Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

Chapter 397 The Death of Lu Chen 8
As he watched the light particles gradually disappear in the distance, Lu Chen's expression grew increasingly serious.

The hazy feeling of waking up completely disappeared, my brain regained its calmness, and with a clear consciousness, my thoughts became incredibly clear.

A series of thoughts flashed through my mind.

The reaction and condition of the Cangming Saint King are not quite right.

His extremely keen insight and critical thinking quickly made him realize something was amiss.

Even with Chai Hongyu's strength, her first reaction to the Immortal Slaughtering Formation was one of extreme fear. For a Returning One Realm expert to be so wary, this level of formation must be extraordinary.

Putting everything else aside, the fact that it once slew immortals is enough to demonstrate just how dangerous this ancient formation is.

Although the power of a saint is unparalleled, this is not a sacred realm, so the Cangming Saint King could not unleash his full strength. Moreover, given the terrifying commotion of the mushroom clouds rising into the sky in the west, which was like dozens or even hundreds of little boys falling at the same time, the Cangming Saint King should have been injured even if he survived.

But just now, the Holy King Cangming seemed completely unaffected.

This seems quite unusual.

It wasn't that he couldn't bear to see the Holy King of Cangming doing well, or that he felt the Holy King should be injured; rather, it was that this situation was illogical.

In addition, he was also very concerned about the divination results obtained by Fu Xian.

After calming down, all the wishful thinking began to fade away.

Although he had no concrete evidence, he had a gut feeling that the Holy King Cangming was hiding something from him.

In particular, the Cangming Saint King inexplicably changed his perception, causing him to lead his army to sneak towards the relatively safer eastward.

That man seemed to know something.

As the Director of the Heavenly Secrets Department of the Cangming Realm, it was only natural for Fu Xian to offer advice to the Cangming Holy King, the master of the Holy Realm.

This doesn't seem strange at all.

But... if the Holy King Cangming really knew something, and really intended to hide something, then why would he do it?

A dignified Holy King, who also possesses the ability to act outside the Holy Realm, should rightfully stand at the pinnacle of his era and be remembered in history. How could he possibly do something so inexplicable?
I can't figure it out, I have absolutely no clue.

After pondering for a while, Lu Chen's mind was still a complete blank. Meanwhile, the soldiers around him gradually came to their senses.

They were stunned for only a moment before they were suddenly alarmed. They gripped their weapons tightly and cautiously observed their surroundings, searching for any trace of the enemy.

Some people were worried about Lu Chen's safety and searched for him anxiously. They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Lu Chen not far away.

The deputy general jogged up to Lu Chen, looking visibly shaken.

"It's so good to see you're alright, my lord. I was just thinking..."

As he spoke, he seemed to recall some terrible memory, and his figure trembled slightly.

"Fortunately, it was just a nightmare. If something had really happened to you, my lord, I would have been more than dead!"

It's clear that he wasn't just knocked unconscious by the enemy; they had obviously also subjected him to mental torture.

For example, let them have a brief nightmare while they are unconscious.

Perhaps in the lieutenant's nightmare, he had already been torn apart by the enemy...

Shaking his head, Lu Chen shook off the jumbled thoughts and softly replied:
"I'm fine, His Highness the Holy King Cangming saved us."

Upon hearing this, the lieutenant's pupils constricted.

They had run dozens of miles away from Luyang City, in completely opposite directions from the Holy King Cangming. How did Your Highness manage to find them here?
As expected of the legendary Lord of the Holy Realm, he is indeed powerful!

As expected, the Holy King Cangming was the pillar of the court; as long as he was there, the sky would not fall.

Under his shocked gaze, Lu Chen calmly explained what had happened after they fell unconscious, then sent him to comfort the soldiers and ordered them to wait in place.

After the deputy general received the order and left,

Lu Chen stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the distance. His eyes reflected the clouds stirred up when the Cangming Saint King left, and his expression became somewhat complicated for some reason.

(End of this chapter)