Chapter 137: 128: Breakthrough to the Master Realm, the Ambition of North Prince_2

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Wang Qingci’s eyes were brimming with emotion as she softly said, “Prince, didn’t I already thank you just now?”

Lu Chen leaned down, looking at her from above, and smiled, “That is still not enough.”

Lu Chen was now at the Master Realm, and because he had just made a breakthrough, there was an excess of energy in his body that needed release.

Seeing the naked desire in Lu Chen’s eyes, Wang Qingci quickly lifted her delicate hand to stop his broad chest, her expression becoming slightly panicked, “Prince, I have reached my limit, please go to your other wives and concubines?”

Wang Qingci was really afraid of Lu Chen. Although it seemed that Lu Chen knew of a very special treatment method that could instantly heal her minor injuries, she did not want to experience the feeling of her body not belonging to her too often.

She feared that soon her mind would be occupied solely by certain matters, completely succumbing to being a woman who knew only the pursuit of pleasure.

Lu Chen did not heed Wang Qingci’s words. He took away her jade-like hand, placed it above her head, and while leaning down whispered in her ear, “This prince is very vengeful. You called me the young prince earlier, and that little punishment from before is definitely not enough. As my female slave, it is necessary for you to understand that the master cannot be insulted.”

Wang Qingci’s face flushed with embarrassment as she looked into Lu Chen’s eyes, about to say something, “Prince… I… mmm mmm mmm…”

That night, Lu Chen returned to Mu Zixuan’s room and spent the night in her embrace.

He spent the whole day today accompanying his wives and concubines.

The next morning.

Lu Chen got up early, and just after Mu Zixuan had helped him dress, a maid approached him.

“Prince, someone is looking for you!”

Hearing this, Lu Chen immediately said, “Let him wait for me in the study.”

“Yes, Prince.”

The maid then withdrew.

After the maid had left, Mu Zixuan said gently, “Prince, your concubine has already had breakfast prepared, and it will be brought in shortly. Why don’t you eat before you go?”

Lu Chen lifted his hand and gently stroked Mu Zixuan’s cheek before embracing her with a kiss.

A blush immediately appeared on Mu Zixuan’s face. She didn’t understand why Lu Chen always liked to kiss her even when they were not engaging in that kind of activity.

In Mu Zixuan’s opinion, kissing was only something men and women did during conjugal relations, but Lu Chen was different. He seemed to think of it as an ordinary act.

However, Mu Zixuan didn’t mind this at all, because it was Lu Chen’s way of expressing love; kissing her showed his affection for her.

“My beloved, I will skip breakfast. I need to go see what the Brocade Guard wants, it must be important.”

Wang Qingci said, “I understand, then should I have the servants send breakfast to the Prince’s study later?”

Lu Chen said, “Hmm, yes, that’s fine.”

After the words fell, Lu Chen released Mu Zixuan and turned to leave the room.

As soon as Lu Chen entered the study in the outer courtyard, he found not only Qin Yushan but also Mu Changtian there.

Seeing Lu Chen enter, both of them immediately bowed and said, “Greetings to the Prince!”

Lu Chen nodded and asked, “What’s the matter?”

Qin Yushan answered, “Prince, the Barbarian Tribe’s General Xiao Pengthian has awakened!”

Hearing this, Lu Chen’s eyes slightly narrowed.

Xiao Pengthian still had great use to Lu Chen, so he had no intention of killing him.

At this point, Mu Changtian spoke, “Prince, from what I understand, this Xiao Pengthian has a very high status in the Sky Wolf King’s tribal court. His strength and status are second only to the Sky Wolf King. If those barbarian captives find out he is alive, they might cause trouble. I think it’s better to just kill him.”

Mu Changtian’s thinking was sound. Xiao Pengthian was Xiao Hongbo’s greatest general, and although there had always been tension between Xiao Hongbo and Xiao Pengthian, outwardly they seemed to get along harmoniously.

In the ranks of the Barbarian Tribe soldiers, Xiao Pengthian held considerable prestige; if he were to escape, returning to the Barbarian Tribe’s royal court, it was very likely he’d become the next Sky Wolf King.

