I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 735 - 276: Empress: My Little Thief Is the Best! The Excited Princess!_3

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Chen Mo couldn’t help feeling a bit puzzled.

He and Ling Ningzhi connected many times, yet the favorability kept stuck at the edge of the third stage, unable to break through.

Now, it’s just calling him brother, and the points increased by more than ten?

"A woman’s heart is like a needle at the bottom of the ocean, truly unfathomable..."

"How about trying calling him dad next time?"

Chen Mo shook his head and turned to head towards the city.

In the Demon Suppression Department, Ling Ningzhi leaned against the wall, covering her pounding heart with her hands, the blush spreading from her cheeks to her neck.

"Calling him brother now, won’t that mean calling him husband in the future?"

"Zhixia, I apologize to you..."

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Imperial Palace.

Zhao Hua Palace, the Empress sat at the desk, rubbing her brow with her finger.

A mountain of memorials was stacked in front of her; just with a glance, she knew what was inside.

"We respectfully present, Deputy Thousand Households of the Sky Scale Guard, Chen Mo, acting without royal decree, not following the law, arbitrarily detaining the Princely Heir in the Imperial Prison, which is truly disrespectful, disregarding the sovereign, causing disorder in the court..."

"To impeach Chen Mo for disrespecting the kin, trespassing the national law, arbitrarily detaining the Princely Heir, shaking the core of the nation..."

"Tsk tsk, there are joint signatures from ministers below, probably half the cabinet’s inside, right?"

Chu Yanli sat on the Imperial Desk, casually throwing the memorial aside, coldly remarked, "Seems with the Jiang Family backing him, Zhuang Jingming’s becoming bolder, turning the cabinet into his own fiefdom?"

The Empress looked a bit weary, leaning on the chair, saying, "At first, to balance Lv Huaiyu, I had to delegate power to him; now it’s beyond control, nothing can be done."

Chu Yanli squinted and said, "Do you need me to step in?"

"No need, with your temperament, it would only make things harder to resolve." A cold glint flashed in the Empress’s eyes, she calmly said, "They won’t be able to jump around for long, once the Longevity Festival ends, I’ll settle accounts with them one by one!"

To stabilize the court all these years, she generally played the role of balancing the overall situation, rarely using thunderous methods.

Not using them doesn’t mean she doesn’t have them.

Many seem to have forgotten how she once grasped the court’s power and secured her position in the Eastern Royal Palace!

"Don’t you find it strange?" Chu Yanli frowned, "Qianji Palace seems overly quiet this time."

The Empress nodded, "Indeed, something feels off."

Regardless, Chu Heng is an imperial kin, Wu Lie’s own nephew; now caught for two days, yet no movement from the palace.

This indeed seems quite odd.

"I smell the scent of an impending storm; it feels like something big is about to happen lately." Chu Yanli murmured.

The Empress felt the same, pondering for a moment, she said, "We must quicken the pace, only when the Eightfold Exorcism Array is broken can we truly unleash our strength; otherwise, we’re constantly restrained by the throat..."

Chu Yanli sat on the desk, crossing her long legs, coldly snorted, "It’s easier said than done; years have passed and we’re still stuck at the third level, the goal of breaking the array seems distant, and those useless ones in the Demon Suppression Department..."

The Empress looked somewhat helpless.

This is indeed something beyond control.

The Eightfold Exorcism Array was personally arranged by the now-meditated "Buddha" during his lifetime, almost embodying his life’s great power, is it so easy to break?

Moreover, in the absence of the array guide, it’s even more challenging!

"If you ask me, we might as well directly march troops to flatten the Western Regions, slaughter those monks if they don’t hand over the array guide." Chu Yanli suggested.

The Empress glared at her, snapped, "The Great Yuan’s lifeline is in their hands, would you dare to take that risk? It’s only a matter of time, let’s wait some more."

"How many more years must we wait..."

Chu Yanli was cut off by knocking, Sun Senior Palace Lady’s voice came from outside:

"Your Highness, this servant has urgent matters to report."

"Come in."

Sun Senior Palace Lady walked in with small steps, bowed in salute, "Greetings to Her Majesty the Empress, greetings to Your Highness the Princess."

The Empress inquired, "What has happened?"

Sun Senior Palace Lady replied, "Reporting to Your Highness, there is news from the Demon Suppression Department, the Third Level Array has been broken, and the approximate location of the Dragon Vein has been locked!"

"What did you say?"

"Found the Dragon Vein?!"

Upon hearing this, the Empress stood up abruptly, somewhat excited.

Chu Yanli’s eyes also sparkled with excitement, just before she was complaining, didn’t expect the good news to come so suddenly!

Once the Dragon Vein’s location is found, the array hub is almost within reach, meaning the complete breakdown of the Eightfold Exorcism Array will be significantly expedited!

"Good! Excellent!"

The Empress kept praising: "This time the Formation Path Department made a huge contribution! Sun Chongli did well, he should be highly rewarded..."

"Um..."

Sun Senior Palace Lady swallowed, interrupted: "Actually, this time breaking the array has nothing to do with the Formation Path Department, it’s entirely Mr. Chen’s achievement."

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The Empress didn’t react for a moment, "Which Mr. Chen?"

Sun Senior Palace Lady explained honestly: "Mr. Chen Mo of the Sky Scale Guard, he visited the Demon Suppression Department today, within half an hour he broke the ’Nine Luminaries Erosion Sun Formation’, and by intuition caught the Dragon Vein, the others had no part..."

As soon as this was said, the hall fell silent.

The Empress and Chu Yanli exchanged a glance, their expressions bewildered.

They recognized every word, but why did none of it made sense combined?

The entire Formation Path Department, over dozens of people, studied it for more than two years, to no avail, yet Chen Mo broke it within half an hour? And "intuition" "casually" caught the Dragon Vein?

What kind of joke is this?

"Is this true?"

The Empress, coming back to her senses, hesitated.

Even though she knew the little thief had great abilities, she still found this matter somewhat too magical.

Sun Senior Palace Lady seriously said, "Absolutely true, this servant dare not speak falsely."

The Empress was about to say something, when she suddenly noticed the breathing beside her turned somewhat rapid.

Turning her head, she saw Chu Yanli’s cheeks flaring slightly red, eyes filled with mist, "Ziwei first shines, sword shoes draped in frost, already destined, without a doubt he’s the man I’ve chosen!"

Empress: ?