Forced to become a pure and innocent female pharmacist in order to cultivate immortality.

"Hmph! You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences. There has never been a woman I couldn't have. Men, take these two ladies back to the Lou family." Lou Shanhe gestured.

Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun sighed helplessly and then prepared to teach these guys a lesson.

But just as Ye Liuyun was about to make a move, Li Wenbin made his move. Li Wenbin, along with his guards, rushed over menacingly.

"Stop! Lou Shanhe, how dare you do this in front of me, the young master, by abducting a woman in Donghai City?" Li Wenbin arrived in front of Lou Shanhe as quickly as possible and angrily rebuked him.

This left Lou Shanhe, who had been quite pleased, completely dumbfounded.

"This? Your Highness, you?" Lou Shanhe was about to say something, but Li Wenbin slapped him hard across the face.

That slap immediately shut him up.

"What do you mean 'what do you mean'? Men, throw them all into the sea!" Lou Shanhe ordered directly.

Upon hearing this, the guards of the Prince's Mansion immediately lunged at the Lou family's guards with ferocious expressions.

"Eh? Young Master, spare me! Young Master, I was wrong." Lou Shanhe was so frightened that his face turned pale. In the end, he was still caught by the guards of the Prince's Mansion and thrown into the sea one by one.

Ye Liuyun and Long Lingyun, who were standing to the side, were stunned.

They glanced at the people already frolicking in the sea, and seeing that they all seemed to be able to swim, they weren't too worried. So they turned their attention to Li Wenbin.

As for Li Wenbin, he tidied his clothes and then politely bowed to Ye Liuyun and Long Lingyun.

"Ahem, ladies, you've been startled. I am Li Wenbin, the heir of the Donghai Prince's Mansion," Li Wenbin introduced himself with a smile.

Ye Liuyun knew that this guy was the first to arrive here, but he had been watching from the sidelines without coming over.

Unexpectedly, he still came over, and even came up with a very reasonable excuse to strike up a conversation.

"This guy seems to be doing this on purpose. Given his status, if he doesn't step forward, who would dare to come over? He's definitely tacitly allowing these brainless people to cause trouble, and then using the excuse of being a protector of a flower to strike up a conversation. That's definitely it." Ye Liuyun easily saw through Li Wenbin's thoughts.

To be honest, that was exactly what Li Wenbin was thinking. He knew that the two men were not ordinary people, but he did want to come up and get to know them. Unfortunately, he didn't have a proper reason.

Rushing up there would definitely make him look like a spoiled brat, so he waited until Lou Shanhe looked like he couldn't sit still any longer. Then he remembered that he had a perfectly legitimate reason to strike up a conversation: to be a hero and save a damsel in distress.

Even if the other party still ignores him in the end, at least he shouldn't feel disgusted.

"Oh, the heir of the Prince's Mansion. A lady greets you and thanks you for saving me." Ye Liuyun did not expose Li Wenbin's thoughts, but pretended not to know anything and returned the greeting.

When Li Wenbin saw Ye Liuyun's teasing and mocking gaze, his heart skipped a beat.

"This? This look... it's like he can read my mind." Li Wenbin said somewhat awkwardly.

But since it's already done, there's no choice but to grit your teeth and keep up the act.

“Well, ladies, what the guy in the sea said is actually true. This beach isn’t a place to stay for long. Monsters do occasionally come ashore and attack humans. You two probably aren’t locals, so you don’t know about this. Otherwise, with your angelic beauty, I would definitely recognize you. Why don’t we go for a walk in the city and I’ll show you some hospitality?” Li Wenbin said with a smile.

This guy's words and attitude are much better than the previous one; this is a true nobleman.

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. How could royal family members be like ordinary people, unable to take their eyes off beautiful women? That's impossible.

Ye Liuyun became interested.

"Hey! Your Highness, you wouldn't happen to be like those guys who bathe in the sea, and somehow end up leading us into your palace?" Ye Liuyun teased.

This displeased Li Wenbin, and he immediately became serious.

"Ah? This? Miss, you are underestimating me too much. Yes, the two ladies do have the temperament and beauty of celestial beings, but I am not the kind of person who is blinded by lust."

Ye Liuyun stared at Li Wenbin for a moment.

Although this guy's eyes had a peculiar glint in them, they were still fairly normal. Ye Liuyun might not have any other skills, but he certainly had the ability to judge people.

"Hehe, Your Highness, please don't be angry. I was just joking with you. Alright, we've had enough fun on the beach. So, Your Highness, please be our guide," Ye Liuyun suggested.

Upon hearing this, Li Wenbin also showed a happy expression. Even though he knew that the two people in front of him were definitely cultivators, he still couldn't resist the urge to get to know them.

He had been waiting for an opportunity; he didn't want to have any regrets. People like him didn't even go there to choose their other half.

But this doesn't hinder his ideal. For most men, besides money and status, isn't their ideal to have a perfect partner?

