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Zhao Yu's men were stunned for a long time. That was a Heavenly Realm expert. They had never heard of a Heavenly Realm expert in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Even the royal family, with its profound foundation, did not have any Heavenly Realm experts.

However, Lu Chen told them that their Zhennan Prince's Mansion had a Heavenly Realm expert who was protecting Lu Chen.

After a long while, Zhao Yu and the others turned their gazes to Qu He. Lu Chen continued, "You don't need to be surprised. This is the protector left to me by my mother."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's explanation, Zhao Yu and the others realized that the protectors left behind by the princess made sense; their princess was no ordinary person after all.

Some people suspected back then that the Princess Consort of Zhennan might have broken through to the Earth Realm and become a Heaven Realm expert.

However, no one can verify it, since no one has ever broken through to the Heaven Realm before, so no one knows what the difference is between Heaven Realm experts and Earth Realm experts.

After regaining his senses, Fu Li asked, "Young Master, since you have a Heavenly Realm expert protecting you, wouldn't it be incredibly easy for you to ascend to that position?"

Although they didn't know how strong a Heavenly Realm expert was, in their view, it was not a problem for one Heavenly Realm expert to fight against a hundred Earthly Realm experts.

After all, a single Earth Realm expert can defeat dozens of Profound Realm experts. With a Heaven Realm expert, wiping out the royal family would be a piece of cake.

They felt incredibly ashamed at the thought that they had once worried about the future of the Prince of Zhennan's mansion.

Even though the Zhennan Prince's Mansion has a Heavenly Realm expert protecting it, they actually think that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion will perish.

However, they can't be blamed for this, since their king never told them that there was a Heavenly Realm expert in charge of Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

If they knew that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion had a Heaven Realm expert, they wouldn't worry about whether the Zhennan Prince's Mansion would be destroyed.

Upon hearing Fu Li's words, Lu Chen calmly replied, "I have no interest in that position."

Those around him were slightly taken aback. They knew very well that the reason why the Prince of Zhennan left the capital for Guangling County was to recruit soldiers and prepare for Lu Chen's uprising.

However, Lu Chen now says that he has no interest in the throne. If that's the case, then all the efforts of the Prince of Zhennan have been in vain.

At this moment, Lu Xun suddenly thought of something. Even the Prince of Zhennan had not told them that there was a Heavenly Realm expert in the Prince of Zhennan's mansion, but tonight Lu Chen took the initiative to tell them that there was a Heavenly Realm expert by his side.

Why would Lu Chen tell them about the existence of a Heavenly Realm expert at this particular time? Could it be that Lu Chen is about to do something big?

Thinking of this possibility, Lu Xun asked, "Your Highness, why are you telling us such a secret at this time?"

Seeing that Lu Xun had already realized what was going on, Lu Chen continued, "The reason I'm telling you this is because I'm about to do something that you consider heinous and unforgivable."

Zhao Yu and the others were taken aback. What did it mean to be so heinous and unforgivable?

In their view, even if it was a rebellion, they did not consider it a heinous crime or an unforgivable offense, because they were originally people of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, and their hearts naturally sided with the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

Before they could even ask, Lu Chen said, "The woman I met earlier wasn't human."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yu felt a sudden blank.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, if it's not human, then what could it be?

It's nothing more than something strange and evil.

This puzzled them greatly. Why would their young master leave the capital specifically to meet that strange and evil spirit? Why would he do such a thing?

The room was dimly lit, with only a lone lamp illuminating the wall, its light flickering and casting crooked, distorted shadows on the floor.

A heavy, oppressive atmosphere enveloped the entire room. No one spoke; only the unease in people's hearts was suffocated by the oppressive atmosphere, making it hard to breathe.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Yu finally spoke, asking, "Your Highness, you're not just trying to tell us that woman wasn't human, are you?"

Zhao Yu and the others weren't stupid. Even if the woman wasn't human, it wasn't a big deal. It wouldn't be enough to make Lu Chen reveal the secrets of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion as a prelude.

Lu Chen has even revealed such a secret as that of a Heavenly Realm expert, so he must have something really important to tell them.

Lu Chen continued, "That woman is a strange being, and a strange being at the Earth Realm level, which is what you call the Ghost King. She can help me cultivate."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Zhao Yu and the others felt a chill run down their spines.

Lu Xun hurriedly said, "Young Master, do you intend to join forces with the supernatural beings? That's absolutely unacceptable! In their eyes, humans are nothing but food."

As soon as Lu Xun finished speaking, Zhao Yu quickly advised, "Your Highness, do not seek refuge with a tiger! You now have a Heavenly Realm expert protecting you; you can get whatever you want, even the throne. Why seek refuge with such a treacherous entity?"

Lu Chen then said, "I'm not saying I want to side with the supernatural being; I'm just saying that the supernatural being is useful to me."

The group exchanged bewildered glances, unsure of what Lu Chen was trying to say.

Lu Chen continued, "A living monster is an excellent vessel for me, so I plan to abduct her back to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. Do you understand what I mean?"

Zhao Yu and the others then realized that they had only intended to use the strange woman as a cultivation furnace.

They thought the prince intended to seek refuge with the supernatural, but treating the supernatural as a furnace and seeking refuge with the supernatural are two completely different things.

If they only use the strange creatures as a furnace, then it's not a big deal at all. After all, they hunt strange creatures and blood to obtain strange beads for cultivation.

It's just that Lu Chen cultivates using a living, bizarre method.

Fu Li said, "Is the young master worried that someone might accuse you of colluding with the supernatural, so he told me about this in advance?"

Lu Chen said, "That's not the case. It doesn't matter if outsiders misunderstand me, but you are, after all, trusted confidants of the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion. I can't let you misunderstand me too."

Fu Li then said, "Your Highness, please rest assured, we are not pedantic people. Since those strange women are helpful to your cultivation level, they should naturally be put to your use."

"However, a Ghost King like her would probably not willingly submit to anyone. A Ghost King is a being who can command strange and evil spirits in a region. How could she possibly be willing to stay by a human's side and become a human's cultivation tool?"

At this moment, Fu Li and the others were very worried that Lu Chen would use humans as food to make a deal with Yun Yudie.

At this moment, Zhao Yu asked, "Your Highness, what did you discuss with that treacherous king?"

Lu Chen said, "We didn't talk about anything. I just wanted her to come to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, to be my woman, and to help me with my cultivation."

Lu Xun tentatively asked, "She probably won't agree, right? After all, she's the King of Ghosts."

Lu Chen said, "She definitely didn't agree."

Lu Xun then asked, "Is there some kind of request?"

They were already speculating whether Lu Chen intended to sacrifice humans to make a deal with Yun Yudie.

However, just as they were thinking this, Lu Chen said with a smile, "She didn't make any requests."

The group looked at each other again. What was there left to talk about?

Since the other party, a mere Demon King, hadn't made any demands, and Lu Chen hadn't offered her any benefits, how could she possibly agree to help him cultivate? (End of Chapter)