Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

Under the care of Xiao Qi and Xiao Jiu, Lu Chen's body basically recovered in less than half a month. Of course, only his physical functions recovered; his cultivation and strength did not.

After chatting with Xiao Qi and Xiao Jiu for the past two weeks, Lu Chen has gained a certain understanding of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The current royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty is surnamed Ji. The emperor is a person who is obsessed with cultivation, and the court is now controlled by the empress dowager.

Since the emperor became obsessed with cultivation, the entire Great Zhou Dynasty has become increasingly chaotic, with more and more strange and evil spirits appearing. Now, the princes are scheming against each other in their struggle for the throne, and the court is completely engulfed in the struggle for succession. As a result, the strange and evil spirits of the Great Zhou Dynasty have become more and more rampant, and even traces of strange and evil spirits have appeared in the imperial city.

Lu Chen stayed in the princess's palace for half a month, but he never met the princess who saved him, nor did he know her title. He only knew that she was the eldest princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Yanyun Palace.

Lu Chen sat on the soft couch, looking at Xiao Qi curiously and asked, "Xiao Qi, why do you think the princess saved me?"

Lu Chen was very curious. Although he was a powerful figure in the Spirit Realm, all his power had dissipated after he landed in this world. Now he was just an ordinary person. How could the princess, who was of such noble status, save an ordinary person like him? More importantly, she actually brought him to her palace.

An unmarried princess bringing a strange man to her palace—if word got out, it would definitely affect her reputation. Does this princess not care about her reputation at all?
Or was this princess deliberately defaming herself to escape some kind of marriage? Lu Chen was quite knowledgeable, and he considered almost every possibility he could think of.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's question, Xiao Qi, who was changing incense, replied, "How would I know what the princess is thinking?"

At this moment, Xiao Jiu, who was cleaning the table, said, "Perhaps it's because Young Master Lu is quite handsome."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but wonder if this princess was a wanton person who had clung to him and that's why she brought him back.

Lu Chen continued, "When will the princess return?"

He has no system or relatives in this world now, and if he wants to become stronger, he may only be able to rely on this princess for the time being.

He didn't know what the princess thought of him, but his immediate priority was to meet his "savior" as soon as possible.

Xiao Qi replied, "The princess is currently investigating a major case involving evil spirits and will probably not be back for a while."

Hearing Xiao Qi's answer, Lu Chen sighed inwardly. If this princess never returned, he would probably never be able to access the cultivation methods of this world.

After regaining his senses, Lu Chen continued to ask, "What kind of major case is Miss Xiao Qi talking about?"

Xiao Qi replied, "Recently, a large number of murders by evil spirits have occurred in Xiyang County. The Zhengui Division has been investigating for a long time but has not been able to find the strange evil spirits responsible for the crimes. In addition, the court is currently in turmoil and the court is not paying much attention to this matter, so the number of deaths is increasing."

"His Highness could not bear to watch any longer, so he volunteered to go to Xiyang County."

Lu Chen said, "I see."

Lu Chen thought to himself, "If it can be called a major case, then the number of people who died must be quite large. In a feudal dynasty during a period of turmoil, let alone a few hundred people dying, even tens of thousands of people dying would not be considered a big deal."

Just as Lu Chen was about to ask more questions about the princess, a maid's voice came from the entrance of the hall, "Greetings, Your Highness!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen was slightly taken aback. The princess who had saved his life had finally returned.

The next moment, a woman in a white brocade dress entered the main hall.

Upon seeing the woman, Lu Chen's pupils contracted slightly, and he stood there stunned for a moment.

The woman was stunningly beautiful, with cool, aloof eyes that were slightly upturned at the corners, blue pupils, a delicate, straight nose, a long, slender, white neck, and a soft jawline. Her long, jet-black hair was loosely tied up. Although this princess was exceptionally beautiful and aloof, exactly Lu Chen's type, his momentary daze wasn't due to her looks, but rather because she bore a striking resemblance to the Immortal Venerable Yunmeng, one of the progenitors of the strange beings, the Yunmeng Ghost Emperor.

After regaining his senses, Lu Chen looked at the woman in the main hall with a suspicious expression.

Upon seeing their mistress return, Xiao Qi and Xiao Jiu immediately bowed and said, "This servant greets Your Highness the Princess!"

Ji Yunmeng parted her lips slightly, and a clear, ethereal voice came from her mouth, "No need for formalities."

At this moment, Ji Yunmeng looked at Lu Chen, who suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly said, "This humble subject greets Your Highness the Princess and thanks Your Highness for saving my life!"

Lu Chen was unsure whether the woman before him was the Yunmeng Ghost Emperor. Now that he had lost all his power, he had no way of determining the princess's true identity.

Before he could ascertain the princess's true identity, he planned to feign innocence for a while. Once he had mastered the cultivation methods of this world and increased his strength to a certain level, he would then investigate the relationship between the princess and the Cloud Dream Demon Emperor.

Ji Yunmeng said calmly, "Young master, there is no need for such formalities. We were able to find clues about the evil spirits committing crimes in Xiyang County thanks to you."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was completely bewildered. Thanks to him? He didn't seem to have done anything, did he? What did it have to do with him?
Just as Lu Chen was lost in thought, a clear, cold female voice suddenly rang in his mind.

"A woman with a perfect score of 100 has been detected. Please, host, unite with her as soon as possible to have offspring!"

Before Lu Chen could react, a familiar blue interface appeared in front of him.

【Name: Ji Yunmeng】

[Identity: Eldest Princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty]

[Status: 23 years old. She wants to become the first female emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. She saw you, an ordinary person, fall from the sky and survive, so she is now very curious about your background.]

[Cultivation Level: Early Spirit Realm]

Rating: 100

【Favourability: 50】

Upon seeing this system interface, Lu Chen was completely dumbfounded, staring blankly ahead.

He was well aware that the so-called system he obtained in the Burial Furnace was merely a wisp of his divine soul. After he recovered his cultivation and strength, that wisp of divine soul completely merged into his main soul, so the system should also disappear.

Now that he has left the Burial Furnace and arrived in a strange world, he can still see the system?

and many more……

Lu Chen suddenly remembered something. He realized that his system notification sound seemed to always be a female voice, whether he was inside the Chaos Beast's belly, in the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Realm, or now.

Furthermore, the system's prompts are becoming less mechanical, sounding almost like real human voices.

If the system is formed from his soul, it should logically be a male voice. He doesn't remember turning this wisp of his soul into a woman to guide him to become stronger.

However, these are minor issues. The biggest problem now is how could the system still exist?
He even wondered if he had entered some kind of illusion. (End of Chapter)