Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

When Wu Wanrong returned to the palace, she was still somewhat dazed, but when she thought about her current state of being and the fact that she had achieved eternal youth, she did not feel tired at all.

The first thing she did upon returning to the palace was to go to the bronze mirror to verify the effects of the beauty pill. She could have borrowed the mirror from the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion, but she didn't want to show Lu Ming how much she cared about her appearance.

When Wu Wanrong stood in front of the mirror and saw that her appearance had indeed become more beautiful, she couldn't help but feel very happy, and a smile involuntarily appeared on her lips.

When they saw Wu Wanrong actually smile, the maids around her were all very incredulous. The Empress had never smiled since she entered the palace, but she actually smiled today!
After admiring her own appearance for a while, Wu Wanrong's expression turned cold again. She gently stroked her stomach and felt the heat inside. As a result, the cold true energy in Wu Wanrong's body couldn't help but be released.

The thought of that scene, which resembled animalistic incest, filled Wu Wanrong with intense unease.

After calming herself down, Wu Wanrong said to her maid, "Prepare water, I want to take a bath."

Upon hearing Wu Wanrong's order, the maids immediately began preparations. The bathtub next to the main hall was filled with hot water, and with the maids' assistance, Wu Wanrong took off her clothes and prepared to enter the bathtub.

Just then, one of Wu Wanrong's personal maids suddenly said, "Your Majesty, there is a mark on your buttocks."

Upon hearing this, Wu Wanrong was slightly taken aback.

A mark? What mark?
Wu Wanrong turned her head, wanting to see what the maid was talking about, but even with her supple body, she still couldn't see the mark.

Wu Wanrong did not immediately enter the bath. She returned to her palace and asked a maid to bring her a small mirror. She then looked at the direction where the mark was located, while her gaze was fixed on the dressing mirror in front of her.

Through the reflection in the mirror, Wu Wanrong quickly discovered the mark on her buttocks.

It was a blue butterfly mark located on the right hip near the waist.

Wu Wanrong's face darkened instantly; she knew without a doubt who had put the mark there.

Without any hesitation, Wu Wanrong went straight to the bath and asked the maid to help her wash off the mark.

Seeing that Wu Wanrong seemed to be angry, the maid serving Wu Wanrong hurriedly used a silk handkerchief to wipe it, but after wiping for a while, the butterfly mark was still there.

The maid was somewhat incredulous. She quickly washed it again, but no matter how she washed it, the mark was still there, as if it were imprinted inside the flesh.

The maid said tremblingly, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, that mark seems impossible to erase."

Upon hearing the maid's words, Wu Wanrong was taken aback. She then snatched the silk handkerchief from the maid's hand and began to wash herself.

After a while, Wu Wanrong asked, "And now?"

The maid replied, "It's...it's still here."

Wu Wanrong wasn't stupid; she immediately realized that the mark wasn't painted with any paint.

She then mobilized her inner energy, trying to see if she could erase the mark with it. But the next moment, she felt a moment of mental confusion, and her mind was filled with images of Lu Ming.

She could clearly feel Lu Ming's strong and robust body and his hot breathing. Wu Wanrong instantly realized that the mark was not drawn on, but a curse mark.

This is probably the incantation seal of the "Same Life Curse" that Lu Ming mentioned.

The thought of having a curse mark on her private parts made Wu Wanrong want to chop that bastard to pieces with a sword.

Leaving his mark in that kind of place—what does he take her for? Does he consider her his personal plaything?

Fortunately, the emperor was engrossed in Taoist cultivation and wouldn't touch her body; if he were discovered, it would be troublesome.

Wu Wanrong calmed herself down and then stopped paying attention to the mark.

She began circulating her inner energy to expel impurities from her body. ...

At this time, in the Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion.

Lu Ming sat on the bed, looking at the illustration of Wu Wanrong in front of him.

Wu Wanrong's illustration has now been mostly lit up, and half of her body is now colored. The activation progress displayed at the bottom of the illustration is 52%.

Currently, besides Dongfang Liyue, Wu Wanrong has the highest activation progress.

Lu Ming immediately claimed the treasure chest whose activation progress bar was glowing.

[Void Step: Practicing this technique will greatly increase your movement speed.]

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Ming accepted the inheritance of the cultivation technique and began to practice the Void Step.

The cultivation of Void Step is different from other techniques. After all, it is a movement technique, so Lu Ming needs to practice it a lot.

After cultivating for a while, Lu Ming went outside and tried using the Void Step in the courtyard.

With a thought, Lu Ming arrived in front of Xiao Huan in the courtyard in an instant.

When Xiao Huan saw someone suddenly appear in front of her, she was startled, but she breathed a sigh of relief after realizing it was Lu Ming.

Xiao Huan looked at Lu Ming with a strange expression, "Your Majesty, what kind of magic is this?"

Lu Ming smiled and said, "A movement technique."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Ming used the Void Step again, constantly moving around the courtyard.

At this moment, in the eyes of the maids, Lu Ming seemed to have been teleported directly from one place to another; they couldn't even see the afterimage left by Lu Ming using the Void Step.

Over the next few days, Lu Ming practiced the Void Step, and his Void Step became more and more proficient.

The capital city, the Xiao residence.

Inside the luxurious room, Xiao Tianzong was embracing two stunningly beautiful women on either side. At this moment, a servant at the door said, "Young Master, the eldest young lady is still at the Lu family manor and has not returned to the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion."

Hearing this, Xiao Tianzong was overjoyed. Ever since he came to the capital with Xiao Qingyun, he had been sending people every few days to persuade Xiao Qingyun to go back. At first, Xiao Qingyun would meet with the people he sent, but later, as soon as she heard that they were from the Xiao family, she simply stopped meeting them.

A few days ago, his men found out that Xiao Qingyun had gone to the Lu family's estate, so he immediately sent people to monitor Xiao Qingyun and see when she would be able to return to the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion.

Several days passed, and Xiao Qingyun was still at the Lu family manor, which made Xiao Tianzong wonder if Xiao Qingyun was no longer of any use at the Xiaoyao Prince's manor.

In the past, Xiao Qingyun always made excuses, saying that she was Lu Xianren's disciple and had an obligation to protect Xiaoyao Wang. Now, she has been to Lu's manor for so many days and has not seen anything happen at Xiaoyao Wang's manor.

Moreover, without the interference of the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion, this is the best time to bring Xiao Qingyun back to the Xiao family.

Thinking of this, Xiao Tianzong immediately released the two women in his arms, then stood up and said, "Call Xiao Hai, let's go to the Lu family manor!"

Xiao Tianzong planned to forcibly bring his older sister back to the Xiao family. There were people in the Wang family who had their eyes on her. If he married her into the Wang family, with their help, he would be able to enter the imperial court in the future.

The thought of his bright future filled Xiao Tianzong with excitement.

Soon, Xiao Tianzong, accompanied by two first-rank martial artists and more than a dozen martial artists below the fourth rank, headed towards the Lu family manor. (End of Chapter)