Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

A guess popped into Lu Ming's mind: Could it be that there were spies from other forces in the Moonflower Palace, which is why the news was leaked?

The matter of the evil spirits had only just passed, and unexpectedly, the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion had become the center of the storm again so quickly. The spiritual plants must be very attractive to those martial arts forces.

Lu Ming pondered for a moment on the bed. At this moment, Xiao Huan looked at Lu Ming's whole body with flushed cheeks. Lu Ming was already used to being naked in front of his personal maids, so he didn't pay attention to Xiao Huan's gaze.

Xiao Huan said, "Your Majesty, would you like to get up now? Miss Su is waiting for you outside the courtyard."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming immediately said, "Prepare hot water; I wish to take a bath."

Dongfang Liyue was in a hurry to get back, so it was fine for her to be dressed now. She could take a bath after returning to Baihua Tower. But it was different for him. He had been wrestling with Dongfang Liyue in bed all night and smelled all over. It would definitely be inappropriate for him to go out dressed now.

Upon hearing Lu Ming's words, the maids who had been prepared immediately brought him hot water. Lu Ming quickly washed up, dressed, and came out of the room.

As soon as he stepped out of the bedroom, he saw Su Wanyun standing at the gate of the courtyard with a worried expression.

Noticing the door was open, Su Wanyun looked at Lu Ming, then walked into the courtyard and approached him.

"Lu Ming, the Prince's Mansion is probably in big trouble next."

"I don't know who spread the word that the Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion has a spiritual object. In the past few days, many martial arts forces have poured into the capital, probably because they are after the Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion."

If the old Prince Xiaoyao were still alive, even if those martial arts forces knew that the Prince Xiaoyao's mansion possessed spiritual objects, they wouldn't dare to do anything. However, the old Prince Xiaoyao has been dead for so many years, and the awe they once felt for him has long since vanished.

Not long after the death of the old Prince Xiaoyao, martial arts forces sent spies to Prince Xiaoyao's mansion to search for immortal arts. It is not surprising that those martial arts forces dare to come to Prince Xiaoyao's mansion to search for spiritual objects, after all, they do not take Prince Xiaoyao's mansion seriously at all.

Lu Ming smiled faintly, then comforted her, "Sister Yun, don't worry too much. Let them come if they want. This is the capital city; they can't cause any trouble here."

Without the assistance of a direct descendant of the royal family, and with the protection of the imperial aura within the capital, no one could do anything to him.

Moreover, he is now at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Let alone a Grandmaster, even if a Great Grandmaster came, those Great Grandmasters would most likely not return.

Lu Ming suddenly thought of something and then reminded Su Wanyun, "Sister Yun, you and Sister Xiao should not leave the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion during this time. They can't do anything to me, so they might make a move against you."

Those martial arts forces know that he is protected by dragon energy, and even if they force their way into the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion, they will not be able to obtain the spiritual plants. Therefore, they are likely to target the people around him.

With just a little inquiry in the capital, those martial arts forces could find out the rumors about Su Wanyun and him. Although they were just rumors at the moment, Su Wanyun was indeed very important to him.

Su Wanyun understood what Lu Ming meant, so she said, "Yes, I'll remind Qingyun later to not leave the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion for the next few days."

"However, I don't quite understand who is causing trouble for the Prince of Xiaoyao's Mansion."

Lu Ming pondered for a moment, but he also couldn't guess who was behind it all.

In fact, the most nervous people right now are not Lu Ming and his group, but the people of Yuehua Palace, especially Chen Qingying and Lin Yingqiu.

Inside Chen Qingying's room, Chen Qingying and Lin Yingqiu fell into a long silence, their minds racing as they tried to figure out who was behind it all. Logically, not many people should know about the Blood Lotus; it couldn't possibly be someone from their Moonflower Palace who leaked the information.

Could it be that the carefree prince spread the news?
However, the news of the spirit appearing in the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion was even worse for the Prince of Xiaoyao, so how could he possibly spread the news?

Just then, Chen Qingying suddenly spoke up: "We forgot someone."

Lin Yingqiu asked, "What is the Palace Master referring to?"

Chen Qingying said coldly, "Xuan Yingzhen."

Lin Yingqiu was slightly taken aback.

Right? How could they forget the person most likely to know about the Blood Lotus?

Although the information they received was that Xuan Yingzhen only performed a ritual in front of Lu Xiaoyao's tomb and then left Lu's manor.

However, given the foundation of the Tianxuan Sect and Xuan Yingzhen's strength, it's impossible that she was completely unaware of the Yin Sha Qi. Xuan Yingzhen should have known that there might be spiritual plants in the tomb, yet she remained unmoved.

Lin Yingqiu asked, puzzled, "If she really spread this news, why would she do it?"

"Moreover, she originally had the opportunity to obtain the Blood Lotus, but she did not enter the tomb to pick it."

People will stop at nothing to take that step. Xuan Yingzhen knew there were spiritual plants inside the tomb, but she didn't go in and pick them. This was obviously not right.

Chen Qingying said indifferently, "Tianxuan Sect prides itself on being a prestigious and righteous sect. They follow the path of destiny. Even if she knows there are spiritual plants in the tomb, she can judge from the Yin energy emitted by the blood lotus that the spiritual plant was likely planted on a corpse. So it is possible that she is not interested in the blood lotus."

"The first thing we did after arriving in the capital was to go to the Lu residence. She probably already knew that the spiritual plants in the tomb were cultivated by our Yuehua Palace, so she deliberately spread the news."

Both Tianxuan Sect and Yuehua Palace are top-tier forces with profound foundations. Although these two sects do not have direct conflicts, they are rivals in the struggle for the Great Dao. It is perfectly normal for them to cause trouble for each other.

However, even though they now know that Xuan Yingzhen was behind it, there's nothing they can do. Many forces in the martial arts world have already entered the capital, especially those grandmasters whose time is almost up.

Their most urgent task is to find the Blood Lotus as soon as possible, and prevent other forces from taking it away.

For the past few days, they have been unable to pinpoint the exact location of the Blood Lotus. They have been searching for it in the Prince Xiaoyao's mansion every night, but so far they have found nothing.

If it weren't for the fact that the dense spiritual energy of the Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion hadn't dissipated even today, they probably would have really thought that Xiao Qingyun had consumed the Blood Lotus.

Lin Yingqiu then said, "Palace Master, why don't we just ask Prince Xiaoyao for it? He has been keeping the Blood Lotus, which is not a good thing for Prince Xiaoyao's mansion. If we take this opportunity to tell him that we are willing to help him ascend the throne, perhaps Prince Xiaoyao will hand over the Blood Lotus directly."

Lin Yingqiu believed that no man in the world would be uninterested in the throne. If they offered to support him in ascending to the throne, the Carefree Prince might be so pleased that he would hand over the Blood Lotus. (End of Chapter)