The fake prince was exposed at the beginning, and I took office as emperor on the spot

Chapter 5: White Horse Temple

Jing'er, the palace's head maid, frowned upon hearing this.
"Miss, what you mean is that someone is behind this, helping... the prince."

Jing'er paused.

Although everyone in the palace now knows that Gu Fangchen is 100% a fake.

But until the emperor's decree is issued, he is still the crown prince.

Although Jing'er has always disliked this playboy who only knows how to play with women, as the head maid in the palace, she would not break the rules.

Gu Youren waved his sleeves, brushing away the pearl powder, his voice clear and cold:
"How could the palace's priests do such a foolish thing? Besides, Qi Rong's formation cultivation is only at the seventh level, and he has no ability to set up a fourth-level formation."

Qi Rong was the name of the priest whose head and body had been separated.

The eldest princess looked at him dimly:
"Furthermore, if it's just a fourth-grade formation, he can't be called a grandmaster."

"What's important is this person's exceptional understanding of battle formations and his ability to handle heavy tasks with ease."

"How can different restrictions and formations be easily converted? To be able to do this, his formation cultivation must be above the second rank."

She murmured:

"But within the Great Wei, there are only three top-ranked formation masters."

"These three people are not in Huangtian City now."

Jing'er pondered and said:
"That formation was engraved on pearls? It's impossible for anyone to sneak into the palace, and this room was completely sealed at the time..."

She was shocked and followed logic to come to a shocking conclusion.

Could it be that the prince did it?
Gu Youren realized what Jing'er wanted to say and glanced at her indifferently.

Jing'er suddenly burst into laughter.

Yes, this is ridiculous, how is it possible?
Personality can be disguised, but Gu Fangchen’s dantian was completely destroyed, and that cannot be faked.

If he can't even practice, how can he hide his incompetence?

Besides, considering Gu Fangchen's ignorant character and muddled brain, learning the Dao of Formations? It was simply the biggest joke in the world!

Gu Youren shook his head, looked at the night sky outside the door, and squinted his eyes:

"The room was sealed tonight, but the things inside didn't appear tonight."

"That little rascal doesn't have the brains to do that. He must be being used by someone. I can't let my mother be deceived by him again."

"Tell the shadow guards following Mother to report back at any time to see where they are going."

Jing'er lowered her head:
"Yes!"

Gu Youren tapped his palm with the scroll in his hand.

"By the way, when will father be back?"

"When Imperial Master Pei examined the bloodline, he discovered that this matter seemed to be related to the Demonic Cult. The prince is currently pleading with His Majesty and will be back in less than an hour."

As for the inspection results, there is no need to say more.

Gu Youren let out a long breath, thinking that his real brother was the new top scholar, he felt proud and happy.
"That good-for-nothing bastard has tarnished the reputation of the palace for so many years. Now that the truth has been revealed, it's time to return it."

……

"Bang! Bang ...

In the darkness of night, the deep ringing of bells came from a quiet temple, startling the flocks of birds in the mountains and forests.

A small boat anchored in the lake at the foot of the mountain swayed, and the empty fishing rod rolled twice, spreading circles of fishing lights.

Granny Cui stopped the black horse carriage in front of the mountain road.

Gu Fangchen jumped out of the car first, turned around habitually and stretched out his hand to Ning Caiyong.

Ning Caiyong was slightly stunned, and looking at Gu Fangchen's re-bandaged palm, his eyes suddenly changed.

Seeing that she didn't respond, Gu Fangchen urged:

"Mom, what are you standing there for?"

He muttered, "I heard that Princess Prajna has a divine appearance. When she was born, golden lotuses emerged from the ground. Her body exudes a strange fragrance. She is incredibly beautiful. I don't know if it's true..."

Ning Caiyong finally came back to his senses, exhaled Lan Fang softly, reached out and touched his forehead, and said dumbly:

"I was wondering how you knew about Princess Prajna, but it turns out you were attracted by her beauty. Did those scoundrel friends give you bad advice again?"

