Nie Qing still can't forget what happened before.
Although Lu Chen claimed he was captured by bandits, he clearly left Qinglong City that day with a woman.
That's the key point.
"Who said he's a woman?"
Lu Chen denied it outright, instead asking confidently, "Does dressing like a woman make you a woman? I can dress as a woman too, do you believe me?"
The little princess was clearly stumped by Lu Chen's question. She was stunned for a while before suddenly realizing that she had been tricked by this guy. She immediately pressed on, "Then how do you know he's not a woman? Did you strip him naked and see?"
Lu Chen was not only startled by her wild imagination, almost getting himself into trouble, but he also rolled his eyes and said righteously, "How could that be? Isn't it obvious at a glance? This guy is pretending to be a woman to hide his identity. In fact, he's a masked killer, a man with a full beard. How could that be fake?"
The little princess looked at Lu Chen with a suspicious expression and said, "If that's the case, then why did you leave Qinglong City with him? Don't tell me you like transvestites?"
Lu Chen felt nauseous and said irritably, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have bothered running out. That dead transvestite said he knew a secret about you, and I was curious, so I chased after him to find a place to force him to reveal his so-called secret, and then tear him to pieces!"
"Secret? What secret do I have?"
Nie Qing was completely confused.
However, she was clearly drawn to the topic Lu Chen had brought up. After thinking about it, she realized that she didn't seem to have anything shameful to do.
Lu Chen and Nie Qing were taking a stroll inside the City Lord's Mansion. They were looking around mysteriously when Lu Chen whispered, "He asked me, 'Do you know why Princess Nie Qing is unwanted and has to hold a martial arts contest to find a husband?'"
"What?"
Nie Qing's face turned ashen with rage, and he roared, "Where is he? I'm going to kill him!"
Lu Chen immediately pulled the enraged Nie Qing back and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, he's already dead. I killed him!"
"Good riddance!"
Nie Qing's anger subsided slightly.
Lu Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Tell me, how could I not be angry when I heard those words? Wasn't he insulting me? I could tolerate him cursing me, but cursing my woman? How could I tolerate that?"
"Okay, fine, I don't blame you anymore!"
Upon hearing this, Nie Qing felt a little touched, and her smile broadened considerably.
"Blame me? You should thank me!"
"Thank you for what? By the way, what secret did you manage to extract from me? I'm very curious!"
Lu Chen noticed something was off about Nie Qing's smile; she looked like she was about to start a fight at the slightest provocation.
"What secret is there? This bastard only wanted to lure me out of the city and ambush me. Only your affair can lure me out!"
Lu Chen shrugged, looking helpless.
"oh!"
Nie Qing seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
After this exchange, Nie Qing no longer harbored any resentment. She affectionately took Lu Chen's arm and said, "I want to take you to meet my mother. After we meet her, we can get married, okay?"
As the little princess of Qinglong City, she could have simply given an order and been done with it.
But at this moment, Lu Chen already occupied a large part of her heart, so she was seeking Lu Chen's opinion.
"What? The City Lord's wife?"
Lu Chen was a little confused for a moment. Did he really need to ask about this? He could just meet him; it wasn't a big deal.
As for needing my consent?
Lu Chen suddenly realized that it might not be that simple.
As expected, Princess Nie Qing of Qinglong City looked serious and said coldly, "My mother is not the city lord's wife!"
A thought immediately popped into Lu Chen's mind.
"This girl was born to my stepmother!"
Sure enough, just as Lu Chen was thinking this, Nie Qing said directly, "My mother is not in Qinglong City!"
Lu Chen really didn't know about this. Although he had searched other people's souls and obtained a lot of memories about Qinglong City, it was, after all, a private matter of the City Lord's Mansion, and it was a secret. Even within the City Lord's Mansion, not many people knew about it.
It's understandable that Lu Chen didn't know.
However, seeing Nie Qing's expression, Lu Chen knew that she was not in a good mood at the moment, and it seemed that she could not calm down when she thought about this matter.
"Speak, I'm listening!"
Lu Chen noticed that she seemed to have a desire to confide in someone.
Nie Qing stared at him blankly for a long time before nodding.
Lu Chen finally learned some secrets about the Azure Dragon City Lord's Mansion, and realized that the Azure Dragon City Lord was no ordinary person.
Nie Qing's mother is truly no ordinary person.
Lu Chen had always been dismissive of Nie Qing being called "little princess." What right did a city lord's daughter have to be called a princess?
But he never expected that Nie Qing's biological mother was actually a princess.
The Cangyun Empire has ruled this land for countless years, and only the emperor's daughter is entitled to be called a princess.
Nie Qing's mother was the biological daughter of the emperor of the Cangyun Empire.
"Your father, the city lord, is quite capable indeed!"
Lu Chen couldn't help but sigh.
To everyone's surprise, Nie Qing's face turned extremely ugly upon hearing this, and she coldly said, "Indeed, you are capable!"
"Okay, go ahead, I'm listening!"
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