Chapter 1842

After bidding farewell to the barren mountain and Great Swamp, Gu Chen returned to Peidu.

As soon as he returned to the Luo River Palace, Gu Chen had the Clay Bodhisattva take charge of the Luo River Palace's various internal and external affairs. He also transferred away the eunuchs and maids who were in charge of serving him.

On the surface, the Luo River Palace was the residence of King Pei, but in reality, it had become the true center of power in Pei Nation.

Gu Chen didn't want the Luo River Palace to be infiltrated by others. Previously, because it was inconvenient for him to do many chores, and it wasn't suitable for Infinite Tyrannosaurus Rex to do them, he had left some eunuchs behind to take care of things.

Now that the Clay Bodhisattva was here, and he was his attendant on the surface, it was perfectly justifiable for him to take over many affairs.

The Clay Bodhisattva gladly accepted the fact that he had become the butler. This meant that Gu Chen really treated him as one of his own.

As for the psychological change from a great bandit to a swamp savage, and then a follower, he believed he could adapt to it.

News of Gu Chen's return to the Luo River Palace spread quickly. King Pei, Liu Yan, and Tang Xuance came immediately.

Gu Chen had been away for a long time, and it was a period of transition between the old and the new in Pei Nation. It could be said that many things had happened.

Although Gu Chen had said that he wouldn't interfere with the affairs of the court, Liu Yan was worried that there was something he couldn't do well as the new king. Now that he had finally met with Gu Chen, he still consulted him one by one.

Gu Chen listened and occasionally gave a few pointers. After the exchange of state affairs, Liu Yan delivered many secret letters.

"Teacher, while you were away, Prince Wu Lie sent many secret letters to you. They're all here."

Liu Yan presented the secret letters with both hands. The envelope had clearly not been opened. It was obvious that he didn't dare open it without Gu Chen's permission.

Gu Chen accepted the secret letters, feeling somewhat helpless.

Wu Lie's arrangements were extremely important to him, and he should have been able to grasp the news from his side at all times.

However, he didn't have his own reliable intelligence channels. Thus, once he left Peidu, these secret letters could not be delivered to the Luo River Palace, so they could only be delivered to Liu Yan.

It wasn't that Liu Yan was unreliable, but there were too many people in the palace. The more people this secret letter passed through, the higher the risk.

The reason he had set his sights on the Thoughtful Pavilion was mainly because of its accumulation of intelligence. He hoped to use it as a springboard to establish his own intelligence channel from the Pei Nation to the Dacheng and then to the entire Dao World.

In front of Liu Yan and Tang Xuance, Gu Chen opened the secret letters one by one.

The first letter wasn't much different from the previous ones. It was mainly about the movements of the Qiankun Group.

Wu Lie had wiped out the spies of the Heaven and Earth Group on a large scale within the borders of the seven countries of Dacheng. The results could be said to be remarkable. After this period of swift and decisive action, the Heaven and Earth Group's many years of accumulation in the Dacheng Empire had been practically uprooted.

Gu Chen couldn't help but praise Wu Lie's methods. Even though Qiankun Group's spies didn't know much about the core of Qiankun Group, Wu Lie still managed to dig out quite a few useful things.

The contents of the letters were mostly about Wu Lie's glorious military exploits and the intelligence he had gathered, with the exception of the most recent letter.

In this most recent letter, Wu Lie had asked him for help.

He had mobilized a large number of people to attack the Heaven and Earth Group and even exterminate them. Finally, he was afraid.

In the letter, he said that it was getting more and more dangerous recently. He asked Gu Chen to fulfill his original promise and send experts from the Chen Clan to protect him.

Gu Chen silently finished reading the letter. Then, with a burst of fire in his palm, he burned the letter. After that, he didn't give any instructions to Liu Yan in this regard, nor did he intend to respond.

Wu Lie wanted him to send experts from the Chen Clan to protect him. Where would he get them from?

He had promised to help deal with the experts of the Heaven and Earth Group, but the premise was that he had to set up an ambush and not act as a guard.

The reason why Wu Lie said that in the letter might be that he really felt danger and wanted to improve the defense around him. On the other hand, it was more because he was worried about him and wanted to drag the Chen Clan into this as soon as possible.

Gu Chen didn't intend to follow his wishes. The situation hadn't reached the point where he needed to take action. Otherwise, Wu Lie wouldn't have just written a letter. He would have sent someone over long ago and even known that he wasn't in the Luo Water Palace.

"Lord Tang, what's the situation like at the border with the Mist Kingdom?" Gu Chen raised his head and asked.

"Ever since Mister Chen and Prince Wu Lie reached an agreement, the Mist Kingdom has been very peaceful," Tang Xuance replied.

"Very good. Even so, the troops stationed at the border can't relax for now. On the contrary, continue to expand the number of soldiers and strengthen their combat readiness," Gu Chen reminded.

"Understood."

Tang Xuance didn't quite understand why they needed to expand the army. That would increase the expenditure.

However, the Pei Country was rich in resources and was a famous granary of the Seven Kingdoms. There wasn't much pressure to expand the army. Moreover, when the Mist Kingdom had launched a large-scale attack, this matter had already been underway. Right now, they were just continuing with the original plan, which made sense.

Gu Chen continued to chat with Tang Xuance, asking about the other countries. At this moment, Liu Yan, who was standing to the side, suddenly coughed violently. His face became very pale.

"Is Prince Pei feeling unwell recently?" Gu Chen asked in concern.

"It's just a cold. Don't worry, Master," Liu Yan hurriedly replied.

Seeing this, Tang Xuance couldn't help but say, "His Majesty is always busy with the affairs of the country. I heard that he doesn't even rest for four hours every day. I've tried to persuade him many times, but it's useless. Please advise him, Mister Chen."

"Lord Tang, you worry too much. I'm fine." Liu Yan shook his head.

Gu Chen understood. Liu Yan was already weak and sickly. He had just ascended to the throne and was too diligent, which caused his health to deteriorate.

He frowned slightly. It seemed that he had to cure Liu Yan's illness as soon as possible.

"Prince Pei's diligence is a blessing for the people of the Pei Country, but you should still pay attention to your health," Gu Chen reminded.

"Yes, Master." Liu Yan listened humbly.

The two stayed in the Luo Water Palace for a while longer. Then, they bid farewell and left.

Gu Chen told the Clay Bodhisattva to pay attention to the news from Wu Lie and then returned to his room.

With a thought, he flipped his hand and took out the Dominating Cauldron of Origin.

During this trip to the Ze Country, there were people around him most of the time. As a result, he hadn't been able to check on the Progenitor's skull that he had thrown into the Cauldron of Origin.

At this moment, the Progenitor's skull was bobbing up and down in the Cauldron of Origin. After being refined for so many days, there were no signs of damage.

Gu Chen secretly praised the Progenitor's strength in the past. With a wave of his hand, the Chaotic Qi in the Cauldron of Origin dispersed, and the Progenitor's skull was taken out.

Upon closer inspection, the Progenitor's skull wasn't exactly the same.

The original color of the skull was dark red, but now, it was a fiery red.

Gu Chen's fingers brushed past the jade-like horn bone. For some reason, some information flashed through his mind.

This was something that had never happened before!

Gu Chen's eyes lit up. He placed both hands on the skull and used his heart to feel the fragmented and intermittent information.

After a long time, the fragmented words finally regrouped in his mind. Surprisingly, there were six words.