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

After regaining his senses, Lu Chen said, "Father, your current physical condition is probably not suitable for entering the palace."

Upon hearing this, a kind smile appeared on the wrinkled face of the Prince of Zhennan, the dim candlelight reflecting in his sunken eye sockets. "For your future, for the sake of the Prince of Zhennan's mansion, even if it costs me my life, I must go to the palace once."

This……

Lu Chen's mind went blank for a moment.

If he were to burn his life force and activate the spiritual energy, the spiritual energy would frantically devour his life force. The life force in the Prince of Zhennan's body was already very low. If he were to burn his life force, after he returned from the palace, he would either be transformed into a monster by the backlash of the spiritual energy, or his life force would be completely exhausted and he would die.

After regaining his senses, Lu Chen hurriedly said, "Father, you mustn't! If something happens to you now, the royal family will have no more scruples and will definitely send assassins to kill me without any restraint."

As long as the Prince of Zhennan is alive, the royal family will only dare to make some small moves, because they are afraid that the Prince of Zhennan will fight to the death before he dies.

But if the Prince of Zhennan were to die, they wouldn't have anything to worry about. After all, once the Prince of Zhennan's heir died, the entire Prince of Zhennan's mansion would be dissolved.

The Prince of Zhennan knew what Lu Chen was worried about. He leaned against the bed, his aged face showing a calmness that seemed to have seen through the world. He said, "Chen'er, you don't need to worry. I will only go to the palace when I feel that I can't hold on any longer."

The Prince of Zhennan was well aware that once he died, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion would likely face a purge, so he would only do what he needed to do at the very last moment.

Hearing Zhennan King's words, Lu Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief. His current cultivation level was not high enough. Although Zhennan King's Mansion had many Earth Realm experts, without Zhennan King's deterrent effect, those forces that wanted to destroy Zhennan King's Mansion would inevitably rush up wave after wave.

Lu Chen wanted the Prince of Zhennan to live a little longer, at least until he became stronger before he died.

At this moment, the Prince of Zhennan said, "It's late, you should go back and rest."

Lu Chen glanced at the dying Prince of Zhennan.

His bloodless face appeared even more sallow in the candlelight, and his chapped lips moved slightly. Then he said to the servants at the door who were responsible for attending to the Prince of Zhennan, "Someone come here."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's voice, the maid outside immediately pushed open the door and entered the room. Two young women dressed in blue cloth dresses stood by the door with their heads bowed.

The Prince of Zhennan continued, "Go back. Leave the rest to them."

At this moment, there was a large amount of dark red blood on the body and bed of the Prince of Zhennan. This was what he had vomited when he suffered the backlash of the spiritual evil. The bloodstains on the bedding were shocking to see.

The room will definitely need to be cleaned by the maids, so Lu Chen said, "Then Father, please rest well. I won't disturb you any longer."

After speaking, Lu Chen turned and left the room of the Prince of Zhennan.

After Lu Chen left, Zhao Yu emerged from the shadow of a pillar. He walked to the bedside of the Prince of Zhennan and whispered, "Your Majesty, do you really intend to let Princess Yun'an marry the Crown Prince? Princess Yun'an is the first princess to receive a title. Even the princes don't have titles yet, which is enough to prove how much the Emperor of Zhou dotes on Princess Yun'an."

"Given the current situation of the Prince of Zhennan's mansion, Emperor Zhou probably won't agree to this marriage."

The princes of the Zhou emperor were all of age to be granted the title of king, but the emperor delayed granting them the title. However, he did grant a title to Princess Ji Yunmeng, which shows how much the Zhou emperor doted on his daughter Ji Yunmeng.

Although Zhao Yu also believed that Ji Yunmeng admired Lu Chen, their identities were ultimately opposed. Ji Yunmeng was a royal princess, and the royal family had always wanted the Zhennan Prince's Mansion to disappear.

The Prince of Zhennan leaned against the headboard and said indifferently, "If the Emperor of Zhou is unwilling to marry the princess, then the Prince of Zhennan's mansion has no need to do anything for him."

