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

Upon hearing the words of the figure behind him, Wu Ming chuckled and then said, "Lu Chen is really arrogant enough to dare to attack the sects and forces of various dynasties!"

The shadowy figure behind Wu Ming said, "If he truly wants to unify the world, he cannot allow sects, these states within a state, to continue to exist. Moreover, the remnants of the major dynasties are all hiding in those sects. If those sects are not destroyed, those forces will sooner or later pose a huge threat to Lu Chen's rule."

Upon hearing the shadowy figure's words, Wu Ming put down his wine glass, then turned slightly to look at the figure behind him and said, "Are you sure this plan will be 100% successful?"

The shadowy figure said, "Your Highness, rest assured. This time, more than a dozen major sects have joined forces, and we also have a Celestial Being on our side."

"Once Lu Chen heads south to personally lead the expedition, we will act immediately, and Yancheng will surely fall into our hands."

"When Lu Chen returns, Great Xia will no longer be Great Xia, but Great Wu."

Upon hearing this, Wu Ming burst into laughter.

However, after Wu Ming finished laughing, he suddenly remembered something and said, "Don't tell Wu He about this!"

Wu He is the eldest prince of Da Wu. If Wu He is also involved in this matter, and their plan succeeds, then given Wu He's status as the eldest prince, he would probably become the emperor. Wu Ming does not want his achievements to be taken by Wu He.

Although they all bear the marks left by the Martial Emperor, this does not mean they will join forces to restore the kingdom.

The figure in black said, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, we haven't mentioned this matter to him at all."

Hearing the shadowy figure's reply, Wu Ming finally felt relieved.

He then turned his head, poured himself a glass of wine, swirled it around for a moment, took a small sip, and said, "I believe that when Lu Chen returns and sees the corpses of his wives and children, his expression will be quite something!"

The thought of Lu Chen's desperate expression filled Wu Ming with immense pleasure.

……

night.

Lu Chen was busy processing official documents in the Imperial Study when Bai Qingqing's voice came, "Your Majesty, Consort Wu has sent a letter requesting that you visit her tonight."

Hearing this, Lu Chen smiled slightly. Since Wu Yunwan became pregnant, she had never invited him to her place, since she was currently unable to take care of him.

Of course, if Wu Junwan insisted on serving him, it wouldn't be impossible, but Lu Chen rarely tormented his women. The only time he did this was when Wang Qingci was pregnant.

Lu Chen is a rather traditional person who only likes to follow the right path.

Wu Yunwan invited her to her palace tonight, which most likely means Li Qingrou has something to ask her. Li Qingrou and Wu Yunwan now sleep together every night.

Lu Chen was a little curious. Why did Li Qingrou want to see him at this time?

After thinking for a moment, Lu Chen said to Bai Qingqing at the door, "Okay, I'll go to her place tonight and have Consort Li and the others make proper preparations."

After speaking, Lu Chen continued processing official documents.

At this time, Lu Chen discovered a lot of intelligence submitted by the Embroidered Uniform Guard regarding the Great Qian plague.

Upon seeing the contents, Lu Chen fell into deep thought.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Chen put down the intelligence in his hand, then opened the system interface to check what he had obtained during his emotional exchange with Xuan Yuan Yunqi.

[Exorcism Banner: A low-grade spiritual artifact. When paired with the Demon Burial Technique, it possesses immense destructive power against demonic cultivators and celestial demons.]

When Lu Chen was having an emotional exchange with Xuan Yuan Yun Qi, he only had this one thing. He felt that the system had become a little too stingy.

The system had previously stated that the more wives and concubines one had, and the more children one had, the greater the rewards would be. However, neither Li Qingrou nor Xuan Yuan Yunqi possessed any powerful forces.

Li Qingrou only obtained a strange stone called the Reincarnation Stone, and she didn't even tell Lu Chen its purpose.

Lu Chen asked the system in his mind, "System, why are the rewards so small these past two times?"

[The rewards you have received far exceed those from two top-tier forces. Please make good use of these two treasures.]

Upon seeing the system's reply, Lu Chen chuckled. "Far exceeding the strength of two top-tier experts?"

Are you kidding me?

Perhaps sensing Lu Chen's thoughts, the system notification sounded again.

[Heavenly Demons are rampaging within the territory of the Great Qian Dynasty. The Demon-Exorcising Banner can help the host dispel these demons. These demons are extraterrestrial beings, and without the banner, the host's current strength is insufficient to contend with them.]

This……

Lu Chen was stunned for a moment.

However, he quickly came to his senses. When he obtained the Demon Burial Technique, he thought the system wanted him to use it to deal with the Taiyin Divine Cult.

But now that I think about it, the system probably intended for him to deal with the Heavenly Demon of the Great Qian Dynasty from the very beginning.

Lu Chen's mind was quite sharp. After obtaining the exorcism banner from Xuan Yuan Yunqi, he basically guessed that the Great Qian Dynasty had something dirty. Coupled with the intelligence provided by the Embroidered Uniform Guard recently, he became even more convinced of his guess.

Now that he had received a positive response from the system, Lu Chen felt much more at ease.

Since the system has said that the Demon Exorcism Banner can deal with the Heavenly Demons of the Great Qian Dynasty, there shouldn't be any problems.

But then again, what's the use of this Reincarnation Stone?

Thinking of this, Lu Chen opened his system inventory and found the Reincarnation Stone.

【Reincarnation Stone: A special divine stone (its purpose is currently unknown)】

Seeing this description, Lu Chen became somewhat angry. Systems usually explain how to use rewards, but this broken stone had no description at all.

Lu Chen asked the system directly, "System, what exactly is the use of this Reincarnation Stone?"

On the night Lu Chen possessed Li Qingrou, he had asked the system about the function of the Reincarnation Stone, but the system did not give any answer.

Faced with Lu Chen's question, the system also gave a blank answer this time.

[The data on the Reincarnation Stone is not yet unlocked. Please strive to improve your cultivation level and wait for the data on the Reincarnation Stone to be unlocked.]

Seeing that it was the same answer as last time, Lu Chen felt a little angry.

Forget it, it's pointless to ask.

I won't ask anymore.

Lu Chen then closed the system interface.

Anyway, Chu Yuqin and Wu Junwan are both pregnant, and he will receive a generous reward after their babies are born.

With that in mind, Lu Chen continued working on the official documents on the table.

In the dead of night, Lu Chen got up, stretched, and headed towards Wu Junwan Ning Palace.

When Lu Chen arrived at Wu Junwan's palace, Li Qingrou and Wu Junwan had already changed their clothes. Li Qingrou was wearing a red robe with gold thread, dressed in her finest attire, with a headdress and hairpins that shone with gold, making her look dignified and elegant.

Feeling Li Qingrou's noble and dignified temperament, Lu Chen's heart suddenly burned with passion. He teleported directly behind Li Qingrou and Wu Junwan, embracing the two beautiful women's soft waists.

"My two beloved concubines, have you dressed up so beautifully on purpose, awaiting my favor?"

Hearing Lu Chen's shameless words, Li Qingrou coldly said, "Your Majesty is truly thick-skinned!"

It was clearly Lu Chen who instructed the maids to dress them up like this, but now they're making it sound like they deliberately dressed up beautifully, waiting for Lu Chen to come and harass them. (End of Chapter)