Chapter 2075
What does the Zhennan Prince's Mansion want to do?
In a courtyard in Guangling City.
Ji Yan sat at the stone table, holding the intelligence his men had recently gathered in Guangling County.
The intelligence report mentioned that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion had sealed away those several ghost kings, and that this had been going on for over a month, almost two months.
Upon seeing this news, Ji Yan's expression turned extremely ugly.
He only found out about such important news now, and the worst part is that he's still in Guangling County, and in Guangling City, which is the closest place to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
The fact that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion was able to seal those few demon kings was actually advantageous to him.
If those few evil kings are allowed to continue to ruin the fortune of the Great Zhou Dynasty, then when he ascends to that position in the future, he will be inheriting a mess.
The reason he is unhappy now is that the Yellow Springs Cult knew nothing about such important intelligence.
Now it seems that the Yellow Springs Cult is not as powerful as he imagined.
The Yellow Springs Cult even claimed to help him obtain dragon energy. He seriously doubted whether the Yellow Springs Cult truly had this ability. Ji Yan had a feeling of being deceived.
However, since they had already arrived in Guangling City, there was no turning back; they could only continue on their path into darkness.
Thinking of this, Ji Yan prepared to send someone to find Du Wen, wanting to ask Du Wen how much longer he wanted him to wait.
However, before he could speak, a gust of cold wind blew by, and the next moment, Du Wen, dressed in a black robe, appeared in front of him.
Upon seeing Du Wen, Ji Yan asked in a cold voice, "You must have heard about the sealing of those few Ghost Kings, right?"
Seeing Ji Yan's somewhat gloomy expression, Du Wen gave an awkward smile, then picked up the teapot on the stone table, poured himself a cup of tea, and asked, "Your Highness seems a little unhappy. May I ask who has offended Your Highness?"
Ji Yan didn't mince words and asked directly, "This matter has been going on for almost two months now. Hasn't your Yellow Springs Sect received a single word about it?"
Instead of directly answering Ji Yan's question, Du Wen said, "Isn't it a good thing for Your Highness that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion has sealed away those few demon kings?"
"If those few evil kings are allowed to continue their rampage, then the fate of the Great Zhou Dynasty is probably beyond saving."
"Even if Your Highness becomes emperor, you won't be able to hold onto that position. Someone has helped Your Highness eliminate this potential threat; Your Highness should be happy."
Du Wen also noticed that Ji Yan seemed to distrust the Yellow Springs Sect, so he continued, "By the way, the reason I came to see Your Highness this time is to tell you that our plan is about to begin, and Your Highness should be prepared."
Upon hearing this, Ji Yan's expression softened slightly.
Ji Yan seemed to have thought of something, and then asked, "Was the commotion in Hanjiang Town caused by your Yellow Springs Sect?"
Ji Yan heard that the Town Ghost Division had sent many people to Hanjiang Town, and it seemed that even Fan Yaodong had gone.
This tactic of luring the tiger away from the mountain looks exactly like something the Yellow Springs Sect would do to lure away those Earth Realm experts from the Town of Ghosts Division.
Du Wen did not deny it, and directly admitted: "Yes, now all the Earth Realm experts of the Zhengui Division have gone to Hanjiang Town, so we only need to focus on dealing with the Zhennan Prince's Mansion."
Ji Yan asked, "The Zhennan Prince's Mansion has quite a few Earth Realm experts. Is your Yellow Springs Sect truly 100% confident?"
Even now, Ji Yan cannot fully trust the Yellow Springs Cult.
After all, the Yellow Springs Cult didn't even know that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion had sealed away the Ghost King, so their power was just so-so.
Moreover, he was somewhat worried that he would be involved when the Yellow Springs Sect attacked the Prince of Zhennan. If the operation failed and his identity was exposed, and the imperial court found out about it, he would be out of luck for that position.
Seeing that Ji Yan still had some concerns, Du Wen then said, "The leader of the Yellow Springs Sect will come to Guangling City tomorrow. At that time, Your Highness will understand why we are so confident that this plan will succeed."
