I became a prince in a martial arts world.

Wang Yu sighed, clapped his hands, then sat back down on the edge of the bed and said helplessly to Meng Zixiao, "See? We wasted a little time, and now we don't have a chance."

Meng Zixiao's eyes darted around, and she forced a smile. "Please forgive me, Your Highnesses. My sister and Brother Zhao hit it off immediately. Tonight's events were merely to express my gratitude for his rescue. I will leave early tomorrow morning. I have no other intentions."

Li Yunxiu glanced at Qianqian. "You noticed too?"

Qianqian smiled gently, "My sister doesn't know what she's thinking; she's just being hypocritical. Didn't you see that, sister?"

Li Yunxiu smiled as before, "My younger sister's acting skills are excellent; I am ashamed to admit my inferiority."

Qianqian smiled and said playfully, "Thank you for the compliment, sister."

Meng Zixiao didn't understand what they were saying, or rather, she did understand but was unwilling and dared not admit it, and could only look at Wang Yu expectantly.

"Don't look at him. He's not stupid," Li Yunxiu said calmly. "You really think he enjoys playing with dead people?"

Wang Yu raised his hand in protest, "I object! No personal attacks!"

"Objection overruled," Qianqian said with a smile. "This is punishment for your lack of pickiness about food."

Wang Yu retorted, "Wasn't I trying to lure her into revealing a weakness?"

Li Yunxiu said, "I think you're enjoying yourself. She just tried to press your Xinlingtai acupoint on the back, which has already given her away."

Wang Yu came up with another excuse: "I wanted to find out her purpose in getting close to me."

Qianqian laughed, "Just capture her and then interrogate her. What girl can withstand the eighteen kinds of tortures at our Zhenxi Prince's Mansion?"

"That makes sense!" Wang Yu's eyes lit up, and he reached out again to tug at Meng Zixiao's collar. "Are you going to avoid us, or are you going to observe from the scene?"

Li Yunxiu spat, "There's no need for you to take action. The Prince's mansion has over a hundred imperial guards, which is more than enough."

Wang Yu gasped, "That ruthless?"

Qianqian said softly, "Not only is it enough, but you also have to wait in line. If you don't mind, you can wait at the very end."

Wang Yu's eyes widened. "Shouldn't I be at the very front of the line?"

Li Yunxiu shook her head. "Can you guys be serious for once?"

"You were the one who started this indecent thing." Qianqian snorted, leaned forward, and rested her arms on the window frame, revealing two rounded curves, as she looked at Meng Zixiao with interest.

Wang Yu and Li Yunxiu also looked at Meng Zixiao.

Meeting the gazes of the three, Meng Zixiao's eyes darted around before she regained her composure and said with a smile, "Actually, this isn't a secret. I'm just here to find 'The Source of All Streams'."

Wang Yu's eyes twitched. "You're the disciple of the one with heavenly and earthly disabilities?"

Meng Zixiao's eyes widened. "It's the Twin Stars of Su Hai!"

Wang Yu blinked, never expecting that Meng Zixiao was actually the disciple of Zhaixingzi and Zhuixingzi.

Listening to Wang Yu and Meng Zixiao's conversation, Li Yunxiu narrowed her eyes slightly, gave Wang Yu a deep look, then turned her gaze to Qianqian, receiving a charming smile in return.

Meng Zixiao calmly said, "My two masters had their hands and feet cut off by your father, who also stole our grandmaster's 'All Streams Return to Their Source.' It is only right and proper for me to come and retrieve the secret manual that was taken from the Prince of Zhenxi's Mansion on behalf of my masters."

Wang Yu added, "And take revenge while you're at it?"

Meng Zixiao's eyes darkened. "If you say yes, then so be it."

Li Yunxiu gently touched her wrist, looked at Wang Yu, and asked, "Can you tell me what exactly happened?"

"Cough cough!" Wang Yu coughed twice. "Didn't my father injure Zhaixingzi and Zhuixingzi in the battle at Xingxiu Sea back then? But actually, he also took the secret manual they inherited from the Xingxiu Elder, called 'All Streams Return to Their Source'."

