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Bai Qingqing knew she had no choice but to betray the Sum Emperor. Her true identity had been uncovered by Lu Chen, and now her body was also under Lu Chen’s control.

At this moment, she had no choice but to surrender to Lu Chen.

Moreover, her heart had completely accepted Lu Chen. To her, becoming a tool for the Sum Emperor was no different from becoming a tool for Lu Chen.

She had never felt a sense of belonging to the Shadow Guard anyway, and now that Lu Chen controlled her, it was only natural for her to become one of his people.

It was just that she wasn’t yet accustomed to being Lu Chen’s woman. Before her feelings revived, even if Lu Chen hugged her, held her close, or kissed her, she wouldn’t feel anything.

However, things were different now. Whenever her skin touched Lu Chen’s, she would feel an agitation within her body, a heat, along with an incomprehensible feeling in her heart.

Especially last night’s sensations, they baffled her even more. She didn’t understand why she seemed to have become a completely different person.

Not only did she cry out in front of Lu Chen, she even called him master, good brother, darling, and the like.

She even suspected that there was another soul inside her body. Everything that happened yesterday had nothing to do with her; it was all caused by that other soul.

At this time, Lu Chen was no longer concerned with Bai Qingqing’s verbal submission, for her heart already belonged to him.

Lu Chen now rolled over with Bai Qingqing’s delicate body in his arms, climbing atop her soft form and looking down at her exquisite, aloof face from above.

At this moment, Bai Qingqing once again felt that strange sensation from the previous night. She wanted to activate her cultivation technique to prevent her body from growing more restless, but she quickly found that her skill had disappeared again.

Bai Qingqing had come to understand that whenever she made physical contact with Lu Chen, her prowess would vanish.

However, there was an exception. When she and Lu Chen were cultivating their feelings, her power would come back, because at that time, the inner strength within her body and Lu Chen’s would form a circle, constantly circulating between them.

If it was just the current situation, she would be unable to activate her power.

Seeing the Ice Beauty’s bashful expression, Lu Chen was suddenly seized by a playful mood and started to act wickedly again.

Bai Qingqing’s body grew hotter and hotter. She bit her lower lip lightly, and her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

The more Lu Chen watched her, the more he wanted to tease her.

At that moment, Bai Qingqing took the initiative to speak, “Prince, it’s time for you to get up.”

Lu Chen chuckled lightly, and then said, “You, a concubine maid, dare to instruct this Prince on what to do? It seems you need a good lesson to learn the rules of the Prince’s Mansion.”

No sooner had the words fallen than Lu Chen leaned down. Bai Qingqing tried to turn her head away, but Lu Chen promptly raised his hand, took hold of her delicate chin, and kissed her.

“Mmm…”

Meanwhile.

Inside the Prince’s Mansion.

Early in the morning, Chu Yuqin was carrying out her daily inspections when a maid approached her.

“Madam Chu, something terrible has happened!”

Seeing the maid in a fluster, Chu Yuqin immediately asked, “What has happened?”

The maid quickly said, “Commander Qin has come to discuss matters with the Prince, but 1 have searched all the ladies’ chambers, and 1 cannot find the Prince anywhere. It’s as if he has vanished.”

Normally, Lu Chen would emerge from one of his wives’ or concubines’ chambers every morning. Otherwise, he would rise early and go to the study.

But today, the maid first went to the study, then to Mu Zixuan and the other ladies’ quarters, and found no trace of Lu Chen. She thought Lu Chen had disappeared and rushed to find Chu Yuqin.

Hearing the maid’s words, Chu Yuqin sneered.

She knew exactly where Lu Chen had gone.

That crafty rascal sneaked off to indulge in some illicit pleasure last night.

Chu Yuqin then said to the maid, “I know where he is. Don’t panic. I’ll go look for him. You may go about your duties.”

With Madam Chu’s assurance, the maid breathed a sigh of relief, “Yes, Madam Chu.”

Afterward, Chu Yuqin headed for Bai Qingqing’s courtyard.

She glanced at Bai Qingqing’s room door, thinking to herself, it was already so late, surely Chen’er would be getting up soon?

With that in mind, Chu Yuqin arrived at the door of Bai Qingqing’s room, intending to remind Lu Chen that Qin Yushan was looking for him.

