I became a prince in a martial arts world.

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In his hazy state, Wang Yu heard the sound of ancient carriages often heard in TV dramas, and then he felt the jolts beneath him. Although he could touch a thick blanket, he was still shaken quite uncomfortably.

When he opened his eyes, he saw the wooden beams overhead, the curtains on either side, the tassels swaying in the breeze, and the emerald green shadows of trees flashing past the latticed windows where sunlight streamed through…

And a pair of bright eyes that seem to be smiling but aren't.

"Awake?" The owner of the bright eyes smiled, his gentle voice carrying a hint of teasing.

"You look exactly like Prince Zhao, and my young lady even started teaching you martial arts early on. I never expected you to faint from fright when the dagger was still a foot away from you!" A clear voice came from the other side.

"Ziling, don't be rude." The owner of the bright eyes glanced at her maid, and Ziling shrank back, made a face at Wang Yu, but said nothing more.

Wang Yu then looked at the owner of the bright eyes, and heard her say, "I just took your pulse. You just fainted from fright, but there's nothing serious."

Wang Yu stared blankly at the other person, who was dressed in an elegant silver brocade dress with cloud patterns, and a jade hairpin inserted diagonally. She was graceful and beautiful, with a charming demeanor. The owner of the bright eyes saw that Wang Yu was a little dazed, so she couldn't help but wave her hand in front of his eyes. The silver bracelet on her wrist made her skin look even whiter.

"However, you also need to start practicing your skills. If you continue to behave like this when you return to the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, I'm afraid you won't be able to control those arrogant soldiers and generals, and you'll easily expose your true colors." The owner of the bright eyes said meaningfully, "Don't forget that there are still people you care about in the capital."

Meeting the other person's eyes, which shone with a lively spirit despite their calm demeanor, Wang Yu immediately thought of the other person's name: Li Yunxiu.

At the same time, the original owner's memories flooded into his mind like a tidal wave.

The original owner was also named Wang Yu, a native of Pyeongjin Prefecture in Gyeonggi Province. He came from a well-off family and had studied and learned to write, but he gradually fell into poverty after his parents died a few years ago.

The original owner was trying to support himself when a group of mysterious people came to his door and kidnapped him to the capital.

It turns out that the original owner of this body looks exactly like Zhao Yu, the heir of the Prince of Zhenxi!

A few days ago, Prince Zhao Zheng of Zhenxi died. He only had one son, Zhao Yu, who was sent to the capital as a hostage ten years ago. The current emperor did not want to let Zhao Yu leave the capital to take up his post, and he was not confident in taking over the powerful and wealthy Prince Zhao Zheng's faction, which was independent and did not obey orders. So, after learning that there was a Prince Zhao Zheng in his territory who looked exactly like Zhao Yu, he immediately kidnapped him and sent him to the capital to impersonate Zhao Yu and go to the Prince Zhao Zheng's fiefdom to take over the power of the Prince Zhao Zheng's faction!

To prevent Wang Yu from slipping out of control, the emperor also arranged a marriage for him, marrying the renowned female scholar Li Yunxiu as his princess consort. She returned to his fiefdom with him and took control of the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion.

besides……

A bright-eyed, smiling face flashed through Wang Yu's mind. She had also been brought to the capital with him and settled in the imperial city. Although she was not free, at least she was not worried about life.

Memories continued to flood back. After entering the capital, he was trained in the proper manners, etiquette, and expressions to disguise Zhao Yu's image as much as possible—a spoiled and arrogant second-generation rich kid born into royalty.

At the same time, Li Yunxiu also taught him about his meridians and martial arts basics. Because Zhao Zheng, the Prince of Zhenxi, was a famous martial arts master in the world, even if Zhao Yu was a playboy, he still had a lineage to inherit and his internal strength and swordsmanship were not weak. Wang Yu had to learn some of the skills. He could not fight, but he could not show any weakness in his daily behavior.

However, the original owner had focused most of his energy on imitating Zhao Yu and hadn't paid attention to martial arts. As a result, when he encountered assassins on the way, he faced the terror of death for the first time and was scared to death.

Then Wang Yu from another world usurped his body, inheriting it and merging his memories.

This Wang Yu is also that Wang Yu.

"Ancient world? Martial arts world?" Wang Yu received the original owner's memories and gained an understanding of this world. Although the original owner's status and position might not have allowed for a deep understanding, at least he was not completely ignorant.

At least he knew that the woman in front of him, Li Yunxiu, was from a small family in Gyeonggi Province, but she was excellent in both literature and martial arts. When her family wanted to use her as a bargaining chip to marry her off, she decisively disguised herself as a man to participate in the imperial examination, and went straight into the top three in the palace examination. She was only exposed when she won the top prize.

Although she was not among the top three because she was a woman, the emperor took pity on her plight and issued a special imperial edict to reject the marriage with the Li family and to allow Li Yunxiu to serve in the Hanlin Academy. As a result, Li Yunxiu's name as the female champion resounded throughout the world, and her literary fame surpassed her martial fame.

But in fact, Li Yunxiu's martial arts skills were by no means weak. At least the original owner saw that those palace guards could not last two moves against her, and the things she taught him sounded very profound.

And now this female scholar who is both literate and martial is his princess?

Wang Yu instinctively reached out to grab Li Yunxiu's outstretched hand.

Li Yunxiu's eyes flashed, but she still reached out and grasped Wang Yu's hand, pulling him up. Then, with a gentle pull, Wang Yu involuntarily let go.

Zi Ling, standing nearby, couldn't help but chuckle, sticking out her tongue at Wang Yu in a silent mockery, "Toad."

