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Shamed to the core by Lu Chen's words, Murong Xue'er was overwhelmed with humiliation.

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Despite being insulted by this detestable man, she couldn't say anything in return because, after all, Lu Chen hadn't done anything today—he had merely been lying there the whole time.

After a long while, unable to bear the humiliation any longer, Murong Xue'er chose to completely fall from grace. With a cold laugh, she said, "What's the matter, have I disappointed the Prince?"

"I am such a woman. If the Prince dislikes someone as shameless as me, he just needs to stop seeking me out to practice calligraphy."

Because of her humiliation, Murong Xue'er became angry at this point.

Lu Chen smiled faintly, "Are you flying into a rage out of humiliation? Have you not considered that if I don't seek you out for calligraphy practice anymore, how will you extract information from North Prince Mansion in the future?"

With that said, Murong Xue'er's heart skipped a beat.

Indeed, if Lu Chen grew tired of her and stopped seeking her out, it was very likely that she would be cast aside by the Yue Emperor, and then she would have nowhere to call home.

Hateful man!

Murong Xue'er felt she was completely under this man's control.

Soon after, Murong Xue'er asked coldly, "What exactly do you want?"

Looking into Murong Xue'er's eyes, Lu Chen said, "Great talent, it's not about what I want, but what you want. Ask your own heart, can you ever live without me in the future?"

Having said that, Lu Chen leaned forward and captured Murong Xue'er's red lips with his own, taking the initiative this time.

At that moment, Murong Xue'er's mind was in utter chaos. She was still lost, unsure of which path to take for the future.

She also realized that she couldn't live without Lu Chen, but she didn't trust him. In her eyes, the reason Lu Chen slept with her was partly because of her beauty, and partly because of her identity—he wanted to use her to achieve some purpose. She was just a pawn to Lu Chen.

As a pawn, one is bound to be discarded one day, just as it was with her and the Yue Emperor.

If the Yue Emperor learned that she had failed to control Lu Chen, she would certainly be discarded by him as well.

Caught between the Yue Emperor and the North Prince, Murong Xue'er could see no future for herself.

The most terrifying thing was that she had actually fallen for the North Prince, this bad man.

Everything she had done before had made it clear that she was deeply infatuated with the North Prince.

After an indeterminate amount of time passed, the evening glow in the sky had gradually faded, and the whole world sank into the blackness of the original night.

Lu Chen slowly stood up, gazing at the seductive cheeks of Murong Xue'er. He was about to speak when Murong Xue'er interrupted him.

"I'm just your pawn, right?"

Hearing this, Lu Chen laughed, "To be honest, you indeed serve a very important purpose for me, but I have never regarded you as just a pawn."

"Rather than treating you like a pawn, I'd much prefer to make you mine, turn you into my collectible."

Murong Xue'er said weakly, "The rumors in the outside world are indeed true; you are a lustful rogue."

Lu Chen said with a smile, "Didn't you know that already?"

Murong Xue'er fell silent. Lu Chen continued, "What do you say, would you like to marry into North Prince Mansion and become my true woman?"

"After all, you cannot go back anymore."

Murong Xue'er replied, "I can never marry you, even if the Yue Emperor has already discarded me."

Lu Chen asked, "Why is that?"

Murong Xue'er said flatly, "You have too many women; you will grow tired of me one day."

Lu Chen said with a smile, "All the women in my Prince's Mansion had this fear before entering, but after a while, they stopped worrying about it."

Murong Xue'er continued, "Your ambition is too great. One day, you will become the overlord of the world, and then your women can only live in the Imperial Palace for the rest of their lives."

Murong Xue'er wasn't foolish. Having stayed in North Country for so long, she had felt its rapid development and power.

The North Prince, as a ruler, indeed had significant flaws, namely his lecherous nature, but this did not prevent Lu Chen from becoming a sovereign who could dominate the world.

The battle between Great Wu and North Country already showcased North Country's power and exposed the North Prince's ambition.

Murong Xue'er had a premonition that the North Prince would eventually unify the great dynasties. Though the future held many uncertainties, she firmly believed in her judgment.

Lu Chen said, "I don't recall ever restricting my women from leaving the Prince's Mansion?"

Murong Xue'er said, "What is now, is now, and what is later, is later."

At this point, Murong Xue'er looked into his eyes and said, "It doesn't matter to me what you think, I want to make one last trade with you."

Lu Chen asked, "What trade?"

Murong Xue'er said, "I can betray the Yue Emperor and help you collect information about the Great Jue, but if one day you annihilate the Da Yue Dynasty, you must grant me freedom and let me leave."

Murong Xue'er understood that she could no longer stay away from this man, yet she did not believe that Lu Chen would truly like her, so she simply treated it all as a trade.

