I became a prince in a martial arts world.

"So you're that 'Flower-Picking Prince' guy?" Fang Shaobai threw the man to the ground and teased, "Your lightness skill isn't all that great either."

The next moment, another dark figure leaped onto the roof from not far from the Xu family mansion, and in the blink of an eye, he approached the tower, bursting into laughter as he walked.

"Mount Taihua is majestic and magnificent, and its dangers are unparalleled. The disciples of the Taihua Sect are also known for their lightness skills. Even if this flower thief could truly transform into a flying bird, he would not be able to escape Young Hero Fang's grasp."

After saying that, the dark figure reached the top of the tower.

Wang Yu looked up and saw a middle-aged monk wearing a gray robe. He had a square face and looked to be about fifty years old. His expression was serious but with a smile.

"Master Hongzhao?" Fang Shaobai raised an eyebrow. "Master isn't..."

Halfway through his sentence, Fang Shaobai suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Hongzhao chuckled and said, "Young Master Fang, did you arrive after nightfall? This humble monk exchanged blows with this man last night. His martial arts skills are average, but his lightness skill is not weak. I couldn't stop him."

I guessed he might be following me during the day, so this afternoon I went to see your junior brothers, Young Master Lin and Young Master Wei, and asked them to go to the Luo and Liu families in the south of the city tonight, thus creating a diversion to mislead him.

I myself returned to the Xu family after nightfall, intending to wait for him to walk right into my trap. Unexpectedly, Young Hero Fang also arrived, but before this humble monk. Well done, well done!

"That's right, that's right, what a coincidence." Fang Shaobai chuckled, glancing at Li Yunxiu subconsciously, his admiration growing even stronger.

Hongzhao clasped his hands together and said, "This man seriously injured Fazhu. I originally intended to capture him and send him to the Great Vajra Temple to repent for twenty years. However, since he has been captured by Young Hero Fang today, I dare not make any decisions lightly. However, he took away a Tendon-Changing and Bone-Forging Pill that the temple had given to Fazhu. We still need to retrieve it."

Although the Flower-Picking Prince lying on the ground had his shoulder blade pierced by Fang Shaobai's sword and his acupoints were struck, rendering him unable to move, he could still speak. Hearing this, he sneered, "If Fang Shaobai hadn't suddenly appeared, even if you had ambushed me beforehand, you wouldn't have been able to catch me."

"I knew you monks were all too familiar with each other. You were probably planning to strike after I'd exhausted myself, but unfortunately you... huh?"

"Nonsense!" Hongzhao interrupted the Flower-Picking Prince, his eyes wide open, and he spread his hands, a metallic luster flashing briefly on his palms.

But the Flower-Picking Prince ignored Hongzhao and instead looked at Wang Yu and Li Yunxiu.

Wang Yu's eyes twitched as he saw the Flower-Picking Prince grin and reveal their identities, "Zhao Yu! The female top scholar!"

"You actually took this route?"

The Flower-Picking Prince was filled with regret. If he hadn't been acupunctured, he would probably be pounding his chest in frustration by now. "I thought I couldn't catch you. If I had known you would take this path, what's wrong with enduring it for another two or three days?"

Fang Shaobai and Hongzhao looked at the three of them together.

Wang Yu blinked and looked at Li Yunxiu.

Li Yunxiu's lips twitched. She hadn't expected that this Flower-Picking Young Master had seen them before. He must have been to the capital before and met Zhao Yu, or even herself.

I did the makeup for the three of them myself. To make it look real and natural, I only made minor adjustments, slightly changing their age and temperament. Their original appearances were not changed at all. If someone had actually seen them before, they would naturally be able to recognize them.

only……

These days, it's not like modern society where you can see photos. Li Yunxiu never expected that the assassins who blocked their way to kill them had actually seen them in the capital.

Fang Shaobai smacked his lips in disbelief. "You're Zhao Yu?"

