Chapter 2111
My wife, are you alright?
Looking at the system reward he received, Lu Chen was stunned. He hadn't expected that simply getting married would grant him a Heavenly Protector.
He remembered that the last time he received the Heavenly Guardian was after Bai Qingqing gave birth.
It seems that something that can threaten the Zhennan Prince's Mansion will appear in the Great Zhou Dynasty next, otherwise the system would not have rewarded the Heavenly Realm Protector.
Lu Chen then said to the system, "Have that Heavenly Realm protector wait for me at the Zhennan Prince's Mansion."
A system notification sounded in Lu Chen's mind: "The host's order has been conveyed. Peng Zhao is heading to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion."
When Lu Chen's carriage arrived at the gate of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, Lu Chen had just stepped off the carriage when he saw a middle-aged man with jet-black hair and a stubble beard standing at the gate of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
The man was dressed in coarse cloth clothes and looked like an ordinary person.
Upon seeing Lu Chen, the middle-aged man immediately approached him and said, "Your subordinate Peng Zhao greets Your Majesty."
Lu Chen said calmly, "No need for formalities. From today onwards, you will stay in the Zhennan Prince's Mansion."
Peng Zhao immediately replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chen led Peng Zhao into the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
In the days that followed, the officials of the Great Zhou lived in fear.
They were terrified that Lu Chen would launch a major purge.
However, Lu Chen has not been paying attention to them these past few days.
These past few days, he's been going to the palace every day and confronting Pei Shuhua every night, focusing all his energy on her.
In the stillness of the night, the main hall was heavily lit, two shadows flickered on the wall, and heavy breathing could be heard throughout the hall.
Lu Chen's voice rang in Pei Shuhua's ears: "Hmph... mature women still have more feeling."
Hearing Lu Chen's words, Pei Shuhua felt extremely humiliated.
She, a disciple of the Central Plains Holy Land, has now been reduced to a plaything of the border natives, and is being arbitrarily judged by them.
At this moment, Pei Shuhua asked, "Whom do you intend to support as emperor?"
After returning to the capital, Lu Chen did nothing but run to the palace every day to torment himself.
Logically, he should have supported a puppet emperor and waited for the ancient ruins to appear.
But he didn't make a move, which made Pei Shuhua unsure of Lu Chen's thoughts, so she simply asked him directly.
Lu Chen stopped what he was doing, looked down into Pei Shuhua's eyes and replied, "Naturally, Ji Yunmeng should sit in that position."
Upon hearing Lu Chen's answer, Pei Shuhua thought to herself, "Just as I expected."
When the Prince of Zhennan returned to the capital, she had already anticipated that the Prince of Zhennan would support Ji Yunmeng to become empress.
Otherwise, the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion would not have needed to return to the capital at all; they could have simply waited for the ancient ruins to appear.
Pei Shuhua cautioned, "She, as a woman, may not be able to bear the destiny of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
Since ancient times, the Great Zhou Dynasty has always had male emperors. Ji Yunmeng is the first female emperor, but the fate of the Great Zhou Dynasty may not recognize her.
Lu Chen thought for a moment, then said, "Let's wait and see. If the Great Zhou's fortune cannot be gathered on her, then we'll choose another prince."
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore, let's hurry up."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chen went back to work.
The Prince of Zhennan's Mansion.
Under the moonlight, Ji Yunmeng sat by the window, staring blankly at the pond outside, seemingly lost in thought.
They had been back in the capital for several days, but Lu Chen had yet to go to court to propose that she become empress.
This made Ji Yunmeng somewhat worried.
Lu Chen goes to the palace every night; I wonder what he's up to.
Ji Yunmeng couldn't help but wonder if Lu Chen was planning to go back on his word.
Just then, Ji Yunmeng suddenly felt the spiritual energy within her body becoming restless. Immediately afterward, her mind went blank, as if the spiritual energy within her was resonating with something. Ji Yunmeng quickly circulated the spiritual energy within her body, trying to calm it down.
However, that feeling of resonance became increasingly apparent.
She felt as if an invisible thread was guiding her somewhere.
At that moment, a seven-colored light suddenly appeared in the sky above the capital, followed by an earthquake that shook the entire city.
While enjoying his meal, Lu Chen noticed the unusual activity in the capital and had to stop. He put on his clothes, went outside the main hall, and looked up at the sky.
Pei Shuhua quickly wrapped a coat around herself and came to Lu Chen's side. Looking at the seven-colored light in the sky, Pei Shuhua couldn't help but feel overjoyed. Could it be that an ancient relic was about to appear in the world?
If that's the case, then she won't need to have Lu Chen's child.
The three months Lu Chen mentioned hadn't even passed yet, and the ruins had already appeared. This had nothing to do with her.
However, just as Pei Shuhua was thinking about the ruins appearing in the world as soon as possible, the seven-colored light in the sky suddenly turned into a long rainbow and fell into the location of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
The next moment, the sky returned to calm.
Seeing this, Pei Shuhua's joy vanished instantly.
Lu Chen then turned to Pei Shuhua and asked, "What just happened?"
Pei Shuhua snapped out of her daze and said expressionlessly, "I don't know either."
Lu Chen thought for a moment. The seven-colored light had gone to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, so he had to hurry back to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion to check on it.
With this in mind, he did not stay in the palace any longer, but went straight to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
Soon, Lu Chen returned to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
At this time, there was nothing unusual about the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
Although everyone inside the Prince's mansion was on edge, they discovered that the light that fell into the Zhennan Prince's mansion did not cause any damage.
Lu Chen randomly found a maid and asked, "Which courtyard did that light just fall into?"
The maid replied, "Your Highness, the light fell upon the princess's room."
Lu Chen hurried to Ji Yunmeng's bedroom.
When Lu Chen pushed open Ji Yunmeng's door, he found Ji Yunmeng sitting upright on the bed, her body emanating a twisted, seven-colored black aura.
Lu Chen frowned slightly. Could it be that Ji Yunmeng's memories had returned?
Just then, Ji Yunmeng noticed the door had been opened and immediately opened her eyes.
Her eyes had turned completely black, dark and gaping, which looked terrifying.
When Lu Chen saw Ji Yunmeng's eyes, his heart skipped a beat.
However, the next moment, Ji Yunmeng's eyes visibly returned to normal, and the blackness in her eyes gradually faded away.
Lu Chen tentatively asked, "Wife, are you alright?"
Ji Yunmeng did not answer Lu Chen immediately. She sensed her own aura and found that she had actually broken through to the late stage of the Earth Realm.
Ji Yunmeng was very confused. What was that light just now?
How did she manage to break through to the late Earth Realm in an instant, and she felt that she was only one step away from the Heaven Realm?
If Lu Chen and she were to cultivate together, she might be able to break through to the Heavenly Realm in no time.
Seeing that Ji Yunmeng did not speak, Lu Chen quickly opened Ji Yunmeng's personal profile to check her status.
Seeing that Ji Yunmeng had only broken through to the late stage of the Earth Realm, Lu Chen breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she hadn't regained her memories.
If Ji Yunmeng regains her memories so soon, he really doesn't know how to deal with it.
Lu Chen closed the system interface and walked directly to Ji Yunmeng's bedside to sit down.
At this moment, Ji Yunmeng said, "Just now, a strange light entered my body, and I broke through to the late stage of the Earth Realm because of it."
Lu Chen said, "I rushed back because I saw that light fall into the Zhennan Prince's Mansion."
"How are you feeling now? Are you alright?" (End of Chapter)