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

The astute Nangong Yanling naturally noticed Zhou Chuxuan's mood change. She frowned slightly and slowly walked back to her room with a serious look in her eyes.

Since following Zhou Chuxuan, she has never seen Zhou Chuxuan treat her like this. Could something have happened?

Nangong Yanling walked to the window and looked at Taoist Zhang Wu who was drinking tea in the courtyard. She narrowed her eyes slightly and said nothing more. She just waited quietly for the sun to set.

The courtyard fell into darkness, and Zhang Wu returned to his room, but the door was not closed, but slightly ajar.

Zhang Wu was lying on the bed, humming a little tune, looking quite relaxed and at ease. After a while, he heard some noise outside the door and said with a smile, "Miss Nangong, the door is not closed, just come in!"

Immediately afterwards, Nangong Yanling appeared in the room, her face filled with shock. She whispered, "Daoist Master Zhang Wu is truly a god. He actually knew it was me who came!"

"It's hard to imagine. Is there anything in this world that can be hidden from the Taoist priest?"

Zhang Wu gently waved a large palm-leaf fan in his hand, but he didn't sit up, still keeping his eyes closed. "Miss Nangong, this is a compulsory course for monks. Otherwise, we would have been killed countless times by bad guys when we went out!"

"hehe!"

Nangong Yanling smiled gently, sat on a chair in the room, looked at the candle and said, "Master, why don't you light candles so late at night?"

"Miss Nangong, have you ever heard of this saying?"

Zhang Wu said softly, "In fact, the human heart is the most capable of illuminating the world! I have a righteous heart and will definitely not lose my way just because there are no candles or lights!"

"Miss Nangong came to see me late at night. Is there something bothering you? You can tell me about it! Perhaps I can help you solve your problems!"

Nangong Yanling was silent for a while, and finally stood up and bowed to Zhang Wu on the bed: "I don't have anything to say to you, Taoist priest. I just have nothing to do, so I took a walk in the courtyard. Goodbye!"

With that, Nangong Yanling went out and left, closing the door behind him.

Zhang Wu then stopped waving the large palm-leaf fan in his hand, opened his eyes and looked at the dark room for a long time, then sighed: "What a foolish person!"

At the same time, in Zhou Chuxuan's room, Xu Hanyan lay beside him, listening to him tossing and turning, and couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, are you, is there anything bothering you?"

In the past, Zhou Chuxuan was always tired and could fall asleep in bed quickly. However, her belly was getting bigger day by day, so Zhou Chuxuan naturally would not choose to bother her at this time.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chuxuan sighed, opened his eyes, and reached out to caress Xu Hanyan's beautiful face in the darkness: "My lady, do you know that today I asked Taoist Zhang Wu about the Jin King's lineage!"

Afterwards, Zhou Chuxuan recounted Zhang Wu's words and his own speculations. Xu Hanyan was quite shocked and said, "Your Highness, since everyone around you is suspected of being a member of the Jin King's lineage, why did you tell me?"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled softly: "I believe you!"

Although it was only four short words, they were full of power, causing Xu Hanyan to remain silent for a while. Finally, she hugged Zhou Chuxuan more tightly: "Your Highness..."

Zhou Chuxuan gently stroked Xu Hanyan's hair and said with a smile, "Don't worry, my lady. In fact, I already have the answer in my mind. I'm just waiting to verify it tomorrow!"

"Who?"

Xu Hanyan blurted out the question, then said softly: "Forget it, Your Highness, I am too nosy, I shouldn't ask so casually!"

"I don't want to acknowledge this person, and you don't want to acknowledge him either!"

Zhou Chuxuan held Xu Hanyan's cheeks with both hands and looked at her tenderly: "She is..."

...

The next morning, after Zhou Chuxuan and his friends had breakfast, Su Qiaoer went to the backyard to clean up the dishes. Zhang Wu, as usual, did not eat breakfast and chose to stay in bed in his room.

"Let's go, Miss Nangong, let's go to Qingtian Academy!"

"it is good!"

Nangong Yanling agreed, and the two of them rode towards Qingtian Academy.

On the way, Zhou Chuxuan suddenly asked, "Miss Nangong, I've never asked you where your hometown is."

Nangong Yanling was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "Your Highness, I have been in Jiulong Mountain since I was born! That is my home!"

Zhou Chuxuan nodded silently, and Nangong Yanling asked, "Your Highness, why do you suddenly ask this?"

"Ah? Nothing!"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled, a solemn look flashing in his eyes: "I was just asking casually. Come to think of it, I'm also quite pathetic. Until now, I don't even know if my real family is still alive!"

Ever since he traveled to this world, he really didn't know where the original owner of this body's hometown was, or whether his parents were still alive, because this thing was just a fool and had no memory at all.

Nangong Yanling comforted him, "Your Highness, don't be sad. After you have dealt with the Wu Dynasty's affairs, calm down and think about it. You will definitely find some clues!"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled and nodded: "I hope so!"

In just half a day, the two arrived at the dense forest where the Qingtian Academy was located. There was only a winding path leading in.

Helplessly, the two men had to dismount and slowly walk in, leading their horses.

After walking for nearly another hour, they saw a magnificent building appearing not far away. In front of the academy, there were twenty or thirty young men practicing martial arts.

The leader was an old man in a black robe, sitting cross-legged on a stone with his eyes closed, and several books beside him.

Hearing the sound of horse hooves, the old man opened his eyes, looked up at Zhou Chuxuan and Nangong Yanling, and asked, "What brings you here?"

Zhou Chuxuan came before the old man and bowed, "May I know your name, Senior?"

The old man whispered, "Liu Ji!"

"So it's Mr. Liu! My apologies!"

Liu Ji looked at Zhou Chuxuan and couldn't help but sneered: "You don't even know me, how can you say such things?"

Zhou Chuxuan was slightly stunned. This scholar seemed a bit dull.

"Mr. Liu, I'm here to visit the Three Sages of the Blue Sky. Could you please introduce me to them?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ji looked Zhou Chuxuan up and down and said with a smile, "The way he speaks and behaves, he must be someone who holds a high position, someone in the imperial court."

Zhou Chuxuan nodded: "Exactly!"

Unexpectedly, the next moment, Liu Ji actually waved his hand and said: "We, the Qingtian Academy, are not dealing with the court now. Please go back, sir!"

"Forehead!"

Zhou Chuxuan didn't expect him to refuse so bluntly. He smiled and said, "We are really here to visit you sincerely. Could you please introduce us to someone, Mr. Liu?"