t be certain either."
There was no wall in the world that didn’t leak wind. When Feng Lin led the Disciples of Tianxuan Palace to Cloud Cliff City to use the Shadow Tracing Mirror to replay what had happened in Cloud Cliff City before, quite a few Disciples of Tianxuan Palace saw the scenes in the Shadow Tracing Mirror.
Even though Tianxuan Palace had issued strict orders forbidding those Disciples from spreading what had happened in Cloud Cliff City, there would always be someone who carelessly let the news slip.
Moreover, Chen Min had been keeping an eye on Tianxuan Palace all this time; she knew Tianxuan Palace’s every move like the back of her hand. She only needed to employ a few minor methods to ferret out what had happened in Cloud Cliff City from those Disciples’ mouths.
However, when she first received this news, her initial reaction was also suspicion—suspecting that this was false information released by Tianxuan Palace.
But later, she thought about it and realized Tianxuan Palace had no reason to fabricate such a ridiculous lie.
Coupled with the fact that the Palace Master of Tianxuan Palace had personally gone to the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, that alone was enough to explain a great deal. An envoy sent by an Outer Domain Forces was actually willing to lower herself to visit a native force; this proved that in the eyes of the Palace Master of Tianxuan Palace, the Zhen Nan Prince Manor was worth such regard.