461: Zhou Ruobing's shield

"Your Highness, what special day is it today?" Yang Lingchen asked curiously.

"It's just a gathering of the younger generation of our Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty. Just stay by my side and don't wander off."

Zhou Ruobing instructed him.

"Alright," Yang Lingchen nodded.

This was a good opportunity to see the geniuses of the younger generation in the Eastern State. Yang Lingchen naturally didn't want to miss it. On his path of growth in the future, he would definitely clash with these people, so it was a good thing to get to know them in advance.

"Imperial Sister, you're here."

Princess came over dressed in a set of seductive women's clothing. Her exquisite features and shapely figure exuded a tempting aura. Although she was previously an intersex person, it still couldn't stop the prodigies of Great Zhou City from admiring her.

"Oh, isn't this Young Master Yang? Why are you here? Quick, sit here." Princess smiled coquettishly and naturally moved to hook her arm around Yang Lingchen's.

"Fuck, dead pervert."

Yang Lingchen cursed inwardly, sidestepped, and hid behind Zhou Ruobing.

Although Princess was now a woman through and through, he didn't want to have any connection with her. After all, she used to be a man.

"Look at how scared you are, I don't eat people."

Princess said coquettishly, then turned to look at Zhou Ruobing. "Imperial Sister, let's go sit over there! Several of our imperial brothers are there too!"

"Mm... mm...!" Zhou Ruobing nodded, then led Yang Lingchen towards the center of the banquet.

"Ninth Sister, you've arrived."

After entering the center of the banquet, a young man wearing a yellow python-patterned silk robe laughed and walked over.

This person was sturdily built and quite handsome. He exuded an air of authority, clearly someone who had held a high position for a long time.

This man was none other than the Second Prince of the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty, Second Prince.

"Second Imperial Brother." Zhou Ruobing nodded politely.

"Come, sit! Everyone is here, we were just waiting for you." Second Prince laughed heartily and motioned for Zhou Ruobing to take a seat.

"Greetings, Ninth Princess."

Seeing Zhou Ruobing's arrival, several young prodigies of the Great Zhou Imperial City rose to greet her.

The way these people looked at Zhou Ruobing was filled with burning passion.

"Mm."

Zhou Ruobing gave a light hum, then took Yang Lingchen and sat down in the pre-arranged seats.

Yang Lingchen stood quietly behind Zhou Ruobing. After all, the cultivation levels of everyone present were far higher than his.

However, Yang Lingchen felt no fear because he believed that as long as he was given enough time, surpassing these people in the future would be an easy task.

"Sit down."

Zhou Ruobing turned to look at Yang Lingchen behind her.

For some reason, she always felt that Yang Lingchen was particularly mysterious. In just a few short months, he had actually broken through from the First Level of the Heavenly Net Realm to the Third Level of the Celestial Net Realm. This speed of advancement was truly inconceivable.

"Mm...!"

Yang Lingchen nodded and sat down beside Zhou Ruobing.

He was not a self-deprecating person and never felt he was inferior to anyone. Even if all the guards here were standing, as long as Zhou Ruobing told him to sit, he would dare to sit.

"Ninth Sister, who is this?"

A handsome young man with a hint of wickedness in his eyes looked at Yang Lingchen curiously.

This wicked young man was the Fifth Prince of the Great Zhou Imperial Family, Zhou Tianxiang.

"His name is Yang Lingchen, he is this Princess's friend." Zhou Ruobing's voice was cold and flat.

"So he's Ninth Sister's friend; then he's a friend of our Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty." Zhou Tianxiang chuckled.

Zhou Tianxiang understood his Ninth Sister well. He hadn't expected the always-aloof Zhou Ruobing to let a young man at the Third Level of the Celestial Net Realm sit by her side.

One must know that over these thousands of years, the young prodigies pursuing Zhou Ruobing were countless, and many were even Young Lords of super forces, but they were all rejected by her.

Furthermore, in all these years, he had never heard of Zhou Ruobing having any male friends.

Yang Lingchen was slightly moved. He hadn't expected Zhou Ruobing to say that, but since she considered him a friend, he would naturally do his best to maintain this friendship.

"To be able to become the Ninth Princess's friend, your identity must surely be extraordinary. I wonder which sect this Brother Yang hails from?"

A tall, handsome young man with a murderous aura walked over.

This person was the number one Genius of the Ye Family in Great Zhou City, Ye Juehen.

At the same time, he was one of the top five geniuses in the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty. In terms of strength and talent alone, he far surpassed most princes and princesses.

The reason Ye Juehen was hostile towards Yang Lingchen was mainly because he had been pursuing Zhou Ruobing for a thousand years. Now, a kid who popped out of nowhere had become Zhou Ruobing's only male friend, which made him very unhappy.

"My identity is ordinary, nothing special," Yang Lingchen said calmly.

He could feel that the other party was clearly hostile toward him, so he naturally wouldn't reveal his identity as a Disciple of Wentian Palace.

Yang Lingchen's answer made Ye Juehen very frustrated, giving him the feeling of punching a ball of cotton.

"Brother Yang is too modest. If you were an ordinary person, how could you possibly become the Ninth Princess's only male friend?" Ye Juehen said.

"Perhaps it's because I'm quite handsome! That's why the Ninth Princess is willing to be friends with me." A smug smile curled at the corner of Yang Lingchen's mouth.

Since the other party was clearly hostile, he naturally had to provoke him. Although the other party's strength had reached the Peak of the Xuanzun Realm, he remained fearless.

After all, with so many people watching, it was impossible for Ye Juehen to make a move against him in front of everyone, right?

Besides, even if Ye Juehen did make a move, Yang Lingchen could summon Nie Xiaoyu at any time.

And now, Nie Xiaoyu's cultivation had reached the Myriad Illusions Realm. Crushing a Peak Xuanzun Realm Ye Juehen would be no different from crushing an ant.

Of course, unless he was pushed to the limit, Yang Lingchen wouldn't casually summon Nie Xiaoyu, as it would make him dependent on her, which would be very detrimental to his future Cultivation.

"This kid does seem quite handsome! If I use him as a shield, it might not be a bad thing," Zhou Ruobing thought to herself.

She didn't refute Yang Lingchen's words; instead, she sat beside him as obediently as a kitten.

Zhou Ruobing had no favorable impression of Ye Juehen, but since he was a top Genius of the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty, she couldn't easily offend him.

At this moment, Zhou Ruobing completely made up her mind to let Yang Lingchen act as this shield. This way, she could block those pursuers in the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty and focus on her Cultivation.

Sure enough, as soon as Yang Lingchen finished speaking, it caused a huge stir in the center of the banquet. All the young prodigies turned their gazes toward Yang Lingchen.

"This kid is so bold! He actually dares to speak to Ye Juehen like that."

"Yeah! Ye Juehen is famous for being ruthless."

"But I'm more curious about how the Ninth Princess took a fancy to this kid. I don't see anything special about him! Other than being a bit handsome, his cultivation level isn't even enough to be a guard in the palace."

"You guys don't understand. Maybe the Ninth Princess just likes this kind of pretty boy?"

"This kid's end will definitely be miserable. Which imperial Princess would like an ordinary person? It's just for fun. Once she's bored, she'll kick him aside. Remember how miserable that Dong Yong was last time? I'm sure everyone remembers, right?"

"The guy who was dating Prince Tiance?"

"Exactly, that's him. A few months ago, Princess Tiance got tired of him, then his cultivation was crippled and he was thrown into a bridge hole outside the city."

For a moment, everyone was whispering, and the looks they gave Yang Lingchen were filled with a hint of pity... To be continued!