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

Chapter 57: False is also true, true is also false

While Liu Xuan was stunned, Zhao Wenyuan in the corner suddenly felt something and reached out to touch the two pieces of chalcedony in his arms.

The two pieces of chalcedony are attracted to each other at this moment and have merged together.

The restrictions set up in advance were instantly lifted, and a voice that had been left behind long ago reached Zhao Wenyuan's mind.

It was Gu Fangchen's faint voice.

"If you don't want these two chalcedony pieces to fly out now, shouting 'The plan is exposed, Zhao Wenyuan, run away!', then do as I say..."

Zhao Wenyuan's face twitched, and he slowly moved his feet without making a sound, and walked to the charred table.

……

The entire Qionglin Banquet fell into chaos, and the few students who reacted rushed forward in a hurry.

"Spirit turtle! Save the spirit turtle!"

"How dare they harm the Saint's spiritual beast in public? How audacious! Quickly seal off Huangtian City and search with divine sense to prevent that thief from escaping!"

Someone sneered happily:

"Great! I didn't expect that not only is Gu Fangchen not of the Zhenbei King's bloodline, he's actually colluding with the Demon Cult!"

"Alas, revealing his identity like this, it seems that he has clearly seen the situation turn against him and has resorted to desperate measures!"

But the Golden Crow Fire still remained in place. Those who tried to step forward to comfort the "rules" who were screaming in pain were burned by the high temperature flames and screamed in pain.

"Ordinary magic won't work! Retreat quickly!"

One of them looked at the golden flame, his pupils constricted, and he shouted in shock:

"Golden Crow Fire! This is the Golden Crow Fire! Isn't this the unique skill of 'Sun Tamer' Wu Hui?!"

When Gu Yuandao heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

His face darkened and he immediately stepped forward and reached out to grab a cluster of flames.

The golden flame immediately transformed into the shape of a bird, twisted its body, and dispersed in an instant, disappearing.

Other flames also gathered together at the same time, turning into golden birds, flying towards the sky where the rain had stopped and the clouds had cleared, blending into the falling sunlight.

Everyone present was quite knowledgeable, so they naturally recognized them at a glance.

This is indeed Wu Hui's unique ability.

Someone nearby hesitated and said:
"This... He just said he was a member of the Demonic Cult and used the Golden Crow Fire. Could it be that the man wasn't Gu Fangchen, but Wu Hui in disguise?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and there was an uproar.

Gu Yuandao immediately and firmly denied it:
"Impossible. Wu Huixiu's Five Elements Dao is not about literary talent. Where did he get those poems from?"

The man hesitated and said:
"But... wouldn't that dandy Gu Fangchen be even less likely to produce those poems?"

"..."

Gu Yuandao was speechless for a moment, and for a moment he felt that this sentence was very right.

When he realized this, his face immediately darkened.

Even he thought it made sense, let alone others?
He looked around with a serious expression and found that everyone present had expressions of sudden enlightenment after hearing these words.

Yes, it is absolutely impossible for Gu Fangchen, an uneducated and uncultured playboy, to compose these six poems.

Even if the Demon Cult was involved in the substitution of the prince, why would they go to so much trouble to use these poems to let Gu Fangchen take the spotlight? Instead, they should have let Gu Fangchen keep a low profile to clear himself of suspicion.

In this way, Gu Fangchen will have the opportunity to continue competing with Gu Yuandao for the position of crown prince.

Otherwise, like today, wouldn't he have been caught by the number one scholar and questioned according to the "rules", and his true identity would have been revealed?
And if it is true that these poems were written by Gu Fangchen himself, that would be even more a fantasy!

Absolutely impossible!
All their previous doubts about Gu Fangchen's overly exaggerated Six Poems on the Lotus turned into certainty at this moment.

Mr. Lin, who had suddenly woken up halfway through being carried, walked tremblingly to the front and said in a deep voice:
"So it turns out to be someone from the Demonic Cult pretending to be me. No wonder... no wonder!"

He said in a serious tone:
"The most mysterious sect within the Demon Cult is the 'Jie' sect. This branch has many scholars who have gone to extremes, including the 'Poetry Demon' of yesteryear. If it's someone from the Demon Cult pretending to be someone else, then it wouldn't be surprising."

People around echoed:
"Mr. Lin is absolutely right. That's not surprising!"

It turned out that it wasn't that they were too weak, but they were beaten by a playboy.

The opponent on the other side turned out to be the mysterious demon sect "Jie" Dao, which was no match for them, and it was natural.

Gu Fangchen's brainless personality now directly ruled out the speculation that "he is a member of the Demon Sect".

Once the passive desire to save face of this group of literati is triggered, they will definitely be stubborn to the end!

