Along the way from the Tianyu Empire to Hanxu Dynasty, Lucian once told Eris that he intended to seduce the Hanxu Empress and use her influence to reach the Central Continent.
Hearing this, she rolled her eyes, and muttered, "Sigh... From the mortal Empire to the Dynasty of the cultivation world… can you really not pass up a single Empress along the way?"
His grin only widened, "If I had, would you be here at all, my dear mother?"
Looking at her somewhat jealous glare, he of course pounded her harder, until she couldn't retort even a word, only scratch at his back and scream in pleasure.
Now, standing in the cold corridor of the Imperial Palace, with Eris facing off against the Empress Zuqin, this conversation flashed through his mind.
He thought Eris wanted to get close to Empress Zuqin so that he could use that opportunity, but as time passed things only got worse.