The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 363 Taking advantage of the opportunity
Wu Chengyu looked with interest at the prince consort who was still shouting and trying to break into the inner quarters, but was being blocked by two or three maids. He casually asked...

"I don't know how it got out? You think I'd believe you? If you can't even find out this, you might as well become a clerk. At least you'll live longer. Otherwise, I'm afraid the princess will twist your head off."

Chen He chuckled. In fact, he had been under immense pressure these past few days, but standing next to Wu Chengyu made him feel somewhat relaxed.

"After the princess was injured, the doctors at the guild prepared medicine to treat her internal injuries. Unexpectedly, one of the doctors, who was not from Ronghua Guild, immediately spread the news of the princess's injury."

This person has been lying low for a long time, never carrying out any missions, and has always been law-abiding, so we have overlooked him. Now that he has taken action, he naturally cannot escape my watchful eye.

Now, his body is buried in a mass grave outside the city, but it's so badly dismembered that it's unrecognizable.

"How did you deal with it next?"

"Sometimes, the information spread by spies is a mix of truth and falsehood. Who knows if it was deliberately spread by the other side, and who dares to believe it all?"

Anyway, some people outside are saying that the princess has become a cripple, while others say that the princess is just creating a smokescreen, hiding her abilities, and pretending to be injured. In any case, there are many different opinions.

"In this kind of situation, as long as the waters are muddied, outsiders won't dare to act rashly."

Wu Chengyu nodded. Chen He was always quick-witted. Once he discovered that a spy had leaked information, he could immediately come up with the simplest and most effective response. He was definitely a talented person.

"And what about this prince consort? He's the guy who's most afraid of our princess, he's practically become the flag flying at the entrance of our Yangwu Guild Hall. But now he's suddenly running over here demanding to see the princess. I have a feeling he's here to test our strength."

Chen He turned and glanced at Wu Chengyu; intelligent people speak with such clarity.

"Of course, Yeli Mingzhu usually can't even stand properly when he sees our princess. Even if the princess is injured, it would be easy for him to deal with a weak and dissolute young master who spends his days chasing after women. How could he dare to really come up to her?"

According to my intelligence, this guy received a lot of benefits from the Third Prince, and he came to confirm whether the princess was really injured for the Third Prince's sake.

Our Yangwu Martial Arts Association has always supported the Third Prince, but who would have thought that after the arena battle, the Third Prince would turn around and abandon us, cutting all ties cleanly.

Now that Yipintang has been handed over to him, two days ago, Master Helian went to pay a visit to the Third Prince on the princess's orders. He did not ask for any position or resources from Yipintang, but only wanted to look up some information. However, the prince refused to see him.

Of the three princes, the third prince is the one most afraid of the princess's revenge, so he is also the one most concerned about whether the princess is truly injured.

"Have you found out why the Third Prince parted ways with us?"

Chen He's face darkened, and he shook his head, saying, "We can't find out. We only know that it was His Majesty's order. The Third Prince was actually acting on His Majesty's orders, so he was not in control of his own destiny."

This is the most terrifying thing. Now the whole Xia Kingdom knows that our princess has fallen out of favor and His Majesty is very dissatisfied with her.

Also, it seems something happened in the palace a few days ago while you were in seclusion, but all our spies in the palace are dead, and the specifics are unknown.

Wu Chengyu didn't respond. He had expected all of this. Princess Yuzhu had been abandoned by the royal family because she supported that old monster.

As for what happened in the palace, it goes without saying that it must be related to the Remnant Dream Palace. Perhaps the two sides fought a fierce battle, but no one knows who won or lost. All the information is kept secret.

According to Wu Chengyu's conjecture, it is very likely that the old monster suffered a loss, otherwise the royal family would not have been so firm in their attitude towards Princess Yuzhu.

Both of them wanted to change the subject and shift their attention back to the prince consort, Yeli Mingzhu.

Wu Chengyu said, "This prince consort's intentions today may not be as simple as probing the truth. He is so afraid of the princess that even if the Third Prince offers many benefits, he probably wouldn't dare to come. There must be other reasons."

Look at him, he's been making a scene for so long, but hasn't taken a single step forward. If he really wanted to force his way in, he would have been inside already. He's all bark and no bite."

Chen He nodded: "You've just come out of seclusion, so there are many things you don't know. When this prince consort heard that the princess had fallen out of favor, he was overjoyed and hurriedly went around asking people to intercede on his behalf, hoping to ask His Majesty to cancel the marriage."

"Once His Majesty issues a decree, it cannot be changed. Besides, His Majesty intends for the princess to be a dutiful wife and mother from now on. Who will she be dutiful to? Whose grandson will she be disciplining? It will be none other than this prince consort. The princess has not been deposed, so the marriage will proceed as scheduled."

“Brother Chen, when we talk about teaching children, we mean educating your own children, not disciplining someone else’s grandson.”

"Of course I know. This prince consort has caused me a lot of trouble these past few days. I see him as a grandson."

Brother Nie, you may not know this, but Yeli Mingzhu is the most favored son of the Yeli family. He is handsome and has a sweet tongue. The Empress Dowager in the palace is also from the Yeli family and dotes on him. Moreover, this Empress Dowager seems to have never liked our princess, feeling that our princess does not have the demeanor that a princess should have.

