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Chapter 279 - 205: Heaven Really Helps Me 1
Chapter 279 - 205: Heaven Really Helps Me 1
Chapter 279: Chapter 205: Heaven Really Helps Me 1
Grandmaster…
When Wang Qingci heard Lu Chen say those words, she was completely dumbfounded.
In the entire Great Sum, there were only a few known Grandmasters, and they were all basically in the Capital city.
Becoming a Grandmaster wasn’t an easy feat. Ordinary martial artists spent their whole lives training; becoming a Master was already quite an achievement, and there were even fewer Extreme Realm Masters.
Lu Chen was only seventeen this year. How was it possible for him to become a Grandmaster!!!
Soon, however, Wang Qingci realized something. That’s why when she saw Lu Chen today, she always felt that he had become more robust, emanating a more powerful aura than before.
She couldn’t believe Lu Chen had already become a Grandmaster!
Wait a second…
What did it mean for Lu Chen to be telling her this news first?
And he even emphasized how his body became stronger and that he could go days and nights without sleep…
Wasn’t this indirectly telling her that he could handle her for days and nights without any problem?
Just thinking about it, Wang Qingci couldn’t help but break out in a sweat, and she turned her pale face to look at Lu Chen.
At that moment, Lu Chen was smiling at her with a devilish grin, making Wang Qingci feel a chill run down her spine.
Wang Qingci quickly put on a pitiful look, gazing into Lu Chen’s eyes and said, “Prince, I’m but a weak woman, please don’t be so fierce with me in the future.”
Seeing Wang Qingci coquettishly using a whiny voice on him, Lu Chen chuckled, wrapped one arm around her slim waist, placed his other hand on her hip, pressed his body against hers, and said with a smile, “A weak woman? I remember Mr. Wang being quite arrogant in front of me before, always calling me Young Prince and provoking me. How come you’re a ‘weak woman’ today?”
Wang Qingci continued to act coquettishly, “Prince, I’ve never provoked you, I was just cooperating with your act.”
Lu Chen’s hand wandered over Wang Qingci’s body as he said, “Then how about this, you bear a child for me, and I will forgive your previous disrespect. Otherwise…”
He paused, and with a sudden slap on Wang Qingci’s hip, she let out a soft yelp. Then she said, “Prince, I’m only a female slave, I’m not worthy of bearingyour offspring.”
“Even if I were really to bear your child, the child would later suffer from the scorn of others because of my status. Would you bear to see your own child being humiliated in the future?”
Lu Chen said with a smile, “You need not talk to me about this. I know you just don’t want to bear my child. Having stayed in the North Prince Mansion for so long, you can’t be unaware of my attitude towards my children.”
“I even dote on my daughter, holding her in the palm of my hand. How could I possibly bear to see my children suffer?”
“You little siren, monopolizing my body for the longest time, deceiving my affections, and yet refusing to bear my child. It seems like you’re just trying to rebel against me.”
Hearing Lu Chen’s words, Wang Qingci continued to feign a pitiful appearance, “Prince, how would I dare deceive your feelings? I am a Ninth Grade martial artist after all. Even if I wanted to bear your child, it wouldn’t be that easy to get pregnant.”
Lu Chen said, “That’s simple. From now on, you’ll come back to the Prince’s Mansion every day. I’ll visit your room daily, and I don’t believe I, a Grandmaster, can’t get a Ninth Grade martial artist pregnant.”
Hearing this, Wang Qingci froze.
Visiting her room daily, she would die, right…
Ying ying ying…
Coming back to her senses, Wang Qingci hurriedly said in a coquettish tone, “Prince, I also have to help you oversee the Rain-listening Pavilion, you have yet to achieve your great cause, and I still have to work for you. I wouldn’t want to fall behind on my duties because of pregnancy. Let’s wait until the North Country is stable, and then I can bear children for you.”
Hearing that, Lu Chen lifted her delicate chin with one hand, looked into her eyes, and with a smile said, “Why do I feel like you just don’t want to have my child? Could it be that you despise me for only being a prince, not worthy enough for you to bear my children?”
Wang Qingci immediately said, “How could I possibly think that?”
At this point, Wang Qingci fluttered her peach-blossom eyes and continued to play coy and pitiful.
Seeing Wang Qingci’s seductive appearance, Lu Chen felt like pinning her down on the desk and giving her a good lesson, but having stayed up all night yesterday and already having dealt with Chu Qingli after getting up, he didn’t have such strong urges now.
So he let go of Wang Qingci and then said, “Alright, I was just teasing you. I’m not insistent on you bearing my child right now.”
Hearing that, Wang Qingci breathed a sigh of relief.
It wasn’t that she was unwilling to bear Lu Chen’s child; she was mainly concerned about her low status as only a female slave to Lu Chen. If she bore a child, her child could likely suffer unjust treatment. Even though Lu Chen treated her well and frequently doted on her, she was clear about her own position.
