The princess gritted her teeth . "Fine! I don't have time to argue with you . We'll settle this in the Goodwill Tournament . You'd better partic.i.p.ate, otherwise, you admit that you're wrong and I'll drag you out to have your hands and feet chopped off!" This time, the royal really went inside the carriage . The guards were unsure what they should do and didn't move, the driver was also the same .

"What are waiting for?! Hurry up!" The royal pain in the a.s.s shouted from within the carriage . The guards fell back into formation and the carriage started moving again . This time, Shen Tianyu stayed at the side and let them pa.s.s .

After the carriage was out of sight did the crowd disperse to go back to their daily activities . The mother of the little boy Shen Tianyu saved, led her child over and and bowed to her . "Miss, thank you very much! I don't know how to thank you! And, in order to save this mischievous child, you even got in trouble with that princess . "

The mother tugged at her son's arm, urging him to bow also and he did . "Thank you, big sister!" The child was 3 or so, just learned how to walk, he probably didn't even understand what had transpired .

"It's fine . " Shen Tianyu waved her hand nonchalantly as Rong Jian walked over . "But who was that anyways? I heard Emperor Jing and Emperor Xing are both wise and peaceful . Even their family is praised for that, how did the Jing Royal Family sire that pain in the a.s.s?"

The woman panicked a bit and looked around, scared that her child's savior called a member of the royal family "pain in the a.s.s" . Seeing that no one was looking at them, she sighed and answered . "That was Princess Wenya, she looks elegant, but her personality is contrary to her name as you can see . (1) She's actually only a distant relative to the direct Imperial line, her great grandmother was the sister of the emperor four generations ago . However, aside from the direct princes and princesses, she has the most talent in cultivation and has been held in high regards because of that . Some even say her talent is second only to the Crown Prince! With that kind of a reputation, it was natural she'd be praised for everything and has become arrogant . In fact, now, even the Emperor is having headaches because of her . Though she is a distant relative, she is of the Imperial family nonetheless and yet she has tarnished the royal name time and time again . However, he can't do much because it is true her talent is superb , just that her personality is . . . you know . Getting rid of such a talented cultivator would be a loss . Not to mention her parents dote on her so much, who knows what they'd do if something happened to their precious daughter?" The woman seemed to be a gossipy housewife as she spewed so much information in one sitting .

'I don't even need to utilize Lavender Palace for an investigation, this woman will say eveerything as if she couldn't contain it all . ' Shen Tianyu thought .

"You're new here right?" The woman suddenly asked .

Shen Tianyu merely nodded . It was a rhetorical question really . That Princess Wenya seems like an infamous pampered princess, if one didn't know her, it was obvious you were not from around "here" . wherever "here" is .

"You should be careful . Because of her special status and talent, most ministers would side with her even if they dislike her, especially if the other party is an outsider . I advise you to leave immediately, run as far away as possible . There is still a month left until the Third Goodwill Tournament between Xi Qi and Jing Qie, at the very least, you should be able to cross the border . With the Peace Treaty, not even the Emperor could recklessly bring an army over to search for you . " The woman advised her .

"Thank you for your advice . I hope you have a good day . Make sure to discipline your son so something like this won't happen again . He might not be so lucky next time . " Shen Tianyu smiled . She squatted down until she was face to face with the little boy and pet his hair . "Young man, don't worry your mother so much . Stay with her at all time and don't run off . If something happened to you, your mother would be very sad . "

The boy nodded, though whether he understood her words were a different matter . Shen Tianyu got up and said her goodbye to the mother and son, who hurried off . Perhaps they were busy or perhaps the mother didn't want to be a.s.sociated with someone who so openly called that temperamental Princess Wenya a "pain in the a.s.s" any longer .

Shen Tianyu and Rong Jian window shopped some more as if nothing happened . Every time Shen Tianyu would awe at beautiful jewelry and clothes, Rong Jian offered to buy them for her but she'd refuse .

"It's fine to just look . They have no serious practical use anyways, it'd just be a waste of money . It isn't like I'm short of clothes or anything . I admire them because they're beautiful, not necessarily because I want them . " She said .

And so the second day of shopping went buy, and the couple still didn't buy anything . Luo Shue, on the other hand, managed to buy a whole bunch of rare medicinal herbs and fruits at the Medicinal Hall . they could barely fit in with her luggage in her magic pouch .

The third day, the three gathered at the Audience Hall again .

"I'm planning on going into secluded cultivation for a month . " Shen Tianyu announced . Last night, she had filled everyone in on what happened in the streets .

Luo Shue frowned . "Is there a need, Miss? You're already a Late Stage Foundation Establishment level cultivation and your fighting strength and skills allows you to fight those on the Meridian level, I don't think you need to worry about the Goodwill Tournament . "