I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 679 - 257: First Meeting with the Princess! My Cat Can Do a Backflip!_2

The appearance looks extremely strange.

"Oh, it seems I’m not here at the right time. Is the princely heir busy?" Chen Mo looked at everyone and said with a smile.

The old butler lowered his voice, his tone chilling: "Chen Mo, there is a noble guest in the mansion today. You can’t do as you please! If you offend the noble guest, even ten lives would not be enough for you!"

"Is that so?"

Chen Mo’s smile grew even brighter, "Since you said so, I really must take a good look."

After speaking, he walked straight into the hall.

"Bold!"

The old butler’s eyes turned cold, and he reached out to grab him.

Boom—

The wrinkled hand hadn’t touched Chen Mo when a blazing golden light flashed, sending him flying!

Bang—

The old butler’s back hit the wall.

Dust flew, the entire hall shook violently!

If it weren’t for the mansion being reinforced with an array, it might have already collapsed under the impact!

Chu Yanli’s indifferent voice rang out: "The Flying Phoenix Order is issued, as if the Holy Empress herself arrived, how dare something blind infringe upon the Eastern Palace’s majesty?"

The old butler’s bones broke, chest caved in, face as pale as paper, a strand of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

"This old slave deserves death. I humbly beg Your Highness for forgiveness." He dared not use his powers to heal, forced himself to bow, trembling as he spoke.

"Your Highness?"

Looking at the woman in red, Chen Mo’s eyes flickered.

There are not many in the capital who can be called "Your Highness."

Combining with the somewhat familiar golden light earlier, the answer was obvious.

"Isn’t the Princess in the Southern Border? Why back suddenly?"

He didn’t expect to meet the legendary Princess Xuanhuang here.

Though he felt some trepidation, he accepted it readily, knowing they’d meet sooner or later, no need to hesitate.

Chu Yanli also scrutinized this "appointed concubine."

Indeed, he looked even more handsome in person...

Clatter, clatter—

Chen Mo walked forward, bowed and said: "I didn’t know the Princess would grace us with her presence. If there’s any offense, I beg Your Highness for pardon."

Chu Yanli curiously said: "You know me?"

Chen Mo shook his head and replied: "I don’t know you, but I’ve heard your tales."

"Like what?" Chu Yanli asked.

Like how you confronted the emperor in Qianji Palace... Chen Mo earnestly said: "Your Highness personally led troops to suppress the Southern Barbarians, slaughtering thousands, restoring Heaven and Earth to Great Yuan... banners flying, who in the world doesn’t recognize you?"

This statement is true.

The experiences of Princess Xuanhuang are indeed legendary.

If she hadn’t led the army back then, Great Yuan might have faced extinction.

Moreover, as an imperial noble, she willingly abandoned luxury, guarding the Southern Border for decades, something not many could achieve.

"Who in the world doesn’t recognize you..."

Chewing over these words, Chu Yanli nodded: "These words are interesting, who would’ve thought you, a military officer, would be literate... Have a seat."

Lu Shuangge brought over a chair and placed it between Chu Yanli and Jiang Wangye.

"Mr. Chen, please."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Chen Mo sat on the chair calmly.

Seeing his composed demeanor, Chu Yanli’s gaze grew more satisfied.

"Do you usually wear tokens around your neck?"

Chu Yanli looked at the dazzling assortment of tokens around him, besides the Flying Phoenix Order, Purple Phoenix Order, Eastern Palace Order, Qilin Token... there was even a wooden plaque engraved with "Tianshu"?

This guy’s background is too complicated!

"When out and about, identity is self-assigned... Besides, the mansion guards are rather aggressive. Without these, I couldn’t have gotten in." Chen Mo helplessly spread his hands.

"Meow~"

The cat lying in his arms cautiously peeked at Chu Yanli.

Apart from facing the Daoist Venerable and Empress, it was the first time its eyes showed a "wary" emotion.

"This cat’s eyes are quite special. Is it yours?"

"Picked it up."

"Does it have any peculiar traits?"

"Uh... it can do backflips."

"..."

Chu Heng watched the two people who seemed to be chatting like old friends, his brows furrowed tightly.

The Princess and Chen Mo were clearly meeting for the first time, yet their attitudes were so friendly, it was like the sun rising from the west...

Jiang Wangye’s eyes flashed with a hint of shadow, but his face still carried a gentle smile as he spoke, "So it’s Mr. Chen, I’ve long heard of your name, and recently I’ve often heard about your ’heroic deeds’."

