Chapter 875: Not on the Same Path

"I can just stay at Yuan Datou's place!" Ye Liuyun didn't want to get too close to Ling Shuang, lest he bring trouble upon himself again.

"Oh!" Ling Shuang responded with a sound, exhaled through her mouth, but felt somewhat disappointed in her heart.

"Then you be more careful, don't be careless. If anything happens, call me!" Ling Shuang told him that, then said goodbye and left.

"My residence was destroyed; I'll borrow a place to stay for the night!" Ye Liuyun didn't stand on ceremony with Yuan Datou.

Yuan Datou was lying on the bed recuperating. "Perfect, you can use the cultivation room; I'm healing my wounds tonight, so I can't cultivate!"

"Stay alert! In case someone comes to kill me, don't let yourself become a scapegoat!" Ye Liuyun laughed.

"Don't worry, it's not that easy to kill me!" Yuan Datou also grinned.

Even that smile pulled at his wound, making him hiss and suck in cold air.

Ye Liuyun, smiling, entered the cultivation room and continued his cultivation.

However, he was indeed worried that someone might sneak attack him in the middle of the night.

Afraid of accidentally hurting Yuan Datou, he kept his divine sense monitoring the outside situation, not daring to cultivate with full effort.

He even released the ghost butterfly, letting it help monitor the surroundings.

In the dead of night, Ye Liuyun sensed that several waves of people had come nearby to investigate. He even felt the presence of shadow members.

However, none of them made a move; after looking around, they left.

Ye Liuyun also didn't know what these people intended, yet no one dared to act against him.

Only after dawn did Ye Liuyun's own residence finish being rebuilt.

"You really need power! My residence was rebuilt overnight! If I had to rely on myself, who knows if anyone would bother after a month!" Ye Liuyun thought to himself.

Liang Xinyu, Su Manning, and Wei Pangzi also came over to check on Ye Liuyun's condition.

When a strong expert came to attack Ye Liuyun yesterday, they didn't dare to step forward at all.

Ye Liuyun didn't blame them, knowing their strength was lacking; preserving themselves wisely was fine.

"Have you decided? Joined the Ninth Princess's Phoenix Forest Pavilion?"

Liang Xinyu didn't expect that Ye Liuyun actually joined the Phoenix Forest Pavilion.

"Yeah. Ling Shuang helped invite the Ninth Princess, so I have to repay this favor!" Ye Liuyun replied.

"Sigh!" Liang Xinyu let out a soft sigh: "After all, the princess isn't a prince, so the dynasty won't value her! I think the Fourth Prince looks favorably on you; you'd better..."

Liang Xinyu hadn't finished speaking when Ye Liuyun cut her off.

"Joining the Phoenix Forest Pavilion is just for temporary safety! We'll talk about the future later!"

Ye Liuyun obviously didn't want to discuss this further.

Which gang he joins naturally involves his considerations. He felt Liang Xinyu was meddling a bit too much.

Liang Xinyu also felt a bit embarrassed, immediately stopped speaking, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward for a moment.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Thanks for your concern!" Ye Liuyun also felt Liang Xinyu might have meant well, so he softened his tone a bit.

He then chatted with Su Manning and Wei Donglai for a while, after which everyone left Ye Liuyun's residence together.

Ye Liuyun continued cultivating, and didn't think too much about it.

Su Manning, however, pulled Liang Xinyu aside: "Have you noticed his changes?"

"Is it because I interfered with his affairs, making him unhappy?" Liang Xinyu still thought it was because she said the wrong thing.

She had originally been considering Ye Liuyun's prospects, hoping to attach to a prince so she could later rise higher; otherwise, an ordinary marquisate in the Daxia Dynasty would be utterly ordinary.

"I feel he doesn't care about status at all!" Su Manning told Liang Xinyu her impression.

"Then what does he care about? When he received the marquisate token, I saw he was still quite pleased!" Liang Xinyu said, puzzled.

Su Manning slowly shook her head: "I also can't see through him. Just a feeling: he isn't that enthusiastic about power and influence."

Liang Xinyu also let out a long sigh: "From the very beginning to now, I still don't know what he truly cares about!"

"Sincerity!" Wei Pangzi suddenly interjected.

"Sincerity?" The two women looked at Wei Pangzi, puzzled.

Wei Pangzi solemnly nodded.

"Are we not sincere enough toward him?" Liang Xinyu retorted: "Could it be because of that woman we met last time?"

"Just look at Yuan Datou and you'll know!" Wei Pangzi didn't explain, merely telling them to refer to Yuan Datou.

Su Manning instantly understood. Whether Ye Liuyun has a woman or not is irrelevant.

Only someone like Yuan Datou, who cares nothing for power or realm and would stab through his ribs for a friend, can truly stand by Ye Liuyun's side.

They consider too many things, have too many reservations, so they are destined not to be on the same path as Ye Liuyun.

Upon realizing this, she immediately understood. Ye Liuyun can only be looked up to by them; hoping to become his woman is too slim a chance.

Liang Xinyu still couldn't understand: "Yuan Datou is just a monster beast, and his nature is too straightforward, too lacking in scheming!"

Wei Pangzi looked at Liang Xinyu and shook his head helplessly.

Liang Xinyu's mindset is deeply ingrained, hard to change.

Upon hearing that, Su Manning also shook her head and smiled: "You and him are destined not to be on the same path. What he truly cares about, you cannot give! But rest assured, he is a hidden dragon, absolutely destined not to remain obscure!"

Wei Pangzi, upon hearing that, also nodded in agreement.

Only Liang Xinyu, with a face of loss, still somewhat dazed.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun was still preoccupied with the matter of fighting Nether Hell.

By day he cultivated; by night he quietly slipped through the void, left his residence, exited Qian Long Academy, and headed toward the direction where the Nether Ghost Ship was about to appear.

This battle, he has waited too long!

The Yin-Yang Seventh Layer Peak realm might not be enough for Nether Hell, but several of his helpers already have sufficient strength.

The ghost butterfly and ice demon tiger each absorbed another core pellet, raising their realms by one level; now both are at the Life and Death Second Layer.

Moreover, these two ferocious beasts—one mainly attacks the soul, the other has a formidable physical body—combined, their power is greater.

Adding Ye Liuyun's Mourning Bell, Sealing Demon Tablet, and the defense of the divine artifact armor, Ye Liuyun felt it should be enough.

However, as soon as he stepped out the door, he noticed someone was following him, and not just one person.

"Good thing I kept a little time, otherwise shaking off these people would really be a hassle!" Ye Liuyun curled his lips, and directly started madly sprinting through the eighth-level void.

Not long after, most of them were shaken off by him and disappeared from sight.

But three people still kept closely following him.

One of them was a member of the Shadow. Ye Liuyun sensed his aura and confirmed it was the Fourth Prince.

As for the other two, Ye Liuyun didn't know who they were.