I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 553 Leaving
evening.

When Zhou Chengan came out of Tingchao Pavilion, Xu Fengnian was still being severely trained by Chu Kuangnu.

He had only seen him come out and wanted to say hello, but before he could even utter a word, Chu Kuangnu kicked him.

Moreover, they not only used their hands, but also their mouths.

The insults he was hurling were so vile that Xu Fengnian was so angry he wanted to chop the bastard to pieces.

Zhou Cheng'an ignored them and walked straight out of the Prince's Mansion.

He hadn't even left the palace when he met Xu Xiao, or rather, Xu Xiao was waiting for him.

"Cheng'an, are we going back now?"

"Hmm, does the King of Beiliang have something to say?"

“I’m fine, but you are. The sword crown of the Wu family’s sword tomb has come to Lingzhou City. Today, he had a meal with his sword servant in the city and then went directly to the Zhou residence.”

Zhou Chengan slapped his forehead: "I forgot, we still have a battle agreement."

Xu Xiao laughed loudly: "Then you should go quickly. He hasn't even come inside. He's been waiting at your door like an idiot."

"Well, thank you!"

Just as Xu Xiao said, Wu Liuding did not enter the room.

He leaned against the stone lion at the main entrance, closing his eyes to rest.

Cuihua stood beside him. When she saw Zhou Chengan walking over, she kicked Wu Liuding, who immediately opened his eyes.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting."

Wu Liuding said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "I thought you had forgotten."

"No, that won't do." Zhou Cheng'an smiled apologetically. "To show my apology, I'll cook you a meal myself. Shall we eat first and then fight?"

Wu Liuding gave a slightly arrogant snort: "Since you're so sincere, let's eat first and then fight."

"please!"

Zhou Chengan smiled and invited the two inside.

Because Zhou Chengan planned to cook himself, Cuihua offered to help.

This worried Wu Liuding, so he followed along, keeping a close eye on the two of them at all times.

Zhou Cheng'an didn't stand on ceremony with Cuihua and said with a smile, "Miss Cuihua, please help me wash the vegetables."

"it is good."

Cuihua readily agreed, which made Wu Liuding look jealous.

“When you’re hosting a dinner party, you can’t expect your guests to do the work.”

Cuihua ignored him, and Zhou Chengan paid him no heed, picking up a cleaver and starting to cut the meat.

One knife down.

Wu Liuding's eyes widened suddenly, and his sword intent shot out instinctively.

"I'm cutting meat, and I'm cutting you too, don't be afraid!" Zhou Chengan laughed.

"you……"

Wu Liuding withdrew his sword intent and couldn't help but glance at Cuihua. Finding that she didn't seem to care about his earlier embarrassment, he asked with a hint of anger, "You've switched to practicing with a sword?"

"I've been practicing for a while now and have made some progress."

Zhou Chengan smiled and continued working, slicing the meat into thin slices with lightning speed.

Each piece is exactly the same size and thickness.

After quickly stir-frying three dishes and making a soup, Zhou Cheng'an took out a bottle of wine and said to the two of them, "Want some drinks?"

Wu Liuding shook his head, appearing somewhat absent-minded.

Clearly, he was still bothered by Zhou Chengan's sword practice.

Ever since his defeat at the hands of Zhou Chengan, he has regarded Zhou Chengan as his lifelong rival in swordsmanship.

But who would have thought that he, the Wu family's swordsman's lifelong enemy, would switch to practicing swordsmanship, and with such terrifying sword intent!
As for Cuihua, she smiled and nodded.

Zhou Chengan didn't like drinking, so after pouring himself a glass to keep her company, he placed the bottle directly in front of Cuihua.

Cuihua took a sip of wine and said with some envy, "Your sword intent is really well cultivated."

"Your sword intent is also quite good," Zhou Chengan said with a smile.

It was not unexpected that Cuihua could see his sword intent.

Because the knife intent he had deliberately released earlier actually contained a trace of sword intent, but Wu Liuding obviously did not notice it compared to Cuihua.