Ji Yan said, "Alright, I'll wait and see."
...Under the escort of Lu Yu from the Zhengui Division, Bai Qingqing, Lu Chen's child, and Ji Yunmeng arrived safely in Guangling City.
Lu Chen was having a great time playing with Zhou Youyou when he heard that Bai Qingqing and the others had arrived. He immediately got up, dressed, and left Zhou Youyou's room to greet them at the entrance of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
As soon as Lu Chen arrived at the door, a group of carriages drove up from the street in the distance.
Soon, the carriage stopped in front of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, and Bai Qingqing, dressed in white, got off the carriage carrying a child.
Lu Chen quickly went to meet her, helped Bai Qingqing up, and then took the child from Bai Qingqing's arms.
Lu Chen smiled and said to Bai Qingqing, "My wife, thank you for your hard work."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chen looked down at the child in his arms.
At this moment, Lu Rou was lying in Lu Chen's arms, giggling.
Lu Chen gently shook Lu Rou, then asked, "Rou Rou, did you miss Daddy?"
Lu Rou raised her chubby little hand, still giggling, and Lu Chen poked her chubby hand with his finger.
Just as Lu Chen was playing with his daughter, the curtain of the carriage next to him was lifted, a jade hand reached out, and then Ji Yunmeng got off the carriage.
Lu Chen looked up at her and then said, "You've worked hard, Princess."
At this point, Lu Chen glanced at the convoy of cars on the street and continued, "This isn't the place to talk. Let's go back and have a proper chat."
As soon as he finished speaking, he picked up Lu Rou and walked directly into the Prince's Mansion.
Soon they arrived at the courtyard that had been prepared for the two women.
Inside the room, Lu Chen teased Lu Rou while asking Ji Yunmeng and the others, "Did you encounter any dangers along the way?"
Ji Yunmeng replied expressionlessly, "No one in the capital knows that we have left the capital, so there is naturally no danger."
Lu Chen looked at Ji Yunmeng and said, "Your Highness is quite a surprise to me. I didn't think you would come to Guangling City."
Ji Yunmeng did not answer that question, but instead asked, "What does your Zhennan Prince's Mansion want to do?"
Now, not only has the headquarters of the Zhengui Division moved to the fiefdom of the Zhennan King, but all the people from the Zhennan King's mansion have also come to Guangling City. This looks like a sign of rebellion.
Ji Yunmeng couldn't help but wonder if the Prince of Zhennan was planning to use force to start a rebellion.
If that's the case, then her deal with Lu Chen will probably have to be nullified.
The Prince of Zhennan overthrew the rule of the Great Zhou by force, so how could he possibly support someone with the bloodline of the Great Zhou royal family to become emperor?
That means Lu Chen should definitely sit in that seat.
Upon receiving Lu Chen's letter, Ji Yunmeng hesitated, unsure whether she should go to Guangling City.
If the Prince of Zhennan's mansion really intends to rebel, her situation will be extremely awkward.
However, in the end she still chose to believe Lu Chen. She thought that Lu Chen's previous desire for power didn't seem like an act, and that he shouldn't be a power-hungry person.
Along the way, she also heard rumors that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion had sealed away those few ghost kings, which made Ji Yunmeng even more convinced that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion probably had no intention of rebelling for the time being. Perhaps this was out of precaution against the royal family and to prevent the Zhou royal family from discarding them after they had served their purpose.
Now that the emperor is far away and the people of the Zhengui Division have also defected to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, if the Great Zhou wants to destroy the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, it will inevitably pay a huge price, a price that the Great Zhou cannot afford.
After overhearing Lu Chen and Ji Yunmeng's conversation, Bai Qingqing felt that what they were about to say was not something she should be listening to. So she took the initiative to approach Lu Chen and said, "Young Master, Rou Rou should be sleeping now. I'll carry her to bed." (End of Chapter)