I became a prince in a martial arts world.

Wang Yu readily agreed, "Then let's go back to the city."

The bandits and monks who were just fighting had stopped and were now looking at Wang Yu, since what they had fought so hard for had fallen into Wang Yu's hands.

The wounded monk said, "Thank you for your help, sir. Please help us defeat the bandits. Our temple will repay you handsomely!"

Then he saw Wang Yu open the wooden box, take out the pills, and sniff them.

The monk was startled and hurriedly said, "These are pills meant for the Great Vajra Temple. Only two were produced in one batch. Be careful, righteous man..."

He had only spoken halfway when he saw Wang Yu put the pill into his mouth and swallow it in one gulp.

The crowd, "..."

Just then, a long laugh came from the woods not far away, followed by rustling of leaves, as if a ferocious beast was approaching from afar.

"Where is my Snow Lotus Jade Marrow Pill?"

A burly, bald man, easily 1.9 meters tall, burst out of the forest, carrying a fine iron rod upside down in his right hand. He spotted the injured monk at first glance, grinned, and made the scar on his face look even more ferocious.

"So it's Master Fadu." The burly man sneered. "If you don't want your master to smash your little head, you'd better hand over the Snow Lotus Jade Marrow Pill obediently."

Upon seeing Wei Honggang, Fa Du turned pale with fright and hurriedly pointed at Wang Yu, exclaiming, "He stole the elixir and ate it!"

"Huh?" Wei Honggang was furious and suddenly turned to Wang Yu.

He had extensive dealings with the Prince of Zhenxi's mansion, and he recognized the uniforms of the guards at a glance. He also spotted Zhao Shan and Zhao He, the two men he had once chased down.

These two guys are quite skilled in martial arts; together they could hold their own for dozens of moves. They are also top performers in the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, so they rarely make a move.

The person they're willing to have as their personal bodyguard looks to be just a young man...

Wei Honggang's eyes lit up, his anger turning to joy, "Zhao Yu!"

"I've searched high and low without finding it, but it's right here without any effort." Wei Honggang laughed heartily, continuing his rapid journey without stopping.

Seeing Wei Honggang charging towards them like a humanoid brown bear, Zhao Shan and Zhao He both changed color. Zhao Shan stretched out his hands, and the flying locust stone in his hands had been replaced with a throwing knife. Zhao He also turned his five fingers into claws, and his knuckles turned white.

"Let's stop him, Your Highness, return to the city immediately!" Zhao Shan shouted.

Seeing that Wei Honggang, despite his tall stature, still moved with the speed of a galloping horse, Wang Yu narrowed his eyes. "Can you stop him?"

Zhao He gritted his teeth, "We were saved from the clutches of this scoundrel by the old prince back then. If we can get the prince out of here today, then our deaths will not have been in vain."

Clearly, Zhao Shan and Zhao He couldn't hold Wei Honggang back for long, and they weren't confident they could escape from him either.

Without saying a word, Zhao Yingjie immediately sat on the throne of the carriage, preparing to turn the horse around. Although he didn't know how long Zhao Shan and Zhao He could hold off Wei Honggang, the horse was faster than the man.

Inside the carriage, Qianqian hid behind Wang Yu. Although she seemed to be trembling, if Wang Yu turned around, he would find that there was no fear in her eyes, only a slight annoyance.

But the next moment, she saw Wang Yu reach out and pick up the long sword that was placed in the carriage.

"His target is me. I'll hold him off while you guys go back to town and call for reinforcements!"

Although it was said that they were calling for reinforcements, Poison Hand Wei Tuo, while not a master of innate strength, possessed profound internal energy and a robust physique. Among the people in the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, only Zhao Rong could defeat him.

Wang Yu said something, and then suddenly lifted himself up, like a light swallow, nimble and swift. He lightly touched the carriage shaft and flew off to the side, passing by Wei Honggang who was running towards him, and disappeared into the roadside woods in an instant.

