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Chapter 728 Imperial Edict of the Great Chu Dynasty

Lu Chen had no idea what kind of crisis his puppet was about to face, nor did he care.

He had already focused his energy back on his main body. At this moment, Chu Qingli was still lying on top of Lu Chen, but she did not make any movements.

She could clearly sense that Lu Chen was distracted and not paying attention to her.

Just then, Chu Yuqin suddenly felt much more fulfilled. She instantly raised her upper body and looked down at Lu Chen.

Clearly, Lu Chen had snapped back to reality. Chu Qingli asked curiously, "What was Your Majesty thinking about just now?"

Lu Chen didn't hide anything and told the truth: "I just controlled the puppet to go to the neighboring Ziyang World."

Hearing Lu Chen's answer, Chu Qingli was slightly taken aback. It turned out that Lu Chen had been distracted all night, controlling the puppet.

Has Lu Chen's puppetry skills become this advanced?

Chu Qingli continued, "Can Your Majesty still sense your puppet even after it goes to the Purple Sun World?"

Lu Chen replied, "Yes, my puppetry skills have improved even more."

Chu Qingli thought for a moment, then asked, "May I learn Your Majesty's puppetry techniques?"

Lu Chen said with a smile, "If you take good care of my clone, I'll teach you puppetry."

Chu Qingli rolled her eyes at Lu Chen, but she didn't say anything more and immediately began to circulate the Mysterious Maiden Technique.

Sensing Chu Qingli's actions, Lu Chen smiled slightly and simply lay there enjoying the pleasure Chu Qingli brought him.

In the following days, Lu Chen controlled the puppets every night to help Ji Qiuyu defend the city, but the demonic tide did not erupt again in the next few days, perhaps due to time constraints.

Lu Chen's story quickly spread throughout Black Moon City. Hearing that Lu Chen possessed swordsmanship capable of fighting demons, many people in Black Moon City began to have their own ideas.

The Great Chu Dynasty.

The capital city, the imperial palace.

Inside the pavilion in the Imperial Garden, an old man with a wrinkled face, dressed in a dragon robe, was meditating and cultivating. Another old man stood beside him.

At that moment, a figure appeared in the courtyard. "Your Majesty, a letter has arrived from the Lord of Black Moon City!"

The Emperor of Chu said calmly, "Read it."

The guard then read aloud what Ji Qiuyu had reported. Upon hearing that the letter mentioned someone who could subdue demons, the old man beside the Chu Emperor's face instantly darkened.

Xiao Chenghua realized that the fact that Black Moon City hadn't fallen was related to that person.

How dare he ruin his grand plan? This person absolutely cannot be allowed to live.

If he were still alive, the demonic tide would have been unable to break through Black Moon City, and the demons would have been unable to enter the Great Chu Dynasty, nor would they have been able to bring more demonic energy.

After hearing the contents of the letter, the Chu Emperor opened his eyes and muttered to himself, "This is the first time I've heard of a sword technique that can subdue demons. If it's true, then I must meet this Lu Chen."

At this point, the Chu Emperor turned to Xiao Chenghua, who was standing beside him, and asked, "What does the Imperial Advisor think?"

Xiao Chenghua immediately said, "Your Majesty, I have a feeling that there might be some kind of conspiracy involved."

"We have never heard of a sword technique that can subdue demons, and this Lu Chen is a rogue cultivator. It is even less likely that a rogue cultivator would possess such a sword technique."

"I believe he is a demonic cultivator who has mastered some special demonic arts, which is why he was able to control those demonic creatures and make them temporarily return to the Demon-Sealing Forbidden Land."

The King of Chu said, "What the Grand Preceptor said makes sense. So, how does the Grand Preceptor think this person should be dealt with?"

Xiao Chenghua said, "I believe that since this person possesses a sword technique that supposedly can suppress demonic energy, he should be made to hand it over. If he cannot hand it over, then it proves that he is lying, and Your Majesty should convict him of deceiving the emperor."

The Emperor of Chu said, "But this folded document was written by Ji Qiuyu, not by Lu Chen."

Xiao Chenghua said, "Even if we don't punish him for deceiving the emperor, we should thoroughly investigate whether he has any relationship with the demonic cultivators."

The Emperor of Chu said, "Indeed, we should investigate this thoroughly."

"However, Lu Chen has done a good job this time, so he should be rewarded accordingly."

"Guards, draft the imperial decree..."

……

a few days later.

Black Moon City.

Lu Chen's puppet was placed in the room when a flying boat appeared in the sky above Black Moon City.

Upon seeing the flags on the flying boat, Ji Qiuyu knew that the royal family had sent someone, so she immediately said to the maid beside her, "Quickly, go and summon Fellow Daoist Lu!"

The maid hurriedly went to Lu Chen's room and knocked on the door. "Lord Lu, the imperial court has sent someone. It must be with an imperial decree."

After the maid finished speaking, there was no response from inside the room. The maid continued, "Lord Lu, are you in your room?"

There was still no response from the room. The maid called several more times before Lu Chen's voice finally came through.

"Phew...that felt great!"

"What is it?"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's voice, the maid at the door was taken aback for a moment. Lu Chen's voice always gave the impression that he had done something indecent in the room. However, she quickly came to her senses and said, "The imperial court has sent someone. The city lord wants you to go there immediately."

Upon hearing this, the puppet Lu Chen did not hesitate, opened the door, and followed the maid to the front yard.

However, as soon as Lu Chen arrived at the front yard, the flying boat had already flown away, leaving only Ji Qiuyu standing there with the imperial edict in her hand.

Seeing this, Lu Chen asked curiously, "Weren't we supposed to receive the imperial decree? Why isn't there anyone to deliver it?"

Ji Qiuyu turned around and handed the imperial edict to Lu Chen, "They have already gone back."

At this point, Ji Qiuyu chuckled lightly, "A bunch of cowards who can't even wait a little bit of time."

The eunuch delivering the imperial edict was afraid of the demonic tide, so he left immediately after handing the edict to Ji Qiuyu, without waiting for Lu Chen to come and receive it.

Anyway, that's the gist of it; whether Lu Chen accepts the decree or not makes no difference.

Lu Chen then opened the imperial edict that Ji Qiuyu had handed him and glanced at it. The edict was very simple, praising him for his merits, appointing him as the deputy city lord of Black Moon City, and then handing over the teachings of the Exorcism Sword Technique.

Upon seeing the contents of the imperial edict, Lu Chen smiled. A mere deputy city lord wanting his Demon Burial Technique? What wishful thinking!

Lu Chen then said, "City Lord, it seems I must leave."

Ji Qiuyu quickly asked, "Fellow Daoist Lu, why is this?"

Lu Chen said, "The imperial edict clearly states that I must hand over the Exorcism Sword Technique. Isn't this just robbery?"

"For me, being the deputy city lord of Black Moon City is optional, but I won't casually teach my swordsmanship to outsiders."

"I once swore to my master that if I ever taught this sword technique to an outsider, I would die without a burial place."

"If you break your oath, Heaven will surely punish you. You should understand how important oaths are to cultivators."

This……

Ji Qiuyu was stunned. She hadn't expected Lu Chen's attitude to be so resolute. However, this was indeed a problem, and she could certainly see the court's intentions.

Such an important sword technique, who wouldn't want it? The imperial court certainly wanted it too.

Ji Qiuyu quickly came to her senses and hurriedly said, "Fellow Daoist Lu, you don't need to take the imperial edict to heart at all. If you don't want to give it, you don't have to. You can still be the deputy city lord of Black Moon City."

(End of this chapter)