I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 561 White Jade Guanyin, Temple at the Bottom of the Lake

As a former subordinate of the Northern Liang army, Wang Linquan was extremely attentive to Xu Fengnian.

After landing, he personally led the horse and introduced the local customs and culture of the island.

After walking for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the group arrived at a square where a statue of Guanyin with a vase stood.

The white jade Guanyin has kind eyes and lowered eyebrows, and is extremely lifelike.

With his right elbow bent towards Spring God Lake, his five fingers spread out and his palm facing forward, it was as if he was bestowing fearlessness upon all living beings.

Upon seeing this Guanyin statue, many members of the Phoenix Battalion's light cavalry, led by Ning Emei, were deeply moved.

The bluebird's eyes reddened, and she secretly wiped away her tears.

Although Xu Fengnian tried his best to hide his emotions, everyone could still see through his disguise.

The reason for this is that the Guanyin looks exactly like Wu Su.

Li Chungang took a deep look, then turned to Zhou Chengan and asked, "What did you see?"

"The sword intent is vast and powerful, and also..."

"What else?" Zhou Cheng'an didn't say. After a moment of silence, he took out a jade ring.

He made a hand seal, his lips moved slightly, and he chanted a jade incantation. The jade ring in his hand immediately floated up.

Everyone felt a mysterious aura slowly emanating from the white jade Guanyin statue and flowing into the jade ring.

About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Zhou Chengan caught the falling jade ring, used his finger as a brush to set up an array on it, and said to Xu Fengnian, "Arrange a quiet room for me and give me your sword box."

"Cheng'an, is it..." Xu Fengnian's voice was filled with barely concealed excitement.

Although he didn't know what Zhou Chengan was going to do, he had a feeling that what Zhou Chengan was going to do must be related to his mother.

Zhou Cheng'an naturally knew what he wanted to ask, and nodded: "You're lucky. Although I don't know why, there's a trace of your mother's true spirit in this Guanyin statue."

In terms of understanding the soul, it is no exaggeration to say that no one in the entire Snow World can compare to him, not even the immortals in the heavens.

"That……"

Zhou Cheng'an was speechless: "The dead cannot be brought back to life, and even a god cannot revive your mother. Stop talking nonsense, give me the sword box, and let's find a quiet room."

"Oh, okay, okay."

"By the way, go find some peach wood that's at least a hundred years old, and some lightning-struck wood."

Peach wood?

Or is it lightning-struck wood?
Xu Fengnian was taken aback. He handed the sword box to Zhou Chengan and asked cautiously, "Isn't peach wood used to ward off ghosts?"

"Extreme yang is used to kill, extreme yin is used to live. If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. If I tell you to go find it, then go find it."

After saying that, Zhou Chengan ignored him and gestured for Wang Linquan to take him to the quiet room.

Even Li Chungang was stunned and couldn't recover for a long time as he watched him leave, let alone the others.

"Your Highness, the young master..."

Before Qingniao could finish speaking, Xu Fengnian interrupted, "I believe Cheng'an wouldn't speak without reason. Send a message to Xu Xiao, and do everything you can to find what Cheng'an needs."

"Yes!"

……

That night.

The door to the quiet room opened.

Xu Fengnian asked impatiently, "Cheng'an, how is it?"

Zhou Chengan handed him the jade ring, which was already tied with a red string.

"Keep it close to your body."

"Oh, okay." Xu Fengnian quickly put the jade ring around his neck and said, "I have already sent a message to Xu Xiao that even if we search the whole world, we will definitely find the lightning-struck wood you want."

Zhou Chengan nodded slightly, paused for a moment, and then said, "Your mother's situation is a bit complicated. To be honest, I'm not very confident that we can eventually condense your mother's complete soul."

Xu Fengnian was stunned for a moment, then immediately bowed deeply in reverence.

Anyway, thank you!

Zhou Chengan waved his hand: "No need to be so polite. If you're hungry, go eat."

