A maid must know her place!

With matters here settled, the First Elder and Second Elder prepared to depart for Divine Dragon Province in the Heavenly Profound Dao Domain.

They intended to seize the Ancestral Dragon Nest's peerless dragon heir as a mount for their Young Master.

Holding the soundly sleeping Ye Tian, Ye Linglong could not help feeling amused.

The little fellow had been born only ten days ago, yet his fame had already spread far and wide, gradually making its way through the Immortal Domain.

After all... the title of the Divine Emperor's son carried immense pressure, and it had already brought him no small amount of trouble.

She sighed inwardly. Little brother, you'll have to work ever harder to gain a firm foothold in the Eternal Immortal Domain, where danger lurks on every side!

Had Ye Tian known what his cousin was thinking, he would certainly have shaken his head repeatedly. No, no, no. I'm aiming to slack off and lie flat. What hard work? With this invincible background and this damned system, do I still need to work hard?

Huang Ruoxi obediently followed behind Ye Linglong as they headed toward Linglong's Sleeping Palace.

Now that she had become the infant Ye Tian's maid, what else could she do?

The Great Dao Oath had already been sworn. No one could change it.

Still, a sense of loss lingered in her heart.

Previously, she had been the lofty Eldest Princess of the Phoenix Ancient Kingdom, looking down upon countless living beings.

Now... she had fallen to the position of a lowly maid, washing someone else's clothes, folding their bedding, serving tea, and pouring water.

The enormous change in her status felt like a dream to Huang Ruoxi. Even now, she could not truly settle into her role as a maid.

Huang Ruoxi bit her red lip tightly. Defiance and humiliation showed on her exquisite face, but not a trace of regret.

Her submission could secure a thread of hope for the Phoenix Ancient Kingdom's future survival.

Then... a tear as clear as a pearl slipped from the corner of her eye.

This was her fate, one she could not resist.

She had naively believed that possessing Phoenix True Blood gave her the right to struggle against fate.

In the end, she was nothing but a clown.

"Heh, I know you're still somewhat unwilling inside, stooping to become an infant's maid."

"But... don't forget that he is the Divine Emperor's son. Being allowed to serve him is an immense honor!"

"With a mere beckon from the God Emperor, Saintesses from sacred lands and divine maidens from ancient clans would fight to become the Young Master's maids!"

"Set aside that pride of yours. You are only a maid now. If you fail to care for him properly, beware of bringing disaster upon yourself!"

Ye Linglong's delicate brows drew together slightly, revealing pearly teeth as she spoke. Her voice was clear and crisp, yet to the listener, it was grating, chilling to the bone, and struck straight at the soul.

Ye Linglong stared directly at Huang Ruoxi, her gaze sharp as a sword. An overwhelming pressure swept outward, shattering space as divine radiance spilled down.

A Divine Halo appeared behind Ye Linglong, making her resemble a deity. A wisp of her aura escaped, and before it, Huang Ruoxi was like a withered leaf in the wind, liable to lose her life at any moment.

She had intended to draw upon the Phoenix True Blood within her to resist, but she could not withstand that aura at all. Her knees buckled, and she immediately dropped to the ground in a kneeling bow.

Huang Ruoxi was shaken to her core.

She, too, was a young prodigy in the Divine Ability Realm, and she possessed Phoenix True Blood. Her reputation was illustrious in the outside world, and almost no young prodigy in the Phoenix Ancient Kingdom could match her.

Yet here in the Eternal Ye Family, someone in the same realm had completely suppressed her with a mere wisp of aura.

Was the Eternal Ye Family's younger generation truly this terrifying, their strength far surpassing others in the same realm?

Rumor had it that Ye Linglong did not even rank among the Eternal Ye Family's seed prodigies. If she faced one of those, she probably could not withstand even a single glance.

"This servant understands. I would never dare harbor the slightest disloyalty. I will devote myself wholeheartedly to serving the Young Master."

As Huang Ruoxi spoke, her understanding of the Eternal Ye Family was overturned once again.

People said that the Eternal Ye Family was the foremost family across all the heavens, with strength and reserves unmatched throughout the myriad worlds.

She had never thought those rumors false, but neither had she imagined that even their younger generation would surpass the prodigies of the outside world by such an immeasurable margin.

As the Eldest Princess of the Phoenix Ancient Kingdom, she could not even match a middling prodigy of the Eternal Ye Family.

In truth, Huang Ruoxi was overestimating herself.

At present, she could not even match an ordinary prodigy of the Eternal Ye Family.

"Let's go. You've already sworn a Great Dao Oath, anyway, so it's no great concern."

"I only said all that to make you understand one fact. The Young Master choosing you as his maid is a gift. Don't fail to appreciate what's good for you."

Ye Linglong's tone softened somewhat as she helped Huang Ruoxi up.

Before Huang Ruoxi could recover, she caught sight of Ye Tian sleeping soundly in Ye Linglong's arms.

She immediately realized just how much weight this Young Master carried within the Eternal Ye Family.

As the Divine Emperor's son, even if he possessed a mortal physique and unremarkable talent, he still had an invincible background to fall back on.

At last, half an hour later, they returned to Ye Linglong's Sleeping Palace.

Seeing such a magnificent, spacious palace, Huang Ruoxi parted her Vermilion Lips slightly in surprise.

Just how vast were the Eternal Ye Family's reserves?

Even the Sleeping Palace of a young disciple was this luxurious.

Ye Linglong was neither a direct descendant of the Ye Family's main line nor one of its few seed prodigies, yet she still enjoyed such treatment.

Linglong's Sleeping Palace alone was more luxurious and grand than her imperial father's palace.

Earlier, in the reception hall, she had heard that the Young Master's palace was still under construction.

How magnificent would it be once completed? Perhaps it would rival some Primordial Imperial Cities.

Huang Ruoxi had guessed correctly. Ye Junlin and Yue Liuli attached immense importance to Ye Tian's palace, gathering practically every rare treasure under heaven and carefully constructing it with all kinds of Saint Gold Immortal Stone.

Both its scale and its amenities were modeled after those ancient Primordial Imperial Cities.

Other young prodigies lived in palaces, but what the Eternal Ye Family had prepared for Ye Tian was an entire city.

It would be a city belonging exclusively to Ye Tian, inhabited by his subordinates, the servants attending to his daily needs, and peerless experts protecting him.

"I suppose it won't be long before the Young Master leaves my humble abode."

Ye Linglong spoke forlornly. Once her little brother left, whom would she hold while sleeping at night?

When the time came, she would ask the family head for permission to care for her little brother in his palace.

Huang Ruoxi's expression shifted slightly upon hearing Ye Linglong's words.

A humble abode? A palace this luxurious could still be called a humble abode?

Then wouldn't all the great halls of our Phoenix Ancient Kingdom be nothing but thatched huts?

The deeper she ventured, the more she felt the terrifying might of the Eternal Ye Family.

In the outside world, she was the lofty Eldest Princess of the Phoenix Ancient Kingdom. But within the Eternal Ye Family, she might not even measure up to some ordinary Ye Family disciples in any respect.

The pride in her heart had diminished since earlier.

Everything she had been so proud of was nothing but a joke within the Eternal Ye Family.

"Let's go. It's getting late, and it's time to rest."

"You may cultivate inside the palace, as long as you don't disturb the Young Master and me while we rest."

"The Young Master and I are different from ordinary cultivators. We prefer a lifestyle closer to that of mortals, with a clear distinction between day and night."

Then Huang Ruoxi was led inside the palace, and Ye Linglong took the opportunity to explain a few things she needed to keep in mind.

After all... a maid had to know her place.

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