This is normal, after all, although Wu Liuding is the current sword champion of the Wu family sword tomb, Cuihua, the sword attendant, is far superior to him in both sword cultivation and sword talent.

It should be noted that in this era of numerous martial arts masters, Wu Liuding, the crown jewel of the Wu family swordsmanship, has not even crossed the threshold of the top ten, let alone the top five.

But Cuihua created her own unique sword technique, achieving the realm of a terrestrial immortal.

Cuihua, who was praised by Zhou Cheng'an, smiled shyly and said, "My sword intent is not as good as yours."

"Your sword intent is not as good as his?" Wu Liuding asked in surprise.

"Ah."

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Wu Liuding paused for a moment, then said to Zhou Chengan, "It seems you haven't put down your sword. I was really afraid you'd stop practicing swordsmanship."

"will not!"

Zhou Chengan shook his head and laughed, "Knife, sword, and fist are all very interesting, how can I not practice them?"

The sword is his essence.

Even if you don't practice boxing or swordsmanship, you can't avoid practicing swordsmanship.

Wu Liuding opened his mouth, but then suddenly remembered that he was still the loser and had no right to point fingers at the winner, so he swallowed what he wanted to say.

After the meal, a maid brought tea, and Cuihua took the initiative to help clear away the dishes.

Zhou Cheng'an poured Wu Liuding a cup of tea and said, "Let's postpone our competition."

"it is good!"

Wu Liuding did not object, but felt that the tea in his mouth was becoming increasingly bitter.

Because he knew very well that if they competed now, he would definitely be the one to lose in the end.

Moreover, this defeat was not just a loss in swordsmanship, but a complete defeat.

Zhou Chengan suggested postponing it because he wanted him to become even stronger.

"Don't be like that, you've already lost to me..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wu Liuding interrupted, "We haven't even had our second match yet. It's too early to say who will win or lose. I'm going to rest. Get me a room."

"You really think you're the boss? Go find a room to stay in yourself."

Zhou Cheng'an laughed in exasperation. He had originally wanted to talk to Wu Liuding about the Wu family and give him some pointers on swordsmanship, but now he didn't need to.

The next day.

Xu Fengnian and Chu Kuangnu arrived early.

Xu Fengnian was somewhat surprised to see Wu Liuding sitting at the table eating breakfast.

"Aren't you that kid outside the Wu Family Sword Tomb?"

Last night, Xu Xiao told me that the Wu family's current sword master came to challenge Zhou Cheng'an to a sword duel, so he rushed over early this morning with Chu Kuangnu, only to find that he had met an acquaintance.

"I never expected that you would be the current swordsman of the Wu family."

Wu Liuding glanced at the Northern Liang sword at Xu Fengnian's waist: "Oh, you've learned swordsmanship too?"

Because Xiu Dong is in Zhou Cheng'an's hands, Xu Fengnian is currently using the Beiliang Blade.

It was the knife that Xu Xiao threw to Zhou Cheng'an when he was competing with Chu Kuangnu; it was Xu Xiao's personal sword.

In a way, it can be considered a kind of inheritance!
Xu Fengnian ignored Wu Liuding and turned to Zhou Chengan, asking, "Are you done fighting?"

Zhou Chengan shook his head.

Xu Fengnian immediately laughed: "Then I'm not late!"

"We won't fight this time," Zhou Chengan said calmly.

"What?"

Wu Liuding smiled wryly: "I'm not confident I can beat him."

“It’s not that we’re not confident, it’s that we simply can’t win,” Cuihua added, showing no mercy to Wu Liuding.

Chu Kuangnu looked as if he were proud of himself.

Xu Fengnian laughed heartily without any mercy, "Looks like you're no good either. You really are the Wu family's current swordsman?!"

Wu Liuding ignored him as well, and smiled helplessly at Zhou Chengan: "The ancestor won't let me lose again, so wait for me."

Zhou Chengan nodded, continuing to eat his breakfast without stopping.

Wu Liuding paused for a moment, then said what he had wanted to say last night.

"Zhou Cheng'an, stop practicing with your sword. There's no future in swordsmanship. This martial world still belongs to us swordsmen. Practicing with your sword is a complete waste of your time." Zhou Cheng'an smiled and let it go in one ear and out the other.