The next moment, Hong Zhao, who was next to Fang Shaobai, narrowed his eyes, sprang up, and pounced straight up. His two large sleeves rolled up and created a strong wind. Two hands in his sleeves formed tiger claws and grabbed at Wang Yu and Li Yunxiu's chests.

Wang Yu stepped back and came behind Fang Shaobai.

Li Yunxiu flipped her right hand, revealing the golden needle between her fingers.

But before Li Yunxiu could use his golden needles, a "clang" was heard from the sword, and a silver light suddenly appeared, transforming into a sword lotus that bloomed with twelve shimmering silver lotus leaves, blocking the way between Hongzhao and Wang Yu.

Wang Yu felt a blur before his eyes, as if he were watching a lotus flower bloom in the rippling lake water, exquisite and beautiful, making him want to take a closer look.

"Azure Lotus Sword Song? Twelve-grade Azure Lotus?" Hongzhao exclaimed in surprise, leaping back, but his wide robe sleeves had been torn in several places, revealing two muscular arms.

Fang Shaobai sheathed his sword, as if he had never drawn it. "What does the master mean?"

"This man is Zhao Yu!" Hongzhao said with a frown. "He is eccentric and ruthless. He has been wantonly hurting people and raping other men's wives and daughters in the capital. If he is allowed to return to Longshan Prefecture and take charge of the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, the people of the Northwest will suffer."

Fang Shaobai was taken aback upon hearing this, then shook his head and said, "Master, you are unaware that rumors should not be taken seriously. Public opinion can be devastating, and slander can destroy even the most reputable people. I observe that Brother Wang... Zhao is gentle, refined, frank, and sincere, and is by no means the vicious villain described in the rumors."

Hongzhao glared and said, "You can know a person's face but not their heart. Young Master Fang has only known him for a few days, yet you dare to make such a judgment?"

Fang Shaobai sheathed his longsword, patted the wine gourd at his waist, and said, "Because Brother Zhao has excellent drinking manners, a person with good drinking manners must have good character!"

Hongzhao's eyes widened, his forehead full of question marks.

What kind of logic is that?

"Young Master Fang has probably been deceived by him!" Hongzhao said. "Leaving aside those rumors, just considering the affairs of the martial world, the daughter of the South Sea Sect leader lost her virginity to him and committed suicide. The South Sea Twin Swords came to seek revenge, but they were also killed by him. It can't be fake!"

Wang Yu immediately raised three fingers and said, "Heaven above and Earth below, if I have raped the daughter of the South Sea Sect leader, may I be struck by lightning and condemned to eternal damnation, with my ancestors going through eight generations to suffer endless torment in the Avici Hell."

Li Yunxiu, "..."

Fang Shaobai, "..."

Hongzhao, "..."

This level of solemn oath-taking is already the limit.

Fang Shaobai looked at Hongzhao and chuckled, "What does the master think?"

Hongzhao's lips twitched, and he said with difficulty, "It cannot be ruled out that this boy has a treacherous personality and speaks falsehoods."

Wang Yu glanced at Hongzhao, his eyes narrowing. "Is even a monk envious of the bounty offered in the capital?"

Li Yunxiu said calmly, "As one of the two major sects of Buddhism, why would the monks of Dajingang Temple covet the small amount of money offered in the capital? What the monks covet are the urban and rural markets, estates and lands of Qing'an Prefecture and Fengming Prefecture."

"Huh?" Fang Shaobai raised an eyebrow.

Wang Yu immediately realized, "The Great Vajra Temple is right next to the territory of our Zhenxi Prince's Mansion?"

"Amitabha!" Hongzhao put his hands together. "As monks, we are detached from worldly desires. Wealth and land are all external things to us. However, out of compassion for the Buddha, this humble monk cannot bear to see the people of the Northwest suffer any longer."

Hongzhao looked at Wang Yu and said, "There are assassins targeting you along the way. You have been exposed, and things will inevitably turn out badly. I would like to ask you to return to Dajingang Temple with me. If you have a Buddhist heart and can treat the people kindly, I am willing to organize the monks to escort you back to Longshan Prefecture."

