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

Upon hearing Ji Yunmeng's question, the Prince of Zhennan looked at Lu Chen and then smiled kindly, saying, "We're family, why are you speaking like family? Before long, you'll be my daughter-in-law. The Prince of Zhennan's mansion would never want to see its daughter-in-law being criticized."

Hearing what the Prince of Zhennan said, Ji Yunmeng felt pressured instead. If the Prince of Zhennan made any demands, as long as she could meet the conditions set by the Prince of Zhennan's mansion, she would not have to repay the favor in the future. The Prince of Zhennan has not made any demands now, which means that she will always owe the Prince of Zhennan's mansion a favor. The hardest debt to repay in this world is a debt of gratitude.

Ji Yunmeng calmed her emotions. After thinking about it, she felt that what the Prince of Zhennan said made some sense. It wouldn't be long before she married into the Prince of Zhennan's mansion. At that time, she would belong to the Prince of Zhennan's mansion, so even if she owed favors, she wouldn't have to repay them.

If she absolutely had to repay a debt of gratitude, then she would just have a few more children with Lu Chen, since the entire Zhennan Prince's Mansion would be hers eventually.

Ji Yunmeng then expressed her gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Prince Zhennan, and thank you, Prince Lu."

The Prince of Zhennan said, "Now that a method for exonerating them has been decided, let's begin preparations. There are many powerful experts in the capital, so we must proceed with caution and not let the royal family find out."

Lu Chen then asked, "Princess, besides you, who else in the Suppression of Ghosts Division knows that the five Earth Realm Ghosts have broken through the seal?"

Ji Yunmeng replied, "Besides myself, there are several directors of the Antiquities Suppression Division, two former commanders, and another Antiquities Guard named Zeng Shuo, who is the person you sent to record what the strange creatures look like."

Lu Chen said, "No wonder he didn't come back last night. It turns out he was detained by the Zhengui Division."

This is a huge matter, and to prevent the news from leaking out, they will definitely block the information immediately.

Lu Chen thought for a moment, then said, "The higher-ups of the Town of Ghosts are tied to you. They can't take responsibility for the strange events in the Earth Realm breaking the seal, so they probably won't tell you. The key issue now is how to deceive the other members of the Town of Ghosts."

“Once others hear that the five strange realms of the Town of Ghosts have broken the seal, they will definitely send people to the Town of Ghosts to investigate. The one in the palace will probably also send royal guards to find out. If we can’t even fool the Town of Ghosts guards of the Town of Ghosts, then we can forget about fooling those royal guards.”

The Prince of Zhennan asked, "Then, Chen'er, what do you think we should do?"

Lu Chen looked up at the Prince of Zhennan and said with a smile, "I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Father to take action personally."

Upon hearing this, both the Prince of Zhennan and Ji Yunmeng were stunned. Ji Yunmeng, in particular, was surprised that Lu Chen had actually asked the Prince of Zhennan to take action personally. She knew that the Prince of Zhennan was already a dying man. If he were to take action, wouldn't that exacerbate the backlash of the spiritual energy on his body and cause him to die even faster?

Lu Chen continued, "Father, the black aura on your body is very similar to the spiritual aura on the strange creature. If you make a move, it will be easier for others to identify you as the strange creature of the Earth Realm."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, the Prince of Zhennan realized that indeed, as long as he could suppress the death aura on his body and release the Black Fiend, people would definitely suspect that he was a strange being of the Earth Realm without seeing his face.

As for suppressing death energy, it's not difficult. You just need to wear certain treasures that can hide death energy to conceal it.

At this moment, Ji Yunmeng reminded him, "There's no need to trouble Prince Zhennan with this matter. All we need is for Prince Zhennan's mansion to lend five Earth Realm experts to the Zhengui Division."

Ji Yunmeng dared not let the Prince of Zhennan participate in this matter. If something happened to the Prince of Zhennan, the entire Prince of Zhennan's mansion would probably hold a grudge against her, especially the powerful figures in the mansion. If they blamed her for the Prince of Zhennan's death, how could she control the mansion in the future?

As soon as Ji Yunmeng finished speaking, the Prince of Zhennan said, "Chen'er is right. If I were to take action, it would be much easier to deceive others." This…

Seeing that the Prince of Zhennan was really going to make a move, Ji Yunmeng became worried.

Knowing what Ji Yunmeng was worried about, the Prince of Zhennan continued, "Princess, there's no need to worry. This old man can still hold on for a while; I won't die anytime soon."

Hearing the tone of the Prince of Zhennan, Ji Yunmeng felt somewhat confused. Could it be that the Prince of Zhennan had really found a way to temporarily suppress the backlash of the spiritual energy?

Although she was very curious, Ji Yunmeng knew that this was a secret of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, so she did not ask.

The Prince of Zhennan continued, "Then Princess, please return to the Zhengui Division to make arrangements. Once everything is ready, I will personally lead a team to the Zhengui Division."

Seeing that the Prince of Zhennan had made up his mind, Ji Yunmeng didn't say anything more. After all, it was the Prince of Zhennan who was helping the Zhengui Division, so she couldn't bring herself to say anything. Since the Prince of Zhennan insisted on taking action, then let him take action.

Ji Yunmeng then stood up, thanked the Prince of Zhennan once again, and then turned and left the Prince of Zhennan's mansion.

Seeing Ji Yunmeng's departing figure, the Prince of Zhennan looked at Lu Chen with satisfaction and said, "Chen'er, you are now capable of standing on your own. Now I can leave in peace."

Upon hearing Zhennan King's words, Lu Chen immediately said, "Father, what are you saying? With me helping you extract the black evil from your body, you can live for several thousand more years without any problem."

The Prince of Zhennan suppressed his smile, sighed deeply, and said, "The backlash of the spiritual evil is irreversible. Although you helped me extract a large amount of black evil, which weakened the backlash, black evil is still being generated in my body, and this black evil is constantly devouring my life force."

"If I cannot break through to a higher realm, I'm afraid with your help, I can only live for another ten years or so at most."

The Prince of Zhennan was self-aware enough. Even at his peak, he hadn't been able to break through to a higher realm. Now, his body was almost exhausted, so how could he possibly break through to a higher realm?

Moreover, he no longer fantasized about these things. In his view, Lu Chen was already a perfect successor. As long as Lu Chen lived, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion would surely rise again under Lu Chen's leadership, so he had nothing to be dissatisfied with.

At this moment, the Prince of Zhennan seemed to remember something and then reminded her, "Princess Yun'an is not a docile person. You must be careful after she marries into the Prince of Zhennan's mansion."

As a seasoned veteran who had lived for over a thousand years, the Prince of Zhennan could clearly sense that Ji Yunmeng had greater ambitions. At first, he thought that Ji Yunmeng had approached the Prince of Zhennan's mansion on the orders of the Zhou Emperor, but now that he thought about it, he was afraid that in addition to the Zhou Emperor's orders, Ji Yunmeng also had her own ulterior motives.

Upon hearing the Prince of Zhennan's reminder, Lu Chen asked, "Oh? Father, have you discovered something?"

The Prince of Zhennan said, "It's just that I feel that the matter of the strange breakthrough of the seal in the Earthly Realm is so important, yet she actually wanted to keep it a secret and not report it. She managed to resolve the matter solely through the Zhengui Division and the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion. I feel she cares too much about her reputation." (End of Chapter)