More children, more blessings, starting from marrying a wife to fight for world hegemony

Upon hearing the words of the Earth Realm Elder in the room, everyone's gaze turned to Lu Chen, and a look of worry appeared on their faces.

The elderly worshippers, their hair and beards white, frowned deeply.

Lu Chen is the hope of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. If something happens to Lu Chen, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion will be completely destroyed.

They now feel that sending just three Earth Realm experts to protect Lu Chen is probably not enough; they should send as many as possible.

At this moment, the Prince of Zhennan stared at Lu Chen with his old and lifeless eyes. The dim candlelight reflected on his wrinkled face, making his already thin face look even more withered. "Chen'er, since Princess Yun'an is fond of you, then you should spend more time with her."

Seeing that even the Prince of Zhennan thought that Ji Yunmeng liked him, Lu Chen sighed helplessly, "Father, do you also think that Princess Yun'an really likes me? She sent the sword to the Prince of Zhennan's mansion, which clearly has an ulterior motive."

The Prince of Zhennan coughed, his thin shoulders trembling slightly with each cough. "Regardless of her motives, at least she and Emperor Zhou are on the side of the Prince of Zhennan's mansion now."

Lu Chen nodded, "Okay, I understand. I'll do whatever Father says."

Even without the Prince of Zhennan saying so, Lu Chen also planned to get to know Ji Yunmeng better, as he was still concerned about her health.

At this moment, Lu Xun, who was standing on the left, spoke up. He was dressed in a blue robe and his brows showed a scholar's composure. "Do we really have to stand on the side of Emperor Zhou? He is obviously using the Zhennan Prince's Mansion."

Fu Li, who was standing to the side, stroked his beard and said in a deep voice, "The only way to alleviate some of the pressure now is to stand with Emperor Zhou."

The entire Great Zhou Dynasty wasn't entirely composed of the Empress Dowager's faction. Many powerful figures, or rather, court officials, secretly supported the Zhou Emperor's return to power. However, because the Pei family was now so influential, those figures and officials could only keep their thoughts buried deep in their hearts.

Now that Emperor Zhou has indirectly indicated that he stands with the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion, those secret imperial factions will naturally not cause trouble for the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion. On the contrary, they will do everything they can to protect Lu Chen and prevent him from getting into trouble.

Therefore, this is also a good thing for the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

The Prince of Zhennan leaned against the bed, his cloudy eyes darting around. "Fu Li is right. We need the power of the Imperial Party to protect Chen'er. Since the Emperor Zhou needs the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion, he won't just stand by and watch it perish."

“Even if Emperor Zhou does nothing, those imperial supporters will secretly protect Chen’er.”

The emperor often didn't need to do things personally; he only needed to make a statement, and the rest would naturally be taken care of.

After deciding to temporarily side with Emperor Zhou, the Prince of Zhennan dismissed the local retainers and advisors, leaving Lu Chen alone in the room.

After those people left, the room quieted down, with only the flickering light of the oil lamp on the table casting the shadows of the father and son onto the mottled wall.

The Prince of Zhennan slightly raised his eyelids and said to Lu Chen, "Chen'er, you don't need to worry. With Lu Xun and the others protecting you, you will not be in any danger. However, you must remember that if you can stay in the capital region, you should never go out."

"Even so, you must be careful when you do things. Although you have a trace of dragon energy on you, ordinary strange evil spirits and spiritual warriors cannot harm your life. However, they can take your life indirectly."

Lu Chen stood with his hands at his sides. "Yes, Father, I will be careful and try my best not to leave the capital region."

"However, once I get to the Bureau of Demon Suppression, I'm afraid they'll immediately send me on a mission outside the capital region."

Since the royal family wants to get rid of him, they certainly won't let him stay in the capital any longer. Within a month, the Bureau of Suppressing Ghosts will definitely assign him a mission to investigate outside the capital region. The Prince of Zhennan was silent for a moment, the dim light flickering on his face. "What you said is indeed possible. In that case, I will give you more dragon energy. Although the effect of dragon energy will be greatly weakened after leaving the capital region, it will make your senses more acute and make it easier for you to detect strange, evil, and dangerous things."

