Upon hearing the system's broadcast, Lu Chen instantly felt his body become incredibly refreshed, as if his skin could breathe.
Lu Chen was extremely delighted. He had finally managed to draw spiritual energy into his body. After drawing spiritual energy into his body, had he not stepped onto the path of cultivation?
Of course, there was another matter that delighted Lu Chen: Mu Zixuan was finally pregnant.
In the previous two months, they had been on the road. Although they had communicated and often cultivated their relationship, there had been no sign of pregnancy for any of the three women.
Unexpectedly, just after settling down, Mu Zixuan became pregnant.
To bear offspring, a stable environment is indeed essential.
Lu Chen, holding Mu Zixuan, gently stroked her fair and rosy skin while saying, "My love, I have a method to make money. Are you interested in hearing about it?"
Lu Chen was now the Seignior of North City, and the Prince's Mansion's economic source mainly came from the taxes of the people. However, these taxes needed to be used to pay officials, leaving perhaps not much for the Prince's Mansion itself.
If the Prince's Mansion wanted to live well, it still had to have its own industry, and it so happened that he obtained the method of making soap.
Of course, the real money-makers were commodities like salt and iron, but for the time being, Lu Chen had no plans to touch these.
These were things with too many vested interests involved. If he were to meddle with them upon arriving in North City, it would probably lead to more attempts on his life.
Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Mu Zixuan's eyes lit up, and she immediately asked, "Prince, what is the method you speak of?"
Mu Zixuan also wanted to prove that her worth was not limited to the bedroom. When in the Capital, her father had trained her as if she were to become the Crown Princess Consort. Therefore, her abilities were quite strong in all aspects.
Lu Chen replied, "I have something in my possession that can clean clothes, and I believe that people will favor it."
Mu Zixuan asked with curiosity, "Is the prince referring to soapberries?"
In this world, there was a type of tree that bore fruit capable of cleaning clothes, which people referred to as soapberries.
If it were soapberries, they were common and hard to turn into an industry.
Lu Chen said with a smile, "Of course not, the thing I'm referring to has a much stronger cleaning capability than soapberries. You'll understand once I have it made in a few days."
Mu Zixuan replied, "Understood, my lord."
At that moment, the voice of a maid came from outside, "Prince, Madam Chu seeks an audience with you."
Hearing this, Mu Zixuan quickly said to Lu Chen, "Prince, you better go see. Madam Chu must have something important to discuss."
They had just arrived in North City, and there were certainly many matters to attend to. Mu Zixuan didn't dare to cling to Lu Chen. If word got out that she was clinging to Lu Chen upon arriving in North City, she didn't know how many would criticize her.
"My love, rest well, I'll go check out the situation," Lu Chen said.
Reluctantly getting up from the bed, Lu Chen dressed and left the room.
When Lu Chen arrived at the Prince's Mansion's Training Ground, he saw Li Feng and Chu Yuqin discussing something.
Seeing Lu Chen coming over, Li Feng hastily said, "Prince, I greet you."
Lu Chen looked at Chu Yuqin and asked, "Madam Chu, did you want to see me about something?"
Chu Yuqin replied, "It's not me looking for you, but General Li."
Lu Chen's gaze fell back onto Li Feng.
Li Feng quickly took out a letter from his bosom and said to Lu Chen, "Prince, this is from Duke Mu. He instructed me to deliver this letter to you once we reached North City."
Lu Chen immediately took the letter from Li Feng and began to read it carefully.
At that moment, Li Feng and the hundred or so soldiers behind him were intently watching the letter in Lu Chen's hands.
Li Feng, in particular, seemed very nervous.
He didn't know what the letter contained, and he was now afraid that the North Prince would silence them.
After all, they were about to return to the Capital, and the North Prince might not trust them.
After reading the letter, Lu Chen glanced at Li Feng and the others.
Li Feng's loyalty had now risen to eighty-seven, making him a completely reliable subordinate. The loyalty of the soldiers from the Guard Team was also high, with basically none dropping below sixty.
Lu Chen spoke plainly, "Duke Mu has informed me in this letter that you have all perished."
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar.
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Li Feng and the others couldn't help but wonder in their hearts, could the North Prince actually be planning to silence them?
No, it should be said that Duke Mu never intended to let them live and return, after all, the letter was from Duke Mu to the North Prince.
Seeing Li Feng and his men seeming very nervous, Lu Chen continued, "Duke Mu has asked me to tell you that he has already had your family members brought to Yan County. You've been removed from the Hu Ben Army, and from now on, you will follow me."
This...
Li Feng immediately realized that they had misunderstood Lu Chen's meaning.
They were already "dead", meaning they had been dismissed from the Great Su's Hu Ben Army.
It seems that Duke Mu had no intention of letting them return to the Capital from the start but wanted them to follow the North Prince.
At this moment, Lu Chen revealed a sly smile, "Of course, if you don't wish to follow me, I won't force you."
Hearing this, Li Feng and those hundred-plus soldiers kneeled without hesitation, "We swear to follow the Prince to the death!"
Are you kidding? If they dared to utter the word "no" now, they definitely wouldn't be able to leave Yan County, they weren't fools.
Moreover, following the North Prince wasn't a bad thing. After learning that the North Prince possessed a weapon capable of killing Ninth Grade experts, they believed he had always been hiding his abilities.
Once the North Prince returned to the Capital and reigned supreme, all of them would have the merit of dragons.
The choice was obvious, no need to think it over.
Lu Chen said, "Alright, all of you get up."
"Thank you, Prince!"
Lu Chen took out a token from his bosom and tossed it to Li Feng, "General Li, take my token and take command of the North City's troops."
"The training of the troops will be your responsibility."
Li Feng immediately clasped his fists, "I will not let the Prince down, I will quickly reorganize the North City army and train them into a fighting force."
Lu Chen said, "There's no need to rush, making big moves may have negative impacts."
Li Feng immediately caught on and replied, "Understood, I will proceed with caution."
Li Feng thought that the North Prince must be planning to continue concealing his skills to avoid alerting others to his schemes.
"Alright, go about your business."
With that, Lu Chen turned and prepared to leave.
At this moment, Chu Yuqin watched Lu Chen's retreating figure and felt an uneasy feeling in her heart.
For some reason, she always sensed as if there was a mass of qi around Lu Chen.
To confirm her suspicion, Chu Yuqin propelled herself forward with a push of her toes and instantly appeared behind Lu Chen.
Feeling the fluctuation of spiritual energy behind him, Lu Chen turned around abruptly, just in time to see Chu Yuqin, and their gazes met.
Chu Yuqin was less than thirty centimeters away from him, a faint fragrance drifted into Lu Chen's nostrils, causing a stir in his body.
"Madam Chu, what are you..."
Chu Yuqin smiled, then said, "Chen'er, I never expected you to become a martial artist behind my back. How come I've never seen you practicing martial arts before? What kind of cultivation art are you practicing?"
Uh...
Realizing he had been exposed, Lu Chen replied with a smile, "Madam Chu, it's a little secret of men."
Chu Yuqin feigned annoyance, "Where do you get all these secrets from?"
Lu Chen chuckled, "A deep man has many secrets in his heart, it's normal."
Chu Yuqin gave Lu Chen a speechless glare, then said, "Fine, don't tell me. I'm off to set up the defenses."
As she finished speaking, Chu Yuqin's figure moved towards the entrance of the Prince's Mansion.
Watching Chu Yuqin's graceful and poised figure, Lu Chen felt the flames in his heart burning more fervently.
He quickly turned away and ran to find his two concubines to practice cultivation.
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