"What happened?" Gao Xuan frowned at Ye Tian Yun, noticing his silence.
Ye Tian Yun turned his head at him, and after another moment of thought, he revealed, "I am sure by now you must have found out that there's a hidden array on the Second Peak that is thoroughly suppressing the aura from that place. And the only way of bypassing this array is to find the entrance of that array."
"Duh, yeah, Do you know the entrance of that array?" Gao Xuan asked.
Ye Tian Yun lightly nodded his head, "More or less, yeah. I know that the entrance is somewhere on the stairway connecting the Resource Hall at the Base of First Peak to the Grand Meeting Hall at the top of the First Peak."
"Hm? The entrance is on the First Peak while the array is on the Second Peak?" This news came as a surprise even for Gao Xuan.
Ye Tian Yun lightly nodded.
He had decided to give up on this piece of information because he was sure that Gao Xuan wouldn't be able to steal or do anything in this situation. It would be a very bad move to trespass the hidden arrays of the Gracious Sword Sect.
This seemingly simple sect had many intricate and complex arrays - and all of them were always switched on.
'Anyway, let this guy go and suffer. I have no plans to help him more than what the deal is about.'
Ye Tian Yun then asked, "Tell me about the situation in the Capital City. I want to know why, how, and where will I be sent if I go back to the Capital City."
"Hm… actually, the thing is…" Gao Xuan thought for a moment and said, "There's a high chance that all young masters of the Capital City will have to go to the front lines and lead the armies against the Wu Kingdom. The Main Force that is supposedly heading towards the South-Eastern front will most likely have to change its plans. The Spirit Beasts have been acting restless since last week."
"Hm?" Ye Tian Yun couldn't help but frown, "You know quite a lot about the situation… I have never heard of such rumors…"
Gao Xuan simply shrugged, "Well, I have my own means. Anyway, the important thing here is that you must not come to the Capital City. In fact, there are two reasons - the second reason is much more important than this war."
"Oh? What is it?"Ye Tian Yun was now curious.
Gao Xuan shook his head, "I can't tell you."
"Uh… first you mention that there are two reasons for me to not go to the capital city, and then you don't tell me the reason at all. At least give me a hint."
Gao Xuan shook his head, "I won't give any hints. Just know that there's something much more serious going on in the Fang Clan, and you must not head back."
Ye Tian Yun was now ever more curious to know about the truth. He had a feeling Gao Xuan was not bluffing; instead, he was very serious - much more serious than when he talked about the war.
'What could possibly be going on in the Fang Clan?'
After a moment of thought, Ye Tian Yun asked, "If I still went to the Capital City, which battlefield do you think I will be assigned to?"
Gao Xuan shook his head, "That is currently unpredictable. Right now, the only signs of war are in the Southern Province Border. But that place is the only one where the Fang Clan had almost little to no influence. So I highly doubt you would be sent there. There's a high chance of you being sent to the Northern Plains."
"Hm," Ye Tian Yun gave a slight nod.
'I need to join the war anyway. Things will be much easier for me if I am sent officially by the King.'
"You're not planning to go, right?" Gao Xuan suddenly asked.
"Hm?" Ye Tian Yun simply shrugged at her, "Who knows? It will all depend on how things turn out to be in the next month or so."
Gao Xuan frowned, "Young Master Fang, you must not go to the Capital City. This is my last warning."
Ye Tian Yun lightly nodded.
Gao Xuan could only silently grit his teeth after seeing this.
Fang Chen going to the Capital City was not something he wanted to see. It affected Gao Xuan's future!
'But he's the Crown Prince of the Great Ye Empire… I am sure he won't be interested in the Fang Clan's stuff…'
[A/n: yes, for those who have forgotten, Gao Xuan knows Ye Tian Yun's real identity.]
Letting out a sigh, Gao Xuan turned his head towards Zheng Xiang and Bai Qing'er.
'These two… it's good they weren't paying attention to the chat between the Crown Prince and me.'
In front of him, both Zheng Xiang and Bai Qing'er were chatting among themselves in a low voice.
'Typical teenagers…'
He couldn't help but shake his head seeing this.
He then glanced at the person sitting beside him, Ye Tian Yun, and found him staring at the wine glass, lost in deep thoughts.
'Hm… let's see…'
"Ahem," He cleared his throat, attracting the attention of the other three on the table, and said, "Since this is the first time we all are together, let's celebrate it with a new dish that my restaurants are soon going to launch."
"Oh?" Zheng Xiang rubbed his hands together, clearly showing his excitement and expectations for the new dish.
Ye Tian Yun, however, was unfazed.
'A new dish? Which dish have I not had? The Middle Heavens have hundreds of great restaurants.'
When it came to food, Ye Tian Yun had the right to be arrogant. After all, someone of his status had fine and exquisitely made dishes every single day when he was in the Middle Heavens.
The food of Lower Heavens could barely surprise him.
"What's it called?" Still, because of his last visit to this restaurant, Ye Tian Yun had to ask what Gao Xuan had in his plans.
Gao Xuan let out a slight smile and said, "Well, I call it… a burger."
"A what?"
