I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon-Chapter 914 - 341: The Imperial Consort’s Sudden Attack! Bathing with the Empress! (Part 2)
The dual cultivation didn’t work out, and I was exiled to the Southern Border. Just returned to the Capital City to find out that the other party had already stepped into the Heavenly Human Realm... Truly a case of losing more than I gained.
"But speaking of which, the fact that I’ve come this far is thanks to that secret technique. Your cultivation technique is really useful." Chen Mo said seriously, "Thank you."
"..."
Ye Zi’e’s mouth slightly twitched.
Without saying a word, she turned and left.
Watching the hurriedly departing back, Chen Mo’s lips curled slightly.
This woman became much more honest after returning from the Southern Border, so there shouldn’t be any need to worry about her having any more ill intentions.
"I must go to the Empress’s side, but there’s no rush. I’ve just taken office, and there are many eyes on me, so it’s better to keep a low profile for now."
Chen Mo thought to himself as he leisurely walked down the stairs with his hands behind his back.
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Qilin Pavilion, fifth floor.
Compared to the complex functions and structures of the first four floors, this floor appeared quite "simple."
The entire level was open, without beams or columns, completely unobstructed.
Four white walls, simple and plain, the gray square tiles on the floor almost seamlessly joined, as if forming a smooth mirror.
By the floor-to-ceiling window stood a low tea table, with a teapot on the copper furnace beside it, the flames roaring with steam rising.
Two figures sat opposite each other.
One had a pale face, frail and thin, with a dispirited look in the eyes, even in summer, still wrapped in a fur coat.
The other wore a robe of vermillion, with a towering physique like an iron tower, even sitting still exuded a strong sense of oppression.
Plop plop——
The tea was already boiling, the steam lifting the lid and making it tremble constantly.
A black-clothed young girl kneeled on the ground, rolled up her sleeves, picked up the teapot, and poured the tea into the cups in front of the two.
Lv Huaiyu reached out, picked up the white porcelain teacup, and drank the scalding tea in one gulp.
"Good tea, another cup."
"..."
"Such a waste of my tea leaves." Wei Xuan said discontentedly, "Next time he comes, just serve him plain water."
"Yes." The girl responded.
"You can leave now." Wei Xuan waved his hand.
"Yes."
The girl bowed and withdrew.
Lv Huaiyu was long accustomed to the other’s temperament and was not offended.
Glancing at the departing slender figure, he said playfully, "I thought you were just going through the motions, but now it seems you truly intend to groom her as your successor? Don’t forget her surname."
Wei Xuan said lightly, "When you married the Qi family, I also thought it was just for formality, but now you have a child all grown up?"
Lv Huaiyu’s brows furrowed, "You should know I had no choice, besides, Ying Rong is different from others..."
"A gate valve is just a gate valve, there’s no difference." Wei Xuan interrupted, "Her Majesty the Empress is noble as the Mother of the Country, yet she cannot completely escape the shadow of the Jiang family. In the face of the will of the family, there is no room for individual resistance."
"Then why do you keep that girl by your side?" Lv Huaiyu shook his head, "The Sikong family isn’t any good either, right?"
Wei Xuan played with the teacup, saying, "She has been following me since she was five, it’s been more than ten years now, I have carefully nurtured her, imparted everything to her, she respects me like a deity... If one day, I have her purge the gate valve with her own hands, then, on one side are the clan’s blood relatives, on the other, the mentor who taught her everything, what do you think she will choose?"
Lv Huaiyu raised an eyebrow slightly, "So it’s to satisfy your twisted pleasure?"
"I just want to see whether this thing called bloodline is really that important." Wei Xuan narrowed his eyes, chuckling, "Noble families have permeated every inch of the Great Yuan over millennia, impossible to eradicate completely, only by fundamentally dismantling their existence, which is the bloodline..."
The words abruptly ceased.
A chill rose up Lv Huaiyu’s spine.
He knew very well just how ruthless this seemingly sickly man could be.
Not wanting to continue the topic, he changed the subject, "I heard you just appointed Chen Mo, and you sent him to the Southern Border?"
Wei Xuan looked at Lv Huaiyu with slight surprise, not expecting him to be so well-informed. After a moment of silence, he asked back, "Are you very concerned about that kid?"
Lv Huaiyu’s amber eyes fixed on Wei Xuan, solemnly, "I just want to know the reason, Qilin Pavilion is full of experts, dealing with a few remnants of the Gu God Sect is child’s play, why specifically him?"
Wei Xuan said, "You and I both work for the court, orders from above must be followed, there isn’t always a reason for everything, right?"
Hearing this, a heavy feeling settled in Lv Huaiyu’s heart.
Throughout the entire court, there was only one person who could be referred to as "above" by Wei Xuan...
So, it’s the Emperor’s arrangement?
"I heard that Chen Mo is an expert in the Formation Path, each visit to the Demon Suppression Department significantly advances the progress of cracking the Eightfold Exorcism Array." Wei Xuan tapped his long fingers against the table, suggesting, "Maybe someone doesn’t want the array to be cracked so quickly, so they’re finding other tasks for him?"
"Of course, this is just my guess, the two may not be related."
Lv Huaiyu remained silent.
Moments later, he stood up and left the room directly.
"Tsk, truly impolite."
Wei Xuan leaned against the window, drinking alone.
His face was pale as paper, and his eyes were dark as ink, deep and inscrutable.
"Born as nobility, the sparrow’s fate is lowly, with aspirations of soaring high, difficult to surpass the blood edict stone... But if this sparrow were to gain Dragon Blood, then who knows... cough cough cough..."
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After leaving Qilin Pavilion, Chen Mo found the Government had already adjourned, so he directly returned to the Chen Mansion.
Recently, the Chen Family’s reputation in the city was soaring, in its prime, Chen Zhuo busy with social engagements all day, and He Yuzhi dragged off by that group of noblewomen for games, leaving him in peace, spared from interrogation by the elders.
