Chapter 603: The Stupid Prince
When Lin Shen met Princess Yunxiang, he realized that this mission might be even more challenging than he had imagined; in fact, he had already given up on it.
"Lin Shen, right? I know you. Surrendering was the smart choice. Otherwise, if Di Esi took it seriously, you would be no match for him. Minor injuries are one thing, but getting killed would be quite another," she said.
Though Lin Shen felt somewhat annoyed by the first few things Prince Tian Xiang said, he could still tolerate them.
But the next thing Princess Yunxiang said made Lin Shen involuntarily roll his eyes.
"Di Esi, with his sacred-like presence, really shouldn't stain his hands with blood," Princess Yunxiang said, her face filled with adoration.
"What an idiot!" Lin Shen silently labeled this Princess Yunxiang in his mind.
After all, he was the head of an academy personally appointed by Emperor Tianshu, and the one in charge of escorting her to Chonggao Star. Yet there she was, a princess of the Celestial Race, spouting such nonsense in front of him. Aside from "idiot," Lin Shen could think of no other words to describe her.
Lin Shen couldn't be bothered to argue with an idiot and pretended not to hear her comments, but in his mind, he was thinking about a secret that Tian Buluo had told him yesterday.
Princess Yunxiang hadn't actually grown up in the Imperial Palace and wasn't even a pure-blooded princess.
Previously, during his travels, Emperor Tianshu encountered Princess Yunxiang's mother on a planet, and what followed was a romantic affair.
Afterward, Emperor Tianshu left, but Princess Yunxiang's mother became pregnant, and years later, Tian Yunxiang was recognized and welcomed back into her ancestral lineage. However, due to her overly simplistic upbringing, she struggled to adapt to life in the Imperial Palace.
When Tian Buluo told him this, Lin Shen didn't pay much attention, but now he realized that this wasn't a case of a simple upbringing; the woman was just plain idiotic, and Tian Buluo had been too subtle in his description.
Although Tian Yunxiang was somewhat naive, Emperor Tianshu was quite fond of her and took good care of her. Otherwise, with her personality, she would have found it difficult to survive in the Imperial Palace.
Perhaps because she was uncomfortable with the palace environment, Tian Yunxiang longed for life outside and greatly admired born-strong types like Di Esi.
This time, Emperor Tianshu finally relented and agreed to let her travel to study with the Supreme Clan, and Tian Yunxiang was very happy about it.
Lin Shen had initially planned to have just the three of them escort Tian Yunxiang to the Supreme Clan, but since many people knew about Tian Yunxiang's desire to visit the Supreme Clan, for safety's sake, Lin Shen borrowed the assistance of the four sisters from the Night Ghost Tribe to ensure Tian Yunxiang's safety.
Ye Kong, Ye Yue, and Ye Yun were already at the Nirvana Level, and to Lin Shen's surprise, after not seeing her for a while, Ye Xing had also reached Nirvana.
Seven people escorting Tian Yunxiang set out, and after over a dozen transfers, they arrived at a planet called Lin Yuan.
This was the closest transferable planet to Chonggao Star, and from here it would take less than three days by spaceship to reach Chonggao Star.
Along the way, Tian Yunxiang was excited, fantasizing about how she would introduce herself when she met Di Esi and even practicing on the spaceship.
Lin Shen's assessment of Tian Yunxiang was that she looked decent, but it was a pity she had an extra brain.
So, apart from their protective duties, Lin Shen and the others basically ignored her. Whatever she said, they acted as though they hadn't heard.
But this approach wasn't working. Lin Shen had the hidden task of correcting Tian Yunxiang's misguided beliefs. If he failed at this, Emperor Tianshu would likely blame him upon his return.
With the idiotic way Tian Yunxiang was acting, Lin Shen was already prepared to be punished when he returned, and so he simply disregarded her.
If it were someone else, they might have died from shock just by encountering her. Perhaps just one meeting would be enough for Tian Yunxiang to come to her senses.
But her idol is Di Esi, Lin Shen felt that meeting in person would only make her more obsessed, and there was even less hope of setting her straight.
Even Lin Shen himself believed that Di Esi was truly exceptional.
He had been worried something might go wrong on the way, but it turned out that Lin Shen's concerns were unwarranted. If there were any real dangers, Emperor Tianshu wouldn't have sent Lin Shen to ensure Tian Yunxiang's safety. Your next chapter awaits on My Virtual Library Empire
As they neared Chonggao Star, Lin Shen saw the Tianjing Mountain outside the spaceship.
It was here that his fourth brother Lin Xiangdong first made a name for himself in the universe by challenging Di Esi, which led to the spread of the Undefeated King's fame throughout the universe.
"Lin Shen, the Undefeated King is your brother, right?" Tian Yunxiang was also looking at the Tianjing Mountain outside, and she was very clear about anything related to Di Esi. Naturally, she wouldn't have missed the live broadcast of the Undefeated King challenging Di Esi.
"People should know their own limitations, and you do that very well. Your brother, on the other hand, falls far short of you. How dare he proactively challenge Di Esi? It's only because Di Esi has a kind heart that he let him escape with his life. When you get back, you should really persuade him, tell him to be humble and not challenge everyone all the time. Someone else might not be as kind and let him go, and if he meets someone with a harder heart, he might not be so lucky," Tian Yunxiang said, almost causing Lin Shen to explode with anger.
He could tolerate Tian Yunxiang's words because he was receiving special privileges and benefits from the Heavenly Emperor, and it was right for him to take some displeasure.
But for Tian Yunxiang to dare to speak about his fourth brother, Lin Shen couldn't swallow that no matter what.
"The prince is right, shall I ask my fourth brother to come over and have another fight with Di Esi, to teach him a lesson?" Lin Shen said, curling his lip.
"That's out of the question. He is already at Nirvana Level, and Di Esi is still at Ascension. How can one be so shameless as to bully the weak?" Tian Yunxiang immediately shook her head.
"Didn't you just say that if Di Esi wasn't kind-hearted, my brother wouldn't even be alive? How come it has turned into bullying the weak?" Lin Shen asked indifferently.
"What I meant was before, back when your brother challenged Di Esi, he wasn't a Nirvana Being yet. Now that he is at Nirvana Level, challenging an Ascender, isn't that bullying the weak?" Tian Yunxiang said.
"How do you know he wasn't a Nirvana Being at that time?" Lin Shen countered directly.
"Do I need to say it? Isn't it common knowledge? If he was a Nirvana Being, why didn't he show his true strength and defeat those Ascenders?" Tian Yunxiang said.
"Could it not be that my brother has a kind-hearted?" Lin Shen's mouth curled into a cold smile.
"What sweet nature? If your brother was a Nirvana Being and still challenged Di Esi, that would mean he had ulterior motives," Tian Yunxiang's face also turned grave.
"If my brother had ulterior motives, would Di Esi still be alive?" Lin Shen said softly.
"Why wouldn't he be alive? The Undefeated King is no match for Di Esi at all," Tian Yunxiang's voice was gradually getting louder.
"Then let's have them fight now."
"I've already said he is at Nirvana Level now, how can he bully someone at Ascension Level?" Tian Yunxiang was getting impatient.
"Doesn't that mean my brother is kind-hearted? I wasn't wrong," Lin Shen retorted.
"I've said it, he is no match for Di Esi."
"Then let them fight."
"You..." Tian Yunxiang's eyes widened, her teeth bared as if she were a lioness about to bite someone.