Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Hearing the maid's words, Lu Ming came back to his senses and then said, "Take him to the study."

Lu Ming was not surprised at all by Mu Yongfeng's arrival. After all, his daughter had discovered a secret about the emperor, a secret that could lead to the extermination of nine generations of her family. Mu Yongfeng couldn't possibly not come.

Lu Ming then got up and went to his study.

As soon as Lu Ming entered the study, the servants of the Prince's Mansion brought Mu Yongfeng to the study.

When Mu Yongfeng saw Lu Ming, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Lu Ming wore a long white robe with gold trim, looking gentle and elegant, exuding an otherworldly aura, as if he were an immortal.

Mu Yongfeng couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "As expected of Lu Xianren's child, he is indeed just as rumored in the capital."

He had seen Lu Ming before, but that was when Lu Ming was young. Since the old Prince Xiaoyao passed away, he had not seen Lu Ming for a long time. He only knew from others that Prince Xiaoyao was handsome and dashing, with the appearance of an immortal.

When I saw it today, it certainly lived up to its reputation.

After regaining his senses, Mu Yongfeng immediately bowed to Lu Ming, "This humble official greets Your Majesty!"

Lu Ming sat down at the desk and said calmly, "It's rather surprising that you took so long to come see me."

"I thought your Mu family wanted to claim all the credit for discovering the mastermind behind the evil spirit."

Upon hearing Lu Ming's words, a bead of sweat appeared on Mu Yongfeng's forehead. He felt immense pressure in front of Lu Ming, as if he were seeing the old Xiaoyao King from back then.

Mu Yongfeng quickly replied, "Your Majesty is too kind. Our Mu family would never compete with Your Majesty for this credit."

Are you kidding me? This is no merit at all; it's clearly a death warrant. If they really reveal that the mastermind behind the evil spirits is related to the emperor, the Mu family will probably be wiped out the next day.

Lu Mingming feigned ignorance and asked, "Speak, Lord Mu, what brings you to see me today?"

Mu Yongfeng said, "This humble official intends to resign and leave Zhenling Guard together with Commander Mu."

Upon hearing Mu Yongfeng's words, Lu Ming asked with some surprise, "Resign from office?"

"Is your Mu family so cowardly?"

Lu Ming naturally knew why Mu Yongfeng wanted to resign from his official post. It was because he felt he had come across the emperor's secrets and was afraid of being executed along with his entire family. This was not surprising.

Mu Yongfeng said, "There are some things that are beyond the reach of someone as insignificant as me."

Lu Ming then laughed and said, "Why are you coming to me if you want to resign? I'm not the supervisor of the Star Gazing Tower."

Mu Yongfeng said, "This humble official hopes that Your Majesty will not reveal the matter of General Mu accompanying you to those villages that day."

Lu Ming said, "Why should I keep this a secret for you?"

Mu Yongfeng said, "If Your Majesty is willing to keep this a secret for the Mu family, we will certainly repay you handsomely."

Mu Yongfeng knew that they had been caught red-handed by the Prince of Xiaoyao and would likely be controlled by him. However, for Mu Yunyan and the Mu family, even if they were controlled by the Prince of Xiaoyao, they had to pay any price to keep his secret.

Lu Ming said, "It seems that there's nothing about your Mu family that interests me."

This……

Hearing Lu Ming's words, Mu Yongfeng was slightly taken aback. It seemed to be true. He was still the Spirit Suppressor. If the Prince of Xiaoyao was an ambitious person, then he still had some use for the Prince of Xiaoyao at this time.

However, if he resigns from his post and is no longer the Spirit Suppressor, and can no longer control the Spirit Suppressor Guards, then he will be of no use to the Carefree King.

Lu Ming suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "Although there's nothing of interest to me, there is one person from your Mu family that I find quite interesting." Hearing this, Mu Yongfeng frowned and his expression became very serious. Before Lu Ming could even speak, he already knew who Lu Ming was referring to.

Lu Ming continued, "Chief Mu is of marriageable age, isn't she? How about we let her marry into the Prince Xiaoyao's mansion?"

Hearing this, Mu Yongfeng's face turned even uglier. If Mu Yunyan were to marry into the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, then their Mu family would be bound to the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion.

Even if the carefree king doesn't reveal that the Mu family knew about the mastermind behind the evil spirit's massacre of the village, their Mu family will still be doomed because of the carefree king's ambition.

Mu Yongfeng said, "I wonder if Your Majesty could change the terms? Before my wife passed away, I promised her that my daughter's happiness was entirely her own decision, and I would never interfere with her happiness. Besides..."

At this point, Mu Yongfeng paused for a moment, and then continued, "Moreover, after I and Commander Mu resign today, we will have no further connection with the Zhenling Guard, and will be of no use to Your Majesty."

Lu Ming said calmly, "Judging from Lord Mu's words, do you think that I want to marry Commander Mu for the sake of the Zhenling Guard?"

Mu Yongfeng fell silent, not saying a word. He thought to himself, "Isn't this obvious? Otherwise, why would he marry his own daughter?"

Lu Ming guessed that Mu Yongfeng had misunderstood, so he continued, "Whether you are Zhenling Guards or not has nothing to do with whether I want to marry Commander Mu."

“Even if Lord Mu is not the Spirit Suppressor, I still want to marry Commander Mu.”

This……

Upon hearing this, Mu Yongfeng was taken aback, unsure whether what Lu Ming said was true.

If it's true, then it's even more troublesome. If the Prince of Xiaoyao really has taken a liking to Mu Yunyan, and he has that leverage over her, will Mu Yunyan marry him or not?

Mu Yongfeng originally thought that after he and Mu Yunyan left Zhenling Guard, Xiaoyao King would lose interest in Mu Yunyan, but now Xiaoyao King said that he simply had his eye on Mu Yunyan.

Seeing Mu Yongfeng's astonished expression, Lu Ming continued, "Lord Mu, you should go back and think it over carefully."

After a moment of silence, Mu Yongfeng came to his senses and then asked, "May I ask Your Majesty a few questions?"

Lu Ming said calmly, "Ask."

Mu Yongfeng asked directly, "Does Your Majesty have designs on the throne?"

Upon hearing this question, Lu Ming chuckled and then said, "Only someone with a screw loose would be thinking about that position."

This……

Mu Yongfeng did not expect the Prince of Xiaoyao to answer like that. Judging from his tone, he seemed to have no interest in the throne at all.

Lu Ming continued, "I am devoted to the Dao and am only interested in immortality."

Mu Yongfeng fell silent again. Even if what Lu Ming said was true, he didn't want to marry Mu Yunyan to Lu Ming.

Even if the Prince of Xiaoyao doesn't covet the throne, he already possesses the ability to contend for it. Furthermore, he has dragon energy within him, so Emperor Zhou will inevitably take action against the Prince of Xiaoyao sooner or later.

Marrying your daughter into the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion at this time would be like pushing her into a fire pit.

Now, the Mu family is in a situation where they face the same fate—whether they stick their necks out or not.

Seeing that Mu Yongfeng remained silent again, Lu Ming asked, "Does Lord Mu have any other questions?"

After regaining his senses, Mu Yongfeng asked, "Now that Your Majesty knows that the evil spirits that massacred the village are likely related to that person in the palace, what are Your Majesty's plans to do next?"

(End of this chapter)