Xu Fengnian and Chu Kuangnu were both dissatisfied.

"Hey, watch closely, I'll show you what real swordsmanship is."

Xu Fengnian drew his Northern Liang sword from his waist and used the same eight strikes that Zhou Chengan had used against Lao Huang.

It must be said that he truly deserves to be called the reincarnation of Zhenwu. Although he has only just begun practicing swordsmanship, he already possesses a certain charm.

The final strike, in particular, even made Wu Liuding's expression change, and he looked solemn.

"Is this what you mean by 'some progress'?" Wu Liuding looked at Zhou Chengan with a rather complicated expression.

"Ah."

"Damn it, if this is only a slight gain, then what have I accomplished in the past year or so?" Wu Liuding, being the Wu family's swordsman, could naturally see the terror of the Eighth Form: "What kind of monster are you?!"

"Don't swear."

"How infuriating! I'm leaving!"

And so, Wu Liuding left, grabbing several steamed buns before he went.

I may be angry, but I still need to fill my stomach.

After all, you need to fill your stomach to have the energy to fight someone.

Besides looking for Zhou Cheng'an, he also planned to challenge all the sword masters in the three northwestern prefectures of Beiliang on this trip.

After leaving Lingzhou City, Wu Liuding looked back and said, "Cuihua, do you think his talent in swordsmanship is not as good as his talent in using a knife?"

Cuihua ate her steamed bun and mumbled, "I'm just curious how strong his boxing skills must be!"

"Everyone in the martial arts world calls him Zhou Yi Chui (Zhou the Crush), his fist technique must be pretty strong, he's a real monster," Wu Liuding said irritably.

Cuihua swallowed the bun in her mouth and said seriously, "You don't have the guts to call that nickname to people's faces."

Wu Liuding: "..."

the other side.

Zhou Chengan followed Xu Fengnian and Chu Kuangnu to the Northern Liang King's Mansion.

After entering the Northern Liang Prince's Palace this time, he never returned to the Zhou residence in the city. He stayed at the Northern Liang Prince's Palace, or more precisely, at the Tingchao Pavilion, for more than half a month.

Like Minister Nangong, he ate and slept in Tingchao Pavilion.

Outside the Listening to the Tide Pavilion.

Xu Fengnian is practicing his swordsmanship.

After learning swordsmanship, this prince changed a lot and was no longer as carefree as before.

However, he still doesn't behave properly in front of close friends and family.

After finishing a set of sword techniques, Xu Fengnian asked with a shameless smile, "Old Chu, how much of Cheng'an's strength do I have now?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Kuangnu pointed to his little toe.

"One toe? I'm quite satisfied with that."

Chu Kuangnu glanced at him and said irritably, "What are you thinking about? It's mud on your little toe!"

at the same time.

Zhou Cheng'an, who was reading on the second floor of Tingchao Pavilion, came down.

Behind him followed an old Taoist priest, Wei Shuyang, one of the five guards of the pavilion.

"Nangong".

Zhou Chengan called out and drew the Embroidered Winter Knife from his waist, handing it over: "I'm going home for the New Year. Here's the Embroidered Winter Knife back to you. It's a pity there wasn't enough time. I only left nine sword techniques in the knife."

Minister Nangong did not answer, and remained silent for a long time before speaking.

"Give me back when we fight again. Have a safe journey."

“Okay, I’ll give it to you later.” Zhou Cheng’an didn’t hesitate, tucked the embroidered ...

Nangong Pushe glanced at his back, then turned his gaze back to the sword manual, unaware of the faint curve at the corner of his mouth, like a gentle smile.

Outside the Listening to the Tide Pavilion.

When Xu Fengnian heard that Zhou Chengan was leaving, he immediately started shouting.

"What? You're saying you're leaving? You've finished reading the books on the second floor? Even if you have, there's still the third floor..."

He didn't continue speaking because Zhou Chengan's gaze was strange. Xu Fengnian was willing to swear that if he continued, he would definitely get a beating.

