The Empress's No.1 Lackey-Chapter 473 - 381, Zhao Douan: Princess Lu, we meet again (combined in one) _4

Hmm, as for her specific origins, you need not delve too deeply, just know that she is a descendant of the greatest female sorcerer in Jianghu six hundred years ago, Pei Niannu, who was once as renowned as the Grand Ancestor Emperor of Great Yu Dynasty."

"Descendant of Pei Niannu?"

Xu Jinglong was truly surprised, "To my knowledge, that legendary sorcerer in history apparently had no offspring."

Prince Jing glared at him irritably:

"Who said it must be Pei Niannu's own child? Couldn't Pei Niannu have had brothers and sisters?"

Xu Jinglong then suddenly understood:

"So, Lady Lu is a descendant of the Pei family?"

He did not delve into the difference in surnames, whether a woman changed her surname upon marriage and still counted as a descendant, of course, the greater likelihood was to avoid revealing her origins, she changed her surname.

Not important.

Prince Jing nodded slightly, speaking calmly:

"As a descendant, Lu Yaner's majestic legacy is also that which Pei Niannu left behind. Generation after generation of her family has desperately sought Pei Niannu's heritage, left behind after her death, but to no avail. They only knew that the final clue to her death was related to our Xu Royal Family, hence, as a father, I arranged her marriage into the Royal Mansion in exchange for helping her find her legacy, to protect my safety."

Xu Jinglong asked curiously:

"So what makes Pei Niannu's legacy so special that her descendants have been searching for it so desperately?"

Prince Jing, in a good mood, made an exception to explain:

"This involves the legend passed down in her line. It is said that Pei Niannu, with her outstanding talent, was once at the Heavenly Human Realm, and even touched upon the fringes of Human Immortal due to her unique magic. She broke into the Western Regions, made a round of killings, and held no small grudge against Western Regions Buddhism...

Heh, these are all matters of the distant past. It is said, Pei Niannu once snatched a Buddhist relic from the Zu Ting of Western Regions Buddhism and developed a Magic Door that allows the Divine Soul to live on even after the flesh dies.

Hence, her descendants have always believed that this female sorcerer did not perish but is still alive."

Xu Jinglong was shocked:

"Can such a Magic Door really exist? Lifespan is a rule of the Heavenly Dao, and generations of Heavenly Masters and Dharma Kings of Buddhism have not been able to live forever and watch the world, how could a female sorcerer, no matter how strong, achieve this?"

Prince Jing scoffed:

"That's exactly the point. But alas, Lu Yaner just happens to believe it, so let her. However, after sending people to investigate, an interesting tidbit came to light. This lineage of sorcerers perform cultivation, infusing face masks onto their faces, and though a person dies, the face mask does not.

If one acquires a high-level face mask, it is possible to command a magician with a lower level of cultivation who wears a face mask, who cannot resist. That's quite the taste of the Evil Path."

Xu Jinglong's eyes lit up:

"In that case, if we got a hold of the face mask left by Pei Niannu, wouldn't we be able to completely control Lady Lu?" freēnovelkiss.com

Prince Jing sighed:

"Sadly, it's a relic from six hundred years ago; how easy could it be to find?"

With a wave of his hand, he ended the conversation and looked in the direction of Yansuo Lake, murmuring:

"You go and check, it should be about time to end now. Hmph, just a lapdog under the Emperor, today he will learn that killing him is as easy as slaughtering a dog for this Prince."

...

In the woods.

"Lu Yaner!? You are Princess Jing!"

After Zhao Douan uttered these words, he saw the Green-robed Princess calmly remove her face cover, revealing a silver face mask covering half of her face, her expression cold:

"How did you recognize me?"

Lu Yaner was surprised, very curious.

So, she did not mind wasting a little bit of time to satisfy her curiosity.

After all, she had teleported a great distance, without a location coordinate, even if Eunuch Hai and the others were to immediately come searching, they wouldn't be able to find this place anytime soon.

And with her cultivation, she had enough confidence to control Zhao Douan's life and death.

Zhao Douan fell silent for a moment, then said with a strangely toned voice: "It's really you."

The reason he recognized her was solely because he felt a sense of familiarity as soon as he saw the mysterious sorcerer earlier, which immediately made him think of Princess Jing who had visited Zhuozheng Garden previously.

And what truly surprised him was the silver mask on her face.

Thinking of a certain possibility, Zhao Douan's expression grew increasingly odd, and he smiled:

"Princess Lu, we meet again."