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

Lu Yi thought that once they disguised themselves, no one would recognize them, but they clearly underestimated the capabilities of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

The Imperial Guards easily deduced from their clothing, carriages, and guards that Lu Yi was the missing Crown Prince.

Soon, news of Lu Yi's arrival in Anping City reached Lu Chen's ears. Upon hearing that Lu Yi had arrived in Anping City, Lu Chen immediately sent Liang Zong to Anping City to personally pick up Lu Yi and bring him to Yancheng.

After Lu Yi and the Donggong group arrived in Anping City, they did not rush to send someone to see Lu Chen, as Lu Yi was still unsure of Lu Chen's attitude towards him.

If Lu Chen doesn't want to have a direct conflict with his father, the emperor, he might be arrested and sent back to the capital.

Although he possessed some information that Lu Chen might want to know, he was still somewhat worried.

These days, Lu Yi spends most of his time in the inn, only occasionally going out for a stroll.

As a necessary stop for the Great Xia caravans heading to Yancheng, Anping City is now very prosperous, with many novel things that are rarely seen in the capital.

These days, Lu Yi is most concerned about the newspapers published in Anping City. He has someone buy him a newspaper every day and then carefully reads all the contents.

night.

Inside the Listening to the Rain Inn.

Lu Yi was in Crown Princess Xue Linglong's room when she saw him looking at the newspaper with a serious expression. Xue Linglong asked, "Husband, it's been almost half a month already. Are we still going to Yancheng?"

Lu Yi put down his newspaper and said, "Go, now we have no choice but to rely on the Northern King."

A look of worry appeared in Xue Linglong's eyes. "Husband, why don't we change our names and live a peaceful life from now on? I've noticed these past few days that many merchants from other parts of Great Xia are applying for new identities in the Northern Kingdom. Why don't we apply for new identities as well?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yi's face instantly darkened. He said unhappily, "I don't want to give up just like that!"

"And even if we really change our names, it will be discovered someday."

Before Xue Linglong could continue speaking, Lu Yi interrupted her, saying, "You don't need to say anything more. My mind is made up."

Lu Yi was unwilling to accept defeat. He believed he still had a chance to make a comeback. If he could win over Lu Chen and borrow some troops from him, he would have a chance to occupy a vassal king's fiefdom and climb the ranks step by step.

As for returning to the capital, he felt it was unlikely in the short term, given that his father had already recovered.

Now we can only wait for the right opportunity and take things slowly.

Seeing Lu Yi's resolute attitude, Xue Linglong sighed softly, "I understand."

Lu Yi then stood up from his seat, placed the newspaper on the table, and walked directly towards the door. "Get some rest early tonight, I still need to practice!"

Xue Linglong raised her hand, intending to stop Lu Yi, but Lu Yi opened the door and walked out of the room. The door then closed with a "bang".

Xue Linglong was slightly taken aback. The next moment, the disappointed expression on her face turned cold, as if everything she had just done was an act.

After a while, a dark figure entered the room through the window. The person was Yu Tianlu, Lu Yi's strongest bodyguard at present. He was a Grandmaster, but he had never displayed the strength of a Grandmaster in front of Lu Yi.

"Holy Maiden, are we really going to Yancheng with Lu Yi?"

"There's a high possibility that celestial beings exist in Yancheng. If they discover that we're from the Taiyin Divine Sect, I'm afraid..."

Xue Linglong said with a cold expression, "With the Yin-Yang Mirror here, even celestial beings cannot discover my true identity."

"The fact that the Northern King has acquired such formidable strength in such a short time proves that he is very likely the chosen one we are searching for. If we can sacrifice him, we can surely resurrect our leader. Once our leader is resurrected, everyone in our Taiyin Divine Sect will be able to ascend to the Immortal Realm!"

Yu Tianlu said, "Your subordinate understands."

Xue Linglong then asked, "Has there been any result regarding that matter?"

Yu Tianlu replied, "We have the results. It's basically confirmed that it was done by Emperor Xia's shadow guards."

Xue Linglong said with a sneer, "The major dynasties keep calling us a demonic sect, but their actions are no different from ours."

At this point, Xue Linglong continued, "Have you found out why Emperor Xia captured so many martial artists?"

Yu Tianlu replied, "That's not clear yet."

Xue Linglong said, "Let them continue their investigation. Once they find out the reason, they should immediately expose what the Great Xia royal family has done to the public, so that the world can see what despicable things the Xia emperor, as the ruler of a country, has done."

"Yes, I understand."

"If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

Xue Linglong said coldly, "Go down."

Yu Tianlu then left the room.

Not long after Yu Tianlu left, the Jinyiwei soldiers surrounded the Tingyu Inn where Lu Yi and his group were staying. Xue Linglong frowned slightly after noticing the commotion outside.

Then she raised her delicate hand and rubbed her throat. Immediately afterwards, she pushed open the door and rushed to Lu Yi's room, knocking and saying, "Husband, something terrible has happened! Lots of soldiers have arrived outside!"

