I became a prince in a martial arts world.

The following day, after seeing off the martial arts figures from Puning County who had come to express their gratitude and present gifts, Fang Shaobai accompanied Wang Yu and the other two, who had shed their disguises, to have breakfast in the inn's lobby.

"Brother Zhao isn't even as old as me!" Fang Shaobai finally saw Wang Yu's true colors, but he admired Wang Yu even more.

At such a young age, to be able to say such reasonable things, and even to guide oneself and pull oneself back from a wrong mental path, is something that not everyone can do.

To put it another way, there are very few people in the entire Taihua Sect who can guide him!

Lin Zhiyuan and Wei Yan were also present. Their gazes toward Wang Yu and the other two were filled with surprise and shock. They never expected that they were the legendary Prince Zhao Yu of Zhenxi and the female scholar Li Yunxiu.

These two may not be very skilled in martial arts, but they are certainly quite famous.

"We just saw the Jiang brothers, the Twin Heroes of Nanshan," Lin Zhiyuan said. "They even tried to persuade our senior brother to hand over Prince Zhao and his wife to them, but we stopped them."

"When you're in the martial world, don't use official titles," Wang Yu advised.

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"As expected, rumors can spread like wildfire. Brother Zhao is clearly witty and humorous, so how did he become known as having an eccentric personality and being arrogant and domineering?" Wei Yan sighed.

"That depends on who I'm talking to," Wang Yu chuckled. "If that monk Hongzhao from the Great Vajra Temple mentions me, he probably won't have anything nice to say."

Lin Zhiyuan and Wei Yan, who already knew what had happened last night, burst into laughter again.

Fang Shaobai looked at Wang Yu, still slightly worried, "That Yi Jin Duan Gu Dan is indeed a secret medicine of the Great Vajra Temple, specially used to complement the cultivation of the Great Vajra Temple's sacred martial art, the Vajra Dragon Elephant Skill. You swallowed it just like that yesterday, are you really alright?"

"It's nothing!" Wang Yu waved his hand. "That monk was exaggerating. I took the pill and felt my meridians were stronger and my bones were more solid. These are all benefits, how could they be harmful?"

"That's good." Fang Shaobai was relieved. "Anyway, your Zhenxi Prince's Mansion is not short of money or medicine, so there's nothing to worry about if there's a problem."

At this point, Fang Shaobai couldn't help but chuckle and said, "The main ingredients for the Yi Jin Duan Gu Dan are hard to find. It requires the bones of a pure Yang bear and tiger, as well as a hundred-year-old ginseng and Solomon's seal. The Great Vajra Temple might not be able to open a furnace for several years. Now that you've swallowed one, they're going to feel the pinch."

Taihua Sect and Dajingang Temple are both located in Hexi Road and are neighbors. Although they are both prestigious sects and usually exchange pleasantries when they meet, it would be impossible for them to have no disagreements at all.

Without a single Yi Jin Duan Gu Dan (a traditional Chinese medicine pill), the power of the Great Vajra Temple would inevitably be weakened, which the Taihua Sect would naturally welcome. Although Fang Shaobai had always focused on martial arts training and never participated in these power struggles, he was not entirely unaware of everything.

Lin Zhiyuan reminded him, "Brother Zhao, if you want to return to the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, no matter which road you take, you will have to pass through Daxing Prefecture."

Fang Shaobai had asked the shopkeeper to warm a pot of yellow wine for him early in the morning. He took a sip and savored it. "I'm going back to Longshan Prefecture with Brother Zhao. I want to see if Master Zongshan of Dajingang Temple will personally block our way."

Lin Zhiyuan's lips twitched. "It can't be that bad!"

Master Zongshan was the abbot of Dajingang Temple and a renowned martial arts master. In terms of seniority, he was half a generation higher than the head of their Taihua Sect. There was no way he would personally stop Wang Yu from going to the Wang Mansion to take up his post.

