Chapter 243 The Empress Dowager is indeed beautiful

Luo Jin's beautiful eyes swept over the bloodstains covering the ground.

Blood and minced meat were scattered on the white snow, contrasting with each other; it was both cruel and added a touch of poignant beauty.

Wan Liyuan and the others stood in the distance from beginning to end, not daring to interject a single word.

The strength of that glamorous palace maid in front of them was also unfathomable.

To be sent by the Empress Dowager to help Yan Chu, it was highly likely she was also a Celestial Being Expert.

Luo Jin's red lips parted slightly as she said slowly:

"Great Hero Yan, how about we let today's matter end here?"

"Regarding the First Prince's side, the Empress Dowager will take appropriate disciplinary action, and the same goes for the Han Family."

"Although they were the ones who made the first move today, you haven't suffered any damage. I hope both sides can take a step back; the Empress Dowager will compensate you accordingly!"

Yan Chu curled his lip.

"We'll see!"

Since they dared to move against him, he wouldn't let it go no matter what.

It wasn't appropriate to fall out with the Empress Dowager now. As the actual controller of the current Great Jin Dynasty, she certainly wanted to do her best to maintain a balance.

But Yan Chu had the habit of keeping a little ledger.

Everyone who appeared here today had already been recorded in his book.

Luo Jin sighed softly in her heart.

As someone by the Empress Dowager's side who had always paid attention to Yan Chu, she understood him very well. She knew this man was extremely petty and had an excellent memory.

Yan Chu's current appearance clearly showed that he had already recorded the grudge.

She could only return and report to the Empress Dowager for a decision.

Luo Jin said:

"The Princess's wedding procession will depart in five days. At that time, I'll have to trouble Great Hero Yan to follow the team for protection. Let's go; I have already arranged a residence for you in a villa outside the capital."

"The Empress Dowager also wishes to meet you!"

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Inside the capital, at Prince You's Residence.

The First Prince, Li Shu, sat in the main hall of the residence, fiddling with a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, his eyes tightly closed.

He had been waiting for news from Lü Si and the other.

The opponent was the Blade Demon Yan Chu, ranked second on the Earth Rank and someone the Empress Dowager valued. Unfortunately, he had the audacity to try and steal his woman; Li Shu would never let him reach the capital alive.

But a day had already passed, and no news had arrived.

He kept turning the Buddhist beads in his hand, his inner unrest clearly visible.

At this moment, a sudden sound of hurried footsteps came from outside. Li Shu snapped his eyes open and saw that the newcomer was his personal old eunuch, Yuan Chong.

"First Prince, this is bad!"

Yuan Chong's first words made Li Shu's heart leap into his throat.

"What happened?"

Yuan Chong said hurriedly:

"According to news from below, Yan Chu arrived at the Red Leaf Villa outside the capital this morning, personally escorted by the Empress Dowager's close attendant, Luo Jin."

"Our people went to Heavenly Sword Gorge to check afterward and found obvious remnants of a battle and several mangled corpses. Two of them were... were Mr. Lü and Great Master Zhixing!"

"What did you say?"

The Buddhist beads in Li Shu's hand were crushed to powder. He stood up immediately and roared in disbelief:

"What about the people from Red Sleeve Beckon? Did they not take action?"

"They did!"

Yuan Chong said, trembling with fear:

"I sent someone specifically to Red Sleeve Beckon to inquire. They said both of their Wuchang Emissaries died at Yan Chu's hands, and even a Heavenly Human they invited was killed by Yan Chu."

"Yan Chu... is suspected to already be a Celestial Being Expert who has opened his Divine Treasury!"

A Celestial Being Expert!

Hearing these four words, Li Shu's wide eyes were filled with shock, and he slumped back into his seat.

He knew best what these four words represented.

It meant that Yan Chu, at such a young age, already stood at the pinnacle of this world and could sit as an equal with the foundations behind the Great Jin Imperial Court.