Wang Yu then remembered that he was a fake prince. The emperor had bestowed the marriage upon him mainly so that Li Yunxiu could interfere in the affairs of the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, but that didn't mean he could actually sleep with Li Yunxiu.

Then he heard Li Yunxiu say, "The late emperor's northern expedition was unsuccessful, and there was unrest in the southwest last year. Now is a time of great turmoil. The Prince of Zhenxi has 50,000 troops and is stationed in the western border. His power is awe-inspiring to the Western Regions and the Qiang people in the northern desert. You must control this force and use it for His Majesty's benefit. Do not betray His Majesty's trust."

Wang Yu thought about the world background in his memory; it seemed prosperous and beautiful, but in reality, it was like cooking oil over a raging fire.

Wang Yu searched his memory and learned that the current emperor had ascended the throne two years ago. He was said to be a man of great talent and ambition, and had been working diligently to govern the country. He had even met with him a few days ago and instructed him to cooperate well with Li Yunxiu, take over the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, and serve the court.

At the time, the original owner didn't dare to look at the other person. He could only feel that the voice was both majestic and kind. Now that he had transmigrated, he couldn't help but regret not being able to see what a real ancient emperor looked like.

Speaking of appearance, what makes Wang Yu happiest is that both the original owner and Zhao Yu are handsome men, living up to his confidence in his appearance before he transmigrated!

Seeing Wang Yu seemingly lost in thought with a slightly foolish smile, Li Yunxiu shook her head speechlessly, feeling like she had been talking to a brick wall, and then began to get down to business.

"The martial art of the Zhenxi King lineage is called 'Flowing Fire Reflection.' Once mastered, it allows one to directly enter the Innate Realm. However, Zhao Yu entered the capital ten years ago and only had the first three levels of the technique. I have already taught it to you. Now that you have nothing to do, you can start practicing it."

"Although you have never practiced martial arts and your meridians are narrow and blocked, you are still not yet of age. As long as you are willing to work hard, you can still make a name for yourself."

Li Yunxiu sighed and took out a pill from a small rosewood box beside her. "This is the Lesser Rejuvenation Pill from the Prajna Temple. It can only be refined once a year. It can help you increase your cultivation for three years. I originally wanted to give it to you after you had mastered the basics of cultivation. Although taking it now is a bit like forcing growth and wasting the medicinal power, we have to act quickly and can't worry about that now."

Wang Yu's eyes lit up. So this was the kind of elixir that could increase one's martial arts skills?

Is the pace this fast?

Although Li Yunxiu commented that he had never practiced martial arts and that his meridians were blocked, limiting his future potential, Wang Yu decisively ignored it.

I just survived an assassination attempt!

The immediate priority is to improve my martial arts skills so that I can at least have some ability to resist assassination attempts. We can deal with the future later.

He didn't doubt that Li Yunxiu had taken out poison to harm him. After all, Li Yunxiu still needed him to control the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, and if she wanted to feed him poison, she wouldn't have waited until now.

"Take this first, and I'll help you neutralize its effects." Li Yunxiu handed the pill to Wang Yu.

Wang Yu looked at the brown pill, about the size of a thumb and emitting a faint medicinal fragrance, and couldn't help but twitch his lips as he looked around for it.

"What are you looking for?" Li Yunxiu asked.

"I'm looking for water." Wang Yu spoke for the first time since his transmigration, holding up the Small Rejuvenation Pill. "It's so big, should I chew it up or eat it with water? I can't just swallow it whole, can I?"

He didn't know martial arts at this time and wasn't capable of swallowing such a large pill.

Li Yunxiu, "..."

She suddenly felt that the Wang Yu in front of her was different from the Wang Yu before. Gone was the restraint hidden in his previous pretentious arrogance, and his behavior seemed more natural and composed.

Zi Ling, ever observant, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Wang Yu, saying, "Have some tea with you!"

Wang Yu looked at Li Yunxiu, "Shall we eat now?"

Li Yunxiu nodded. "Let's eat now."

Wang Yu immediately put the Lesser Rejuvenation Pill into his mouth and swallowed it with tea.

Li Yunxiu flashed behind Wang Yu and placed a jade-like hand on Wang Yu's back. Wang Yu felt a warm current flow from his back into his lower abdomen.

"Keep your mind focused and sense my inner energy. I will use my inner energy, along with the medicinal properties, to circulate the 'Flowing Fire Reflection' technique through your meridians, helping you master the first level of 'Flowing Fire Reflection'," Li Yunxiu said.

The next moment, Wang Yu felt another warm current rise in his lower abdomen, which merged with the true energy that Li Yunxiu had just introduced into his body.

The mixed warm current starts from the lower dantian, runs through the Foot Shaoyang and Foot Jueyin meridians, flows up and down, and then flows into the Hand Shaoyin and Hand Taiyang meridians, passing through the chest and abdomen. This is the circulation route of the first level of "Flowing Fire Reflection".

However, perhaps because Wang Yu had not yet mastered the technique and was unable to guide it on his own, he only felt that the heat contained in this warm current was gradually cooling down, and it might be exhausted after circulating for a few cycles.

But at that moment, he felt dizzy, as if an ancient tortoise shell suddenly appeared in his mind, and the medicine, which was already cooling down, cooled down even faster.

At the same time, the tortoise shell also emitted a hazy glow, and the nine patterns that seemed to have formed naturally on it flashed for a moment before falling silent again.

"Isn't this the tortoise shell-shaped pendant I found at the antique market the day before yesterday?"

"What kind of cheat code only costs eighty dollars?"