Since ancient times, marriage alliances have been the best way to express one's political stance. It is certainly not possible for Emperor Zhou to simply lift Ji Yunmeng's confinement order and then try to utilize the entire Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

Upon hearing the words of the Prince of Zhennan, Zhao Yu sighed, a trace of worry appearing on his face. He then asked, "Do you really intend to burn your life force to enter the palace and meet Emperor Zhou in the last moment of your life?" The Prince of Zhennan slightly raised his eyelids, his cloudy eyes gazing at the dark night outside the window. "Emperor Zhou is currently trapped in the palace. Only if I take the initiative to enter the palace can I see him."

Zhao Yu thought for a moment, then paced back and forth in front of the bed for a couple of steps before saying, “Actually, it’s not necessarily necessary for Your Majesty to go to the palace. Since Princess Yun’an is in love with the Crown Prince, why don’t we hint to her and let her propose this marriage to Emperor Zhou herself?”

“Princess Yun’an is, after all, the daughter of Emperor Zhou. Even if the Empress Dowager is domineering, she shouldn’t be able to prevent her from seeing Emperor Zhou.”

The Prince of Zhennan shook his head, his withered hand resting on the edge of the bed. "Emperor Zhou launched a coup to seize power, and this time he has issued an imperial edict to lift Princess Yun'an's confinement. In the Empress Dowager's eyes, Emperor Zhou is clearly restless again, and she will definitely prevent some important people from meeting with Emperor Zhou next."

He paused, a glint of light flashing in his cloudy eyes, "However, it would be worthwhile to let Princess Yun'an give it a try."

No matter what, Ji Yunmeng is a princess and the daughter of Emperor Zhou. If word gets out that the Empress Dowager is preventing the father and daughter from meeting, it will not be good for the Empress Dowager's reputation.

There were already many people in the court who were dissatisfied with the Empress Dowager, so even though the Pei family was powerful now, they did not dare to act recklessly.

……

The cool moonlight streamed into the room through the window, falling on two pale figures and casting a hazy glow on their intertwined bodies on the bed.

After Lu Chen returned, he immediately began dual cultivation with Bai Qingqing.

He now desperately wants to become stronger, and the current situation of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion makes him feel very insecure.

The higher a Spirit Warrior's realm, the more difficult it is to conceive. Therefore, he must get Bai Qingqing pregnant before his next realm advancement. Otherwise, once he breaks through to the Spirit Realm, it will be even more difficult for Bai Qingqing to conceive.

He desperately needs the system's rewards right now, as he only has one copy of the "Spiritual Fiend Body Refining Technique," which is still too slow for him to improve his cultivation.

Bai Qingqing seemed to have seen through Lu Chen's thoughts, so she had been cooperating with him during this time. However, she still doubted Lu Chen's identity, and she always felt that there was another soul inside Lu Chen's body.

After finishing his task, Lu Chen let out a deep breath and looked down at her beautiful, rosy face. In the moonlight, her features were exquisite, and fine beads of sweat remained on her forehead, with a few strands of her hair damp with sweat and clinging to her temples.

He wondered when he would be able to succeed. He was about to report to the Bureau of Demon Suppression, and once he arrived, his strength would not be enough.

Although he had three Earth Realm experts protecting him in secret, it wasn't his own power after all, so Lu Chen still felt uneasy. Only when he was strong enough would Lu Chen feel safe.

Just as Lu Chen was lost in thought, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for helping Bai Qingqing conceive a child. You are rewarded with the special physique, the Netherworld Fiend Body."

Hearing the system notification, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment; it was exactly what he had hoped for.

Lu Chen was incredibly excited. He immediately opened the system interface, wanting to see what the system reward would be this time.

[Netherworld Fiend Control Body: A special physique that allows one to absorb spiritual energy without any side effects and to draw upon the spiritual energy of others.]

As Lu Chen stared blankly at the text on the system interface, the system notification sounded again.

"Activate the special physique, Netherworld Fiend Body?" (End of Chapter)