"I can't guess. Your Highness the Second Prince, please have mercy on me. I'm already on your boat. Don't keep me in suspense," Ji Feiyu joked.
The Second Prince burst out laughing. "Alright, I'll tell you. There are always coincidences in this world. When you give your sincerity, you'll also receive it in return."
"So what's the deal with the fake Ji Feiyu?" At this point, Ji Feiyu was eager to find out. Knowing your enemy and yourself ensures victory in every battle.
The Second Prince seemed to be in a great mood. When he was in a good mood, he was willing to share. Mysteriously, he said, "Do you know about the Xuanji Sect in the martial - arts world of Dayong?"
Ji Feiyu vaguely remembered hearing about it...
"Do you also know that the sect leader of the Xuanji Sect is actually from Beihan?" He raised his phoenix - like eyes and suddenly looked at Ji Feiyu. Doubt flickered in Ji Feiyu's eyes.
So the forces of Beihan had infiltrated the martial - arts world of Dayong a long time ago?
The Second Prince's eyes became misty as he sank into memories. "A long time ago, when I first went to Dayong, I accidentally saved her. I didn't ask for anything in return, but she insisted on promising to do one thing for me. I saw that her martial arts were just average, but she was quite good at disguise. So I asked her to find a way to get through the selection and become a palace maid in the palace to secretly observe the words and deeds of the emperor and the empress. Since she always dressed like an ordinary maid in the palace and her martial arts were really weak, no one noticed her. Later, when my elder brother and I came to Dayong, we secretly contacted her and learned some rumors in your palace. When we went back, she was selected into the marriage - escorting team and returned to Beihan with us. My elder brother couldn't forget you ever since. I saw that you were smart and the emperor's favorite in the palace, so I came up with a plan.
"I asked her how much she could imitate you. She said ninety percent. I didn't believe it at first, but I was really shocked when I heard your voice coming out of her mouth. Later I found out that she could do ventriloquism. So when she disguised herself, she could imitate any voice. She said it took a long time to practice this, so there weren't many people who could do it. Usually, if someone wanted to change their voice from male to female or vice - versa, they had to rely on pills. So I asked her to disguise as my attendant and discuss important matters with me. But not long after that, we heard that the emperor and the empress of Dayong had both left the palace..."
After hearing all this, Ji Feiyu's heart was in turmoil. A hundred different emotions welled up in her heart, but she held back her emotions and didn't interrupt him so that she could hear him out.
"...So I came to Dayong under the pretext of looking for useful people. I didn't expect that not long after I contacted the martial - arts people, I saw a fake Jade Flute Gentleman who could do sound attacks. So I played along with the situation."
So it was someone who had been lurking around her for many years. No wonder she could imitate Ji Feiyu's charm. But...
How many years ago was it exactly? If what he said was true, then he had been eyeing Dayong for a long time. A chill ran down Ji Feiyu's spine. This man was really terrifying!
"So she can't do sound attacks at all, right?" She had to confirm this first.
"Of course. Since she was pretending to be you, of course she had to say that she 'could' do sound attacks."
"How did she wash off the potion for my disguise? It was a unique formula from my friend!" Ji Feiyu was still a bit confused.
Thinking of the Flower Butterfly, Ji Feiyu suddenly wondered where he had gone since she hadn't seen him for so long. She thought he had gone to take care of Yong Yaxuan and help him detoxify. Yong Yaxuan shouldn't have arrested him and locked him in the dungeon. Yong Yaxuan would definitely let him go in the end. She had left him a mark of her whereabouts, but it was strange that he hadn't come looking for her for such a long time. Maybe he had encountered some difficult problems later?
While she was lost in thought, the Second Prince paused for a moment, thinking about how to put it better. Finally, he smiled and said, "That day, after you fainted, I came in and asked her to remove your makeup. She checked the stuff on your face and said it was from the same sect. It was very easy to remove."
Sure enough, they were from the same sect! This confirmed what she had thought. She was getting closer and closer to the truth.
The Second Prince continued, "When I heard her say it was from the same sect, I asked about this fellow - disciple. She said she had a junior brother, but he had left the mountain after he finished his studies. After she entered the palace, she hadn't seen him for many years. When talking about her junior brother, she mentioned a very coincidental thing. She said that after she entered the palace, she found out that the empress she had to imitate was someone she had met once when she was with her junior brother many years ago. At that time, her junior brother had saved her. She also said that when she saw your disguised appearance, the first person she thought of was her junior brother. She thought that you might have contacted each other again after that, but then she thought it wasn't likely because the disguise technique was so poor. So she was quite surprised after she touched your face and found out it was a disguise item from the same sect. She didn't expect that her junior brother's disguise technique had regressed so much. I think her junior brother should be your friend."
There was no need to think. It must be!
As soon as he said this, Ji Feiyu was sure that her junior brother was the Flower Butterfly! No wonder when she was trying to figure out her identity before, she knew that the person who had saved her four years ago was the Flower Butterfly. It turned out that he was her junior brother and she was there! What a small world! But at that time, she didn't even dare to think in this direction.
She didn't expect that the Flower Butterfly had once been under the Xuanji Sect. But when was that? Ji Feiyu was still a bit confused. She remembered that when she first met the Flower Butterfly, he had never mentioned the Xuanji Sect. He always seemed to be just an ordinary chivalrous man who was gentle, rich and liked to flirt with women.
But after hearing the last sentence, she wanted to say that she didn't mean to ruin the Flower Butterfly's reputation. It was just that he wasn't there, and she couldn't show her real face in front of her sister, so she had to...
She should have thought of it earlier. Such a delicate disguise technique could only come from someone from the same sect as the Flower Butterfly. Ji Feiyu suddenly thought that it was really right for the Second Prince to save that person. But when she thought about his words carefully, she always felt that there was something wrong.
What was it?
Seeing that she was still confused, the Second Prince comforted her, "I've told you everything you want to know. After the autumn hunt is over and Emperor Yong returns to his country, will you be able to take action?"
Ji Feiyu suddenly remembered something. She raised her hand. "Wait! You said you found out that the emperor and the empress had both left the palace. How did you know that? I remember that even in Dayong, not many people knew about this."
The Second Prince couldn't help but smile. "This... You're asking me? I think I can also ask you. Do you think it's possible that there aren't one or two spies infiltrating the power centers between the two countries? Don't say how I know about your affairs in Dayong. You also often take us by surprise based on the situation in Beihan, right?"