Hearing the commotion outside, Lu Yi, who was practicing his evil arts, quickly opened the window and looked downstairs.

Seeing that the area downstairs was completely surrounded by soldiers, Lu Yi immediately felt extremely nervous. These soldiers were most likely there for them, and their identities had probably been exposed.

I never expected that Xue Linglong's excellent disguise skills could be seen through.

Just then, Liang Zong, who was downstairs, introduced himself to the Listening Rain Inn, saying, "I am Liang Zong, the commander of the Northern Imperial Guard. I have been ordered by the Prince to escort the guests inside to Yancheng!"

Hearing this, the other guests in the inn were confused, because they were not sure which guest Liang Zong was talking about. He did not specify or give a name. How could they know who they were looking for?

Lu Yi couldn't help but wonder, could it be that these people weren't looking for him?

Just as Lu Yi was thinking this, Liang Zong spoke again: "The guest surnamed Lu in the inn, I am here on the orders of the Northern King to invite you and your wife to visit Yancheng!"

Seeing that Liang Zong had spoken so bluntly, Lu Yi was basically certain that the other party was after him.

Now that he's been discovered, there's no need to keep hiding anymore. Anyway, he plans to go to Yancheng to ask the Northern King for help.

Lu Yi then opened the door and came out into the corridor. Seeing Lu Yi come out, Xue Linglong feigned fear and said, "Husband, what should we do now?"

Lu Yi said, "Since they already know we're here, there's no need for us to hide anymore. Let's go down."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yi walked downstairs.

Xue Linglong quickly followed.

Soon, Lu Yi walked out of the main entrance of Tingyulou Inn and went straight to Liang Zong, saying, "My surname is Lu."

Liang Zong bowed to Lu Yi and then said, "We have prepared a carriage; please proceed!"

Immediately afterwards, Lu Yi led the people from the Eastern Palace to follow Liang Zong to Yancheng.

a few days later.

When they arrived in Yancheng, Lu Chen did not come to greet Lu Yi and the others. Instead, he had Liang Zong take Lu Yi and the others directly to the mansion that the prefect had prepared for them.

After alighting from the carriage, Lu Yi glanced at the mansion before him. Seeing that it wasn't the Northern Prince's residence, Lu Yi asked, "When will I be able to see my ninth brother?"

Now that there was no one else around, Lu Yi resumed his self-identification and stopped pretending.

Liang Zong said with a smile, "Your Highness, please wait a moment, the Prince will be here soon."

"This is the residence that His Highness has prepared for you. You will live here from now on. If you need anything, you can tell the Embroidered Uniform Guard at any time."

Without much thought, Lu Yi led his entourage and guards directly into the mansion before him.

Upon entering the mansion, the servants and guards immediately began to tidy up, while Lu Yi sat in the courtyard, looking somewhat anxious.

He was unsure of Lu Chen's attitude towards him, and he was very anxious to meet Lu Chen to find out what Lu Chen was thinking.

After what seemed like an eternity, perhaps several hours, a guard finally entered the courtyard and announced, "Your Highness, the Northern King has arrived!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yi quickly led Xue Linglong to the entrance of the mansion to personally greet Lu Chen.

After getting off the carriage, Lu Chen glanced at Lu Yi and Xue Linglong.

Lu Chen said with a smile, "Welcome, Your Majesty and Your Majesty, to my home!"

At this point, Lu Chen's gaze swept over Xue Linglong. For some reason, she felt that her sister-in-law seemed quite different from before.

Although he didn't see Xue Linglong often when he was in the capital, he had seen her several times. Back then, Xue Linglong definitely didn't have the alluring charm she has now.

Lu Chen had dealt with women quite a lot, and he could more or less sense what a woman's true nature was like.

At this moment, Lu Chen used the system to identify Xue Linglong's personal information.

Name: Xue Linglong

[Identity: Holy Maiden of the Taiyin Divine Sect, Crown Princess of the Great Xia Dynasty, Sister-in-law of the Northern King, Grandmaster level, 30 years old this year. She initially infiltrated Lu Yi's inner circle, attempting to help him seize the throne and then control the entire Great Xia Dynasty. After Lu Yi's failed coup, she followed him north, intending to use Lu Yi's identity to get close to the Northern King and then use the Northern King's flesh and blood as a sacrifice to resurrect the leader of the Taiyin Divine Sect. When she married Lu Yi, she had someone give him an evil martial art. Because Lu Yi frequently practiced this evil art, he became impotent and unable to have children. Therefore, Xue Linglong has always been a virgin.]

Rating: 98

【Favourability: 30】

Lu Chen was stunned when he saw the information in front of him.

His sister-in-law was actually a member of the Demonic Sect! No wonder Lu Yi was so bold as to launch a coup in the capital; it turned out he had the support of the Demonic Sect. (End of Chapter)