It was already quite late, and Wang Linquan had already prepared the meal.

The sheer abundance of delicacies on that table was enough to demonstrate Wang Linquan's wealth.

Xu Fengnian originally wanted to pull him to sit together, but Zhou Chengan and Li Chungang found a quiet spot instead.

The two had just started eating when Wang Linquan came over to toast them.

"Young Master, Senior, I am not worthy to say thank you, but I still want to have a good drink with you both," Wang Linquan said earnestly.

Li Chungang only took a perfunctory sip.

Zhou Chengan smiled and chatted with Wang Linquan for a few minutes, then drank two cups with him.

After Wang Linquan left satisfied, Li Chungang laughed and said, "Your swordsmanship and your character are truly different."

Zhou Chengan shook his head and laughed, "You give me a peach, I return you a precious jade."

"You are very good!" Li Chungang said sincerely, "Unlike me before, although I was happy to settle scores, I left behind too many regrets."

He sighed at the end, looking as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Zhou Cheng'an knew what he was thinking without even asking, and asked, "Want to know if I can help the Green Robe of Fengdu summon his soul?"

Li Chungang nodded without saying a word.

"To be honest, I don't know either." Zhou Cheng'an paused for a moment and said, "The soul is a very complicated thing. Some people's souls remain in the human world after they die. Some are reincarnated, some ascend to heaven, or simply dissipate in the human world."

Logically speaking, the Green Robe of Fengdu is at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm. With her cultivation level, her soul shouldn't dissipate. She's highly likely to ascend to heaven or be reincarnated. But I'll have to calculate the specifics.

"How do you calculate it?" Li Chungang asked. "Would the birth date and time work?"

In reality, the so-called "calculation" was just an excuse Zhou Cheng'an made up.

Knowing the plot, he naturally knew that at this point in time, the Green Robe Girl from Fengdu should have been reincarnated as the Green Robe Girl from Martial Emperor City.

"can."

Upon receiving an affirmative reply, Li Chungang quickly provided Fengdu Green Robe's birth date and time.

Zhou Cheng pretended to do some calculations and said, "She has been reincarnated, and her reincarnated body should be in..."

Li Chungang interrupted, saying, "Just know that she was reincarnated; you don't need to tell me anything else."

"Ok?"

Zhou Chengan asked in confusion, "Don't you want to see her?"

"What good would it do to see him?" Li Chungang shook his head and smiled. "I'm already so old. Besides, we'll meet again if we're meant to."

"You are open-minded."

Zhou Chengan raised his wine glass and clinked it with Li Chungang's, then smiled and said, "However, you two are indeed destined to meet again in this lifetime."

If he remembered correctly, he was reborn as a little girl in green robes, following the groom's green-robed maid, and finally met Li Chungang before his death.

"Haha, that's good, that's good..."

Having lived most of his life, Li Chungang had never felt as happy as he was at this moment.

Then he got drunk.

After settling the drunk Li Chungang in, Xu Fengnian said, "Cheng'an, I plan to stay here for three or four days. What are your plans? Would you like me to have someone show you around?"

"No need, I'll go to Spring God Lake to practice my sword tomorrow."

……

The next day.

Xu Fengnian chatted with Wang Linquan for a while, then went off to talk about love with Wang Chudong.

Zhou Cheng'an practiced his internal skills all morning and only went to Chun Shen Lake after lunch.

After the banquet last night, Ning Emei led the Phoenix Battalion to garrison by the lake, guarding the four large ships.

Upon seeing Zhou Cheng'an arrive, everyone clasped their hands in a salute. Ever since he demonstrated his swordsmanship and saved everyone at the brink of death, the Phoenix Battalion had held him in the highest esteem.

"Master Zhou, have you eaten?"

The one who spoke was Yuan Meng, the deputy leader of the Phoenix Battalion, a sixth-rank military officer from a middle-class aristocratic family in Northern Liang. He glanced at the roasted lamb on the grill and smiled, "Want to have some together?"

