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

Chapter 80 I will definitely treat you well then.

After hearing Lu Chen's words, Lin Wanyun couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, I heard that Beijun only has 30,000 soldiers, but you said that the barbarians have sent 300,000 troops south this time. Can Beijun's 30,000 soldiers withstand an army of 300,000?"

Upon hearing this question, Lu Chen displayed a fearless demeanor, "I will stop them even if I can't. I am the King of Beijun. If I lose even this land of Beijun, am I still the King of Beijun? Am I still a vassal king of Great Xia? What face will I have to return to the capital to see my father, the Emperor? What face will I have to face the people of Beijun!"

This……

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Chen Wanrong and Lin Wanyun felt incredulous.

This certainly doesn't seem like the Northern King that the two of them knew.

At this moment, Chu Yuqin looked at Lu Chen with a resentful expression. She wasn't stupid; she instantly realized that Lu Chen was putting on an act in front of Chen Wanrong and Lin Wanyun.

Although Lu Chen did indeed have such ambition and intended to defend Yancheng against the southward advance of the barbarians, he would not normally speak like this or act so exaggeratedly.

His righteous and awe-inspiring demeanor was clearly an act for other girls.

What does this mean? It means that Lu Chen has taken a liking to the Palace Master of Xuan Yue Palace and wants to show off his masculinity in front of her.

In fact, Chu Yuqin overlooked one thing: Lu Chen wasn't just putting on an act in front of Chen Wanrong; he also had a strong interest in Lin Wanyun.

At this moment, Chen Wanrong slightly raised her eyebrows and fell into deep thought.

They originally thought that they could easily carry out their plan in Beijun, but they did not expect to encounter so many changes. First, they encountered the shadow guards of Emperor Xia when they entered the city, and now they found that the King of the North was not the same person they remembered.

It seems that using the love potion on the Northern King will not be an easy task.

No matter what, we have to wait until we repel the barbarian invasion.

However, if the Northern King insists on fighting the barbarians to the death in Yan City, then the possibility of the Northern King dying in battle is very high.

Once the Northern King is killed in battle, they will no longer be able to use his blood to create the Dragon Subduing Curse.

Are we going to give up on the Northern King?

At this moment, Lu Chen smiled and said to Lin Wanyun, "Aunt Lin, in a few days you and Aunt Chu can go south to Anping City. After I repel the barbarian invasion, if you want to travel around Beijun, then you can come back."

"I'll definitely treat you all to a good meal then."

Lu Chen was very confident in Longfeng Tea. Influenced by Longfeng Tea, he believed that Chen Wanrong and Lin Wanyun would definitely return to Yancheng.

Moreover, the two of them still need their own blood to create that so-called Dragon Subduing Curse. They haven't achieved their goal yet, so it's impossible for them to leave Beijun just like that.

This reminded Lu Chen of a sentence that had popped into his mind when he won over Wang Qingci.

Hunters often appear as prey!

He looks like prey now, but once the barbarian crisis is over, he will immediately transform into the hunter.

Lin Wanyun did not answer Lu Chen's question. She turned to look at Chen Wanrong, who was the palace master of Xuan Yue Palace. This matter was for her to decide.

Chen Wanrong said expressionlessly, "Okay."

Given the current situation, it is indeed no longer suitable for me to stay in Yancheng.

Chen Wanrong was actually thinking about whether she should take advantage of the barbarian invasion to fake the death of the Northern King, then tie him up and take him to the Xuan Yue Palace, and then use his blood to slowly create the Dragon Subduing Curse.

However, she quickly abandoned the idea. After all, the Northern King was a prince, and even if he faked his death, it was very likely that someone would discover the truth.

If Emperor Xia were to find out that Xuan Yue Palace had kidnapped a prince, he might realize something.

Of course, this is not the most crucial point. The most crucial point is that this will cause the conflict between Xuan Yue Palace and Da Xia to erupt prematurely.

Before the Dragon Subduing Curse is created, the Xuan Yue Palace cannot have a direct conflict with the Xia Emperor; at the very least, it must maintain a superficial peace.

Unlike the powerful families or court officials of the Great Xia Dynasty, Xuan Yue Palace was well aware of the Xia Emperor's trump cards. Before they could uncover the Xia Emperor's trump cards, Xuan Yue Palace would never easily attempt to directly confront him.

To others, Emperor Xia was at most a Grandmaster, but the Xuan Yue Palace knew very well how terrifying he was. Now that one of their sacred artifacts had fallen into Emperor Xia's hands because of Chu Yue, they were no match for him.

All the forces within the Great Xia territory were wary of the Grand Preceptor Situ Ce, but only the Xuan Yue Palace regarded the Xia Emperor as a true adversary.

Upon hearing Chen Wanrong's words, Lu Chen stood up and said, "Then Aunt Chu, Aunt Lin, Miss Chen, you can continue your conversation. I'll be leaving now so as not to disturb you any longer."

With that, Lu Chen turned and left the pavilion.

After Lu Chen left, Lin Wanyun immediately took Chu Yuqin's hand and said, "Qin'er, everyone outside says that the Northern King is an ignorant and lecherous scoundrel, but I don't feel like he's that kind of person at all."

Hearing this, Chu Yuqin smiled and said, "Chen'er has matured a lot since he came to Beijun. Perhaps it is because he saw the suffering of the people that he felt a sense of responsibility."

"As for his lechery..."

At this point, Chu Yuqin hesitated, then continued:

"That man isn't lecherous, so I don't think there's anything wrong with Chen'er being lecherous."

"If he weren't lustful, how could he possibly have children?"

Hearing Chu Yuqin's words, Lin Wanyun had some doubts. Did the Northern King really only change after he came to Beijun?

But how come they heard that after the Northern King arrived in the Northern Prefecture, he kept a bunch of beautiful women in his mansion, indulging in pleasure all day long, with wine pools and meat forests, and not caring about the lives of the people?

But then again, now is not the time to dwell on these things.

Chu Yuqin glanced at Chen Wanrong, who was sitting quietly to the side. Chen Wanrong's beauty blended into the environment; just one look was enough to make one feel happy.

Chu Yuqin couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "As expected of the Palace Master of Xuan Yue Palace, no wonder that little rascal kept staring at others."

Unfortunately...

The Palace Master of Xuan Yue Palace cannot marry just anyone; that little rascal can only look on, he can't get his hands on her.

Lin Wanyun smiled and said, "Qin'er, can you tell me what has happened in the capital over the years? I haven't been back to the capital for a long time."

Chu Yuqin said, "Okay."

Then the two beautiful women held hands and had a long talk.

……

It was evening.

A woman in black carrying a long sword appeared at the entrance of the Northern King's Mansion.

Upon seeing someone wielding a sword at the entrance of the Prince's mansion, the Prince's personal guards immediately surrounded her.

"Who goes there!"

The woman didn't move. She said in a cold tone, "I'm looking for Madam Chu."

Upon hearing this, the soldiers looked at each other.

The team leader then said, "Please wait a moment, young lady, I will go and inform Madam Chu."

Since only two women had visited the Prince's residence during the day, the team leader feared that this woman might also be a guest of the Prince's residence, so he quickly entered the residence to report the situation to Chu Yuqin.

Upon hearing that another woman had arrived at the door, Chu Yuqin was immediately filled with confusion.

What's going on today?

Why are all the customers coming in droves?

(End of this chapter)