Chapter 209: Veil Oath

Ye Liuyun mounted the Flying Boat and arrived at the garrison of the Great Zhou Dynasty soldiers.

From afar, he was stopped by patrolling soldiers.

He disembarked the Flying Boat with Lei Ming, not letting Yu Er and Lin Xueying get off, to avoid trouble.

The soldiers, when the one who stepped down appeared, saw a white‑clothed youth with a Golden Pupil, bearing an uncommon aura. He bore a black sword on his back, and a pet beast squatted on his shoulder, and they could not tell his cultivation realm.

"He is probably the son of some great clan. After all, only those with considerable wealth can ride a Flying Boat."

The leading Team Leader thought to himself, and thus did not trouble him, merely said, "The camp is a strategic location; take a detour."

Ye Liuyun, seeing his relative courtesy and not intending to kill him, immediately unleashed the aura of the Sea Transformation realm to intimidate him. "Send forth the Holy Realm guardian you have stationed!"

The leading Team Leader, whose realm was True Origin Quadruple, felt the overwhelming aura emanating from Ye Liuyun, stronger than that of the Leader, and at once, not daring to delay, rushed back to report.

The Leader, not daring to stall, immediately summoned the stationed Holy Realm guardian and rushed over.

The Holy Realm guardian, upon seeing Ye Liuyun, thought for a moment with no clear recollection, then asked, "Which family's son are you? What business do you have with me?"

Ye Liuyun, using his Golden Pupil to glance at the guardian's realm, said, "I am Ye Liuyun, the person your Great Zhou Dynasty has been trying by any means to eliminate! Summoning you out is, of course, to kill you!"

The elder's complexion changed, then as if recalling something, he asked, "Ye Liuyun? The one who was bounty‑hunted on the black market?"

"Correct! It's me. So, are you interested in my head?" Ye Liuyun asked with a grin.

"Hahaha, are you here to present a gift to me? Though I care little for those Crystal Stones, eliminating a hidden threat for the dynasty is still within my duties!" the elder said hypocritically, his gaze at Ye Liuyun dripping with greed.

"Then no need for idle words; act directly! Lei Ming, it's yours! Let's see how many moves you need to finish the fight!" Ye Liuyun gestured to Lei Ming's head on his shoulder, letting her go practice.

Lei Ming extended her claws, raised two talons, then leapt off Ye Liuyun's shoulder, her body suddenly swelling, and pounced on the elder.

"What a ferocious beast?" the elder was startled. He had never seen a Thunder Dragon before.

Lei Ming's whole body shimmered with Blood Thunder electric light, clearly extraordinary. Moreover, the aura around her was also Holy Realm!

The elder, unwilling to meet forcefully, drew a long sword and slashed at Lei Ming.

Lei Ming did not dodge; she braced the horn on her head, which erupted a strand of Blood Thunder electric light, striking the long sword, and simultaneously opened her massive mouth, unleashing a torrent of Blood Thunder that engulfed the elder.

The elder's long sword was knocked away by the Blood Thunder light from Lei Ming's horn, and his body was shattered by the Blood Thunder torrent.

Lei Ming gestured, retrieving the elder's long sword and the Storage Ring, then shrank her body, crouching back onto Ye Liuyun's shoulder, her big round eyes fixed on the soldiers opposite.

The Leader and the soldiers opposite were all stunned!

"What kind of ferocious beast is this, that in two moves annihilated the Holy Realm guardian!"

Each of them fell silent, not daring to breathe, fearing Ye Liuyun would strike them.

"Young Master Ye!" the Leader swallowed, mustering courage, said to Ye Liuyun, "We are merely soldiers, obeying orders, and have not offended you for any bounty!"

"I understand! Since you have merit in resisting the Corpse Demon, I will not kill you." Ye Liuyun said lightly, then with Lei Ming returned to the Flying Boat, piloting it straight toward the academy.

