Hearing this, Lu Chen did not feel surprised. The appearance of that great golden light from the North Prince Mansion just now ant that Murong Xue'er, sent by the Yue Emperor as an undercover agent to the North Country, would naturally co to inquire about the situation and see who had made a breakthrough.
Lu Chen then said, "Co in."
The next mont, Murong Xue'er, dressed in plain white clothes, entered the room. Her hair was tied with a black-and-white hair band, and the color of her clothes also alternated between black and white, which instead of appearing monotonous, actually highlighted the icy temperant of Murong Xue'er.
Lu Chen only glanced at Murong Xue'er before continuing to bury himself in governntal affairs. Because of the previous golden light, a large hole had appeared in the roof of the study, and at this mont, the sunlight was shining through that hole right onto the desk.
Seeing that hole, Murong Xue'er thought to herself that it seed the golden light had indeed shone forth from the study.
At this ti, without lifting his head, Lu Chen asked, "Miss Murong, what brings you here?"
Seeing Lu Chen's cold tone, Murong Xue'er was stunned for a mont. Lu Chen had not been like this before; whenever she ca, he would always be all over her as if he hadn't seen a woman in a long ti. How had he beco so serious all of a sudden today?
Could it be…
He had grown tired of her?
This thought caused Murong Xue'er to feel an imnse sense of crisis. Now that she could not go back, she did not control Lu Chen, and the Empress might not trust her in the future. If she wanted to regain the Yue Emperor's trust, she would need the cooperation of the Prince.
But if the Prince had grown tired of her body, it was certain that he would not help her, and she would end up being discarded by both sides; not only abandoned by the Great Jue, but she would also have no place to stand in the North Country.
As Murong Xue'er was feeling anxious, Lu Chen, seeing that she had not spoken, looked up at her and then asked with a smile, "Why aren't you speaking?"
At that mont, Murong Xue'er snapped out of it and said expressionlessly, "I just saw a golden light over the Prince's Mansion, so I ca to check out what happened here."
Lu Chen said, "You want to see who has made another breakthrough, don't you?"
Although Lu Chen had guessed her intention, Murong Xue'er did not mind; she knew she could not hide anything from this man.
At that mont, Murong Xue'er looked up at the hole in the roof and then said, "It seems that the North Country has gained another powerful individual approaching the strength of a Celestial."
Lu Chen, with a smile, said, "You speak as if you are an outsider, 'you guys in the North Country.' You are my woman now, you should be saying 'our North Country.'"
Murong Xue'er said coldly, "There is only a transaction between you and , I will never beco your woman."
Despite what she said, Murong Xue'er felt the uncomfortable feeling in her heart vanish instantly upon hearing Lu Chen's words just now.
She had thought that Lu Chen was tired of her, but it seed she had been overthinking. It was probably because of the war between the North Country and Great Wu recently, so Lu Chen had not been interested in affairs of n and won, which explained his coldness towards her.
Lu Chen did not dwell on Murong Xue'er's words. He asked with a smile, "Do you want to know who has just made a breakthrough?"
Upon hearing this, Murong Xue'er grew tense. She looked at Lu Chen's handso face. Of course, she wanted to know who had made the breakthrough; after all, she was there to gather intelligence.
But then Murong Xue'er said, "You surely won't tell ."
Anyone approaching the strength of a Celestial would, of course, be a trump card for the North Country. As the North Prince, how could he possibly reveal his ace so easily?
As Murong Xue'er was thinking this, Lu Chen got up from his chair and walked towards her.
Seeing Lu Chen approaching, Murong Xue'er's body could not help but tremble slightly.
She had a complex array of feelings towards this man. If not for him, she would probably still be serving the Yue Emperor in the Great Jue, not in this place, nor in her current predicant.
At the sa ti, she was fearful; on one hand, she was afraid of the man before her taking liberties with her, and on the other, she feared that he had tired of her and would soon cast her aside.
Murong Xue'er's body trembled slightly, but Lu Chen did not notice her discomfort. After approaching her, he said, "The one who has just broken through, is ."
"This piece of information should please your Emperor, shouldn't it?"
At these words, Murong Xue'er's mind was slightly shocked.
Lu Chen had made another breakthrough?
If he was already a Grandmaster, and his strength had now approached that of a Celestial, didn't that an... he had beco even stronger?
For so reason, Murong Xue'er's mind was suddenly filled with scenes of Lu Chen bullying her.
Murong Xue'er quickly stopped herself from letting her thoughts run wild.
Then she congratulated him with an emotionless tone, "Congratulations to you, Prince, on your breakthrough."
Seeing Murong Xue'er's cold deanor, Lu Chen lifted his hand and, caressing her icy cheek, said while stroking her, "Miss Murong, I have given you such important information, what do you intend to offer in return?"
Without answering, Murong Xue'er basically had an idea of what Lu Chen wanted to do.
Lu Chen continued, "By the way, the Yue Emperor has asked you to try to get your hands on so firearms, hasn't he?"
Hearing this question, Murong Xue'er was taken aback; indeed, nothing could be hidden from Lu Chen.
The Yue Emperor had indeed given her a command to try and get firearms from the North Country, preferably the thod of making them as well.
But Murong Xue'er did not believe that Lu Chen would hand over sothing so important to her. Thus, she never really believed this mission could be completed.
And indeed, things were as Murong Xue'er thought; Lu Chen would never give Murong Xue'er the firearms and their manufacturing thods.
At that mont, Murong Xue'er said, "If the Prince isn't practicing calligraphy today, then I will leave."
Although Lu Chen had guessed her recent task, Murong Xue'er did not intend to admit it. Firearms were a core secret of the North Country. If she truly approached Lu Chen with inquiries, it might provoke his displeasure. Therefore, she simply brushed aside Lu Chen's question.
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