Raising a prince who eats all the world

In the royal hunting ground on the outskirts of the capital, a team of dozens of people rode horses and chased a roe deer on an open grassland. There was a forest ahead, and it would be very difficult to catch it if it escaped.

Among the riders, Yuan Cheng was the leader, followed by Yuan Jing, Yuan Chi was behind them, and Zhang Zhao followed him closely on horseback.

Yuan Chi carried a bow and arrow on his back, but he hadn't shot a single arrow today, and Yuan Cheng and Yuan Jing had harvested more than a dozen prey, large and small.

When the roe deer was about to flee into the woods, Yuan Cheng shot him with an arrow, struggled a few times and fell down.

Yuan Cheng put away his bow and laughed loudly, Yuan Jing beside him praised: "Brother Huang is good at archery."

Yuan Chi smiled without saying a word, watching the people next to him come forward and pack up the roe deer.

"Fourth emperor brother, why haven't you harvested anything today?" Yuan Cheng asked contemptuously.

Yuan Chi replied: "It's not as good as Brother Huang's arrow skills."

"Isn't the Fourth Emperor possessing special skills but hiding them from us?" Yuan Jing said jokingly.

Yuan Cheng couldn't tell that it was a joke, he frowned and stared at Yuan Chi, "Are you really possessing special skills?"

Yuan Chi smiled without saying a word, suddenly frowned, stretched out his hand and quickly drew an arrow from the quiver, put it on the bow, pulled the bow and pointed it at the direction of the forest, and shot it instantly.

"Pulala—"

After a flutter of birds' wings, he slowly put down the bow and arrow and said, "I hit it."

Yuan Cheng was stunned for a moment, and called out to his subordinates, "Go and have a look."

The two got off their horses and ran into the woods. After a while, they came out carrying a sika deer, and shot an arrow in the neck.

"Fuck!" Yuan Cheng cursed in a low voice.

Yuan Jing gritted her teeth secretly in her heart, but said with a smile on her face, "Fourth emperor brother, you are good at archery."

"It's still a little bit worse," Yuan Chi said with a smile, "not as good as the two imperial brothers."

This compliment is not so useful to Yuan Cheng.

None of them noticed any movement in the woods. Yuan Chi shot the prey without saying anything. This kid is definitely hiding something.

"I see that the fourth emperor's younger brother is very proficient in holding a bow. He should have practiced it in normal times, right?" Yuan Jing asked.

"When I was in Dongye Kingdom, I had nothing to do. I learned a little from Zhang Zhao." Yuan Chi replied, "It's just to pass the time."

Yuan Jing nodded and said nothing.

Several people continued to move forward and entered the forest one after another.

Yuan Cheng, who was still complacent just now, lost his voice and his expression was not very good, but Yuan Jing took the opportunity to chat with Yuan Chi.

"Fourth brother, you said a few days ago that the four of us, brothers, will have a drink to catch up on the old days."

"Yes." Yuan Chi nodded, and pulled the rein with one hand, "Today is a good opportunity, but it's a pity that the second brother is not here."

Yuan Jing smiled and said: "Don't worry about that, I also think today is a good day, I have already sent someone to invite the second emperor brother, he always likes to be quiet and not like hunting, but we have gained so much today, after he comes Wouldn't it be fun to drink wine and eat meat together?"

Yuan Chi frowned slightly, but immediately smiled and said, "That would be the best."

"According to the time, he should be here." Saying that, Yuan Jing raised her head and glanced at the sky covered by the dense forest.

Yuan Chi also looked at the sky. The woods do not see the sun all year round, and there is a chilly air that makes people shudder...

+ + + + +

The carriage carried Li Yuan and Lihua, and Xiao Rui followed behind on horseback. They inquired as they walked, and went south all the way to a checkpoint guarded by officers and soldiers.

Feeling the carriage come to a slow stop, Lihua lifted the curtain and asked, "Where is this place?"

Xiao Rui narrowed his eyes and looked ahead, "It seems to be a hunting ground." Since there are officers and soldiers guarding it, it should be a royal hunting ground.

"The hunting ground?" Li Yuan poked his head out, could it be the one where Yuan Chi and the others went?

