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Lu Chen had not been intimate with Murong Xue'er for far too long. Facing this serene and stunning older woman, Lu Chen found himself somewhat carried away.

At this moment, Murong Xue'er's mind was a bit muddled. She began to doubt herself. Was coming to the North Prince Mansion really about gathering intelligence?

Gently caressing the pattern on Murong Xue'er's abdomen, Lu Chen said, "I didn't expect the tattoo to still be there. Drawing it with my method, it seems to preserve for a longer time indeed."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Murong Xue'er slowly came to her senses. Lying on the bed, her gaze lowered slightly, and the next moment, her eyes widened as if pricked by a needle, and she immediately lifted her gaze, staring intently at Lu Chen's handsome face.

Lu Chen continued, "However, the Virgin Mark crafted by the Yue Emperor is quite beautiful."

The pattern on Murong Xue'er's body consisted of a peach heart surrounded by some symmetrical designs, looking exceptionally exquisite.

Lu Chen was somewhat curious. Why would the Yue Emperor craft such a design as a Virgin Mark?

With the Virgin Mark sand already existing in this world as a means to discern if a woman had lost her virtue, there was no need to make it so complex.

The Virgin Mark took up a significant portion of Murong Xue'er's abdomen, and its creation must have taken a lot of effort. When Lu Chen was giving Murong Xue'er a Virgin Mark some time ago, it had already taken up much of his time, let alone the fact that his marking had no actual effect, purely being ornamental.

If a mere painting took up so much of Lu Chen's time, then the creation of a real Virgin Mark would definitely be more troublesome. Why would the Yue Emperor bother to do so?

Listening to Lu Chen, Murong Xue'er just looked at him quietly, without saying anything.

At this time, Lu Chen continued, "Does this Virgin Mark have any special meaning?"

Murong Xue'er took a deep breath and replied, "I... don't know..."

Lu Chen continued to inquire, "Does every woman beside the Yue Emperor have such a Virgin Mark?"

Hearing Lu Chen's question, Murong Xue'er instantly became vigilant. Although they were presently engaged in illicit activities, she wasn't so muddled as to casually divulge matters related to the Yue Emperor.

Murong Xue'er, looking into Lu Chen's eyes, said, "You wish to... Hmm... through me... to inquire... about His Majesty?"

Lu Chen smiled. He hadn't expected Murong Xue'er to be so sensitive. His question was merely casual. He spoke lightly, "I've said that I want to keep you in the North Country, not for any political purposes. I simply desire your body."

"I was just curious about anything special about the pattern. There's no need for you to be so sensitive."

"If you don't want to talk about it, then don't."

Murong Xue'er looked into Lu Chen's eyes, which were fervent at the moment, as though his mind indeed hadn't been on anything else just then.

After a while, Murong Xue'er finally said, "Only... only I have the Virgin Mark—other Palace Maids simply have the Virgin Mark sand."

Seeing that Murong Xue'er answered, Lu Chen smiled slightly and then said, "It seems you are quite special in the heart of the Yue Emperor. But I don't understand. If you are so special, why would she be willing to send you to be by my side?"

"Isn't she afraid of throwing meat buns to the dogs, never to return?"

Murong Xue'er didn't respond to Lu Chen's question. His query made her feel profoundly ashamed. She believed that the Yue Emperor had entrusted her with such an important task mainly due to trust.

Since she arrived in the North Country and slept with the North Prince a few times, her conviction started to falter. Now she even doubted whether she was inherently a promiscuous woman.

Seeing Murong Xue'er's silence, Lu Chen did not go on. His gaze fell once again on the Virgin Mark on Murong Xue'er's abdomen as he continued to study the pattern.

After a while, Lu Chen suddenly thought of something and curiously asked his system in his mind, "Can this pattern really determine whether a woman has lost her chastity?"

[Yes, the Curse Pattern is known as the Love-lock Mark. Once a man deflowers a woman with this Curse Pattern, the mark will enter the man's body. From that moment onwards, he will fall deeply in love with the woman, and the Curse Pattern will disappear from the woman's body.]

Seeing the system's explanation, Lu Chen was stunned, his actions coming to a standstill.

What?

The Love-lock Spell?

This is actually a curse?

Impossible to guard against indeed!

How could someone place a curse here?

When I deflowered Murong Xue'er, doesn't that mean I was already afflicted?

But I don't seem to have any anomalies, and there's nothing wrong with my body; could there be a time limit?

As Lu Chen was utterly puzzled, the system's notification sounded once again.

[The Love-lock Spell needs the substance from the Curse Pattern to be triggered, which is a poisonous material. However, it cannot harm the host with the Poison Immunity Body.]

Hearing the system's explanation, Lu Chen instantly understood what was going on.

At that moment, Lu Chen's lips couldn't help but curve upwards slightly; no wonder the Yue Emperor sent Murong Xue'er, a woman so important and valued, to his side. The Yue Emperor intended to use Murong Xue'er to control him.

Thinking this, the Yue Emperor must be a woman with great ambitions; otherwise, why would she send Murong Xue'er, who she has specially cultivated for so many years, to the North Country?

The Yue Emperor probably aims to turn me into her pawn and then achieve some unspeakable goals.

I just don't know what this woman wants to do.

Seeing Lu Chen suddenly stop and gaze at her, Murong Xue'er was slightly stunned, and the next moment her expression appeared rather urgent.

Murong Xue'er tried hard to control her emotions and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lu Chen said with a smile, "Nothing, I was just thinking that if your Emperor loses both the lady and the troops, I wonder if she will be very angry."

Murong Xue'er didn't understand the meaning of Lu Chen's "losing both the lady and the troops," and she looked at Lu Chen with a flush of red on her face, full of confusion.

Lu Chen said, "Alright, let's not talk about this. You've finally come back, let's catch up properly."

As he spoke, Lu Chen suddenly thought of something; his lips curled up, "This pattern is quite nice, how about I draw another one on your back as well?"

Without waiting for Murong Xue'er to respond, Lu Chen flipped her over; then he raised his hand, and the next moment, the pigments and brushes from the study flew to him. Lu Chen then drew a similar pattern on Murong Xue'er's buttocks.

Murong Xue'er didn't know what Lu Chen was up to, but it didn't harm her, so she did not stop him.

However, once Lu Chen finished the drawing, she distinctly felt him become much more irritable.

Murong Xue'er comforted herself inwardly; everything was for the Yue Emperor, all for extracting intelligence from the North Country.

Lu Chen and Murong Xue'er stayed in the resting room for a day. When Murong Xue'er left, she was in a daze, foreseeing the events upon entering the Prince's Mansion. Moreover, the Yue Emperor's intention was to have her approach the North Prince in this manner, and she had already fully accepted these facts.

It's just that she still didn't understand why Lu Chen was so trusting of her; could the North Prince truly believe that one could win a woman's heart in such a way?

Thinking of Lu Chen's confidently handsome smile, Murong Xue'er in the carriage couldn't help but snort softly.

"So naive!"

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