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One of the two was none other than Li Chungang, the old sword god he had met before.
At this moment, Li Chungang and Deng Tai'a stopped by the lake. Li Chungang complained, "Deng Tai'a, Xu Xiao asked you to come and help, why didn't he send a boat to pick you up?"
Deng Tai'a replied, "A servant sent word that I should go to the Prince's Palace yesterday, but I didn't want to see those shady people, so I went with you instead."
Li Chungang walked to the lakeside and casually said, "Although this lake is wide, it's not a problem for us, but your donkey won't be able to cross it."
"You've ridden your donkey for so many years, haven't you made any progress in your cultivation at all?"
"Where can an animal cultivate?" Deng Tai'a did not answer Li Chungang. Instead, he dismounted from the donkey and let it run into the forest to graze.
"Let's go."
As they talked, the two stepped into the water and leisurely waded across the river.
Just after the two left, Li Chang'an, Zhuge Liang, and Cao Zhengchun arrived at the lakeside, accompanied by members of the Xuanyuan family.
Qingniao stepped forward and reported, "Your Highness, Xu Xiao deliberately did not send any boats, preventing the troop from crossing the river."
Li Chang'an looked at the width of the lake. Even a Grandmaster of the First Rank could cross it using his lightness skill, but those with lower cultivation levels would not be able to.
Whether they went down the mountain to take a detour or waited for Xu Xiao to send a boat, it was all somewhat humiliating.
Therefore, the skilled members of the wedding procession felt helpless and extremely frustrated.
Li Chang'an walked to the lakeside and looked at the opposite side from afar, where he could hear most of Xu Xiao's mocking laughter.
"Xu Xiao is so boring. We're mortal enemies, yet he still has to play these little tricks."
This kind of trick won't cause any real harm, but it makes people feel nauseous, like they've swallowed a fly.
"Fine, let the fools on the other side broaden their horizons."
After Li Chang'an finished speaking, his true energy suddenly surged, and a cold and powerful true energy quickly spread in all directions.
Just as everyone felt the bone-chilling cold and almost lost consciousness, Li Chang'an slowly floated onto the surface of the lake.
The icy true energy around him slowly emanated from his body, forming a powerful vortex several meters high.
"call!"
Li Chang'an threw a punch in mid-air with one hand, and the punch, carrying the icy aura of his body, was like a boulder thrown into the lake!
"Kakakaka..."
Immediately afterwards, the entire Tingchao Lake began to freeze rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, centered on a huge cyclone!
The icy vortex around Li Chang'an was the Heavenly Frost Force, cultivated from the Heavenly Frost Fist, a grand celestial technique capable of manipulating the atmosphere of heaven and earth.
The Heavenly Frost Force spread rapidly through the lake water, and wherever it passed, the lake surface was filled with cold air, and the shimmering lake water turned into solid ice!
Xuanyuan Jingcheng couldn't help but sigh, "Everyone says that Cao Guanzi is uniquely talented in celestial phenomena, but now it seems that His Highness Prince Tang's celestial phenomena skills are unmatched in the world!"
Zhuge Liang smiled and nodded, saying, "Your Highness possesses all three realms in one. No matter how talented others are, they cannot do it."
"Gentlemen, stop standing there, let's go over there."
Wu Liuding, Gong Banque, and other experts were all staring blankly at the rapidly freezing lake water.
I've never heard of the Celestial Realm possessing such power. The martial arts the prince practices are too domineering. This matter is no less than that of the legendary immortals.
Deng Tai'a and Li Chungang, who were wading through the water, suddenly felt a chill under their feet. They then turned around and discovered Li Chang'an's amazing skill of freezing the lake water with a single punch.
The two sword gods were quite knowledgeable, but they had never seen true energy that was so close to supernatural powers.
Deng Tai'a whistled, and the donkey in the forest shot out like an arrow and stepped onto the ice.
The donkey slipped and fell to the ground with a thud as soon as it stepped onto the ice.
Deng Tai'a frowned and cursed, "That beast, let the dead donkey lie on the ice and slowly chase after us."
Then, ignoring his donkey, he turned to Li Chungang and asked, "If the old sword god were to recover his cultivation as a terrestrial immortal, could he achieve this level?"
Li Chungang shook his head. "Last time I forcibly opened the Heavenly Gate, how could I possibly recover my Earth Immortal cultivation? Even if I did, I wouldn't be able to turn water into ice."
"Besides, these mystical methods have nothing to do with sword intent, so I'm too lazy to learn them."
The two sword gods seemed unconcerned, but inwardly they were both suspicious of where Li Chang'an's strange techniques came from.
The two Celestial Masters of Longhu Mountain, who had been sitting calmly opposite them, could no longer remain seated.
Even if the celestial phenomena of the warriors could draw water to freeze, it's simply unbelievable that anyone could freeze such a large lake into solid ice.
"A monster, truly a monster! No wonder His Majesty was determined to eliminate this person!"
A hint of fear flashed in Zhao Danxia's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure and said, "If it is a demon, how can it escape the subjugation and righteous methods of the Celestial Masters of Longhu Mountain!"
