Is Ye Luo doing the right thing by acting like this?
"You!"
Yun Liancheng looked at Ye Luo helplessly, unsure of why Ye Luo was behaving this way today. The two of them had known each other for so long, having gone through numerous experiences together, so Yun Liancheng understood Ye Luo. Ye Luo wasnât typically this kind of person!
Ye Luo, of course, didnât want to create conflict with Yun Liancheng at this moment, but he simply had no choice, given the Border Guard task.
Helpless, he sighed inwardly. Then, in a low voice, he lied to Yun Liancheng, saying, "Brother Yun, Iâm sorry. The mentor assigned this task, challenging a divisionâs stronghold. But I donât have that kind of strength, so I had to come to your Yun Division. If weâre brothers, please donât join in, or I truly wonât be able to handle it!"
Yun Liancheng froze slightly, and after a moment, he reacted, "You, you became You Jiâs disciple?"
"Of course! Otherwise, do you think Iâm bored enough to come pick trouble with you? All right, Iâm off to challenge now. Weâll talk laterâthen Iâll treat all the bros to drinks and apologize properly. Sigh, what a miserable life!"
Ye Luoâs performance was absolutely masterful!
At this moment, Yun Liancheng wasnât going to stop Ye Luo anymore. In fact, his expression was almost gleeful.
In Yun Lianchengâs mind, for Ye Luo to become You Jiâs disciple was definitely something worth celebrating.
So, without any further objection, he directly stepped aside and said to the others, "Guys, Ye Luo is my brother, thatâs true. But today, I want you all to beat the crap out of him! Make sure you give him a thorough thrashing. Tonight, Iâll treat everyone to drinks at the Imperial Family Tavernâbut heâs paying! Letâs show him the strength of our Yun Division. Donât hold back. Break him!"
Damn!
If it werenât for Ye Luo catching the humor in Yun Lianchengâs gaze, heâd have really thought Yun Liancheng was taking this chance to seek revenge on him.
"Got it, Brother Yun! Donât worry, today weâre definitely going to give this kid the lesson heâs asking for!"
The Yun Division members smiled broadly upon hearing Yun Lianchengâs words.
No matter how great Princess Ling Xue was, she was still an unattainable figure. The Yun Division didnât boast many high-ranking nobility. In fact, it was practically considered a commonerâs division. Among them, Yun Liancheng had the highest rank!
So, after their initial anger over Ye Luoâs actions, the Yun Division members no longer took him so seriously. Combined with Yun Lianchengâs words, most of their frustration had dissipated.
The Imperial Family Tavern wasnât an ordinary establishment. In fact, it was built by the Crown Prince out of sheer boredom. Entry not only required status, but also came with exorbitant costs. Even for the Royal Academy students, a meal there would make their wallets hurt for quite some time.
Now, hearing about Yun Liancheng treating their group to drinks, and making Ye Luo foot the bill, brought sheer delight to their hearts.
Of course, Yun Liancheng had good reasons behind this. Ye Luo had once mentioned acquiring fifty thousand gold coins through less-than-legitimate means. Who else would they extort if not him?
Whatâs more, with just a few words and a single meal, Yun Liancheng could smooth over the friction between Ye Luo and the Yun Division members. That was undeniably a good outcome!
Ye Luo understood this in his heart. Thatâs what brothers are like.
Between brothers, some things need not be said aloud, and some actions arenât just about appearances.
Back on Earth, Ye Luo trusted his brothers unconditionally.
In the Martial Realm, Ye Luo was no different!
"Swish! Swish! Swish!"
Figures began to appear on the platformâthose Ye Luo had called out, every last one of them stepped up to the stage.
"Kid, youâre pretty arrogant, huh? Today, weâre going to give you a proper lesson and show you what it means to have senior disciples!"
"Yeah, after we teach this kid a lesson, weâll make him treat us to drinks. Just thinking about it makes me excited, haha!"
One by one, they chimed in. Perhaps for anyone else, their words would have sounded like brazen provocationâafter all, the context was heavy with challenge.
But Ye Luo merely glanced at them, then said calmly, "Arrogant or not, letâs find out in the fight. Enough with the nonsense. Come at me together!"
Having said that, Ye Luo made his move without hesitation.
An hour later, the platform had only one man standingâYe Luo. As for the others, all of them had been knocked off the stage by him.
"Nice! Youâre pretty strong, kidâI like you! Haha!"
One of the Yun Division disciples, sprawled on the ground, shouted cheerfully.
This naturally drew a wave of laughter from the rest.
Only at this moment did Ye Luo finally relax a little.
This time, it seemed he owed thanks to Yun Liancheng. If not for Yun Liancheng, Ye Luo probably wouldnât have been able to complete the Border Guard task without offending anyone.
Yet, before Ye Luo could finish feeling relieved, a new task arrived.
"New task: Cause havoc at the Imperial Family Tavern!"
Damn!
That damned Border Guardâit was hell-bent on ruining him!
To hell with it, thatâs the tavern run by the Crown Prince! He hadnât even gone to drink there yet, and now the Border Guard was assigning him a task to stir up trouble!
And it just had to involve creating chaos at the Imperial Family Tavern!
If Ye Luo had enough strength, heâd have loved nothing more than to go teach Li Long a lesson immediately.
Unfortunately, all Ye Luo could do was stew over the thought.
Giving Yun Liancheng a helpless look, he cursed inwardly at Yun Lianchengâs suggestion to drink at the Imperial Tavern. Now look, Ye Luo was forced to provoke the Crown Prince.
Honestly, the Third Prince was already an inevitable enemy of Ye Luo. Now with the Crown Prince included, was Ye Luo going to end up offending every single member of the Great Tang Empireâs royal family?
"Letâs go! Imperial Family Tavernâitâs on me!"
Ye Luo waved his hand and led Yun Liancheng and the others toward the Imperial Family Tavern en masse.
Thankfully, the disciples of the Yun Division were sensible enough not to follow. Most remained behind, and only those who had fought against Ye Luo accompanied him. Otherwise, Ye Luo mightâve truly gone broke.
On the way, Ye Luo couldnât help but ponder one troubling question: How exactly was the Border Guard monitoring him?
Setting other things aside for the moment, letâs just take this matter of drinking at the Imperial Family Tavern. Yun Liancheng had just casually brought up the idea, and immediately, the task from the Border Guard came through.
Clearly, the Border Guard was monitoring Ye Luo at all times. Unfortunately, Ye Luo had no idea how they were doing it.
Unable to figure it out, Ye Luo decided he might as well stop trying. By now, Ye Luo clearly understood that he was nothing more than a pawn in the eyes of the Border Guard. He had no say in the matter.
Or perhaps, Ye Luo never had a choice to begin with.
Before long, they arrived at the Imperial Family Tavern.
The Imperial Family Tavern wasnât particularly expansiveâit was actually quite small.
The Great Tang Imperial Capital was intriguing in this way. The more exclusive and special the place, the smaller it tended to appear, whereas other buildings casually reached hundreds of stories tall!