Fantasy: Empress Wife, Cute Kids Cause Havoc in Jiuzhou

Long Yufei remotely retrieved the Array Stone and the Lanzhou Seal, and said indifferently, "Let this matter rest, and I hope you will assist me well in the future to help develop and strengthen Lanzhou."

For her, killing or sparing these people did not matter much, as she would not stay here to be the State Governor permanently. Her main objective was to investigate the cause of death of the previous State Governor.

"Yes, State Governor."

The crowd responded respectfully.

"Let's go, it's time to open the gate to the Secret Realm, and send them into the Secret Realm."

Long Yufei took the siblings by their hands, one on each side, and turned to leave.

The Elders followed in succession, not daring to harbor any ulterior motives at this point.

Long Yufei and the three Elders formed positions at the four directions, offering up the State Governor Seal, which hovered above them, their hands forming Seal Techniques, chanting under their breath.

After the Spell was recited, Long Yufei pointed through the air towards the State Governor Seal; enormous energy poured into it, and she shouted, "Jiuzhou Secret Realm, open!"

As her words fell, the Fate Power within the State Governor Seal vibrated, and a pillar of Fate Light shot down, penetrating the ground.

Hum!

Beams of Fate Power crisscrossed, instantly illuminating a mysterious Magic Array on the ground.

The power of the Array surged, condensing into a Secret Realm Gate that was thirty feet tall and nine feet wide.

Long Yufei turned and looked at the hundred Heavenly Prides, speaking aloud, "The gate to the Secret Realm is open. There are both opportunities and dangers within the Secret Realm. Once you enter, life and death are uncertain. I hope you cooperate with each other inside the Secret Realm and all come back alive."

"Yes!"

All the Heavenly Prides responded in unison.

"Go."

Long Yufei said indifferently.

The Heavenly Prides cheered and took off, using various methods to break through the air and enter the Secret Realm Gate.

In an instant, of the hundred Heavenly Prides, only the siblings Chu Xin and Chu Chen remained.

Standing at the entrance to the Secret Realm Gate, they waved their little hands at Long Yufei.

"Auntie Long, we're leaving now."

"Auntie Long, when we rescue our mother, we'll bring her back to see you too."

The two little ones were reluctant to leave; although their time with Auntie Long was short, they had grown attached to this beautiful auntie, forming a deep and emotional bond.

In Long Yufei, they had felt a mother's love they had never experienced before.

If it weren't for their father telling them their mother was locked away in the Imperial City, they would have considered Long Yufei as their mother.

"Alright, be very careful in the Secret Realm," Long Yufei urged as she patted the little heads of the two children, her heart also filled with reluctance.

Every time she saw these two little cherubs, she inexplicably liked them, and now parting, she did not know when they would see each other again.

"Mm-hmm! We know," replied Chu Xin and Chu Chen, waving their hands and turning to step through the Secret Realm Gate.

The Secret Realm Gate then slowly closed.

An Elder, seeing Long Yufei staring at the now-invisible Secret Realm Gate in a daze, said with a smile, "State Governor, if you miss them, once they leave the Secret Realm, you can go back to Central State for a visit."

Long Yufei shook her head and sighed, "As the State Governor of Lanzhou, how can I leave without authorization?"

After thinking for a moment, the Elder said, "Then, State Governor, you should find yourself a suitable husband early and have your own children."

Long Yufei's face flushed slightly, and she stamped her foot, saying, "Master, what nonsense are you talking about? I don't want to marry at all, lest I end up like my sister who cannot even acknowledge her own husband and child."

At this, she let out another small sigh.

The Elder also fell silent.

With the royal family in such turmoil, indeed, it was not the best time to marry and have children.

"Now that our purpose for coming to Lanzhou has essentially been fulfilled and Lanzhou is unlikely to undergo significant upheaval for the time being, it is time to carry out my sister's mission," Long Yufei pondered silently before turning to the Elder, "Master, I'll leave the follow-up matters of Lanzhou to you. I need to take a trip outside."

"Alright!"

The old woman nodded her head.

She wasn't worried about Long Yufei's safety, for with the Lanzhou Seal in hand, within Lanzhou, no one below the Martial Emperor could harm her.

Long Yufei gave a glance at the elders of the three major forces, then withdrew the State Governor Seal and took out a Flying Boat, leaping onto it.

After a moment's thought, she pulled out a veil to cover her face before directing the Flying Boat to tear through the sky.

The fact that her sister had a child was of utmost importance, something that could not be divulged to anyone, not even to her own master.

She was well aware that once this news leaked, not only would her sister's husband and child be in danger, her sister herself would be plunged into inescapable disaster.

"Big Stone Village, this should be the place."

Two days later, the Flying Boat that Long Yufei piloted appeared above a village.

She only knew that Big Stone Village was in the northern border of Lanzhou, but the northern border was vast, and locating such a small village was no easy task.

However, persistence paid off, and after a series of inquiries, she finally found it.

"Strange, I can clearly see people talking in the village, but why can't I hear any sound?"

Long Yufei looked down at the village and its chattering villagers, a hint of puzzlement in her eyes.

With her Martial Arts Sect's capabilities, not to mention a mere few hundred meters, even a few thousand meters wouldn't prevent her from hearing the noise.

"No matter, I'll go down for a look."

Long Yufei put away the Flying Boat and dove down bodily through the air.

Bang!

But just as she approached within dozens of meters of the village, a transparent Protective Shield suddenly lit up. Caught off guard, Long Yufei was unable to stop in time and crashed into it, being rebounded hundreds of meters before she managed to stabilize her figure.

Spurt!

Blood churned within her, and she spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

"There's actually a Guardian Formation?"

Long Yufei wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, her delicate face showing a trace of shock.

"Moreover, this Array is too strong."

That a mere village would have a Guardian Formation was already quite preposterous, but what was even more astonishing was that, from her recent contact, she found that Big Stone Village's Guardian Formation seemed to be more terrifying than that of the Lanzhou State Mansion.

Long Yufei once again broke through the air, coming to a halt dozens of meters away, opting not to act rashly.

By this time, the villagers, alerted by the commotion and led by the village chief, were waiting at the village entrance in full battle array.

In their hands were either knives or swords, clearly all of them were cultivators.

"This Big Stone Village is quite extraordinary."

Long Yufei murmured to herself.

"Who dares to intrude upon Big Stone Village?"

A middle-aged man stepped out from the Magic Array Barrier and bellowed loudly.

Long Yufei replied with a smile, "Hello, may I ask if Chu Feng is here?"

"Looking for Chu Feng?"

"This lady is so beautiful, could she be the wife of Chu Feng who disappeared?"

"It's possible."

Though the voices inside the Array couldn't be heard outside, the sounds from outside the Array could still enter the village.

Upon hearing Long Yufei's words, the villagers started discussing amongst themselves.
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The village chief, with white hair and aged appearance, slowly walked out from the Barrier, eyeing Long Yufei cautiously before asking, "Who are you? What do you want with Chu Feng?"

To lower the villagers' guard, Long Yufei removed her face veil and smiled, "I'm his friend, just passing by and thought to stop by to see him."

"You, you are..."

On seeing Long Yufei's face, the village chief's body trembled, and he couldn't help but take a couple of steps forward, taking a closer look before tremblingly saying, "Are you, Arou?"

"Arou?"

Long Yufei was taken aback, but she quickly realized that must be the alias her sister used here. She shook her head with a smile and said, "I'm her younger sister, Afei."