……

Then they set off.

Now that his identity had been restored, Wang Yu sold the oxcart and bought a horse-drawn carriage instead. Although it wasn't as spacious and luxurious as the previous one, it was much more comfortable and faster.

Li Yunxiu and Ziling sat inside the car, while Wang Yu and Fang Shaobai sat outside.

As they left Puning County, Fang Shaobai pointed out to Wang Yu two people hiding in the woods outside the city: Duan Ping, the Golden Knife Swordsman, and Meng Chonghu, the Iron Palm Mountain Slayer.

However, after seeing Fang Shaobai pointing at them, the two immediately disappeared into the woods.

"I didn't expect there to be a conflict between the Prince of Zhenxi's Mansion and the Great Vajra Temple." Wang Yu thought for a moment and asked, "The Great Vajra Temple should have more experts than the Prince of Zhenxi's Mansion, right?"

"The Great Vajra Temple and the Prajna Zen Temple, one in the west and one in the east, are known as the two major sects of Buddhism, so naturally they have many experts," Fang Shaobai said matter-of-factly. "However, the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion is under the explicit control of the three mansions by imperial decree, and it also has an army of 50,000. Does the Great Vajra Temple dare to attack the Prince's Mansion?"

Wang Yu curled his lip, "But Monk Hongzhao dares to take me."

Fang Shaobai chuckled and said, "Since you were alone at the time, of course they wouldn't dare to kill you. But by inviting you to the Great Vajra Temple and making you sign a treaty under duress, they gained a huge advantage. You should know that even the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion wouldn't dare to target the Great Vajra Temple so easily."

Although the Prince of Zhenxi's mansion had an army of 50,000, the Great Vajra Temple had many experts, and no one wanted to sleep with one eye open all night.

Wang Yu turned to look into the car. "Then why did you dare to take me this way before?"

Li Yunxiu said calmly, "We were with a team of Imperial Guards before. The Great Vajra Temple is a reputable sect and would never attack the Imperial Guards."

Wang Yu, "..."

Wang Yu sighed. "I've been in the capital for ten years, and I'm really not familiar with the situation in the Northwest. Besides the Great Vajra Temple and the Taihua Sect, what other forces are there in the Northwest?"

"You've hit the nail on the head." Fang Shaobai clapped his hands and laughed. "After all, the Great Vajra Temple is a prestigious sect and still cares about its reputation, while the Qishan Bandits don't care about their reputation at all."

"The notorious bandits of Qishan?"

"The Qishan bandits and the Qiang people of the northern desert are the greatest threats to the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion," Li Yunxiu said. "The Qiang people live in the northern desert, which is blocked by towering mountains and dangerous passes, making it difficult for them to enter the Central Plains. The Qishan bandits hide in the Qishan Mountains and threaten the northwest trade routes, so they are actually the most dangerous."

Northwest of Gyeonggi Province is Haseong Province, and further northwest of Haseong Province is Anseong Province.

The Prince of Zhenxi's Mansion was located at the junction of Hexi Road and Anxi Road, and its jurisdiction included Longshan Prefecture of Anxi Road, Qing'an Prefecture and Fengming Prefecture of Hexi Road.

Among them, Longshan Prefecture and Qing'an Prefecture are in the north, directly facing the Qiang people of the northern desert. Fengming Prefecture is in the south, adjacent to Qishan Prefecture of Anxi Circuit to the west, facing the Qishan Mountains that stretch for thousands of miles, as well as the Qishan Bandits hidden within them.

Wang Yu nodded, knowing that the mountain bandits in the martial arts world were different from those in real history. In addition to being difficult to eradicate due to their hidden location deep in the mountains, they were also led by martial arts masters, which greatly increased their danger.

Sha Tongtian could be a guest of honor of the King of Jin, Xiao Shiyilang could be ranked among the top three in the world, and Lang Fanyun was directly the number one master in the world.

