Chapter 1848: No Interest

Ye Liuyun finally saw the full view of the Divine Realm.

Such a map is indeed precious; even the Mysterious Origin Lou Chamber of Commerce does not have a map of the entire Divine Realm.

While Ye Liuyun was excitedly examining the map, the Prince said to him, "Let's talk about the engagement again!"

Ye Liuyun immediately set the map aside and reported to the Prince, "Your Highness, actually I already have several wives…"

The Prince smiled and said, "Do you think I would care about such a thing?"

In the martial world, women are victims of great powers' tangled interests, and He Lian Xiu is no exception.

I am betting not on your present, but on your future.

I don't care how you treat her, nor how many women you marry.

But if we marry, in the future we will have an excuse to jointly mobilize troops.

Ye Liuyun was again shocked.

The Prince had already been considering future matters this early.

Ye Liuyun had no way to refuse.

Refusing He Lian Xiu would be equivalent to refusing to cooperate with the Prince.

Since the matter had already been brought to this point, Ye Liuyun could only agree.

"Hmm, then you go find He Lin Feng to discuss conscription matters."

The Demon Cultivator matters are unknown to outsiders.

Your engagement banquet, I will have Qiang Er attend in my place! In the future, if you have anything, just let He Lian Xiu contact me."

"Yes."

Ye Liuyun gave a brief assent and then left the Grand Hall.

"Sigh, it seems I can't shake it! In the future, to contact the Prince, I still have to find He Lian Xiu."

"This Prince clearly wants me to keep He Lian Xiu with me and also guarantee his safety, otherwise I can't reach him!"

After Ye Liuyun went out, he also understood the Prince's intention.

But now he is under the Prince's surveillance, daring not to show his emotions, so he hurried to the Imperial Guard camp to request personnel from He Lin Feng.

Moreover, for this conscription, aside from Pei Yong and a few others, Ye Liuyun selected only the highest‑level soldiers among the applicants.

He selected over twenty thousand people in total, had He Lin Feng arrange a Warship, and sent them all to Yu Xiaofeng, letting Yu Xiaofeng handle selection and training.

Afterwards, he returned to his residence, wanting to quiet down and reflect on what the Prince had said and his own goals.

As for the engagement, since he couldn't avoid it anyway, he stopped thinking about it.

"Sweeping the border, training troops, then attacking the Southern Region is feasible, but I wonder whether others will join in.

It would still require massive resource support."

Ye Liuyun examined the map, looking for the border point nearest to the Southern Region Royal City.

"A direct assault on the Royal City might be possible.

But holding it afterward would not be easy…"

Ye Liuyun was studying when a knock sounded at the door.

He opened the door and found He Lian Xiu standing outside with two maidservants.

"Why did you come?"

Ye Liuyun asked with some surprise.

"I came to ask you, what would you like to eat at the engagement banquet?"

He Lian Xiu, her face flushed, said.

"What to eat?"

Ye Liuyun subconsciously glanced at her.

"An engagement banquet isn't a place to eat! He Lian Xiu must be just looking for something to talk about."

He thought to himself.

"Come in and sit!"

Ye Liuyun felt it was inconvenient to chat at the doorway, so he invited her into the room to sit.

"I don't have any tea snacks here, sorry to trouble you!"

Ye Liuyun said politely.

Fortunately the room assigned to him had chairs; otherwise He Lian Xiu would have nowhere to sit.

"It's okay.

Later I'll have someone set it up for you, adding some furniture."

He Lian Xiu replied immediately.

"No need.

After the engagement banquet ends, I'll return to Lin Royal City and won't stay here permanently."

Ye Liuyun said directly.

"Ah?

You're leaving right away?"

He Lian Xiu obviously still thought Ye Liuyun would stay longer to keep her company and deepen their relationship.

"Hmm, you come back with me!"

Ye Liuyun continued.

Since the Prince has already arranged everything, he will definitely take He Lian Xiu away directly; otherwise he'd have to come again to fetch her, which would be a waste of time.

"Ah?"

He Lian Xiu was obviously a bit flustered.

"I haven't even gotten mentally ready! We're just engaged, right…?" she asked somewhat incoherently.

"I don't have that much time to come pick you up again! After I go back, I might have to prepare to set out immediately!"

Ye Liuyun's tone gave her no room to soften.

"Then I'll go tell Father King to let you set out later!"

He Lian Xiu hurriedly said.

Ye Liuyun ignored her words, knowing it would be useless even if she said it, and asked: "What do you want from me?"

"There's nothing much, I just came to see you and have a chat!"

He Lian Xiu lowered her head, tugging at her collar, and said shyly.

"Oh! Then go ahead and speak!"

Ye Liuyun's wooden nature came out again.

"You…" He Lian Xiu almost got choked by Ye Liuyun's remark!

"Is he really that bad at chatting?"

"If I really have to go with him directly, then am I not going?"

"After going with him, will we have to live together?"

Her mind was also a tangled mess, not knowing what to say.

Originally she just came to chat with Ye Liuyun as usual, but now both sat there silently, staring at each other, making the atmosphere even more awkward.

"You go ahead with your busy work; I'll leave first!"

He Lian Xiu couldn't stand this awkward atmosphere and was about to leave immediately.

"Okay!"

Ye Liuyun also didn't say anything to detain her.

He had no interest in He Lian Xiu at all, and basically didn't care about her feelings.

After seeing her off, he continued studying the map, carefully examining the markings in all border regions.

"It seems the Demon Race in the Southern Region is quite numerous! Could there also be Foreign Tribes hiding among them?"

On the map, several places were marked with the positions of the Demon Race and Demon Beasts.

Ye Liuyun also used spiritual energy to form a sand table, on which he simulated marching routes, calculated time, so as to compute the consumption of troops and resources.

His clone was already inside the Xuan Kong Shi, beginning to refine fourth-tier pills.

If he succeeds in refining them, before he leaves he will still need to purchase a large amount of medicinal ingredients for the pills, making preparations in advance.

The same goes for forging materials, which also need to be purchased in large quantities.

"Still lacking resources!"

Ye Liuyun finally concluded that they still could not march out immediately.

Otherwise, if preparations are insufficient, once they reach the border battlefield and receive no supplies, their return would be a waste of time.

Ye Liuyun researched all night, marking several places.

At dawn, he directly rushed to the Xuan Yuan Lou.

After returning, He Lian Xiu indeed went to see the King of Western Liang.

But the result was the same as Ye Liuyun had expected.

The King of Western Liang instructed her: "Men's affairs—is that something a woman like you should manage?"

"Once you're engaged, you belong to him; you must follow him."

"Do whatever he tells you to do."

"Although you're only engaged, this marriage won't fall through."

"Unless he dies in battle!"

"But he seems not to like me much; we have nothing to say to each other!"

He Lian Xiu complained.

"Then you should figure out how to make her like you! You're about to get married soon, so you ought to put away those childish thoughts."

"He has a lot on his plate; if you can't help him, just chatting idly when you have nothing else to do will certainly not make him like you!"

The King of Western Liang lectured He Lian Xiu thoroughly, then kicked her out.