Chapter 942: Handle It With Ease

"Not good!"

Prince Xiao sensed that something was wrong.

"The Demon Cultivators are launching a massive assault, and the Royal Mansion's current defenses are so weak, wouldn't that put me in danger!"

Prince Xiao thought for a moment; contacting other forces for aid now would certainly be too late.

So he made a snap decision, took a few senior‑rank strongmen onto a Warship, and withdrew early.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil saw all of his movements crystal‑clear.

Even when Prince Xiao donned a cloak, covering his face and disguising his identity, he saw it perfectly.

"Prince Xiao is fleeing; the rest is yours!" Ye Liuyun greeted Qin Peng.

The Skeleton Puppet on the ground waved its Soul Banner. All Yin Souls were drawn back into it. Ye Liuyun, using his Golden Pupil, shifted it into a Storage Ring, then summoned a Dragon Eagle to chase the Warship Prince Xiao fled on.

"Make haste, then raid the Royal Mansion's Treasure Vault!"

As soon as Ye Liuyun left, Qin Peng urged the soldiers to speed up. Their five senior‑rank ferocious beasts also unleashed their full power, slaughtering the soldiers of Prince Xiao's mansion.

Fifty thousand soldiers of Prince Xiao's mansion were trapped by their two thousand men; they couldn't escape.

In the end, over ten thousand more soldiers were forced into the central barracks and were collectively annihilated by the five beasts.

"Clear the battlefield as soon as possible!"

Qin Peng first commanded the soldiers to clean the battlefield, then split them into two squads and charged toward Prince Xiao's mansion.

These elite soldiers, after the fight, both cleaned the battlefield and took Restoration Pills to recover True Essence.

Only Ye Liuyun could produce two thousand Restoration Pills; they were spoils he had seized from Sect disciples during the battle.

These two thousand soldiers, led by the five‑headed senior‑rank beasts, stormed Prince Xiao's mansion again.

The strongmen inside Prince Xiao's mansion all knew the Prince had already left, so they only put up a token resistance before withdrawing immediately.

The ordinary guards, however, couldn't stop those two thousand elite soldiers and beasts; they were wiped out completely.

Qin Peng emptied the Treasure Vault, then led the soldiers away without a moment's delay.

"Lord, we're withdrawing!"

As they left, he used a Transmission Talisman to leave a message for Ye Liuyun.

"Prince Xiao has already been eliminated by me. You may go; I'll return to the Academy first, then back to Yonglie Island."

Ye Liuyun also replied to Qin Peng.

At this moment, inside the Warship, the Magic Vine was voraciously siphoning the True Essence and bloodlines of the Martial Cultivators.

Prince Xiao's Soul had already been pulled by Ye Liuyun into his own Soul domain and absorbed, without being captured by the Soul Banner.

Fearing his Yin Soul might reappear later and leave evidence.

In this battle, Ye Liuyun piloted the Dragon Eagle to catch up with Prince Xiao's Warship, then tossed a Magic Vine seed onto it, resolving everything.

The entire fight to eliminate Prince Xiao proceeded unusually smoothly.

This was also largely due to Prince Xiao's mansion's habitual lack of vigilance. They never imagined anyone would dare attack it.

After the Magic Vine cleared everyone aboard the Warship, Ye Liuyun collected the dry corpses into a Storage Ring, then set them ablaze to erase all traces.

Then he piloted the Dragon Eagle back to Qian Long Academy.

He reckoned that even though the elimination of Prince Xiao was a frame‑up, people would still suspect he was responsible.

So he needed to return to the Academy to gauge the Fourth Prince's attitude.

Additionally, he must reach an agreement with the Fourth Prince regarding the Moyu matter.

If he secures the Fourth Prince's support, his expansion will accelerate greatly.

If the Fourth Prince doesn't back him, he'll still dispatch troops, seize the territory first, and deal with the rest later.

After Ye Liuyun returned to the Academy, news of Prince Xiao's elimination had already arrived.

The entire Academy suspected Ye Liuyun of the deed. After all, Ye Liuyun and Prince Xiao had the deepest conflict lately.

Yet it was only suspicion; no one had proof. They also couldn't understand why Demon Cultivators would back Ye Liuyun.

As soon as he returned to the Academy, Ling Shuang was the first to approach him.

"You eliminated Prince Xiao?" Ling Shuang asked bluntly.

"Yes! It was the impostor Demon Cultivator who acted!" Ye Liuyun replied curtly, not trying to hide it.

Ling Shuang was pleased with Ye Liuyun's candor.

"Then how do you plan to handle the dynasty's investigation?"

"What can the dynasty possibly uncover? It's all the work of Demon Cultivators!" Ye Liuyun said indifferently.

"It depends on whether the dynasty wants a thorough probe! Don't underestimate the dynasty's strength!" Ling Shuang warned Ye Liuyun.

"Hmm. I know the dynasty's power. But it's just a dead Prince; the dynasty won't investigate too seriously." Ye Liuyun reassured Ling Shuang.

Ling Shuang thought it over and agreed with Ye Liuyun. This was merely a private feud among nobles; the dynasty usually wouldn't intervene deeply.

"You always deal so harshly with those who bear a grudge against you?"

Ling Shuang recalled the Ning Prince's mansion incident and asked Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun smiled, "If people don't offend me, I don't offend them! I never stir trouble, but those who provoke me never meet a good end!"

Ling Shuang also smiled, appreciating this straightforward style.

After a while, Yuan Datou, Liang Xinyu and others arrived one after another.

They all inquired about Prince Xiao, and Ye Liuyun merely claimed he had just learned the news.

Liang Xinyu and the others now dared not get too close to Ye Liuyun.

She thought Ye Liuyun was far too trouble‑making, and she lacked the ability to help him solve problems. So she asked little, gave a polite greeting, and left.

"Are the Fourth Prince and Seventh Prince in the Academy?" Ye Liuyun asked Ling Shuang after he and Liang Xinyu departed.

"They're both here. But what do you intend to do?" Ling Shuang asked, a bit worried.

「Let's go discuss something with them! 」 Ye Liuyun felt that Moyu's affairs didn't need to be told to Ling Shuang.

Ling Shuang glanced at him; if it was something related to power/rights, she also didn't want to get involved.

But he worried that Ye Liuyun still held a grudge against the Seventh Prince, wanting to act against him.

"You still hold a grudge against the Seventh Prince, right?" she asked tentatively.

"Don't worry! For your sake, I won't kill him! I was just scaring him earlier." Ye Liuyun smiled and glanced at Ling Shuang.

Only then did Ling Shuang realize that Ye Liuyun had long seen through her thoughts.

Her face flushed slightly. "Then thank you!"

After Ling Shuang left, Yuan Datou then asked Ye Liuyun: "Boss, was it you who took down the Xiao King?"

"Mm!" Ye Liuyun nodded, not hiding it from him.

"I knew the boss was mighty!" Yuan Datou gave him a thumbs-up: "Next time you do such a big thing, can you bring me along? Even if I can't help, I'd like to go see the excitement!"

Ye Liuyun, however, laughed: "You, hurry up and increase your strength! Otherwise, later I won't even call you!"

Although Ye Liuyun was joking, he was also speaking the truth. Yuan Datou's strength is insufficient; for some dangerous battles, naturally he can't bring him along.