Chapter 3425

“Go see him? Who does he think he is? Just because he tells me to go, I’m supposed to go? I haven’t even settled the deaths of Qin Yuan and Qiang Shi with him yet. Is he tired of living?” Ye Liuyun curled his lip disdainfully.

Liao Yaotian hurriedly gestured for silence. “It’s enough that you know it in your heart. This is Zhao territory, after all. Just try to avoid him!”

Ye Liuyun said nothing more. He had originally planned to take a look at the situation and then return to continue cultivating, but now he was no longer in the mood. After thinking it over, he went straight to find Haitai and ask for leave to explore that uninhabited planet.

His spatial world was desperately in need of resources. With so many planets, Ye Ling alone could not produce enough Taixu divine crystals to supply them all, and she was already overwhelmed. Everyone’s cultivation required Taixu divine crystals as well, and the crystals he had looted earlier were no longer enough. He had to find more resources as soon as possible.

Haitai was delighted to see that he had broken through, but then he subtly reminded Ye Liuyun, “The heir came looking for you. It seems he took a liking to your flame power and wants to make a deal with you—to buy that flame power from you

If you go out and avoid him for a while, that would be a good idea. He probably won’t stay with the army much longer anyway. Go ahead. I approve it. I’ll give you two months’ leave!”

“Oh?”

Ye Liuyun understood as well. This so-called deal was nothing more than an attempt to seize his flame power.

“Zhao Yuanpei is really courting death! I haven’t even gone after you, and you can’t wait to come after me!” he thought. If he could lure Zhao Yuanpei away and then kill him, that would be ideal.

“Thank you, Great Commander!”

Ye Liuyun immediately thanked Haitai, then returned to his military camp. He secretly summoned Liao Yaotian and discussed the matter with him through voice transmission.

“If this goes wrong, it could cost us our heads!” Liao Yaotian was shocked after learning the plan.

“Don’t worry. Don’t you know how powerful my soul force is? I won’t give him any chance to send out a message!” Ye Liuyun assured him.

“All right, then. I’ll cooperate with you this once!” Liao Yaotian finally agreed.

Only then did Ye Liuyun summon Qi Tianlin and Chen Mo. He told them that he would be visiting an uninhabited planet and that the affairs of the army would temporarily be left in the hands of the three of them. He did not tell them much more, afraid that the two of them would be unable to put on a convincing act and would give themselves away.

After giving his instructions, he did not linger and immediately left the military camp.

Zhao Yuanpei had just learned that Ye Liuyun had finished cultivating and immediately sent someone to summon him. He had already been waiting impatiently.

The army was not engaged in battle at the moment, so there was no point in his remaining with it. The Marquis of Zhenwu had already urged him to return.

But he had been doing his best to delay. He had taken a fancy to Ye Liuyun’s special flame and wanted to trade resources for it. He did not dare mention this idea to the Marquis of Zhenwu.

He had tentatively brought it up with Haitai, only to be stopped by him as well. Thus, he could only think of a way to handle it himself.

Moreover, although he called it a deal, he was already prepared to use his authority to force Ye Liuyun. He had not prepared anything of equal value at all, intending to simply toss Ye Liuyun some high-grade crystals.

So when he heard that Ye Liuyun had finished cultivating, he immediately sent someone to summon him. Once Ye Liuyun was called to his residence, resistance would be useless. If Ye Liuyun refused, he could simply pin some charges on him and frame him.

But he had not expected Ye Liuyun to show him not the slightest bit of respect. Ye Liuyun ignored him completely and went straight out of the city to gain experience.

“Damn it! How dare a mere soldier ignore the command of this heir!”

Zhao Yuanpei was furious. He immediately went to Ye Liuyun’s military camp to vent his anger on his soldiers, while also asking where Ye Liuyun had gone. If he could deal with Ye Liuyun outside the military camp, he would have even fewer scruples.

“Oh my, Heir, what brings you here?” The moment Liao Yaotian saw Zhao Yuanpei approaching aggressively, he hurried over and greeted him with a deferential bow.

Qi Tianlin and Chen Mo were both irritated the moment they saw Zhao Yuanpei. Knowing that he had certainly come to cause trouble, they remained silent, glaring at him angrily.

“I’m asking you, why didn’t Ye Liuyun come to see me? Did you fail to pass on the message I gave you?”

Zhao Yuanpei immediately began interrogating Liao Yaotian. The previous two times he had come, it had also been Liao Yaotian who dealt with him. Qi Tianlin and Chen Mo would never volunteer to deal with someone like him.

“How would I dare do that? I passed on your message, but you know he’s a commander. We couldn’t exactly force him to come see you, could we?” Liao Yaotian replied with a fawning grin.

“So he doesn’t take this heir seriously? Where is he?” Zhao Yuanpei confirmed his suspicion and immediately asked where Ye Liuyun had gone.

“As soon as he came out, he went straight to ask the Great Commander for leave and then left the military camp. We’re lowly in rank and couldn’t stop him!” Liao Yaotian continued placating Zhao Yuanpei.

“Stop wasting time. I’m asking where he went!” Zhao Yuanpei said impatiently.

“Well... our rank isn’t high enough. How would we dare ask the commander where he was going? Why don’t you ask the Great Commander?” Liao Yaotian deliberately provoked Zhao Yuanpei, knowing that Haitai certainly would not tell him.

“Are all of you courting death? Don’t think that just because I have no real authority in the army, I can’t do anything to you. What if I kill you right now? What can you do about it?”

Hearing Liao Yaotian’s tone, Zhao Yuanpei suspected that he knew where Ye Liuyun had gone, so he immediately threatened him.

Nearby, Qi Tianlin and Chen Mo had already drawn their weapons without making a sound. If Zhao Yuanpei dared to attack, they would fight back instead of waiting helplessly for death.

“Oh, how could we deceive you, Heir? Please calm down, calm down!” Liao Yaotian placated Zhao Yuanpei while sending Qi Tianlin and Chen Mo a voice transmission, telling them not to make a move under any circumstances.

“What? You dare attack me?” Zhao Yuanpei also noticed the killing intent emanating from Qi Tianlin and Chen Mo.

“Oh dear, what’s going on? We’re all on the same side. Why resort to violence? How about this? I’ll be the bad guy and tell the heir...”

Liao Yaotian immediately tried to smooth things over, taking the opportunity to tell Zhao Yuanpei where Ye Liuyun had gone.

But Qi Tianlin and Chen Mo did not know that Ye Liuyun was setting a trap for Zhao Yuanpei. They both looked at Liao Yaotian in confusion, not knowing what he was up to.

“Then speak! With this heir backing you, no one will dare touch you!” Zhao Yuanpei immediately turned his gaze toward Liao Yaotian as well.

“Actually, there’s no harm in telling you, Heir. I’m just afraid you won’t believe me and will think I’m lying. Our commander went to the uninhabited planet to the west.”

“Liao Yaotian!”

“Brother Tian!”

Qi Tianlin and Chen Mo were both utterly astonished. They had not expected Liao Yaotian to actually reveal it.

“What?” Zhao Yuanpei was suspicious as well. He knew about that uninhabited planet, but given his strength, he himself would not dare go there.

“You didn’t lie to me?” Zhao Yuanpei asked Liao Yaotian once again for confirmation.