Wang Linquan was also a veteran, and he knew that the delicacies in the mansion were neither filling nor palatable to these soldiers. He preferred the comfort of having plenty of roasted lamb, so he specially prepared roasted lamb for them.

Zhou Chengan smiled and shook his head: "I ate before coming here. I plan to practice my swordsmanship in the lake."

On the way to Chunshen Lake, everyone had seen him practicing his sword in the river, so they were not surprised to hear that he was going to practice his sword in Chunshen Lake.

"Then I wish Master Zhou a speedy mastery of his divine skills," Ning Emei said with a smile.

Zhou Cheng'an nodded and smiled, then flew directly towards Spring God Lake and sank into the lake.

Before long, huge waves surged on the calm lake surface.

Because they were so far away, they could only watch from a distance, and their awe of Zhou Cheng'an only grew stronger.

"Even immortals couldn't be more amazing than this!" Yuan Meng couldn't help but exclaim.

Ning Emei looked longingly at the lamb leg and took a big bite without saying a word.

On the other side of Spring God Lake.

Xu Fengnian and Wang Chudong had just arrived, intending to have a secret date, when they were startled to find towering waves not far away.

Wang Chudong asked with some concern, "I have a friend in Spring God Lake. Will Master Zhou be in trouble?"

"If your friend doesn't provoke my brother, then nothing will happen to him," Xu Fengnian said with a smile.

"My friend is very big!"

"My brother is very strong!"

Wang Chudong paused for a moment, then smiled and whistled.

However, after a while, her friend still hadn't shown up, so Xu Fengnian couldn't help but laugh and say, "Your friend wasn't scared by my brother, was he?"

"would not!"

Wang Chudong retorted angrily, then whistled several times in a row.

This time, there was finally a response.

The water splashed and a huge creature emerged from the lake, its tortoise shell spanning two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) and carrying a blank stele on its back.

"Roar!"

The giant turtle let out a roar.

As the splash subsided, Zhou Cheng'an was seen carrying it with one hand, riding the waves towards the two of them.

"How about it? Isn't my brother strong?" Xu Fengnian laughed heartily.

Wang Chudong ignored him and bowed to Zhou Cheng'an.

"I just had some fun playing with your friend." Zhou Cheng'an threw the giant turtle down without splashing any water, demonstrating his terrifying control over his strength.

"Xu Fengnian, you said before that Spring God Lake is where the Heavenly Emperor imprisoned his daughter?" Zhou Chengan asked.

A few days ago, when Xu Fengnian was showing off to Yu Youwei and Jiang Ni, he overheard some of it. Just now, he felt something unusual underwater and wanted to investigate, but was stopped by this giant turtle.

It caused a huge disturbance, which resulted in towering waves in the lake.

"This is where the Queen Mother of the West imprisoned the Jade Emperor's daughter, the Spring Goddess. Originally, the area around Prison Mountain was not a lake, but a basin. Later, a terrestrial immortal, unable to bear it any longer, drew a circle along Prison Mountain with his sword, causing it to collapse for eight hundred miles, which is how the lake water emerged. Over time, the lake became Spring Goddess Lake, and the mountain became Lao Mountain."

After Xu Fengnian finished explaining the situation of Spring God Lake, he couldn't help but ask, "What, are there really fairies at the bottom of Spring God Lake?"

"Whether there are fairies or not, go and see for yourself."

Zhou Chengan took a deep breath and plunged into the lake.

The giant turtle looked pitifully at Wang Chudong, which made Xu Fengnian burst into laughter.

"Aren't you going to come and take a look?" Wang Chudong asked.

"I don't have his abilities."

“Alright, then I’ll take you to visit Spring God Lake,” Wang Chudong said with a smile.

She was born with a beautiful face, eyebrows like distant mountains, and bright, spirited eyes that exuded a lively and intelligent air. When she smiled, the corners of her mouth turned up, revealing shallow dimples, showing a playful and cute demeanor.

