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Seeing the sword energy soaring into the sky, Zhao Yu and the other two Earth Realm experts were stunned.

Zhao Yu exclaimed in surprise, "The Demon-Slaying Sword? Princess Yun'an actually gave such a precious spiritual sword to the Crown Prince?"

Lu Xun said from the side, "If I remember correctly, the Demon-Slaying Sword should be Princess Yun'an's sword, right?"

Under normal circumstances, even Earth Realm martial artists find it difficult to obtain Earth-rank spiritual weapons. Most Earth Realm experts use Profound-rank spiritual weapons, making Profound-rank spiritual weapons extremely precious.

The Demon-Slaying Sword is one of the most famous spirit swords among the Xuan-rank spirit weapons, partly because it is Ji Yunmeng's sword, and partly because its power is almost approaching that of a Di-rank spirit sword.

Even many Earth Realm experts don't possess a spiritual weapon as precious as the Demon-Slaying Sword, yet Ji Yunmeng gave it to Lu Chen without batting an eye.

At this moment, Fu Li said with a smile, "Do you think it's possible that Princess Yun'an has feelings for our young master?"

Ji Yunmeng was, after all, a member of the royal family. She couldn't possibly be unaware that Emperor Zhou intended to completely eliminate the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. Yet, at this moment, she resolutely gave such a precious spiritual weapon to Lu Chen.

Considering that Ji Yunmeng has sent people to deliver things to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion multiple times over the past month, it seems like she has feelings for Lu Chen.

Upon hearing Fu Li's words, Lu Chen said expressionlessly, "Uncle Fu, you're overthinking it. She's eyeing the entire Zhennan Prince's Mansion, not me."

Ordinary people would not know Ji Yunmeng's deep-seated ambition. After all, the Great Zhou Dynasty has never had an empress, but there have been many examples of empress dowagers in power, such as the current empress dowager Pei Shuhua.

Even with the Empress Dowager in power, there were still significant obstacles. If the Pei family hadn't been so powerful, Pei Shuhua wouldn't have been able to seize power.

For Princess Ji Yunmeng to ascend to that position is as difficult as climbing to the heavens. Although she is of Zhou royal blood, she is still a woman. Therefore, most people would never have thought that she was being so kind to Lu Chen in order to win over the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

After all, she's just a princess, and she can't possibly be an emperor. Why would she need to win over a king of a different surname? It's very likely because she has her eye on Lu Chen.

Of course, this is what most people think, but Lu Chen had seen Ji Yunmeng's system data, so he knew very well what Ji Yunmeng wanted.

All Ji Yunmeng did was to gain his favor in order to win the support of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

Therefore, the more Zhennan Prince's Mansion faced a crisis, the more Ji Yunmeng would take the initiative to help. Zhennan Prince's Mansion could not possibly forget such a timely favor.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Lu Xun said, "Does Your Highness mean that Princess Yun'an wants to win over the Zhennan Prince's Mansion?"

“I think it’s unlikely that a princess would try to win over the Prince of Zhennan’s mansion. Fu Li and I think the same way. Perhaps it’s because she was attracted by the prince’s heroic figure when she saved him last time, which is why she has been sending him gifts this month.”

At this moment, in the eyes of the three Earth Realm experts, Lu Chen, the person involved, was somewhat blinded by his own involvement and did not understand the girl's feelings. She had sent her sword when the Zhennan Prince's Mansion was in such a difficult situation, which meant that she wanted to stand with him and face the crisis that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion might encounter together.

This is clearly an expression of affection, yet their heir thinks that another girl is trying to win over the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

Ji Yunmeng was, after all, the eldest princess of the royal family. She couldn't possibly be unaware of the Zhou royal family's attitude towards the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. It could be said that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion had lost its qualification to be won over. Nowadays, many forces that used to have good relations with the Zhennan Prince's Mansion have already distanced themselves from it, fearing that they would be affected when the Zhou royal family purged the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

Who would bother to win over a king of a different surname who is destined to be destroyed? In the eyes of Fu Li and the other two, Ji Yunmeng's feelings for Lu Chen were purely out of love.

Lu Chen was too lazy to explain to them. They didn't know Ji Yunmeng's ambition, so they couldn't understand why Ji Yunmeng would side with the Zhennan Prince's Mansion at this time.

Clearly, Ji Yunmeng knew that only the Zhennan Prince's Mansion could be of great help to her. If she wanted to ascend to that position, she had to protect the Zhennan Prince's Mansion and gain its support.

At this moment, Zhao Yu continued, "With this Demon-Slaying Sword, I'm afraid the young master won't need to take the initiative to kill any strange and evil spirits at the peak of the Human Realm."

The moment the sword was drawn, a large amount of spiritual energy was released from it. It was clear that Ji Yunmeng had left her power in the sword. If Lu Chen encounters danger in the future, he only needs to draw the sword and will not need to take action himself.

Zhao Yu and the other two couldn't help but think that Princess Yun'an truly loved their young master very much, as she had even considered such matters.

Lu Chen ignored Zhao Yu's words and looked at Xiao Qi, saying, "Miss Xiao Qi, when you go back, please thank Her Highness the Princess for me. I will accept this Demon-Slaying Sword."

Why not accept a gift from my future wife? To be honest, although Xuan-rank spiritual weapons are very precious, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion is not short of them. Not to mention Xuan-rank spiritual weapons, even if he wanted a Di-rank spiritual weapon, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion could provide it.

He was, after all, the only son of the Prince of Zhennan, and the Prince of Zhennan's earth-rank sword was, after all, his.

However, given his current strength, and considering that even the Xuan-rank Demon-Slaying Sword in his hand is not a high-level sword, he cannot fully wield it, so there is no need for him to use such a high-level spiritual weapon.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Xiao Qi replied, "Yes, Your Highness, I will go back and relay your words to Her Highness the Princess."

"Then this servant will take her leave."

After speaking, Xiao Qi bowed to Lu Chen again, then turned and left the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

After Xiao Qi left, Zhao Yu and the other two Earth Realm experts stared at the Demon-Slaying Sword in Lu Chen's hand again.

Fu Li said with a smile, "If the Zhou Emperor knew that the princess he just bestowed a title upon actually gave a sword to someone he wanted to kill, I wonder what he would think?"

Lu Xun said, "Princess Yun'an gave her sword to the young master this time, and she will probably be severely punished. The young master must not let down such a affectionate woman as Princess Yun'an in the future."

Lu Chen was speechless. These people really thought that Ji Yunmeng genuinely liked him.

……

The news that Ji Yunmeng had given her sword to Lu Chen quickly spread throughout the capital. After all, it was the Demon-Slaying Sword, and spies from all sides had seen Xiao Qi carrying the sword box into the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. Coupled with the sword aura emanating from the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, it was easy to deduce that Ji Yunmeng had given the Demon-Slaying Sword to Lu Chen.

This news caused a huge uproar throughout the capital. Ji Yunmeng was the eldest princess, and the first person to be bestowed a title by the Zhou Emperor. Didn't she know that the Zhou Emperor was about to take action against the Zhennan Prince's Mansion? Why would she send a sword to the Zhennan Prince's heir at this time? (End of this chapter)