Li Hua looked around and couldn't see Yuan Qing's carriage, and asked, "Did you go in?"

Li Yuan felt strange, Yuan Qingming said that he didn't like hunting, if he really entered the hunting ground, then why?

"Let's go in too." Lihua said.

Xiao Rui sighed helplessly, "Eldest Princess, you are not allowed to enter or leave the royal land at will."

"But he went in."

"He can come in but we can't." Li Yuan also said helplessly, "He is the second prince, and this is his family's territory."

Xiao Rui was taken aback for a moment, "Second prince? That person just now was the second prince of Nanlu Kingdom——Yuan Qing?"

"You know him?" Lihua asked excitedly.

"No, I just know his name." Xiao Rui replied, "Yuan Qing, the second prince of Nanlu Kingdom, is knowledgeable and talented. He is a famous talent."

"I must have something to say to him today." Lihua pursed her lips, thought for a while, and asked, "Is it okay to tell them that Princess Dongye was invited by the Fourth Prince to come and hunt?"

Li Yuan wanted to roll his eyes, "Do you have evidence? They will believe it just by telling it."

"Aren't you the person next to the fourth prince? You can do as you say."

Please, miss... "I can't, and they don't know me."

In the end, Lihua couldn't think of a solution, so she asked Xiao Rui, "Master Xiao, what do you think should be done?"

Li Yuan thought that Xiao Rui would say that she was making trouble out of no reason, but he didn't expect Master Xiao to be really responsive to Lihua's request. After looking around, he got off the horse.

"There should be more than one entrance here. Let's go over there to find it and walk over."

Lihua happily got out of the carriage, and of course Li Yuan was not spared.

Li Yuan thought for a while, if he could meet Yuan Chi, he also got out of the car and followed.

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On the other side, Yuanchi's group walked deeper and deeper in the forest. There were fewer and fewer animals on the way, but more and more trees. Gradually, the surrounding became quieter and quieter, only the sound of horseshoes and occasional unknown noises from the depths of the forest. birds chirping.

Finally, Zhang Zhao couldn't help but stepped forward and called in a low voice, "Master."

Yuan Chi nodded slightly, raised his hand as a signal, and Yuan Jing, who was walking in front, looked back at Yuan Chi.

Suddenly a wrist-thick snake fell from the branch, and when it was about to land on Yuan Chi, Zhang Zhao reached out and grabbed the snake's head in an instant, and threw it back onto the branch.

Seeing this, Yuan Jing praised, "Good skill."

Zhang Zhao didn't speak, but bowed his head and retreated behind Yuan Chi.

After walking for a while, there was a sudden movement in the grass ahead, and a big snow-white rabbit jumped out.

Yuan Cheng turned back to Yuan Chi and said, "Fourth Brother, let's compete and see who can catch that rabbit?"

Yuan Chi nodded, "Okay."

At this time, the rabbit was frightened when he heard the sound, and quickly ran to the depths of the woods.

Yuan Cheng grinned and pumped his ass hard. "drive!"

He rushed to the front, Yuan Chi and Zhang Zhao also followed, and Yuan Jing was the last.

He was not in a hurry to chase, until he watched the few people disappear into the forest, and slowly raised the corners of his mouth.

After a while, Yuan Jing rode out from another road and found Yuan Cheng who was standing in front of a dense forest with a few of his men.

After riding his horse, he stopped beside Yuan Cheng and asked, "Have you gone in?"

"It's almost time for a stick of incense to go in." Yuan Cheng said with a smile, "The people ambushing me everywhere in the forest will bring out his body soon."

"Where's his bodyguard?"

"Should have been drawn away, even if not, he alone is no match for so many masters." Yuan Cheng licked the corner of his mouth, "Now we just have to wait, after killing Yuan Chi, we will put his body Take it back and put it in the same room as the second brother, and let him explain to the father when the time comes. Third brother, your idea is really great."

Yuan Jing smiled without saying a word, quietly looking at the deep forest.In it, what kind of bloody and terrifying situation will it be at this time?

Brother Sihuang, I'm afraid we will never see you and I having a drink together in this lifetime...