"How dare you!" Without saying a word, Wei Honggang turned around and followed Wang Yu into the forest, seemingly not slow at all.

"Brother Yu!" Zhao Yingjie exclaimed in surprise.

"Your Highness!" Zhao Shan and Zhao He were shocked.

Qianqian raised an eyebrow, seemingly surprised and puzzled, then stared intently at Wang Yu's departing figure, her eyes slightly narrowed, as if deep in thought.

"What should we do?" Zhao Shan asked Zhao Yingjie.

Despite his young age and low martial arts skills, Zhao Yingjie is actually very tactful and worldly-wise. He is also the steward of the manor, and Zhao Shan and Zhao He still instinctively ask him for help when they encounter problems.

"What else can we do? Go back to the city and find my father!" Zhao Yingjie shouted, leaping onto a horse and galloping towards Longshan Prefecture.

Zhao Shan and Zhao He exchanged a glance. They decided not to go back with Zhao Yingjie, as they knew he could deliver the message on his own.

The brothers exchanged a glance, then leaped into the forest following Wei Honggang's trail, trying to help Wang Yu.

The remaining ten guards didn't know what to do and could only look to Qianqian.

"Stand guard!" Qianqian said, then closed the car door, hid inside, and blocked everyone's view.

……

"Whoosh—"

Wang Yu lightly touched the treetop and flew forward two zhang.

"boom--"

Wei Honggang pushed off with his feet and leaped two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) through the forest.

The two chased and fled, one above and one below, darting through the forest, leaving behind only the swirling leaves scattered everywhere, and startled birds circling overhead.

Wang Yu turned around and looked at Wei Honggang.

As one of the five major bandits of Qishan and a core threat to the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, the mansion naturally had information about him.

This man's secular surname was Wei, and his Buddhist name was Honggang. He was originally a monk of the Hong generation at Dajingang Temple. He was exceptionally talented and showed his talent at a young age. His Vajra Subduing Demon Staff was impervious to water and made a great name for himself while traveling in Hexi. He was known as the "Rampaging Vajra".

However, he was too violent, ruthless, and disobedient, often implicating innocent people. In the end, he even ignored the advice of the temple elders. When an elder was about to take him back to the temple for confinement, he suddenly launched a sneak attack, killed the elder, and rebelled against the Great Vajra Temple.

From then on, he became increasingly ruthless and even committed a massacre that wiped out his entire family. In the end, the Great Vajra Temple sent a master of the Innate Realm to hunt him down, so he fled to Qishan and became an outlaw.

Nearly twenty years have passed since then, and the young rising star of the Great Vajra Temple, Mang Jingang, has become the Poisonous Hand Wei Tuo, one of the Five Great Bandits of Qishan.

"Little brat, you're so young, how much internal strength do you have? You can't escape now. Be a good boy and come back to Qishan with me!" Wei Honggang chuckled as he saw Wang Yu turn around. "He's quite the pretty boy. If you go into the mountains, you won't get any rest tonight."

Wang Yu kept moving, continuing to familiarize himself with the newly enhanced "Swallow Carrying Spring," while simultaneously launching into a taunt, "That scar on your face, is that the one my father gave you?"

Anger blazed in Wei Honggang's eyes, as if he were reliving the pain and fear of those days. "Little brat, even I, the Buddha, will slash your face and disfigure you!"

Wang Yu shook his head. "What I mean is, my dad is helping you, helping you cut a knife in the face to make you look fiercer, so you'll look more like a robber. Why don't you appreciate it?"

"If you had even a modicum of sense, you should have prepared generous gifts and gone to the Prince of Zhenxi's mansion to express your gratitude. Now that you've seen me, you should kowtow to me. Letting you become one of the Five Great Bandits because of this scar is a great favor, one you should repay as a servant for the rest of your life!"

"I curse your ancestors for eight generations!" Wei Honggang was almost driven mad with anger.

