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"You're really that comfortable leaving?"

Mu Qingrou asked as they rode on the Saint Tiger.

Li Chen was lying with his head in her lap, resting in perfect comfort.

Their group was on the way back to the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty.

Wen Ting, Xu Qingning, and the others beside them might usually cling to Li Chen, edging closer to him whenever they had the chance.

But in front of Mu Qingrou, their Abode Master, they behaved themselves. Her bearing and authority were more than enough to keep them in line.

Mu Qingrou was smoothing Li Chen's hair, her tenderness plain to see.

Even Shi Yingying beside them had never seen this. When had their Abode Master ever been so gentle?

Perhaps she could only show this side of herself around Li Chen. Or perhaps only Li Chen deserved to see her tender side.

Mu Qingrou did care somewhat about Pei Wanyu, the descendant of an old acquaintance. In her eyes, if Pei Wanyu had not become Empress, she could have cultivated in seclusion at the Purple Cloud Immortal Abode and eventually inherited the position of Abode Master.

During Pei Wanyu's time cultivating at the Purple Cloud Immortal Abode, Mu Qingrou had grown increasingly fond of her.

Hearing Mu Qingrou's question, Li Chen nuzzled her soft lap and murmured, "I've already taught her how to govern, and I've spoken to Han Wu as well. There shouldn't be any major problems."

It was not that Li Chen had ordered Han Wu to obey Pei Wanyu; that would hardly have been reasonable. As before, if Pei Wanyu spoke to Han Wu as Li Chen's consort, Han Wu would certainly listen, or at least show her some respect.

Li Chen had already hinted at that back then.

"I'm curious, too. What is your way