"Fairy Qiong Yao asked me to inform you, young master, that she will come out to see you shortly. Please wait for a while!" The guard’s tone instantly became much more courteous.

Ye Luo smiled and nodded, which was as he expected.

Not long after, the city gates suddenly opened, and after a burst of colorful light, a lavishly dressed woman emerged slowly from the gates, riding atop a seven-colored spirit beast.

This seven-colored spirit beast, though seemingly splendid, was far less powerful compared to Shui Yuehan’s mount!

Of course, it mainly symbolizes status. The Third Princess was born into royalty, and although she once disdained the aristocracy, she has come to understand it through constant exposure.

At this moment, she wears luxurious attire and rides a noble mount, truly exuding the aura of a fairy.

Soon, she arrived beside Ye Luo and was about to dismount, but Ye Luo stopped her.

Countless eyes were watching them; given Qiong Yao’s extraordinary status now, she naturally could not act so casually in front of Ye Luo.

"Follow me, then!"

Saying this, the Third Princess turned and headed toward the Moonwater Palace.

Now, respected as a fairy and personally venturing out of the city, she was bringing her brother inside. Naturally, no one would dare to obstruct them.

Those guards certainly wouldn’t be foolish enough to come questioning their relationship.

The Moonwater Palace is indeed vast, and the area inside the city walls is actually a huge city!

It truly has the grandeur of the Imperial Palace on Earth, and its layout is remarkably similar.

It can be said that those who reside within the Moonwater Palace are the core members of the Moonwater Tribe, and even the core disciples and true disciples all reside within this palace.

Moreover, at the heart of the Moonwater Palace stands a magnificent palace, its construction level far beyond what can be achieved in this realm.

"There was once a talented architect from another plane who wandered here and was taken in by the Moonwater Tribe, which led to the creation of this palace. It is the most sophisticated palace built among all tribes and is a point of pride for the Moonwater Tribe!"

It seemed Ye Luo’s curiosity was noticed, and Qiong Yao quickly explained.

Ye Luo slightly nodded. If the palace itself is a source of pride, then Ye Luo naturally had no more to say.

Qiong Yao stopped before a cave mansion, which, although not within the palace, was much better than other structures.

"This is my temporary cave mansion; in a few days, I will move to the future clan leader’s residence!"

As she spoke, a look of helplessness appeared in her eyes.

Clearly, this was not what she desired.

Ye Luo was also somewhat speechless. She was merely an attendant sorting scriptures, yet she was chosen as a protector.

More importantly, would the future clan leader not covet her beauty?

Thinking of this, a discomfort arose in Ye Luo’s heart, somewhat baffling him.

Inside the cave mansion, unaffected by external conditions, it boasted abundant spiritual energy and a pleasant environment—a miniature paradise apart from the world!

"Living here is indeed nice!" Ye Luo nodded slowly.

Qiong Yao, however, responded with a bitter smile, "If it were truly like this, it would be fine!"

Ye Luo was taken aback, and then his expression grew peculiar.

The spiritual energy here seemed rich, but compared to outside, it wasn’t much stronger.

Moreover, the place was still subject to the invasion of the Power of Laws, though to a very faint degree, almost imperceptible to cultivators.

It could be said that everything here was actually an illusion! Ye Luo noticed that outside the cave mansion, there was actually a small maze formation!

Everything one saw and felt, including the cultivator’s perception, was affected by this maze formation.

Ye Luo was quite speechless. The Moonwater Tribe was truly capable; wasn’t this deceiving their disciples?

However, it did offer one benefit: residing in such an environment would uplift the mood, preventing heart turmoil from occurring.

"Brother, what brings you here to find me?"

After asking, she blinked subtly at Ye Luo, who instantly understood; surely someone was monitoring their actions here.

"Ah, what else could it be? Now you’ve become a fairy, so you must be quite well-off. I’ve been short on crystal stones lately, could you give me some?" Ye Luo suddenly said.

Fairy Qiong Yao immediately showed a troubled expression, "I’ve only moved in a few days ago, where would I have crystal stones? Give me a bit more time! How about a month?"

Ye Luo instantly flew into a rage, standing up in anger, "A month? Then what will I eat and drink? Aren’t you a protector? How could you have no spirit stones? No, you must give me some today; I can’t have raised you for nothing all this time!"

"Ah! How about you take this jade pendant and exchange it for some crystal stones!" She reluctantly picked up a jade pendant from herself.

This jade pendant was plain and devoid of any spiritual energy fluctuations, nor did it have any power of laws.

If dropped on the ground, nobody would bother to pick it up!

"Hmph, then I’ll give you a month; after that, if you still don’t give me spirit stones, I’ll show you what happens! Who knows if anyone even wants this thing!"

With that, Ye Luo grabbed the jade pendant from her hand and walked out of the cave mansion.

Since someone was monitoring, the two refrained from speaking too much and staged such a scene.

No matter the suspicions of others, they revealed no flaws.

Storming out of the Moonwater Palace, those guards naturally dared not come forward to stop him.

Quickly, Ye Luo returned to his shabby dwelling, and the remaining attendants, seeing Ye Luo’s darkened face, dared not ask further.

At the corner, Ye Luo sat down and grasped the jade pendant in his hand, at which point a wave of divine sense invaded the pendant.

Immediately, scenes began to unfold in Ye Luo’s mind—scenes of the Third Princess’s experiences in the scripture library over the past few days.

The jade pendant lacked spiritual power and power of laws, yet turned out to be a memory stone—a type of memory stone that in the outside world wasn’t considered rare, only recording a cultivator’s recent activities.

If left for too long, the memories within would surely dissipate; hence, its utility was limited.

However, in the Holy City, many cultivators favored leisure and thus held this item dear, allowing it to become a treasure.

The Third Princess was particularly fond of this object, always keeping it on her.

Who knew today, it would prove useful.

Only, the puzzled expression on Ye Luo’s face grew increasingly dense.