I became a prince in a martial arts world.

The tortoise shell's radiance flashed only briefly, but it absorbed eighty percent of the Lesser Rejuvenation Pill's medicinal power. Then, it floated quietly in Wang Yu's sea of ​​consciousness, rising and falling gently.

Although the tortoise shell absorbed a lot of medicinal power, it also brought Wang Yu great benefits.

"Huh?" Li Yunxiu exclaimed softly, "Why does it feel like my internal energy flows more smoothly than before?"

At this point, he couldn't help but feel regretful, "Too much of the medicine's power was wasted. Let alone three years of internal energy, after opening the energy channels, it would be good if we could have three months' worth of internal energy."

Wang Yu's eyes flickered, but he remained silent.

Perhaps because the tortoise shell made its own mind its home, it naturally learned about the tortoise shell's function. As long as it took energy-rich medicine, the tortoise shell would absorb the energy and then feed the essence back to the host. This would not only improve its own endowed constitution, but the patterns on the tortoise shell would also deduce what it had learned.

Just now, the tortoise shell absorbed the medicinal power of the Lesser Rejuvenation Pill. Although it could only make the pattern on the tortoise shell flash for a moment, it also made minor adjustments to the first three levels of the "Flowing Fire Reflection" technique to suit itself, and at the same time deduced the fourth level, and then fed it back to itself.

As for the widening of the meridians and the smooth flow of internal energy, it was the tortoise shell's feedback on its own aptitude. Although it was only a little bit, because it had never practiced martial arts before and its meridians were too narrow and blocked, Li Yunxiu was able to sense it.

Besides these, the tortoise shell should have other effects, but because the Lesser Rejuvenation Pill's potency is too low to activate them, Wang Yu has no way of knowing them and can only leave it for later.

As Li Yunxiu dissolved the remaining medicinal power within Wang Yu's body, Wang Yu activated the first level of "Flowing Fire Reflection" and finally felt the legendary internal energy from his previous life.

"That's amazing!"

Wang Yu's eyes lit up. Li Yunxiu had just said that he started practicing martial arts too late and his achievements were limited, but the next moment he activated his cheat code, lit up his growth tree, and broke through the ceiling.

"You've only been practicing for three months, and you're already so happy."

Wang Yu's eyes lit up with joy, which amused Zi Ling standing beside him. She teased, "Now that you've made some progress in martial arts, how about we have a little sparring session?"

Zi Ling covered her forehead, only to be flicked on the forehead by Li Yunxiu.

"Miss..." Zi Ling said, puzzled.

"From now on, call me Madam," Li Yunxiu said calmly, "and Your Highness as well."

"I understand... Madam." Zi Ling replied with a wronged expression, then looked at Wang Yu and bowed slightly, "Your Highness."

"Okay!" Wang Yu readily agreed.

However, seeing Zi Ling subtly roll her eyes, Wang Yu had to admit, "Although I have some internal energy now, it's still far inferior to yours, and I don't even know how to use it properly, so I can't beat you."

After being flattered by Wang Yu, Zi Ling was in a great mood, chuckled, and decided not to hold it against him.

Zi Ling is clever and charming. Although she is sarcastic towards Wang Yu, it is mainly because she is indignant that her young lady and Wang Yu have become a fake couple. She feels that Wang Yu has taken advantage of her. In fact, she has taken good care of Wang Yu along the way. The dagger that was stabbed at Wang Yu earlier was blocked by Zi Ling.

Speaking of daggers, Wang Yu finally remembered this question: "Why would an assassin want to kill me?"

"I am the Prince of Zhenxi, personally appointed by His Majesty, and I am about to take office. Who would want to assassinate me?" Wang Yu asked, puzzled. "Wouldn't that be a slap in the face to the Emperor?"

Then he saw two pairs of sympathetic eyes.

Zi Ling chuckled, "Who told you to be so arrogant and domineering in the capital? You've offended countless people. Now that you're leaving the capital to take up your post, isn't this the easiest time to assassinate someone?"

