335: feeling down

Li Haotian had no intention of paying attention to the others; instead, he quickly stepped forward to keep close to the young girl who was about to leave.

Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a rumble from the girl's stomach.

A smile immediately appeared on Li Haotian's face; it seemed the girl had been living quite poorly.

She was clearly a Powerhouse in the Golden Core Realm, yet she had ended up in such a state that she couldn't even afford a full meal.

Under normal circumstances, such Cultivators carried enough resources to replenish their internal needs, allowing them to maintain their physical condition without needing to eat.

This was why most Cultivators could achieve fasting; they already absorbed enough energy from the outside world.

"I won a two-person dining voucher from the restaurant's lucky draw yesterday. Would you be willing to join me, Young Miss?"

Li Haotian walked up behind her with a bright, seemingly sincere smile. The girl stepped back slightly and shook her head.

"Thank you for your kindness, but you should look after yourself first. Following me so closely won't end well for you."

After saying this, the girl hurriedly looked around. Seeing that the Crown Prince had not noticed them, she quickly walked away.

Li Haotian did not give up; instead, he quickly caught up to her.

"You don't need to worry. I don't care about the Crown Prince at all. Besides, I have no family, so he cannot threaten me."

"I just think it would be a pity not to use this voucher, since we worked so hard to get it."

Li Haotian smiled slightly, but the girl before him clearly did not believe his excuse.

In this era, she didn't even know what a voucher was.

After Li Haotian's repeated and enthusiastic invitations, she felt too embarrassed to refuse. With a helpless sigh, she chose to accompany him to the restaurant.

A look of anger gradually appeared in the Crown Prince's eyes. Seeing the two leave side-by-side, he could not suppress the rage in his heart.

That guy was so distant to him just now, yet he was so ingratiating when facing his Imperial Sister!

This immediately made him furious.

"Your Highness, we should return to the Eastern Palace. If we don't go back now, Your Majesty might be worried."

A servant approached, only to be met with the Crown Prince's fierce glare.

"No matter what means you use, go and find out that brat's entire background immediately. Most importantly, find out where his family is. Once you find them, notify me at once!"

The Crown Prince's eyes turned extremely cold, as if he wanted to devour the other person. Seeing his vicious gaze, the servant had no choice but to nod repeatedly and go off to investigate.

As the two arrived at the restaurant, Li Haotian began to order dishes.

"Aren't you going to hurry up and pour me a pot of tea?"

The Waiter heard this and immediately scurried over, respectfully pouring tea for the two. Their attire looked like that of wealthy people.

"Stir-fried vegetables."

Li Haotian suddenly spoke up, and the Waiter nodded repeatedly, preparing to list the dishes.

"No problem, one serving of vegetables."

Li Haotian looked up upon hearing this, a look of confusion on his face.

"What are you talking about?"

The Waiter was momentarily stunned and lowered his head, looking puzzled.

"I might be a little hard of hearing. I didn't clearly hear what you ordered just now, sir. Could you please repeat it?"

The Waiter's attitude was very polite.

The young girl sitting there also furrowed her brows, appearing puzzled.

"Forget the stir-fried vegetables. Bring me every single meat dish you have available!"

"As for alcohol, just bring two jars of whatever."

After Li Haotian finished speaking, he tossed a bag of silver onto the table. The Waiter had initially thought the other party was joking, but seeing this, he was dumbfounded and his mouth hung wide open.

Goodness, you really ordered that much!

Seeing that the other party could afford it, he immediately had no complaints, picked up the money on the table, nodded repeatedly, and then went off to get the change.

The young girl's mouth was also slightly agape. She never expected him to order so many things and shook her head repeatedly.

"Didn't you say it was free? Why do we have to pay for all of this ourselves? If you're going to do that, I won't eat."

Clearly, the young girl had a lot of backbone; she would never let herself casually eat someone else's food.

Li Haotian nodded immediately.

"If you don't want to eat, then leave. Either way, from now on, whenever I meet someone, I'll tell them I met a girl who insisted on coming to eat with me, but after I ordered all the food, she refused to eat."

The girl's face turned livid as she sat back down, her face full of anger.

"That is a blatant slander!"

Li Haotian chuckled, not feeling that there was anything wrong with it.

"Since it's already ordered, just have a few bites. It's not like we're short on money. Do I look like someone who lacks money?"

Li Haotian acted like a big spender, and after much persuasion, the young girl finally agreed to sit back down.

"For a princess to end up in such a state is truly sigh-worthy! I'm a bit curious, where exactly did the grudge between you and your brother come from?"

Li Haotian had actually already guessed most of it, but the other party clearly furrowed her brows, shook her head, and was unwilling to say much.

Upon hearing this, he finally shut his mouth.

"Let's not talk about that for now. At the very least, you must tell me your name, right? Surely you can't even say your name?"

Li Haotian wanted to interact more with this Disciple, but found her to be very cautious, as if she had been burned before. She was unwilling to answer the question about her name, no matter what, and hesitated for a long time.

"My name is Liang Yun."

Li Haotian nodded upon hearing this.

The other party was now willing to speak. Only after she took the first step could he ask questions more easily in the future.

Liang Yun's eyes were somewhat dim; she never expected that as a member of the royal family, she would end up in such a state.

This was undoubtedly very sad and sigh-worthy.

She was once high and mighty, but ever since she displayed talent, she had been targeted by all her siblings.

In fact, after she began to Cultivate, those who clearly had very good relationships with her previously all turned into enemies.

Everyone worried that she would possess powerful strength, thereby becoming a strong contender for the throne!

Originally, she did not want to have anything to do with these power struggles, but unfortunately, even if she didn't want to now, it was impossible.

If she did not continue to improve her strength now, she would undoubtedly die when facing her siblings' competition next.

As long as the Crown Prince ascended the throne, the first person he would eliminate would definitely be her!

No one would allow their rival to grow stronger bit by bit; if one day she wanted to vie for the throne and the other party was unable to match her power, then it would be their death.

No emperor could tolerate such a threat.