Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Upon hearing Mu Yongfeng's words, Mu Yunyan fell silent. She naturally knew who her father was referring to as his powerful backer.

Seeing that Mu Yunyan remained silent, Mu Yongfeng continued, "Yunyan, I promised your mother that you would decide your marriage, so if you are unwilling, I will not try to persuade you."

"After learning about the strength of the Prince of Xiaoyao, I do think that he is a good match for you as your husband. However, I also understand that a man like the Prince of Xiaoyao will definitely have many wives and concubines in the future. If you marry into the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion, you may suffer grievances."

At this point, Mu Yongfeng sighed deeply.

"You decide for yourself."

After a moment of contemplation, Mu Yunyan came to her senses and finally said, "Father, I am willing to marry into the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion."

Hearing his daughter's answer, Mu Yongfeng showed no joy on his face; in fact, he was also conflicted inside.

Mu Yongfeng knew very well that his daughter was so sensible that if he told her about this, she would most likely sacrifice her own happiness for the sake of the family.

However, given the current situation, it seems that there is no one in the entire capital city more suitable for Mu Yunyan than the Prince of Xiaoyao.

As for those princes, he never considered them. On the one hand, he didn't want to get involved in the struggle for the throne; on the other hand, those princes were members of the royal family, and he had a premonition that the fate of the Great Zhou Dynasty was coming to an end, and those princes might not have a good ending.

As long as the Carefree King has enough power to protect himself in the ensuing chaos and can protect Mu Yunyan and the entire Mu family, then Mu Yunyan's choice will be correct.

Mu Yunyan then asked, "So, are we still going to the Star Gazing Tower to resign our official posts?"

Mu Yongfeng thought for a moment, "Not for now. Since you have agreed to marry Prince Xiaoyao, from now on our Mu family will belong to Prince Xiaoyao."

"If I continue to control the Zhenling Guard, it will be a valuable force for the Carefree King."

Mu Yunyan said, "That's true, but if the Supervisor finds out that I'm going to marry the Prince of Xiaoyao, he'll probably try to distance the Star Gazing Tower from the Prince of Xiaoyao and make us leave the Zhenling Guard."

After thinking about it, Mu Yongfeng realized that what his daughter said was true. Sikong Cheng was likely to make them leave Zhenling Guard, and he might even prevent Mu Yunyan from marrying into the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion.

Even knowing that Sikong Cheng would try to stop them, for the sake of Mu Yunyan and the Mu family, they had no choice but to stand on the side of the Prince of Xiaoyao.

Mu Yongfeng then said, "Don't worry about what the Supervisor will do. If the Supervisor insists on making me leave the Zhenling Guard, then I will leave. If he doesn't let me leave, then I will take control of the Zhenling Guard for the sake of the Prince of Xiaoyao."

Mu Yunyan said, "I understand."

At this moment, Mu Yongfeng glanced at Mu Yunyan and saw her with her hair tied in a single ponytail, looking dashing and spirited. Mu Yongfeng felt very sad; his daughter had finally grown up.

Mu Yongfeng said, "I will go to the Prince Xiaoyao's mansion again tomorrow to discuss your marriage with the Prince Xiaoyao. You should go to the Zhenling Guard today."

Mu Yunyan said "okay" and then turned and left the study. Seeing Mu Yunyan's back, Mu Yongfeng sighed deeply again. At that moment, he seemed to have aged more than ten years.

He always hoped that his daughter could choose the man she liked as her husband, rather than being married off as a tool for political alliances.

Now, for the sake of the Mu family, she has no choice but to marry a man she doesn't like.

Ultimately, it was his incompetence as a father that led to this.

If his strength were greater, if he were a Grandmaster, perhaps the Mu family would have other options.

But it's pointless to make assumptions now. He couldn't possibly break through to the Grandmaster realm overnight. Besides, in front of the Celestial King, the Grandmaster realm is nothing at all.

He now only hopes that after Mu Yunyan marries into the Xiaoyao Prince's mansion, the Xiaoyao Prince will treat her well.

...In the courtyard, Lu Ming repeatedly tested the Demon-Subduing Armor and found that his body did indeed feel much lighter after wearing it. It seemed that he had really been being eroded by evil energy.

However, after sensing it, he did not detect any evil energy.

Lu Ming wondered if the evil energy eroding his body was unusual, which was why they couldn't sense it, or perhaps he had overlooked its existence.

For example, on Earth, oxygen is essential for the human body, but it also oxidizes the body constantly, albeit over a very long period.

Perhaps it was something that seemed normal to him, but it was slowly eroding his body, which is why he didn't realize it.

Just as Lu Ming was wondering what was eroding his body, a maid rushed into the courtyard, "Your Majesty, Miss Xiao has returned."

Hearing this, Lu Ming was stunned. Didn't he want Xiao Qingyun to stay at the Lu residence for a while longer?

Once she returns, how can Su Wanyun detoxify herself? After all, Su Wanyun detoxifies herself for an entire night, which is easily noticed by Xiao Qingyun.

Lu Ming pondered for a moment, then thought, "Fine, if she notices, she notices. I'll just cast the Illusionary Butterfly Love Curse on Xiao Qingyun. Even if she notices, she won't be able to do anything about it."

At this moment, a graceful figure appeared at the entrance of Lu Ming's courtyard. After entering the courtyard, Xiao Qingyun stared intently at Lu Ming, who was in the courtyard.

Lu Ming said, "Why did you come back so soon? Did you miss me?"

Upon hearing Lu Ming's words, Xiao Qingyun immediately frowned and coldly scrutinized him, as if trying to see through him.

Xiao Qingyun asked directly, "Did you do anything to her?"

Lu Ming said, "What is Sister Xiao saying? I don't understand."

Seeing that Lu Ming pretended not to understand, Xiao Qingyun was too lazy to ask any further. She then said coldly, "No one has been trespassing on the estate these past few days, so I won't go."

Xiao Qingyun's tone left no room for negotiation. She didn't care whether Lu Ming was stronger than her. It was precisely because Lu Ming was stronger than her that she was afraid he would attack Su Wanyun.

With Lu Ming being so powerful now, if he were to force Su Wanyun to have him, Su Wanyun would have no power to resist.

The thought of Su Wanyun's despair when she was forced by Lu Ming made Xiao Qingyun feel very uneasy.

At this moment, Xiao Qingyun continued, "If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

At this point, Xiao Qingyun prepared to return to Youlan Courtyard to find Su Wanyun.

However, as soon as she turned around, Lu Ming called out to her.

"and many more!"

Hearing Lu Ming's words, Xiao Qingyun turned to look at him, "Is there anything else?"

Lu Ming said, "Tell me about the enemies Zhuangzi has encountered recently."

Just as Xiao Qingyun was about to report, Lu Ming got up and walked towards his room, saying as he went, "Let's talk in my room."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingyun's delicate body trembled slightly. (End of Chapter)