Under the care of Xiao Qi and Chen, Lu Chen’s body basically recovered in less than half a month. Of course, he only recovered his physical functions; his Cultivation State and strength did not recover.

After chatting with Xiao Qi and Chen over the past half month, Lu Chen had gained some understanding of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The surname of the current Great Zhou Royal Family is Ji, and the Emperor is a person obsessed with cultivation. Now the court is controlled by the Empress Dowager.

Since the Emperor became obsessed with cultivation, all of Dazhou has become increasingly chaotic, with more and more supernatural disturbances, and now the Princes have begun to plot against each other for the throne. The court is completely engulfed in the power struggle over the crown, causing the supernatural disturbances in Dazhou to become increasingly rampant, even appearing in the Imperial City.

Lu Chen stayed in the Princess’s bedchamber for half a month, but he never met the Princess who saved him, nor did he know her title, only knowing she was the Princess Junwan of Dazhou.

Smoke Cloud Hall.

Lu Chen sat on the soft couch, curiously asking Xiao Qi, "Xiao Qi, why do you think the Princess wanted to save me?"

Lu Chen was very curious. Although he was a Great Power in the Spirit Realm, after falling into this world, all the power in his body dissipated, and now he was just an ordinary person. How could a Princess, with such noble status, save him, an ordinary person? What’s more, she even brought him into her bedchamber.

An unmarried Princess bringing a strange man into her bedchamber would surely cause a scandal and affect her reputation. Could it be that the Princess doesn’t care about her reputation at all?

Or perhaps the Princess is sullying her own name to escape some marriage. Although Lu Chen had seen a lot, he still ran through all the possible scenarios he could think of in his mind.

After hearing Lu Chen’s question, Xiao Qi, who was changing incense, replied, "How should I know what the Princess is thinking."

At this moment, Xiao Qi, who was tidying up the table, said, "Maybe Master Lu is just quite handsome."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen couldn’t help but wonder if the Princess might be a wanton person, infatuated with him, thus bringing him back?

Lu Chen continued to ask, "When is the Princess coming back?"

Currently, he had no systems or relatives in this world, and to become stronger, he might temporarily have to rely on the Princess.

The question was, what did the Princess think of him? The urgent task was still to meet his "savior" as quickly as possible.

Xiao Qi replied, "The Princess is currently investigating a major supernatural case and probably won’t return anytime soon."

Upon hearing Xiao Qi’s answer, Lu Chen sighed inwardly. If the Princess didn’t return, he would probably remain unable to access the cultivation methods of this world.

Coming back to his senses, Lu Chen continued to ask, "I wonder what kind of case Miss Xiaoqi is referring to?"

Xiao Qi replied, "Recently, there have been numerous supernatural murder cases in Xiyang County. The Deceit Suppression Bureau has been investigating for a long time without uncovering the culprit’s identity. And now, with the court in turmoil, the Imperial Court is not particularly attentive, so the number of deaths continues to rise."

"Her Highness couldn’t stand it anymore, so she volunteered to go to Xiyang County."

Lu Chen said, "I see."

Lu Chen thought to himself, if it could be called a major case, it seems indeed that the death toll was quite high. In a feudal dynasty during turbulent times, the death of not just hundreds, but even thousands, was not considered a big deal.

Just as Lu Chen wanted to continue asking about the Princess, the voice of a maid from the hall entrance reverberated inside, "Greetings, Your Highness!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen was slightly stunned. The Princess who saved his life had finally returned.

The next moment, a woman in a white brocade long dress entered the hall.

Seeing this woman, Lu Chen’s pupils slightly contracted, momentarily lost in thought, frozen where he stood. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

The woman’s appearance was stunning, her eyebrows cold, eyes slightly upturned with blue irises, a delicate nose, slender white neck, a gentle jawline, and her pitch-black long hair loosely tied up.

Though this Princess was incredibly cold and beautiful, Lu Chen’s type, he was not struck dumb because of her beauty, but because she bore a striking resemblance to Immortal Venerable Yun Meng, who was one of the Ancestors of the Strange, known as the Cloud Dream Emperor.

Coming back to his senses, Lu Chen suspiciously scrutinized the woman in the hall.

Seeing their master return, Xiao Qi and Chen promptly saluted, "Your humble maid greets Your Highness!"

Ji Yunmeng slightly parted her lips, a cold and ethereal voice emanating from her mouth, "No need for formalities."

At this moment, Ji Yunmeng looked towards Lu Chen, causing him to suddenly come back to himself, and he hastily said, "This commoner greets Your Highness, many thanks to Your Highness for saving my life!"

Lu Chen was unsure if the woman before him was indeed the Cloud Dream Emperor. With his power lost, he had no means to ascertain the Princess’s true identity.

Before determining this Princess’s exact identity, he planned to disguise himself for a while, and once he learned the cultivation method of this world, raising his strength to a certain level, he would then investigate the connections between this Princess and the Cloud Dream Emperor.

Ji Yunmeng calmly said, "There’s no need for courtesy, Master. It’s thanks to you that we were able to find clues to the supernatural case in Xiyang County."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen felt utterly puzzled. Thanks to him? He didn’t seem to have done anything, right? How was he related to it?

Just as Lu Chen was lost in thought, suddenly, a cold female voice emerged in his mind.

"Detection of a perfect 100 score woman, please host unite with her quickly and procreate!"

Before Lu Chen could react, a familiar blue interface appeared before his eyes.

[Name: Ji Yunmeng]

[Identity: Princess Junwan of the Great Zhou Dynasty]

[Status: She aims to be the first Empress of Dazhou. She saw you fall from the sky without dying and is thus very curious about your origins.]

[Cultivation State: Early-stage Spirit Realm]

[Score: 100]

[Favorability: 50]

Staring at this system interface, Lu Chen was completely dumbfounded, fixated on the space ahead.

He was extremely clear that the so-called system he obtained in the Burial Furnace was merely a transformation of a wisp of his Divine Soul, and once he restored his Cultivation State and strength, that wisp of Divine Soul would completely integrate into his main soul, and the system should have disappeared.

And now, having left the Burial Furnace and arrived in an unfamiliar world, he could still see the system?

Wait a minute...

Lu Chen suddenly thought of something. He realized that the system’s prompt had always been a female voice, whether inside the Chaos Beast’s stomach, in the Tianyan Immortal Domain, or now.

Moreover, this system prompt increasingly lacked a mechanical feel, almost as if it were a real person’s voice.

If the system was a transformation of his Divine Soul, it ought to be a male voice. He didn’t recall allowing his wisp of Divine Soul to transform into a woman to guide him to become stronger.

But these were minor issues. The main problem now was, how could the system still exist?

He even suspected whether he was inside some Illusion Realm.