I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 536 Decision
Outside Shenwu City.

After the man riding the donkey backwards, along with his apprentice, left the city with Zhou Cheng'an and his group, they went their separate ways.

Before the person had gone far, Li Huainian couldn't help but start complaining.

“Master, are those people idiots? That ‘Scholarly’ sword is one of the most famous swords in the world, and they just traded it for a table of food and wine.”

Peach Blossom Sword God Deng Tai'a, however, was unconcerned and said with a smile, "It is indeed very interesting."

Li Huainian didn't know what his master meant by "meaningful," but he turned around and glanced at Zhou Chengan and the others.

Zhou Cheng'an lagged behind, while Old Huang led the Akhal-Teke horse Red Rabbit, which carried the drunken female knight-errant Li.

As for Wen Hua and Xu Fengnian, who were leading the way, they were chatting idly.

"Xiao Nian, when you were at the restaurant, did you have any strange feelings?"

"What strange feeling?" Xu Fengnian asked in return.

"It was when I was drinking that I felt a sudden chill."

Heart pounding?

Xu Fengnian was taken aback, then laughed nonchalantly, "What are you afraid of? We paid for it... Wait, you're not scared by the Liu family, are you?"
Originally, I was planning to make a note for the Shenwu Liu family in my little notebook, but while drinking, I heard that the Liu family had already been removed from the family genealogy, so I decided not to bother with them.

"Brother, don't worry. They won't dare mess with us, as long as we're the ones causing them trouble."

"Xiao Nian, you're good at everything, except you love to brag."

Wen Hua laughed heartily, then couldn't help but let out a burp.

"Who are you calling a braggart? Watch my Overlord Fist!"

Clearly, the two started arguing again.

Zhou Chengan ignored them, and Lao Huang was even less likely to care.

Both of them turned around and glanced at Deng Tai'a at the same time, and Peach Blossom Sword God, who noticed their gazes, waved the peach blossom branch in his hand, as if to say goodbye to them.

"I wonder if Deng Tai'a recognized Xu Fengnian?"

Zhou Cheng'an thought to himself.

Xu Fengnian's mother had once given Deng Tai'a a meal as a favor, and this Peach Blossom Sword God was quite interesting, repeatedly saying that he would help Xu Fengnian just this once.

In the end, what started as helping once turned into helping a million times.

Zhou Chengan withdrew his gaze and looked at Xu Fengnian, who was playing around in front of him. Suddenly remembering something, he shouted, "Come here, let me beat you up."

Xu Fengnian turned around: "Why?"

Do you need a reason to beat me up?

Zhou Chengan naturally wouldn't say anything, because no one knew what tricks he had played to make Lao Huang mistakenly believe that he liked men.

Xu Fengnian was stunned and looked at Wen Hua beside him: "Don't you need a reason to beat me up?"

"do you need?"

Upon hearing Wen Hua's reply, Xu Fengnian didn't say a word and ran away.

But how could he possibly outrun Zhou Cheng'an?

I guess I've gotten used to it from being beaten up so many times.

Xu Fengnian, who had been beaten, actually said to Wen Hua proudly: "Do you know what this is? Hitting is kissing, scolding is loving, Chengan is expressing that he likes me!"

Wen Hua was speechless and could only clasp his hands in a gesture of respect to him.

Old Huang looked worried. Could his young master be attracted to men? What was he going to do?

Although Lao Huang had to admit that Zhou Chengan was indeed very handsome.

Having traveled to so many places and met so many people, he could be considered quite knowledgeable, but he had never seen another man as handsome as Zhou Cheng'an. Even the beauties on the Rouge List would probably feel ashamed in comparison.

The moon in the sky, a fairy on earth.

Upon seeing it, one realizes that beauty is not exclusive to women.

Therefore, it is understandable that our young master likes it.

But... Cheng'an doesn't like men, and the prince, the people in the prince's mansion, and even the entire Northern Liang army probably can't accept that His Highness likes men.