After he left, the Leader and the soldiers finally exhaled, staring blankly in the direction he departed.

Ye Liuyun deliberately announced his name to divert the Great Zhou Dynasty's attention, hoping to attract more firepower and ease the burden on the Tianyun King's side.

At the same time, he used a Transmission Talisman to send a Transmission Voice to Qi Tianyue, asking her to inform the Qi Tian Dynasty not to trouble the Tianyun King.

Qi Tianyue, upon receiving the news, immediately relayed it to the royal court, stating that Ye Liuyun is a disciple of the Grand Elder, urging them not to cause trouble.

When the Qi Tian royal court heard, they naturally would not, for a Ning King, offend the Grand Elder of the Holy Martial Academy, so they promptly suppressed the plan to avenge the Ning King.

Ye Liuyun traveled at a moderate pace, not concealing his trail.

In the blink of an eye, they arrived again at the county town they had passed before. Thinking his time was still sufficient, he led everyone into the city, returning to stay at the Water Moon Tower.

The proprietor of Water Moon Tower, upon seeing Ye Liuyun return, couldn't help but panic!

Steward Shen Bing this time did not dare any neglect toward them, and thoughtfully assigned Ru Yue to attend to Ye Liuyun.

The Water Moon Tower proprietor helplessly told Ye Liuyun, "Know this? The price of your head has tripled again! The Great Zhou royal family truly spares no expense. Can't you stay elsewhere?"

"Only three times? That's not high!" Ye Liuyun muttered dissatisfiedly.

"Uh… consider you ruthless!"

The proprietor cursed inwardly, utterly speechless!

She then asked, "Are you here this time to rescue Wu Qingcheng?"

"Huh? What's wrong with Wu Qingcheng?" Ye Liuyun retorted.

"Wu Qingcheng is being hunted by the Dark Night Hall. Aren't you here to save her?" the proprietor was also stunned.

Could it be that Ye Liuyun just happened to pass by?

Ye Liuyun laughed, "She's from the Dark Night Hall, isn't she? It was already good enough that I didn't kill her last time; now you want me to rescue her? As if I'm that idle!"

"Tsk tsk!" the proprietor gave Ye Liuyun a strange look, sighing, "They say men are heartless, and it's true. Poor Wu Qingcheng even pledged her life to you!"

At her words, Lin Xueying and Yu Er looked at Ye Liuyun curiously.

"Hey? Don't speak recklessly! There's nothing between me and her. When did she ever pledge her life to me?" Ye Liuyun quickly retorted.

With so many jealous suitors around him now, he must set the record straight, or else he'll have no good days ahead!

The proprietor gave him a disdainful glance and said nothing further.

Ye Liuyun, however, would not relent, demanding her to explain clearly.

Steward Shen Bing, unable to watch any longer, said to Ye Liuyun, "Wu Qingcheng once swore: whoever removes her veil becomes her lifelong man! The Dark Night Hall master's son had long coveted her; after learning you removed Wu Qingcheng's veil, he issued a hunt order to force her submission. Yet Wu Qingcheng would rather die than comply, insisting she recognizes only you as her man for this life!"

"Huh? There's such a thing? I never heard of it before! Otherwise I wouldn't have taken off her veil!" Ye Liuyun, hearing this, felt a surge of confusion.

Steward Shen Bing explained to Ye Liuyun, "We didn't know this before; it only spread after Wu Qingcheng was hunted," fearing Ye Liuyun would blame her for not warning earlier.

Ye Liuyun, hearing this, felt uneasy; since the matter now involved him, he couldn't ignore it.

He asked, "Where is Wu Qingcheng now? I'll go see and explain to her!"

"She was pursued by Dark Night Hall assassins two days ago, fled into Fallen Maple Mountain, and now her fate is unknown," the Water Moon Tower proprietor told Ye Liuyun, seeing he truly didn't know the background, and shared the information she had.