Traveling the Heavens in Thunderbolt

Chapter 987: Spring Lake Hidden Dragon
After arranging for Yu Youwei and others to stay, Xu Fengnian and Qingniao went to the White Jade Guanyin Seat. Wang Linquan specially asked his youngest daughter Wang Chudong to lead the way.

Wang Linquan had not told anyone about Xu Fengnian's identity, so she only knew that the handsome young man in front of her was surnamed Xu.

She kept calling him Young Master Xu, and later on, she just called him Brother Xu. Xu Fengnian didn't mind, he just smiled without saying anything, listening to the little girl's clear voice, he felt peaceful.

Led by Wang Chudong, the group finally arrived at the square where the holy Buddha statue stood.

"Brother Xu, do you know what seal this holy Buddha used?" Wang Chudong, who was 28 years old, asked Xu Fengnian.

Xu Fengnian, who had an extraordinary memory and was familiar with Buddhist stories, had already figured out the origin of the gesture when he was at the foot of the mountain. "It's the Mudra of Giving Wishes."

Wang Chudong said with a chuckle: "That's right."

The Giving Mudra is a symbol of compassion for saving all sentient beings and fulfilling their wishes. The fingers are drooping downwards and forwards, with the fingers stretched out and together.

Xu Fengnian looked at this holy Buddha statue and felt that there must be cause and effect in everything.

Li Chungang, who came with him, admired the Buddha statue and said, "This hand-granting mudra is quite interesting."

After visiting Laoba Mountain, Xu Fengnian and his party returned to Wang Linquan's residence.

Wang Linquan had already prepared a sumptuous banquet and came personally to invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back to his residence. Even the Beiliang cavalry on the three large ships were not left out.

Various local specialties were served on the table for everyone at the banquet to taste.

Just when the banquet was halfway through, the sky and the earth suddenly shook.

Wang Linquan felt that this violent shaking came from Spring God Lake, and his face changed instantly, "Not good!"

After confessing his crime to Xu Fengnian, he immediately took his servants with him.

Xu Fengnian knew without guessing that something strange must have happened in Chunshen Lake.

"Is there really a dragon under Chunshen Lake?" Xu Fengnian was curious, and he took Qingniao and Jiang Ni with him, and followed under the protection of Lu Qiantang and the other two.

If there is ginger paste, Li Chungang will naturally be indispensable.

When the group arrived at the shore of Spring Goddess Lake, they saw the same strange phenomenon as before reappear on the originally calm Spring Goddess Lake.

Countless water columns shot up into the sky from the lake, accompanied by bursts of dragon roars.

Hearing the dragon's roar, Xu Fengnian said, "I never thought there really is a dragon at the bottom of this Spring God Lake."

Wang Chudong, who came with his father, said, "There are dragons in this lake, and there is also a giant turtle carrying a blank stele. Experts say it is a sacred beast that controlled the sea when Dayu controlled the floods. When I was a child, I sat on its back to swim in Chunshen Lake. It would dive into the water when it was happy and almost drowned me. Later, my father would not allow me to sneak out to look for it."

Xu Fengnian said in shock: "Wang Chudong, I didn't expect you to have such a talent."

"It's just so-so." Wang Chudong said with a smile.

Volume 13 of "Shuowen Jiezi" says: "Jiao is a kind of dragon. When there are 3,600 fish in the pond, Jiao comes to be the leader. He can lead the fish to fly. If you put it in the water, it will become a Jiao."

The explanation of "Jiao" in "Classic of Mountains and Seas" is "Jiao is like a snake, a four-legged dragon, with a fish body and a snake tail, and its sound is like a mandarin duck. Eating it will not cause swelling and can cure hemorrhoids."

Another more detailed explanation of Jiao given by Guo Pu in Volume 57 of the Annotations to the Book of Han is: "Its appearance is like a snake, but it has four legs and a thin neck. There is a white baby on its neck. The big ones are several circumferences long. It lays eggs that are as big as one or two unsealed jars. It can swallow people."

