Chapter 671: 673: Ascending to the Throne.

When the double-headed demon dragon was still tens of millions of kilometers away from the ground, the Crown Princess, softened in Lin Zhen’s embrace, gently pushed against his chest, signalling him to let go.

It was only then that Lin Zhen let go of his mischief, releasing her cherry lips, which were already somewhat swollen from his kisses.

“Lin Zhen, I have to go. If we go any further, there will be more star space detectors. I don’t want anyone to see any unnecessary complications at this time.”

“Mmm.” Lin Zhen’s mood was also a bit down.

“Don’t worry about me. Since I promised you, I will take good care of myself. Although I can’t fight against this fate, I have made another breakthrough in the Longevity Realm. As long as I don’t want to, no one can force me.”

“I will go to the Imperial Palace to see you.”

“Oh! I am really looking forward to it. I wonder what kind of identity my little lover will enter the Imperial Palace with?” Obviously, Ning Qingxuan didn’t quite believe it. Once she entered the palace, she would most likely become a queen, making it impossible for her to meet with other men easily.

“Definitely, you just wait. Also, remember to open your Dimensional Universe, if you miss me, you can meet me inside the Dimensional Universe.”

Ning Qingxuan nodded slightly and summoned the Five-Colored Deer.

She took a deep look at Lin Zhen, and the teardrops in her eyes sparkled. She didn’t want to part with her lover just after they had just established their love.

“Goodbye, Lin Zhen!”

The Five-Colored Deer galloped away, quickly disappearing into the vast starry sky.

Watching his lover leave, Lin Zhen sighed, he should not fail such a beautiful woman.

He quickly adjusted himself, arranging his emotions and heading towards the ground. The Divine Punishment Star was about to begin, and he needed to hurry up and prepare.

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Inside the Regent Palace of Nan Liang, Crown Prince Liang Zhihuan had finished dealing with his affairs and was staring blankly out of the window.

Ning Qingxuan had been missing for more than two years. Even though his power was now almost equal to that of the Emperor, he still could not do anything for those who had disappeared in the space rift.

The identity of the other man who had disappeared with Ning Qingxuan had also been determined. He was Lin Zhen, a Martial Artist from the New World, and he was actually acting as the Great Elder in the Alchemist Guild.

However, according to Liang Chen, Lin Zhen was very likely a clone, and his true self was Hua Hua Taisui.

That being the case, it was no wonder that Ning Qingxuan would chase him deep into the star space.

The scene of Lin Zhen and Ning Qingxuan being swallowed by the rift together was still vivid in Liang Zhihuan’s mind. Although he knew that it was an instinctive reaction at the time, he still felt uncomfortable in his heart.

His fiancée was too beautiful, and he couldn’t help but feel uneasy about it.

“Qingxuan… where on earth are you?”

As the Crown Prince was feeling a little sad, an eunuch suddenly reported from outside.

“Report~~~~! Your Royal Highness, the Crown Princess has returned!”

The usually calm eunuch nearly rolled and crawled in, his face full of joy.

Liang Zhihuan was even more excited, taking a few steps to grab the eunuch: “What did you say? Say it again?”

“Your Highness, I said the Crown Princess is back. She just returned, and the City Defense Army got the first news. She has already returned to Qinyin Residence!”

Before the words had fallen, Liang Zhihuan had thrown the eunuch aside and disappeared on the spot!

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Inside the Qinyin Residence, Liang Chen excitedly came to Ning Qingxuan’s side, bowing deeply: “Mother, you are finally back. I knew you would be safe and sound.”

“Hmm, you’ve made progress in these two years of not seeing you. You’ve become a Domain King.”

Liang Chen was now a second-level Domain King, having made considerable progress in strength. Hearing Ning Qingxuan’s praise, he immediately slapped his chest and said, “I have never been lax these days, preparing for the Divine Punishment Star. I have defeated several World King experts, but it’s a pity that that bastard Lin Zhen is gone, otherwise, I would have beaten him to the ground looking for teeth.”

Ning Qingxuan glanced at Liang Chen. During this time with Lin Zhen, she was extremely shocked by Lin Zhen’s potential. In just two years, he had soared from Domain King fourth level to Domain King eighth level!

Moreover, before that, Lin Zhen was just like her son, only having a Star System ninth level. It was already a genius performance for her son to progress from Star System ninth level to Domain King second level in two years, but compared to Lin Zhen, he was nothing.

Furthermore, Liang Chen kept calling Lin Zhen a “bastard,” which made Ning Qingxuan feel uncomfortable in her heart.

No matter how close Liang Chen was to her, he could not compare to the position Lin Zhen held in Ning Qingxuan’s heart. And now that they had just separated, hearing someone say such things about Lin Zhen made her unhappy.

“Chen’er, do not be too conceited. Remember that there are people beyond people, and there are heavens beyond heavens. You stand no chance against Lin Zhen right now.”

“Mother! How can you say that, boosting the morale of others and dampening your own child’s spirit? That Lin Zhen bastard… Ah! Mother, you were swallowed by the space rift with Lin Zhen, right? How is that bastard? Is he dead?”

Ning Qingxuan ignored Liang Chen, got up, and went to the back garden.

Ning Qingxuan had always spoiled Liang Chen, and her direct expression of dissatisfaction was the first time he had experienced it, making him somewhat at a loss.

At that moment, a shadow flashed outside, and his father, Liang Zhihuan, appeared before them.

“Where is your imperial concubine mother?”

“She went to the garden, and she seemed unhappy.”