Chen Mo had already noticed this white-clothed scholar; being able to sit with the Princess suggested an uncommon status.

"You are...?"

"Jiang Wangye."

"Jiang?"

Upon hearing this surname, Chen Mo suddenly realized, "Her Majesty the Empress is your..."

Jiang Wangye smiled and said, "If we count by kinship, I should call her cousin."

Chen Mo had once heard Her Majesty the Empress mention that the Jiang Family, as one of the four hidden clans, has extended nearly a millennium, with roots spread throughout the Great Yuan, and there are several branches within the same clan, with complex relationships.

Moreover, whenever this topic was discussed, she always had a sense of aversion...

It seems her relationship with the Jiang Family wasn’t very good.

Jiang Wangye shook the folding fan in his hand, smilingly said, "Mr. Chen is indeed the favored minister beside Her Majesty the Empress, blessed by the Heavenly Family, even if you severely injure the Princely Heir, you can still walk away unscathed..."

"Previously, I didn’t understand, but after seeing Mr. Chen, I understood that this handsome face is indeed very pleasing to women..."

Such a heavy tea flavor...

Is being handsome my fault? Who are you speaking sarcastically to?

Feeling the hostility from the other party, Chen Mo’s expression turned cold, and Zhuang Jingming behind him was from the Jiang Family, connecting this with the change in attitude before and after, he was already aware.

"Does Mr. Jiang have an official position?" Chen Mo asked.

"No official title, just a cloth-clad commoner."

Jiang Wangye calmly said, with a trace of arrogance.

In his view, even if one entered the court as an official, what of it?

Even if one becomes the Prime Minister, they are still a pawn, manipulated by the Gate Valve Family.

Huala—

Chen Mo took off his Token string and threw it on the table in front of him.

Jiang Wangye was taken aback for a moment and asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

"A commoner, with such loose lips, go and kneel together with that old thing." Chen Mo showed no mercy, sneered, "From now on, if you speak another word, it’s contempt of Imperial Power, and I will immediately send you to the Imperial Prison to accompany Yan Linghu."

"Don’t believe me? Just try."

"..."

Jiang Wangye’s expression stiffened slightly.

Chu Yanli pursed her lips, a deeper smile in her eyes.

Chen Mo didn’t bother with him, raised his eyes to look at Chu Heng, and said, "Looking at the Princely Heir’s condition, the recovery is quite good?"

It was he who acted personally at the time, so he naturally knew how serious Chu Heng’s injuries were, with the physical body destroyed and the Divine Soul wounded. If the old steward hadn’t arrived a step later, the seventh would have already burned out.

But according to the situation at hand, the spirit is complete, with no sign of weakness.

Either using Alchemy Pills to forcefully sustain the life, or the injuries completely healed... compared to this, Chen Mo inclined more towards the latter.

"The physical injuries are still manageable, if a Medical Dao Grandmaster intervenes, the difficulty in treatment is not very high... but the Divine Soul injuries definitely can’t be cured in just a few days."

"Obviously, he used some kind of method..."

Thinking of the bloody aura on Chu Heng and the recently missing Sect Disciples, Chen Mo already had speculations in his mind.

Chu Heng said coldly, "Thanks to Mr. Chen, still alive."

"Don’t be anxious, soon." Chen Mo said seriously.

"..."

Seeing Chu Yanli not making any stance, Chu Heng didn’t dare to say much, suppressed his anger, and said, "Is Mr. Chen here to provoke? With esteemed guests here, I have no mood to entangle with you, if you have no other matter, I can only bid you farewell..."

"See, anxious again."

Chen Mo shook his head and said, "The Princely Heir misunderstood, I came today for serious business... Recently, Sect Disciples in the city have mysteriously disappeared, and I suspect it’s related to the Prince Yu Mansion. I hope the Princely Heir can cooperate with the investigation."

?!

Chu Heng’s pupils suddenly contracted.

He originally thought Chen Mo would use the Barbarian Slave Case as an excuse, but he didn’t expect he actually came for this matter?!

He discreetly glanced at the old steward kneeling on the ground, who shook his head slightly, then he spoke, "I don’t understand what you’re saying."

"It’s okay not to understand, as long as you can see."

Chen Mo took out a piece of black round stone from his chest, injected True Yuan into it, and an image was projected.

"This is..."

The old steward’s face turned pale instantly!

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