Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

After pondering for a while, Lu Chen said to the commander of the 13th Legion, "You have done a great job. This time, your legion will be credited with a major achievement."

Upon hearing this, the commander of the 13th Army Corps said excitedly, "Thank you, Your Majesty! This is all we should do!"

After Lu Chen turned off the projector, he looked into the distance. In a corner, there was a woman wearing a black uniform of the War Dragon Army. The woman was tall, with a single ponytail, a pretty face, and a very capable figure.

When the woman saw Lu Chen looking at her, her eyes visibly darted away, and she dared not look him in the eye.

The next moment, Lu Chen used the system to check the woman's personal information.

Name: Qi Qinghan

[Identity: The last empress of the Qingyun Dynasty, twenty-three years old, fifth level of the Nascent Soul Realm. As she grows older, she gradually realizes the gap between herself and her host and prepares to keep her distance.]

Rating: 95

【Favourability: 100】

Seeing Qi Qinghan's profile, Lu Chen's lips curled up slightly. Time flies. The girl who used to call him "Heavenly Emperor Brother" has grown up now.

Furthermore, it must be said that Qi Qinghan's cultivation talent is extremely rare in the entire universe. She reached the fifth level of the Nascent Soul Realm at the age of twenty-three. If she continues at her current cultivation speed, she may become a saint before she is fifty years old.

In the mortal world, fifty years old is considered middle age, but in the cultivation world, fifty years old is just the beginning of life.

Although Qi Qinghan was able to cultivate so quickly because Lu Chen gave her a lot of cultivation resources, even without these resources, Lu Chen believed that with Qi Qinghan's talent, it was not impossible for her to become a Great Emperor within ten thousand years.

It's quite a coincidence that the Qi family, a bunch of cowards who are afraid of death, managed to leave behind someone with such great talent.

However, as Qi Qinghan grew older, she gradually became distant from Lu Chen.

When she first arrived in the Tianchen World, she called Lu Chen "Heavenly Emperor Brother" without any hesitation.

But as she grew older, she came to understand what kind of person Lu Chen was, and she realized that it was a miracle that she had survived all these years.

As a remnant of the Qingyun Dynasty, she not only did not avoid Lu Chen, but instead approached him, calling him "Heavenly Emperor Brother" repeatedly.

The emperor cannot be insulted. If it were any other emperor, she would probably be reduced to ashes.

Lu Chen then spoke up, "Qinghan, come here."

Hearing Lu Chen call her name, Qi Qinghan was slightly taken aback, but she still walked towards Lu Chen. After reaching him, Qi Qinghan bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor."

Lu Chen said, "No need for formalities."

Lu Chen asked directly, "Are you getting used to life in the Thirteenth Army?"

Qi Qinghan replied, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I have already gotten used to life on the starship."

Everyone in the Thirteenth Legion knew that Qi Qinghan was from the Qingyun Dynasty, but they also knew that Qi Qinghan was related to their Heavenly Emperor.

Many members of the Thirteenth Legion had seen Qi Qinghan address the Heavenly Emperor as "Brother Heavenly Emperor" when she was little. The Heavenly Emperor not only showed no aversion to Qi Qinghan's address, but also responded to her with a smile.

It can be said that the Heavenly Emperor's affection for her was no less than his affection for his own children.

For this reason, after Qi Qinghan came to the Thirteenth Army, the Thirteenth Army gave her special treatment. Even though Qi Qinghan was only the lowest-ranking soldier at the beginning, no one dared to speak to her in a commanding tone, because people knew that Qi Qinghan would enter Lu Chen's palace sooner or later.

Seeing Qi Qinghan's respectful attitude towards him, Lu Chen sighed inwardly. Seeing the change in Qi Qinghan, he suddenly felt a sense of loss and change.

Although she is still the same person, she gives the impression of being someone else entirely.

At this moment, Lu Chen glanced at the soldiers present, then continued to Qi Qinghan, "Come with me and tell me what you discovered when you encountered the Heavenly Demon."

With that, Lu Chen headed toward the starship's combat conference hall.

Qi Qinghan seemed a little nervous, but she still followed.

After the two entered the command center, the automatic doors closed by themselves. Lu Chen turned to Qi Qinghan and said, "You used to call me 'Heavenly Emperor Brother' all the time, why are you so distant now?"

Lu Chen had never imagined that Qi Qinghan was someone who met the system's criteria. His kindness towards Qi Qinghan was simply based on first impressions. Perhaps it was because he also had a daughter that he was more tolerant of the innocent Qi Qinghan.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's question, Qi Qinghan paused slightly, then lowered her head and said, "This subordinate knows her crime. I was too young and ignorant at the time, and offended Your Majesty."

Hearing Qi Qinghan's words, Lu Chen sighed deeply again.

Qi Qinghan's words made him realize once again what it meant to be all alone.

Lu Chen then said, "I still prefer you when you were a child."

Qi Qinghan is very beautiful and exudes youth and sunshine. However, she is the only woman in the system who fulfills the condition of having many children and many blessings without arousing Lu Chen's desire.

Perhaps because he had watched Qi Qinghan grow up, there was a sense of generational difference between Lu Chen and her.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Qi Qinghan's face instantly flushed with embarrassment.

Lu Chen had no romantic feelings for her, but Qi Qinghan had different feelings for Lu Chen.

In Qi Qinghan's eyes, Lu Chen was a gentle, strong, and handsome man. Although she realized the gap in status between herself and Lu Chen after she grew up, it was precisely because of this that she admired Lu Chen more and more.

A strong man who cares about you constantly, is not only gentle to you, but also so handsome—any woman, unless she has a heart of stone, would develop feelings for such a man.

Lu Chen then said, "You should still call me Brother Heavenly Emperor."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Qi Qinghan was about to say something when Lu Chen added again, "This is an order."

After Lu Chen said that, Qi Qinghan couldn't say anything more. In the end, she could only obey orders and say, "Yes, Your Majesty... Heavenly Emperor brother..."

As soon as she called out the title "Heavenly Emperor Brother," a blush spread from Qi Qinghan's cheeks to her entire jade-like neck.

Lu Chen continued, "What did you see when you encountered the Heavenly Demon?"

Although there was video recording on the starship, the recording was rather blurry, perhaps because Qi Qinghan's spaceship was too far away from the main warship at the time, so the footage was not very clear.

Qi Qinghan's spaceship had been destroyed, so Lu Chen didn't bother searching for the wreckage and just asked Qi Qinghan what she had seen.

Qi Qinghan came back to her senses, thought for a moment, and replied, "Those Heavenly Demons seemed to appear out of thin air. When they appeared, there were no spatial fluctuations or spatial rifts around them."

Upon hearing Qi Qinghan's answer, Lu Chen fell into deep thought.

Appeared suddenly?

Perhaps it was because Qi Qinghan's cultivation level was not high enough that she did not sense the spatial fluctuations, which is why she felt that they appeared suddenly?

Lu Chen thought for a moment and said to Qi Qinghan, "Okay, you should get some rest."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chen left the starship and personally headed to the starfield where the Heavenly Demon had appeared. (End of Chapter)