When Huangfu Zhan's fiancée stepped into the inner hall, Lu Xuan's expression also changed slightly.
Simply because this woman was absolutely stunning.
Among the female cultivators he had seen, she was easily among the top three.
“Huangfu Zhan, this is the betrothal gift that your Great Yan Dynasty royal family gave me. I will return these things to you today. I will absolutely not marry you.”
"Oh, why?"
Lu Xuan looked at the woman in front of him, who was also at the late stage of Core Formation, and asked her coldly.
"Huangfu Zhan, because you are not good enough for me, Jiang Wan'er!"
Jiang Wan'er?
"Could you be a member of the royal family of the Jiang Kingdom?"
"Yes, that's right, Huangfu Zhan, why are you pretending to be so confused? If it weren't for the order from your Yan Emperor, how could my father have betrothed me to you, this incompetent and spoiled prince?"
What's going on?
Lu Xuan was very puzzled.
But he can't ask directly now, lest he reveal his identity.
He did know about the Jiang Kingdom, but it was just a vassal state under the Great Yan Dynasty.
This female cultivator must be the princess of the Jiang Kingdom.
"Jiang Wan'er, right?"
"Okay, I agree to your request. Now you can leave!"
"What…"
"this?"
Jiang Wan'er was stunned.
how so?
Why isn't the second prince, who has been relentlessly pursuing her, trying to persuade her to stay today?
In the past, when she did this, wasn't Huangfu Zhan extremely afraid, and even willing to grant all her requests?
Today she came here intending to use the same trick again, to ask this second prince for a few peerless pills, or that ten-thousand-year-old ginseng, so that she could break through to the False Infant stage, join the Righteous Path Alliance, become an ordinary elder, control her own destiny, and kick this sycophantic second prince aside.
Unexpectedly, she miscalculated today.
Jiang Wan'er was furious when she heard Lu Xuan's words.
She made a move to leave, glancing back furtively out of the corner of her eye, but Lu Xuan didn't even glance at her twice, let alone show any intention of chasing after her.
"Huangfu Zhan, have you fallen for someone else? Are you sure you don't want to keep me?"
Jiang Wan'er was utterly enraged. This tactic had always worked for her before. She had obtained a lot of rare and precious materials from this foolish second prince, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to cultivate to the late stage of Core Formation so quickly.
Upon hearing Jiang Wan'er's words, Lu Xuan deliberately feigned surprise and said:
"Why should I try to keep you here? I am the second prince of the Great Yan royal family. What kind of woman can't I have? Why should I keep chasing after you? Go away, Jiang Wan'er. By the way, this is what you asked for. I suppose after the Yan Emperor finds out about this, your Jiang Kingdom will soon be reduced to ashes."
"What? Huangfu Zhan, you dare?"
"How could I not dare? Who do you think you are, daring to threaten me, Your Highness?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wan'er felt utterly regretful.
Now, she has no control over Huangfu Zhan at all.
Instead, they were rendered speechless by the other party's threats.
"Huangfu Zhan, what do you want in order to spare our Jiang Kingdom?"
What do I want?
Now, Lu Xuan also revealed a hint of anger:
"Jiang Wan'er, you really have a thick skin that extends beyond the palace gates."
"You still want to covet my ten-thousand-year-old ginseng? Let me tell you, without me, Huangfu Zhan, you might still only be at the Foundation Establishment stage."
"Get out of here. I don't like scheming women like you."
"Furthermore, in the name of the Regent, I hereby declare that the tribute from your Jiang Kingdom this year must be increased twentyfold, and if it is reduced by even a penny, your Jiang Kingdom's royal family will be wiped out!"
Indeed, the Second Prince Huangfu Zhan, whom Lu Xuan was impersonating, had always been favored by the Yan Emperor. During this period, the Yan Emperor went into seclusion and entrusted him with overseeing the country.
Therefore, the Second Prince that Lu Xuan was impersonating held a very high position in the Great Yan Dynasty, and could even order those royal retainers who were in the early stages of the Nascent Soul realm to take action!
Jiang Guo is but a nobody.
Only King Jiang is a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stages.
"Jiang Wan'er, what is your purpose? Or have you come here specifically to threaten me? I am not someone to be trifled with. You should know that my Jade Shadow Guards are ruthless and decisive. Even if you are a princess of Jiang Kingdom, I will not show you any mercy."
Following Huangfu Zhan's tone, Lu Xuan reprimanded and frightened Jiang Wan'er.
"Second Prince, I know I was wrong. I thought that since you had been pursuing me all this time, you would give me that ten-thousand-year-old ginseng. I didn't expect that Your Highness's determination to seek the Dao was more important than mine. It seems that I was too clever for my own good. Please punish me, Your Highness. I, Jiang Wan'er, will not say a word."
After seeing the other party's trembling appearance.
Lu Xuancai's expression softened somewhat as he said:
"Hmph, you little princess of a fiefdom dare to covet my ancient ginseng. I'll let it slide this time, but you won't escape punishment. You'll have to stay in my palace and do odd jobs for us for twenty years."
"What, twenty years?"
Jiang Wan'er was filled with regret at this moment, but the strength of the "Second Prince" in front of her was not something she could contend with.
"Very well. I hope Your Highness can forgive my mistake."
Seeing this, Lu Xuan instructed Ling'er beside him, "Have Jiang Wan'er clean the stables for twenty years!"
"What? Go to the stables to clean?"
"Please, Your Highness, let me do the laundry and cook, even if it's just for you," Jiang Wan'er pleaded.
"this…"
Lu Xuan thought for a moment and then said to Ling'er, "I'll leave Jiang Wan'er to you. I plan to go into seclusion in the inner chamber of the back hall. This time, don't let anyone disturb me, not even the Emperor of Yan."
"Yes, Your Highness." Upon hearing Lu Xuan's instructions, Ling'er, the commander of the Jade Shadow Guard, quickly led Jiang Wan'er out of the inner hall.
Upon arriving at the front hall, Ling'er sneered and said to the haughty Jiang Wan'er with a faint mockery:
"You wanted to scheme against our clever and cunning Second Prince? Now look what's happened, even you have to do chores for our palace now? You'll have no choice but to stay here and accept your fate."
…
At this moment, in a secret room in the rear hall.
Lu Xuan looked at the ten-thousand-year-old ginseng that had already taken human form.
His expression was extremely cold.
He never expected that this ancient ginseng would not only take human form but also possess extremely high intelligence.
"Please release me, human immortal master. If you release me, I can leave you my ten-thousand-year-old ginseng core, which is enough to help you advance to the Nascent Soul stage."
"Oh? The inner core of a ten-thousand-year-old ginseng? Is it inside your body?" Lu Xuan asked, staring at the three-foot-tall humanoid ginseng spirit before him.
"Yes." The ten-thousand-year-old ginseng spirit cupped its hands and said, "Reporting to the Immortal Master, the ginseng inner core in my body contains two-thirds of my spiritual power. It is a supreme demon core that I have refined over ten thousand years. The true essence in it is extremely pure and can be absorbed directly without any refining."
"So, does that mean I don't need to refine that Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Origin Pill?" Lu Xuan asked doubtfully. It seemed that this Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng Spirit had lived for ten thousand years and knew a lot about the cultivation experience of human cultivators.
"Yes."
"As long as you consume my ten-thousand-year-old ginseng inner core, it will be enough to break through your cultivation realm. As for my original body, without this inner core, it is no longer of much use and will require several thousand years of cultivation to condense a new inner core."
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