Gu Yuzhi was naturally unaware of the huge commotion he had caused in the imperial court and the martial arts world. He sat on Xueye's back and happily sped towards the northern desert.

As soon as it got dark, Gu Yuzhi found a place to rest in the wild. He lay happily in the embrace of the snowy night, using the snowy night's big tail as a blanket, which was very warm.

With the Beast Legion around, there was no need to worry about keeping watch, so despite the long journey, everyone was in good spirits.

We rushed as fast as we could and finally arrived in Changzhou in mid-October.

Gu Yuzhi returned to the Wen residence quietly without notifying anyone.

When the butler opened the door and saw Gu Yuzhi, he was completely stunned, never expecting that the young prince would return so quietly.

His eyes were brimming with tears, and he held back his sobs for a long time before finally managing to stop himself from bursting into tears. He wiped his eyes and said, "It's good that Your Highness is back safe and sound. It's good that you're back safe and sound."

The steward stepped aside and then called out, "Go to the kitchen and tell Granny Xu that His Highness has returned and that Granny Xu should come over immediately."

He glanced down and saw that although the young prince's eyes were bright, he was still much thinner than before. He hurriedly said, "Hurry up, go and tell the purchasing staff to buy more of the prince's favorite vegetables and meat."

Gu Yuzhi waved his hand and said, "No need to go to so much trouble."

Although he had lost weight, he ate well on the way.

With Xueye and the others around, none of them had ever hunted before, and they had fresh meat to eat as soon as night fell. Xiaobai had gained quite a bit of weight during this time.

He's thin because he's grown taller!

Ha ha ha ha!

Last night he discovered that he could actually pat Mr. Huo on the shoulder by standing on tiptoe!

Gu Yuzhi entered the house happily, but before he reached the main courtyard, he saw Granny Xu running over with uneven steps, her face beaming with a big smile, but her eyes were red.

The moment she saw him, Granny Xu couldn't help but grab his hand. Before she could even say a word, she burst into tears.

Gu Yuzhi's eyes reddened as well. He grabbed Xu Mama's hand and choked out, "Xu Mama, I'm back safe and sound."

Granny Xu nodded repeatedly, sobbing for a while before wiping her face and saying, "It's good that you're back safe and sound, it's good that you're back safe and sound."

She burst into tears again as soon as she finished speaking: "Your Highness has lost so much weight. You must have had a very hard time these past few days."

Gu Yuzhi scratched his head, his thoughts drifting to the capital.

Xu Mama was so distressed to see how thin he had become; his mother must be even more worried if she didn't see him.

She only hoped that her mother would be happier when she saw the gift she had brought her.

He looked at Granny Xu and shook his head: "I'm not tired at all. The battle was fought by the Duke of Qi, and the general affairs were handled by Chief Secretary Xie and the others. My role is to let everyone know that Prince Wen has arrived, so that the people of Jiangnan will not panic."

In Teacher Shu's words, it's just a mascot!

However, Manager Wen said that it was inappropriate to say this out loud, so Gu Yuzhi could only tug at Xu Mama's sleeve: "Xu Mama, I really miss the meals you make."

Compared to Beijing cuisine, Jiangnan cuisine is lighter. He finds it refreshing to eat it occasionally, but after a while, he misses Xu Mama's cooking and even thinks that the food in the northern desert is better than that in Jiangnan.

Upon hearing this, Xu Mama could no longer sit still and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, yes, yes! This servant will go back and prepare right away."

As she walked, she said, "The steward had already instructed someone to buy His Highness's favorite vegetables and meat. When we get back, I'll show you my skills."

She bent slightly and said mysteriously, "Your Highness, I have learned two new dishes from my family recently. Now that Your Highness is back, you can try them."

New dish?

Gu Yuzhi's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands vigorously, saying, "Great! Great!"

He gently pushed Xu Mama forward quickly: "Xu Mama, you go and get ready, I need to wash up."

He touched his face. A couple of days ago, when he crossed a small river, he looked in the mirror and found that he had gotten darker!

Although not as exaggerated as Guard Qi, he didn't quite like his dark complexion.

Gu Yuzhi was about to withdraw his hand when he saw Xu Mama turn around and grab his wrist. He blinked and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xu Mama looked Gu Yuzhi up and down, subtly gesturing with her hand, then her smile widened and her voice rose slightly: "Your Highness, you've grown taller!"

Everyone in the Prince Wen's mansion knows about His Highness's obsession with height. Before, Granny Xu was also very worried about it, making different kinds of meals for the little prince every day, but the little prince's weight and height did not increase, which made Granny Xu very distressed.

She had suspected more than once that the prince's injury last time might not have been completely cured, and that it might have damaged his nerves or something, preventing him from growing taller in the future.

The thought of this possibility kept Granny Xu awake at night, regretting that she hadn't insisted on continuing to give the young prince medicinal meals.

But who would have thought that the little prince would grow so much taller after his trip to Jiangnan!

Gu Yuzhi's eyes lit up even more, and a smile involuntarily spread across his face. He grabbed Xu Mama's wrist with his other hand and jumped around, his voice cheerful: "Xu Mama, you noticed? You noticed I've grown taller?"

Oh my god!

Finally, someone has noticed they've grown taller!

Ever since he discovered he was growing taller, he had tried to test Xie Changshi and Zhang Shiwei more than once, but none of them noticed.

Gu Yuzhi had previously complained to Manager Wen and Teacher Shu, feeling quite depressed. Teacher Shu said that it was probably because they were together every day that Chief Secretary Xie and the others hadn't noticed him growing taller, and that Granny Xu and Consort Chen should have been able to see it.

Upon seeing Granny Xu, he was so happy that he hadn't even thought about this matter, but Granny Xu brought it up on her own initiative!

He laughed even harder, his eyebrows and eyes almost flying up: "Yes, yes! I really have grown taller, and quite a bit taller!"

This time, he stopped urging Granny Xu to go to the small kitchen and excitedly pulled her to the main room.

There was a pillar in the outer room of the main house with markings carved on it, specifically used to record his height.

Before he went to Jiangnan, he was less than three feet tall, and no one knew how much he had grown.

Gu Yuzhi dragged Xu Mama along at a trot, while Xie Changshi, Zhang Shiwei, and the others behind them exchanged bewildered glances.

After a long while, Chief Secretary Xie asked suspiciously, "Has the young prince grown taller?"

Guard Zhang also looked bewildered: "Right, when did the young prince grow taller?"

Mr. Huo also seemed clueless, scratching his head before his expression suddenly changed: "Quick, quick, follow them! We can't show that we don't know about this, otherwise the young prince will think we don't value him!"

Chief Secretary Xie stroked his beard, about to speak, when he saw these two unethical men lightly tap their toes and use their lightness skills to catch up with him!

"Well done! You guys are really great!"

You think you can bully people because they don't know martial arts? You two just wait!