Yan Zhaoge could tell that this youth should also be a prince, a brother of Zhao Yuan and the others, just that he had never seen him before.
The current scene was rather interesting to Yan Zhaoge.
The Eldest Prince Zhao Yuan, like his father, the King of the Eastern Tang Kingdom, leaned towards Broad Creed Mountain's Yan Di's faction.
Zhao Yuan himself also had some relations with the original owner of Yan Zhaoge's body.
And the Third Prince Zhao Sheng, unable to compete with Zhao Yuan in this area, ended up becoming closer to Yan Zhaoge's second apprentice-uncle's faction.
Although the King of the Eastern Tang Kingdom leaned towards Yan Di, Broad Creed Mountain's Principal Elder in the Eastern Tang Kingdom, Yan Xu, was on the other side, and Zhao Sheng's days were not that bad.
If the fight for the position of Broad Creed Mountain's Chief was ultimately won by Yan Zhaoge's second apprentice-uncle, then the future King of the Eastern Tang Kingdom would be somewhat more uncertain.
But overall, the undecided position of the Eastern Tang Crown Prince would basically be fought over between Zhao Yuan and Zhao Sheng.
The two of them had not seen eye to eye with each other for a very long time, always opposing each other.
It had already been a very long time since the two of them had acted together against another prince like this.
"On Royal Father's orders, we accompanied Royal Uncle Jin into the mountains to capture the culprit." Zhao Sheng's voice resounded from afar, "The culprit was surrounded by me and Eldest Brother's guards in this mountain, and the culprit was also heavily injured by me and Eldest Brother. If not for that, do you think you could have dealt with him?"
"Now that you've taken advantage of the situation, you even want to monopolize the information; Sixteenth Brother, you really don't know what's good for you, don't you?"
Zhao Yuan similarly said in a heavy tone, "Sixteenth Brother, there's no harm in sharing the credit with you, but that person's confession must not be concealed. If there are any follow-up clues, we must hurry up and continue investigating."
"The culprit and the Ghost Hatchet Elder are related to the abnormalities in the Sealing Dragon Abyss, and cannot be taken lightly. If we are delayed, it will be hard to explain to Royal Father, and the credit will also become a mistake."
Hearing the names of the Ghost Hatchet Elder and the Sealing Dragon Abyss, Yan Zhaoge's interest was piqued, "Oh, interesting, let's go take a look."
As Yan Zhaoge walked over, he saw that surrounded youth smiling nonchalantly, "What I should do, I know what to do. I don't need to trouble you two Royal Brothers to teach me. After returning to the capital and reporting to Royal Father, everything will naturally become clear."
His tone was not polite at all, and Zhao Yuan and Zhao Sheng were a little annoyed.
However, now that Yan Zhaoge had appeared, the two hurriedly suppressed their anger, giving up on that youth as they first came to greet him.
"Zhaoge, what a coincidence. You're also in this area?"
"Young master Yan."
The Eastern Tang Kingdom martial practitioners accompanying Zhao Yuan and Zhao Sheng all cupped their fists in unison, while the Martial Scholars all bowed, "We greet the Broad Creed Young Master!"
In recent days, Yan Zhaoge's name had become increasingly resounding in the Eastern Tang.
Not long ago, the news of his battle with Xiao Shen and Chao Yuanlong in the Luliao Mountains was still unknown.
However, he had only just defeated the Sacred Sun Clan's Chao Yuanlong in the Sealing Dragon Abyss, and forced Xiao Shen into retreat in a contest of variations in techniques in Overlooking Abyss City.
This had already caused Yan Zhaoge's reputation to soar even higher.
Not to mention the fact that Broad Creed Mountain was a colossus that the Eastern Tang Kingdom could never hope to compare to.
As princes, Zhao Yuan and Zhao Sheng had been carefully groomed by the imperial family, with large amounts of resources invested into them, and they were already outstanding figures of the Eastern Tang's younger generation.
The two were already Martial Scholars, but when they had become Martial Scholars, they had both been over twenty years old.
And the Yan Zhaoge before them, when he had become a Martial Scholar, had been even younger than the current Zhao Hao …
Yan Zhaoge smiled slightly, "The two of you, long time no see."
"Previously, when I was in the Eastern Tang capital, I only stayed there for a short while. I met Uncle once, but did not manage to catch up with the two of you."