Sigh, this is really worrying!

……

In the blink of an eye, another autumn has arrived.

The group of five leisurely arrived at Huishan in Jianzhou.

Along the way, Zhou Cheng'an challenged many people. He deliberately avoided seeking out experts above the Vajra Realm, and instead only encountered second-grade minor grandmasters and first-grade Vajra martial artists.

Of course, there were also many martial arts masters who challenged Zhou Cheng'an, but he defeated them all with a single move as long as they were below the first rank.

As for the Vajra Realm, it only takes a little effort to overcome them now.

Early that morning, the autumn fog was thick.

Under the cover of a light mist, restaurants, inns, and shops opened for business one after another, and the city's well-connected streets began to bustle with activity.

As the fog dissipated, the long street became bustling with activity, and warriors carrying various weapons could be seen everywhere.

Even though Xu Xiao, the "Butcher," led his army to suppress the entire martial arts world, the martial arts world will never die, because wherever there are people, there is the martial arts world.

"Brother Zhou, it's so lively here."

"Yes, it's quite lively, but we need to find an inn to stay in first, and then I'll show you around."

Although Zhou Chengan and his companions are poor, they have earned some money along the way, enough to afford a few nights' lodging at an inn.

Just as the group of five was heading to the inn, the sound of rapid hoofbeats shattered the city's prosperity and hustle and bustle.

A group of more than twenty riders rode swiftly through the streets; all were strong men and powerful horses, exuding a fierce and imposing aura.

Especially the leader, dressed in black and carrying a knife, with a burly physique and sharp eyes, looked like a vicious wolf ready to hunt at any moment. It was clear at a glance that he was not someone to be trifled with.

People on the street quickly made way for it, as if they wanted to avoid it at all costs.

"hateful!"

Seeing the twenty-odd riders acting so recklessly and viciously, a martial artist standing by the street felt a surge of anger rising in his chest. His face was filled with righteous indignation, and he seemed ready to draw his sword.

"Brother Li, calm down, calm down." His companion stepped forward and pulled the swordsman back. He glanced at the twenty-odd riders who were riding out of the city and said, "They are from the Xuanyuan family. Although you are not from Jianzhou, you should know that the Xuanyuan family is the most prestigious martial arts family in Jianzhou. The old patriarch of the Xuanyuan family is a figure that we cannot even imagine. It is said that he has already entered the Celestial Phenomenon Realm. We cannot afford to offend him."

The man addressed as Brother Li sighed dejectedly and remained silent.

Upon seeing this, the person who had been holding him let go and sighed.

"Judging from their posture, they're probably going to arrest someone again. Sigh, if that guy on Guniugang takes a liking to them, I'm afraid it'll be another family torn apart."

In fact, it wasn't just him; many people around him were also sighing, as if they had witnessed a tragedy.

Zhou Chengan and the others did not hear what the two were saying, but they could hear sighs coming from all around them from time to time.

"Brother Zhou."

Before Li Nüxia could ask any questions, Zhou Cheng'an said, "It should be related to the Xuanyuan family. Let's go to the inn and stay for a while."

As everyone knows, Jianzhou is said to have the Dragon and Tiger of Jiangxi and the Xuanyuan of Jiangdong.

The so-called Longhu refers to Longhu Mountain, the ancestral home of Taoism, which has been passed down for more than sixty generations, while Xuanyuan refers to the Xuanyuan family, which has been based in Jiangdong, Jianzhou for hundreds of years.

The Xuanyuan family never entered officialdom or served in the imperial court; they only roamed the martial world.

The nominal head of the Xuanyuan family is Xuanyuan Guoqi, but in reality, the Xuanyuan family is still controlled by Xuanyuan Dapan.

When Xuanyuan Dapan came of age, he challenged the patriarch of the Xuanyuan family, causing the patriarch to be seriously injured and never fully recover. After that, he took control of the Xuanyuan family.

At the age of thirty, he fought against Wang Xiu, one of the four grandmasters, but was slightly outmatched.

