A hint of mockery flashed in the Crown Prince's eyes: "It's too late to realize this now."
Upon hearing his admission, not only Lu Xiao, but even Zu An, who was hiding in the shadows, was utterly shocked.
Despite similar speculations, he still found it hard to believe when the truth came out.
Actually, he had been a little confused before and after entering the secret realm. The emperor had arranged for him to protect him in secret. Even if he could deal with the people from the Qi Prince's mansion, did the emperor really trust him that much?
Then, after arriving in the secret realm, he saw the various elaborate and ingenious schemes of the King of Qi. He admired him while despising the Emperor for being completely unaware of them. He thought it was no wonder that the Emperor had been unable to deal with the King of Qi for so many years; it turned out that the Emperor's planning skills were so much inferior.
To my surprise, the clown turned out to be myself!
But why is the crown prince the emperor? Zu'an simply couldn't reconcile that silly, fat man with the majestic and powerful crown prince.
At this moment, Lu Xiao had the same doubts. He shouted, "Impossible, impossible, how could you be the emperor?"
The crown prince looked at him coldly, offering no explanation.
Lu Xiao suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "I understand now. You used the method of possession. Back then, you asked Mi Lianying to help you find the way to immortality. She returned empty-handed several times, but later she brought back a method of possession to complete the task. She was severely punished by you. Now that I think about it, you secretly practiced that method of possession!"
"Possession?" Zu An's heart skipped a beat. He was all too familiar with this. Back then, Old Man Mi had also planned to possess his body. Judging from Lu Xiao's words, the reason Old Man Mi knew this method of possession must have been because he was searching for it for the emperor back then.
Lu Xiao's voice continued: "The Crown Prince wasn't always stupid. He suddenly became dull-witted after suffering a serious illness in his childhood. Everyone in the capital believed that Prince Qi was behind it, and even he couldn't understand it. We all know that it wasn't Prince Qi who did it. Now that we think about it, it must have been you who used the body-snatching technique on the Crown Prince back then, damaging his soul and causing him to become more foolish than ordinary people."
A hint of approval appeared in the Crown Prince's eyes: "You are very clever. No wonder you were able to become Zhao Jing's top advisor. It's a pity you didn't know the times and chose the wrong place to work."
Lu Xiao gave a wry smile: "To receive the Emperor's praise, I have lived a worthwhile life. However, there is one thing I don't understand: since I have possessed the body, how can the Emperor and the Crown Prince coexist?"
After being flattered in a roundabout way, the Crown Prince's expression softened slightly, and he was clearly in a relaxed mood: "I can answer your questions, but you must first answer a few questions about Prince Qi."
Lu Xiao hesitated for a moment, but still nodded and said, "Your Majesty, please speak."
After learning that the Crown Prince was the Emperor, he understood that the Prince of Qi was doomed. Whether he spoke or not, he couldn't change the outcome, so he might as well die knowing the truth.
"Did the Grand Master participate in this matter of the secret realm?" The Crown Prince's gaze was extremely sharp. He originally trusted the Grand Master, but since the Prince of Qi brought in so many people this time, the National Academy could not possibly escape responsibility.
Lu Xiao shook his head: "If the Grand Master is willing to join forces with the Prince of Qi, why would the Prince of Qi need to resort to these schemes and tricks?"
"Three years ago, the academy's secret realm opened, and the person in charge of the entrance was Mr. Eleven, Yin Shi."
Although he didn't go into too much detail, it was enough.
"Yin Shi!" The Crown Prince's eyes were silent, clearly indicating that he had already sentenced the other party to death in his heart.
Zu An secretly breathed a sigh of relief. When he first heard that the academy was involved in this matter, he was very worried. People like Jiang Luofu and Qi Yaoguang were teachers from the back mountain, and the Jiang family was biased towards the Qi King's faction. He was really worried that it was Jiang Luofu who did it, and he didn't know how to save him.
Even if it weren't Jiang Luofu, but Wang Weiyang or Hei Baizi, he would still be in a difficult position. These people had all treated him very well. Fortunately, it was that argumentative Yin Shi.
Zuan knew that his thoughts were somewhat unkind, but in this situation, he could only choose to sacrifice his fellow Daoists rather than himself.
"Besides sending you in, does Zhao Jing have any other tricks up his sleeve?" the Crown Prince continued to ask.
Lu Xiao shook his head: "No, originally with our strength, it would have been easy to wipe out the Crown Prince's party. In fact, at first we were a little skeptical, thinking that any guest could have completed the mission, so why did the Prince have to make such a big fuss? Later, after meeting that Zu An, we admired Prince Qi's foresight. But no matter how much he planned, he never expected that he would still fall into the Emperor's trap in the end."
Zu'an's face was ashen. The emperor had been in the ranks the whole time, but he had watched as members of various families sacrificed themselves to protect him without ever lifting a finger.
Although the other party did not say it explicitly, he understood the emperor's calculations. First, the matter of seizing the crown prince's body must not be revealed. Second, Prince Qi had been known as a wise prince for many years and was highly praised by the court and the public. If the emperor wanted to touch him, he would need an irrefutable crime. Obviously, the massacre of the sons of various families and the open plot to murder the crown prince and crown princess would ruin the reputation of the wise prince that Prince Qi had cultivated over the years. In that case, no one would help him.
Indeed, the success of one general is built on the bones of ten thousand.
Those young masters from various families who were trying to drag the enemy down with them even on their deathbeds could never have imagined that the very people they were desperately protecting would be more than happy to see them die a horrible death. What an irony!
The Crown Prince asked Lu Xiao a few more questions, which Lu Xiao answered one by one. Then, he asked timidly, "Your Majesty, I have told you everything I need to know. Could you please answer my questions?"
Seeing the hopeful yet fearful look in his eyes, the Crown Prince scoffed, "You don't need to worry. How could I possibly go back on my word?"
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