Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Chapter 100 Chen Qingying

Lu Ming stayed at the manor for four days, thoroughly renovating it and building a larger perfume-making workshop there.

After doing all this, he returned to the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion. Originally, Li Yunfan, the commander of the personal guards, was also supposed to return to the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion with Lu Ming, but Lu Ming made him stay.

Now that the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion has recruited so many private soldiers, and they also need to recruit soldiers from outside to make up a total of 5,000, these new recruits all need to be trained, and Shi Yuheng may not be able to handle it all by himself.

Moreover, for Lu Ming now, even without Li Yunfan's protection, he would be fine. If he really needed Li Yunfan's protection, Li Yunfan's first-rank strength would probably not be of much use. It would be better to let him stay in the manor to train new recruits.

Xiaoyao Wangfu.

Su Wanyun was watching the servants make perfume in the backyard when a maid came up to her and said, "Miss Su, the King has returned."

Upon hearing this, Su Wanyun immediately prepared to go to the front yard to inquire about Lu Ming's perfume workshop.

But just then, Xiao Qingyun appeared in the backyard. "Wanyun, there's something I need to discuss with you."

After Lu Ming agreed to let them leave, Xiao Qingyun couldn't wait to tell Su Wanyun about it.

Lu Ming had agreed, so she believed that Su Wanyun could leave the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion with peace of mind. Now, all she needed to do was have a good talk with Su Wanyun about retiring from the martial world.

Su Wanyun was, after all, a lady from a prominent family, so it was still somewhat difficult to get her to retire from the martial arts world with him.

Su Wanyun detected a hint of joy in Xiao Qingyun's words. She was curious about what Xiao Qingyun was talking about and why she seemed so happy.

Su Wanyun asked, "What is it?"

Xiao Qingyun said, "Let's go to my room first."

Su Wanyun said, "Okay."

The two women then went to Xiao Qingyun's bedroom.

Upon entering the room, Xiao Qingyun said directly, "Wanyun, Lu Ming has grown up now and has the help of the immortals. He no longer needs us."

Hearing this, Su Wanyun was taken aback.

While observing Su Wanyun's reaction, Xiao Qingyun continued, "It's time for us to leave."

Su Wanyun fell silent, not saying a word. She hadn't expected that Xiao Qingyun wanted to discuss this matter with her.

Xiao Qingyun continued, "Given our status, once we leave the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, we'll probably be used as tools for political marriages and forced into marriage with other men."

Su Wanyun snapped out of her daze and asked, puzzled, "Qingyun, why...why did you suddenly bring this up?"

Xiao Qingyun said, "A few days ago, Lu Ming encountered a master-level assassin from the Blood Cloud Tower. He easily dealt with the assassin in less than a quarter of an hour. As long as a Grandmaster doesn't appear, there are very few people in the Great Zhou who can threaten Lu Ming now."

"Moreover, I discovered that Lu Ming also has the ability to judge people, and can distinguish who is loyal to him and who is hostile to him."

"I believe that under his leadership, the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion will soon be revived."

"But we are outsiders after all. If we continue to stay in the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion, not only will we be of no use to him, but we will also bring him some gossip."

Hearing Xiao Qingyun's words, Su Wanyun felt a pang of pain in her heart, and she understood that what Xiao Qingyun said was true.

She was only at the second rank of martial arts, and the assassins who came to kill Lu Ming were basically all experts at the second rank or above. She had no ability to protect Lu Ming at all, and with Lu Ming's current strength, he didn't need her protection anymore.

As for her helping Lu Ming manage the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion...

With Lu Ming's ability to judge people, he could easily manage the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion by choosing just a few people, so she wouldn't be needed anymore; she was already a dispensable figure.

Seeing that Su Wanyun seemed hesitant, Xiao Qingyun continued, "I have already spoken to Lu Ming about this, and he has agreed to let us leave."

Su Wanyun could hardly believe what she was hearing. Her cherry lips parted slightly, her eyes flickered, and she stared into Xiao Qingyun's eyes.

"You...you're telling the truth? Lu Ming really agreed to let us leave the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion?" Xiao Qingyun said, "Yes, I mentioned it to him when I was at the manor, and he agreed."

Su Wanyun suddenly felt a heavy tightness in her chest, as if she were suffocating.

Su Wanyun said, "I understand, but I plan to wait until my father tells me to go back before I go back."

Hearing Su Wanyun's words, Xiao Qingyun became a little anxious.

If she really waits until the Su family tells her to go back before returning, then she'll just be getting married as soon as she gets back.

How can this work!
Xiao Qingyun held Su Wanyun's hand, looked into her eyes, and said, "Wanyun, are you really willing to become a tool for a family marriage?"

"I……"

Su Wanyun hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped herself.

She certainly didn't want to be a tool for a family marriage, especially after she fell in love with Lu Ming, but being from a prestigious family like the Su family, she seemed to have no choice at all.

Xiao Qingyun held Su Wanyun's hand tightly and continued, "Wanyun, you are now a second-rank martial artist, while I possess the strength of a grandmaster. With our combined strength, we can live a carefree life even if we enter the martial world. Why must you get married?"

Upon hearing these words, Su Wanyun looked at Xiao Qingyun in astonishment.

Does Xiao Qingyun mean she's planning to elope? And that she wants to drag me along?
Su Wanyun quickly realized that Xiao Qingyun, whom she knew, was never a "well-behaved" person, so it was not surprising that she would have such thoughts.

Although the two women share similar backgrounds and experiences, their personalities are quite different. Xiao Qingyun is a woman who likes to take control of her own destiny, while Su Wanyun is someone who is pushed along by fate.

Su Wanyun then said, "Let me think about it some more."

Seeing Su Wanyun's hesitation, Xiao Qingyun knew that this matter couldn't be rushed, so she could only say, "Alright."

……

On a mountaintop shrouded in mist, a woman dressed in white stands atop a cliff, gazing into the distance.

The woman was stunningly beautiful, with a cool and aloof demeanor, exuding an ethereal aura, just like a fairy descended from heaven.

At that moment, a beautiful woman appeared behind the woman.

The beautiful woman was dressed in a green cloud-patterned dress, with a full figure and exuding the charm of a mature woman.

"Palace Master, a spies from the capital have sent word that Wei Chen has been murdered."

Upon hearing this, the woman in white asked indifferently, "Who killed him?"

The beautiful woman replied, "I don't know yet, but the carefree king stayed at the manor outside the city for a few days, and Wei Chen was murdered during those days."

Upon hearing this, the woman in white showed a slight look of confusion on her face. "The Carefree King? Isn't he about to die?"

The fact that a dying man would go to inspect a manor outside the city puzzled Chen Qingying.

The beautiful woman behind Chen Qingying said, "The fact that he can still take the initiative to inspect the manor outside the city shows that his health should be fine. I'm afraid the rumors are wrong."

Chen Qingying said, "It's also possible that it wasn't the Prince of Xiaoyao who left the capital."

The beautiful woman asked, "What should we do next?"

Chen Qingying looked in the direction of the capital, pondered for a moment, and then said:
"The Nine Heavens Academy has already established a presence in the capital, and the Sect Master of the Heavenly Profound Sect has also entered the palace. It's time for us to take action as well."

"Judging by the days, the blood lotus on Lu Xiaoyao's corpse has reached maturity."

“In a few days, I will personally go to the capital to pick the blood lotus.”

(End of this chapter)