At forty, he was no longer confused. He entered the Wu family's sword tomb alone and fought against the sword master of that generation, forcing the sword master to use his flying sword technique. Although he was defeated, he was still honorable.

After ten years of honing his swordsmanship, Xuanyuan Dapan believed himself to be on par with the Sword God Li Chungang. He challenged Li Chungang to a duel at his peak, and Li Chungang's single sword strike cleaved the Heavenly Gate, causing a waterfall to flow backward and even collapsing the gate of the Xuanyuan Mansion built on Guniu Hill. From then on, Xuanyuan Dapan abandoned the sword and began practicing with the saber.

Afterwards, Gu Jiantang, an unknown nobody, fought his way to Guniugang with a knife, and Xuanyuan Dapan, who had abandoned his sword to practice knife skills for more than ten years, was defeated by Gu Jiantang's knife.

Having lost both swords and knives, Xuanyuan Dapan simply abandoned weapons and devoted himself to cultivating internal energy.

Seeing that Qi Xuanzhen from the neighboring Longhu Mountain was about to ascend to immortality, he for some reason insisted on competing with Qi Xuanzhen in internal strength, and unsurprisingly, he was beaten up by Qi Xuanzhen.

After Xu Xiao's horse trampled the Spring and Autumn Period, he turned his attention to the martial arts world, targeting Longhu Mountain. After the Xuanyuan family risked their lives to help Longhu Mountain, Huishan and Longhu Mountain developed some ties. With Xuanyuan Dapan in charge, the Xuanyuan family was able to grow stronger and become on par with the Longhu lineage.

Xuanyuan Dapan was extremely lecherous and morally corrupt, and was despised by the scholars of Jianzhou.

However, she recruited experts from all over the world to serve her. Whether they were people being hunted down by the government or by martial arts sects, good or bad, as long as they could get to Huishan, they could be protected by the Xuanyuan family, one of the most prominent families in the martial arts world. The government mostly turned a blind eye to this.

In addition, Xuanyuan Dapan, who had controlled the Xuanyuan family for half a century, was also happy to cultivate the younger generation of martial arts practitioners who went up the mountain to study. He had guided many masters who are now famous in the martial arts world, and Huishan had many disciples as a result.

So even though Xuanyuan Dapan is a real scoundrel, neither the martial arts world nor the imperial court intends to cause him any trouble.

After finding an ordinary inn, Zhou Cheng'an briefly recounted some of Xuan Yuan Da Pan's misdeeds, which already infuriated Lady Li to the point that she wanted to go to Guniugang and fight Xuan Yuan Da Pan to the death.

Fortunately, Lady Li knew her own limitations and didn't actually go to Guniugang. Instead, she strolled around the city with Xu Fengnian and the others.

As for Zhou Cheng'an, he didn't go out with them. He spent his days cultivating, except for disciplining the foul-mouthed Xu Fengnian.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

Because they had no money, they were kicked out by the innkeeper.

long street.

After finishing the last bite of his steamed bun, Xu Fengnian looked at Zhou Chengan beside him and said, "You've been acting strange these past few days. Is something wrong?"

Zhou Cheng'an didn't deny it, but frowned slightly and asked, "How did you figure that out?"

"It's because you didn't hit me as hard as you used to."

"roll!"

Xu Fengnian smiled, ran to Wen Hua's side, and said, "Cheng'an has been acting strange these past few days, and so have you. If something's bothering you, tell me so I can cheer you up."

Wen Hua hesitated for a while before saying, "After we leave Huishan, I plan to go out for a walk on my own..."

"what?!"

Upon hearing Wen Hua's words, Lady Li was the first to lose her temper, looking up at him and saying, "Aren't we going to roam the martial world together?"

"All good things must come to an end. It's fine for Wen Hua to travel on his own." Xu Fengnian smiled at Li Nvxia, then patted Wen Hua and laughed, "You better not die out there, kid."

