Chapter 2064
When does your Yellow Springs Cult plan to wait?
After returning to Guangling County, Lu Chen went straight to the council hall of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
The moment he stepped into the council hall, his gaze fell upon the woman sitting on the first wooden chair on the right side of the hall.
The system interface popped up the next moment.
Name: Mu Yunxi
[Identity: Holy Maiden of Tianxuan Palace]
[Status: Tianxuan Palace has discovered that the Great Zhou's fortune is rapidly declining. In order to stabilize the Great Zhou's fortune, it has dispatched Mu Yunxi with the Tianxuan Palace's most treasured artifact, the Shadow-Tracing Flowing Light Mirror, to assist the Zhennan Prince's Mansion and the Zhengui Division in sealing the four Ghost Kings, preventing them from further weakening the Great Zhou's fortune.]
[Cultivation Level: Early Stage of Profound Realm]
Rating: 100
【Favourability: 20】
Seeing that Lu Chen stared straight at her after entering the main hall, Mu Yunxi showed a hint of displeasure on her face.
She felt that Lu Chen's gaze was somewhat aggressive, as if he had some inappropriate thoughts about her.
Thinking of Lu Chen's past reputation, a look of disdain appeared in Mu Yunxi's eyes.
Lu Chen quickly regained his composure and said to Mu Yunxi with a smile, "May I ask which faction you all come from? What important matter do you have to discuss with me?"
Mu Yunxi then replied:
"We come from Tianxuan Palace, and I am Mu Yunxi, the Holy Maiden of Tianxuan Palace."
Hearing Mu Yunxi's words, Lu Chen thought for a moment and then said, "Tianxuan Palace? I don't think I've ever heard of this organization."
Mu Yunxi said, "It's normal that Young Master Lu hasn't heard of it. Tianxuan Palace is a reclusive sect that has only recently emerged."
Lu Chen said, "I see. May I ask what brings Miss Mu to Guangling County? If there is anything I can do to help, I will certainly do my best."
Mu Yunxi said directly, "Our purpose in coming here is to help the Zhengui Division suppress those few ghost kings."
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Tianxuan Palace is doing its duty. With Tianxuan Palace's help, I believe we will be able to seal those few ghost kings soon."
Lu Chen did not intend to tell Mu Yunxi about the sealing of those Ghost Kings. Since Mu Yunxi came to seal those Ghost Kings, if she knew that they had been sealed, she would definitely leave Guangling County and return to Tianxuan Palace.
In order to keep Mu Yunxi here, Lu Chen had no choice but to keep the news a secret.
He could also take this opportunity to develop a relationship with Mu Yunxi.
To be honest, Lu Chen already has a Heavenly Realm expert by his side. If Lu Chen is in a hurry to get the system reward from Mu Yunxi, he can have Qu He suppress Mu Yunxi and do things directly with her.
However, Lu Chen was unwilling to do so. Although he still had his memories of his past life and knew that Mu Yunxi was the progenitor of the strange beings, he had gradually developed feelings for the progenitors of the strange beings after spending so many years with them in the Burial Furnace.
Moreover, these eerie progenitors were the mothers of his children, and he didn't want to be too rough.
Just then, Mu Yunxi suddenly took out a mirror with shimmering colors: "This is the Mirror of Tracing Shadows and Flowing Light, which can track strange auras."
Lu Chen feigned surprise as he looked at the mirror in Mu Yunxi's hand: "Miss Mu, do you really mean it? Is this mirror really that useful?"
"You should know that when the eerie creature conceals its aura, it is no different from a human."
Mu Yunxi said calmly, "Young Master Lu, don't worry. In addition to tracking strange auras, the Shadow Flowing Light Mirror can also trace back events that happened in a certain place over a period of time. As long as those strange beings have stayed in a certain place, we can take this magic weapon to that place and see what happened there through the mirror." "So we can easily find the hiding places of those strange kings."
Lu Chen pretended to be excited and said, "That's great! We can finally seal those few Ghost Kings."
Mu Yunxi then put away the Shadow Flowing Light Mirror and looked at Lu Chen, saying, "Young Master Lu, would you mind allowing me to meet with the Prince of Zhennan?"
In Mu Yunxi's view, Lu Chen was always just the heir of the Prince of Zhennan. Before the Prince of Zhennan died, the Prince of Zhennan's mansion should still be ruled by the Prince of Zhennan.
If she wants to cooperate with the Zhengui Division, she should talk to the Prince of Zhennan directly.
However, she also understood that the Prince of Zhennan was seriously ill, and she needed Lu Chen's permission to see him.
Lu Chen said, "Miss Mu, you may not know, but my father is deeply affected by the evil spirits and needs to recuperate. I am now in charge of all affairs of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion and the Zhengui Division."
Mu Yunxi asked, "Can Young Master Lu make those Earth Realm experts in the Zhengui Division listen to you?"
Mu Yunxi was unaware that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion had a Heavenly Realm expert. In her view, once the Zhennan Prince passed away, the higher-ups of the Zhengui Division would definitely not accept Lu Chen. Even if Lu Chen were the new Zhennan Prince, he would not be able to win over the people if he was not strong enough.
Although she could use the Shadow Mirror to find the hiding places of those Ghost Kings, without the cooperation of the Earth Realm experts of the Ghost Suppression Division, it would still be difficult for the people of Tianxuan Palace to seal those Ghost Kings on their own.
Hearing Mu Yunxi's words, Lu Chen smiled and said, "Please rest assured, Miss Mu, the officials of the Zhengui Division are all selfless people who care about the world. They are willing to do anything as long as those ghost kings can be sealed."
Seeing that Lu Chen seemed to trust the powerful figures of the Zhengui Division, Mu Yunxi didn't say anything more.
Lu Chen then said, "Miss Mu, you have just arrived in Guangling County. Why don't you rest for a few days? Once we discover any strange traces, I will immediately send someone to inform you."
Mu Yunxi simply said "okay". Then, under Lu Chen's arrangement, Mu Yunxi moved into the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
Time flies like an arrow; a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
Guangling City, Zhang Mansion.
In the quiet courtyard, a young man dressed in fine clothes sat on a stone bench in the pavilion, seemingly waiting for someone.
Just then, a cool breeze blew into the courtyard, and a dark figure appeared in the yard.
The newcomer wore a black mask and a cloak, and exuded a strong aura of malevolent energy.
Upon seeing the newcomer, Ji Yan asked directly, "When does your Yellow Springs Sect plan to wait?"
They have been in Guangling County for almost a month, and in that time, the Yellow Springs Cult seems to have done nothing.
He thought that once the Yellow Springs Sect arrived in Guangling County, they would immediately attack the Prince of Zhennan, and he would soon be able to obtain the Dragon Qi. However, the people of the Yellow Springs Sect seemed to have disappeared and did not appear until today.
This made Ji Yan doubt whether the Yellow Springs Sect really had the ability to deal with the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
Du Wen seemed to see through Ji Yan's thoughts and said with a smile, "Your Highness, rest assured, we have already made all the arrangements."
Hearing Du Wen's words, Ji Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He couldn't stay away from the capital for too long, otherwise he wouldn't be able to keep it a secret from the people in the capital. If the people in the court found out that he, a prince, had secretly left the capital for so long and even came to Guangling County, they would definitely suspect that he had colluded with the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion to rebel.
At this moment, Du Wen sat down at the stone table in the pavilion: "Your Highness, it is not that we are deliberately delaying, but the situation in Guangling County seems to be a bit strange."
Hearing this, Ji Yan asked suspiciously, "Something's wrong? What's happened in Guangling County recently?" (End of Chapter)