The Star Luo Zhu Family.
Vermilion gates and flying eaves, painted walls and rock gardens.
In a secluded courtyard, Zhu Zhuyun's delicate brows were furrowed, her expression thoughtful.
Rumors of a rare treasure appearing in the Ashen Mountain Range had reached Zhu Zhuyun's ears. At the same time, the informant responsible for contacting Lin Xiao had sent back firsthand intelligence.
She had a premonition that everything happening in the Ashen Mountain Range was related to Lin Xiao.
Otherwise, why such a coincidence? The Ashen Mountain Range had been quiet for so long, yet something unusual happened shortly after Lin Xiao entered it.
Currently, the imperial family believed a rare treasure had appeared and immediately sealed off the news, sending troops to blockade the Ashen Mountain Range. They likely wouldn't rest until they obtained the treasure.
This undoubtedly put Lin Xiao in danger.
"If that Lin Xiao is eliminated in the Ashen Mountain Range..."
Zhu Zhuyun's eyes flickered.
If possible, who would want to be controlled by others?
The latest news was that Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had broken up. In fear, Dai Mubai had fled somewhere to live a precarious existence, and it was almost certain that the throne would belong to Davis.
With Lin Xiao gone, once Davis ascended the throne, she would finally see her suffering end. By then, she would be the empress of a nation, her status incredibly esteemed!
Zhu Zhuyun's heart grew more and more tempted. Although Lin Xiao's dashing figure and handsome face flashed through her mind, he wasn't interested in her; instead, he was coercing her.
But eventually, her expression stiffened. She lifted her clothes, revealing a vivid vermilion Fire Lotus Mark, lifelike on her lower abdomen...
She had tried many methods, but this thing simply wouldn't go away!
Lin Xiao's move was ruthless!
Even if she confessed to Davis, with Davis's personality, how could he believe the innocent relationship between her and Lin Xiao? By the time they shared a bed, it would be good if Davis didn't kill her in a fit of rage. How could she possibly dream of becoming empress then!
"Pah! I thought you were a decent person, but you resort to such despicable methods!"
Zhu Zhuyun's pink lips held a hint of anger, a slight displeasure on her face.
If only everyone in this world were honest and good-natured. Honest people are honest; their whole family is about to be beheaded, yet they still follow the rules. Good-natured people are even more pathetic; no matter how deep the hatred others have for them, they won't think of using underhanded means to retaliate.
Her eyes were cold and dark as she pondered for a long time.
Suddenly, she let out a cold laugh.
"I refuse to believe you, Lin Xiao, can be completely ungrateful! You've ruined my peace of mind as the Grand Prince Consort, the Star Luo Empress! I will absolutely tame you into my dog!"
Women always had many ways to deal with men.
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The Grand Prince's palace.
Music and dancing filled the air, long sleeves swirling through the corridors.
Davis had been in high spirits lately.
Although Dai Mubai's whereabouts were unknown, Zhu Zhuqing being in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was no secret, and the breakdown of their relationship was a solid fact.
Although he was still the Grand Prince, what difference was there between him and the Crown Prince now?
Just leave everything to time, until he reigned over Star Luo!
By then, Davis would surely avenge the humiliation Lin Xiao inflicted upon him during the Soul Master Competition!
He would let this bumpkin from the backwater of Soto City know what it meant for an emperor's wrath to leave millions dead!
Davis held grudges fiercely.
He had always considered himself the future emperor in his heart, and how could an emperor suffer indignity?
As early as the end of the Soul Master Competition, before he had even returned to Star Luo, he had privately sent people to investigate Lin Xiao's background, including those close to him!
Stupid bumpkin, do you think the real world is a childish game like the Soul Master Competition? You offended朕's dignity, 朕 will exterminate your entire clan!
All the men would be killed, and the women sent to the imperial brothels!
Therefore, friction between the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire had been increasing recently, with a pro-war faction and a conservative faction in the court.
The conservative faction believed that Spirit Hall was watching like a tiger, and had always helped the weaker Heaven Dou Empire. Starting a major war with the Heaven Dou Empire at this moment was unwise; they should wait and see, biding their time.
The pro-war faction, on the other hand, felt that Heaven Dou was weak, and a major war would not significantly deplete the Star Luo Empire's strength. On the contrary, it would boost morale. The Star Luo Empire needed a great victory to warn Spirit Hall of its wolfish ambitions and force the Heaven Dou Empire to cede benefits.
The Grand Prince's faction was precisely the pro-war faction!
Davis looked forward to a major war. He would personally go to the battlefield then, slaughtering Heaven Dou soldiers to vent his hatred, and use it to humiliate Lin Xiao when necessary in the future.
Of course, he wasn't a mindless brute; he wouldn't go to war for such a reason. The most important thing was that the Star Luo Empire was founded on military merit. Establishing achievements on the battlefield would, on one hand, gain the support of the military and soldiers, and on the other, completely consolidate his status as Crown Prince!
"Keep the music playing, keep the dancing going!"
Davis was in high spirits, his gaze falling on the dancing beauties. His thoughts couldn't help but wander. How wonderful would it be if he could take both Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing, this pair of sisters, into his harem, sharing the same bed in joyful abandon, turning heaven and earth upside down?
Just then, a hurried footsteps sounded in his ears.
Davis frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed.
The person who came was his personal guard, so it must be important business.
He wasn't emperor yet, so his career was the priority.
"Your Highness the First Prince, there are strange movements in the Ashen Mountain Range. The sky is filled with red light, and fiery meteors are falling. Rumor has it a rare treasure has appeared..."
"A rare treasure? Could it be a Soul Tool?"
Davis's spirits lifted.
Generally speaking, a rare treasure capable of causing celestial phenomena would at least be a nation-level Soul Tool. It was said that the Heaven Dou Empire's Treasure of the Nation, the Vast Sea Universe Cover, was discovered by a Barbarian Tribe by the sea. It possessed the power to quell tsunamis and eventually made its way to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
If it were a rare treasure like the Vast Sea Universe Cover...
Then for him to personally lead a team to find it and present it to his Imperial Father as the Star Luo Empire's divine artifact of the nation, wouldn't that be a significant achievement on his resume?
Its merit might not be inferior to establishing military功勋 (meritorious service)!
Davis suddenly stood up, saying in a deep voice:
"Immediately lead a team to the Ashen Mountain Range. Also, send word to the Grand Prince Consort, telling her to take people ahead first to investigate the situation!"
While the Star Luo Zhu Family, as an empress's family, was subordinate to the Star Luo Royal Family, it was also the undisputed foremost family in the Star Luo Empire.
Zhu Zhuyun was not just a pretty face.
In fact, she also held some influence within the military, and the First Prince's faction's intelligence system was almost entirely under Zhu Zhuyun's control.
Davis held her in high regard and had promised to only take Zhu Zhuyun's virginity after securing the position of Crown Prince. Of course, this wasn't because she was beautiful, but a genuine weighing of pros and cons.
A moment later.
The person sent to deliver the message to Zhu Zhuyun returned.
"Reporting to Your Highness the First Prince!"
"The Grand Prince Consort has already gone ahead to the Ashen Mountain Range!"
Hearing this, Davis was momentarily stunned, and a feeling of emotion inevitably welled up in his heart. He burst into laughter.
"With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for!"
"Zhuyun is truly my capable helper!"
Who else would Zhu Zhuyun rush to the Ashen Mountain Range for?
Of course, it was for him, Davis!
This was no longer just about mutual benefit.
Zhu Zhuyun probably loved him to the bone, unable to extricate herself!
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