Chapter 941: 631: Chen'er, you still have government affairs to deal with later...

Chapter 941: Chapter 631: Chen’er, you still have government affairs to deal with later…

Seeing Chu Yuqin’s updated personal information, Lu Chen was taken aback.

Could it be that Chu Yuqin was just an avatar of someone else?

And one that was created to seek revenge and watch him?

That shouldn’t be possible, should it?

Chu Yuqin had always been so good to him since childhood; if she truly were an avatar created by his enemy, her initial favorability towards him couldn’t have possibly been in the nineties, could it?

Lu Chen asked in his mind, “System, could there be any issues with this updated information?”

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The system responded, “There are no problems with the information. Chu Yuqin’s true identity is indeed an avatar created by Empress Shenwu. However, once this avatar Chu Yuqin entered the Tianchen World, Empress Shenwu cut off the divine sense connection with the avatar, allowing Chu Yuqin to develop an independent personality.”

Lu Chen thought to himself, so that was the case; no wonder Chu Yuqin had always been so kind to him since childhood—it was because her original self could no longer influence her.

But still…

At that moment, Lu Chen looked down at Chu Yuqin without speaking, his entire being sinking into silence.

He hadn’t expected the person who had been with him as he grew up, who had protected him, to actually be an avatar of his enemy.

At this time, Chu Yuqin continued, “I just feel like my body has become much lighter, as if I’ve been freed from some sort of restraint.”

Lu Chen thought to himself that previously, Chu Yuqin and her original self had a karmic connection; to a certain extent, her original self also influenced Chu Yuqin, which was why she felt a sense of restraint.

If her original self took the initiative to sever the karma, from now on Chu Yuqin’s avatar will be separate from the original self, and Chu Yuqin will become an independent individual; naturally, she would no longer have that sense of restraint from karma.

This was a good thing for Chu Yuqin, and equally so for him. He certainly didn’t want the woman he loved to serve as someone else’s surveillance.

What somewhat irritated Lu Chen was that, although he did not know what had happened and had not yet felt any trouble that woman had caused him, through the system’s description and Chu Yuqin’s personal information, he always felt that woman brought disaster upon him.

Now that woman had severed the karmic link with the avatar Chu Yuqin, wanting to act as if none of this had ever happened—she sure was wishful thinking.

At this time, Lu Chen held Chu Yuqin and said, “Once you nurture a small world within you, the life of the small world will provide you with some life force, which might be why you feel much lighter.”

Hearing Lu Chen’s words, Chu Yuqin thought for a moment, then said, “So that’s how it is.”

Chu Yuqin didn’t know the exact reasons, so she could only accept what Lu Chen had said as truth.

Lu Chen asked the system in his mind, “System, since you say I am the child of the Shenwu Emperor of the Qianyuan World Shenyue Dynasty, why don’t I have any related memories, and why do all my memories seem to come from Earth?”

The system replied, “The host’s memories from the previous life have been sealed inside the Reincarnation Stone. If the host wishes to obtain past memories, the seal on the Reincarnation Stone must be lifted.”

The Reincarnation Stone?

Lu Chen immediately thought of the stone he had obtained before.

He then opened the system interface and found the Reincarnation Stone in the system’s inventory.

The Reincarnation Stone appeared to be just an ordinary pebble from the riverbed.

The system had stated before that the Reincarnation Stone was necessary to fix this world, but he had not expected it also contained his memories from a past life.

Lu Chen continued to ask, “Previous life’s memories? Does this mean my memories from Earth are from my first life? Am I now in my third life?”

The system answered, “The system is temporarily unable to answer this question for the host.”

Hearing this, Lu Chen was somewhat speechless. Obviously, the system was still hiding a lot from him.

Forget it, he didn’t feel like asking anymore. One day, he would figure out what kind of existence was behind the system and who was controlling everything.

At this time, Lu Chen hugged Chu Yuqin’s delicate body, then slowly turned over, making Chu Yuqin lie beneath him. Once again, he pressed down on her, looking down from above at her beautiful features.

Chu Yuqin gazed back at Lu Chen’s handsome face. For some reason, she always felt like there was a fire burning in Lu Chen’s eyes at the moment, but she couldn’t tell if it was just her imagination.

Lu Chen said with a smile, “Madam Chu, it’s still early; let’s continue to cultivate.”

On hearing this, Chu Yuqin hurriedly said, “Chen’er, you still have to deal with political affairs later…”

Chu Yuqin didn’t finish her sentence when Lu Chen leaned down to kiss her lips and then began their actions once more.

This time, Lu Chen’s cultivation was much more aggressive. Spiritual power surged wildly into Chu Yuqin’s body, and even with her use of the Mysterious Female Technique, she was utterly unable to control Lu Chen’s actions.

Chu Yuqin didn’t understand why Lu Chen had suddenly become like this early in the morning, but she didn’t let his roughness lead her to wild thoughts—she always trusted Lu Chen.

At this moment, Lu Chen indeed had a bit of anger in him, feeling annoyed by being plotted against by the Empress Shenwu, but since he couldn’t trouble the Empress Shenwu now, what could he do?

