Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Lin Yingqiu knew that in her current state, Chen Qingying would definitely not believe her if she said that nothing had happened.

Most importantly, she stayed in Lu Ming's study for so long. If she was just testing Lu Ming, she wouldn't have needed to stay for so long.

Lin Yingqiu said, "Well, I originally wanted to threaten the Prince of Xiaoyao, but I didn't expect Xiao Qingyun to attack me directly."

Hearing this, Chen Qingying frowned, then asked, "Aunt Lin, are you alright?"

Xiao Qingyun was someone even a Grandmaster like her felt threatened by, while Lin Yingqiu was only at the Grandmaster level. Chen Qingying was very worried about Lin Yingqiu's physical condition at this moment.

Lin Yingqiu replied, "It's nothing. We only exchanged a few moves, none of them were killer moves. After all, I am an elder of the Moonflower Palace, so she wouldn't dare to kill me. It's just that my true energy is almost exhausted, and my body is a bit weak."

Hearing Lin Yingqiu's reply, Chen Qingying breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that nothing was wrong. She had wondered why Lin Yingqiu hadn't returned for so long; sure enough, she had clashed with the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion.

However, this means it might not be so easy for them to obtain the Blood Lotus. Are they really going to have to steal it by force?
Just as Chen Qingying was thinking this, Lin Yingqiu continued, "The Prince of Xiaoyao said that he could give us a few petals of the Blood Lotus because his mother was the former Palace Master, and he would keep the rest for himself."

Chen Qingying said coldly, "What use is the Blood Lotus to an ordinary person like him? In the end, it's just for that woman from the Xiao family."

At this moment, Chen Qingying felt that Lu Ming was foolish. Xiao Qingyun had clearly entered the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion back then because she wanted Lu Xiaoyao's cultivation techniques. Xiao Qingyun would leave the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion sooner or later, yet Lu Ming still gave Xiao Qingyun such a precious spiritual plant as the Blood Lotus.

Once Xiao Qingyun returns to the Xiao family and marries another man, wouldn't Lu Ming be supporting another man's mistress?

However, regardless of the circumstances, since the Prince of Xiaoyao is still willing to give them blood lotus petals out of respect for the former palace master, then the Moonflower Palace and the Prince of Xiaoyao's Mansion have not yet reached the point of completely turning against each other.

Lin Yingqiu then tentatively asked, "What does the Palace Master plan to do next?"

Chen Qingying said coldly, "Whether he wants to be emperor or not is not up to him. Once he falls in love with me, I will use a heart-locking spell on him. After I control him, even if he doesn't want to be emperor, I will still push him to that position."

Hearing this, Lin Yingqiu's heart tightened. She wanted to persuade Chen Qingying to give up the idea. Chen Qingying didn't know Lu Ming's strength, so it was understandable that she wanted to curse him. But Lin Yingqiu now knew Lu Ming's strength, and in Lin Yingqiu's opinion, cursing Lu Ming was tantamount to courting death.

Most spells can only be cast on those weaker than oneself. If Lu Ming were just an ordinary person, Chen Qingying would find it very easy to use the Heart-Locking Spell on him.

The problem is that Lu Ming is not an ordinary person. Not only is he not an ordinary person, but his strength is far greater than Chen Qingying's. It is almost impossible for Chen Qingying to successfully cast a curse on Lu Ming. On the contrary, she may anger Lu Ming.

If we anger Lu Ming and he turns around and curses Chen Qingying, then we're doomed.

Thinking of the ice-blue butterfly on her chest, Lin Yingqiu felt incredibly sad. She had already become that little man's plaything, and she didn't want to see Chen Qingying become his plaything in the end.

Lin Yingqiu ultimately did not try to persuade Chen Qingying to give up; doing so now would seem too abrupt.

She couldn't just tell Chen Qingying that Lu Ming was already a Foundation Establishment Immortal, could she? She still had Lu Ming's curse on her, and no one knew whether revealing Lu Ming's secret would trigger the curse.

……

Inside the study, Lu Ming was sitting in a chair, watching his personal maid clean the room.

The air was still filled with a fishy smell, and the maids were wiping up the water stains on the ground with rags.

Lu Ming glanced around the study. It was quite spacious, nearly 100 square meters, but most of the space was unused. Lu Ming thought to himself that the study would likely be where he spent most of his time in the future, so should he set aside a part of it to turn into a lounge?

With a lounge, it will be much more convenient for him to handle matters in the study.

Thinking of this, Lu Ming immediately summoned people to renovate the study, partitioning off a room within it to create a rest area. ...

Baihualou.

In the antique-style bedroom, Dongfang Liyue lay languidly on a soft couch, occasionally stroking her lower abdomen.

Recalling the experiences of these past few days, Dongfang Liyue's body began to feel hot. When she thought of that young man, she felt both love and hate.

Dongfang Liyue sighed softly. She never expected that she would follow in her master's footsteps. Her master fell into Lu Xiaoyao's hands, and she fell into Lu Xiaoyao's hands. How ironic.

This seductive skill is truly harmful.

Just as Dongfang Liyue was lost in thought, a voice suddenly rang out in the room, "You haven't been back for several days. You must have had a lot of fun at the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, right?"

The next moment, Lu Bai appeared on the bedroom balcony without anyone noticing.

Upon hearing Lu Bai's sarcastic voice, Dongfang Liyue quickly rose from the soft couch, bowed in Lu Bai's direction, and said, "Greetings, Master!"

Lu Bai said indifferently, "You still know that I am your master. You haven't returned for several days. I thought you had followed the same path as your master."

Dongfang Liyue quickly replied, "This servant wouldn't dare."

Lu Bai then asked, "How did you do with the things I entrusted to you? You've been able to stay at the Prince of Xiaoyao's residence for so many days. I suppose the Prince of Xiaoyao has already fallen for you."

Lu Bai's tone carried a hint of displeasure. The beauty he had nurtured had ended up in another man's bed, and he hadn't even touched her. Although it was for his own grand cause, he still felt uneasy.

Dongfang Liyue said, "Your Majesty, these past few days, the Prince of Xiaoyao has been making love to me every night."

Upon hearing Dongfang Liyue's reply, Lu Bai frowned. Despite wearing the Ghost King mask, Dongfang Liyue could still tell from the chilling aura emanating from him that Lu Bai's expression was extremely unpleasant.

After calming his emotions, Lu Bai took out a small porcelain jar from his sleeve. "This is a mother-child Gu. I will go to the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion tomorrow to put the Gu on him. I need to know if the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion really has a spiritual object."

Spiritual objects are attractive not only to those sects and forces, but also to Lu Bai. Although he is currently only a Grandmaster, he is only one step away from becoming a Great Grandmaster. If he can consume spiritual objects, he may very well take that step and become a Great Grandmaster.

Once he becomes a Grandmaster, his plan will be much easier to succeed.

Dongfang Liyue immediately took the small porcelain jar from Lu Bai's hand and respectfully said, "Yes, Master."

Lu Bai glanced at Dongfang Liyue's mature and charming face. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Dongfang Liyue's seductive skills seemed to have improved even further. Just one glance was enough to make him feel a little unable to control his wicked thoughts.

The thought of such a beautiful and charming woman being taken advantage of by that little bastard made Lu Bai feel extremely uncomfortable.

No, we can't let that little bastard have Dongfang Liyue all to himself!

He should assign more tasks to Dongfang Liyue in the future. After all, Dongfang Liyue has already lost her virginity, so he should make the most of her.

If he could use Dongfang Liyue to control Tian Shu, then he would be in charge of the entire court from now on. (End of Chapter)