“You too, you’re such a grown-up, yet you constantly act frivolously, always making your mother angry, just wait until I get a chance to teach you a lesson.”

After saying that, Liang Zhihuan didn’t bother with Liang Chen and quickly entered the garden.

Entering the garden, he saw Ning Qingxuan in simple and elegant clothes sitting on a beauty-couch, with a book in her hand, but her gaze was unfocused and clearly not paying attention to it.

“Xuan’er, you’re back!” Liang Zhihuan called out.

Ning Qingxuan’s beautiful eyes moved, her gaze fell on Liang Zhihuan, and she got up from the beauty-couch and bowed slightly: “Your Highness.”

“Ah, ah, just sit, just sit.”

Having a servant girl bring over a chair, Liang Zhihuan sat in front of Ning Qingxuan: “Xuan’er, I’ve missed you so much over the past two years, what exactly happened to you?”

“Nothing much, I just got trapped in a spatial rift and couldn’t get out until yesterday when I finally broke through and escaped.”

Liang Zhihuan noticed that Ning Qingxuan’s realm had once again improved, and was secretly amazed. Such a Ning Qingxuan could almost be considered the number one expert in Nan Liang.

“Then… what about the person you were chasing back then?”

Ning Qingxuan’s beautiful eyes rested on Liang Zhihuan’s face, and after a moment, she said: “Hua Hua Taisui is already dead.”

“Dead? That’s great! Hahaha! That’s excellent!” Liang Zhihuan clapped his hands and laughed, feeling instantly relieved.

“Then Lin Zhen must be dead too, right? He is Hua Hua Taisui’s avatar; since the main body is dead, the avatar cannot possibly survive on its own.”

Unexpectedly, Ning Qingxuan shook her head slightly: “Lin Zhen is the main body, and it was he who killed Hua Hua Taisui.”

“Then… what about Lin Zhen…?”

At this moment, Ning Qingxuan lowered her head and did not want to discuss Lin Zhen in front of Liang Zhihuan. Instead, she slowly said: “Your Highness, don’t think too much about it, haven’t I returned safely?”

Her voice was quiet but firm, leaving no room for refutation. Even Liang Zhihuan, as the future emperor, felt somewhat inadequate in front of Ning Qingxuan and didn’t dare to ask any further.

Moreover, he also knew the art of observing women. Ning Qingxuan’s body shape remained unchanged, and her brow was on point, clearly still a virgin. So, she should have no relations with Lin Zhen.

Thinking about it in his heart, Liang Zhihuan decided to probe a little further.

“Xuan’er, we should have gotten married a long time ago, but it was because of the Hua Hua Taisui incident. I once swore that if Hua Hua Taisui didn’t die, I wouldn’t get married and wouldn’t marry you. Now that he is dead, shouldn’t we…?”

Ning Qingxuan looked into the distance: “These matters are at your discretion, Your Highness. After all, you’ve always been the one making the decisions.”

“Good, good, good! I’ll go back and prepare for our grand wedding now! My father has told me several times that when I decide to take the throne, he will give it to me. In fact, I don’t even know where he went. Xuan’er, get ready to be my queen!”

Ning Qingxuan neither agreed nor disagreed, seemingly indifferent to the matter.

“Then I should leave.” Liang Zhihuan stood up.

“Your Highness, take care.” Ning Qingxuan bowed slightly.

“Xuan’er, won’t you send me off?” Seeing Ning Qingxuan’s charming and enchanting appearance, Liang Zhihuan felt a bit eager. He had waited for this day for so long, and yet he hadn’t even held her hand yet.

“I’m tired, Your Highness. Please leave on your own.”

After saying that, Ning Qingxuan picked up her book and didn’t show any respect to the soon-to-be enthroned emperor at all.

Liang Zhihuan told himself that the reason for this was their lack of emotional foundation, and things would get better over time.

Not wanting to leave just yet, he tried to come up with more topics of conversation: “Lately, Chen’er has been improving a lot too. The Divine Punishment Star is about to begin, and I think he should be able to achieve a decent result in it; he might even surprise us.”

Ning Qingxuan, who in the past would have been more enthusiastic when talking about Liang Chen, seemed to be somewhat interested today, but not as much as Liang Zhihuan had imagined.

She shook her head slightly: “It’s difficult, I just hope he can protect himself inside and not cause too much trouble for others.”

Liang Zhihuan was taken aback, not quite understanding what Ning Qingxuan meant.

However, none of these things mattered. He was about to ascend to the throne and marry Ning Qingxuan. That was the most important thing.

Liang Zhihuan left and immediately began preparing for various matters. He moved quickly and had everything ready three days before the opening of the Divine Punishment Star. He officially ascended the throne and became the Emperor of Nan Liang.

On that day, he announced that he would marry Crown Princess Ning Qingxuan as his queen and have her officially enter the Imperial Palace.

People originally thought that on the morning of the second day, the double-blessed Liang Zhihuan would be overjoyed at court. However, the emperor appeared dispirited and irritable after the court session.

Only later did the news come out that, for some reason, the queen did not let the emperor in on their wedding night.

People speculated that it was due to the emotional distance between the emperor and the queen, but who would dare to force the queen? It seemed that the emperor’s wishes would remain unfulfilled for the time being.

Only Ning Qingxuan’s maidservant, Xiaoya, felt that her mistress had changed a bit. On her wedding night, she was in her room, seemingly researching the Dimensional Universe. Could it be that she and the emperor had a rendezvous in the Dimensional Universe? That would be truly romantic.