"Don't worry, when I'm rich, we'll drink all the good wine we want, eat as much braised beef as we want, and I'll even buy Miss Li a cosmetics shop. We'll also have plenty of old yellow wine," Wen Hua said with a big laugh.

Hearing this, Lady Li laughed and said, "It's a deal, you have to buy me a rouge shop."

"necessary!"

Wen Hua smiled, then turned to Xu Fengnian and Zhou Cheng'an and said, "Cheng'an, Xiao Nian, I have nothing to give you except my life. Everything else is fine, um, and women... and swords... and..."

"Get out! Get out!" Xu Fengnian shouted angrily.

Zhou Cheng'an laughed and said, "Once you find your own sword, fight me, and then I'll..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Fengnian interrupted, "Cheng'an, why are you fighting him? Your opponent is me, Xu Xiaonian, the Fist King!"

After saying that, he even started demonstrating his wild, unorthodox punches.

Just then, a group of people walked over and blocked their way.

The woman in the lead was leading a large dog. She looked angry and her attitude was obviously not good.

"Step aside!"

Xu Fengnian did not give way, but instead looked at her with interest, and then whispered something to Zhou Chengan and the others beside him.

"Hmm, eighty-five coins."

Because of this sentence, the woman noticed Xu Fengnian and couldn't help but take a second look, because her mother had a painting in which the person looked quite similar to Xu Fengnian.

Then, her attitude got even worse.

"Good dog, stay out of the way, get out of the way!"

Wen Hua saw that she was walking a dog and called out to her.

"father."

For a moment, the woman and those behind her were stunned.

Not only them, but even Zhou Chengan, Xu Fengnian, Lady Li and Lao Huang were stunned for a moment.

Then they saw Wen Hua smile at the woman and say, "Mom, you brought my dad out to play, woof woof woof!"

Upon hearing this, the woman flew into a rage and immediately drew the sword from her waist.

"The wind is tight, pull!"

Old Huang shouted, grabbed his horse, turned around, and ran off.

Xu Fengnian and Wen Hua were faster than Lao Huang and had already run away first.

Zhou Cheng'an led Li Nüxia by the hand, seemingly strolling leisurely, but the two were actually the fastest.

The woman led a group of people in pursuit, but they were unable to catch up and eventually had to give up.

Watching the five people disappear into the crowd, the woman gritted her teeth and said, "Investigate them! Find out who these people are! I'll make them pay!"

"Yes!"

the other side.

Xu Fengnian and Wen Hua were too exhausted to run any further. They hunched over and panted, "Old Huang, that woman didn't chase after us, did she?"

"No, they didn't chase after us."

Upon hearing this, Xu Fengnian and Wen Hua immediately sat down on the ground.

Once he had caught his breath, Xu Fengnian gave Wen Hua a thumbs up.

"Wen Hua, you really are..."

Xu Fengnian paused, because he didn't know how to describe what Wen Hua had just done.

Zhou Chengan laughed and continued, "Wen Hua, you really are a dog."

"Hahaha..." Although Xu Fengnian didn't understand the "you're such a dog" meme, he thought it was used brilliantly and perfectly described the situation, so he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Wen Hua didn't care at all; instead, she raised an eyebrow, looking proud.

Just then, several disciples of the Xuanyuan family escorted a woman toward them.

The woman was exceptionally beautiful, no less so than the woman from before.

In Xu Fengnian's words, it was eighty-five coins.

The woman was like a walking corpse, while the Xuanyuan family members protecting her were chatting and laughing.

"If we offer her to the Ancestor, given his personality, surely he'll give us a secret manual?"

"That's for sure, our ancestor has always been generous."

"..."

The group spoke in loud voices, and Zhou Chengan and his companions heard them clearly.

"I made a decision."

Zhou Chengan suddenly spoke, startling Xu Fengnian: "What have you decided?"

"I've decided to kill Xuanyuan Dapan... Well, even if I can't kill him, I'll teach him a lesson he won't forget."

(End of this chapter)