At this point, the Prince of Zhennan raised his index finger, which resembled a withered tree, its knuckles thin and its skin covered with brown age spots. He pointed at Lu Chen, and the next moment, streaks of golden gas flew out from his finger, drawing faint golden streaks in the dimly lit room before slowly drifting toward Lu Chen.

In a short while, the dragon energy entered Lu Chen's forehead. After Lu Chen's body received the dragon energy, he clearly felt that the suppression of the spiritual evil within his body became more pronounced.

This dragon energy actually has the effect of suppressing spiritual evil, which means that the more dragon energy there is, the less pain a spiritual martial artist will suffer during cultivation.

If the less pain one endures during cultivation, wouldn't it be easier to cultivate? In that case, probably no one in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty could cultivate more easily than the Zhou Emperor, whose dragon aura must be the most concentrated.

After transmitting half of the dragon energy to Lu Chen, the Prince of Zhennan suddenly coughed violently. His thin body curled up in the large chair, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, which splattered onto his chest, spreading a dark red stain. Lu Chen quickly came to the Prince of Zhennan's side and supported his slightly trembling shoulders. "Father, are you alright?"

Dragon energy can suppress evil spirits. Although the Prince of Zhennan suffered from the backlash of evil spirits, he was able to live for so long because of the dragon energy in his body. If an ordinary person suffered from the backlash of evil spirits of the same level, he would probably have died long ago.

This time, the Prince of Zhennan transferred most of the dragon energy in his body to Lu Chen in one go. With so much dragon energy gone, the spiritual evil energy in his body naturally became difficult to suppress.

The Prince of Zhennan leaned on Lu Chen's arm, panting as he adjusted his breath. He raised his bloodless face and said weakly, "I'm alright."

Looking at the aged face of the Prince of Zhennan, Lu Chen hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Father, this dragon energy can suppress spiritual evil, right? You transferred so much dragon energy to me at once, so your body..."

Lu Chen hesitated, realizing that the dragon energy could suppress the evil spirits, and he had a premonition that the Prince of Zhennan's health might deteriorate further.

The Prince of Zhennan waved his withered hand, his voice weak yet stubborn, "It's alright. I don't have many days left to live anyway. You are my only son and the only hope of the Prince of Zhennan's mansion. Even if I die today, you cannot be harmed."

Hearing the words of the Prince of Zhennan, Lu Chen felt a mix of emotions. Parents' hearts are always full of love and worry.

The Prince of Zhennan composed himself, his cloudy eyes flickering in the candlelight. As if struck by a thought, he continued, "What do you think of Princess Yun'an? If you were to cultivate with her, would it improve your cultivation level?"

Lu Chen replied, "She is also one of the women who meet the requirements for dual cultivation."

Upon hearing this, the Prince of Zhennan immediately said, straightening his body with difficulty, a resolute look appearing on his aged face, "In that case, why don't I ask the Emperor of Zhou for a marriage for you?"

Since Emperor Zhou wanted to use the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion as a pawn, he naturally couldn't do it without giving anything in return.

The Prince of Zhennan was not worried that Ji Yunmeng would control the entire Zhennan Prince's Mansion after Lu Chen married the princess, because the local deities in the Zhennan Prince's Mansion only recognized blood ties.

In the eyes of the Prince of Zhennan, Ji Yunmeng was very talented and it was only a matter of time before she became a powerful Earth Realm expert. If she could marry Lu Chen, their offspring would likely be very talented, and then he wouldn't have to worry about finding a successor.

Upon hearing Zhennan Wang's words, Lu Chen was taken aback. He looked at the old man in front of him, who was leaning back in his chair, with a sallow complexion and struggling to breathe.

In his current state, how can he possibly propose marriage to the Zhou Emperor?

His current physical condition makes it impossible for him to enter the palace. As for submitting a memorial, it will most likely fall into the hands of the Empress Dowager. How could the Empress Dowager possibly allow the Zhennan Prince's Mansion to unite with the Zhou Emperor? She will definitely do everything in her power to prevent Ji Yunmeng from marrying into the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. (End of this chapter)