"Who would have thought that we would actually meet here in the Luliao Mountains."
Zhao Yuan said, "The abnormalities in the Sealing Dragon Abyss are no small matter, with Royal Father personally coming over to watch over it."
"It is also thanks to you, Zhaoge, that the matter was related to the Ghost Hatchet Elder. After investigating deeply, I discovered that the Ghost Hatchet Elder was not acting independently."
"It is very likely that there is some hidden power behind it, with the Ghost Hatchet Elder being one of its higher echelon experts, while this power also has middle and lower echelon members."
"Entering the Luliao Mountains this time is precisely to capture a few members of this power. To us, it is both an assignment and also a tempering experience."
Yan Zhaoge nodded. To Zhao Yuan and Zhao Sheng, this was also a chance for them to gain some face in front of the Eastern Tang's ministers, as well as earn some merit points.
In the end, it seemed like the peaches had been picked up by others, taking advantage of them. No wonder the two Zhao brothers were so unhappy.
Zhao Sheng glanced back at that youth, saying unhappily, "Sixteenth Brother, why aren't you coming over to pay your respects?"
That youth looked calmly at Yan Zhaoge, saying mildly, "Greetings."
Looking at him, the corners of Yan Zhaoge's mouth twitched slightly.
"If I didn't see wrongly, I actually saw arrogance and disdain within his gaze?" Yan Zhaoge was a little speechless as he appraised the youth before him.
Around seventeen years of age, mid qi-directing Body Refinement, having opened up the qi ocean within the dantian.
Not born of a Sacred Ground, having such a cultivation base at this age, it could already be considered extremely outstanding and rare.
Especially looking at this youth's clothes, while he was a prince, he clearly wasn't valued much, the resources he received most likely limited.
However, no matter how one looked at it, whether it was his personal strength or his background, they were all completely incomparable to Yan Zhaoge.
However, within his eyes, Yan Zhaoge clearly saw a disdain that flashed for a brief moment.
And his attitude towards Yan Zhaoge was already no longer one that was neither servile nor overbearing, instead appearing arrogant and rude.
However, Yan Zhaoge could clearly feel that the other party was truly disdainful. It was not fearlessness brought about by ignorance, but rather came from the bottom of his heart, stemming from his pride and confidence in himself.
As this youth saw it, it was a matter of course.
… Just like how a Martial Saint or a Martial Grandmaster looked at a Martial Scholar and a Martial Artist.
A strange feeling arose within Yan Zhaoge's heart.
By the side, Zhao Yuan's face was sunken, his aura-qi restraining his voice as he sent a sound transmission to Yan Zhaoge, "Zhaoge, don't lower yourself to his level."
"This is my Sixteenth Brother, Zhao Hao."
"He wasn't like this before, being a yes-man and completely ordinary. Half a year ago, he seemed to have suddenly gained enlightenment, his martial cultivation advancing at a tremendous pace."
"However, he also became a little arrogant and rude." Zhao Yuan said half-doubtfully, half-angrily, "This time, we surrounded some bandits in the mountains in pursuit of them, heavily injuring them. In the end, they were taken advantage of by him."
"If they were taken advantage of, then so be it. After interrogating them for some useful information, he directly killed them. When we asked him what he knew, he didn't say anything."
Yan Zhaoge clicked his tongue in wonder, "… Strange."
However, Yan Zhaoge did not have any intention of interfering. While he was familiar with Zhao Yuan, at the end of the day, Zhao Hao was also the son of the King of the Eastern Tang Kingdom.
As for the news that Zhao Hao had hidden, it naturally couldn't be hidden from his father. Through the King of the Eastern Tang Kingdom, Yan Zhaoge would also know about it.
As for Zhao Hao's rudeness and arrogance, Yan Zhaoge felt it more strange.
Either the other party was a madman.
If he wasn't, where did his confidence come from?
False bravado and concealment were obviously two different things.
Yan Zhaoge pondered within his heart, his expression calm. Others all thought that he wouldn't lower himself to Zhao Hao's level.
Zhao Hao raised his brows. Regarding Yan Zhaoge's action of ignoring him, other than disdain, there was also some ridicule within his gaze.
Zhao Sheng, on the other hand, felt slightly disappointed at Yan Zhaoge's lack of reaction.
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