The news that Emperor Zhou issued a Holy Decree appointing the Heir of Prince Zhen Nan to a position at the Deceit Suppression Bureau quickly spread throughout the entire Capital city. For a time, all forces became active, well aware that this was a signal from the Royal Family to take action against the Zhen Nan Prince Manor.

Lu Chen was the only bloodline of the Zhen Nan Prince Manor. As long as Lu Chen died, the Zhen Nan Prince Manor would collapse. There was no need to directly take action against the Zhen Nan Prince Manor; they only needed to eliminate Lu Chen.

Many forces were hostile to the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, but unfortunately, their strength was inferior, and they dared not openly oppose the Zhen Nan Prince Manor. Now that Lu Chen had been forcibly sent to the Deceit Suppression Bureau by Emperor Zhou, it was a dangerous place. Not to mention that Lu Chen had only recently become a Spirit Martial Artist; even Spirit Realm and Profound Realm Martial Artists could easily lose their lives there.

So it was quite normal if Lu Chen were killed by some sinister evil one day.

Yun’an Princess Mansion.

Ji Yunmeng listened to Xiao Qi’s report with furrowed Liumei. She hadn’t expected that her father would issue such a decree, clearly intending to eliminate the only bloodline of the Zhen Nan Prince Manor.

Although as a member of the Royal Family, she, as Princess Junwan, should stand by Emperor Zhou’s side, without the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, she would lose a major ally.

However, she also understood that the Zhen Nan Prince Manor was indeed a significant threat to the Royal Family, and it wasn’t surprising that her father wished to eliminate it.

After Xiao Qi finished her report, she noticed Ji Yunmeng’s unpleasant expression and cautiously asked, "Princess, what should we do next?"

Since Emperor Zhou already issued the decree, and the Zhen Nan Prince Manor has accepted it, Lu Chen was certainly going to serve at the Deceit Suppression Bureau.

Once Lu Chen went to such a perilous place, he probably wouldn’t have long to live.

Ji Yunmeng pondered for a moment and then said to Xiao Qi, "Go to the Zhen Nan Prince Manor and take the Evil-slaying Sword to Lu Chen. Tell him that if he needs any help, I will do my utmost to assist."

Hearing this, Xiao Qi hesitated for a moment and then said, "Princess, you mustn’t. The Evil-slaying Sword is your personal sword, how can it be given to Master Lu!"

In this realm, Magic Treasures correspond to the martial artist’s realm, but such treasures are extremely difficult to forge, and few can possess a Spiritual Weapon matching their realm.

The Evil-slaying Sword owned by Ji Yunmeng was a Mystic Tier Spiritual Weapon with immense destructive power, especially effective against sinister evils, with great suppression abilities.

Of course, Lu Chen’s realm was low, unable to fully wield the Evil-slaying Sword, but it could store Ji Yunmeng’s spiritual evil. Even if Lu Chen couldn’t fully activate it, simply drawing the sword would unleash the stored spiritual evil to slay any sinister evils attacking him, without Lu Chen having to personally act.

Ji Yunmeng reasoned that the Zhen Nan Prince Manor couldn’t be destroyed yet; she still needed them. If they scattered, their Earth Realm powerhouses would surely be divided among other forces, and she would gain nothing.

Compared to the princes, as a princess, she had no competitive edge in the eyes of those Earth Realm powerhouses, so she always aimed to win over Lu Chen without attempting to draw in the powerhouses. She believed that winning over future master Lu Chen indirectly meant controlling the Earthly powerhouses of the Zhen Nan Prince Manor.

Xiao Qi reminded, "Princess, if His Majesty finds out you gave the Evil-slaying Sword to Lu Chen, he might be very angry."

Emperor Zhou had just given her a title, and now she stood in opposition to him; if he discovered this, he’d surely rage.

Ji Yunmeng said calmly, "If I can win the entire Zhen Nan Prince Manor over, being reprimanded by my father doesn’t matter."

Seeing the Princess so resolved, Xiao Qi said no more, "I’ll take the Evil-slaying Sword to Master Lu right away."

With those words, Xiao Qi turned and left, soon carrying a long sword case to the Zhen Nan Prince Manor.

The Zhen Nan Prince Manor was closely watched by spies from various forces. Seeing Ji Yunmeng’s maid heading there, they were curious as to why she was sent at this time, especially carrying a sword case?

Though intrigued by the sword’s identity, infiltrating the now-closed manor was hard, without drawing attention, given rumors of Lu Chen’s keen traitor-detecting ability.

Zhen Nan Prince Manor.

Lu Chen was on the Training Ground, battling several sinister evils. Since he was joining the Deceit Suppression Bureau, he needed to have some combat ability.

Before him were several Early Mortal Realm sinister evils, not very strong, chosen by Zhao Yu for training. These sinister evils were of the resentful souls’ type, not very lethal but adept at evasion, quite nimble.

This helped to train Lu Chen’s reaction time during battles.

At that moment, Lu Xun, observing, remarked, "With us by his side, does Master need to try so hard?"

Fu Li responded, "Why wouldn’t you want the Master to become stronger? Having a realm without combat experience is pointless."

Lu Xun conceded, "True enough,"

Just then, a servant approached the Training Ground, informing Lu Chen, who was cutting down resentful souls with his sword, "Master, Miss Xiaoqi from the Yun’an Princess Mansion requests an audience."

Understanding that Ji Yunmeng must have heard of the decree and sent Xiao Qi to express her stance—her worry that the Zhen Nan Prince Manor might consider her an enemy—Lu Chen swung his sword decisively, slicing through three resentful souls, and then told the servant, "Let her in."

A moment later, the servant brought Xiao Qi before Lu Chen. Xiao Qi bowed to him, "Greetings, Master."

Lu Chen acknowledged and asked, "What does the Princess ask of me?"

Noticing the sword case Xiao Qi held, it was clear Ji Yunmeng had sent something again.

Over the past month, Ji Yunmeng frequently sent maids to the Zhen Nan Prince Manor with various gifts.

Xiao Qi presented the sword case, saying, "Master, this is the Spiritual Weapon the Princess asked me to deliver. She wanted me to convey that when you reach the Deceit Suppression Bureau, you should tell her if you need any assistance, and she will as much as possible."

Unpretentious, Lu Chen stepped forward to accept the sword case, drawing out the sword within. The moment he unsheathed it, a fearsome Sword Qi surged skyward; he hurriedly sheathed it back.