However, after waiting for almost an hour, there was no movement in the forest.

Yuan Cheng had lost his patience for a long time, staring at Lin Zi with a frown, pulling the reins to make the horse walk back and forth, "When the hell will this wait? Why haven't you come out yet? Are they all dead?"

Yuan Jing also looked gloomy.

"Wait any longer and it will be dark!" Finally, Yuan Cheng, who has always been impatient, couldn't wait any longer. Holding a bow and arrow, he shouted to the people behind him, "Follow me!"

Then he rushed into the woods with dozens of people.

But Yuan Jing didn't stop him, he and his remaining dozen or so people stayed where they were, watching Yuan Cheng and the others disappear into the forest, snorted and his expression became ruthless.

At this time, the battle in the forest is not over yet.

"Ah!" A sharp silver light flashed from behind, and a masked man in black slowly fell down.

Yuan Chi spent the last arrow and was rescued by Zhang Zhao who rushed over.

"Master, are you okay?" Zhang Zhao knelt down on one knee, "Your subordinate is late, please punish me, master." His clothes were stained with blood and mud, and there were wounds on his arms, obviously after a fierce battle.

"Forget it." Yuan Chi sat under the tree, breathing a little unsteadily, "Is your injury okay?"

"No problem."

Nodding, Yuan Chi sighed, "I took it lightly, I didn't take it seriously when you reminded me just now... I didn't expect them to do it so blatantly."

"Master, let's leave quickly." Zhang Zhao looked around, "If they don't go out, they will send people in." He really wasn't sure.

Yuan Chi nodded, took a deep breath, and stood up with Zhang Zhao's support.

However, the two had just walked a few steps, when Zhang Zhaomeng raised his head and looked behind him, he heard a rush of footsteps.

Sure enough, the next moment several black shadows rushed out from the forest, each of them charged towards them with a knife in his hand.

"Master, be careful!" Zhang Zhao stepped forward with his sword to block several killers, and shouted to Yuan Chi behind him, "Go!"

Yuan Chi frowned, hesitating for a moment.

Zhang Zhao has been with him for four years, and he learned his kung fu from Zhang Zhao. The two of them can be said to be both teachers and friends. It is impossible for him to abandon Zhang Zhao at this time.

While Yuan Chi was hesitating, Yuan Cheng slowly walked out of the woods.

He stared at Yuanchi like a wild animal, slowly drew his bow, his hands even trembled a little in excitement, at such a short distance this trembling would not hinder anything, even if he closed his eyes, he could still hit Yuanchi.

Yuan Chi noticed the sound of the arrow, but he was still a step too late to hide.

However, when he felt that he was about to be shot, he suddenly heard someone yelling at him, and then a person jumped on him, blocking the arrow for him.

All this was too sudden, Yuan Chi hugged the person lying on him in shock, he couldn't believe that Li Yuan would appear here.

"Li Yuan... Li Yuan!"

"Stop screaming, you're not dead yet!" Li Yuan lay on Yuan Chi's shoulder and hissed, "It hurts too much..."

Yuan Chi breathed a sigh of relief, and helped Li Yuan hide behind a tree.

Li Yuan was only glad that he had come to join in the fun.Xiao Rui's guess was right. There are several entrances and exits to the hunting ground. They walked a long way and somehow entered this forest.

The three of them were walking. Xiao Rui heard the sound of fighting. When he came over to look, he happened to see Yuan Cheng pointing at Yuan Chi with a bow and arrow. blocked the arrow.

"Why are you so impulsive?" Having said that, Yuan Chi looked at the arrow piercing Li Yuan's back, but his face was full of distress.The luck of the misfortune was that it didn't hit the nail on the head.

"Otherwise..." Li Yuan said weakly, "Prick you? You have thin skin and tender flesh, how can you have thick skin and toughness like me..." But it really hurts!He seemed to have heard the sound of the arrow piercing into the flesh just now.

At this time, Xiao Rui, who came after him, also joined the battle and blocked a few people for Zhang Zhao, and the sound of swords clashing kept coming and going.

Li Hua stayed with Yuan Chi and the others. Although she was a golden branch and a jade leaf, she didn't yell in fear when she saw this kind of scene, and she was extremely calm.