"Do you really want to go?"

"Nonsense, I've been out here for almost three years."

"Yeah, it's been three years already, there's no rush. The New Year is coming soon, my sister and the others are all coming back this year, as their cousin, aren't you going to see them?"

Xu Fengnian knew that his father and Aunt Ning, whom he had never met, intended to arrange a marriage between Zhou Chengan and his second sister, Xu Weixiong.

He wholeheartedly agrees with this.

"You know it's almost Chinese New Year, so I have to go back home for the holiday?" Zhou Cheng'an said irritably. "Alright, stop talking nonsense. I'll go tell your father. As for your eldest and second sisters, you'll have a chance to see them."

Xu Fengnian said with a reluctant expression, "Alright, I won't be so sentimental. I'll see you off when you leave."

Chu Kuangnu opened his mouth, but before he could speak, Zhou Chengan said, "Old Chu, don't rush to make a decision. Think about it again."

Two days ago, he mentioned going to Qingcheng Mountain to Chu Kuangnu. At that time, Chu Kuangnu did not agree directly, but only said that he would think about it.

Two days is not enough time for Chu Kuangnu to make a decision.

"Besides, you're his mentor, so you should at least make sure he doesn't embarrass you."

Chu Kuangnu was silent for a moment: "Then I will teach this kid for a while longer, and then I will go to find a teacher."

Upon hearing this, Xu Fengnian said with dissatisfaction, "So, you guys are hiding something from me? Are you still good brothers?"

"Go practice your swordplay, I'm leaving."

When Zhou Cheng'an went to say goodbye to Xu Xiao, Xu Xiao didn't say anything to persuade him to stay, but simply invited him to have a drink.

During this time, he took out a stack of letters and explained Lao Huang's situation.

Old Huang still lost.

Unlike the original story, at least he survived.

He was half-dead and on his way back to Beiliang.

Zhou Cheng'an didn't read the letter, but simply said that if Lao Huang needed anything, he could just let him know. He also mentioned that Xu Fengnian could visit him at Qingcheng Mountain if he traveled again.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiao downed three large bowls of rice.

At this moment, he was not a king of a different surname in the Liyang Dynasty, nor was he the local emperor of the three northwestern states; he was simply a father!
After observing Zhou Cheng'an for so many days, Xu Xiao had gained some understanding of him.

He knew that no amount of scheming would work on someone like Zhou Cheng'an; only sincerity could win sincerity.

He never intended to tie Zhou Chengan to their Xu family's big ship.

After all, this guy who dared to tell Yuan Benxi to overturn the chessboard was at most just Wang Xianzhi's nephew, and it was impossible for him to side with any faction.

Because he himself is a powerful force.

Perhaps sensing that Zhou Chengan disliked drinking, Xu Xiao and Wei Shuyang drank until they were three-tenths drunk, then stopped.

Then, he personally escorted the two out of Lingzhou City.

By the time Xu Fengnian heard the news, it was too late to see him off. He could only complain to his father, "Why didn't you tell me? I was planning to see him off myself."

"Dad, Dad, don't be angry. It's not worth getting sick from it," Xu Xiao said with a fawning smile.

"I'm not angry, I'm just a little reluctant to part with it."

"It's alright, you can go find him after your coming-of-age ceremony."

Xu Xiao smiled, then suddenly called out, seemingly lost in thought.

"Phoenix Year".

Seeing Xu Xiao's hesitant expression, Xu Fengnian had a bad feeling: "What happened?"

"Old Huang..."

"What's wrong with Lao Huang?"

"See for yourself."

Xu Xiao sighed and handed the stack of letters to Xu Fengnian.

Xu Fengnian had read some of the letters, but not others.

The parts that weren't read were the events that happened after Lao Huang arrived in Wudi City; the letter recorded the detailed process of Lao Huang's battle with Wang Xianzhi.

After reading the letter, Xu Fengnian didn't say anything. He just sat there for a long time until Chu Kuangnu came over and kicked him twice, which made him cheer up.

After that, Xu Fengnian practiced his swordsmanship even more diligently...

(End of this chapter)