Chapter 3437

At that moment, Chen Yueying went to a study in the inner courtyard of the prince’s residence to discuss Ye Liuyun with her father.

“With so many powerful experts in the prince’s residence, you don’t use any of them and instead choose a guard at the second level of the Taixu Realm?” Her father, Chen Haisheng, could not understand her decision either.

“That’s only because you haven’t seen what he’s capable of...” Chen Yueying immediately launched into a glowing account of Ye Liuyun’s abilities.

“Heh, it seems you think very highly of him,” Chen Haisheng said with a smile as he looked at Chen Yueying.

“Father, what do you mean by that? I was only introducing him to you so you wouldn’t misunderstand!” Chen Yueying said, though she did not dare meet her father’s eyes.

“Hahaha, I didn’t say anything. Why are you so nervous? If he’s really as capable as you say, he may have a chance to distinguish himself in the future. Whether he does or not will depend on him! I certainly won’t help him!”

As the Heavenly King of the Western Region, Chen Haisheng had already guessed that his daughter favored Ye Liuyun when he heard her praise him so enthusiastically.

He would not interfere in such a matter. If Ye Liuyun truly had the ability to make something of himself, he would not stop him either. He did not attach much importance to a person’s background.

“He doesn’t need your help! As long as you don’t object to his serving as my guard, that’s enough!”

Chen Yueying was worried that her father would consider Ye Liuyun’s cultivation level too low and refuse to let him serve as her personal guard.

“Hahaha, I won’t interfere with your decision! What can I do when you’re my only daughter? You told me all that just for this?” Chen Haisheng smiled as well. He knew that if his daughter had fallen for Ye Liuyun, he would not be able to stop her.

“I want to take him to the Library Pavilion. Since he came from the lower realm, he may need to learn about the cultivation techniques here. It would be good for him to grow stronger so he can protect me!”

Chen Yueying had heard Ye Liuyun mention that he was interested in the cultivation techniques here, so she brought it up with Chen Haisheng.

Chen Haisheng readily agreed with a smile. “Do as you please! They’re only some cultivation techniques. If he wants to look at them, let him.”

“Thank you, Father!” Only then did Chen Yueying thank Chen Haisheng with satisfaction before taking her leave.

As soon as she returned to her residence, she sent someone to summon Ye Liuyun. When Liao Yaotian and the others heard that the princess had summoned Ye Liuyun, they immediately confirmed that the princess was Chen Yueying.

Ye Liuyun was also feeling uneasy. “If it really is Chen Yueying, in what capacity should I go to see her?”

After thinking it over, he decided that he was currently only a guard, so he should fulfill the duties of his position. He still had to pay his respects.

“Sigh! We were friends to begin with, but after she pulled this, I’m suddenly a rank below her!”

Although Ye Liuyun felt somewhat awkward, he knew that he had only just arrived and needed to put up with it for the time being. Otherwise, he would offend too many people at once, and he might not even be able to cultivate in peace from then on.

Chen Yueying had not changed her clothes. She was still dressed as usual, precisely because she did not want to put too much pressure on Ye Liuyun.

But when Ye Liuyun saw that it was her, he still greeted her in his capacity as a guard: “Greetings, Princess!”

“You’re not angry with me, are you? I didn’t tell you beforehand because I was afraid you’d start treating me like an outsider. I didn’t know how to explain it at the time, so I kept putting it off until now.”

Seeing Ye Liuyun remain calm and greet her as a guard, Chen Yueying could not tell what he was thinking, so she had no choice but to explain herself.

“Of course not! I know you were only trying to help me, so I won’t blame you. I just feel that since I’m a guard now, it’s only proper for me to pay my respects!” Ye Liuyun explained.

“Then if you’re not angry with me, you aren’t allowed to pay your respects whenever you see me from now on. Treat me as your friend, just like before!” Chen Yueying insisted.

The maidservants around them were all extremely astonished to hear the princess speak to a guard that way.

“If Evil Creature see that, they’ll probably gossip!”

Ye Liuyun also felt that it would indeed be difficult. He did not want to pay his respects, but if others saw them, they would probably say that she did not understand the rules.

“If I don’t say anything, who would dare to?” Chen Yueying deliberately pouted in displeasure.

“Then... all right. I’ll do my best!” Ye Liuyun could only agree. He relaxed considerably as well. At least Chen Yueying still regarded him as a friend.

“That’s more like it!” Only then did Chen Yueying smile with satisfaction.

“Come on, I’ll take you somewhere nice. Consider it compensation! After you see it, you can’t treat me like a stranger anymore!” As she spoke, Chen Yueying led Ye Liuyun outside, leaving a group of stunned maidservants behind.

“Where are we going?” Ye Liuyun asked as he walked.

“You’ll know when we get there!” Chen Yueying kept him in suspense again.

This girl certainly loved giving people surprises. He only hoped the surprise would not turn into a fright! Ye Liuyun followed silently behind Chen Yueying.

This was, after all, the prince’s residence. If he walked shoulder to shoulder with Chen Yueying, the entire residence would surely be thrown into an uproar!

“Is this... the Library Pavilion?”

When Chen Yueying brought Ye Liuyun to the Library Pavilion, he grew somewhat excited as well.

Judging by its size, the library of the prince’s residence was clearly quite substantial. This meant that he could resolve all his questions about cultivation techniques here.

“What do you think? Isn’t this a nice surprise?” Chen Yueying asked Ye Liuyun proudly.

“This really is a surprise! Thank you so much!” Ye Liuyun said sincerely.

“Then doesn’t the fact that I’m a princess count as a surprise?” Chen Yueying asked him.

“I’d settle for it not being a fright!” Ye Liuyun was in a good mood and joked with her.

When Chen Yueying saw him return to his usual way of speaking, she finally felt relieved.

She immediately told Ye Liuyun, “Just keep speaking to me in that tone from now on. If there’s anything I do that displeases you, tell me directly. Don’t keep it bottled up, or it might create a rift between us!”

“All right. For the sake of this Library Pavilion, I’ll agree to that!” Ye Liuyun replied offhandedly.

However, the captain of the guard force protecting the Library Pavilion and several nearby guards had all heard their conversation.

“Who is this guard? Why is the princess speaking to him in such a servile tone?” The guard captain’s eyes widened, but he did not dare ask.

“My father has agreed to let him enter the Library Pavilion!” Seeing their astonished expressions, Chen Yueying said no more. She simply gave the order and led Ye Liuyun straight inside.

The guard captain knew that the princess would never bring anyone there without the prince’s verbal permission, so he merely made a simple record that the princess had visited with a guard and did not dare stop them.

Ye Liuyun thus entered the prince’s Library Pavilion without a hitch. There were indeed a great many books inside—three floors in all, with several hundred cultivation techniques of varying grades on each floor.

“Wonderful!” Ye Liuyun could not help exclaiming as he prepared to search through them one by one for the cultivation techniques he needed to learn about.

Chen Yueying stopped him. “If you search for them one book at a time, when will you ever finish? There’s a catalog here. Look them up in the catalog first, then go find them. That will save you some time.”

As she spoke, she took him to get a copy of the catalog first so that he could use it as a reference while searching.