The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

"That's natural. After all, I'm a doctor, and I already know why Her Majesty acted that way last time."

Ning Yuewan's heart skipped a beat.

He... he knows everything... so what does his current behavior mean?

Despite his confused state of mind, Chen Xuan had already assumed a fighting stance, as if it were just a normal sparring match.

"Yu Rou, you...you should step aside for a moment, in case you get hurt..."

"There's no need for that." This time, it was Chen Xuan who refused.

"After all, Your Majesty and I are only fighting at the Nascent Soul stage. I heard from Zhu Zhu that Madam Zhu is at the Deity Transformation stage, so how could she be afraid of us Nascent Soul cultivators?"

Ning Yuewan's face was somewhat pale.

Chen Xuan nodded firmly: "This is just a martial arts and physical sparring match, nothing more."

"Okay, let's go!"

As she spoke, Ning Yuewan suppressed her cultivation to the Nascent Soul stage and assumed an offensive stance.

"Alright, Your Majesty, let's begin!" Chen Xuan's expression was solemn, his fists clenched, and he assumed an attacking stance.

Wen Yurou, who was watching from the sidelines, blinked. She felt that the two of them were talking strangely, and she wondered if it was her fault.

Ning Yuewan nodded slightly, and with a flash, she rushed towards Chen Xuan, her speed as fast as lightning.

Chen Xuan remained calm; all he wanted was for this woman to suppress his cultivation level.

Although he was confident that he could defeat Ning Yuewan, who was not suppressing her cultivation, he preferred to avoid trouble and do whatever was convenient for him.

Chen Xuan quickly dodged Ning Yuewan's attack by turning to the side, and at the same time threw a punch at Ning Yuewan's shoulder.

Ning Yuewan reacted quickly, dodging Chen Xuan's attack immediately, and then struck Chen Xuan's chest with a palm.

Seeing this, Chen Xuan pretended to take a step back to avoid Ning Yuewan's attack, and then charged towards Ning Yuewan again.

Ning Yuewan adopted a defensive stance.

But the next instant, Chen Xuan, who rushed in front of Ning Yuewan, suddenly had a surge of energy, and his cultivation level soared to the mid-stage of the Void Refinement Realm!

Ning Yuewan: "??!!!"

Just as she realized she had been tricked and tried to restore her cultivation, Chen Xuan swiftly found her weakness. Ning Yuewan shuddered, and Chen Xuan took advantage of this opening to directly use the sealing spell that Bixiao had taught him.

Ning Yuewan's cultivation level plummeted, and she was actually sealed at the Golden Core stage!

"Chen Xuan, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Xuan summoned a spatial tunnel and threw Ning Yuewan inside.

After finishing all this, Chen Xuan clapped his hands, breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Wen Yurou.

......

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Before Wen Yurou could even react, Chen Xuan pulled a crazy trick on her, making Ning Yuewan disappear!

The next moment, Wen Yurou turned around without hesitation, took long strides, and started running outside.

But it's a pity.

She couldn't outrun Chen Xuan.

As she ran, Wen Yurou's slender waist was climbed onto by someone, and then Chen Xuan covered her mouth and placed a sealing spell on her.

An intense masculine aura surrounded Wen Yurou, causing her to tremble. She felt as if she were enveloped in sunlight.

"Madam Zhu, where are you going?" Chen Xuan lifted Wen Yurou's silence.

"Chen, Chen Xuan, let me go! Do you know who I am? Aren't you afraid Zhu Zhu will hate you?"

"No, no, no, Zhu Zhu will never know. Besides, now that you know my secret, do you think I'll let you go?" Chen Xuan whispered in her ear.

"No, that's not how it is, Chen Xuan! You, you let me go!"

"Let you go? Hmph, don't think I don't know. You are the matriarch of the Zhu family. You're trying to avoid the emperor like the plague. How could you possibly come to his harem at this time? Just because you're on good terms with Empress Ning? I suppose you appear luxurious, noble, and dignified on the outside, but behind the scenes you're... What, are you still pretending now?"

"Shut up, shut up! It's not what you think!"

At this moment, Wen Yurou was not only being threatened by a junior, but also being verbally humiliated. She felt as if her world had collapsed, and tears streamed down her face.

"Not what I thought? Heh! Don't tell me there's more to this than meets the eye! You're the matriarch of a powerful family; there's no way you could be in the emperor's harem. But here you are. How do you explain that?"

Chen Xuan naturally knew that the noblewoman in his arms was innocent. From the moment he first met her until now, this woman had actually... This kind of reaction could not possibly be a long-term relationship!

What he wanted to do was very simple: just to break down Wen Yurou's mental defenses, so that she would be more likely to accept what he wanted to do in the future.

"That's not it! That's not how it happened! Please let me go. It was wrong of me to kick you out that day. I... I'll never get involved in your and Zhu Zhu's affairs again. Please let me go! I promise I won't tell anyone about what happened today!"

"You are friends with Ning Yuewan, so can you now convey her imperial edict and announce to the public that she is in seclusion?"

Wen Yurou nodded vigorously.

Snapped!

Wen Yurou was stunned. How could he dare to do that?!

Snapped!

"What are you daydreaming about? I'm asking you, can you, or can't you!"

"Yes, I can!"

"What if I find out you're lying?"

"I, I absolutely won't lie! If I am lying, then, then you can do whatever you want with me!"

Wen Yurou avoided eye contact. She knew how shameful it was to say such things, but given the current situation, she had no other choice. She was afraid of social death if she continued to have contact with this man.

"A verbal promise isn't enough; you have to swear an oath!"

"Swear an oath?" Wen Yurou was stunned for a moment.

"Yes, that's right. I swear, I demand that you be loyal and selfless for the rest of your life, and never betray me. You will do whatever I tell you to do!"

Wen Yurou trembled. She never expected Chen Xuan to make such a vow. It was simply... her!

"You, didn't you ask me to deliver a royal decree for you? How come the oath has changed!"

Chen Xuan didn't say anything, but instead started to fight.

"I... I have already sworn an oath to the Heavenly Dao, and I cannot... do anything that would violate the interests of my family." Wen Yurou's face was flushed, and she spoke intermittently, it was unclear what had happened.

However, it was clear that she compromised.

"Then add a sentence after your oath: except for things that would harm your family," Chen Xuan said impatiently.

"Okay, I, I swear!" Wen Yurou's expression improved considerably in an instant. After all, as long as she said this newly added sentence, there would be room for maneuver in many things.

Then, Wen Yurou gritted her teeth and swore as Chen Xuan had asked, saying that she had no other choice now.

"Now, can you let me leave?"