Meng Zixiao was their apprentice. Now that he has left the mountain, he has come to the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, wanting to reclaim the secret manual.

Li Yunxiu glanced at Qianqian, then looked at Wang Yu, "Where's the manual?"

Wang Yu shrugged. "When my father died, I was still in the capital. How would I know where he hid the secret manual?"

Li Yunxiu raised an eyebrow. "You don't know either?"

Wang Yu shook his head. "Of course I don't know."

Meng Zixiao suddenly said, "Didn't your father tell you before he snatched the secret manual and sent you to the capital?"

Wang Yu was speechless. "I was less than ten years old at the time. Are you sure he would dare to tell me something so important?"

Meng Zixiao couldn't help but chuckle, "That's right, I was wrong."

Despite being subdued by Wang Yu and revealing his identity, Meng Zixiao showed no fear. Instead, he seemed relieved, saying, "Now that I'm in your hands, do with me as you please."

Wang Yu looked at Meng Zixiao quietly, seemingly deep in thought.

Li Yunxiu and Qianqian remained silent, only gazing at Wang Yu with quiet contemplation, awaiting his decision.

Wang Yu sighed and reached out to help Meng Zixiao up.

However, when he got within three feet of Meng Zixiao, he saw Meng Zixiao give him a cheerful and trusting smile, as if they had a tacit understanding when their eyes met during a sword duel.

But the next moment, Meng Zixiao suddenly kicked out, and at the same time, a short blade popped out from the tip of his shoe, flashing with cold light and whistling wind.

This attack was swift and ruthless, far surpassing Meng Zixiao's previous skills. It was fast and sharp, in no way inferior to Wei Honggang, and aimed directly at Wang Yu's vitals, with the intention of taking Wang Yu's life.

But Wang Yu seemed to have anticipated it. He paused and leaned back, dodging Meng Zixiao's attack. Then, he floated backward to grab the long sword on the table.

Meng Zixiao was not going to give Wang Yu a chance to draw his sword. He stomped his foot, and the short blade that was just on the tip of his shoe shot out, pointing directly at Wang Yu.

At this moment, Wang Yu was in mid-air with nowhere to hide, and Li Yunxiu and Qianqian were also unable to come to his rescue. Meng Zixiao finally revealed murderous intent in his eyes.

Then she saw Wang Yu, in mid-air with no leverage, suddenly bend, avoid the short blade, and float towards Li Yunxiu.

Meng Zixiao was shocked, but his actions were swift and decisive. He tapped his foot again, and another short blade flew out from the tip of his left shoe, shooting towards Wang Yu once more.

"Husband!" Li Yunxiu's heart trembled violently. She knew that the "Swallow Carrying Spring" lightness skill could only be performed in one turn. With a flick of her wrist, three golden needles shot straight at Meng Zixiao, while she herself leaped to intercept the short blade that was aimed at Wang Yu.

At this moment, Qianqian was still outside the window, but she twitched her right shoulder slightly, preparing to make her move.

Then they saw Wang Yu bend again in mid-air, changing direction for the second time. He not only calmly dodged the attack of the short blade, but also grabbed Li Yunxiu who was passing by him and landed lightly on the table inside the room, drawing his sword with a backhand.

"choke--"

With his longsword drawn, Wang Yu turned to look at Meng Zixiao, shook his head, and sighed, "You missed an opportunity."

"I feel disgusted just from you touching me!"

As Meng Zixiao slashed her second knife at Wang Yu, she flew towards Qianqian. Although Wang Yu dodged her second knife, which terrified Meng Zixiao, her primary goal at that moment was to escape the palace.

She was quite confident about this, because what Zhui Xingzi was best at was light-footed kung fu, and that was also what she was best at!

"You bitch! Get out of the way!" Meng Zixiao pointed his fingers like a sword, aiming straight for Qianqian's throat.

Meng Zixiao came at her with overwhelming force, and Qianqian's face paled. She hurriedly turned to the side to dodge.

