Chapter 3435

“Exactly! As soon as I heard that Commander Song Zhen had been sent by the marquis, I feared something might happen, so I made arrangements in advance. I’ve been stationed at the camp gate these past few days!”

Ye Liuyun gave him a thumbs-up. “Brother Tian, you really thought of everything!”

“You brat, stop praising me! No matter how capable I am, I’m still not as good as you. I never thought you’d actually pull it off!”

Liao Yaotian sent those words to Ye Liuyun via voice transmission.

“Ha-ha, that bastard deserved to die! I’ve avenged our brothers!” Ye Liuyun also sent the message to Qi Tianlin and Chen Mo via voice transmission.

The three exchanged knowing smiles before returning together to Ye Liuyun’s main tent, where they treated Chen Yueying as an honored guest. They felt that Chen Yueying had saved Ye Liuyun and clearly came from an extraordinary background, so none of them dared offend her.

“There’s no need to be so polite. She’s a friend of mine!” Ye Liuyun introduced her to them as well.

“Oh, so she’s a friend!” Seeing how familiar Ye Liuyun and Chen Yueying seemed with each other, Liao Yaotian deliberately emphasized the word “friend” to liven things up, prompting everyone to burst into laughter.

Chen Yueying’s face flushed scarlet, and she did not dare look at Ye Liuyun.

“All right, stop teasing me. Tell me what’s been happening here.” Ye Liuyun immediately changed the subject to keep Chen Yueying from misunderstanding.

“There isn’t much to say about military affairs. Everything’s the same as before. It’s just that we were worried about you every day. Once we learned that Song Zhen was coming, we arranged to guard the camp, thinking that if something happened to you, we could cover your escape!”

“Fortunately, you’ve made it through this ordeal. But don’t let your guard down in the future. Even when you’re sleeping, make sure you keep your mouth shut!” Liao Yaotian briefly explained the situation to Ye Liuyun and reminded him to be careful.

“Thank you, brothers!” Ye Liuyun cupped his fists toward them. He was deeply grateful that they had been willing to risk their lives to cover his escape.

“That’s enough. Now that you’re back, we can finally relax and get some proper rest. You two talk—we won’t disturb you!” After explaining everything, Liao Yaotian promptly took Qi Tianlin and Chen Mo away to rest, tactfully giving them some privacy.

That left only Ye Liuyun and Chen Yueying in the tent, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

“Why don’t you roast some meat for me?” Chen Yueying tried to find something to say.

“Uh... didn’t we just come back after eating? Are you hungry again?” Ye Liuyun failed to realize that Chen Yueying was merely making conversation.

“Then let’s cultivate!” Chen Yueying had no choice but to suggest.

“All right, you cultivate here. This is my main tent, so no one will come in and disturb you. I’ll go outside for a while to check on the soldiers, then come back and keep you company!”

Ye Liuyun said this because he wanted to inspect the situation outside himself. After all, he was also a commander, and it would not be appropriate for him to return without showing his face.

“Mm.” Chen Yueying agreed, but immediately reminded Ye Liuyun, “Don’t leave the military camp for now, or Song Zhen might make a move against you in secret. You may be out of danger by tomorrow!”

“Tomorrow? Do you know something?” Ye Liuyun also recalled what Haotai had said—that he was to bring Chen Yueying to the central command tent to report the next day.

“How would I know what will happen tomorrow?” Chen Yueying deliberately babbled nonsense. She still had not figured out how to explain her identity to Ye Liuyun, so she intended to put it off for as long as possible.

She even sent a voice transmission to Haotai, telling him not to reveal her identity to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun also felt that Chen Yueying seemed to know something but simply did not want to tell him. However, it appeared to be something favorable to him, so he did not press her.

“All right, then. I’ll go take a look and come right back. I won’t leave the camp!” Ye Liuyun agreed before leaving the main tent.

With only Chen Yueying left in the tent, she giggled to herself and muttered, “I wonder whether he’ll look pleasantly surprised or utterly shocked when he learns the truth!”

She then took out a voice-transmission talisman and spoke into it: “Send me a few more soldiers. One person is a little too few. Just bring along his other subordinates as well!”

Ye Liuyun took a walk outside to ease the awkwardness, while also pondering that Chen Yueying’s identity was probably far from simple. Her voice transmission to Haotai must have had an effect. Otherwise, even if disciples of sects in the Void World held high status, they should not be able to interfere in military affairs!

However, since Chen Yueying had not said anything, he did not feel it would be appropriate to question her too closely.

Liao Yaotian and the others came over at that moment and teased Ye Liuyun: “You’re something else, kid. You went out and found yourself a backer. Which important figure is she?”

Ye Liuyun casually asked, “How could you tell that she’s an important figure?”

Liao Yaotian said disdainfully, “Do you really need to look closely? Do you think a sect token alone could wield that much power? Song Zhen was sent by the True Martial Marquis. Although his position is on the same level as our supreme commander’s, his status is far higher!

“If she wasn’t someone important, could she have made him turn around and leave without saying a word?”

Ye Liuyun merely smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with him.

Seeing his expression, Liao Yaotian guessed what was going on. “You don’t know either, do you?”

“You really are amazing. You even managed to guess that!” Ye Liuyun had no choice but to admit it.

“Then I’d say that little girl has taken a liking to you!” Liao Yaotian speculated.

“Don’t talk nonsense. I only saved her life, and we became friends afterward.” Ye Liuyun hurriedly explained.

Liao Yaotian curled his lips and did not continue.

Ye Liuyun chatted with them for a few moments, then walked around various parts of the military camp. After taking a look around, he could only return to the main tent.

Fortunately, Chen Yueying had already begun cultivating, sparing him further awkwardness. He immediately returned to the spatial world to cultivate as well. Otherwise, he truly would not have known what to talk about with Chen Yueying.

Early the next morning, Ye Liuyun took Chen Yueying to Haotai’s main tent. He also wanted to learn Chen Yueying’s identity as soon as possible.

However, by the time they arrived at Haotai’s tent, Song Zhen was already gone.

While waiting for Ye Liuyun at the camp gate the previous day, Haotai had received word that Chen Tianwang’s daughter, Princess Yueying, would be coming to take Ye Liuyun away.

He simply had never met Chen Yueying and did not recognize her. Once Chen Yueying testified on Ye Liuyun’s behalf, he was completely reassured and knew that Ye Liuyun had someone protecting him. However, Chen Yueying had told him not to reveal her identity.

So he had only told Song Zhen that much. Neither of them dared disobey her orders or greet her directly; they merely sent her a voice transmission before leaving.

As for Zhao Yuanpei’s matter, Zhao himself had never mentioned Ye Liuyun. Although Ye Liuyun was somewhat suspicious, no one believed he had the courage or ability to do such a thing. Besides, with the princess as his witness, Song Zhen naturally stopped pursuing the matter. He could only report back to the True Martial Marquis and continue the hunt for Meng Yunshan.

Haotai then smiled and told Ye Liuyun, “Congratulations! I received your transfer order. You’ve been transferred to the Heavenly King’s residence as a personal guard. Your three subordinates are coming along and will benefit from your promotion as well. Liao Yaotian, Qi Tianlin, and Chen Mo will all go with you. None of your positions will change, and the three of them will still be under your command.

“This is as far as I can help you. It’s a tremendous opportunity for all of you, so make sure you seize it! You four, set out for the residence with Miss Yueying today and report for duty. She’ll take you through the necessary formalities.”