He was no longer someone a mere prince could deal with.

"How can Yan Chu be a Heavenly Human?"

"How can Yan Chu possibly be a Heavenly Human?!"

Li Shu's expression gradually became distorted, and his roars echoed throughout the hall,

"Tell me, why would Yan Chu be a Heavenly Human!!!?"

Yuan Chong was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying:

"Master, please calm your anger!"

"Prime Minister Xiao suggests that we endure for the time being. As long as you can ascend to the throne, you can then mobilize the power of the entire Great Jin. Even if Yan Chu is a Heavenly Human, he won't be a concern. He is, after all, just one person and won't pose any real threat to us."

"The priority now is to ascend the throne!"

Li Shu took a deep breath and slowly calmed his emotions.

"Prime Minister Xiao is right. As long as I ascend the throne, Yan Chu is nothing to fear!"

He asked again:

"What about Han Tianzong? Didn't he go too? Could it be that he also died at Yan Chu's hands?"

"Replying to Master! Divine Constable Han has already returned to Six Doors."

"It seems he didn't take action from beginning to end. After seeing the Heavenly Human from Red Sleeve Beckon die at Yan Chu's hands, he was scared into fleeing immediately!"

"Useless trash!"

Li Shu couldn't help but curse loudly,

"A Purple Robe Divine Constable of Six Doors, yet scared like this by a junior. He's truly lived all these years for nothing!"

Yuan Chong hurriedly chimed in:

"Han Tianzong is a fraud. Even if he became a Heavenly Human, he has no future. No wonder the Han Family has become a laughingstock in the capital!"

Li Shu vented his anger in the hall for a while, then said:

"Go and invite Prime Minister Xiao to my residence. I have matters to discuss with him!"

"Yes!"

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Three hundred miles outside the capital, there was a Red Leaf Villa.

This villa was planted with Fire Maple Trees. These trees did not wither throughout the four seasons and were covered with red maple leaves, making the scenery exceptionally beautiful.

This villa was a secondary residence of the Yuwen Family, a millennium-old noble clan.

Before the Empress Dowager was married, she often came here to stay. Many of the plants and trees here were personally planted by her in the past, and the maids and servants were also carefully selected by her as trustworthy people.

Luo Jin led Yan Chu along while introducing the place.

Her words implicitly conveyed the importance the Empress Dowager placed on Yan Chu.

Suddenly, her beautiful eyes flickered as if she had discovered something.

At the same time, Yan Chu followed her gaze toward a large hall within the villa.

Outside that hall, there were two rows of heavily armed guards. Each person had a profound aura; they were all experts at the Great Grandmaster level.

"Yulin Guards?"

Luo Jin's cherry lips let out a small cry of surprise.

These Yulin Guards were the elite of the elite among the Imperial Guards, specifically tasked with protecting the Emperor, the Empress, and the Empress Dowager.

Thinking of something, Luo Jin hurriedly led Yan Chu toward that hall.

The hall doors were wide open. In the center stood a purple bronze gilded Auspicious Beast incense burner. Amidst the curling blue smoke, a woman with a straight back and graceful curves, inspiring endless imagination, stood with her hands behind her back, facing away from the door and looking at a screen in the hall.

When Luo Jin appeared outside the hall with Yan Chu, the woman turned around to look.

Her eyebrows were like distant mountains shrouded in mist, and her eyes were like autumn ripples. A bright yellow silken skirt trailed on the floor, embroidered with exquisite silk threads depicting a phoenix with spreading wings.

The woman's skin was like congealed fat, and a golden hair ornament was tucked into her hair. With every look and movement, her eyes flowed with emotion, hiding both a breathtaking beauty and the majesty of one who ruled the palace.

Every frown and smile displayed the bearing of the imperial family.

Peerless elegance, nothing less!

Yan Chu had already guessed who the woman before him was from the expressions of the guards on both sides and Luo Jin, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

"The Empress Dowager is indeed beautiful!"