Will You Come with Me?

"Qin Ruoxian, what do you mean by that?!" Upon hearing this, Ye Qingwan's expression instantly turned ugly as she stared daggers at Qin Ruoxian.

Qin Ruoxian merely cast Ye Qingwan a casual glance. "The Great Flame Crown Prince? You can't even understand human speech, yet you still came to question me?"

Ye Qingwan trembled with rage. This was the first time anyone had dared to snap at her like this. She snorted coldly. "You really have forgotten where you are. Qingxuan, seize her. Make the Great Qin ruler come personally to claim her!"

"Are you saying this because you do not regard this old man at all?!" The old man beside Qin Ruoxian's expression darkened. Taking a step forward, he unleashed the terrifying pressure of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Feeling that pressure, both Ye Qingwan and Ye Qingxuan's expressions changed, yet they did not seem particularly wary.

Ye Qingwan took out a jade talisman and crushed it. A streak of light immediately rose from within the imperial city and arrived here within a few breaths.

"Old Ghost Nangong, you're not dead yet!" Seeing the newcomer, the old man's expression turned solemn as he spoke coldly.

"Since you, Old Ghost Situ, aren't dead, how could I bear to die?" Nangong Wushe sneered at Situ Guang, then raised a hand and completely dispersed Situ Guang's pressure.

Nangong Wushe was one of the Great Flame Royal Family's protectors. His cultivation was at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, one minor realm higher than Situ Guang's Nascent Soul Early Stage.

On the path of cultivation, the higher one's cultivation, the greater the gap between every realm.

Nangong was only one minor realm above Situ, but to ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators, that single minor realm was like a heavenly chasm.

"You dared to cause trouble in Great Flame. You picked the wrong place. Don't worry, I won't take your life. In a few days, I'll have your father come claim you himself! Protector Nangong, seize her!" Ye Qingwan said.

Nangong Wushe looked at Situ Guang. "Will you surrender without a fight, or shall we have one?"

Situ Guang sneered. "We have not crossed hands in more than ten years. I would like to see whether your cultivation has improved!"

As his words fell, Situ Guang pointed a finger, and a streak of spiritual light shot forth, racing straight toward Nangong Wushe.

Nangong Wushe merely smiled faintly. Forming hand seals, he condensed a shield of light before him that blocked all the spiritual light. Then he stepped forward and vanished. When he reappeared, he was already before Situ Guang.

Situ Guang's face changed drastically. He had just wanted to counterattack, but it was already too late. Nangong Wushe seized Situ Guang's pulse gate, instantly suppressing the surging spiritual power within him.

"Are you about to break through to the late stage?" Situ Guang asked, his expression grim.

Nangong Wushe nodded with a smile, pride written all over his face. He offered no further explanation and turned his gaze toward Qin Ruoxian. With a sweep of his sleeve, an invisible ripple of spiritual power spread out, seeking to imprison her.

But in the next instant, a peal of thunder rang out. Nangong Wushe saw a bolt of lightning flash before his eyes. Ye Yu stood solemnly in front of Qin Ruoxian and threw a punch, scattering Nangong Wushe's spiritual power.

Before anyone could react to what had happened, Ye Yu's icy voice rang out.

"Touch her, and you will die!"

His voice was cold and contained boundless killing intent. Nangong Wushe could not help but shudder. Once he saw who stood before him, his expression shifted slightly. "C-Crown Prince?"

"I am no longer the Great Flame Crown Prince. Let go." Ye Yu looked at Nangong Wushe's hand gripping Situ Guang's pulse gate and spoke indifferently.

Looking at Ye Yu standing before her, Qin Ruoxian's pretty face flushed. She put away the jade talisman in her hand and feigned an absent-minded glance elsewhere, though the corners of her eyes kept stealing looks at the figure before her.

Nangong Wushe promptly released his hand. He knew Ye Yu quite well. It could even be said that Ye Yu's guidance was why he had managed to touch upon the threshold of the Nascent Soul Late Stage.

Half a year ago, he had gone to inspect the condition of the Nine Nether Blood Spring under orders. It was during that trip that he witnessed Ye Yu's strength and extraordinary nature. He had personally seen Ye Yu slay a Nascent Soul Realm Demonic Cultivator who had emerged from the Nine Nether Blood Spring with a single sword strike.

It was also on that occasion that Ye Yu gave him a few pointers, allowing him to find the threshold of the Nascent Soul Late Stage within half a year.

"How did you obtain Golden Core Stage cultivation? I see! You even dared to steal a precious treasure when leaving the palace! Protector Nangong, seize this bastard for me!" Ye Qingwan burned with rage.

She knew full well that Ye Yu's spiritual roots had vanished. Since he now possessed Golden Core Stage cultivation, he must have stolen some kind of treasure.

Nangong Wushe frowned upon hearing this and looked at Ye Qingwan in confusion. He had spent the past half year in secluded cultivation within a secret area of the palace and knew nothing of the outside world. At this moment, he found the scene before him difficult to comprehend.

"Crown Prince, this is?"

"This piece of trash has already been expelled from the royal family by me. Protector Nangong, I now order you to seize him! He dared to steal a precious treasure. Such a treasure is only worthy of Xiao Xuan. You piece of trash, what makes you worthy?!" Ye Qingwan said with a frigid face, gritting her teeth.

Nangong Wushe's expression was exceedingly complicated as he looked at Ye Yu, unsure of what to do for a moment.

"Are you trying to defy my orders?! Fine, I'll do it myself!" Seeing that Nangong Wushe remained motionless, Ye Qingwan could no longer suppress the fury in her heart. Forming hand seals, she flashed forward toward Ye Yu.

As Ye Qingwan lunged at him, a glint of cold light flashed through Ye Yu's eyes. He took one step forward, and terrifying spiritual power surged forth. Ye Qingwan's expression changed drastically. She could clearly feel the killing intent within it. Ye Yu truly wanted to kill her!

Nangong Wushe's face changed greatly. He hurriedly moved before Ye Qingwan and blocked the attack. He let out a muffled groan and swallowed back the metallic sweetness rising in his throat. Helplessly, he said, "Crown Prince, this... you are all family. Why must it come to this..."

"Family? Who is family with this bastard?! I want him dead!" Having sensed Ye Yu's killing intent, Ye Qingwan became even more ferocious. She made to attack again, only to be held back by Ye Qingxuan beside her.

"Eldest Sister, calm down. Don't let others see us as a joke."

Hearing this, Ye Qingwan glanced at Qin Ruoxian beside them before gritting her teeth. "Bastard, I'll give you one last chance. Come with me obediently. This is your only chance! Otherwise, you can forget about ever setting foot in Great Flame again for the rest of your life!"

Watching this scene, Nangong Wushe frowned deeply. He could not understand at all why matters had developed to this point. Everyone had witnessed the Crown Prince's excellence, yet now they seemed like mortal enemies! What exactly had happened during this period?

Ye Yu cast Ye Qingwan a casual glance and no longer paid any attention to the madwoman. Turning around, he looked gently at Qin Ruoxian and asked softly, "How was it? You weren't frightened, were you?"

Feeling Ye Yu's gentleness, Qin Ruoxian was at a loss for what to do. She cleared her throat and forced herself to remain calm. "What could possibly happen to me? So, will you come with me?"

By the end, Qin Ruoxian felt as though her heart were about to leap out of her throat.

Who would have expected Ye Yu to ponder for a while, then shake his head? "No."