Hearing Murong Xue'er say this, Lu Chen smiled. Murong Xue'er's favorability towards him had long reached a full one hundred.

Unfortunately, favorability is just that, and Murong Xue'er did not trust him, nor did she believe he could develop feelings for her. He had not given Murong Xue'er a sense of security.

But then again, the absence of a sense of security now didn't mean there wouldn't be one in the future. Lu Chen believed that as long as Murong Xue'er stayed by his side for long enough, she would eventually come to trust him.

Thinking this, Lu Chen smiled and said to Murong Xue'er, "Alright, I agree."

Seeing Lu Chen agree, Murong Xue'er's mental knot finally unraveled. She had been struggling with what to do recently, but now that she had spoken her mind, she felt incredibly at ease.

As for betraying the Yue Emperor, she had no choice. Even though the Yue Emperor had protected her for so many years, she was, after all, just a chess piece to him and would be discarded by the Yue Emperor eventually. She desired her own life, not one as a mere chess piece.

Whether Lu Chen would honor their deal in the end was something she would have to wait and see. She didn't hold out much hope for him.

Murong Xue'er then said, "The Yue Emperor is a Celestial. If you want to swallow the Great Jue in the future, your North Country will also need to have a Celestial power."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen was momentarily stunned. This news was indeed explosive for him; if he remembered correctly, the Yue Emperor was only in her thirties. How could she be a Celestial?

Regaining his composure, Lu Chen asked, "You're not deceiving me, are you? She's only in her thirties. Can someone that age really be a Celestial?"

Murong Xue'er said, "You're not even twenty years old and you're already at the Grandmaster Zenith Realm. Compared to the Yue Emperor, Prince, your martial arts talent is even more fearsome."

"You and the Yue Emperor both have grand ambitions. Although your realm is currently lower than the Yue Emperor's, with enough time, your strength will definitely surpass hers. Given your current pace of improvement, it's not impossible for you to break through to the Celestial Realm before you're thirty."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "So you think highly of me."

With an expressionless face, Murong Xue'er continued, "I don't know if the North Country has a Celestial power. If not, and my virgin mark is indeed a curse pattern used to control you, then you better pretend to be under my control and temporarily act as the Yue Emperor's chess piece."

Lu Chen instantly understood Murong Xue'er's meaning. If the North Country lacked a Celestial power and she couldn't control him, the Yue Emperor might personally make a move to eliminate him as a major threat.

Thus, if there were no Celestials in the North Country and he had not yet broken through to the Celestial level, pretending to be controlled by Murong Xue'er was indeed a way to avoid the Yue Emperor making a move against him.

Only...

Lu Chen smiled faintly, then said, "I'm not accustomed to being someone else's chess piece."

Hearing Lu Chen's words and seeing the indifferent smile on his face, Murong Xue'er immediately guessed something, "It seems your North Country already has a Celestial."

She had just revealed to Lu Chen that the Yue Emperor was a Celestial, yet Lu Chen was not frightened at all, implying that the North Country must have a Celestial. That's why Lu Chen dared not to take the Yue Emperor seriously.

At this moment, Lu Chen said, "Aren't you trying to deceive and outwit me by telling me fake intelligence?"

"Is the Yue Emperor really a Celestial?"

Lu Chen did not distrust Murong Xue'er's words. He could tell that Murong Xue'er had completely sided with him. However, he still had some doubts.

If the Yue Emperor was indeed a Celestial, she could easily control him by coming to the North Country in person. Why would she need to send Murong Xue'er to use her beauty and curse him?

Murong Xue'er said indifferently, "I have told you about the Yue Emperor's strength. Whether you believe it or not is up to you."

Deep down, Murong Xue'er felt somewhat upset. She had already made up her mind to stand by Lu Chen's side, yet this man doubted her words.

If he didn't believe her, so be it.

Lu Chen also felt Murong Xue'er's emotional tone and smiled, then said, "It's my mistake; I shouldn't question you."

Lu Chen thought to himself that perhaps Murong Xue'er considered the Yue Emperor a Celestial but, in reality, the Yue Emperor wasn't a true Celestial, or maybe she was like him, a Pseudo Celestial.

No matter how you put it, it was indeed quite exaggerated for someone in their thirties to be a Celestial in this world.

If true, Lu Chen would even wonder if the Yue Emperor was from his homeland.

Of course, if the Yue Emperor was indeed a Celestial, then her decision not to eliminate the threat of the North Country but instead to have Murong Xue'er control him made some sense.

It just went to show that the Yue Emperor was ambitious, and not just slightly so. This also matched what Murong Xue'er had said earlier about both Lu Chen and the Yue Emperor having grand ambitions.