She warned with a serious expression:
"Chen'er, you must not let these people take advantage of you."

"The Tara sect is one of the two major Buddhist sects. In terms of its influence alone, it is even greater than your grandfather's family."

"Princess Prajna is the Holy Maiden of the sect. She holds a high position and commands the support of all within the sect. Her cultivation is unpredictable and her moods are unpredictable."

"This is definitely not a woman you can mess with, remember?" Gu Fangchen pretended to be nonchalant and said "oh", and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he had fooled her.

Damn it, the original body was born with this kind of personality. Normally, he wouldn’t even help his mother when getting off the carriage. He would just walk away on his own with a rebellious look on his face.

When he reacted just now, he almost broke out in a cold sweat!

It's too scary. We should be more cautious.

The personality can be changed slowly, but this little habit still needs to be maintained for now.

Otherwise, if Ning Caiyong became suspicious, he would have to activate his backup escape plan...

Although the current start is very unfavorable, in terms of status and resources, he is already better than 99% of the practitioners in the world.

Moreover, this seemingly good-for-nothing dude who died as lightly as a feather might be involved in a shocking case hidden in the dark of the game.

This is really fun for a player.

As long as we can withstand the hatred of the entire royal palace and Huangtian City, there is a lot we can do, a lot we can do!
If you can retain your identity, try to do so.

Gu Fangchen followed the two people up the stairs and looked up curiously at the outline of the White Horse Temple hidden in the mountains and forests.

The White Horse Temple was built under the order of the founding emperor of the Wei Dynasty. It was originally used to receive traveling monks and Taoists and provide them with a place to rest.

But later, gradually, as the relationship between the imperial court and the immortal sect entered its honeymoon period, various forces gathered here, and it became an intelligence distribution center.

In the game, this place is a well-known side quest refresh location, and one of the most convenient places to recruit monks.

Many players who are leveling up in the early stages will choose to stay here and wait for various tasks to be randomly refreshed.

If you are lucky, you can reach level 20 in three days.

Gu Fangchen feels very familiar with this place.

——Nonsense, every time a new file is opened, he has to stay in jail here for three to ten days. He even knows how many hemorrhoids the abbot of the temple has.

The highly respected abbot of the White Horse Temple was talking with Ning Caiyong when he suddenly felt his buttocks tighten.

Ning Caiyong asked doubtfully:

"Abbot, what's wrong?"

"nothing."

The abbot coughed dryly twice, clasped his hands together, and said, "Princess, perhaps you heard wrongly. There are no Tara followers visiting the temple tonight."

"really?"

"Seriously, monks don't tell lies."

Ning Caiyong turned around and glanced at Gu Fangchen.

The young man was stunned and immediately became furious: "How is this possible?! Are they playing a trick on me?"

Of course, he didn't come here for Princess Prajna, but he vaguely remembered that she would be at the White Horse Temple at this time.

Come on, okay.

It’s better not to come.

Ning Caiyong breathed a sigh of relief, as it turned out to be just a lie. She then said, how could her son know the whereabouts of the Holy Maiden of the Tara Sect.

She quickly comforted him with a few words and said:

"In that case, we will stay in the temple tonight. The palace is now a dangerous place, so it is better not to go back."

……

Late at night, Gu Fangchen used the excuse of peeing to push aside the grass, holding a piece of wild grass, waving it left and right, and slowly walked to the foot of the mountain.

Granny Cui was hanging far behind.

Reeds were swaying all around, and there was no one at the wilderness ferry crossing, with only a small boat leisurely lying on the water.

The fishing lights are dim.

Gu Fangchen raised his head and took a look at the words above his head.

Emperor (23 hour 27 minutes)

There should be enough time.

He jumped onto the boat in two steps, lifted the straw curtain, and tilted his head to look at the shabby, slovenly, white-haired old man who was sleeping soundly with a straw hat covering his face.

He said with a smile: "Old man Ding, how about giving you a chance?"

(End of this chapter)