Chapter 622: Chapter 622: The True and False Crown Prince
The two combatants obviously had powerful capabilities which could be discerned from the aura they emitted during the exchange of blows.
As their figures approached each other, everyone was shocked, their eyes widening.
The two ions in combat were incredibly, Zhou Yishui and Undefeatable Naughty Man.
“What’s happening? Two crown princes?”
“Am I seeing things? How did another Zhou Yishui suddenly appear?”
“Did we fall into an illusion, or are we under some sort of illusionary technique?”
People were stunned. Crown Prince Zhou Yishui was clearly here, having displayed his formidable abilities just moments ago. But now, yet another Zhou Yishui had emerged, leaving everyone taken aback.
Mei Yingxue and the others were uncertain. They glanced at the Zhou Yishui on the ground, then turned their gaze towards the Zhou Yishui in the sky who was battling Undefeatable Naughty Man, trying to discern which was the real one and which was the pretender.
“This is bad. He’s here early, disrupting the plans,” Fang Lin muttered to himself, then announced it to the group.
Steward Shen nodded, retrieving an object from the Nine Palace Bag—–the ancient, broken mirror they had obtained from the body of the Mountain Devouring Flood Dragon.
Dugu Nian was also ready for combat, holding an incense burner, prepared to make his move at any moment.
Fang Lin swallowed a pill, then took out the Gold-patterned Spear, before his whole body dove into the earth, disappearing out of sight.
No one noticed Fang Lin’s departure, because he had always stood behind Steward Shen and the Corpse Ginseng.
Everyone’s attention was on the battle between Undefeatable Naughty Man and Zhou Yishui.
Both of them were top talents of Xuan Country, and had fought each other more than once or twice. However, this fight seemed more intense.
Zhou Yishui wasn’t happy. He had no intention of battling this stubborn fellow, considering it a waste of energy and time.
But Undefeatable Naughty Man seemed rather persistent, forcing Zhou Yishui into a fight. They fought all the way to this place and were still battling.
“Huh? Why are there two of you?” At this moment, Undefeatable Naughty Man suddenly stopped fighting and looked surprised as he observed the Zhou Yishui on the ground.
Zhou Yishui was taken aback, two of him? What was he talking about?
But following Undefeatable Naughty Man’s gaze to the ground, Zhou Yishui was stunned. There was indeed another him.
Zhou Yishui’s face turned gloomy. This audacity to impersonate him was too much, wasn’t it?
“Interesting, don’t tell me you have an identical twin brother?” Wang Erdan said sniggeringly.
Zhou Yishui snorted, “Let’s stop for a while. I have some things to deal with first.”
“Off you go, we’ve fought long enough, I’m satisfied,” Wang Erdan waved him away casually.
Zhou Yishui immediately landed and strode towards the Corpse Ginseng.
Now, the scenario had indeed become quite peculiar.
Everyone was looking back and forth between the two Zhou Yishuis, trying to notice any differences. But these two people were seemingly created from the same mold, there was no difference at all.
If there were any differences to note, it was their expressions.
The Zhou Yishui who arrived first looked calm and collected, his eyes revealing indifference, not appearing surprised by the emergence of another Zhou Yishui.
While the Zhou Yishui who arrived later, had a gloomy expression, with a hint of annoyance in his eyes.
“Who are you?” Zhou Yishui asked, his tone revealing a hint of murderous intent.
The Corpse Ginseng smiled faintly, “I am Crown Prince Zhou Yishui of Xuan Country. Who do you think I am?”
Zhou Yishui nearly choked with rage. He was the real Crown Prince, while this impersonator didn’t even know where he came from, yet he had the audacity to act so righteous?
Zhou Yishui sneered, “Show your true face. There is a price to pay for impersonating me.”
The Corpse Ginseng shook his head, looking at Zhou Yishui with disdain, “You should reveal your true identity first. You dare impersonate me. That’s simply ridiculous.”
The crowd looked as though they had seen a ghost—these two spoke so similarly, making it extremely difficult to differentiate between them.
Mei Yingxue, Dugu Ruoxu, and others discreetly used the power of their spirit eyes, trying to identify which one was real and which one was fake.
Yet even through their spirit eyes, there was no difference between the two. It was shocking. Could both Zhou Yishuis be real? That was absurd!
Little did they know, the Corpse Ginseng’s transformation abilities were quite formidable, such that even their spirit eyes couldn’t identify any flaws.
The Zhou Yishui that the Corpse Ginseng transformed into was not an illusion, but a real entity. Although it had the appearance of Zhou Yishui, it did not possess Zhou Yishui’s power.
Unless it was some special Pupil Skill, or a Heavenly Eye which was superior to a Spirit Eye, it would be impossible to tell the difference between the two.
Zhou Yishui’s eyes were cold as he noticed Dugu Nian standing next to the impersonator, and his brows furrowed.
He suspected that even this Dugu Nian might be a fake.
“You impostor, you have the audacity to impersonate the Crown Prince. This is a great and wicked sin!” Dugu Nian suddenly denounced.
Upon hearing Dugu Nian’s words, some people started to realize something. Dugu Nian was about to become a Crown Princess Consort. With her standing beside the Zhou Yishui, it signaled that he should be the real one and the latecomer was the impersonator.
Upon this realization, the royal family looked at Zhou Yishui with hostility. The Crown Prince was the most sacred and inviolable person in their royal family. Now that someone dared to impersonate him, it was a direct challenge to the authority of the Xuan Country royal family.
“You impostor, show yourself!” shouted a member of the royal family.
“I told you, this Zhou Yishui doesn’t even have a retainer. He must be fake!”
“Exactly! Dugu Nian is the Crown Princess Consort, she would undoubtedly be able to tell who’s real and who’s fake.”
“This guy is bold, daring to impersonate the Crown Prince!”
Everyone echoed these sentiments, and many thought that the late-arriving Zhou Yishui was the impostor.
At this point, Zhou Yishui was furious. He was clearly the real one. To be mistaken as fake, this was intolerable!
“You’re courting death!” Zhou Yishui bellowed in anger, viciously attacking the Corpse Ginseng. He wanted to see who exactly dared to impersonate him.
The Corpse Ginseng lightly snorted, an invisible sense of majesty permeating the air. It was like a mountain, like a sea, indescribably profound.
Zhou Yishui was startled, halting abruptly, his eyes sharply focused on the Corpse Ginseng.
“I, as the Crown Prince, have already taken that step ahead. You…just an imposter, dare to challenge me. How laughable.” The Corpse Ginseng smugly proclaimed. Combined with his expression, he seemed like the arrogant Zhou Yishui.
“What? The Crown Prince has already advanced to the Spirit Vein stage?”
“No wonder he is the Crown Prince. He’s truly extraordinary.”
“This imposter is so foolish. He dares to attack the real Crown Prince.”