"What about the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions?" Wang Yu asked.

He had seen strange objects from the Western Regions in the capital, and had also heard of the exotic women from the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions, whose reputations far surpassed those of the Qishan bandits and the Qiang people of the northern desert.

Further west of Anxi Road lies the territory beyond the imperial capital. The thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions are scattered across the western deserts, grasslands, and oases, connecting with the larger powers further west.

"The Western Regions are vast deserts, sparsely populated, and the thirty-six kingdoms there are scattered and not worth worrying about," Li Yunxiu shook his head.

Fang Shaobai gave a thumbs up, "The female top scholar is truly impressive!"

Although the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions were small and sparsely populated, they were not lacking in skilled warriors. There were bandits lurking in the shadows, horse bandits plundering, swordsmen from the west, and knivesmen from the Central Plains.

Of course, Li Yunxiu's statement did not mean that she was unaware of the experts in the Western Regions. It was simply that the Western Regions had no intention of advancing into the Central Plains, and the martial arts experts in the Western Regions had no grudges against the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion.

Since that's the case, there's no need to worry about it.

"Compared to the martial arts world of the Western Regions, the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion actually has two powerful enemies, and these are personal grudges," Li Yunxiu said.

"Who?" Wang Yu asked.

"Of course, they are the disciples of the Star Elder of the Starry Sea, Zhaixingzi and Zhuixingzi."

Fang Shaobai chuckled and teased Wang Yu, "Back then, your father fought two against one in Xingxiu Sea, severing Zhaixingzi's arm and Zhuixingzi's leg, turning the two stars of Xingxiu Sea into crippled beings. It was a battle that shook the martial arts world. Don't you remember?"

Wang Yu: I remember nothing!

"I just didn't expect that even after my father passed away, the grudges still haven't been settled?" Wang Yu said, trying to make amends.

"That's not up to you, it's up to Tiancan and Dique," Fang Shaobai said with a smile. "When your father was alive, they didn't dare to go north, but now that your father has passed away, I reckon their minds are starting to wander."

Wang Yu gave Li Yunxiu a resentful look, thinking to himself, "Why didn't you tell me this before?"

Li Yunxiu remained calm, thinking to herself, "What if I scare you again after I've told you?"

However, neither Fang Shaobai nor Li Yunxiu paid much attention to these two formidable enemies of the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion.

Firstly, because their features are too obvious, they would be easily discovered once they enter the territory of the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, thus giving them advance warning. Secondly, as long as Wang Yu stays in the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, even if these two are innate masters, they will not be able to withstand the endless barrage of powerful bows and crossbows from the Prince's Mansion's guards.

As long as Wang Yu is careful, the danger is not actually that great.

……

The carriage clattered out of Hangu Pass and into Daxing Pass.

Along the way, there were indeed shadowy figures appearing around them, but they were almost always fleeting and never came within ten feet of them, so as not to cause any misunderstanding.

Even after entering the territory of the Great Vajra Temple, no monks appeared, nor did any monks block the way.

It must be said that the power of a master of innate talent is still very strong, especially one who is young, has unlimited potential, and has a powerful backer.

Li Yunxiu also began to look at Wang Yu with new respect. She never expected that he could be so compatible with Fang Shaobai. Fang Shaobai accompanied and escorted them on this journey, which was much safer than if they had gone on their own.

With no one blocking his way, Wang Yu was finally able to enjoy the world without worry. While sightseeing, he also witnessed the real lives of ordinary people in society under the rule of the imperial court.

The group traveled westward, passing through Daxing Prefecture, and after entering Fengming Prefecture, they turned north and entered Longshan Prefecture.

Before long, the city of Longshan Prefecture came into view.

The next moment, a cloud of dust rose from the city gate, and a group of knights galloped in, the lead knight carrying a large flag with gold trim and a red background.

On the flag, a large character "Zhao" is fluttering in the wind.