After the Imperial Eunuch left the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, Lu Chen and Zhao Yu immediately went to the bedroom of Prince Zhen Nan.

At this moment, the bedroom was already filled with people, many of whom Lu Chen had never seen before. Using the system, Lu Chen scanned the room and discovered that many of them were Earth Realm Strong Persons.

This surprised Lu Chen a bit. He knew that Zhen Nan Prince Manor had some foundation, but he didn’t expect there to be so many Earth Realm Strong Persons, including even those at the Peak of Earth Realm.

At this time, an Earth Realm Strong Person angrily said, "Emperor Zhou is increasingly disregarding Zhen Nan Prince Manor. This clearly shows he wants to eliminate the Zhen Nan Prince Manor."

"Your Highness, you absolutely cannot let the Princely Heir go to the Deceit Suppression Bureau. Even the Deceit Suppressing Guards patrolling in the Capital have life-threatening risks, let alone Emperor Zhou’s intention to harm the Princely Heir by sending him to the bureau. How can he possibly stay in the Capital City, at which time he will surely be commanded to go outside the Capital?"

As this Earth Realm Strong Person finished speaking, Zhao Yu immediately agreed, "Yes, Your Highness, moreover the Princely Heir is now at the Early Stage of Human Realm. If his realm is discovered by others, it will be troublesome, and by then, Emperor Zhou will stop at nothing to remove the Princely Heir."

Several Earth Realm Strong Persons then spoke up, advising Prince Zhen Nan not to let Lu Chen take the position at the Deceit Suppression Bureau.

After all, Lu Chen is the only child of Prince Zhen Nan, and given how high the status of Prince Zhen Nan is in Dazhou, his child does not need to prove himself. Moreover, Lu Chen is very likely to become the next Prince Zhen Nan soon, so it’s imperative that he stays safe now.

Even if Lu Chen is somewhat useless and just stays at Zhen Nan Prince Manor, as long as he isn’t dead, Zhen Nan Prince Manor will still exist. The Earth Realm Strong Persons of Zhen Nan Prince Manor will not leave temporarily and will protect Zhen Nan Prince Manor. However, if Lu Chen dies and the Zhen Nan Prince Manor is extinct, the only option left is for Zhen Nan Prince Manor to dissolve, and the Earth Realm Strong Persons will have no choice but to leave Zhen Nan Prince Manor.

If no one is left at Zhen Nan Prince Manor, and these Earth Realm Strong Persons continue to gather, it’s no different from rebellion. It’s clear that Emperor Zhou wants to use Lu Chen as a breaking point to completely dismantle Zhen Nan Prince Manor.

Listening to the discussions in the room, Prince Zhen Nan remained silent for a long time. He had anticipated this day would come, but didn’t expect it would arrive so quickly. Emperor Zhou could no longer wait.

Speaking of which, currently, the entire Dazhou is under the rule of Empress Dowager Pei Shuhua, and Emperor Zhou is focused on cultivation. Why did he suddenly issue a Holy Decree to Zhen Nan Prince Manor?

Even if there was an intention to eliminate Zhen Nan Prince Manor, it should logically be the intention of Empress Dowager Pei Shuhua.

With this thought, Prince Zhen Nan raised his eyebrows. Perhaps this was the Empress Dowager’s intention, only using Emperor Zhou’s name to issue the Holy Decree, or perhaps the Empress Dowager sent someone to Emperor Zhou, letting him write the Holy Decree.

The current Emperor Zhou is no different from a Puppet Emperor, with no real power.

Thinking this way, it must be the Empress Dowager’s doing.

A trace of murderous intent flashed in Prince Zhen Nan’s eyes, "This venomous woman!"

Quickly, the murderous intent in Prince Zhen Nan’s eyes faded, and he became more despondent. Even knowing who wanted to target Zhen Nan Prince Manor, there was nothing he could do now. Could it be that they were going to defy the Holy Decree and go against the Royal Court at this time?