Since Empress Shenwu couldn’t be found, then Chu Yuqin would do—Chu Yuqin is Empress Shenwu’s avatar. If the main body doesn’t suffer, then the avatar itself should bear it, I suppose.

The moment Lu Chen thought of Chu Yuqin as Empress Shenwu’s avatar, the flames of desire within him were completely ignited.

But soon, Lu Chen regained his clarity, remembering that an avatar is an avatar, and the main body is the main body. Moreover, the main body had already completely severed the cause and effect with the avatar. From now on, Empress Shenwu is Empress Shenwu, and Chu Yuqin is Chu Yuqin.

It was uncertain how much time had passed before Lu Chen finally felt a bit better.

Lu Chen lay his head on Chu Yuqin’s fragrant shoulder while she, with her slim jade arms, held Lu Chen’s head and then gently and weakly said, “Chen’er, did I do something wrong that angered you?”

Although Lu Chen had always been quite harsh, just now it was obviously different from before. Lu Chen had lost control—to the point where it seemed like he was purely venting.

Lu Chen replied, “It’s nothing. I just remembered some things that made me uncomfortable. It has nothing to do with you, Madam Chu.”

Chu Yuqin said, “Whatever is making you unhappy, you can tell me. Although I may not be able to help you, it’s surely better than keeping it all bottled up inside.”

As she spoke, Chu Yuqin stroked Lu Chen’s head.

Hearing her words, Lu Chen slowly looked up, gazing at Chu Yuqin’s blushing cheeks as he smiled and said, “Madam Chu is the best, after all.”

Chu Yuqin felt extremely comfortable hearing Lu Chen’s words. Nothing mattered more in her life than Lu Chen, and obtaining his recognition naturally made her very happy.

At that moment, Lu Chen slowly got up. “Madam Chu, I’ll go handle state affairs now. You’ve worked hard last night—get some good rest.”

After withdrawing, Lu Chen went to the bath for a quick rinse before he left Chu Yuqin’s room, still in his clothes.

Chu Yuqin, too, had risen from the bed by then, her face beaming with happiness as she saw Lu Chen off.

However, as soon as Lu Chen’s silhouette disappeared from the palace, Chu Yuqin suddenly felt an unbearable pain in her brain, as if needles were pricking into it.

Chu Yuqin hurriedly steadied herself, then began to apply the Rejuvenating Skill in an attempt to ease the pain.

But the skill had no effect, and Chu Yuqin fell to the ground in agony. The maidservants quickly hurried over. “My lady, my lady, are you alright?”

“My lady, this servant will go call His Majesty! His Majesty shouldn’t be far!”

After hearing the maid’s words, Chu Yuqin hastily said, “I’m fine, just a bit weary. His Majesty has countless matters to attend to. Do not trouble His Majesty over me.”

Seeing that Chu Yuqin had said so, the maidservants didn’t press the matter further.

Chu Yuqin continued, “Help me to the bed.”

The maidservants promptly supported Chu Yuqin to the bed. As she lay down, her complexion turned deathly pale, the pain in her brain persisting, and it felt as if something was entering her mind.

After a while, she seemed to see scenes flashing before her eyes, as if someone identical to herself appeared before her.

Then, a voice reached her ears, “You must immediately go to the Tianchen World and witness firsthand the downfall of that faithless man for me!”

Upon hearing this voice, Chu Yuqin’s memory became clearer and clearer.

This is…

Soon, a flood of familiar memories surged back into her brain, and Chu Yuqin’s eyes regained their clarity.

However, in the next moment, Chu Yuqin sat stunned on the bed, whispering to herself.

“Empress Shenwu…”

The memories of Chu Yuqin’s avatar were restored.

When she was created by Empress Shenwu, she already possessed a certain degree of autonomous consciousness, but to some extent, she was controlled by the main body.

Furthermore, when she came to the Tianchen World, she was very clear about her purpose, so she deliberately got close to Chu Yue, the maid responsible for the delivery of the Soul Bead, and became Chu Yue’s sworn sister.

Not long after, however, her memory was mysteriously sealed away. She had served as Chu Yuqin by Lu Chen’s side all along, ultimately sleeping with him and bearing him two children.

This…

At this moment, Chu Yuqin’s heart was exceedingly conflicted. With past memories merging with those of this world, she no longer knew how to face Lu Chen.

She was originally created by her main body to witness Lu Chen’s downfall, yet because of memory loss, she fell in love with him—Lu Chen, to a certain extent, could be regarded as the main body’s enemy, and as an avatar, she fell in love with the main body’s enemy.

Of course, the key point was that Lu Chen had always grown according to the life trajectory planned by the main body. Now with so many children, his luck and bloodline power had been divided away. His future growth would be very hard to achieve.

At the thought of her and Lu Chen frequently engaging in passion, Chu Yuqin’s heart was filled with indescribable discomfort. If the main body had doomed Lu Chen to do nothing but linger over women, how could she possibly save him?