The Empress's No.1 Lackey-Chapter 1131 - 615: Reporting to Your Majesty, the Second Prince Jian Wen Is Not Dead..._3

Chapter 1131: Chapter 615: Reporting to Your Majesty, the Second Prince Jian Wen Is Not Dead..._3

Zhao Douan was momentarily stunned. In all this time, he had rarely seen such an expression on Zhenbao: "It’s a pity he jumped off the cliff to escape. Though I severely wounded him, I have this intuition that he won’t die so easily. However, in the short term, he definitely won’t be able to stir up trouble again."

Xu Zhenguan took a deep breath and nodded, realizing her own emotional instability: "He’s a hidden threat. But ultimately, he’s just a remnant. Our current major enemies are still Prince Jing and the Western Regions Buddhism."

Zhao Douan nodded, understanding the logic as well.

Xu Jianwen needs to be killed, but in terms of importance, he should be prioritized after Prince Jing and Xuan Yin.

"By the way, how are things in the Western Regions lately?" Zhao Douan remembered to ask.

The Empress glanced at him and shook her head: "Prince Hejian has been defeated. But the countries of the Western Regions recently broke through the border passes, and due to weakened forces, the Duke strategically retreated, abandoning the border passes. My plan is to trade space for time, temporarily abandoning part of the Xiping Road territories, withdrawing the defensive line, and waiting for the Five Army Camp and the Capital Forbidden Army to be in position before confronting them head-on."

After a pause, she added darkly: "Princess Wen Zhu has been imprisoned."

Zhao Douan remained silent.

This outcome was expected for him.

However, judging by the timing, the countries of the Western Regions acted sooner than anticipated, not even waiting for the full arrival of spring, they moved impatiently right after the coldest period.

This means...

The window of time left for him to eliminate Prince Jing and Prince Chen has become even smaller.

...

After a brief silence.

"You just said Xu Jianwen had used a secret skill to suppress the Tributor? Yet it instead stimulated the Dragon Essence within you?" The Empress drew back her thoughts, changing the topic to concern herself with this more pressing information.

"Yes." Zhao Douan expressed some regret upon mentioning this: "Unfortunately, after that battle, the Dragon Essence gradually settled down again, as if it was about to enter a slumber. Moreover, at that time, I couldn’t control the Dragon Essence; it was more like a reflexive counterattack."

Xu Zhenguan stood up, her snow-white long dress trailing as she paced in the archaic room.

"This secret skill, I indeed do not know. It seems that, as he said, my ascension to the throne was too hasty, cutting off much of the ’imperial knowledge’ that should have been mastered."

"And... if you can harness the Dragon Essence, it might also increase your odds against Prince Jing."

Xu Wen, being of royal blood, also practices the Martial God Path.

Zhao Douan said seriously: "I rushed back this time partly to report on Xu Jianwen’s matter, and partly concerning the Dragon Essence."

"Oh?"

"May I ask if Your Majesty has recently found the unlock code for the phone in ’Human World’?"

Xu Zhenguan hesitated, somewhat dejected, and said: "I have tried many times without success, but recently while perusing the Grand Ancestor Emperor’s daily records, I found a few dates that might be the password, but haven’t tried them yet."

Zhao Douan stood up and said: "Then why not try it now? I was thinking, with the changes in the Dragon Essence, to see if there would be corresponding changes within ’Human World’ as well."

Hmm... although the Dragon Essence slumbers within his body, unrelated to the Divine Soul, but... what if?

The decisive battle with Prince Jing is not far, he must seize every moment to acquire any means of enhancing his combat power.

"...Alright."

The Empress was one to act decisively.

She immediately set down her chopsticks, leaving her meal, and led Zhao Douan out of the room, flying towards the Martial Arts Hall under the bewildered gaze of the female officials outside the door.

...

Shortly after.

Inside ’Human World’.

Once again, there was a familiar sensation of falling, as Zhao Douan awoke in the midnight office. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

This time, he skillfully washed his face, pushed open the office door, and ran out of the office building, racing into the night under the startled gaze of the gatekeeper in the transmission room downstairs.

In no time, Zhao Douan, gasping for breath, arrived outside the Taiqing Palace Taoist temple.

This was a perfect meeting place.

Taiqing Palace’s door was locked with a large padlock; it looked as though it hadn’t been in operation for a long time.

In a white shirt, long pants, high heels, with long hair draped over her shoulders, the urban version of Xu Zhenguan sat on the steps, lighting up and dimming her phone repeatedly.

"How is it?" Zhao Douan came over to ask.

Xu Zhenguan shook her head, dejectedly holding up the phone and waving it at him, smiling bitterly: "It’s still wrong, and this time the attempts have been used up."

Paused: "What about you? Any changes?"

Zhao Douan shook his head: "No, it seems the changes in the Dragon Essence haven’t caused any corresponding changes here."

The two looked at each other in silence.

It seemed yet again, for the umpteenth time, they had failed.

Zhao Douan dejectedly walked over and sat down with her on the steps, unconsciously taking the phone to fiddle with it: "Where exactly did it go wrong?"