But just at this moment, the voice of Bai Qingqing, filled with fluctuations of intonation, came from inside the room.

Upon hearing this voice, Chu Yuqin knew what had happened.

However, at this time, Chu Yuqin felt very surprised.

Her surprise was not that Lu Chen had devoured Bai Qingqing, but that Bai Qingqing would exhibit such a reaction.

Ever since she was a child, Bai Qingqing had grown up in the Imperial Palace, and all these years, Chu Yuqin had never seen Bai Qingqing show any other expression.

Even when Bai Qingqing fell to the ground, she wouldn’t make a sound, nor would she cry.

Some masters said she was a person without emotions.

Yet this person, who supposedly had no emotions, was now making such a sound in Lu Chen’s presence.

Was she really devoid of emotions?

Or was it that even someone without emotions would feel something when engaged in such an act?

While Chu Yuqin pondered this, after Bai Qingqing let out a high-pitched sound, suddenly Lu Chen’s voice came from the room, “Madam Chu, do you need something from me?”

Now, Lu Chen’s perceptive abilities were incredibly strong; he could easily discern the presence of someone at the door.

Last night, he actually noticed Chu Yuqin peeking at the door, but Lu Chen didn’t care at all, and he also knew that it wasn’t the first or second time Chu Yuqin had spied on him.

Often, when he and Wang Qingci were swinging in the courtyard, Chu Yuqin, while on patrol, would also sneak a peek if they encountered one another, watching for quite a while before moving on.

Upon hearing Lu Chen’s words, Chu Yuqin at the door froze for a second, then she remembered that Lu Chen was now a changed man; his Realm had ascended to levels unimown to her.

Plus, he practiced the Immortal Law, which was definitely different from ordinary Cultivation Techniques, so it was normal for him to sense people outside of his room.

Yet realizing that her eavesdropping had been caught red-handed by Lu Chen, Chu Yuqin felt her cheeks burning.

Then, Chu Yuqin coughed and said, “Chen’er, Commander Qin said he needed to see you, and he’s already gone to your study to wait for you.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen immediately replied, “Oh, all right, I know. I’ll head over there now.”

With these words, Lu Chen got up from the bed and gently caressed Bai Qingqing’s cheek, smiling as he said, “Bai, it seems you’ve completely assimilated into the role of your concubine maid.”

Bai Qingqing lay in bed, her face filled with shame, frozen in place. She couldn’t understand why she would change like this, why she would have such feelings.

Was she inherently such a woman?

Or had she been utterly enslaved by Lu Chen? Not only her body but her soul as well.

Lu Chen then got dressed, talking as he did, “i’ll come to find you tonight. I’ve got things to do now, so I’ll be leaving. You just lie there and rest well.”

After getting dressed, Lu Chen left the room.

Watching Lu Chen’s departing figure, Bai Qingqing’s gaze was filled with complex emotions.

Lu Chen skipped breakfast and went directly to the study.

At this point, Qin Yushan was already waiting for Lu Chen in the study.

Seeing Lu Chen arrive, Qin Yushan immediately saluted and said, “Greetings, Prince.”

Lu Chen hummed in acknowledgment, nodded, and asked, “Commander Qin, is there any new intelligence?”

Qin Yushan coming to him early in the morning surely meant there was urgent business; otherwise, he wouldn’t have come so early to find him.

Everyone knew he was a man who liked to cuddle with his spouse and sleep in, so they usually would not disturb him too early.

Qin Yushan replied, “Prince, there’s a letter from the Capital City. Commander Liang and his team found out that Prince Lu Shuyun has been colluding with the Barbarian Tribe. Through the merchant caravans, Prince Lu Shuyun has been smuggling a significant amount of salt and iron to the Sky Wolf King of the Barbarian Tribe.”

“This time the Barbarian Tribe’s army of three hundred thousand moving southward, I fear it’s likely intertwined with Prince Lu Shuyun and the Aristocratic Families of the South.”

With that, Qin Yushan drew a letter from his sleeve, which had just arrived that morning.

Lu Chen took the intelligence from Qin Yushan’s hand and opened it to read carefully.

The expression on Lu Chen’s face gradually soured as he had not expected Prince Lu Shuyun, this carefree individual, not only to attempt to assassinate his own brother but now even engage in acts of treason..