To capture the thief first, capture the king, Xiao Rui saw at a glance that Yuan Cheng was the envoy, and ran towards Yuan Cheng with a dagger.

"Come on! Block him! Block him!" Yuan Cheng yelled while backing away.

After all, there were so many of them, Xiao Rui was blocked several times and couldn't get close to Yuan Cheng, and was almost injured.

Seeing that the situation was about to turn to Yuan Cheng's side again, at the critical moment, another group of troops suddenly descended from the sky, instantly reversing the situation.

In the end, Yuan Cheng's men died and surrendered, while Yuan Cheng was captured.

When everyone was surprised, Yuan Qing slowly walked out of the woods, looked at Yuan Chi and asked, "Fourth Brother, are you alright?"

"Second Brother..."

Yuan Qing's appearance made Yuan Chi and the others unexpected, and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yuan Qing! Let me go!" Yuan Cheng struggled and roared.

Yuan Qing looked back at him slowly, "Brother Huang, if you have anything to say, go back and talk to your father." If he hadn't thought the invitation was a little weird, so he had kept an eye out and brought someone in, I'm afraid the fourth brother would be finished.

He immediately ordered someone to escort Yuan Cheng back.

Apart from Zhang Zhao who suffered some injuries, Li Yuan was the one who was injured the most.

Yuan Chi hugged Li Yuan, wanted to untie his clothes to see his injuries, but was afraid of touching Li Yuan's wounds.

"I'll do it." Xiao Rui stepped forward and knelt down behind Li Yuan, took a dagger and cut open the clothes on his back, but was stunned for a moment.

The arrow pierced Li Yuan's right shoulder, and there was a birthmark on his left shoulder blade, shaped like a leaf.

"How is it? Is it serious?" Li Yuan bared his teeth and asked.

Yuan Chi looked at his wound carefully and made sure there was no major problem, so he let out a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, go back and pull out the arrow, apply some gold-chuang medicine, and take care of it for a while."

"The carriage is parked just outside the forest, and you can go a little further."

Yuan Qing said, and ordered the guards to help the two of them up, ready to leave.

Li Hua finally waited for the opportunity, and stepped forward to follow Yuan Qing, "Second prince, I am Li Hua."

Yuan Qing raised her eyebrows slightly, "Are you Princess Pear Blossom?"

"You know me?" Lihua was secretly delighted, and couldn't help but chat with Yuan Qing.

The few people walked further and further away, but Xiao Rui stood in place, his gaze was fixed on Li Yuan who was beside Yuanchi. The latter was wearing Yuanchi's clothes, and the fabric was soaked with blood...

+ + + + +

Yuan Cheng tried to murder the prince, and almost hurt the Princess Dongye and the envoy. The emperor was furious, and his old illness relapsed under the rage, so he had to put Yuan Cheng in prison first, waiting to be punished.

Yuan Chi asked a doctor to see the wound, and the doctor pulled out the arrow for Li Yuan, and then carefully treated the wound for him, and told him not to get wet, and to rest at home for a few days.

Li Yuan stayed in bed obediently at the beginning, but after the wound stopped hurting, he couldn't stay still.

Lying in bed all day, eating and sleeping, waking up and eating again, it's like raising pigs.

However, Yuanchi kept watching him and refused to let him go out, so he finally agreed to let him go for a walk in the yard every day to exercise his muscles and bones.

"Although the arrow didn't go deep, it hurt your bones, and it will take a long time to recover."

Yuan Chi said so, Li Yuan had no choice but to recuperate at home obediently.

During this period, the emperor summoned Yuanchi once, and asked him to bring Li Yuan into the palace, saying that he would like to thank him for saving his son.

The bedroom was as usual, the incense burner was still burning with the same incense, but the owner of the bedroom had changed. At this time, the emperor was already seriously ill, and it was only a few days since he saw Yuanchi last time, but his complexion was ashen, lying on the bed. It was difficult to even get up on the couch, but the imperial physician could not find out what the cause was.

When Li Yuan saw the emperor for the first time, he was taken aback. To be honest, he had never seen such a bad-looking person.