These words made not only Wang Yu and Li Yunxiu laugh, but even Fang Shaobai laughed. "Does the master think I am incapable of delivering Brother Zhao to Longshan Prefecture?"

Wang Yu ignored him completely, instead squatting down and groping the Flower-Picking Prince.

"What are you doing?" The Flower-Picking Prince glared at him.

Wang Yu took out a small box from the inside of his belt, opened it, and found a pill about the size of a thumb inside, emitting a slightly bitter medicinal fragrance.

"The Tendon-Changing and Bone-Forging Pill!" Hongzhao was about to step forward, but Fang Shaobai blocked his way, forcing him to stop. "This pill is only effective for our temple's unique secret method. It will do more harm than good to ordinary people. Please return..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Wang Yu put the pill into his mouth and swallow it whole.

"I almost choked!" Wang Yu patted his chest, finally managing to swallow the pill.

The crowd, "..."

Then they saw Wang Yu continue to grope the Flower-Picking Prince.

"What else are you looking for?" Fang Shaobai couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know, I'll just look around, maybe I'll find a surprise." As he spoke, Wang Yu pulled out two blowpipes, two bottles of powder, a purse, and a horn from his sleeve.

"You're no good!" Wang Yu teased, then finally pulled two books out of his sleeve.

"Found... 'The Thirty-Six Styles of Spring Breeze Lying on the Bed'?" Wang Yu cursed as he threw the first book aside, then finally smiled when he faced the second book.

"Swallows Carry Spring"!

Fang Shaobai chuckled and said, "The name is quite elegant?"

Wang Yu patted the book and casually flipped through a couple of pages at Fang Shaobai. "It's lightness skill! Once you master it, at least you won't be afraid of being chased or ambushed by the monks of the Great Vajra Temple."

Fang Shaobai was indifferent to this, since even if he mastered this lightness skill, it would still not be as good as the lightness skill of his Taihua Sect.

Hongzhao, who had swallowed the sect's most precious elixir and was mocked by Wang Yu, clenched his fists, veins throbbing on his forehead, wishing he could unleash the Great Vajra Palm to kill him with a single blow.

Unbeknownst to everyone, the tortoise shell in Wang Yu's sea of ​​consciousness began to flicker once more.

Having learned from his first experience, Wang Yu was now able to guide the tortoise shell's influence on him to maximize his strength by absorbing and releasing all the medicinal power at once without needing to store it.

With a solid foundation in swordsmanship, daily practice can achieve maximum results in minimal time.

Having fully mastered the Seven Forms of the Setting Sun, although only to the point of proficiency with room for improvement, I have also deduced the internal energy circulation method of the "Reflection of Flowing Fire," which allows me to maximize the power of my swordsmanship.

By widening the meridians, strengthening the bones, improving aptitude, and guiding the internal energy of "Flowing Fire Reflection" to reach the limit of the second level, as long as I work hard on the road ahead, I should be able to reach the third level before returning to the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion.

What a wonderful elixir! Its potency is far greater than that Lesser Rejuvenation Pill!

Wang Yu's eyes darted around, wondering if Hong Zhao had any more on him, and if he could think of a way to kill him and get another Yi Jin Duan Gu Dan from him.

Since both sides wanted to kill him, Wang Yu felt no psychological pressure at all.

Facing Wang Yu's unfriendly, half-smiling gaze, and with Fang Shaobai firmly protecting him, Hongzhao knew he had no chance at all, and could only clasp his hands together again.

"Amitabha!"

"Since Young Hero Fang has made up his mind, this humble monk has nothing more to say. I can only hope that Young Hero Fang has made the right judgment. This Zhao Yu is truly a kind-hearted person who loves the people like his own children."

Hongzhao clasped his hands in a gesture of respect, then leaped backward, leaving the tower and disappearing into the night.