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

Chapter 275 Shut up! You still know he's your senior sister's child!

When Lu Chen arrived at Yunrong Courtyard, Lin Wanyun was sitting dejectedly on a stone bench in the pavilion, looking worried about something.

Lu Chen immediately asked, "Aunt Lin, has something happened to Rongrong?"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's voice, Lin Wanyun suddenly looked up at him.

She was about to say something, but the words caught in her throat.

Lu Chen then approached Lin Wanyun and continued, "No matter what happens, just tell me directly."

Lin Wanyun sighed, then replied, "The Venerable One knows that she has lost her virginity."

This……

Lu Chen was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Isn't your Venerable One in seclusion?"

"I think Rongrong mentioned that she wouldn't be out of seclusion for a while. How did she find out about this?"

Lin Wanyun sighed again and said, "I don't know what happened either, but some people in Xuan Yue Palace speculate that it's because the Venerable One sensed the emergence of a Celestial Realm expert and was worried that Xuan Yue Palace would be in danger, so she ended her seclusion early."

Lu Chen frowned, then asked, "So, Rongrong was imprisoned by her master?"

Lin Wanyun replied, "I don't know if he was imprisoned or not. I just heard about it, and now everyone in Xuan Yue Palace knows about it."

Although Xuan Yue Palace did not forbid its disciples from finding Daoist partners, it only prohibited them from having children. However, Chen Wanrong was, after all, the Palace Master of Xuan Yue Palace, and her status was rather special. How could she possibly lose her virginity to someone else?

The Xuan Yue Palace is now divided into two factions. One faction believes that although the Xuan Yue Palace does not prohibit love between men and women or the search for a Daoist partner, Chen Wanrong is, after all, the Palace Master. If the Palace Master puts all her energy into her Daoist partner, how can she manage the Xuan Yue Palace? Therefore, the Palace Master should keep herself pure and should not have any affairs with any man, let alone men from outside the palace.

What if one day, the palace mistress Chen Wanrong acts on impulse and brings disaster to the entire Xuan Yue Palace?

However, another group believes that although Chen Wanrong is the master of Xuan Yue Palace, she is also a human being with emotions and desires, so she should not be prevented from finding a Daoist partner.

Since the people of Xuan Yue Palace learned about Chen Wanrong's matter, the two factions in Xuan Yue Palace are now arguing fiercely. Of course, how to deal with Chen Wanrong, the palace master, is a matter for the Venerable One. No matter how much they argue, it will not change the Venerable One's decision.

Hearing Lin Wanyun's answer, Lu Chen frowned. He hadn't expected that Chen Wanrong's master would emerge from seclusion so quickly, and discover her loss of virginity so soon.

This is getting a bit troublesome.

Her master seems to be a Celestial Realm expert, or even above. Zhuge Chongguang hasn't really broken through to the Celestial Realm yet. If Chen Wanrong's master comes looking for trouble, he probably won't be her match.

Seeing that Lu Chen's expression was not very good, Lin Wanyun comforted him, "Chen'er, you don't need to worry that that Venerable One will come to cause you trouble directly. Although she is very strong, it seems that she has had some problems with her cultivation over the years. It is hard to say whether she still has the strength of the Celestial Realm."

"Moreover, there is already a Celestial Realm expert in the Northern Kingdom. Even if she knows that you ruined Rongrong's reputation, considering that there is a Celestial Realm expert in the Northern Kingdom, she most likely won't come looking for you."

Lu Chen did not relax because of Lin Wanyun's comfort, because he knew very well that Zhuge Chongguang had not broken through to the Celestial Realm at all. The fact that Zhuge Chongguang had broken through was just a lie used to scare others.

Lin Wanyun continued, "It's clear from the fact that the Venerable One didn't go to the Great Xia Imperial Palace to retrieve the sacred artifact of the Xuan Yue Palace that her strength has declined significantly. Otherwise, she would have gone to the Great Xia Imperial Palace long ago and snatched the sacred artifact back."

Hearing Lin Wanyun say this, Lu Chen realized, "That's right. If that Venerable One is really that powerful and invincible, then how could she stay in Xuan Yue Palace all this time? Even when the sacred objects of Xuan Yue Palace were stolen, she didn't try to get them back."