He felt that getting to know the two women in front of him might allow them to become his future ideal women. In any case, this was the first time in his life that he had felt an instinctive urge towards another woman.

Ye Liuyun and Long Lingyun followed Li Wenbin and left the beach.

"Hey, Your Highness." The guards of the Prince's mansion hurriedly tried to follow.

"Don't follow me, go back on your own." Li Wenbin quickly shooed those guys away, not wanting them to keep following him.

This terrified the guards of the Prince's mansion.

"This? Your Highness, this won't do. In these chaotic times of war, there have been divine miracles outside the city, and the city itself is in great turmoil. What if someone with ulterior motives is watching you?" the guards of the Prince's mansion hurriedly said.

But Li Wenbin glared at them again.

"Shut up, I said don't follow me, so don't follow me. If you dare to follow me, I'll break your legs when we get back." Li Wenbin just wanted to be willful this once.

Once these words were spoken, the guards had no choice but to follow, though they would follow secretly from a distance so that Li Wenbin wouldn't notice them.

As for the noble young men who came to see the beautiful women, there was nothing they could do but watch Ye Liuyun, Long Lingyun, and Li Wenbin leave.

Ye Liuyun was passing the time while waiting for Jiang Wanshan to return, and then he would find out about the situation in the secular world of the Eastern Wilderness from Li Wenbin.

After returning to the city, Ye Liuyun took the initiative to ask.

“Your Highness, your Donghai City is truly a secluded paradise. Along my journey, I’ve found war raging everywhere, and even when there’s no fighting, it’s still a chaotic mess. Only Donghai City seems to have stayed out of it all, like an outsider,” Ye Liuyun said.

Li Wenbin became interested as soon as this was mentioned.

“Yes, things are in complete chaos in the Eastern Wilderness right now. The three princes are busy seizing territory and attacking cities controlled by the imperial court. It won’t be long before the Eastern Wilderness is completely out of control of the Central Plains court,” Li Wenbin sighed.

This is, after all, an internal strife within the Li family, the royal clan; they certainly cannot be happy about it, nor can they stop it.

His father said that the decline of the Li family's national fortune was inevitable. What they had to do was to keep to themselves and try not to get involved. Whoever became emperor, they should just support him. This way, they could keep the family safe and even keep their title of Prince.

"As a member of the royal family, has the young master never thought of trying to compete for it? This is a great opportunity," Ye Liuyun asked with a smile.

Li Wenbin shook his head without hesitation.

"Competition also requires resources. Unfortunately, our Donghai Prince's Mansion does not have the resources. It would be quite good if we could just keep Donghai City."

Ye Liuyun could tell that the Donghai Prince's Mansion truly had no ambition to dominate the world.

However, Ye Liuyun felt that in chaotic times, it was not always possible to truly not want to do something simply because one did not wish to.

Why did he say that? Because not long after Ye Liuyun and his group entered the city, they sensed that there were some strange people around them, secretly observing them, or rather, secretly watching Li Wenbin.

It's really hard to say what these people do.

The guards around Li Wenbin are all very powerful. With them around, Li Wenbin will definitely be fine. However, she felt that something bad was about to happen because Li Wenbin suddenly drove the guards away.

“But, Your Highness, you should understand one thing: your Donghai Prince’s Mansion is in a chaotic world, and you are a member of the royal family. It’s probably difficult to remain completely unscathed. Look at the people around you; you’re probably in for some trouble,” Ye Liuyun reminded Li Wenbin.

Sure enough, as soon as Ye Liuyun finished speaking, crossbow bolts suddenly shot towards Li Wenbin from the surrounding buildings.

However, just as the crossbow bolt was about to reach Ye Liuyun and his group, it suddenly struck an invisible wall and bounced off.

"Huh?" Li Wenbin was startled.

The person upstairs who was secretly shooting arrows was also startled, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

Long Lingyun only glanced at the person at the window, without much reaction.

"This? These two young ladies are indeed cultivators." Li Wenbin watched as the arrow was deflected by an invisible force, and for a moment he was completely certain of his previous opinion.

Ye Liuyun chuckled.

"Didn't you already know that? With your status, you are certainly not comparable to that ignorant person. Moreover, you must also know that the two of us would never allow someone to kill you in front of us," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Li Wenbin immediately felt relieved.

"Please, fairies, save me," Li Wenbin pleaded decisively.

"Don't worry, since I'm going to be your guide, I definitely won't let you get hurt." Ye Liuyun said nonchalantly.

As for the guys around them, before they could even land a single blow, more than a dozen masked assassins flew down from various places and surrounded them.

"You two little wench, mind your own business. Swords have no eyes. We're killing him, not you. Get out of the way," a masked man said to Li Wenbin and Ye Liuyun in a deep voice.

However, Ye Liuyun ignored them completely and looked at Li Wenbin instead.

"Who do you think these people are? Are they our own people, the imperial court, or rebel kings?" Ye Liuyun asked.

Li Wenbin glanced at them, then looked behind him and saw that a battle was also taking place in the distance. It was the guards who had been following Li Wenbin fighting against other assassins.