If they really did so, the Dazhou cavalry would probably storm into Zhen Nan Prince Manor the next day.

Although Zhen Nan Prince Manor still had some strength, it wasn’t enough to contend with the Great Zhou Royal Family. Most importantly, the forces wanting to make Zhen Nan Prince Manor disappear were too numerous. Once Zhen Nan Prince Manor defied the Holy Decree, those forces would surely seize the opportunity to attack, then unite to deal with Zhen Nan Prince Manor.

Even if Zhen Nan Prince Manor is formidable, it couldn’t possibly deal with every force in Dazhou.

After an unknowable time, Prince Zhen Nan finally spoke, "Since it is a Holy Decree from Emperor Zhou, as ministers, we have no choice but to obey. According to Emperor Zhou’s command, Chen’er will take the position at the Deceit Suppression Bureau in a few days."

Hearing Prince Zhen Nan’s words, the entire room fell silent. They thought nothing would make Prince Zhen Nan agree, as Lu Chen is his only bloodline. If anything happened to Lu Chen, Prince Zhen Nan would truly be left without an heir.

Prince Zhen Nan continued, "However, for Chen’er’s safety, I will secretly send three Earth Realm Spirit Martial Artists to protect him."

Upon hearing this, everyone finally reacted. After all, Prince Zhen Nan couldn’t possibly rest easy letting Lu Chen travel alone, especially at such times.

Sending three Earth Realm practitioners to protect Lu Chen, unless those ancient monsters in the Royal Family intervene, or the various factions of Dazhou unite, it will be difficult to kill Lu Chen.

Deploying three Earth Realm practitioners at once, if outsiders find out, it will definitely stir the entire Dazhou. Earth Realm practitioners are not so common; only Zhen Nan Prince Manor and the Royal Family have this many Earth Realm practitioners.

Sometimes the deployment of even one Earth Realm Strong Person would catch the attention of the various factions in Dazhou. Sending three at once will undoubtedly have countless eyes watching.

But Prince Zhen Nan doesn’t care at all. For Lu Chen’s safety, not just three Earth Realm practitioners, even sending out all of Zhen Nan Prince Manor’s Earth Realm practitioners is possible. Lu Chen was already attacked once; if it weren’t for the Dragon Qi infusion last time, Lu Chen might have already died.

Although there is still Dragon Qi protecting Lu Chen, no one can guarantee that the Royal Family won’t take action themselves, or that the Royal Family won’t employ some methods to force Lu Chen out of the Capital City.

Outside the Capital City, the Dragon Qi doesn’t provide as good protection.

At this moment, Prince Zhen Nan looked at Lu Chen and said, "Chen’er, you don’t need to worry. If anyone dares to harm you, your father will find a way to avenge you before I die, and take down all of Dazhou with me."

Hearing Prince Zhen Nan’s words, Lu Chen responded with a faint smile, "Father, rest assured, I will be careful."

At this time, Prince Zhen Nan glanced around at the Earth Realm practitioners in the room, then said, "Fu Li, Lu Xun, from now on, the two of you, along with Zhao Yu, will protect the safety of the Princely Heir."

Fu Li and Lu Xun both excelled in concealment techniques; they could hide around Lu Chen and constantly watch for any danger near him.

Upon hearing Prince Zhen Nan’s command, Lu Xun and Fu Li stepped forward and said in unison, "We accept the order!"

Lu Chen then glanced at the two men. Both of them were at the Early Stage of Earth Realm, and although not particularly strong in the Earth Realm, their favorability towards him wasn’t low, both scoring above eighty.

In fact, the two didn’t have much favorability towards Lu Chen initially. They had considered leaving Zhen Nan Prince Manor after Prince Zhen Nan’s death. They originally perceived Lu Chen as a hopeless wastrel, thinking the Zhen Nan Prince Manor was beyond saving.

However, after they discovered Lu Chen had reached the Early Stage of Human Realm within a month, their perspective on Lu Chen changed completely, causing their favorability towards him to increase significantly.