Moreover, this could inspire other ideas among the captive Barbarian Tribe members. If the captives were to unite, there would probably be numerous uprisings and attempts to flee North City.

The best solution would be to kill Xiao Pengthian outright, eliminating the backbone of the Sky Wolf King’s tribe and preventing them from rallying together again.

However, Lu Chen didn’t immediately follow Mu Changtian’s advice; instead, he turned to Qin Yushan and asked, “Commander Qin, do you think it’s better to kill him, or to keep him alive?”

Qin Yushan answered, “Prince, from what I understand, the highest status in the Barbarian Tribe’s royal court doesn’t belong to the Sky Wolf King, nor to Xiao Pengthian, but to the Sky Wolf King’s queen.”

“If we cannot capture the Sky Wolf King’s queen, killing Xiao Pengthian won’t keep the Sky Wolf King’s tribe from quickly recovering.”

“My thinking differs from General Mu’s. I believe keeping Xiao Pengthian alive could further divide the Sky Wolf King’s tribe. It would be best if we recognized Xiao Pengthian as the next Sky Wolf King.”

After hearing Qin Yushan’s words, Lu Chen fell into contemplation.

Both had valid points, simply considering the matter from different perspectives.

If they kept Xiao Pengthian and declared him the Sky Wolf King, the Barbarian Tribe of the Sky Wolf King’s clan would surely not acknowledge him.

They would consider Xiao Pengthian a traitor who had betrayed the Sky Wolf King’s tribe, causing a rift among the Barbarian Tribe between those who supported Xiao Pengthian and those who supported the queen.

There was indeed the potential for further division within the Sky Wolf King’s tribe.

However…

Whether or not the Sky Wolf King’s tribe was divided wasn’t of great importance to Lu Chen. He desired more than just the Sky Wolf King’s tribe.

At that moment, Lu Chen’s gaze fell on the map in his study.

Then he said, “General Mu, are you aware that among the gifts the court bestowed upon me there is the Order of Expansion?”

Upon hearing this, Mu Changtian froze, not because Lu Chen failed to call him “father-in-law,” which wasn’t an issue since they were discussing official business, but because of the Order of Expansion.

Although the imperial edict had been dispatched to North City, Mu Changtian was unaware of the court’s gifts to Lu Chen. Lu Chen knew in advance thanks to the Brocade Guard’s carrier pigeons.

Any movement in the Capital, Lu Chen would learn of within a few days, which is why he was well aware of the Order of Expansion among the items bestowed upon him by the Capital.

Regaining his composure, it seemed to Mu Changtian that Lu Chen had a plan in mind. He immediately asked, “Prince, are you intending to annex the entirety of the North Land into North City?”

Although Mu Changtian was surprised that the court would grant the Order of Expansion to Lu Chen, what astonished him even more was Lu Chen’s intent.

The expanse of the North Land was unfathomable; if Lu Chen was eyeing the whole region, Mu Changtian couldn’t imagine how many soldiers were needed to defend all its territories.

Lu Chen offered a muted smile, then stepped over to his desk and spread out a map drawn by the Brocade Guard.

Looking at the map, he continued, “The North Land is larger than the entirety of Great Sum, and North City simply cannot contain it.”

“What I intend to do is designate the North Land as my fief, then set up additional jurisdictions within it.”

Upon hearing this, both Mu Changtian and Qin Yushan were taken aback once more.

The North Land had always been the domain of nomadic tribes, and occupying the entire area would require driving them out completely or defeating them all.

But the North Land was simply too vast; setting aside the challenge of locating these tribes, even if they were found, the tribes could flee—how could you possibly defend against that?

Was there a plan to build a Great Wall across the North Land?

Considering how large the territory was, constructing such a wall was unimaginable in terms of manpower and resources. Even with ten thousand Slave Soldiers from the Barbarian Tribe at the North Prince’s command, building a wall to encircle the whole North Land during their lifetime was unfathomable.