Chapter 474: No Reluctance to Stay

Ye Liuyun also secretly sighed: "The Golden Peng Dynasty really knows how to pick the moment. This is really a good opportunity to force the princess to return."

He didn't speak, just quietly waited for the princess's reply.

If the princess disagrees, he doesn't mind protecting the Ninth Princess and fighting their way out.

"Brother Liuyun, are you just going to watch them bully me like this?" The Ninth Princess finally spoke up, pleading with Ye Liuyun. She really didn't want to be taken back by the royal family so soon.

"You decide for yourself!" Ye Liuyun didn't say much, and had no intention of retaining her.

"Young Master Ye, I advise you not to get involved! The strength here is not small, and this isn't Iron Eagle Sect's territory. If you don't want to cause trouble for the Iron Eagle Sect, you'd better not meddle!" The royal elder advised.

If he stayed silent it would be better, but as soon as he spoke, Ye Liuyun immediately retorted tit-for-tat: "So what? Even if it's your royal palace, I'd still dare to charge in!"

The old man's eyes snapped open, releasing a True Essence pressure toward Ye Liuyun. This pressure made the surrounding guards and guests tremble with fear.

Ye Liuyun, however, remained unmoved.

"Old thing! Are you provoking me? If you dare to be disrespectful again, believe it or not, I'll kill you right now!"

Seeing that the atmosphere between them was wrong and about to erupt into a fight,

Just then, the administrator of this brothel suddenly appeared, laughing and saying: "Elder Li of the Golden Peng Dynasty, Sect Master Ye of the Iron Eagle Sect, you are both guests of my Jingyue Lou—please don't fight here! How about we sit down, have a couple drinks, and get to know each other?"

This administrator actually possessed the Seventh Layer of the Heavenly Gang realm, and he pushed back that Elder Li's True Essence pressure.

"Administrator Zhao!" the guard captain, as if granted a pardon, greeted the arriving administrator. Otherwise, if those two fought, it would be them who suffered.

Administrator Zhao also ignored him, stepping directly between Ye Liuyun and Elder Li to separate them. At the same time, he cupped his hands to the Ninth Princess and said: "Greetings, Ninth Princess! These people have eyes but don't recognize Mount Tai; offending the Ninth Princess, her disciplining them is justified. The servants are clueless, daring to block the princess—I'll punish them later."

"Administrator Zhao, the princess now refuses to return to the dynasty and cannot receive royal protection." Elder Li snorted, bringing up again the princess's unwillingness to return to the royal family.

"Hahaha!" Administrator Zhao chuckled, inwardly cursing: "Whether she wants to return or not is just a matter of words—do I dare punish her? Besides, Ye Liuyun is here; could I even manage to punish her?"

Seeing him continue to laugh, he said: "No matter what, I acknowledge this princess! Today's affair, I'll handle it all. Princess, this place isn't convenient; how about I change locations and invite you to a meal?"

He said this to get the willful princess to leave quickly. Once she's gone, there'll be nothing left to worry about. As for Ye Liuyun and the Golden Peng Dynasty, even if they cause chaos outside, it has nothing to do with him.

The Ninth Princess couldn't stay any longer either. She said: "No need! I'm leaving right away!" After speaking, she waved her hand and walked straight out.

"Thank you, Administrator Zhao!" Ye Liuyun was actually quite polite, cupping his hands to the administrator in thanks.

"Sect Master Ye, no need to be polite—feel free to come anytime!" Administrator Zhao returned the salute with a smile.

Ye Liuyun smiled, then brought Wu Qingcheng and Lei Ming along as he followed up. He also couldn't say how he would ever come back to such a place.

The dynasty's Elder Li, seeing he couldn't force the princess back, was also helpless. Whether it was Administrator Zhao or Ye Liuyun, he didn't dare act rashly; he only gave a cold snort, then left this place, once again hiding in the dark to monitor the Ninth Princess's movements.

After they left, Administrator Zhao summoned the guard captain: "That young man just now was Ye Liuyun—we can't afford to provoke him. We can't afford to provoke the royal family either. So the rest, you know how to handle it, right?"

"Is that young man the legendary Ye Liuyun? I said his eyes were golden! I hadn't realized it just now!" The guard captain shrank his neck, then had the guards lift the injured men away, cleaned the scene, and called for everyone to sit down again.

After leaving the brothel, the Ninth Princess stormed forward angrily. Unexpectedly, Ye Liuyun didn't follow her at all; instead, he directly took Wu Qingcheng and Lei Ming back to the lodging arranged by the Iron Eagle Sect.

As for the Ninth Princess's safety, Ye Liuyun wasn't worried. Here in the royal city, there would naturally be experts following her. As for whether she'd be captured and taken back to the royal city, Ye Liuyun couldn't be bothered. Letting the princess suffer a bit and then return to the royal palace would be fine too.

This time Ye Liuyun was genuinely a bit angry. He wasn't angry at the Ninth Princess's mischief, but because she had implicated Wu Qingcheng in humiliation!

Seeing Ye Liuyun not follow, the Ninth Princess immediately chased after him, shouting from behind: "Hey, Ye Liuyun, I'm angry with you!"

Ye Liuyun, however, continued walking without looking back.

Seeing this, the Ninth Princess shouted again: "If you don't try to keep me, you'll never see me again!"

Ye Liuyun paused, then said: "Parting is inevitable; why force a stay? Do as you wish!" Then, taking one each, he pulled Wu Qingcheng and Lei Ming and continued walking back.

Lei Ming reluctantly glanced back, then was pulled away by Ye Liuyun.

"She should go back too! Always following us isn't right, and we can't protect her for life!" Ye Liuyun sent a mental transmission to Wu Qingcheng and Lei Ming.

Meanwhile, the Ninth Princess stood frozen in place. She hadn't expected Ye Liuyun not to retain her. "He must despise me, wanting me to leave him?" She thought, and tears involuntarily flowed.

At that moment, Lao Wu appeared beside her, softly saying: "He doesn't despise you; he thinks you should go home!"

"Should I go back?" the princess asked, eyes brimming with tears, looking at Lao Wu.

Lao Wu also sighed: "If you still want to be a princess, then it's destined that the two of you cannot be together! The later you leave him, the more reluctant you'll be."

The princess helplessly asked: "But what am I to do about him in the future? I still want to spend more time with him!"

"Then just keep it in your heart, don't show it!" Lao Wu murmured.

The Ninth Princess cried there for a good while, then slowly walked toward the royal palace with Lao Wu. Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense kept watching them enter the palace before withdrawing.

He himself also sighed, thinking to himself: "Let it be like this! For something with no outcome, dragging it on might only make her unable to leave me. I hope she'll be all right in the future."