I became a prince in a martial arts world.

Chapter 108 Something Happened Beyond the Great Wall

"Ding-dong!"

With a crisp sound, the fish-scale purple-gold knife fell to the ground.

All eyes were focused on the center of the battlefield, where they saw Zhong Yulei collapse while Wang Yu stood up.

"Impossible!" the burly man exclaimed in disbelief.

The others were also shocked. The fortune teller miscalculated and was hit in the Tianchi acupoint by Li Yunxiu with a needle, causing his energy to dissipate. Then, Li Yunxiu slapped his dantian with a palm and he slowly collapsed.

"Third Brother!" The burly man's eyes were bloodshot. He used the Five Ghosts Knocking on the Door technique to send the surrounding guards flying. He strode over, but Li Yunxiu's golden needles flashed by and he fell to the ground.

Unlike the burly man, the young master, seeing Zhong Yulei and the fortune teller fall into danger, did not hesitate and turned to leave.

Unfortunately for him, he fled in the direction Zhao Yingjie and Yuan Feifei had come from, and was captured by the two of them.

Finally, seeing that the situation was hopeless, the man selling candied hawthorns sighed, threw down his long stick, and surrendered.

"Zhong Yulei is dead."

"His four sworn brothers were all imprisoned."

Back at the Prince of Zhenxi's mansion, Wei Gutong and Yan Ziyu looked at Wang Yu with strange expressions.

They were a bit far away, and the battle was over when they arrived, but after reconstructing the scene, they were amazed by Wang Yu's performance.

Although Zhong Yulei was struck by Zong Jian's Vajra Palm, which injured his lungs, he was still a master of innate skill, renowned throughout Shangshan Prefecture, and a figure who could be ranked among the top in the entire martial arts world.

But even such a person, who attacked in anger, not only failed to harm Wang Yu, but was also easily killed by Wang Yu.

According to the descriptions of the guards in the palace, Zhong Yulei flew down from the second floor, but Wang Yu dodged him, circled around him, and then struck him in the back with a palm, severing his heart meridian with internal force, causing him to die on the spot.

Because Wang Yu did not reveal his innate martial arts intent when he made his move, although everyone was very surprised, Wang Yu did not say anything, and no one guessed in that direction.

After all, Zhong Yulei was already seriously injured, and when facing Wang Yu, he used all his strength without holding back. Coupled with Wang Yu's exquisite martial arts and miraculous ice and fire internal energy, it was indeed possible for him to win by surprise.

Regardless, Wang Yu's ability to win in one move indicates that his martial arts skills must be extremely high. Even if he hasn't reached the Innate Realm yet, he's probably not far off, perhaps within a year.

Thinking about this, everyone still looked at Wang Yu with shock.

"Your Highness! They've all confessed!" A guard from the Prince's residence came in to report.

"Speak," Wang Yu said, sitting up straight.

The guard reported, "It was Zongjian who, during his fight with Zhong Yulei, revealed that the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion had discovered traces on the banks of the Yellow River, deducing that Dulong Fort had stolen the treasure."

"Just as I expected." Wang Yu relaxed and sat back down in his chair.

"You old bald monk!" Zhao Yingjie cursed. "I think he deliberately let Zhong Yulei go, then instructed him to deal with us!"

Although the people who discovered the traces on the north bank of the Yellow River were from the Prince of Zhenxi's Mansion, it was the yamen runners of Daxing Prefecture and the monks of Dajingang Temple who went to investigate the south bank of the Yellow River.

There weren't many people who knew that it was the Prince of Zhenxi's Mansion that first discovered the clues, especially since it was the imperial army and the Great Vajra Temple that ultimately attacked Dulong Fort.

Strictly speaking, the Prince of Zhenxi's Mansion was the aggrieved party!

No matter how you look at it, as long as Zhong Yulei didn't know that his exposure was because of the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, he shouldn't have come to Longshan Prefecture to seek revenge.

So the moment Wang Yu recognized Zhong Yulei, he knew that someone had leaked the information and stirred up hatred for the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, and this person was actually quite easy to guess.

Wang Yu nodded. "Let's write this down for now."

Even Zhong Yulei's brothers thought it was just a slip of the tongue by Zong Jian. The Zhenxi Prince's Mansion was even less able to prove that Zong Jian intended to harm people. Although people in the martial arts world don't need much evidence to do things, Wang Yu really couldn't afford to fall out with the Great Vajra Temple at this time.

There's no other reason than that the opposing team has too many experts.

When he was in a favorable position, Zong Jian didn't dare to engage in a verbal battle with Wang Yu. At this moment, Wang Yu had been tricked by Zong Jian, and he couldn't overturn the table either.

Since this matter was brought up in public, Zong Jian had no need to keep it a secret for Wang Yu, and the fact that he had seriously injured Zhong Yulei with a single palm strike was already quite plausible.

Therefore, this debt can only be noted down for now, just like Honghai's invitation to Wang Yu to visit the Great Vajra Temple, and will be settled slowly later.

Although there was some trouble during the Lantern Festival, fortunately there were no casualties, and all the perpetrators were either killed or captured, which greatly increased the prestige of the Prince of Zhenxi's Mansion.

After the festival, Wei Gutong and his wife bid farewell and left to travel the world again.

Wang Yu resumed his early days of training martial arts with Yan Xiangxue, spending his afternoons idly and his evenings quietly consolidating his Innate Realm cultivation.

The state of the boundary.

More than a month passed quickly.

One morning in early March, Wang Yu and Alde had just finished practicing the "Seventy-Two Styles of Wind and Snow" and were about to go for breakfast when they saw a servant from the Prince's mansion hurrying towards them.

"Your Highness! There is a Bai Qiang woman requesting an audience outside the gate. She identifies herself as Gulanrena, a disciple of Madam Yan."