Clearly, her strength had fallen to the Grandmaster level, so she was not confident in defeating Emperor Xia, who possessed a sacred artifact. After all, the sacred artifact of Xuan Yue Palace could temporarily elevate a person's strength to the Celestial Realm, and a Grandmaster was still no match for someone at the Celestial Realm.

Lu Chen thought to himself that he hoped Zhuge Chongguang's "Celestial Realm" would intimidate Chen Wanrong's master and prevent her from coming to the Northern Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen sighed and said, "I wonder how your Venerable One will deal with Rongrong."

Lin Wanyun said, "After all, she is the Venerable One's only remaining disciple. The Venerable One probably won't harm her, but it's very likely that he will strip her of her position as Palace Master and then lock her up."

At this point, Lin Wanyun glanced at Lu Chen's reaction. To be honest, she didn't want to tell Lu Chen about this at first because she was worried that Lu Chen would become hostile to Xuan Yue Palace because of Chen Wanrong's matter.

The Northern Kingdom is incredibly powerful now. Although it is not yet as strong as the Xuan Yue Palace, it took the Xuan Yue Palace countless years to grow to its current level. In just a few years since Lu Chen came to the Northern Kingdom, it has already achieved such terrifying strength, even having experts at the Celestial Realm. If the Northern Kingdom is allowed to continue growing for a few more years, it is not impossible for it to surpass the Xuan Yue Palace in strength.

If Xuan Yue Palace and the Northern Kingdom fall out because of Chen Wanrong, and Lu Chen sends troops to attack Xuan Yue Palace, the final outcome for Xuan Yue Palace will probably not be good.

Lin Wanyun has high hopes for Lu Chen. In her opinion, the development of Xuan Yue Palace has basically stagnated, but the Northern Kingdom is developing rapidly, and its strength is growing at a particularly fast pace. No one can say for sure whether the Northern Kingdom will produce another Celestial Realm expert in the future.

From Lin Wanyun's personal perspective, she really didn't want the two forces to clash.

Just as Lin Wanyun was lost in thought, Lu Chen spoke up: "As long as Rongrong's master doesn't harm her, that's fine. If her master locks her up and prevents her from going down the mountain, I will personally go and bring her down the mountain after the Northern Kingdom stabilizes."

Upon hearing this, Lin Wanyun quickly said, "Chen'er, don't be impulsive. Perhaps there is another way to resolve this."

Lu Chen asked with a smile, "Aunt Lin, do you have any other ideas?"

Lin Wanyun said, "Rongrong's master treats her very well. If Rongrong insists on becoming your woman, I believe that Rongrong's master will eventually let her come down the mountain to find you."

Lu Chen said, "That's not true..."

Before Lu Chen could finish speaking, a maid's voice came from outside, "Your Highness, Commander Qin is looking for you. He says he has good news and wants you to go to the study immediately!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment.

good news?

What good news?

Lu Chen then stood up and said to Lin Wanyun, "Aunt Lin, if you have any news about Rongrong, please tell me immediately."

Lin Wanyun said, "Okay."

Lu Chen then turned and walked towards the study.

If Qin Yushan specifically emphasized that this was good news, then the intelligence he brought this time must be of great value.

A short while later, Lu Chen appeared in the courtyard where the study was located. Qin Yushan, who was standing in the courtyard at this time, was about to walk over and say something when he suddenly realized that this matter was not suitable to be discussed in public, so he simply bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Highness!"

Lu Chen nodded and said, "Yes, what is it?"

Qin Yushan said, "Your Highness, let's talk somewhere else."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen knew that this intelligence was extremely important. He immediately headed towards the study, saying as he went, "Follow me."

The two then entered the study. As soon as they entered, Qin Yushan closed the door and handed Lu Chen a small note: "Your Highness, a message has arrived from Dayu City via carrier pigeon. Xuanyuan Chaoge has broken through to the Celestial Realm!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen was stunned.

Heavens... Celestial Realm? ??

When he left Dayu City, he didn't see any signs of Xuanyuan Chaoge breaking through to the Celestial Realm. How did he break through?

He had just returned to the palace yesterday, and today he received a message by carrier pigeon from Dayu City.

Wait, shouldn't there be some special test to break through to the Celestial Realm?

