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Chapter 331 How naive!

Lu Chen hadn't been close to Murong Xue'er for far too long, and he couldn't help himself when faced with this aloof and stunningly beautiful older sister.

At this moment, Murong Xue'er's mind was in a state of confusion. She began to doubt herself. Was she really here at the Northern Prince's Mansion to extract information?

Lu Chen gently stroked the pattern on Murong Xue'er's lower abdomen and said, "I didn't expect the pattern to still be there. Using my method to draw patterns really does preserve them for a longer time."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Murong Xue'er gradually came to her senses. She lay on the bed, her gaze slightly lowered, and the next moment, as if her eyes had been pricked by needles, she immediately raised her gaze and stared straight at Lu Chen's handsome face.

Lu Chen continued, "But speaking of which, the virginity mark that the Emperor Yue made for you is quite beautiful."

The picture on Murong Xue'er's body has a heart inside and some symmetrical patterns on the outside, which looks very exquisite.

Lu Chen was somewhat curious as to why the Emperor of Yue would create such a pattern as a guardian crest.

The world already has methods like the "cinnabar mark" to determine whether a woman has lost her virginity; there's no need to make it so complicated.

This virginity mark occupied Murong Xue'er's lower abdomen, and it must have taken a lot of effort to make it. Lu Chen spent a lot of time drawing the virginity mark for Murong Xue'er some time ago, not to mention that the virginity mark he drew had no function and was just a picture.

If even a single drawing took Lu Chen so much time, then creating a real guardian crest must be even more troublesome. Why would the Emperor of Yue need to go through all that trouble?

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Murong Xue'er simply looked at him calmly without saying anything.

At this point, Lu Chen continued, "Does this 'gecko' mark have any special meaning?"

Murong Xue'er took a deep breath and said, "Hoo... I don't know..."

Lu Chen continued, "Do all the women around Emperor Yue have this virginity mark?"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's question, Murong Xue'er immediately became alert. Although they were doing something bad, she wasn't so foolish as to carelessly reveal information about the Emperor Yue's inner circle.

Murong Xue'er gazed into Lu Chen's eyes and said, "You want to... umm... find out... about His Majesty through me?"

Lu Chen smiled, surprised that Murong Xue'er was so perceptive. He had only asked casually. He said calmly, "I've said before, I want to keep you in the Northern Kingdom, not for any political purpose. I simply want your body."

"I was just curious about what was so special about this pattern; you don't need to be so sensitive."

"If you don't want to talk about it, then don't."

Murong Xue'er looked into Lu Chen's eyes. At this moment, Lu Chen's gaze was very intense, as if he had indeed not been paying attention to anything else.

After a moment, Murong Xue'er finally said, "Only...only I have the virginity mark on my body, the other palace maids all have the virginity mark on their bodies."

Seeing that Murong Xue'er had answered, Lu Chen smiled slightly and then said, "It seems that you are quite special in the eyes of the Empress Yue. However, I don't understand why she would be willing to send you to my side if you are so special?"

"Aren't you afraid of throwing good money after bad, like throwing meat buns to a dog—they'll never come back?"

Murong Xue'er did not answer Lu Chen's question. Lu Chen's question made Murong Xue'er feel ashamed. She felt that the reason why the Emperor Yue entrusted her with such an important task was mainly because he trusted her.

As a result, after arriving in the Northern Kingdom and sleeping with the Northern King a few times, her heart began to waver. Now she even doubts whether she is a promiscuous woman at heart.

Seeing that Murong Xue'er remained silent, Lu Chen did not continue speaking. His gaze fell once again on the virginity mark on Murong Xue'er's lower abdomen, and he continued to observe the pattern.

After a while, Lu Chen suddenly thought of something and asked curiously in his mind, "System, can this pattern really determine whether a woman has lost her virginity?"

[Yes, this curse is called the Love-Loving Curse. Once a man deflowers a woman with this curse, the curse will enter the man's body. From then on, the man will fall completely in love with this woman, and the curse will disappear from her body.]

Upon seeing the system's explanation, Lu Chen was stunned and stopped moving.

What?

A love-binding spell?

This is actually a curse?

It's truly impossible to guard against!

How could someone cast a curse in this place?

Then, when I took Murong Xue'er's virginity, didn't I already fall for her trap?

But he doesn't seem to have any abnormalities, and there's nothing wrong with his body. Is there a time limit?

Just as Lu Chen was feeling confused, the system notification sounded again.

[The Love-Loving Spell requires a substance to create its runes, and this substance is a poison that cannot harm the host's immune system.]

Upon hearing the system's explanation, Lu Chen instantly understood what was going on.

At this moment, Lu Chen couldn't help but smile slightly. No wonder Emperor Yue wanted to send such an important and valued woman as Murong Xue'er to his side. Emperor Yue wanted to use Murong Xue'er to control him.

Thinking about it this way, Empress Yue is probably a woman with great ambitions, otherwise why would she send Murong Xue'er, whom she had specially trained for so many years, to the Northern Kingdom?

It seems that the Empress wants to turn me into her pawn in order to achieve some ulterior motive.

I just don't know what this woman wants to do.

Seeing Lu Chen suddenly stop and look at her, Murong Xue'er was slightly stunned, and the next moment her expression looked somewhat anxious.

Murong Xue'er tried hard to control her emotions and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lu Chen smiled and said, "It's nothing. I was just wondering if Your Majesty would be very angry if he lost both his wife and his army."

Murong Xue'er didn't understand what Lu Chen meant by "losing both wife and army." At this moment, her face was flushed, and she looked at Lu Chen with a puzzled expression.

Lu Chen said, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. You're finally back, let's catch up properly."

At this point, Lu Chen suddenly thought of something, and he smiled, "This design is quite nice, how about I draw one on your back too?"

Before Murong Xue'er could answer, Lu Chen turned her body over. Then he raised his hand, and the paint and brush in the study flew to Lu Chen's front. Lu Chen then drew the same pattern on Murong Xue'er's buttocks.

Murong Xue'er didn't know what Lu Chen was up to, but since it didn't harm her, she didn't stop him.

But after Lu Chen finished drawing the pattern, she clearly noticed that Lu Chen seemed to have become much more irritable.

Murong Xue'er comforted herself, saying that everything was for Emperor Yue and to extract information from the Northern Kingdom.

Lu Chen and Murong Xue'er spent a day in the rest room. When Murong Xue'er returned, she was in a daze. She had anticipated what would happen when she entered the palace, and the Emperor Yue's original intention was for her to get close to the Prince of the North in this way. She had now completely accepted these things.

However, she still didn't understand why Lu Chen trusted her so much. Did the Northern King really think that he could win a woman's heart with this method?

Thinking of Lu Chen's confident and handsome smile, Murong Xue'er, sitting in the carriage, couldn't help but let out a soft hum.

"How naive!"

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(End of this chapter)