Chapter 289: Chapter 212 Cooperation 1

As evening approached and the sun dipped in the west, a fiery red sun hung in the sky, accompanied by vast spreads of crimson sunset clouds.

At this moment, with the glow of the sunset reflecting on their faces, even the whitest skin took on a tawny hue.

When Lu Chen entered the private room of the tavern where Wu Junwan was, he was slightly taken aback by the sight of Wu Junwan near the window.

Dressed in a striking red garment that hugged her figure, Wu Junwan exuded a serene yet charming aura of a mature woman.

She was stunningly beautiful, as if she were a goddess descending from the heavens, noble and graceful.

At that moment, Wu Junwan turned her head to look toward the entrance where Lu Chen stood, his face obscured by a mask. Still, from Lu Chen’s attire and skin tone, one could tell the newcomer was a young man in his twenties at most.

Seeing such a young visitor who could exert a sense of pressure, Wu Junwan involuntarily raised her eyebrows slightly, though the movement was subtle and barely noticeable.

The two elders in the room tensed up instantly. They had not expected that the North Country would have a Grandmaster, especially one so young.

Having regained his composure, Lu Chen used his system to identify Wu Junwan’s personal information.

Wang Qingci had suggested that the woman before him was the Princess of Great Wu, but that was only speculation; it would take a system check to confirm its accuracy.

The next moment, Wu Junwan’s personal details appeared before Lu Chen’s eyes.

[Name: Wu Junwan]

[Identity: Princess Wu of Great Wu, daughter of the Martial Emperor, friend of the Yue Emperor, 30 years old this year, possesses extremely high martial arts talent, having reached the pinnacle of the Master Realm. She is very interested in the North Prince, so she took the opportunity of a diplomatic mission to the Da Yue Dynasty to sneak into the North Country, wanting to see what the North Prince was up to and to test the Rain-listening Pavilion, to see if the shadowy power behind the North Prince Mansion is indeed the same superpower that supports it.]

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Seeing the information before him, Lu Chen chuckled to himself.

Well, well, she really is the Princess of Great Wu!

Wang Qingci’s intuition, the wily bitch, was indeed accurate.

If it were someone else, it’s likely they would not have guessed that this woman was the Princess of Great Wu, and she could have come and gone from Yan County without the Prince being any the wiser.

The fact that the Brocade Guard hadn’t reported any information about Wu Junwan showed that she and her companions were adept at concealing their presence; even the Brocade Guards in the city failed to detect the formidable strength of the three individuals in the room.

Normally, once the Brocade Guards discovered a martial artist of the Master Realm entering Yan County, they would report to the North Prince Mansion immediately, whether they recognized the individual or not, in accordance with the rules set by Lu Chen.

Thinking this, it became clear to Lu Chen that the Brocade Guards had their limitations; they were unable to detect martial artists who were adept at hiding their presence when they entered Yan County.

This gave Lu Chen a sense of crisis.

If these three had escaped the Brocade Guards’ detection, were there other powerful figures in Yan County that had also gone unnoticed?

Such individuals might not pose a threat to the military, but if they were to carry out assassinations, launch surprise attacks, or covertly infiltrate significant places to uncover the secrets of the North Country, it was certainly possible.

There was no other choice but to strengthen the alert level.

With this in mind, Lu Chen glanced again at the two elders standing behind Wu Junwan.

[Name: Pei Hong]

[Identity: Protector of Wu Junwan, 105 years old.]

[Strength: Grandmaster]

[Loyalty: 0]

[Name: Hu Shu]

[Identity: A martial artist sent by the Great Yue Empress to protect Wu Junwan, 120 years old.]

[Strength: Grandmaster]

[Loyalty: 0]

Lu Chen frowned slightly, Wang Qingci’s instincts were not wrong; there indeed were two Grandmasters.

What Lu Chen didn’t know at this moment was that, compared to his wariness of the trio, Wu Junwan and her companions were even more apprehensive of him.

A Grandmaster in a feudal state, and such a young one at that, signaled massive backing; a Grandmaster was nothing remarkable to the superpower behind the scenes, otherwise they would not have sent one to the North Country.

Moreover, the youth’s early achievement as a Grandmaster was virtually unheard of.

If he could reach the Grandmaster level at such a young age, he might breakthrough to the Heavenly Human Realm by his middle age. Most Grandmasters from the major dynasties had reached the Grandmaster Realm around the age of a hundred, with the exception of one woman.

After a brief moment of astonishment, Wu Junwan quickly recovered and, with a warm smile and unassuming grace, said, “Allow me to introduce myself. I am the daughter of the President of Qianhai Merchant Association, named Qian Wanyun. I am here to visit the Rain-listening Pavilion primarily to discuss a commercial alliance. May I know if that’s possible?”

Lu Chen replied with a smile, “Of course it is.”

Then he walked toward the window.

As Lu Chen drew closer, Pei Hong and Hu Shu immediately tensed up.

Both were Grandmasters, and although it’s often said that old ginger is hotter than young, this young man had reached the Grandmaster Realm at such a young age, which indicated his extraordinary martial arts talent. It was impossible to say just how formidable his strength might be.

Just as there are gaps between Masters, there are disparities between Grandmasters as well.

Pei Hong and Hu Shu were afraid that the young man might suddenly attack Wu Junwan upon approaching her.

However, it was clear that Lu Chen had no such intention; he simply took a seat by the window and then said, “Allow me to introduce myself as well. My name is Chen Lu, and I am the true Tower Master of the Rain-listening Pavilion.”