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"Does the Prince really think he has me at his mercy? Just because you want me to bear your child, am I obliged to do so?"

Wu Junwan certainly did not want to actually carry this young man's seed. If it were just a matter of sex, she could imagine Lu Chen as her male concubine in her heart.

If she truly ruined Lu Chen's child, and even bore him a child, wouldn't she become nothing more than a personal breeding tool for Lu Chen?

Her thoughts were simple—she could share a bed, but having a child was absolutely out of the question.

Upon hearing Wu Junwan's icy tone, Lu Chen smiled faintly, then whispered in her ear, "If I wanted to impregnate you, could you stop me?"

Just as Wu Junwan was about to say something, Lu Chen suddenly moved his body, leaving Wu Junwan utterly humiliated, "You!"

What Lu Chen said was indeed true; if he wished to impregnate her, it would be very difficult for her to stop him.

However...

Wu Junwan said coldly, "For a Grandmaster, disposing of a child doesn't seem to be a difficult task."

Lu Chen still did not take her words to heart, and he responded indifferently, "That is also simple. If you dare to do that, I'll just make you conceive again. For me, getting you pregnant is equally not a difficult task."

Upon hearing this, Wu Junwan said coldly, "Is the Prince not afraid that when the time comes, I will let my own child join the struggle for inheritance?"

Lu Chen replied with a smile, "Struggle for inheritance? With my strength, living for a thousand years is no problem. I don't believe I can't find a way to prevent such things from happening in these thousand years."

"To put it bluntly, you may not live as long as I do. As long as I am alive, you will never have the chance to cause trouble in the North Country."

"As for whether the grandchildren's generation will engage in struggles for inheritance, that has nothing to do with me anymore. I can only manage the affairs of my lifetime. If you outlive me, let alone having your child join the struggle for inheritance—I wouldn't be able to interfere even if you became Empress."

This...

After Lu Chen said this, Wu Junwan thought it over and felt there was some sense to his words. With Lu Chen's talent, breaking through the Heavenly Human Realm should pose no great challenge, and once he did, it was indeed possible for him to live for over a thousand years.

With this man around, her chances of getting away with any mischief were indeed very slim.

Wu Junwan asked, "Do you intend to keep me confined in your harem for a lifetime, like a caged canary?"

Lu Chen replied nonchalantly, "As I said, I won't stop you from interacting with anyone. You have a certain degree of freedom. If you truly desire power, I can also share some of it with you."

Wu Junwan found it hard to believe this young man's words. Was this young man really so generous?

After all, she was the Princess of Great Wu, and not long ago they were enemies. Even though she was now a hostage, she was still, nominally, the Princess of Great Wu. Why should Lu Chen trust her?

Was this young man so conceited?

Wasn't he afraid she might betray him one day?

Wu Junwan asked, "Aren't you afraid that one day I will betray you?"

No sooner had Wu Junwan finished speaking when Lu Chen, holding her waist, flipped her around to face him directly, and then he pressed down on her again, arching his chest, and looking down at her with a lofty demeanor, gazing into her mature and alluring face of peerless beauty.

"Why do you think I'm not afraid of your betrayal?"

Gazing into Lu Chen's eyes, Wu Junwan fell silent; how could she know where Lu Chen's confidence came from that she would not betray him.

Wu Junwan didn't consider herself a woman content with her lot. Although she might not look for another man behind Lu Chen's back, her yearning for power was insatiable. To gain power, she would surely commit acts detrimental to the North Country.

Seeing Wu Junwan fall silent without responding.

Lu Chen lifted his hand and caressed Wu Junwan's blushing cheeks while gently brushing aside her disheveled hair, tucking the stray locks behind her ears.

"The answer to this question, you will know in no more than a month. There's no need for me to say more now."

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"Why don't we make a bet? I'll bet that within one month you will fall deeply in love with me and won't be able to live without me."

As soon as these words came out, Lu Junwan chuckled lightly once again and then said, "So that is what Prince is thinking. Is Prince really under the impression that after sharing a bed with His Highness just once, I would be utterly submissive to you?"

"For me, the matter of men and women, though novel, does not dictate my actions."

Lu Chen said, "Oh? You're that confident? Then tell me, are you willing to bet or not?"

Junwan didn't immediately answer. She felt that something was amiss—was this young man truly so certain she would fall for him?

While she was indeed interested in him, it was absolutely impossible for it to escalate to love—after all, in the royal family, there are no feelings involved, only interests.

Lu Chen himself was from the Great Sum royal family; he was already of age and couldn't possibly be this naïve, not even understanding such basic truth.

Junwan always felt there might be some kind of plot hidden within.

After much thought, Junwan finally decided to take Lu Chen's bet. She wanted to see what Lu Chen was up to.

"I accept your challenge. How shall we bet?"

Lu Chen said with a smile, "If within a month, you don't call me darling, or tell me you love me, or say you like me or anything of that sort, I will give you the blueprints for the cannon."

"You've probably heard about the cannon before, right? It's the kind of weapon that defeated your Great Wu army."

Junwan's heart skipped a beat.

Cannon!!!

Her main goal in coming to North Country as a hostage was to obtain the blueprints for North Country's mysterious weapons, and she never imagined she would have the chance to get her hands on them so soon. She simply couldn't believe it was true.

Junwan said, "How do I know you won't go back on your word?"

Lu Chen said with a smile, "You don't have a choice now, do you? Besides, although I am libidinous, I am still a Prince, the ruler of a feudal state; it would be beneath me to renege on a promise."

Junwan said, "Fine, I accept your terms."

Lu Chen continued, "You agree so readily—don't you want to know what you'll have to pay if you lose?"

Junwan said with an icy expression, "I cannot lose!"

Junwan's tone was resolute. She had great confidence in herself. Though she fancied the man's body, she wasn't about to muddle the difference between right and wrong. Winning the bet would mean completing the mission her Sum Emperor father had entrusted to her; she was determined to take the gamble.

Lu Chen said, "If you lose, you will have to stay in my harem for life, bearing me sons and daughters, always making me your priority."

Junwan frowned slightly but ultimately said, "I agree, just hoping that Prince won't back out in the end."

The corners of Lu Chen's lips curved up slightly—an innocent beauty, indeed.

Let alone a month—in less than seven days, Junwan would lose.

At that moment, Junwan gazed into Lu Chen's eyes and asked, "Your Highness has been in my chambers for a day and a night. Isn't it time to leave?"

Feeling Junwan's burning yet velvety soft body, Lu Chen didn't want to let go at all.

Lu Chen responded indifferently, "Anyway, it's already dark, so let's just continue sleeping."

Junwan's mind went blank, "You..."

"Mmm..."

Before Junwan could finish speaking, Lu Chen leaned down once more and captured the beautiful woman's lips with a kiss.

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