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

After leaving the military camp and the palace, Lu Chen immediately arranged for the Imperial Guards to go to Fengyin Island to try to bring back the special materials that the Great Xia Dynasty used to make the Cloud Piercing Bow and Cloud Piercing Arrow.

He is now very excited about the rune weapons made from those materials.

If those materials can withstand the infusion of spiritual energy, then it means they can also create low-level spiritual artifacts.

With a large number of rune-inscribed weapons, Lu Chen is more confident in fighting against the invasion of the Misty World in the future.

Wu Mansion.

Wu He was writing in the pavilion in the courtyard when a dark figure appeared inside.

"His Highness the Crown Prince certainly has a refined taste!"

Hearing this voice, Wu He didn't put down his pen. He wrote as he spoke, "You haven't given up yet?"

"It is impossible for me to join forces with you."

"And there's something I'm very curious about."

The shadowy figure asked, "What are you curious about?"

Wu He asked, "The members of the Great Wu royal family aren't very strong, and they're not of much help to you. Why did you come to us?"

Upon hearing Wu He's words, the shadowy figure chuckled and then said, "Your Highness, you're supposed to be a prince of the Great Wu, yet you don't even understand this."

"We are just a sect, and we have no intention of creating a country. If Emperor Xia hadn't been so pushy and wanted to disband all the sects in the world, we probably wouldn't have had a conflict with him."

"For us, maintaining our own existence is enough; the emperor should be someone else."

"After we destroy the Xia Dynasty, we need to support a new emperor to ascend the throne, and you are the most suitable one."

Hearing the shadowy figure's words, Wu He sneered and said, "So, in the end, I'm nothing more than a puppet of your sects and forces, without any real power, and can only be manipulated by you?"

The shadowy figure said, "To obtain something, one must pay a price. Now Your Highness is imprisoned here, deprived of your freedom, and can only write words every day; you can do nothing else."

"Being an emperor would probably suit Your Highness better than being locked up here, and I believe Your Highness would not want to live in this cage for the rest of your life."

"Furthermore, our sect usually does not interfere in worldly affairs. As long as Your Highness does not act like Emperor Xia, who is lawless, arrogant, and takes action against sect forces without authorization after becoming emperor, we will not interfere with most of the decisions Your Highness makes."

Wu He fell silent, his brows furrowing slightly.

To be honest, he was tempted.

He was almost driven crazy by being locked up here for so long. He used to be the eldest prince of the Great Wu Dynasty. Although he didn't have as much power as Wu Yunwan when he was in the Great Wu Dynasty, he still lived a very comfortable life.

As long as he doesn't clash with other princes, he can do whatever he wants in the capital of Dawu. Once a person enjoys power, losing it can be very difficult.

Wu He also wanted to agree to the man behind him, but he was still somewhat wary.

First of all, those sects and forces may not necessarily choose him as emperor. There are many people in the Great Wu royal family. They can choose him as emperor, and they can also choose Wu Ming or other princes as emperor.

Most importantly, those sects and forces might not be a match for Lu Chen. Although he had been confined to the Martial Academy, he still had some understanding of what was happening outside. Every day, people from the Martial Academy could go outside to sell newspapers, and he learned about the situation outside through the newspapers.

Wu He was naturally suspicious, and he always felt that the situation outside was a bit strange.

He had a gut feeling that things weren't so simple.

He didn't believe that Lu Chen was unaware of the terrifying power of those sects. Although Lu Chen had lost two dynasties and might have become somewhat arrogant, he wouldn't completely disregard those sects.

What puzzled him even more was that Lu Chen dared to personally lead the army at this time. This proved that Lu Chen was not afraid of those sects attacking Yan City.

Wu He did not believe that Lu Chen was an arrogant emperor, so he thought there must be a trap involved. If he stepped forward at this time, he might fall into an abyss of no return.

He would rather wait a little longer than take the risk at this point.

He wanted to see if those sects could take over Yancheng. If those sects successfully occupied Yancheng, perhaps he could make some moves then. If those sects failed, it would prove that Lu Chen had prepared a backup plan.

At this moment, the shadowy figure behind Wu He continued to ask, "What has Your Highness decided?"

Wu He stopped writing, turned around and glanced at the person behind him. "Go back and tell your sect leader that I will not get involved in this matter."

Seeing that Wu He refused again, the shadowy figure said, "I understand. If Your Highness regrets it, just tie a red ribbon to the tree in your courtyard, and our people will come looking for you again."

As soon as he finished speaking, the dark figure vanished instantly.

After the man left, Wu He turned around, looked in the direction of the palace, and muttered to himself, "If the Xia Emperor was really arrogant and conceited, how could he have destroyed the Great Wu and Great Yue dynasties?"

"Even if he is arrogant and looks down on those sects, he has a group of old foxes like Zhuge Chongguang by his side. They couldn't possibly not know what would happen after Emperor Xia left Yancheng."

"Looks like someone's about to have some bad luck..."

……

half a month later.

The entire city of Yancheng has entered a strangely peaceful state. Although Yancheng usually has few criminals, its public security has improved recently.

The sheriffs of Yancheng had nothing to do but help an old lady find her cat, though this was just a facade.

For the past two weeks, the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard has been working non-stop, with almost all of its soldiers not taking any leave.

Countless intelligence reports were sent into Lu Chen's study, which was already filled with several large boxes of intelligence reports, and Lu Chen was having trouble reading them all.

Almost all the powerful sects are stirring, and their people are already approaching Yan City.

Those sects and forces have made up their minds to get rid of Lu Chen, this arrogant and conceited emperor.

at the same time.

Wu Mansion.

The courtyard where Wu Ming lives.

Wu Ming was feeding the fish in a bowl by the lotus pond when a gust of wind blew by, followed by a voice behind him.

"Your Highness, our sect leader has arrived."

Upon hearing this sound, Wu Ming threw the entire bowl into the lotus pond, then turned around to look at the people who had just appeared behind him.

There were six or seven people who came. The old man who was in the lead had a long sword floating behind him and was wearing a gray-white robe. He was obviously a celestial being.

The old man then introduced himself, saying, "My name is Yuan Tian, ​​and I am the sect leader of the Tianwu Sect."

Upon hearing the old man's introduction, Wu Ming thought for a moment, trying hard to recall whether he had ever heard of the Heavenly Martial Sect before.

After thinking for a moment, Wu Ming couldn't recall such a sect, so he said, "I've heard so much about the Heavenly Martial Sect. I've long heard that it's powerful and has a Celestial Being in charge. Now it seems that it's just as the rumors say."

"With Sect Leader Yuan joining us, I believe we can definitely overthrow the tyrannical Xia dynasty." (End of Chapter)