Having children earns benefit, start competing for dominance in the world by marrying a wife

Lu Chen lifted his brush and wrote gently on the skin as white and smooth as jade, his expression right now looking incredibly serious as if he had placed all his focus on the writing task at hand.

Murong Xue'er's breath was fragrant, her eyes misty and blurred. After a long while, she asked, "Your Majesty, did you come to see me today for some matter?"

Lu Chen continued to write as he spoke, "Naturally, there is a matter, which is precisely what we are doing now."

Hearing this, Murong Xue'er gazed deeply at Lu Chen, who was engrossed in his careful calligraphy. Although Lu Chen occasionally thought of favoring her, she didn't believe that today's visit was purely for the pleasures of the flesh.

After a moment, Lu Chen finally spoke, "I heard that Great Jue has relieved you of your duties as the envoy to Great Sum and has ordered you to return to Great Jue for debriefing."

Upon hearing this, Murong Xue'er said, "Your Majesty is indeed well-informed; I haven't even had the chance to tell you this news, and you already know."

Indeed, just as Murong Xue'er had expected, he had come for this very reason today.

Murong Xue'er continued, "Now that I am no longer the envoy of Great Jue, and can't pass on any more false information to Great Jue, I am useless to Your Majesty. Are you planning to abandon me?"

The way Murong Xue'er spoke was very calm, as if she had long been prepared for Lu Chen's abandonment.

When Lu Chen heard Murong Xue'er's words, he smiled faintly and then said, "Having been with me for so long, you know well that I am not that kind of person."

"Besides, you are not without use to me."

As Murong Xue'er spoke, Lu Chen set aside the brush in his hand and then slightly twisted his waist. Murong Xue'er let out a soft moan, and as Lu Chen raised his hand, a jar of red pigment from the shelf in Murong Xue'er's room flew to her side.

This time, Lu Chen raised his hand, and a brush that had not touched any ink flew into his hand. With one hand, he gently caressed the Curse Pattern on Murong Xue'er's lower abdomen, while saying, "Apart from its function, this Curse Pattern is actually rather beautiful."

Feeling Lu Chen's warm hand, Murong Xue'er's body shivered. Lu Chen picked up the brush, dipped it into the red pigment, and then proceeded to fill in the spots where the color of the Curse Pattern on Murong Xue'er's abdomen had faded.

After a while, Lu Chen spoke again, "When you became my woman, I made it clear to you that, to me, your greatest use was to be my woman, to bear my children. As for passing false information to the Da Yue Dynasty, these things don't really count for much to me."

Hearing this, Murong Xue'er was slightly startled. Lu Chen had indeed said such things before, but at the time, she had dismissed them as mere sweet nothings from a man.

Lu Chen continued, "I believe you are well aware that what I value about you is your body."

Hearing this, Murong Xue'er let out a light snort and said, "Your Majesty is really quite unabashed."

Lu Chen smiled and responded, "What's there to hide? A man's lust is the most natural thing in the world."

"If you feel insecure in Great Sum, why not bear me a few children sooner? There are quite a few women in the Imperial Palace who felt insecure at first, but after having children, they quickly settled down."

Lu Chen had originally thought this "valued for one's children" mentality among his women was rather backward, but upon further thought, if having children could make them feel secure, then it wasn't such a bad way to deepen their affections.

Gradually, Lu Chen no longer saw anything wrong with this way of thinking.

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Murong Xue'er took a deep breath, attempting to remain calm as she spoke, "Princess Wu said, Your Majesty is indeed very firm in your thoughts about procreation."

Lu Chen simply smiled, said nothing more, and continued with his painting.

Once the painting was done, he still had important matters to attend to.

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Time passed, its length unknown.

Outside Murong Xue'er's bedchamber.

Wu Junwan sat in the pavilion drinking tea when she heard a faint sound coming from the bedroom, she couldn't help but snort coldly.

A fine Emperor indeed, neglecting his duties in broad daylight to fool around in a woman's bedchamber, what an incompetent ruler.

She feared that even if this man were to unite the entire world, Great Sum would sooner or later fall because of him.

At that moment, a female guard entered the courtyard and spoke to Wu Junwan, "Lady Wu, here's a letter from Great Jue."

Upon hearing this, Wu Junwan immediately raised her jade hand, and the next moment, the letter in the guard's hand flew into hers. She opened the letter and attentively read its contents.

Then she instructed her maid, "Go get the pen and paper."

After reading the letter from the Yue Emperor, Wu Junwan decided it was time to lay her cards on the table with the Emperor. She could tell from the Emperor's letter that she wasn't believed to have become Lu Chen's woman; rather, it was suspected that she was lurking by his side, attempting to achieve some ulterior motive.

If she allowed the Emperor to continue under this misconception, her hatred towards Lu Chen wouldn't diminish.

Wu Junwan certainly didn't want to see Lu Chen and the Emperor come to a deadly confrontation, so she planned to hint to the Emperor that her condition for becoming a Celestial was related to Lu Chen, which might reduce some of the Emperor's hostility towards him.

As Wu Junwan was writing her letter, the noise from Murong Xue'er's chamber grew louder, disturbing Wu Junwan's concentration.

Wu Junwan cursed coldly, "Truly, what a despicable pair."

Then Wu Junwan used her Spiritual Power to seal her ears, by which she could finally focus.

Who knows how long passed before Lu Chen came out of Murong Xue'er's room. Seeing Wu Junwan sitting in the pavilion, he immediately approached her from behind.

Upon sensing that this scoundrel had emerged, Wu Junwan then restored her hearing and afterwards spoke indifferently, "Isn't Your Majesty supposed to unify the world? Do you really think you can achieve that by lying with women all day long?"

Hearing this, Lu Chen wasn't angry but instead lifted her up and placed her on his lap.

"I love both the land and its beauties," he said.

"Humans aren't machines; naturally, we need rest after work."

As he spoke, Lu Chen glanced over the letter Wu Junwan was writing on the stone table. "Writing to your dear sister again?"

"I had thought you two had fallen out long ago."

Wu Junwan replied, "The bond between her and me isn't so easily severed."

They had entered the Misty World together; they had faced countless life and death crises, supporting and assisting each other to survive and ultimately return to this world.

How could they completely fall out over a man?

Even if the Yue Emperor would never accept Lu Chen in the end, Wu Junwan would not break with her.

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