NOVEL NEXT Chapter 578: The Proactive Bai
Mu Yunxi and Liu Qingqiu had just felt the Demonic Qi of the Heavenly Demon, and judging by the concentration of its Demonic Qi, it must have possessed strength worthy of the Genesis Realm.
With the strength of the Genesis Realm, the Heavenly Demon could be considered an invincible existence when facing cultivators of the same realm. Yet, surprisingly, it was defeated by Lu Chen, a mere Celestial.
Moreover, it was a one-sided beating, without any ability to fight back, and the key point was that Lu Chen finished the fight with just a few palm strikes.
From the appearance of the Heavenly Demon to its execution, not even two hours, no, to be precise, not even an hour had passed. Had Lu Chen's strength become this formidable?
Driven to dismay once again, the two women had originally thought that they would have a chance to assassinate Lu Chen once they recovered their strength, but now it seemed that Lu Chen's strength had likely already surpassed the Heavenly Human Realm.
In fact, this was a misunderstanding on the part of Liu Qingqiu and Mu Yunxi. Lu Chen's strength was not particularly strong; he was just an ordinary Celestial.
His ease in annihilating the Heavenly Demon was due to the Demon-Expelling Banner and the Demon Burying Spell. Without these, he would not have been able to easily defeat the Heavenly Demon, let alone kill it; in fact, he might have been the one to be devoured by it instead.
Armed with cultivation techniques and treasures aimed at the Heavenly Demon, Lu Chen would stand a chance to fight against Heavenly Demons several realms higher than himself in the future. He could now be considered a nemesis for the Heavenly Demons.
After dealing with the Heavenly Demon, Lu Chen turned his head with a smile to look at Liu Qingqiu and Mu Yunxi and said, "Now that the Heavenly Demon has been eradicated, this world should be safe for the time being."
At the sound of Lu Chen's voice, the two women came back to their senses, and upon seeing that meaningful smile from Lu Chen, they couldn't help but tremble involuntarily.
With the fall of Great Qian and the end of the plague—now that the source of the plague, the Heavenly Demon, had been destroyed—didn't it mean that Lu Chen would not have any important matters to attend to next?
What he would do in his free time seemed quite obvious, and the two women immediately thought about running away. However, they still maintained their rationality; if they ran away now, with Lu Chen's strength, they would probably be killed by that special Earth Grade Spiritual Artifact before they even left the Daqian Capital City.
For now, their only choice was to temporarily placate this lecherous man and then find a way to escape when he was not paying attention.
At this moment, Mu Yunxi pretended to be very calm and said with a smile, "I had not expected Your Majesty to be so powerful, merely lifting a finger to annihilate a Heavenly Demon."
Hearing Mu Yunxi's praise, Lu Chen laughed and said, "If I am that powerful, then becoming my women wouldn't be too much of a hardship for you, would it?"
This…
Mu Yunxi quickly said, "Your Majesty, matters of men and women's affections require mutual consent. Forcing it too much means that even if you have someone's body, you cannot possess their heart."
"If you only possess their body and their heart is not with you, then it's no different from having a puppet."
Pretending to agree, Lu Chen said, "Fairy Yunxi makes some sense. Then you both should rest easy in my harem, where we can foster a deeper relationship. When the time comes and our affections are genuine and deep, then we can proceed with what needs to be done."
Hearing Lu Chen's words, the two women knew that this lecherous man was resolute in possessing them. But at this moment, it was unwise for them to speak out too strongly. If they showed too much resistance now, Lu Chen would surely guess they were planning to escape. Then he would keep a constant watch over them, and their chances of a successful escape would be greatly reduced.
At this time, Lu Chen sat down at the desk in the Imperial Study Room and indifferently said to Mu Yunxi and Liu Qingqiu, "Fairy ladies, it is late. You should both go rest."
The two women did not say much more and turned to leave immediately.
After the two women had left the Imperial Study Room and were at some distance from it, Liu Qingqiu transmitted a message to Mu Yunxi, "Do you really plan on becoming his woman?"
Mu Yunxi smiled slightly and transmitted back, "For now, we can only stabilize him temporarily. You've seen it as well; he is no ordinary man. Even a Heavenly Demon is not his match. If we were to really make a move against him, I'm afraid our end would be just like that Heavenly Demon's just now."
Seeing that Mu Yunxi was also thinking this way, Liu Qingqiu had no choice but to let go of the unrealistic thoughts in her heart. She had planned to attempt an escape tonight, and if Mu Yunxi could help her divert attention, the probability of her escaping successfully would be even greater.
However, seeing Mu Yunxi like this, she seemed more cautious and probably would not listen to her enticement.
If that was the case, then she would just wait. There would always be a right time.
At that moment, Mu Yunxi suddenly thought of something and teased through their message, "You, the split spirit of a great power, are now caged by an emperor of a lower world to be a consort. If your main body knew about this, I wonder how furious it would be."
"If your virginity was also taken by Lu Chen, do you think your main body might just kill you on the spot?"
Faced with Mu Yunxi's teasing, Liu Qingqiu merely snorted coldly and did not say much more. Then, she kicked her legs and her figure vanished on the spot. Before long, she had returned to her own sleeping chamber.
Seeing Liu Qingqiu leave, the smile on Mu Yunxi's face grew even more exuberant. Although she also temporarily had no way to rid herself of Lu Chen, the thought that a powerful spirit was keeping her company greatly comforted her.
Mu Yunxi then returned to her sleeping chamber as well and continued to meditate to recover her cultivation state.
After Mu Yunxi and Liu Qingqiu left, Bai Qingqing entered the Imperial Study Room and saw Lu Chen still looking at the scroll. Bai Qingqing asked, "Your Majesty, do you require attendance in bed tonight? I shall prepare."
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For Lu Chen, there wasn't much else of importance. As for how to govern Great Qian, he only needed to provide a general direction; soon, the officials he had trained in the North Country to govern the nation would arrive in Great Qian.
In other words, Lu Chen was now at leisure. Thus, Bai Qingqing thought that after accumulating so much stress for so long, it was time for him to release it. Initially, Bai Qingqing thought Lu Chen would choose one of the two captive fairies to attend to him at night, but unexpectedly, he chose neither.
Since he did not choose either of them, Bai Qingqing thought that, as Lu Chen's personal maid, she should take the initiative to help Lu Chen relieve his stress.
Hearing Bai Qingqing's words, Lu Chen put down the scroll in his hand and looked up at Bai's face, which though cold as frost, had a hint of blush.
Lu Chen said with a smile, "Bai, why are you so proactive today?"
Hearing this, Bai Qingqing quickly replied, "Your Majesty has been working hard for many days. I was worried that Your Majesty..."
Bai Qingqing had not finished speaking when Lu Chen interrupted, "Indeed, I have been under quite some stress recently. Come here."
Hearing Lu Chen's command, Bai Qingqing showed no hesitation and directly approached Lu Chen.
Bai Qingqing's face turned visibly red at a rapid pace. After she arrived in front of Lu Chen, she remained silent, directly kneeling on one knee, and then leaning closer to Lu Chen.