Losing to the Demon Cult is better than losing to the world-famous playboy...

Gu Yuandao thought quickly and said:

"But Wu Hui, who controls the Golden Crow Fire, is the Way of Death, not the Way of Revelation."

"And given the arrogance of a scholar, how could he be willing to hand over these six poems that have stirred up visions in heaven and earth to someone else?"

He said in a deep voice: "Let me ask, what reason do they have to do this?"

"Could it be that this is to allow Gu Fangchen to humiliate you and me at this Qionglin Banquet?"

"In my opinion, only Gu Fangchen himself has the motive. He has been lurking for so many years, pretending to be stupid..." At this moment, someone next to him suddenly shouted "Oh!"

Everyone turned around and saw that it was Zhao Wenyuan who was bending down and picking up two pieces of chalcedony from the ground.

One black and one white, forming the shape of a yin-yang fish.

"This is?"

When Gu Youren walked over and saw the two pieces of chalcedony, he was stunned for a moment, then his pupils constricted and he immediately stepped forward.

"The two pieces of Yin-Yang Jade on Master's invitation!"

Zhao Wenyuan said with a serious face:
"I saw these two pieces of chalcedony just now, and they seemed to have fallen from the body of that 'Gu Fangchen'."

The scene was in chaos just now, and with the Golden Crow Fire raging, no one could see clearly what Gu Fangchen did when he left.

Gu Youren took two steps forward, took the pieced-together chalcedony, pondered for a moment, and his face changed.

"What's arranged here is a 'mirage array'!"

There were no masters of formations present, and they were all unfamiliar with this name:

"Mr. Gu, may I ask what is a 'mirage array'?"

Gu Youren said:

"A mirage obscures the five senses, making the false seem real, and making it difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake. This is called a 'mirage'."

"This formation is of the third rank, a unique formation of the Demonic Cult's Path of Love. It can create almost identical illusions to deceive the world. Its only flaw is..."

When Gu Youren said this, he suddenly paused, then suddenly raised his head and looked at Ding Xingfeng and Qing Jian who were standing motionless beside the table.

These two people came with Gu Fangchen, but the Martial Saint, who had a perverse attitude before, this time... didn't say a word from beginning to end!

Even after Gu Fangchen suddenly revealed his identity and left, the two still did not react much and stood there without changing their expressions.

He looks like a master...

Gu Youren took a deep breath, and the next moment, he appeared in front of Ding Xingfeng, suddenly stretching out his hand and slashing forward.

"Senior, I'm sorry."

As she spoke, her palm had already passed through Ding Xingfeng and Qing Jian's bodies under Ding Xingfeng's gaze.

"call--"

Like an invisible wind blowing by.

The Martial Saint dressed as a servant and the Xiyin servant wearing a cloak turned into sand in an instant and disappeared.

Everyone's eyes widened:
"W-what's going on?!"

Gu Youren took a deep breath:

"The biggest flaw of the 'Mirage Array' is that the illusion will be dispelled once it is touched by someone."

Zhao Wenyuan suddenly realized:

"So that's how it is. This Prince is actually someone from the Love Dao pretending to be him!"

Everyone understood:

"The Path of Love is based on stirring up others' emotions and desires, and he particularly enjoys deceiving others. That's why he was so provocative just now!"

That makes sense!
In this way, the matter becomes completely clear.

Zhao Wenyuan said loudly:

"I have to thank Gu Zhuangyuan for uncovering the evil cult's plot to impersonate the prince. Our best plan now is to quickly find the whereabouts of this evil cult thief!"

Gu Yuandao's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. By this time, he had realized that he had been completely fooled by Gu Fangchen.

His questioning of Gu Fangchen's conscience now turned into an excellent opportunity for Gu Fangchen to cut off the power of the Demon Cult.

But if the Gu Fangchen who was here from the beginning was fake.

So where did the real Gu Fangchen go?

Where did Ding Xingfeng and Qing Jian go?

He still has a chance!
As long as we find out Gu Fangchen's whereabouts and prove that this Gu Fangchen is the real one, there is still a possibility of reversing the situation!
Gu Yuandao seemed to have grasped the last straw and said:
"Mr. Zhao, you are wrong. The most important thing right now is to confirm where the real Gu Fangchen is!"

"Notify the palace and thoroughly investigate his whereabouts in recent days!"

……

Gu Fangchen looked at the "longitude and latitude" in front of him. Countless interwoven rays of light combined together, like the high-dimensional space in Interstellar.

He thought about it, and the next moment, he had landed and arrived at the coordinate point in his memory.

In front of me was an old man with a hunched back, who was the dentist.

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ps: I can’t bear it anymore, I’ll update during the day

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