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Lu Chen still had no idea what had happened on Four Directions Mountain and Fixed Wind Mountain, as all his focus was now on Murong Xue'er, trying to make her fall into his trap.

At this point, Murong Xue'er had completely fallen from grace. Her mind was a blank slate, having given up even the thought of thinking.

It wasn't until the next morning when she came to her senses that she realized it was already the next day and she had not completed her mission.

Originally, she had intended to seduce Lu Chen in order to probe into the secrets of the North Prince Mansion, but she had spent all night immersed in that matter.

No... that wasn't it.

It wasn't because she had been immersed in that matter all night, but because she simply had no opportunity to ask Lu Chen about the secrets of the North Prince Mansion.

That guy, Lu Chen, had not given her any time to breathe, her mind was always in a haze; she was in no state to think about probing the secrets of the North Prince Mansion.

At this thought, Murong Xue'er clenched her teeth. The North Prince was such a bastard, a real beast!

After cursing Lu Chen in her heart, Murong Xue'er looked down at her body and saw, just like that last time at the Hundred Flowers Tower, it was covered in writing.

Murong Xue'er was somewhat taken aback; the beast had managed to do those things to her while also covering her body with so much writing. She seemed completely oblivious when he was writing on her.

She wasn't sure if he wrote all that while he was misbehaving last night or after she had fallen asleep.

But none of that mattered now.

Murong Xue'er scanned the room, Lu Chen was nowhere to be seen, and she was alone in the resting room.

Murong Xue'er felt a small surge of emotion. It seemed that in the eyes of the North Prince, she had truly become nothing more than a concubine for him to vent his desires on.

Used and discarded, he had vanished without a trace.

Murong Xue'er sighed. She would have to return to report for her duty soon and wondered if she could complete part of her mission before going back to Great Jue.

If she could not unearth anything before her return, she would likely be punished by the Empress. After all, she had been in the North Country for so long without bringing back any information, the Empress would surely consider her incompetent.

While Murong Xue'er was sighing, a figure suddenly appeared in the room. Seeing Lu Chen reappear, Murong Xue'er finally relaxed, thinking this asshole at least knew to come back; she had thought he had left for good after taking advantage of her.

Lu Chen gave Murong Xue'er a quick glance and with a smile said, "Miss Murong, what do you think of my handwriting?"

Hearing this question, Murong Xue'er was irritated, but she still smiled at Lu Chen, "Your Highness, your words are as majestic as a dragon, strong and upright."

Lu Chen said, "Thank you for the compliment, Miss Murong."

At this, Lu Chen asked, "Miss Murong must be hungry by now. I have had some food prepared. Why not eat something before you go?"

Go? Hearing these words from Lu Chen, a surge of anger welled up inside Murong Xue'er.

She had come to uncover the secrets of the North Prince Mansion and instead, had been consumed by Lu Chen for a whole day and night without finding out anything, and now she was just supposed to leave?

She suddenly felt incredibly shortchanged.

Murong Xue'er quickly replied, "No need, I still have important matters to attend to, thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."

As she spoke, Murong Xue'er got up to get dressed. Right now, she felt particularly dirty and needed to hurry back for a bath to wash away all the filth from her body.

Seeing Murong Xue'er getting dressed, Lu Chen didn't try to keep her. Instead, he reminded her, "Before Miss Murong returns to Great Jue to report for duty, come to the Prince's Mansion once more. I will make sure to restore your Virgin Mark."

Murong Xue'er replied indifferently, "Then I shall trouble you, Your Highness."

With that, Murong Xue'er fastened her sash and then walked towards the door of the resting room, saying, "Your Highness, unless there is anything else, I will be leaving for today."

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Lu Chen said, "Good, I will have someone take you there."

Afterward, Lu Chen ordered the maids to prepare a carriage and used it to send Murong Xue'er back to the Great Jue Mansion.

Upon returning to the mansion, Murong Xue'er quickly had someone bring hot water for a bath. As she scrubbed her body, she exercised her internal energy to expel the impurities from within.

At this moment, her mind replayed the events of the previous night. Although she had been almost incapable of coherent thought then, the memories of those sensations lingered in her mind.

Murong Xue'er felt puzzled. As a grandmaster, how could she lack all self-control, completely led by Lu Chen's whims?

This simply wouldn't do. If she were to lose control like this each time she visited the North Prince, how would she gather intelligence? How could she fulfill her mission?

Yet, judging from last night's events, as soon as she was in Lu Chen's bed, she completely lost the initiative, her actions no longer her own to decide.

That beast of a North Prince, so adept at handling women—she had already experienced it once at the Hundred Flowers Tower, and now again last night, she would no longer underestimate the North Prince.

Murong Xue'er fell into deep thought, planning that the next time she saw Lu Chen, she would try to obtain the information she wanted while still clear-minded and not so easily give her body away again. She had to find a way to keep Lu Chen on the hook.

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Half a month later.

In the North Country, Hall of Political Affairs.

The atmosphere in the hall today was tense. The officials had been silent for a long time, and even Lu Chen, the Prince, sat on his throne in contemplation.

After a while, Lu Chen finally broke the silence, "It seems it's time for me to tell you all the truth."

At these words, the officials were momentarily startled.

The truth? What truth?

Had the Prince deceived them about something?

Why would the Prince need to deceive them without cause?

As the court officials puzzled over the meaning of Lu Chen's words, he continued, "Just as the recent rumors among the populace, Zhuge Zhongguang has indeed not achieved a breakthrough into the Heavenly Human Realm. His current realm is that of the Pseudo-Celestial Realm."

As soon as this was said, everyone in the hall was stunned.

Zhuge Zhongguang hadn't broken through to the Heavenly Human Realm?

So the rumors outside were true. No wonder the North Prince had not marched south to vie for the throne; the North Country did not, in fact, have a Celestial-level expert in residence.

Does this mean that when the North Prince announced Zhuge Zhongguang's alleged breakthrough, it was simply a ruse to intimidate Great Sum?

Recently, news of individuals breaking through to the Heavenly Human Realm in Fixed Wind Mountain and Four Directions Mountain had spread throughout Great Sum and several other empires.

But soon, there were messages claiming that the elders of Four Directions Mountain and Fixed Wind Mountain had not achieved a breakthrough to the Heavenly Human Realm at all. They merely possessed the opportunity to make the breakthrough and still needed to pass the trials of the Heavenly Dao.

Once this news was disseminated, people quickly associated it with the anomalies observed in the North Country and the Imperial Palace of Great Sum.

If the elders from Fixed Wind Mountain and Four Directions Mountain hadn't broken through, could it be that neither had Zhuge Zhongguang of the North Country nor that member of the Great Sum imperial family?

This news spread rapidly; in just a few days, it was common talk among the people of the North Country that Zhuge Zhongguang had not truly reached the Heavenly Human Realm.

Lu Chen was no fool; he had already guessed who was behind the spread of this information.

Seeing that the officials of the North Country were doubting the authenticity of the news, Lu Chen decided not to pretend any longer and directly disclosed that Zhuge Zhongguang had not achieved the breakthrough.

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