Seeing that Qianqian indeed didn't know martial arts, Meng Zixiao's eyes flashed with cold light. As he leaped out of the window, he turned around and slashed with his sword, about to leave a wound on Qianqian's face.

"Whoosh—"

The two figures crossed paths, and Meng Zixiao swept past them in a flash.

"Qianqian!" Li Yunxiu exclaimed, breaking free from Wang Yu's embrace. But as soon as she stood up, she saw Qianqian standing outside the window with a smile on her face, completely unharmed.

Li Yunxiu paused, her expression returning to calm, and said indifferently, "I knew you were no ordinary person."

Qianqian smiled and raised the short sword in her hand, a drop of blood still clinging to the tip. She said softly, "It's a pity she doesn't know."

When Wang Yu arrived at Li Yunxiu's side, he saw that Meng Zixiao, who was behind Qianqian outside the window, had already darted five zhang away, but her speed was getting slower and slower until she reached the courtyard wall and stopped completely.

Meng Zixiao turned around, her gaze towards Qianqian filled with resentment and venom.

She made hoarse noises as she covered her throat with her hand, but she couldn't stop the gushing blood. Finally, her legs gave way and she collapsed to the ground.

Li Yunxiu withdrew her gaze. "He only has himself to blame."

Wang Yu looked at the bloodstains spreading beneath Meng Zixiao, then at the short sword in Qianqian's hand, shook his head and sighed, "What a waste."

"Indeed." Qianqian nodded. "It would be such a waste to send a woman like this to her death with my Bright Moon Sword."

Li Yunxiu then looked at Wang Yu, "How do you know she's already broken through her acupoints?"

Wang Yu shook his head, "Because I'm not very proficient in acupoint striking, and she's a disciple with a disability, so her martial arts skills are definitely higher than they appear. Breaking through acupoints isn't difficult for her; I just had an extra trick up my sleeve."

"Whoosh whoosh-"

Under the moonlight, several guards from the Prince's mansion leaped out and rushed to the vicinity of the main house, exclaiming in surprise, "Your Highness?"

They saw Wang Yu carry Meng Zixiao into the main house, and then Li Yunxiu and Qianqian went outside separately. They didn't dare to move.

One was initiated by the prince, and the other was the princess caught in the act. Their responsibility was only to protect the prince and princess, but they didn't have the guts to get involved in such a melodramatic affair between important figures. They even stayed away from it and didn't dare to listen to it.

Then they saw Meng Zixiao rushing out.

At first, they thought that the two princesses had caught Meng Zixiao cheating in bed and that she had fled in a sorry state. It wasn't until Meng Zixiao stopped, turned around and fell that they realized something was wrong. They quickly jumped out of the hiding place and ran to the main house.

"It's alright." Wang Yu waved his hand. "Meng Zixiao was an assassin from Xingxiu Sea. The assassination attempt failed, and he has been executed. Go find someone to deal with him."

"Yes!" The guards bowed and withdrew.

A moment later, some maids and servants rushed over, along with Zhao Rong and Zhao Yingjie.

"Is Meng Zixiao a disciple of the Twin Stars of Su Hai?" Zhao Rong asked.

Unlike the other imperial guards who were not well informed, Zhao Rong and his son naturally knew about the battle between Zhao Zheng and Zhaixingzi. Upon hearing about Xingxiuhai, they immediately guessed that Meng Zixiao was related to the twin stars of Xingxiuhai.

"That's right." Wang Yu nodded. "She's here to avenge her two masters."

Zhao Yingjie glanced around the room and saw two short blades nailed to the wall and window frame, indicating the intensity of the battle at the time.

After the servants pulled out the two short blades, Wang Yu gestured for them to hand them to Zhao Yingjie, saying, "Put them together with the eagle-beak hoe and the fine iron rod; consider them my spoils of war."

……

After the servants tidied up, Meng Zixiao's body was taken away, and the bloodstains in the courtyard were cleaned up. Inside the main house, only Wang Yu, Li Yunxiu, and Qianqian remained.