He chased after Zhao Shan and Zhao He years ago, but was caught by Zhao Zheng and slashed. He fled in disarray, which he considered a great humiliation and dreamed of getting revenge.

But Zhao Zheng was a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, and he had no hope of revenge in this life, so he could only endure it and held back his anger for more than ten years. So when he learned that Zhao Zheng was dead, he immediately made a harsh statement.

This is also why he recklessly pursued and killed Wang Yu after they met.

Of course there is another reason...

"You little bastard, that Snow Lotus Jade Marrow Pill is the key to my advancement to the Innate Realm. If you eat the pill, I will eat you!" Wei Honggang said savagely.

Wang Yu nodded. Wei Honggang's outburst was indeed justified; the medicinal power of the Snow Lotus Jade Marrow Pill was indeed quite remarkable.

Within my own capacity, I have improved my aptitude and broadened my meridians, reaching the standard for cultivating the fourth level of "Flowing Fire Reflection". As long as I go back and go into seclusion for three days, the fourth level will be achieved naturally.

In addition, facing the powerful enemy, Wang Yu put all his remaining energy into his lightness skill. "Swallow Carrying Spring" is not a particularly powerful lightness skill. Not only was it innovated by the tortoise shell, but even after Wang Yu mastered it, he still had energy left.

The last bit of energy was naturally put into swordsmanship; after all, even last-minute sharpening can be effective.

"Whoosh—"

Wang Yu suddenly sped up by two points, then slowed down again.

Wei Honggang grinned, "You little bastard, are you almost out of internal energy?"

Wang Yu turned back and smiled, "Running like this takes more internal energy than I do. Can you keep it up?"

The Great Vajra Temple is not known for its lightness skills. Hongzhao, whom we met in Puning County, was an example of this. His lightness skills were even inferior to those of a flower thief from Jiangnan.

Of course, the Flower-Picking Prince was no ordinary flower thief. Wei Honggang's martial arts skills were certainly superior to Hongzhao's, and his lightness skills had been honed and refined through experience in the martial arts world.

Even so, Wei Honggang's running style still consumes more internal energy than Wang Yu's. Moreover, Wang Yu's "Swallow Carrying Spring" lightness skill is now perfected, so he not only consumes less internal energy, but can even recover his energy in mid-air.

He went fast at first and then slowed down, not because he lacked internal strength, but because he was worried that going too fast would make Wei Honggang give up in despair.

But Wei Honggang, of course, was unaware of this. "You little bastard, even if you collapse from exhaustion, Buddha won't get tired!"

"That's good!" Wang Yu nodded. He was now in an invincible position, so he continued to hold back three-tenths of his strength, keeping Wei Honggang hanging on at a steady pace, and even gradually getting closer.

But Wang Yu wasn't in a hurry; Wei Honggang was.

He was a short-tempered person by nature, and Wang Yu's lightness skill was indeed beyond his expectations. At this moment, after chasing each other for a long time, they had only narrowed the distance slightly, and he was getting a little impatient.

As the distance closed, Wei Honggang seized the opportunity, circulated his inner energy, and after a second faster burst of speed, he roared and propelled himself forward, his iron rod pointing directly at Wang Yu, who was in mid-air with no room to dodge.

Wei Honggang could almost see Wang Yu screaming and falling.

But the next moment, Wang Yu suddenly twisted his body and changed direction without any leverage in mid-air.

"What?"

Wei Honggang's eyes widened, and then he saw a burst of sword light suddenly erupt from Wang Yu's elbow as he dodged to the side, aimed straight at his throat.

Wei Honggang dodged to the side, but the sword still sliced ​​through his sleeve, grazing his upper arm and leaving a shallow cut.

Wang Yu tapped a tree nearby and darted away like a swallow, creating distance once again. He glanced back, somewhat regretfully, "What a pity."

"What a waste of your grandma's legs!"