He looked around the bedroom with a frown, leaned close to Yuan Chi's ear and whispered a few words, Yuan Chi frowned slightly, and then said to the emperor: "Father, your illness is not incurable."

The emperor looked at him and slowly frowned, "What did you say?"

"To cure your illness, you need a single medicine."

"What medicine?"

Yuan Chi raised the corner of his mouth, lowered his head and said, "The medicine is in your hands, it depends on whether you want to give it or not..."

+ + + + +

Three days later, when the emperor was seriously ill, he suddenly announced that the fourth prince, Yuanchi, would be crown prince, and a canonization ceremony would be held soon.

Yuan Chi became the crown prince within a few months after returning from Dongye Kingdom. The news spread and everyone was shocked. There were rumors about Yuan Chi, some good and some bad. Like his mother, he bewitched the emperor with sorcery, so that the emperor suddenly made him the prince when he was seriously ill.

However, no matter what, the news that the fourth prince became a prince still spread all over the country, and Yuan Chi also began to enter and leave the palace frequently, sometimes even staying overnight in the palace, which further confirmed the news.

Yuan Chi is not at home, and Li Yuan is even more boring by himself. Fortunately, there is Zhang Zhao who is also recovering from his injuries, but now he is wounded and cannot learn martial arts. The two of them can only chat together. .

In the octagonal pavilion in the garden, Li Yuan lay down on the stone table bored, looked at Zhang Zhao who was sitting on the opposite side leaning on the pillar wiping his sword, and suddenly asked, "Zhang Zhao, do you want to stay with Yuanchi for the rest of your life?"

Zhang Zhao raised his head and glanced at him, "I am the master's bodyguard, he decides whether to stay or not."

Li Yuan sighed, "Yes, you are his bodyguard, of course you can always stay by his side."

Zhang Zhao put down the white cloth, raised his sword, glanced over the blade from top to bottom, and said, "I'm by his side to protect him, and when I get older and less skilled, someone will replace me. "

"A master is a master even when he's old." Li Yuan said with a smile, propping his chin with one hand, tapping the table with the other hand, and took a few sips of tea.

Over there Zhang Zhao put down his sword and was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "The master accepts you, so you can stay by his side forever."

"Pfft——" Li Yuan sprayed tea far away, the tea leaves still hanging from the corner of his mouth, and stared at him in horror, "Ah, ah?"

Zhang Zhao sighed, put away his sword with a "shua" and stood up. Before he left, he said with a half-smile, "I saw your thoughts on Master two years ago."

Li Yuan blushed with embarrassment, he didn't react until he was far away, stood up and shouted, "Get out! I didn't think about him until two years ago!"

He only started thinking about Yuan Chi a year ago, but he didn't expect Zhang Zhao to know.Is he acting obvious?Then... did Yuan Chi see it?

Li Yuan was flustered, the servant girl came over and told him, "Young Master Li, Master Xiao is here to see you."

Xiao Rui?They hadn't seen each other since the last time they came back from the hunting grounds.

"Ask him to come in... oh, make another cup of tea, bring some refreshments."

"Yes."

After a while, Xiao Rui came over. Li Yuan thought he came with Lihua, but he only saw Xiao Rui.

"Master Xiao, please sit down." Li Yuan called Xiao Rui to sit down in the pavilion, and said with a smile, "Long time no see."

Xiao Rui looked at him with strange eyes, "How is Mr. Li injured?"

"It's almost better." Li Yuan moved his shoulders and asked, "Lord Xiao, how is the eldest princess these days?" After all, the news spread outside is that Yuan Chi will be the crown prince.

"It's okay." Xiao Rui nodded, "These days, she looks for the second prince almost every day."

Li Yuan smiled, "It seems that she is really determined..." I just don't know if Yuan Qing will like this eldest princess, I feel that the two have completely different personalities, but they can complement each other.

Xiao Rui didn't speak, just looked at Li Yuan silently, Li Yuan noticed his gaze, and also felt that he was different today from usual.

"Lord Xiao, do you... have something to do with me?" It really didn't look like she just came to chat with him.

