Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

The reason Lu Ming didn't hide the fact that he had cursed Wu Wanrong was because the curse mark had already appeared on Wu Wanrong's body, and even if he wanted to hide it, Wu Wanrong would find out soon.

However, unlike Lin Yingqiu, Wu Wanrong's curse mark was not on her chest, but on her waist.

Seeing the beautiful woman's gloomy face and the murderous intent emanating from her emotions, Lu Ming said calmly, "This spell is called the Co-existence Spell. From now on, your life will be bound to mine. If I die, you will die too."

Upon hearing this, Wu Wanrong was startled, and her killing intent vanished almost entirely.

Her eyebrows furrowed. If what Lu Ming said was true, wouldn't she be controlled by this scoundrel forever and never be able to get rid of him again?
Wu Wanrong simply couldn't understand why Lu Ming could cast a curse on her at this time. She had heard that those who cast curses always had to pay a price, and the more powerful the curse, the greater the price.

Such a powerful spell that can bind the lives of others to one's own must come at a terrifying price, right? But seeing Lu Ming's energetic appearance, he doesn't seem to have paid any price at all.

Wu Wanrong asked coldly, "You want to be the emperor?"

If Lu Ming didn't want to be emperor, there was no need for him to use the Life-Sharing Curse on her. In Wu Wanrong's view, Lu Ming's use of this curse to control her life and death meant that he wanted to compete with her for the throne.

With the Life-Sharing Curse in place, it's as if Lu Ming has control over her life and death. If Lu Ming wants the throne in the future, she won't dare to compete with him and will have to give him the position.

Upon hearing Wu Wanrong's words, Lu Ming leaned down, wrapped his arms around her soft waist, and whispered in her ear, "I have no interest in the throne."

Upon hearing this, Wu Wanrong fell into deep thought. In the past, when Lu Ming said he had no interest in the throne, she would have been skeptical. However, now that Lu Ming had cast a curse on her and controlled her life and death, there was no reason for Lu Ming to lie to her.

Could it be that he truly has no interest in the throne?
Why did he curse himself?

Thinking of this, Wu Wanrong asked directly, "Then why did you cast a curse on me?"

Lu Ming rested his head on Wu Wanrong's fragrant shoulder and said, "To prevent you from forgetting who helped you become emperor after you become emperor."

"Moreover, this is a symbiotic curse, so it won't have much of an effect on you. I am protected by dragon energy, and there is no one in the capital who can harm me. As long as you don't betray me, you can do whatever you want."

Upon hearing Lu Ming's words, Wu Wanrong realized that Lu Ming had noticed her wariness of him, fearing that she would break their alliance once she gained power. Therefore, he had cursed her to prevent her from opposing him in the future.

Despite feeling extremely uncomfortable, Wu Wanrong had no other choice. Although she had heard of spells, she did not know how to break the Cycle of Shared Life.

She had heard that people with higher cultivation levels could use their power to forcibly break spells.

However, to break the curse, the cursed person must be stronger than the curser. But this bastard is an immortal, while she is just a martial artist. With such a huge difference in their levels, it is almost impossible for her to break the curse on her own.

Unless Lu Ming's cultivation level remains stagnant, and I take that step in the future and surpass Lu Ming in realm, then perhaps I will be able to break the curse and regain my freedom.

Wu Wanrong suddenly remembered her previous plan: to make this scoundrel's cultivation stagnate, and ideally, to make him obsessed with women. It seemed that she had to train Li Qingluan as soon as possible.

Just as Wu Wanrong was lost in thought, she heard Lu Ming's deep voice beside her, "As expected of the Empress..."

Wu Wanrong remained silent, thinking to herself that once she lifted the curse, she would definitely imprison this scoundrel and make him repay the humiliation he had caused her a hundredfold.

Another hour or so passed.

Lu Ming's voice rang in her ears again, "If word gets out that the Xuanlin Army released evil spirits to massacre villages, the Great Zhou will probably be in chaos very soon." Hearing Lu Ming's words, Wu Wanrong came to her senses.

"Are you... sure the evil spirits massacring the village was on the Emperor's orders?"

Lu Ming replied, "I only know that the evil spirits massacring the village is related to the Xuanlin Army. As for whether the emperor personally gave the order, I don't know."

At this point, Lu Ming pulled Wu Wanrong over and rolled her over, letting her lie face down on his broad chest, before continuing:

"After all, this was done by the emperor's imperial guards. And although the emperor was in seclusion, it wasn't like he stopped eating and drinking and completely cut off all communication with the outside world."

In the end, Emperor Zhou was just a mortal. Even Lu Ming, a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining, needed to eat. How could Emperor Zhou possibly go without food and drink?

The main purpose of Emperor Zhou's seclusion was to avoid outsiders and political affairs, and to stay in the Wanshou Hall to cultivate himself. However, the maids who served him still had to bring him three meals a day.

In other words, even if Emperor Zhou were in seclusion, he could still be fully aware of what was happening in the outside world, and it wouldn't be impossible for him to order the Imperial Guards to massacre that village.

Wu Wanrong lay on Lu Ming's chest, feeling his body temperature.

After the storm, the quiet surroundings gave Wu Wanrong a strange feeling, and her delicate arms involuntarily wanted to embrace Lu Ming's strong waist.

She suppressed her urge and asked, "Why did he kill those villagers?"

Lu Ming said, "It is said that they used evil spirits to kill people for their hearts, most likely to cover their tracks and not let people know that it was the Xuanlin Army that did it."

After pondering for a moment, Wu Wanrong asked, "What does he need so many people's hearts for?"

Lu Ming said, "I'm also very curious."

Seeing that Lu Ming didn't know either, Wu Wanrong didn't ask any more questions. At this moment, Lu Ming gently stroked Wu Wanrong's jade-like back and said, "Do you want to break the Cycle of Shared Life?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Wanrong paused for a moment, then straightened up and looked down into Lu Ming's eyes. "What are the conditions?"

She didn't believe that Lu Ming would be so kind as to give up control over her.

Lu Ming said, "Give me a child."

Wu Wanrong stared coldly at Lu Ming.

really!

From the very first day she got together with Lu Minghuan, she suspected that this bastard wanted her to get pregnant with his child, and now he's finally revealed his true intentions.

Lu Ming's words were not a spur-of-the-moment decision. Every time he made love to the beautiful Wu Wanrong, he would have the thought of impregnating her with his child; perhaps it was just a biological instinct. (End of Chapter)