"They must have been sent by one of my other brothers," Li Wenbin said with a sigh after observing the situation.

His words were tinged with sadness.

In any case, his identity is extremely risky; his brothers at home are eyeing him, as are some forces with ulterior motives.

For example, if the imperial court sent someone to assassinate Li Wenbin and then frame those rebel kings, then the Prince of Donghai would definitely have to stand on the side of the imperial court and oppose the other kings.

Similarly, it is also possible that one of those princes sent someone to kill Li Wenbin and then frame the court, forcing the Prince of Donghai to rebel against the court.

All of these are possible, and Li Wenbin knows he's in danger. The guards just said that if someone with ulterior motives targets him, things could get very bad.

Unfortunately, Li Wenbin still had some sense and knew that he couldn't just sit idly by with these two beautiful women around him.

With the two of them around, these assassins are no threat.

Chapter 440 Setting Off Again (5000 words + 3000 monthly votes bonus chapter)

Ye Liuyun scanned her surroundings with her divine sense and discovered that although Li Wenbin's guards had been following him from a distance, they had also been intercepted by another group of assassins, making it impossible for them to come to his rescue.

"Your Highness, you've got quite the nerve, haven't you? Or are you betting that the two of us will come to your aid? I have a feeling you're using us sisters," Ye Liuyun said, squinting at Li Wenbin.

Upon hearing this, Li Wenbin's expression immediately turned awkward. He realized that his thoughts were completely out of Ye Liuyun's sight.

Indeed, he had to admit that he did have some deliberate and other ulterior motives.

First, it's true that he wanted to strike up a conversation with Ye Liuyun and Long Lingyun.

Secondly, he knew that someone was secretly watching him, looking for an opportunity to kill him, but he didn't know who these people were or what forces they came from.

Third, after realizing that Ye Liuyun and Ye Liuyun were cultivators, he had some special thoughts and a gambling mentality, betting that these two cultivators would help him.

Otherwise, if we keep living in constant fear, we'll eventually have to close down.

Li Wenbin could only laugh awkwardly now, having already seen through Ye Liuyun's thoughts, so what was the point of saying anything more?

"Tch! I'll take your silence as a yes. Such a young age, yet so deep-thinking. No wonder he's a member of the royal family. Sigh! His heart isn't pure at all," Ye Liuyun muttered.

After she finished speaking, she looked at Long Lingyun.

"Sister Long, please don't bother, I'll do it." Ye Liuyun first sighed helplessly at Li Wenbin, and then said to Long Lingyun.

Long Lingyun nodded without hesitation. She was not really suited to take action in broad daylight, as it would easily expose her identity.

Ye Liuyun walked up to the two men with a smile and spoke to the masked assassins.

"Hey! You lowly villains, how dare you ambush the Prince's heir in broad daylight, under the clear sky of the heavens? Don't you have any sense of sanity? Even if you succeed, you will probably all perish here. Why bother? You should retreat."

Ye Liuyun's calm and composed demeanor, showing no fear whatsoever, made these people somewhat uneasy.

After all, Ye Liuyun gave them the impression of a weak woman who couldn't even kill a chicken, but she was clearly a woman. Yet she dared to speak to them in such a tone.

What they didn't know was that the guy who had shot the arrow earlier had his expression change when he saw his arrow being blocked by an invisible force, and then he ran away as fast as he could.

This guy must have figured something out, realizing that even if there were more of them, they wouldn't be able to complete this mission.

But this guy is really disloyal; he actually abandoned his companions and ran away alone.

"Hmph! Enough nonsense. Since you won't move aside, don't blame us for being ruthless. Kill them all." These are all desperate thugs hired by the mastermind, and they certainly won't give up just because Ye Liuyun said one word.

No sooner had the order been given than a dozen assassins pounced on the three of them.

Ye Liuyun sighed helplessly. Her body seemed to move as if the screen flickered, but ordinary people could not detect her movements at all, so it looked like she hadn't moved at all.

But in reality, Ye Liuyun swept over these dozen people with lightning speed, lightly tapped the back of their heads, and then returned to his original position.

So the dozen or so people stopped moving abruptly, then quickly lay down and slept soundly without any pain.

The surrounding civilians, who were still in shock, were completely bewildered by this scene. They didn't know what had happened to the dozen or so assassins, or why they had all suddenly collapsed.

"Oh dear, that was pointless. It's all done, Your Highness. I deliberately spared their lives. Hurry up and call for help," Ye Liuyun gestured.

After a moment of stunned silence, Li Wenbin immediately and decisively shouted at the top of his lungs.

"I am Li Wenbin, the heir apparent of the Prince of Donghai. Please come and save me!"

This shout quickly drew the attention of the patrolling soldiers nearby. The other assassins hiding in the shadows, upon witnessing Ye Liuyun's methods, also decisively stopped and retreated.

There's no way to fight this way. They didn't even see how the other side made their move before all their men were down. Going up there would just be suicide.