Seeing Lu Chen agree, He Dongqi and Lu Yu both breathed a sigh of relief; they were most worried that Lu Chen wouldn’t recognize his own strength and insist on going to the Deceit Suppression Bureau.

For aristocratic children like Lu Chen, the more they are forbidden to do something, the more they want to do it. It’s not uncommon for aristocratic children to have visited the Deceit Suppression Bureau before.

Most of these aristocratic children are arrogant, believing their strength is formidable and wanting to kill supernatural threats to prove themselves. But when they face those threats outside for the first time, they are often too scared to even walk.

Most families keep some supernatural threats for cultivation purposes, treating them as consumables for Spirit Martial Artists. Therefore, they ensure these threats are not too strong, leading those aristocratic children to mistakenly believe that the external threats are similar to the ones raised by their families.

Whenever those aristocratic children go outside on missions and are scared witless by supernatural threats, the Deceit Suppression Guards from the Bureau always clean up after them.

Therefore, the Bureau members are quite annoyed by the family children visiting. Suppressing supernatural threats is inherently dangerous, and they also have to protect the children without letting them get hurt, which is quite troublesome for them.

Thus, He Dongqi and Lu Yu felt quite happy that Lu Chen was willing to stay at Zhen Nan Prince Manor. As long as Lu Chen doesn’t go on missions and stays within the Capital City, he is unlikely to encounter any trouble.

At this moment, He Dongqi spoke again: "Now that Master Lu has agreed, we’ll take our leave. Later, we’ll have uniforms, waist badges, and dossiers sent to Zhen Nan Prince Manor."

"As for the Deceit Suppressing Guards of the Bureau, you can freely choose them, Heir."

Lu Chen replied: "Alright, thank you, Lord He."

He Dongqi bowed to Lu Chen and said: "No trouble, it’s our duty. We shall take our leave now."

Once the words were spoken, He Dongqi and Lu Yu turned and left the reception hall, while Lu Chen merely smiled faintly. When a person has a high enough status, others will naturally pave the way for them.

Although being the Heir of Prince Zhen Nan was somewhat useful, Lu Chen also knew that the people of the Deceit Suppression Bureau revered him now mainly because Prince Zhen Nan was still alive and the powerful figures of Zhen Nan Prince Manor hadn’t left.

Once his father—albeit in name only—dies and the Earth Realm Strong Persons of the manor leave, the Bureau may not show him a kind face anymore.

Thus, until he grows strong, his father cannot die. He must find a way to extend his father’s life.

While Lu Chen was lost in thought, a shadow appeared in the hall, and the next moment, Zhao Yu’s figure emerged. Zhao Yu anxiously said to Lu Chen: "He... Heir, quickly go to the Royal Highness’s room; His Highness can’t suppress the spiritual evil within him any longer."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen’s heart sank; he truly feared what might come.

When a Spirit Martial Artist can no longer control the spiritual evil within, there are generally two outcomes: death, or turning into a supernatural threat. But once someone becomes a supernatural threat, they lose consciousness entirely and are eventually killed, which is no different from dying.

After snapping back to reality, Lu Chen didn’t hesitate and went straight to Prince Zhen Nan’s room.

As soon as he entered, Lu Chen felt a strong presence of Death Qi. Prince Zhen Nan lay weakly on the bed, eyes open, staring at the ceiling, a glimmer of tears visible in his muddled eyes, already seeming to be in a pre-death state.

The room was filled with important figures from Zhen Nan Prince Manor, who stepped aside immediately upon seeing Lu Chen, allowing him to approach the bedside.

Lu Chen crouched by the bed and grasped one of Prince Zhen Nan’s hands, saying, "Father, I am here."

Hearing Lu Chen’s voice, Prince Zhen Nan finally reacted; his eyes slightly turned towards Lu Chen, his mouth moved, attempting to speak, but no sound came out.

Just then, the spiritual evil within him erupted again, agony appeared on his face, and black spiritual evil kept releasing from his body.

Witnessing this, everyone present frowned. Judging by Prince Zhen Nan’s condition, he might not die immediately but could become a supernatural threat, posing significant trouble.

Prince Zhen Nan’s strength is formidable, and his body rich in spiritual evil; once transformed, his power could greatly amplify, making his elimination conspicuously troublesome, alerting any spies outside.

Thus, the best solution would be to free Prince Zhen Nan before he changes into a supernatural threat.

Yet, such a proposal is unspeakable, for who would dare suggest non-natural death to Prince Zhen Nan?

Seeing Prince Zhen Nan incapable of speech, Lu Chen sighed inwardly; would he now have to face Emperor Zhou’s Royal Family alone?

Dealing with the Royal Family poses little difficulty for him, as he’s lived countless lifetimes and reincarnated many times, having encountered even more perilous situations.

From experiencing so many power struggles, Lu Chen has grown weary of political maneuvers. He now wishes only to get stronger, find the Burial Furnace, and uncover the world’s secrets.

While contemplating his succession of Zhen Nan Prince Manor, Lu Chen suddenly noticed the black spiritual evil released from Prince Zhen Nan was entering his own body without causing any discomfort.

Instead, he faintly sensed he was nearing the threshold of the Spirit Realm.

Lu Chen quickly realized his unique physique—Netherworld Evil Control Body—was activated, rendering the black spiritual evil harmful to Prince Zhen Nan beneficial for cultivating Spiritual Liquid.

Without hesitation, Lu Chen frantically absorbed the black spiritual evil from Prince Zhen Nan’s body. Witnessing this, the room’s Earth Realm Strong Persons were all astonished.

The darker the spiritual evil, the more dangerous it is; rarely does anyone dare absorb black spiritual evil.

Yet Lu Chen not only dares to absorb it, but openly does so, prompting Zhao Yu to urgently advise: "Heir, absolutely not, this black spiritual evil can’t be absorbed!!!"