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The citizens of Qi Country, upon seeing Lu Chen, dared not speak a word. Although the street was crowded, it was eerily quiet.

Even though Lu Chen was remarkably handsome and didn't look like a bad person, the reputation of the North Prince had always been poor, and the common people feared that a careless mistake might provoke the North Prince and lead to the destruction of their entire family.

Seeing how quiet the whole street was, Lu Chen gave a faint smile, thinking to himself that it seemed the citizens of Qi Country still did not trust him and were very afraid of him.

Building trust indeed seemed to be a long-term process.

Lu Chen then made his way to the Qi Prince Mansion.

When the people of the Qi Prince Mansion heard that the North Prince had arrived, they were filled with terror, shaking in fright.

As Lu Chen walked into the Qi Prince Mansion, he asked, "How many children does the Qi Prince have?"

Xuanyuan Chen replied, "According to our investigation, the Qi Prince currently has no children at all."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment.

Not a single child?

How could that be?

The Qi Prince had been governing his fief for decades, hadn't he? How could he not have a single child?

Curious, Lu Chen asked, "Have you found out the reason?"

Xuanyuan Chen replied, "Not yet. We've asked the Qi Queen, and she doesn't know the reason either."

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"At first, the Qi Prince thought it was a problem with the Qi Queen's health, so he took quite a few concubines, but still there were no children."

Lu Chen asked, "What Realm is the Qi Prince at?"

Generally speaking, the higher one's Realm, the harder it is to conceive. If the Qi Prince was of a high Realm, then it would be understandable for him not to have children.

Xuanyuan Chen answered, "According to the information we have gathered, the Qi Prince seems to be only at the Ninth Grade."

Lu Chen thought to himself, is it so difficult for a Ninth Grade Martial Artist to conceive?

However, on second thought, the Qi Prince being childless did spare him one less trouble.

According to the customs of this era, if the Qi Prince had children, to prevent the Qi Prince's descendants from seeking revenge, it was common to kill the Qi Prince's sons.

But no matter what, the Qi Prince was nominally Lu Chen's uncle, and Lu Chen was reluctant to do such a thing in his heart.

Since the Qi Prince had no children, then all that was needed was to disperse his wives and concubines; there was no need to kill them all.

Soon, Lu Chen arrived at the main courtyard of the Qi Prince Mansion. At that moment, hundreds of people from the Qi Prince Mansion, old and young, were all standing in the courtyard, surrounded by North Country soldiers armed with guns and knives at their waists.

When Lu Chen entered the main courtyard, the people of the Qi Prince Mansion grew even more frightened.

Seeing those people trembling ceaselessly with fear, Lu Chen chuckled to himself, wondering if he was really that terrifying.

Lu Chen then glanced at the woman standing in front of the crowd. She was clearly aged, appearing to be in her forties, but still had a trace of charm about her.

Lu Chen used the system to identify her and discovered that this woman was the Qi Queen.

[Name: Yuan Caishan]

[Identity: Qi Queen, fifty years old this year, a Sixth Grade Martial Artist and a Great Sum Shadow Guard who has been lurking by the Qi Prince's side and poisoning him for many years. She is fearful of the North Prince's arrival.]

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After reviewing the Qi Queen's profile, Lu Chen paused, somewhat surprised.

But now Lu Chen understood why the Qi Prince had no heirs. It looked like the Sum Emperor had been planning this for some time.

Lu Chen then approached the Qi Queen, smiling, and said, "Auntie, I'm truly sorry. Swords have no eyes, and I accidentally harmed Uncle."

"Please accept my condolences."

After hearing Lu Chen's words, the Qi Queen stuttered, "It's... it's okay."

Yuan Caishan was extremely frightened inside. Originally, she was just a pawn placed by the Sum Emperor beside the Qi Prince, and due to her constant presence by his side, she had grown accustomed to a life of luxury and privilege.

