"What!" The Gu brothers were both shocked and furious to hear that Zu'an had held Bi Linglong.

It is known that the two brothers and Bi Linglong were childhood sweethearts. In fact, the two brothers had been in love with the beautiful and noble little sister since they were young. Unfortunately, due to the difference in their family backgrounds and the fact that she married into the royal family and became the crown princess, their unrequited love ended without a trace. However, they only buried their love in their hearts, not that it really disappeared.

They grew up together but never even touched each other, and yet that guy from Zaun hugged her?

Anger from Gu Heng: +888 +888 +888...

Anger from Gu Xing: +888 +888 +888...

Zuan, standing to the side, was shocked. What was wrong with these two? Why were they suddenly contributing so much anger points?

The Gu brothers didn't have time to look at him at all. Instead, they stared blankly at the Crown Prince to the side, unable to come to their senses for a long time. What was the Crown Prince's reaction?

You don't care that your wife is being intimate with another man, but instead you reply that the man even hugged your wife.

How can a person be so heartless?

Or does this guy have some kind of peculiar fetish?

The thought made their breathing quicken instantly, and their previously dormant hearts began to stir. Did that mean they could also...?

Seeing that the Crown Prince remained unmoved, the two quietly walked away to avoid being discovered by Bi Linglong.

Their gazes, secretly fixed on Bi Linglong's slender and beautiful figure, became incredibly ardent.

Suddenly a small commotion broke out ahead, and various elemental skills bombarded the area in an instant, but calm was quickly restored.

It turned out that a group of ferocious beasts had just run over. The young masters from the noble families were already on edge, but upon seeing this, they all took action and quickly dealt with the beasts.

Zuan chuckled to himself. The ferocious beasts that had escaped this time were old acquaintances—a pack of fierce jackals.

Back in Mingyue City, he was driven to despair by those fierce jackals and had to rely on wits to finally defeat them. But now, he doesn't even need to lift a finger; everyone else has easily taken care of it.

It makes sense. The Fierce Jackals are only around the third rank in strength, but they have the advantage of being numerous and living in groups. However, the team for the Crown Prince's Grand Examination this time consists of a lot of fifth and sixth rank experts, and their numbers are also quite large. When they encounter a Fierce Jackal pack, they will naturally be crushed.

They encountered several small groups of ferocious beasts along the way, but they didn't cause any trouble and were easily dealt with by Zhao Xi and his companions.

These scions of noble families were immediately invigorated, realizing that what Zu An had described as so dangerous was actually nothing to worry about.

Meng Pan scoffed, "That guy is only at the sixth rank; of course, these things are dangerous in his eyes."

“That’s right, we don’t need Zu’an at all on this trip.” Pei You was also unhappy. He could find traces of the Azure Moon Dragon, so he should have been the one to plan the route. But now he had to ask Zu’an for instructions on everything.

Afterwards, the Crown Prince will reward those who have made contributions through a grand examination. Wouldn't that mean Zu'an could get the greatest credit without doing anything?

Liu's nephew, Gao Ying, couldn't help but say, "But the Crown Princess said that Zu An's strength is far more than that. Moreover, you all saw it in the back mountain of the academy before. All the teachers in the back mountain were so eager to please Zu An. Surely that can't be fake."

Liu Xian chuckled and said, "Maybe he bribed those teachers to put on a show for him. The Chu family has profits from salt and iron, so they must be very rich."

"Absolutely impossible!" The others surprisingly reached a consensus. "The teachers on the back mountain of the National Academy are all of extraordinary status and cannot be bought with money. They can't even be ordered around by the Prince of Qi, let alone Zu An?"

“But it’s also true that they respect and even fawn over Zu’an. Why is that?” Liu Xianqi asked.

Meng Pan said, "As far as I know, the teachers in the back mountain are very strong, but each of them has their own hobbies. For example, Hei Baizi likes to play chess, Yin Shi likes to debate, and Wang Weiyang likes to grow vegetables... It seems that Zu An comes from the streets and may have some knowledge of these miscellaneous subjects, which is just what they like, so they value him so much."

"That's probably true! Meng boy, you've finally let out a decent fart." Zhao Xi clapped his hands and laughed heartily.

"Vulgar," Meng Pan snorted.

Gao Ying frowned and said, "Even the teachers on the back mountain of the academy, who each specialize in one field, don't have enough energy. How does Zu An know so many fields?"

“A mixed bag, not pure; broad but not deep,” Pei You sneered, “that’s why his cultivation level is so ordinary.”

The group nodded in agreement, thinking that this was probably the case. Their concerns about Zu'an gradually disappeared because of the solemn statement made by the academy teachers and Bi Linglong.

They didn't know how much time had passed, but night gradually fell. It was common knowledge that the mountains were more dangerous at night, so they didn't continue their journey. Instead, they set up camp and waited until dawn to continue.

Pu Duandiao and Jiao Sigun were guards of the Eastern Palace and had received rigorous military training, so Zu'an sent them to arrange for experts from various families to guard the area.

As for those young masters from noble families, they naturally didn't need to do such rough work. They all gathered around the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, recounting their great victory over those ferocious beasts during the day. The Crown Prince exclaimed in surprise as he listened, saying that he must capture a ferocious beast tomorrow so that he could deal with it personally.

The Gu brothers then took the opportunity to hand the carefully roasted chicken to Bi Linglong:

"Your Highness (Linglong), you've had a long day, have some ***."

Both of them saw the roast chicken in the other's hand, and their eyelids twitched involuntarily.

The two brothers are truly in sync.

"Thank you!" Compared to the carefree Crown Prince who seemed to be listening to a play in the distance, Bi Linglong was not so relaxed at this moment.

She took the roast chicken and casually handed it to Zu'an: "You're hungry too, here you go."

Zuan didn't stand on ceremony and started eating the roasted chicken. Because he cultivated the "Primordial Chaos Scripture", his physical strength and recovery ability far exceeded those of ordinary people. He also had a much larger appetite than ordinary people and needed to replenish his energy frequently.

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