According to Zhuge Chongguang's speculation, every Grandmaster who wants to break through to the Celestial Realm needs to undergo a special test in this world. For example, a Celestial Realm expert from Xuan Yue Palace once hunted down many Grandmasters in order to break through to the Celestial Realm. Another example is that if Zhuge Chongguang wants to break through to the Celestial Realm, he needs more scholars in the Northern Kingdom so that he can absorb the spiritual energy of literature.

What kind of test does this world present to Xuanyuan Chaoge?

Lu Chen pondered for a moment, thinking that Xuan Yuan Chaoge's test was probably related to him. Before he went to Dayu City, Xuan Yuan Chaoge had lived for three hundred years and had not broken through to the Celestial Realm. However, after he only went to Dayu City for an inspection, Xuan Yuan Chaoge broke through to the Celestial Realm.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen's lips curled up slightly. He had just been worried that Chen Wanrong's master would come looking for trouble, but now that the Northern Kingdom really had a Celestial Realm expert, he didn't have to worry about the Xuan Yue Palace for the time being.

Lu Chen then said to Qin Yushan, "Immediately use a carrier pigeon to tell Xuan Yuanchaoge to pass the position of City Lord of Dayu City to his current second son, and that he will come to Yancheng to take up an important position."

Although it was uncertain whether Chen Wanrong's master would cause him trouble, it was better to call Xuanyuan Chaoge to Yancheng just in case.

Qin Yushan replied, "Yes, Your Highness."

Lu Chen then continued, "Let's go now."

Qin Yushan then bowed and said, "This subordinate takes his leave."

After saying this, Qin Yushan turned and left the study to write a letter.

at the same time.

Xuan Yue Palace.

A cold and stunningly beautiful woman with silver-white hair sat on the throne in the main hall, looking expressionlessly at Chen Wanrong kneeling in the hall.

At this moment, the entire hall was empty except for the two of them.

The woman spoke again, asking, "Who exactly is that man?"

Chen Wanrong knelt on the ground, her expression indifferent, and did not answer.

Seeing that Chen Wanrong still didn't answer, the woman coldly said, "Rongrong, I think you've forgotten everything I taught you. I've only been in seclusion for a short time, and you've already gone down the mountain to find a man. Do you know how much this loss of your virginity will affect your cultivation?"

"Originally, you could have broken through to the Celestial Realm in at most fifty years. Now that your pure Yin body has been damaged and tainted by worldly karma, even if you were given a hundred or two hundred years, you might not be able to break through to the Celestial Realm again!"

The woman grew angrier the more she spoke.

A chill emanated from the woman's body, freezing the entire hall.

At this moment, Chen Wanrong remained kneeling quietly on the ground.

Seeing that Chen Wanrong still had a blank expression, the woman sighed and said, "Never mind."

At this moment, Chen Wanrong finally spoke, saying, "This disciple is unfilial and has failed Master's expectations. I hope Master will allow this disciple to resign from the position of Palace Master."

Upon hearing this, the woman scoffed, "Resign from your position as palace master? What, you still want to go down the mountain and be with your lover?"

Chen Wanrong said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "I hope Master will grant my request."

As soon as Chen Wanrong finished speaking, an extremely cold gas was released from the woman's body. Chen Wanrong's body was instantly blasted away by this cold gas, and she rolled several times on the ground before she regained her balance.

The woman then said, "Do you remember how your senior sister died?"

Chen Wanrong struggled to her feet and then knelt down.

The woman continued, "Your eldest sister ignored my advice and insisted on marrying the Xia Emperor, which led to her tragic end. Do you want to follow in her footsteps?"

"Even if you don't tell me who that man is, I can basically guess who he is."

"According to the report from the Xuan Yue Palace disciples, you have been staying at the Northern King's residence for some time. The Northern King is a philanderer with many wives and concubines in his mansion. It is likely that the Northern King who took your virginity!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Wanrong quickly said, "This was all of my own free will, please don't blame others, Master!"

The woman snorted again, "At a time like this, you're still thinking about protecting your little lover. You must love him very deeply."

Chen Wanrong continued, "The Northern King is the child of our eldest sister. Our eldest sister is the goddess of the Xuan Yue Palace, and the Northern King is the divine son of the Xuan Yue Palace. Even if I lost my virginity to him..."

Before Chen Wanrong could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the woman.

"Shut up! You still know he's your senior sister's child!"