"Me?" Wang Yu pointed to himself, his mind filled with questions. "Arrogant and domineering?"

"It is you!" Zi Ling nodded, "The former heir of the Prince of Zhenxi, now the Prince of Zhenxi, Zhao Yu!"

Zi Ling counted on her fingers, "She broke the leg of the Minister of Rites' son, snatched the concubine of the Vice Minister of Revenue, and seriously injured Liu, the Commander of the Capital Garrison..."

Wang Yu was speechless. "Me, a hostage of a border prince, dare to be so arrogant in the capital?"

Li Yunxiu smiled slightly, "Because your father is a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm and has an army of 50,000, as long as it's not a serious crime like treason, His Majesty can't do anything to you."

"These people don't know that Zhao Yu has been replaced. They think you are Zhao Yu," Zi Ling said. "They didn't dare to make a move when you were in the capital, but now that you've left the capital, if they don't make a move now, when will they?"

Not to mention that Commander Liu of the Capital Garrison is a disciple of a prominent sect, even if the Minister of Rites and the Vice Minister of Revenue are not skilled in martial arts, they still have experts under their command and can even hire assassins to deal with you.

Before Li Yunxiu could say anything more, Ziling started chattering to Wang Yu, "Take the Black Ridge Duo who made their move this morning, for example. They operate in Henan Province year-round. If they hadn't been entrusted by a big shot in the capital, they wouldn't have come to Hexi Province to kill you."

Wang Yu asked, "Aren't they afraid of being wanted by the authorities for assassinating kings and nobles?"

"The martial world belongs to the martial world, and the imperial court belongs to the imperial court. Once you leave the imperial court, you belong to the martial world," Zi Ling said matter-of-factly. "Besides, they're already on the wanted list. What's there to fear about the imperial court issuing two warrants?"

"If they kill the prince of the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, aren't they afraid that the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion's forces will rebel?" Wang Yu continued to ask.

He remembered that the emperor had sent him to impersonate Zhao Yu because he was worried that the Prince of Zhenxi's mansion would rebel.

"They're not afraid. If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up." Li Yunxiu's eyes flashed with disdain and disgust. "A bunch of incompetent people. It's a miracle they can even see three days into the future."

With Li Yunxiu's explanation, Wang Yu also learned about their current situation.

The emperor detained Zhao Yu and all the skilled guards of the Prince of Zhenxi's mansion in the capital, placing them under secret house arrest. He then dispatched a ten-man team to escort him and the princess back to the Prince of Zhenxi's mansion.

Because he and Zhao Yu looked so alike, and he hadn't returned for ten years, the emperor wasn't worried about him being exposed at all. He also believed that with the right to rule, he could control the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion with Li Yunxiu's help.

However, as a semi-independent force, the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion was already somewhat detached from the imperial court. Logically, the emperor should not have completely trusted Zhao Yu and should have been forced to release him. Therefore, he could not escort himself back in a grand manner, lest it arouse suspicion from the experts under the Zhenxi Prince's command.

The original owner only knew that he had to impersonate Zhao Yu and that Zhao Yu was arrogant and domineering in the capital, but he did not know that the people in the capital would hire assassins to kill him, and Wang Yu naturally did not know either.

"So we can only rely on our own strength to get back?" Wang Yu asked.

"That's right," Li Yunxiu said with a smile. "But as long as you return to the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, you will be the Zhenxi Prince with a large army in your hands, and no assassin will dare to try to kill you again."

As long as I return to the Zhenxi King's residence, follow Li Yunxiu's instructions, take control of the Zhenxi King's mansion, lie low and have no disloyal thoughts, and pledge allegiance to the emperor, then I will have no fear of being exposed and can remain the Zhenxi King for life!

Wang Yu nodded. Apart from the initial difficulty of facing the assassination attempt, once the beginner level is over, the rest of the journey will be smooth sailing!

Lying flat? I know that like the back of my hand!