Initially, she had planned to betray the Sum Emperor and lead a good life with the Qi Prince, but she hadn't expected the North Prince to rise so suddenly and ultimately annihilate Qi Country.

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At this moment, Lu Chen said, "Aunt, if I let you go, where do you plan to go next?"

Hearing this, Yuan Caishan was stunned for a moment, somewhat unable to believe Lu Chen's words.

She was the Qi Queen, and moreover she was already old and faded, without much value left. Would the North Prince really let her leave?

Yuan Caishan asked with disbelief, "Prince... Prince, are you serious?"

Lu Chen replied indifferently, "After all, you are my aunt; naturally, I wouldn't kill you."

Yuan Caishan thought for a moment, then said, "If possible, I would like to stay in North Country."

Lu Chen smiled briefly and then said, "Aunt wishes to stay in North Country, but we will have to remove your identity as a Shadow Guard."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Caishan's face instantly turned ashen. She hadn't expected that Lu Chen would know her true identity.

How could this be...

She had followed the Qi Prince for decades, and even the Qi Prince didn't know she was a Shadow Guard; how could the North Prince know?

Just as Yuan Caishan feared she was undoubtedly going to die, Lu Chen suddenly extended his hand, directly infusing a burst of spiritual power into Yuan Caishan's body.

Yuan Caishan thought Lu Chen was going to kill her, but the next moment, she felt a heavy force hitting her abdomen. Immediately after, something seemed to surge out of her Dantian, followed by her spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Soon, Yuan Caishan realized what had happened. She immediately said, "Thank you, great king!"

Shadow Guards who had taken poison pills were somewhat under the Sum Emperor's control, but with this blow from Lu Chen, the poisonous substances in her Dantian were expelled. This meant that she could now disregard the Sum Emperor's commands.

Lu Chen didn't pay further attention to Yuan Caishan. He glanced at the other people in the courtyard, swiftly identified the other Shadow Guards the Sum Emperor had placed by the Qi Prince, and had the North Country soldiers deal with them directly.

Afterward, Lu Chen dismissed the staff of the Qi Prince Mansion, reassigned some people to it, and decided to reside in the Qi Prince Mansion for the next few days.

In the evening.

Lu Chen captured the enchantress Xue Linglong and gave her a harsh punishment.

After the matter was settled, the utterly drained Xue Linglong asked, "Why didn't you kill the Qi Queen? Could it be, Prince, that you think the Qi Queen still retains her charms and want to take her into your harem?"

Hearing this, Lu Chen felt speechless. What did Xue Linglong take him for?

He did not have such a strong appetite. Although Yuan Caishan was well-maintained and did have some charm left, Lu Chen's preference in mature women was for those like Lin Wanyun and Wu Junwan, who showed no signs of aging.

Yuan Caishan obviously showed signs of aging, and most importantly, she didn't have a favorability rating of ninety, and she was the Qi Prince's woman.

Lu Chen then said, "How could that be? I don't take just any woman."

Xue Linglong said, "How is it not possible? You didn't even spare your own aunt and sister-in-law, so adding the Qi Queen wouldn't be strange."

Lu Chen chuckled and said, "The reason I spared her is because of her identity as the Qi Queen. Having spared even her demonstrates my leniency, which will reassure the common folk of Qi Country and put their minds at ease."

"You enchantress, with your mind filled with nothing but filthy thoughts all day."

Xue Linglong said mournfully, "One wonders who turned me into this."

Lu Chen laughed lightly and then said, "Enough, let's not talk about this anymore. Today I'm in a good mood, so I shall reward you properly."

With that, Lu Chen waved his hand, and from nowhere, a rope and a bell appeared.

Xue Linglong rolled her eyes at Lu Chen, then said, "If the people of Qi Country knew you were such a twisted Prince, they would be even more afraid of you."

Lu Chen said with a smile, "Whether they are afraid or not isn't important. What's important is that tonight I need to make you afraid of me."

With those words, Lu Chen flipped Xue Linglong over and gagged her mouth once again.

"Mmm mmm..."

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