"What good people could possibly come from the bloodline of the Xia Emperor!"

"Your senior sister died because of Emperor Xia, and one day you will die because of Emperor Xia's son! What good intentions do you think the Northern King has in approaching you!"

In the woman's view, the Northern King's approach to Chen Wanrong was most likely aimed at gaining control of the Xuan Yue Palace and then using it to realize his personal ambitions. After all, the Xia Emperor did just that back then, and this scene was all too familiar.

Chen Wanrong, forcing a smile, said, "It was this disciple who took the initiative to approach the Northern King!"

Hearing this, the woman almost laughed in anger. "You took the initiative to approach him? Why would you take the initiative to approach him? Do you really think he's the divine son of Xuan Yue Palace? That you feel sorry for him because he lost his mother at a young age? That you want to take care of him for your senior sister?"

"Did the caregiving somehow extend to the bedroom?"

"Judging from your expression, you probably still want to follow in your senior sister's footsteps and bear children for the Northern King?"

Chen Wanrong kept silent.

Seeing Chen Wanrong's expressionless face, the woman became angry and said, "What sins have I committed to deserve taking you two as disciples!"

"Are men really that important? Will you die without them?!"

At this point, the woman fell silent, remaining speechless for a long time, and the entire hall became quiet. After an unknown period of time, the woman spoke again: "Since he is your senior sister's son, then I will not pursue his responsibility. Tell me, what is his true nature like? Is he as rumored, fond of beautiful women and indulging in pleasure?"

Hearing this, Chen Wanrong finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was worried that her master would go and cause trouble for Lu Chen because of her. Since her master still cherished their past relationship, Lu Chen should be safe. After all, Lu Chen was the divine son of Xuan Yue Palace.

Chen Wanrong then said, "He does have a fondness for beautiful women, but he was very good to all his women."

Upon hearing this, the white-haired woman snorted, "Men are all the same, as expected."

The white-haired woman then asked, "What is his talent in martial arts?"

Chen Wanrong replied, "He... has already broken through to the Grandmaster realm, and the reason why I was able to break through to the Grandmaster realm so quickly is also because of his help."

Upon hearing this, the white-haired woman was taken aback. Then she frowned slightly. "Grandmaster? He should only be eighteen years old this year, right? He's so fond of beautiful women, how could he have broken through to the Grandmaster realm so quickly?"

Chen Wanrong replied, "This disciple does not know."

The white-haired woman said with exasperation, "You don't even know his background, and you just gave yourself to him like that? You're going to drive your master crazy!"

The white-haired woman took a deep breath and then continued, "You said you were able to break through to the Grandmaster realm because of his help. Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Upon hearing this question, a blush appeared on Chen Wanrong's cold, pale cheeks, and she hesitated.

Seeing that Chen Wanrong did not answer, the white-haired woman continued, "What? What kind of unorthodox methods did you use? You dare not say?"

Chen Wanrong gritted her teeth and then replied, "When I was with him, I broke through to the Grandmaster realm, and my strength increased rapidly when I was with him."

Upon hearing Chen Wanrong's reply, the white-haired woman was startled, and she suddenly understood something.

Immediately, the white-haired woman raised her hand, and Chen Wanrong's body flew uncontrollably directly in front of the white-haired woman. The woman immediately grabbed Chen Wanrong's wrist and checked her body.

Then she murmured in surprise, "There's no evil energy here; it's actually a genuine dual cultivation method."

"He's not following the path of martial arts, he's following the path of immortal cultivation!"

The white-haired woman looked utterly shocked. After a long while, she came to her senses and said, "I never expected Yue'er's child to have such an opportunity."

At this point, the white-haired woman released Chen Wanrong's wrist and asked, "Do you know why your master doesn't forbid disciples of the Xuan Yue Palace from finding Daoist partners?"

Chen Wanrong replied, "This disciple does not know."

The white-haired woman said, "In the world where I live, someone once used the relationship between men and women to develop a unique cultivation method, namely the dual cultivation method. However, this kind of cultivation method can only be practiced by men and women who love each other. If they cannot achieve a spiritual connection, it will cause both of them to go astray and become possessed by demons."

"I do not forbid my disciples from seeking Daoist partners, because I want to see if any disciple can comprehend this kind of cultivation method."

(End of this chapter)