Xu Fengnian saw strange phenomena happening constantly in Chunshen Lake and was sure that there was indeed a dragon that had been practicing for a thousand years in the lake as rumored.

Because of the Snow-White Giraffe, Xu Fengnian carefully read the relevant records about strange and mythical beasts.

He himself had a Six-Phoenix Year and a pair of young Kuis. As for the divine creatures that he had heard of, the top ones were the red-crowned crane left by the sword immortal Lu Zu on Mount Wudang and the black tiger that had listened to the sutras under Qi Xuanzhen's seat for more than ten years on Mount Longhu.

Wang Linquan saw Xu Fengnian coming and stepped forward to ask for help: "Your Highness, the dragon in the lake is about to break out of the seal. Please protect my daughter for a while."

Xu Fengnian was not afraid at all. "You don't need to worry about this. With the sword god Li Chungang who can split the river with one sword, no matter what the dragon does, it won't be able to cause any waves."

Following Xu Fengnian's direction, Wang Linquan looked at Li Chungang. The old man in the ragged sheepskin coat did not look like a master at all at this moment, and was standing behind him picking his nose.

Wang Linquan's eyes lit up, realizing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was definitely not someone who would attack without a purpose, and he bowed to Li Chungang and said, "Thank you, Sword God, for everything."

Li Chungang waved his hand impatiently after pinching his nose, saying, "Since you have treated me so well, I will kill this dragon."

He said to Xu Fengnian: "Boy, lend me your sword."

Jiang Ni handed his magic talisman to Li Chungang and said, "You must return it to me intact."

The old sword god took the talisman, played with it in his hand, and said with a smile: "Don't worry."

At this time, the water column on Chunshen Lake gradually
“It seems that the dragon has not broken through the seal set by the Holy Buddha back then.” Wang Linquan couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Just when everyone was relaxed.

A deafening dragon roar cut through the sky.

Along with a column of water rising into the sky, a dark dragon eight feet long rose from the lake.

The entire Spring God Lake was in an uproar because of the birth of the Black Dragon.

A huge wave of water was set off, with the Black Dragon as the center, rushing towards the Spring God Lake in all directions.

Residents living near Chunshen Lake have no way to escape the flood.

"Evil beast!" A huge sword energy came out from the talisman in Li Chungang's hand and cut through the oncoming waves.

Unfortunately, there is only one Li Chungang here tonight.

Even after breaking through one huge wave, he could only save Xu Fengnian and others behind him.

For residents living near the God of Spring, it is still a drop in the bucket.

At this moment, the wind and clouds surged, and the Buddha's light appeared.

The air flow changed and huge air pressure descended.

The turbulent Spring God Lake was suppressed instantly.

Chunshen Lake has returned to its calm state and is no longer flooded.

The black dragon that had taken to the air was pressed back to the surface of the lake by this unprecedented pressure.

The holy light pierced through the dark night sky, and with the sound of high-pitched and clear poetry, the legendary holy Buddha descended upon the Spring God Lake.

"The world is like a chess game, unpredictable, all heroes laugh~"

"A Page of Books!" The black dragon that was pushed back to the surface of the lake actually spoke in human language and shouted angrily at the person who came.

The yellow and blue robes are the same as the holy image.

His head is covered with golden relics, his face is decorated with the image of a cloud beast, and he holds a dustpan in his hand.

Although his true appearance could not be seen, his solemn appearance and the awe-inspiring righteousness that emanated from his body made everyone present feel at ease.

The page in the mouth of the ink dragon pronounced: "Spring Lake Ink Dragon, five years ago you caused disasters everywhere, causing heavy casualties to the residents near the Spring God Lake. I thought it was not easy for you to practice, so I suppressed you at the bottom of the Spring God Lake and let you repent for five years. I didn't expect that after breaking the seal this time, you are still stubborn and want to commit murder again."

The Spring Lake Black Dragon said angrily, "I have been practicing here for nearly a thousand years, earlier than you so-called humans. I killed people just like you kill animals, what's wrong with that? But it was you who not only pressed me to the bottom of the lake for five years, but also killed my eyes. Tonight, I will make you pay for it all."

(End of this chapter)