This guy ran to the Empress Dowager's palace and kept crying and complaining. The Empress Dowager then went to the Emperor to plead for him. Out of respect for the Empress Dowager, the Emperor had no choice but to say that if our princess was not satisfied with Yeli Mingzhu and took the initiative to break off the engagement, the marriage could be canceled. Then, we would choose a new consort for our princess. You don't know, after this news spread, all the eligible and unmarried noblemen in Xingqing Prefecture cursed Yeli Mingzhu to the bone. In just two days, more than a dozen young men announced their marriage plans.

As for our future prince consort, his real purpose now is to ask the princess to take the initiative to annul the engagement, but he doesn't dare to go in to see the princess, and only dares to make a fuss here.

I suspect they want to annoy the princess and make her come out on her own, check if she's hurt, and then ask her to annul the engagement. That way, they get the benefits and the engagement is canceled. They're really dreaming."

Wu Chengyu shook his head and said, "His wishful thinking is wrong. The princess will not cancel the marriage."

Chen He found Wu Chengyu's words rather strange. After all, everyone in Xia Kingdom knew about Princess Yuzhu's attitude towards Yeli Mingzhu. She was either dragged behind the horse or hung on the flagpole, which made everyone in the Yangwu Guild look down on this noble young master.

“Brother Nie, why do you say that? I think our princess has a very bad attitude towards this guy, and she probably can’t wait to break off the engagement.”

Wu Chengyu said, "Then let me ask you, aren't there many noble young men in Xingqing Prefecture who frequent brothels and seek pleasure every day? But the princess doesn't bother with the others, only treating this Yeli Mingzhu very badly."

Chen He nodded subconsciously, and Wu Chengyu continued.

"Let me ask you again, when His Majesty issued the decree to bestow the marriage, did Princess Yuzhu object? You've been with the princess the longest. Given her temperament, if she didn't want it, even if it was His Majesty's decree, she would at least object a little. But how did our princess behave at the time?"

Chen He was a little stunned at the moment. After a moment of recollection, he replied, "You're right. At that time, the princess not only did not object, but also accepted the imperial decree very readily. Moreover, that night she ate a roasted lamb leg, ate two sheep heads, and drank three catties of liquor all by herself."

Wu Chengyu patted Chen He on the shoulder and said, "That's it. Although the princess looks very..., she is still a girl. I heard Wu Qianyu say sourly that Yeli Mingzhu and Princess Yuzhu are childhood sweethearts. So how do you know that the princess is not satisfied with this marriage?"
Brother Chen, you still don't understand women. What woman doesn't love handsome men? To them, whatever a handsome man has done, it can be forgiven.

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Chengyu turned and left, leaving Chen He standing there in a daze, talking to himself.

"Could it be that the princess really likes this guy? That doesn't make sense. What girl would treat a man she likes to death?"

No, that's not right either. It seems like I've never really thought of a princess as a woman, or called her a girl. It feels so strange.

Brother Nie, you're saying who doesn't understand women? You're such a martial arts master who can't break your vow of celibacy, yet I've already had at least two sons.

Unfortunately, he finally came to his senses and wanted to retort, but Wu Chengyu's figure was already getting further and further away.

Wu Chengyu silently walked past Yeli Mingzhu, taking the opportunity to get a good look at him. Apart from being a little weak in the kidneys, this guy was definitely a handsome man, only slightly less handsome than himself. In later generations, he would definitely be qualified to be a top-tier heartthrob.

His gaze toward Yeli Mingzhu was not only scrutinizing, but also filled with contempt—contempt for gigolos, even though Wu Chengyu himself was a top-tier gigolo.

Yeli Mingzhu had been making a scene here for a long time, his throat was dry from shouting, and he was even more agitated. Suddenly, he saw a guy with a big head and a somewhat dejected appearance walk by and dare to look down on him. He immediately flew into a rage.

"You lackey, how dare you look at me like that? Believe me or not... ah...."

Before he could finish speaking, Yeli Mingzhu let out a scream, clutching his ribs and kneeling on the ground. His pale face turned even whiter from the pain, and he was covered in cold sweat. Wu Chengyu gently stepped past him and turned to walk into the inner courtyard.

He had no tolerance for this pretty boy. When he heard that Yeli Mingzhu wanted to cause him trouble, he immediately used the Canhe Finger to strike the Zhangmen acupoint under Yeli Mingzhu's ribs from a distance. This is one of the most painful acupoints on the human body.

Moreover, the Zhangmen acupoint is effective in strengthening the spleen and stomach and soothing the liver and gallbladder, making it suitable for treating diarrhea. If this prince consort can have a bowel movement smoothly in the next ten days or so, Wu Chengyu will consider his sphincter muscles to be sufficiently relaxed.

Wu Chengyu's next goal was to check on Princess Yuzhu's current situation and, on the surface, show some loyalty, as he suspected that Princess Yuzhu was at her most vulnerable.

After countless hardships and long preparations, he finally won the arena, only to be betrayed by the Third Prince and fail to complete his mentor's mission.

As the most favored princess, she was usually domineering and no one dared to interfere, but she suddenly found that she had been abandoned by her father and had completely lost her former pride.

My most respected mentor, my great-aunt, had a falling out with the royal family and was even besieged by the army in the Palace of Broken Dreams, her fate uncertain.

His proud martial arts skills are temporarily unusable, and he is constantly being tested by various external forces, so he must keep a low profile.

Her fiancé was causing a scene outside, not only wanting to check if she was injured, but also determined to break off the engagement.

Princess Yuzhu has always been proud, and this sense of powerlessness is something she has never felt before, as a princess and as a martial arts master.

This was the opportunity Wu Chengyu had been waiting for; he was ready to seize the moment.

(End of this chapter)