Feeling Lu Chen’s intensity, Ji Yunmeng’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

However, she still pretended not to understand what Lu Chen was saying and asked coldly, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

Lu Chen said, "It seems Madam doesn’t trust me, so you don’t dare to speak your mind with me."

Ji Yunmeng saw that Lu Chen was still probing her, so she directly said, "Do you perhaps think I am sent by Your Majesty to monitor the Zhen Nan Prince Manor?"

Ji Yunmeng always believed that Lu Chen should not have detected her true ambition; perhaps the Zhen Nan Prince Manor thought she was just sent by Emperor Zhou to monitor them, so Prince Zhen Nan let Lu Chen test her.

Seeing Ji Yunmeng unwilling to be honest with him, Lu Chen grabbed her wrists with both hands, pressing them against the sides of her jade face, then leaned down and whispered in her ear, "I know you want to be Empress."

This sentence struck Ji Yunmeng like a bolt from the blue, leaving her momentarily stunned.

She couldn’t believe that Lu Chen actually knew her ambition.

No, that’s not right. She hid it so well; how could Lu Chen possibly see through it?

Was it Prince Zhen Nan who saw through it? But how did he manage that?

Wait a minute, if Lu Chen possesses the Person Recognition Skill, does that mean Lu Chen might have a mind-reading ability?

She had previously suspected that Lu Chen might have the Mind Reading Technique, and the so-called Person Recognition Skill was just mind reading, but she dared not think in that direction. If he could read minds, Lu Chen’s ability would be too terrifying; she’d have no secrets in front of him.

While Ji Yunmeng was shocked that Lu Chen knew her ambition, he continued to whisper in her ear, "I not only know your ambition, but I can also help you ascend to that position."

Ji Yunmeng’s mind was shaken once again, she couldn’t believe what Lu Chen was saying.

Seeing her ambition exposed by the Zhen Nan Prince Manor already indicated that the manor was quite unusual, or rather, Lu Chen was no ordinary person.

Now that the Zhen Nan Prince Manor already possesses the capability to rebel, once the Grand Army of Guangling County is fully established, coupled with the Deceit Suppression Bureau under its control, a rebellion would be all too easy; if the Zhen Nan Prince Manor truly desired, how could it support someone else to become Emperor?

When Ji Yunmeng regained her senses, she tentatively asked, "Do you have the Mind Reading Technique?"

Now, she urgently wanted to know if Lu Chen truly possessed mind reading or if it was all just his speculation.

If Lu Chen did have mind reading powers, then no secret she held could remain hidden in front of him, which was troubling.

But if it was merely that he guessed her desire to be Empress, then she could still somewhat conceal herself in front of Lu Chen in the future, or adamantly deny it.

Lu Chen replied, "I don’t have any mind reading powers."

Ji Yunmeng said, "You don’t possess mind reading, but how are you aware of my ambition?"

Lu Chen said, "Oh? So you’re admitting you want to be Emperor?"

Ji Yunmeng retorted, "I never said that, this is all just your speculation."

Ji Yunmeng thought to herself, using any Abnormal Skill requires a huge price.

The cost of employing such an extraordinary skill as mind reading would be even greater.

Lu Chen has only just become a Spirit Martial Artist; how could he possibly use mind reading?

To fully understand a person’s thoughts, one’s spiritual power must be exceptionally strong.

And given Lu Chen’s age, his spiritual power shouldn’t be so strong as to execute such an extraordinary power as mind reading.

Ji Yunmeng felt she was scaring herself. Since this was all Lu Chen’s guess, she could continue to play dumb. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Seeing Ji Yunmeng still not admitting, Lu Chen chuckled, "I’ve already said I’m willing to help you, yet you still won’t admit it? With Madam’s courage so small, how could you ascend to that position?"

At his words, Ji Yunmeng remained unmoved, still believing Lu Chen was testing her.

Lu Chen at this point blew a breath of warm air into Ji Yunmeng’s ear, then further coaxed, "Actually, I can see a person’s Life Chart; you have an emperor’s Life Chart, so I could deduce your ambition."

Ji Yunmeng coldly replied, "Enough, no need to probe further; I don’t have such a thought."

She absolutely did not believe the words of Lu Chen; if she admitted now, then the Zhen Nan Prince Manor would definitely be even more vigilant of her in the future.

At this moment, Ji Yunmeng somewhat regretted marrying Lu Chen. Now that he had guessed her purpose, he certainly wouldn’t let her govern the Zhen Nan Prince Manor in the future, making her marriage to Lu Chen worth nothing.

Seeing Ji Yunmeng still guarded against him, Lu Chen continued, "I’ve said all I can, yet Madam still doesn’t believe me."

Ji Yunmeng simply stopped speaking; after all, she could never admit it.

She knew very well how difficult it was for a woman to become Emperor in this era.

If she revealed her plans now, all her schemes would fail.

Since having this idea, she hadn’t disclosed her plans to anyone; neither to her two personal maids nor to her faction’s ministers did she share what she wanted to do.

Everyone thought she just wanted greater power; no one had ever suspected she desired the throne.

Lu Chen was also aware that getting Ji Yunmeng to reveal her inner thoughts wouldn’t be easy, as this classified as Ji Yunmeng’s deepest secret.

At this moment, Lu Chen directly sat up, slowly separating from Ji Yunmeng before lying beside her.

Only when Lu Chen finally sat up did Ji Yunmeng breathe a sigh of relief.

The room was now quiet, and after a moment, Ji Yunmeng suddenly thought of something and asked, "What is your true strength now?"

She suspected Lu Chen’s cultivation state was not the Mortal Realm, as she couldn’t push him away earlier; clearly, Lu Chen was concealing his strength.

Lu Chen didn’t hide it, directly answering, "Mid Spirit Realm."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yunmeng’s brow furrowed. Mid Spirit Realm? How is that possible!

She herself had been hailed the greatest prodigy in Dazhou’s history, yet she was only at the Early-stage Spirit Realm; Lu Chen, having just become a Spirit Martial Artist, reached Mid Spirit Realm, higher by one small realm than her.

No, perhaps Lu Chen had always been able to cultivate martial arts, and the Zhen Nan Prince Manor spread false news, claiming Lu Chen couldn’t practice martial arts.

This explanation didn’t add up; a few months ago when Lu Chen was kidnapped by Evil Spirits from the Capital city, it was she who rescued him then, and at that time, he was still an ordinary person without any spiritual evil vibrations in his body. She was sure she hadn’t sensed wrongly; at that time, Lu Chen was indeed an ordinary person.

Which means Lu Chen indeed just became a Spirit Realm Spirit Warrior during this period; how terrifying must his talent be?

In just a few months, he transformed from an ordinary person into a Spirit Realm Spirit Warrior.

After coming back to herself, Ji Yunmeng directly sat up, turned to look at Lu Chen lying beside her, and asked indifferently, "You didn’t lie to me?"

Lu Chen placed his hands behind his head as a pillow, looking playfully at Ji Yunmeng: "Now that you’re my woman, do I have any need to deceive you?"

Ji Yunmeng fell into a brief silence and, after a while, she spoke again, "Aren’t you afraid I’ll inform the Royal Family of your current realm?"