Then I won't have to worry about anything. I can just use the wealth of the royal palace to buy all kinds of elixirs and medicines, cultivate unparalleled talent, master peerless martial arts, and then ride the world. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

Wang Yu was an ordinary person, both before and after his transmigration. He had no ambition, no desire for power, and no savior complex. If someone could take responsibility and make him happy, wouldn't it be foolish for him not to agree?

Of course, the premise is that one can successfully leave Gyeonggi Province and return to Longshan Prefecture in Anseong Province, where the Prince of Zhenxi's Mansion is located.

Wang Yu couldn't help but look at Li Yunxiu.

Apart from Li Yunxiu and Ziling, my group only consists of a ten-man squad of imperial guards from the capital. Is that enough to fight?

Seeing Wang Yu's weak look, Li Yunxiu couldn't help but smile and comfort him, "Don't worry, His Majesty had already anticipated this, so in addition to me, there is another expert accompanying us. Unless a master of the Innate Realm takes action, we will be safe."

Li Yunxiu instructed, "When you return to Longshan Prefecture, tell him that you were rescued by accident in the capital, which is why you did not bring any guards when returning to the Prince's Mansion, but only him to protect you."

"There are other experts?" Wang Yu asked curiously. "Who is it, hidden among those ten imperial guards?"

As soon as Wang Yu finished speaking, he felt the carriage brake suddenly, and then a series of dense but orderly footsteps came from outside the carriage. It was the ten imperial guards in front of and behind the carriage who immediately approached and surrounded the carriage in the middle.

"Whoa—" Song Yong, the squad leader of the Imperial Guard ahead, reined in his horse and shouted, "Who goes there?"

Zi Ling turned to the side and lifted the curtain at the front of the carriage. Wang Yu looked over the shoulder of the old coachman with gray hair and saw two middle-aged men dressed in blue and carrying long swords standing side by side in front of the carriage.

Li Yunxiu raised an eyebrow. "Sky blue clothes, sea blue collar, and a half-sword in hand—he's from the South China Sea Sect."

Zi Ling was startled. "The South Sea Sect is far away in the south, and they rarely even come to the Central Plains. Why would they come to deal with us... cough cough, those of us from the royal city?"

Looking at the two expressionless swordsmen and the three diagonal stripes on their emerald green robes, Li Yunxiu narrowed his eyes. "They are not only swordsmen of the South China Sea Sect, but also two very famous swordsmen of the South China Sea Sect."

Zi Ling immediately chimed in, "Clouds in the sky, wind from the sea, light clouds and gentle breeze, the Twin Swords of the South Sea?"

"It's rare that someone recognizes us." The man in blue on the left smiled.

"We can spare her life," the man in blue on the right said calmly.

"Where is that female top scholar?" the man in blue on the left asked.

"Now that she's married to Zhao Yu, they're family." The man in blue on the right answered irrelevantly, but he had already given his answer.

Li Yunxiu, of course, heard what the two were saying. He no longer harbored any illusions. Instead, he introduced Wang Yu, saying, "The South China Sea Sect is located in the coastal area of ​​Guangnan Road in the south. They use swords that are three inches long and half an inch narrow. Their swordsmanship is swift, fierce, strange, and ruthless. It is definitely not inferior to the ultimate skills of the Seven Great Sword Sects."

These two men were nicknamed "Light as a Cloud and Gentle as a Breeze," a name chosen to describe their swift and unpredictable swordplay, leaving no trace, as light as a cloud and as gentle as a breeze. By the time others saw their swords, they were already struck.

Wang Yu looked at Li Yunxiu, his only concern now being, "Can you beat them?"

Li Yunxiu shook her head, "We can't beat them."

The next moment, two men in blue robes flew over and drew their swords halfway there.

"The female champion lives up to her reputation; she truly has a good character!" praised the man in blue on the left.

The man in blue on the right revealed a cruel smile. "I hope you can remain this calm even when you're writhing and submitting to me."