"Senior sister?" Alde called out softly.

Yan Xiangxue's eyes narrowed. "Something's happened!"

Gulanrena, Yan Xiangxue's disciple, possesses innate cultivation and is the next generation's guardian of the Baiqiang tribe.

Logically speaking, barring any unforeseen circumstances, she shouldn't have left Baiqiang.

So Wang Yu immediately led the two to the reception room.

Gulanrena appeared to be in her forties. It was clear that she had been quite beautiful in her youth, but at this moment she was short of breath and pale, obviously injured.

Alde exclaimed softly and rushed forward to support Gulanrena, "Senior Sister, you're injured!"

Yan Xiangxue frowned and asked, "What happened?"

He was still alive and Alde was safe. If Shi Mo didn't want the two Qiang tribes to go into civil war, he shouldn't have attacked Gulanrena or the White Qiang King.

Gulanrena coughed softly twice, first paying her respects to her master, before replying, "It is the Twin Stars of Su Hai!"

"The Twin Stars of Su Hai?" Yan Xiangxue's eyes flickered. "The Star-Picking Boy and the Star-Chasing Boy?"

"It's them." Gulanrena nodded. "A dozen days ago, they suddenly came to the tribe and assassinated the king."

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"Ah!" Alde exclaimed softly, "How is my father?"

The "King" that Gulanrena mentioned is the White Qiang King, who is also Alde's father.

"His Majesty is unharmed, but he was shaken." Gulanrena shook her head. "The White Wolf Guards are guarding the main tent day and night, and they will not give those two another chance anytime soon."

Although there are no innate masters, the White Wolf Guards are all brave warriors of the White Qiang, skilled in archery and horsemanship, and many of them are excellent. If they swarm together, they can barely hold off an innate master. If there are also sharpshooters attacking, even an innate master will not fare well.

Ardy asked, puzzled, "Why would they want to assassinate Father?"

Gulanrena glanced at Wang Yu subconsciously, then hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

Yan Xiangxue's eyes flashed, and she spoke for her, "Because I and Alde live in the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, these two little ones dare not come to the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion to seek revenge, so they took their anger out on the tribe."

Gulanrena nodded. "Yes."

Aldette's mouth gaped slightly. "How shameless!"

Yan Xiangxue pondered for a moment, then shook her head. "The Twin Stars of Suhai are indeed shameless, but they are just the ones who have been pushed to the forefront. The mastermind behind it all is someone else."

"Shi Mo!" Li Yunxiu stepped into the reception room. "He was seriously injured by Senior Ling's sword in the Western Regions, and he dared not provoke Bai Qiang into a direct war, so he went to Su Hai Shuang Xing and asked them to intervene."

Li Yunxiu saw through Shi Mo's plan at a glance.

"This is Shi Mo testing us!"

"Without confirming Senior Yan's condition, Shi Mo dares not make a move against Bai Qiang for the time being."

"With the Twin Stars of Su Hai taking action, the White Qiang King was unable to shift the blame to the Black Qiang and could not mobilize the White Qiang's fighting spirit, thus allowing the Black Qiang to remain uninvolved."

"At this time, the Baiqiang tribe had no experts and could only ask Senior Yan for help."

"If Senior Yan's injuries have healed, he will naturally return to Baiqiang. I estimate that Shi Mo will test Senior Yan again."

"If Senior Yan's injuries have not yet healed, then the only one who can truly support Bai Qiang is the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion."

"After all, when facing martial arts masters, ordinary elite soldiers can hold out for a short time, but their energy is limited. Once the time is prolonged, only masters can deal with masters."

"If the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion doesn't act, they might actually find an opportunity to kill the White Qiang King, unify the two Qiang tribes, and march south together."

"If the Prince of Zhenxi goes north to the grasslands, it will fall right into their trap."

Li Yunxiu's eyes gleamed with wisdom. "Even if Uncle Rong takes action personally, once they reach the grasslands, it will be their domain. If I'm not mistaken, the Black Qiang will make their move as soon as the Prince of Zhenxi's Mansion leaves the border."

"We dare not go!" Zhao Yingjie exclaimed in surprise. "Shi Mo alone is a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, not to mention those two old guys, Zhaixingzi and Zhuixingzi!"

"But if we don't go, King Baiqiang will be even less able to withstand these experts." Zhao Rong also came to the reception room.

Yan Xiangxue paused, holding her cane. "I'm going back!"

"Shi Mo was stabbed by Brother Ling and will be very difficult to recover in a short time, so he doesn't dare to test me easily," Yan Xiangxue said. "After I go back, I will suggest that Asuri move the tribe south."

Asuri was the King of Baiqiang, who always respected Yan Xiangxue and obeyed her orders.

As long as the Baiqiang royal court moves south and forms a pincer movement with Lingwu Pass, the Baiqiang tribe will at least be safe, regardless of whether they die or not.

Ardy, concerned for her father, immediately chimed in, "I'm going back too!"

Neither Zhao Rong nor Zhao Yingjie spoke, and Li Yun also fell silent.

Even Li Yun didn't have any good solutions at this point, since the gap between the two sides' experts was too obvious. Yan Xiangxue's return might be able to buy some time, but if Wang Yu or Zhao Rong came out of seclusion, the Black Qiang would probably make a move immediately.

Unless the White Qiang King and the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion can be persuaded to join forces to attack the Black Qiang and resolve the matter directly militarily, there is absolutely no other solution to this problem.

However, without the Black Qiang taking the initiative, neither the White Qiang King nor Yan Xiangxue had any intention of launching an attack or sacrificing the lives of the White Qiang warriors.

Then Wang Yu finally spoke up, "In that case, I'll heal Senior Yan's injuries."