After a moment of silence, Xiao Rui said: "Master Li, please tell me the truth, where are you from?"

"I'm really not a fugitive..."

"I know." Xiao Rui frowned, staring at him sharply, "A few days ago, I informed the people of Dongye Kingdom to check your background."

Li Yuan was taken aback, frowned and asked, "Master Xiao, what does this mean?"

"You are indeed not a fugitive..." Xiao Rui took a deep breath, "You are my brother who has been missing for many years."

Li Yuan was completely dumbfounded.First of all, he can be sure that he is definitely not Xiao Rui's younger brother, but he can't be sure about the body he occupies.

He calmed down for a moment, and asked, "Why would Mr. Xiao say that?"

"Of course I came to you when I was sure. The birthmark behind you is the best evidence."

After seeing Li Yuan's birthmark that day, he was sure that Li Yuan was his brother Xiao He who was attacked with him and his parents back then. He thought he was dead, but he still sent people to investigate just to be on the safe side.

Li Yuan was already in a cold sweat.After he crossed over, he didn't notice the birthmark on his back at all, and Yuan Chi told him later.

It seems that this body is indeed Xiao Rui's younger brother, but the problem is...he is not!

Pretending to be Xiao Rui's younger brother will not work, it will definitely fail.

If he was telling the truth... how would he tell Xiao Rui?

Said that he traveled from another world and occupied his brother's body?Even if Xiao Rui believed it, maybe he would still think that his younger brother died because he took this body, and then he couldn't fight him hard?

"Lord Xiao..." Li Yuan shook his head and smiled awkwardly, "This is so sudden... Besides, even if I am your younger brother, you only recognize me now?"

Xiao Rui sighed, "Don't you think we don't look alike?"

This is true, when he and Xiao Rui stand together, no one will think that they are brothers.

"I look like my father, and you look like my mother, so we haven't looked the same since we were young. After a few years, your appearance has also changed, and I thought you were dead, so I didn't recognize you."

"But..." Li Yuan still had an unbelievable look on his face. It would be embarrassing for him to recognize this brother or not.

"What about you? Why didn't you recognize me?" Xiao Rui grabbed his hand on the table, "Don't you remember me? You don't know you have a brother?"

He was too strong and Li Yuan couldn't break free, so he could only persuade in a panic, "Calm down first..."

"Since you're not dead, why didn't you come to me? Why didn't you admit it? Yuan Chi asked you to do this?"

"no……"

"Why are you with Yuan Chi? Could it be that he forced you?" Xiao Rui pressed harder and harder.

Li Yuan couldn't bear it any longer, and shouted: "I like him so I'm with him!"

Xiao Rui was startled, and subconsciously let go of his hand. Li Yuan took the opportunity to withdraw his hand, quickly stood up and stepped aside.

"What did you just say?" Xiao Rui asked, frowning, with a frightening expression.

"I...is what you heard." Li Yuan didn't dare to say any more, he was not his opponent.

Xiao Rui stood up suddenly and walked towards Li Yuan, "Say it again."

When he was two steps away, Zhang Zhao suddenly stood in front of Xiao Rui with his sword. He appeared so suddenly that Xiao Rui didn't notice it, and couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

"Lord Xiao, this is the Prince's residence, please be cautious in your words and deeds." Zhang Zhao said expressionlessly.

Li Yuan heaved a sigh of relief, he is still reliable in martial arts at critical times, he must practice martial arts well after he recovers from his injuries.

"The crown prince ordered that Mr. Li is injured and should not stay outside for too long. Lord Xiao, please come back today."

Xiao Rui looked at Zhang Zhao, then shifted his eyes to Li Yuan behind him. After weighing it up, he turned around and left. Before leaving, he said one last thing——

"I will come to you again."

Li Yuan looked at his back with mixed emotions in his heart.

At this time Zhang Zhao turned to look at him, Li Yuan didn't know how much he and Xiao Rui's conversation had been heard just now, and was a little flustered.

But Zhang Zhao was very calm, as if he didn't hear anything, his face was paralyzed as usual, but before he left, he said, "You dare to tell others, why don't you dare to tell the master?"

Li Yuan froze in place, speechless.