Chapter 868: Prince

Liang Xue also knows that Ye Liuyun would never take the initiative to flirt with other women.

It's true that others liking Ye Liuyun isn't his fault!

Suddenly, she feels an impulse. She somewhat doesn't want to return to the Sect, wanting to stay by Ye Liuyun's side.

Liang Xue worries that Ye Liuyun might be plotted against by other women, and wants to stay by his side.

But she also knows that Ye Liuyun is fully preparing to deal with Nether Hell, and can't take care of her.

Being by his side would only add a burden to him.

She originally thought that in these two years her realm had progressed quite quickly. Yet her strength still falls short of Ye Liuyun's.

"What are you thinking?" Ye Liuyun, rare to notice, discovers Liang Xue lost in thought.

"I kind of want to stay by your side. But my strength still needs improvement; the gap between my current power and my realm is still huge!" Liang Xue says bluntly, fearing Ye Liuyun wouldn't understand.

Ye Liuyun nods. "Indeed. You may have gone a long time without combat training, so your realm has a lot of fluff. You need more practice. In the future, don't rush to raise your realm; first hone your strength."

In fact, he also wants to keep Liang Xue by his side.

But as long as Liang Xue is by his side, he basically won't give her any chance to take risks, which would actually hinder her strength's improvement. It's better to let her cultivate peacefully in the Sect for a while.

Ye Liuyun also intends to stir up some trouble during this period to go find his parents and aunt. So he will certainly face many dangers soon, and having Liang Xue by his side would actually be unsafe.

"You should first cultivate in the Sect; later I'll come find you!" Ye Liuyun assures Liang Xue.

"Okay! I'll wait for you!" Liang Xue no longer dwells on it.

To help Ye Liuyun, she must be strong herself. Now is that opportunity.

If she doesn't cherish this chance, perhaps her strength will later be inferior even to Wu Qingcheng and others.

These past few days, Ye Liuyun has been extremely happy. He never imagined he could see Liang Xue again so quickly.

But seeing Liang Xue about to return to the Sect to cultivate makes him deeply pained, especially since she has clearly stated she wants to stay by his side.

Yet he must painfully push Liang Xue away.

This heartache, perhaps only he can truly feel right now.

He silently vows in his heart to become stronger as soon as possible.

Consequently, whenever he meets opponents, his strikes become ruthless. Each time he faces Martial Cultivators trying to ambush them, he disregards everything, coordinates with Ghost Butterfly, and eliminates them outright, leaving no chance for escape.

Liang Xue also sensed the change in Ye Liuyun, realizing that her words had affected his mindset.

"Liuyun, strength doesn't improve overnight; take it slowly, don't rush. I believe you will eventually become the strongest!" Liang Xue comforts him.

Ye Liuyun also notices his killing aura is too heavy and immediately restrains it a bit. "Okay! Rest assured, it will happen!"

"If it weren't for Xue'er reminding me, I might have lost control again like last time! Is this a case of going berserk, or the influence of the Nether Curse?" Ye Liuyun muses inwardly.

"Take it easy; partings and reunions are normal. After all, we have many years ahead!" Liang Xue repeatedly comforts Ye Liuyun, gradually easing him.

Ye Liuyun casts a grateful glance at Liang Xue, putting her at ease.

The subsequent journey proceeds smoothly.

In this assassination battlefield, Ye Liuyun ultimately didn't see Wu Qingcheng, Yu Er, or others.

"Perhaps their realms are too low, and the Sect didn't let them in," Ye Liuyun speculates.

Just as they were about to enter the safe zone, several strong ones of the Eight or Nine Layers of Destiny appeared ahead, blocking the path.

"In the assassination battlefield, some people specifically wait outside the safe zone for low‑realm disciples like us to fall into their trap," Liang Xinyu quickly warns Ye Liuyun.

"Since that's the case, we'll have to carve a bloody path!" Ye Liuyun said, drawing his Flame Blade, ready to fight hard.

At that moment, a voice from behind rang out.

"Mu Yunfan, you're becoming more and more useless; you won't even spare a Yin‑Yang Realm disciple."

A person dressed in Qian Long Academy inner‑disciple attire walked over from behind. Beside him were several Qian Long Academy disciples of the Eight or Nine Layers of Destiny.

Ye Liuyun saw the person and felt a stir in his heart. "Isn't this the shadow master?"

But he didn't show it. If he revealed his perception of the other's identity, the other might kill him to silence him.

He doesn't want to invite trouble for himself!

"Whether he's a shadow or not, as long as I get out of this assassination battlefield, it has nothing to do with me!" Ye Liuyun said to himself.

So he pretends not to know, watching like everyone else as they perform.

"Fourth Prince!" The Martial Cultivator named Mu Yunfan, upon seeing the newcomer, immediately bowed in respect.

Beside Ye Liuyun, Liang Xinyu also saluted the man, calling him "Fourth Prince".

Ye Liuyun, Yuan Datou, and others all stared bewilderedly at the man.

"He is the Fourth Prince? How did a prince become a shadow assassin?" Ye Liuyun thought incomprehensibly.

The Fourth Prince merely nodded at the crowd, not minding that Ye Liuyun and the others didn't recognize him.

"These are our Qian Long Academy newcomers; I shall take them away," the Fourth Prince said to Mu Yunfan.

"So they're from Qian Long Academy; we didn't recognize them. Fourth Prince, please!" Mu Yunfan immediately smiled broadly, clearing a path for Ye Liuyun and others.

The Fourth Prince looked at Ye Liuyun and the others, waved his hand, inviting them to pass.

Ye Liuyun and his group thus passed through the outer interception of the safe zone and entered the safe zone directly.

"Xinyu, shall I introduce these junior brothers and sisters?" the Fourth Prince said smiling.

Liang Xinyu, hearing this, quickly introduced everyone. When introducing Ye Liuyun, the Fourth Prince deliberately said: "You're that newly titled Lord Ye Liuyun? I must say, your Flame Blade looks familiar!"

"I've met the Fourth Prince!" Ye Liuyun immediately pretended not to recognize him, saluting.

"Hmm, Lord Ye, no need for formalities. Since we're fellow disciples, let's call each other senior brothers." The Fourth Prince said cheerfully.

Then he issued an invitation: "I've founded a Lin Yuan Pavilion at the academy, aiming to gather like‑minded fellow disciples to develop together. If any junior brothers and sisters are interested, consider joining our Lin Yuan Pavilion."

Ye Liuyun looked bewildered; he hadn't heard of a Lin Yuan Pavilion before.

"Then we'll consider it after we return, and later visit the Lin Yuan Pavilion to see the Fourth Prince!" he said politely.