Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Chapter 175 Anyone unaware would think Miss Su was the King's Queen.

After hearing Lu Ming say that Yuehua Palace might have ulterior motives for going to the Lu residence, Su Wanyun no longer wanted to receive the people from Yuehua Palace, let alone let them stay at the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion.

Who knows what they might do at the Prince Xiaoyao's mansion?

The fact that Yuehua Palace hasn't held a memorial service for Lu Ming's father for so many years, but suddenly came to pay respects this year, does seem like there's some kind of conspiracy.

Lu Ming thought for a moment and then said, "If they are going to stay in the capital for a while, let them come to the Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion. I also want to know what their purpose is in going to the Lu residence."

Although he suspected that the Blood Lotus might have been planted by the people of the Moonflower Palace, he had no proof. If it really was planted by the Moonflower Palace, they would definitely try to find it once they discovered it was missing.

The blood lotus can gather spiritual energy, which is very important for cultivators. Lu Ming suspects that the Moonflower Palace should also have some connection with cultivators.

If the Moonflower Palace was a sect founded by cultivators, then he could take this opportunity to find out about the situation of cultivators in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Lu Ming was not sure what level of strength he was among cultivators. He had to figure out where he ranked among cultivators in the Great Zhou Dynasty, as this would determine his future style of doing things.

If the cultivators of the Great Zhou Dynasty are very strong, then he will keep a low profile. If the cultivators of the Great Zhou Dynasty are all at the Qi Sensing Realm like Xiao Qingyun and Xuan Yingzhen, then it doesn't matter if he is more high-profile.

This is a good opportunity to assess your own capabilities.

Upon hearing Lu Ming's words, Su Wanyun's face showed a hint of worry, "What if they're also after the immortal techniques?"

Although in Su Wanyun's eyes Lu Ming is now considered an immortal, the Moonflower Palace has a profound foundation and a mysterious origin, so Su Wanyun cannot judge whether Lu Ming is stronger or the people in the Moonflower Palace are stronger.

If the people from Yuehua Palace are even stronger, then bringing them to the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion would be tantamount to inviting wolves into the house.

Lu Ming said, "Speaking of immortal techniques, I have a guess."

Su Wanyun asked curiously, "What guess?"

Lu Ming asked, "Did my father really leave behind no immortal techniques?"

Although none of the three brothers had the talent for cultivating immortality, immortal techniques were still a valuable resource for the entire Xiaoyao Royal Palace. Even if the Xiaoyao Royal Palace couldn't keep these immortal techniques, their father wouldn't leave out even one.

Over the years, not only those forces that infiltrated the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, but even he himself had been searching for the immortal techniques that his father might have left behind. However, they had searched the entire Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion and the entire Lu family estate, but still had not found the so-called immortal techniques.

Previously, Lu Ming assumed that his father thought they couldn't protect the immortal techniques and were afraid that the immortal techniques would bring disaster to the three brothers, which was why he didn't leave the immortal techniques behind.

Thinking about it now, even if the three brothers didn't know how to cultivate immortal techniques, they could still use those techniques as resources to exchange for things that the Carefree Prince's Mansion needed.

Leaving behind not even a single immortal technique is something a father should not do.

Now that the Moonflower Palace has suddenly come to the capital, coupled with the blood lotus planted on his father's corpse, Lu Ming can't help but suspect that his father did leave behind immortal techniques, but that the immortal techniques his father left behind were taken away by the Moonflower Palace from the beginning.

When his father passed away, the people from Yuehua Palace lived in Xiaoyao Wangfu. They were the most likely to plant the Blood Lotus for his father and the most likely to take away the immortal techniques.

Upon hearing Lu Ming's question, Su Wanyun instantly realized what he wanted to say.

"You suspect that the Moonflower Palace stole your father's immortal techniques?" Lu Ming said, "It's not impossible, and the possibility is very high."

"So I want to take this opportunity to test them and see if they are the ones who took away the immortal techniques."

After thinking for a moment, Su Wanyun also felt that Yuehua Palace was indeed highly suspicious, so she said, "Then I will have someone arrange accommodations for them tomorrow."

The entire Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion is about half the size of a palace, and it has quite a few houses, so there's no problem accommodating several guests.

After discussing the Moonflower Palace, Su Wanyun glanced at Dongfang Liyue out of the corner of her eye, then looked at Lu Ming and said, "Lu Ming, don't be angry with Qingyun. She was just worried that you would become obsessed with women and neglect your cultivation, so she said that to you."

Hearing Su Wanyun's words, Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, then he realized that Xiao Qingyun must have said something to Su Wanyun, so he asked, "Sister Yun, what did Sister Xiao say to you?"

Su Wanyun said, "She told me everything. She saw you and this woman in the room... and was worried that you were getting addicted to women, so she said a few words to you, and then you got angry."

Lu Ming thought to himself, "I didn't expect Xiao Qingyun to be so good at lying. Obviously, Xiao Qingyun is continuing the lie that Xiao Huan told in order to dispel Su Wanyun's suspicions."

However, it seems that Su Wanyun believed what Xiao Qingyun said.

Lu Ming didn't expose Xiao Qingyun. He said, "Yes, I know. I'm not angry. I just spoke a little harshly."

At this moment, Su Wanyun looked coldly at Dongfang Liyue and then said, "Your conflict is all this vixen's fault."

Upon hearing Su Wanyun's words, Dongfang Liyue was outraged. Although she didn't know what they were talking about, she couldn't stand being falsely accused. Dongfang Liyue immediately said, "Miss Su, what are you saying? I am the King's person. Isn't it my duty to serve the King?"

At this point, Dongfang Liyue revealed a sly smile, "If I don't serve the King, am I supposed to let Miss Su serve the King?"

As a woman, how could she not see that Su Wanyun had feelings for Lu Ming, and that Lu Ming, this lecherous man, also had different thoughts about Su Wanyun? So she spoke these words without any hesitation.

Upon hearing Dongfang Liyue's words, Su Wanyun was immediately furious. "What nonsense are you spouting!"

“I’m Lu Ming’s…sister-in-law…how could I do…that kind of thing…”

At this point, Su Wanyun's cheeks flushed slightly.

Seeing the faint blush on the beautiful woman's face, Dongfang Liyue thought to herself, "These two are definitely up to something."

Dongfang Liyue then said, "That's it. You're unwilling to serve the King. The King is young and vigorous with strong desires. If these desires aren't satisfied in time, do you want him to go mad while cultivating because he's thinking about women?"

Su Wanyun snorted coldly, "I'm too lazy to argue with you about this. I never said that Lu Ming couldn't have any contact with men and women. But he has a maidservant, so he doesn't need you to come every day. Master Dongfang is a very busy person. You should focus on managing your Hundred Flowers Pavilion."

Lu Ming's personal maids are all very beautiful, especially Xiao Huan. Before Lu Ming came into contact with the Empress and Dongfang Liyue, he always relied on Xiao Huan to solve his problems.

Dongfang Liyue retorted sarcastically, "Miss Su hasn't even married into the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion yet, but she's already able to decide the King's affairs. Anyone who didn't know better would think Miss Su was the King's queen."

(End of this chapter)