Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

boom!

A huge explosion exploded at the entrance of the camp, and countless soldiers were caught off guard and blown away. Many soldiers who were caught in the explosion suffered heavy casualties.

Even Ding Sheng was blown to pieces. He lay on the ground for a long time before standing up. Looking at the direction where Zhou Chuxuan and the others disappeared, he roared in anger: "Assholes! Assholes! They even got away!"

"General, what should we do?"

Ding Sheng took a deep breath and said, "Restore the camp, mobilize the troops, and defend the mountain. Don't let them discover the secrets on the mountain! If you can't even protect the things on the mountain, then I will chop off your heads!"

"But, General, there are only a thousand soldiers on the mountain. Can they hold it?"

"Useless! Aren't a thousand people enough? How many more do you want? The Qingzhou garrison only has 7,000 men. Do you want to mobilize all the soldiers in Qingzhou City?"

On the other side, Zhou Chuxuan, who had finally escaped, was lying on the ground, and the three of them were panting.

Han Bin and Ma Sandao rushed forward and looked at the three people who looked a little embarrassed in shock. Han Bin and the others knew the skills of Zhou Chuxuan and the other two, but now they were in such a dirty state.

"Your Highness, what is hidden there?"

Zhou Chuxuan didn't have time to answer, and looked back at the military camp in the distance: "Let's go first, let's go back and talk later!"

When we returned to the Qingzhou City Post Station, it was already bright.

Zhou Chuxuan and others were sitting in the room, and Su Hongye was also beside them. At this time, his emotions were much more stable, no longer irritable, and he sat quietly beside them.

"Master Su, don't you have anything to tell me?"

Facing Zhou Chuxuan's question, Su Hongye's eyes flashed with confusion, and then she shook her head: "Your Highness, just ask whatever you want to know. What can I tell you?"

"There's a military camp at the foot of Lotus Mountain. Inside, we discovered a secret deep within the mountain. It's a plant. Grind it into powder, add cordyceps, and take it day and night. You can extend your lifespan! Up to a hundred years!"

"what?"

Hearing this, Su Hongye suddenly opened her eyes wide, as if some memory had been awakened, and began to mutter to herself: "So that's how it is, so that's how it is! No wonder Big Sister was so secretive with me in the beginning!"

Murong Xue frowned: "You mean, your eldest sister may have discovered this secret, but didn't tell you?"

Seeing Su Hongye trying hard to recall, Zhou Chuxuan waved his hand, signaling others to be quiet, and gently pushed the tea on the table over: "Think about it slowly, Master Su, there's no rush!"

Su Hongye pondered for a long moment before finally gritting her teeth and whispering a story from the past: "That year, I went down the mountain to intercept a grain transport team from the imperial court. When I came back, I found that my eldest sister was acting mysterious. She had opened a room on the mountain by herself and wouldn't let anyone in!"

"And every once in a while, she would pick out a large basket of dirt. I asked her about it, but she always covered it up. That night, I felt something was amiss, so I sneaked into the room, but the furnishings in the room were ordinary, nothing out of the ordinary!"

"After some investigation, I found a secret passage under the earthen kang. It was very deep. Just as I was about to go in, my eldest sister, who had just returned from outside, caught me red-handed! We had a big fight that day!"

"I was a little angry, so I thought about going down the mountain to relax! A month later, when I returned to the mountain, one of my elder sister's close friends came to chat with me. She told me about my elder sister and how she had been losing her temper for no apparent reason lately!"

"Later, I wanted to talk to my eldest sister, but unfortunately, there was no time! That night, the soldiers went up the mountain. I don't know who betrayed us, but all the sisters who were patrolling and standing guard on the mountain were killed silently! Thousands of us were caught in chaos, and in the end..."

As Su Hongye spoke, tears welled up in her eyes, and she seemed not to want to recall the past.

Zhou Chuxuan nodded slowly: "That should be the case! Your eldest sister must have discovered the secret here, which is why she was surrounded by soldiers!"

"But how did the officers and soldiers know?" Ma Sandao scratched his head. He was a little confused now.

Murong Xue glanced at Ma Sandao and said, "Since someone in Lianhua Village betrayed us, it must be that this traitor knew something, which led to Su Haitang's secret being leaked!"

Zhou Chuxuan nodded, confirming Murong Xue's words: "Now I know! Who is the mastermind behind this!"

"Who?"

Almost everyone asked subconsciously.

Zhou Chuxuan gnashed his teeth and said, "Zhou Wanjiang!"

As soon as these words came out, Murong Xue's face changed: "Prince, you..."

The others hadn't reacted yet: "Your Highness, who is Zhou Wanjiang?"

Zhou Chuxuan remained silent, while Murong Xue, with a solemn expression on her face, said softly, "It's the current emperor of the Wu Dynasty!"

"hiss!"

Everyone gasped and turned to look at Zhou Chuxuan in shock. He was the current King Xiaoyao and the previous crown prince, and was considered the son of Emperor Wu. Yet he actually addressed Emperor Wu by his name.

Even Su Hongye had not thought of this.

Zhou Chuxuan looked at Su Hongye and said, "Master Su, all of this was caused by Zhou Wanjiang behind the scenes. He stationed a military camp on the mountain to prevent others from getting this secret!"

"And he already knew about our coming here! That army was also prepared for us!" Zhou Chuxuan said, looking at Murong Xue and Nangong Yanling: "Did you two forget what the general said when you went up the mountain?"

Murong Xue and Nangong Yanling looked at each other and immediately understood what Zhou Chuxuan meant.

All of this is a trap!

"Everyone!"

Zhou Chuxuan slowly stood up, his voice low and hoarse: "At this point, there are some things I will no longer hide! Back then, two real and fake princes appeared in the Wu Dynasty!"

"We know! Didn't that fake prince die a long time ago?"

Ma Sandao spoke frankly, and Su Hongye and others looked at Zhou Chuxuan with confusion.

Zhou Chuxuan opened his lips slightly and uttered a sentence that shocked everyone present: "No! The one who died is the real prince!"

"what?"

Everyone's pupils trembled wildly, their whole bodies shuddered, and they looked at Zhou Chuxuan in disbelief.

If the one who died was the real prince, doesn’t that mean that the Zhou Chuxuan in front of him is fake?

Zhou Chuxuan breathed a sigh of relief. Some things are better to be laid bare.

Especially Su Hongye. If he didn't reveal his identity as the fake prince, she would never completely trust him, let alone serve him in her own camp in the future.

"Everyone, do you still believe me?"