Just as the two were riding the giant turtle on the lake, Zhou Cheng'an in the lake shot towards the bottom of the lake like an arrow.

When he was about halfway there, he sensed a faint sword aura lingering in the lake water.

Now that there's no giant turtle blocking his way, the sword energy in the lake poses no threat to him; however, the sword energy becomes stronger the further down he goes.

At the same time, there is also a sense of constraint.

It's like falling into a huge net, the deeper you go, the tighter the net becomes.

He raised his hand and threw a punch, the powerful force of which seemed to blast a path through the air, instantly dispelling the surrounding sense of constraint.

Once they completely reached the bottom of the lake, the sword energy disappeared.

The water pressure at the bottom of the lake was extremely high, but with Zhou Cheng'an's current physique and the circulation of his true energy, walking underwater was no different from walking on flat ground.

The underwater area was pitch black, so he could only use his divine sense to search.

Fortunately, he now has enough true energy to support him, and he has also learned the method of absorbing qi in water from Chu Kuangnu, otherwise he would not have been able to persist at the bottom of the lake for long.

About half an hour later, Zhou Chengan arrived at a small temple.

The temple was in a state of disrepair, and there seemed to be nothing inside except for stones.

But Zhou Chengan was certain that there was something strange about this temple.

Because the moment he entered the small temple, his divine sense was compressed and he was unable to probe outwards at all.

Xiu Dong drew her sword, its aura radiating outwards.

Just as he was about to cleave open the small temple, sword energy suddenly arose within it, its intent soaring straight into the sky.

at the same time.

In the Wang family villa, Li Chungang, who was teaching Jiang Ni to practice calligraphy, suddenly stood up and asked, "Jiang girl, where is that boy from the Xu family?"

Jiang Ni, who was already somewhat absent-minded, spoke with a sour tone, saying sarcastically, "Where would a dignified prince like him tell a lowly maid like me?"

Li Chungang laughed: "It seems things aren't peaceful at Spring God Lake. If Xu boy goes there, then let that heartless bastard die there."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ni immediately became anxious.

"Quickly, go save him! He's at Spring God Lake!"

Seeing this, Li Chungang was no longer in a hurry and said with a smile, "Then you must not be so listless when you study characters in the future."

"I understand, let's go!"

Li Chungang smiled, grabbed Jiang Ni, and flew towards Spring God Lake.

Spring God Lake.

When Ning Emei saw Li Chungang with Jiang Ni, she knew that the two had probably come for the Crown Prince. She bowed and said, "Senior Li, the Crown Prince is currently boating on the lake with his friends."

Even without him saying it, Jiang Ni and Li Chungang had already seen the two people on the giant turtle in the lake.

"Didn't you say there was danger?" Jiang Ni said angrily, "I think he's having a great time!"

Ning Emei naturally knew that Xu Fengnian and Jiang Ni had an unusual relationship, so she pretended not to hear and added, "By the way, Master Zhou is practicing his sword at the bottom of the lake."

Li Chungang nodded, looked at the distant lake, and muttered to himself.

"The sword energy was weak, but the sword intent was somewhat frightening, unlike the sword intent of the mortal world."

However... no matter whether it's a sword from the mortal realm or a sword from the heavens, none of them can compare to Li Chungang's sword!
Li Chungang, having returned to his peak, was just that arrogant.

bottom of the lake.

The small temple was shaking violently, and a powerful sword aura surged up from the ground, condensing within the temple as if it had materialized.

The giant softshell turtle on the lake sensed the disturbance, let out a roar, and, ignoring the two people on its back, plunged headfirst into the lake.

Both of them were startled, but fortunately Xu Fengnian reacted quickly, picked up Wang Chudong, and flew towards the shore.

It must be said that Xu Fengnian's hard work during this period has been quite effective. At the very least, by reaching the second rank, he has prevented the two of them from becoming drowning dogs.

(End of this chapter)