Chapter 2085
Did the Crown Prince of Nandao never think of becoming emperor?
Hearing Lu Chen's flippant words, Chu Qingli couldn't help but frown slightly, a look of displeasure flashing across her face.
However, she quickly calmed herself down and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Prince Lu."
Lu Chen said directly, "Palace Master Tianxuan, please take a seat."
Chu Qingli thanked him, saying, "Thank you, Prince Lu."
As soon as she finished speaking, she walked to a chair on one side of the hall and sat down.
The maidservants of the Prince of Zhennan's mansion quickly poured Chu Qingli a cup of tea.
At this moment, Chu Qingli's gaze fell on Mu Yunxi, who was sitting at a table away from her.
After glancing at Mu Yunxi, Chu Qingli continued, "Our Holy Maiden has caused trouble for the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. We hope Young Master Lu will forgive her."
Lu Chen said, "I didn't cause any trouble. On the contrary, Miss Mu answered many of my questions."
Upon hearing this, Chu Qingli looked at Mu Yunxi with a puzzled expression.
She answered Lu Chen's questions.
What questions are being answered?
Could it be that she has already told the Zhennan Prince's Mansion about the ancient ruins?
But since she's already told him, it's fine. Anyway, her purpose in coming here is to stabilize the Zhennan Prince's Mansion and cooperate with them, so it's better to tell him in advance.
However, at this moment, Lu Chen asked, "Miss Mu just mentioned cooperation to me. I wonder what the Zhennan Prince's Mansion wants to cooperate with Tianxuan Palace on? It seems that we don't have any common interests."
Hearing Lu Chen's question, Chu Qingli was puzzled. Didn't Mu Yunxi tell Lu Chen?
He then looked at Mu Yunxi and asked, "Yunxi, didn't you tell Prince Lu about the ancient ruins?"
Mu Yunxi replied, "Palace Master, I was just about to talk to Prince Lu about the ancient ruins when you arrived."
Chu Qingli said, "I see."
Hearing Chu Qingli and Mu Yunxi's conversation, Lu Chen felt a little curious: "Ancient ruins? What ancient ruins?"
At this moment, Chu Qingli turned to look at Lu Chen sitting on the high platform and said, "Does Prince Lu know that there is an ancient ruin in the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
Lu Chen replied, "I haven't heard of that before. Could it be that Palace Master Chu came here to discuss with the Zhennan Prince's Mansion the possibility of jointly exploring ancient ruins?"
Chu Qingli said directly, "This is just one of the reasons I came to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion."
Lu Chen uttered a sound of doubt: "Oh? Does Palace Master Chu have other purposes?"
Chu Qingli did not answer directly, but asked, "I wonder if Prince Lu has any interest in the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
Upon hearing this question, Lu Chen replied without hesitation, "Not interested."
Seeing Lu Chen's decisive answer, Chu Qingli was stunned for a moment. Her prepared words of advice to Lu Chen to give up the Great Zhou Dynasty were useless.
After regaining her senses, Chu Qingli asked incredulously, "Young Master Lu, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion has a Heavenly Realm expert. You have already stood at the very top of this desolate land. Not to mention that Young Master Lu wants to become the Emperor of the Great Zhou, even unifying the entire desolate land is within Young Master Lu's control."
"Didn't the Crown Prince ever think about becoming emperor?"
Lu Chen lay on the throne, waved his hand, and said with a look of disdain, "I don't want to be an emperor. What's the use of getting up earlier than the rooster and going to bed later than the dog?"
"This is a world where strength reigns supreme. As long as you are strong enough, you have absolute power. Why bother becoming an emperor who works himself to death?"
Hearing Lu Chen's words, Chu Qingli realized that she had underestimated Lu Chen.
Indeed, in this world where strength reigns supreme, strength represents everything.
Even if Lu Chen were not emperor, he could still make the Great Zhou royal family do anything.
Chu Qingli originally thought that local natives like Lu Chen, once they possessed absolute power, would want more power and thus choose to become emperor themselves.
But now it seems she completely underestimated the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, treating it like a nouveau riche who had suddenly gained power. Just as Chu Qingli was lost in thought, Lu Chen asked, "Palace Master Chu, are you trying to make me the Emperor of the Great Zhou by telling me all this?"
"Or does Palace Master Chu want to help me unify the entire borderlands? If that's your purpose, then I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you."
Chu Qingli quickly replied, "Of course not. In fact, my second purpose is to persuade Prince Lu not to overthrow the rule of the Great Zhou for the time being."
Lu Chen asked, "Oh? Why is that?"
Chu Qingli said, "This is related to whether the ancient ruins can be opened."
"That ancient ruin can only be opened with the fortune of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If the Great Zhou Dynasty is overthrown and its fortune dissipates, then we will never be able to open that ancient ruin, and thus will be unable to enter it and obtain the treasures within."
Lu Chen said, "I see."
At this moment, Lu Chen suddenly thought of something and asked, "An ancient ruin that can interest your Tianxuan Palace must contain many good things. May I ask who left this ancient ruin?"
Lu Chen wasn't really interested in these so-called ancient ruins. As long as he could reproduce, he would receive system rewards, so there was no need for him to risk going to those ruins and forbidden areas to find resources.
Chu Qingli replied, "That ancient ruin was left behind by a mysterious powerful being. It is said that he was not a human from this world, but came from another world."
"The Zhou royal family is his direct bloodline, so only the Ji family can open that ancient ruin, and they need enough of the Great Zhou's fortune to open it."
Upon hearing Chu Qingli's answer, Lu Chen immediately became interested in the ancient ruins.
He thought to himself, if that ancient ruin really was left by people from another world, if he went in, he might be able to find some clues to leave this world.
However, this is somewhat dangerous for him.
Of course, he didn't need to go himself; he could send others to explore the ruins.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Chen said to Chu Qingli, "Palace Master Chu, you don't seem to be from this world either, do you?"
At this point, Lu Chen glanced at Chu Qingli.
At this moment, Chu Qingli's personal information appeared before his eyes.
Name: Chu Qingli
[Identity: Palace Master of Tianxuan Palace, Personal Disciple of the Grand Elder of Tianxuan Holy Land]
[Status: She is worried that the host will overthrow the Great Zhou Dynasty, thereby ruining the Heavenly Profound Holy Land's plans, so she specifically sought out the host, hoping to cooperate with him.]
[Cultivation Level: Mid-stage Earth Realm]
Rating: 100
【Favourability: 10】
Chu Qingli was stunned for a moment after hearing Lu Chen's words.
She never expected that Lu Chen would be able to guess her origins.
Could it be that Mu Yunxi told him?
Mu Yunxi probably won't tell Lu Chen these things; this is the biggest secret of Tianxuan Palace.
Could it be that Lu Chen really has a super power from outside the realm behind him?
If that's the case, then they are competitors, and wouldn't I be walking into a trap?
Thinking of this, Chu Qingli instantly became alert, staring intently at Lu Chen: "I am naturally not from the borderlands, I come from the Tianxuan Holy Land of Zhongzhou."
Since Lu Chen had already guessed her origins, she didn't intend to continue hiding them. In her opinion, if there really was some external force behind Lu Chen, revealing her origins in advance might actually make Lu Chen more wary. After all, Tianxuan Holy Land was a super power in Zhongzhou.
Of course, if Lu Chen were a local native, upon learning that she came from a super-powerful force from beyond the realm, he might instead develop a sense of awe towards them and choose to cooperate with them. (End of Chapter)