At that moment, Lu Chen said, “For today, you’d better go back. Let the trading caravan of the Rain-listening Pavilion continue to keep an eye on the happenings in the Great Qian Dynasty.”
“Alright, Prince,” said Wang Qingci.
Just then, something crossed Wang Qingci’s mind, and she asked with certainty, “Prince, have you really reached the Grandmaster Realm?”
Wang Qingci still found it hard to believe that there could be a seventeen-year- old Grandmaster in this world. Even though Lu Chen’s aura was so formidable, she always felt it defied common sense, a bit too exaggerated.
Lu Chen asked with a smile, “What? You don’t believe it? Why not test it out yourself?”
Wang Qingci quickly replied, “No, no, this servant shall take her leave.”
Having said that, Wang Qingci hurriedly fled.
If Lu Chen had truly broken through to the Grandmaster Realm, his physical prowess must have become incredibly strong. Coupled with his young age, now, when his vigor was at its peak, how could she, a frail woman, withstand it? It was better to quickly leave this dangerous place.
Watching Wang Qingci’s panicked retreat, Lu Chen chuckled.
This little enchantress, she has now submitted completely.
She used to provoke him often, but now she’d probably tremble at the sight of him in the future.
After Wang Qingci left, Lu Chen said to the maid at the door of the study,
” Inform the Brocade Guard to summon all officials from Yan County to the Hall of Political Affairs.”
“Yes, Prince.”
Meanwhile.
In the Great Sum Capital City, within the Imperial Palace.
The Sum Emperor, upon hearing the Shadow Guard’s report, could not help but reveal a satisfying smile.
“Excellent, excellent, excellent!!!”
“The Great Wu Dynasty is reaping its own consequences.”
The Rain-listening Pavilion collected only some public information. Whatever intelligence the Rain-listening Pavilion could gather, the Sum Emperor’s Shadow Guard could also obtain. The Sum Emperor was also aware of the peasant uprising that had erupted in the Great Wu Dynasty.
The moment he heard of the peasant uprising in the Great Wu Dynasty, the Sum Emperor’s mouth almost curved into a sideways grin. It was the happiest he had laughed in a long time.
At this moment, Situ Ce asked, “How does Your Majesty plan to deal with Xiwu County?”
Now that Great Wu was embroiled in internal strife, although the terms for peace had already stated that Xiwu County was to be ceded to Great Wu, it was unlikely that Great Wu had the capacity to occupy Xiwu County anymore. Thus, it was entirely possible for Great Sum to go back on its word.
The Sum Emperor then said, “Since a pact has been signed, Xiwu County must naturally be granted to them.”
The Sum Emperor was no fool. Although Great Wu was now in chaos, the internal strife had not shaken the foundation of the Great Wu nation. If he were to go back on his word at this time, the large army that Great Wu had amassed in Xiwu County might very well advance eastward again.
Since signs of internal conflict had already appeared within Great Wu, it was now especially imperative not to give Great Wu an excuse to wage an external war. Internal conflicts can generally be deflected through external wars, and it was vital not to give the Martial Emperor a chance to distract from domestic troubles.
Great Sum could temporarily sacrifice Xiwu County for now. Once Great Wu fell into complete chaos, Great Sum could always retake Xiwu County in the future.
Furthermore, even if Xiwu County was handed over to Great Wu, amidst the internal turmoil, it was uncertain whether Great Wu’s troops could completely occupy it. At most, they would send soldiers to raid Xiwu County before returning to Great Wu.
Xiwu County was but a minor matter. The internal turmoil of Great Wu presented the Sum Emperor with an opportunity.
With the external threat gone, it was time for him to take action.
Having tolerated humiliation for so many years, he finally saw an opportunity.
Just then, another Shadow Guard appeared in the Royal Garden, kneeling before the Sum Emperor and raising the intelligence in his hands, “Your Majesty, there is news from Great Qian!”
Upon hearing this, the Sum Emperor grabbed the intelligence from the Shadow Guard’s hand, glanced over it, and then burst into laughter, “Hahahaha, truly, heaven helps me!”
“Who could have expected this!”
Seeing the Sum Emperor so excited, Situ Ce knew that there must also be trouble within Great Qian.
It seemed that the civil war within Great Sum was about to start.
With this thought, Situ Ce envisioned Lu Chen in his mind.
Once the civil war erupted in Great Sum, it would inevitably create many refugees, and most likely, these refugees would pour into the North Country, signaling the start of a window of opportunity for development.
If the Sum Emperor emerged victorious from the civil war, successfully purging the Aristocratic Families, then the Great Sum that the North Prince would inherit would inevitably become even stronger.
Situ Ce’s expectations began to rise. At first, he had not been too supportive of the Sum Emperor’s purge of the Aristocratic Families, as Great Sum faced external pressures. Now that there was no external threat, he naturally supported the Sum Emperor.