Zhao Danping and Zhao Danxia exchanged a glance, both seeing worry in each other's eyes. Neither of them, both of them, were a match for Li Chang'an!
Chen Zhibao gripped the plum wine spear tightly, his face growing increasingly grim, because he couldn't match Li Chang'an's skill level yet.
"There's nothing to be afraid of. After all, I've already broken through to the Land Immortal Realm. No matter how powerful Li Chang'an is, he's still a realm below me!"
He encouraged himself, but the martial arts figures behind Xu Xiao were all intimidated, after all, they had never seen such supernatural methods before.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Li Chungang and Deng Tai'a crossed the lake to the other side, and Xu Xiao was overjoyed when he saw them.
"The Peach Blossom Sword God has arrived. I implore you, Sword God, to stop Li Chang'an for me today."
Deng Tai'a said calmly, "As agreed, I will do my best to help once."
Xu Xiao felt much more at ease. Of the reinforcements they had arranged, only Wudang Mountain had not yet sent anyone, which puzzled him greatly.
Wudang Mountain has always been the most loyal to the Northern Liang King's Mansion, so why hasn't it shown up yet?
Before long, Li Chang'an led a large entourage to the opposite side of Tingchao Lake.
This was the first time Li Chang'an had seen Xu Xiao. Xu Xiao was now gray-haired, lame, and hunchbacked.
Although he looked quite disheveled, no one in the world dared to underestimate this butcher from the Spring and Autumn Period.
There is an unspoken rule in the Li Yang Dynasty that the two kings do not want to meet. Now that the old and the young kings have met, their inner emotions are very complicated.
Li Chang'an spoke first, "The King of Beiliang has made quite a grand display; I am truly flattered."
Xu Xiao put his hands behind his back and forced a smile. "The Prince of Tang is young and promising. He really doesn't seem like someone with the surname Hong."
"It seems the late emperor changed your surname and brought you good fortune; your mind has finally been opened."
Li Chang'an glanced at Chen Zhibao and Xu Fengnian, and a smile appeared on his face.
"A dragon does not necessarily beget a dragon. The King of Beiliang was a hero of his time, but his own son was not very promising."
Upon hearing this, the people of Beiliang were immediately filled with righteous indignation, and Xu Longxiang was even more unable to contain himself.
"Li Chang'an, you're a toad trying to eat swan meat! With me, Xu Longxiang, here today, you won't be taking my elder sister away!"
At this moment, Xu Fengnian reached out and stopped Xu Longxiang, saying, "Huang Man'er, don't say anything more. Let Father and the Crown Prince decide everything."
Xu Fengnian is currently focused on biding his time and has no intention of offending Li Chang'an before regaining his previous cultivation level.
Li Chang'an ignored Xu Fengnian and instead glanced around the crowd, spotting Princess Suizhu glaring angrily.
Zhao Fengya had already met with Han Diaosi and naturally told him about Li Chang'an taking away her Sui Pearl.
Han Shengxuan comforted her, saying that Li Chang'an was likely to die in the Northern Liang Prince's mansion, and even if he didn't die, he would only be able to flee in a sorry state. He was sure that he could avenge the princess today.
Li Chang'an glanced at the gate of the Northern Liang Prince's Mansion behind the crowd. The gate was tightly closed, and there was no sign of a wedding celebration.
"King of Beiliang, I have come today to marry the princess. What is the meaning of this?"
Xu Xiao said coldly, "You don't even call him father-in-law, so what are you talking about when you're going to marry him?"
Li Chang'an glanced at the two Celestial Masters of Longhu Mountain, as well as Han Diaosi, who hadn't stood up from beginning to end, and guessed what they were thinking.
“The King of Beiliang has no intention of marrying off his daughter, so why should I call him father-in-law? Besides, even if I marry Xu Zhihu, you are not worthy to be my father-in-law.”
Xu Xiao glanced at the experts around him, then confidently said, "Do you think you have the ability to marry Zou Zhihu?"
Li Chang'an sighed immediately, "At your age, this is really ridiculous."
“If you hadn’t caused this scene, Xu Zhihu would have been a concubine at least. Now that you’ve been so rude, Xu Zhihu can only be a maid.”
Upon hearing Li Chang'an's words, the curses from the Northern Liang side rang out again.
At this moment, Han Diaosi slowly stood up and took out an imperial edict.
On the Northern Liang side, everyone from Xu Xiao down knelt to receive the imperial decree, but on the Tang King's side, everyone stood ramrod straight.
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Xu Xiao, the King of Northern Liang, has rendered meritorious service in guarding the Northwest."
"I have considered his earnest pleas, his sincere feelings, and his deep affection for his family, so I have withdrawn the proposal to bestow a marriage upon him."
"The Tang King has rendered meritorious service in reclaiming Shazhou, and I will not forget it. I will select a noblewoman to marry him. So be it..."
Before Han Shengxuan could finish speaking, he felt the true energy surging before him, and a long dragon of golden true energy flew out from Li Chang'an's hand.
In the blink of an eye, the long dragon flew to Zhao Fengya's front, then formed its claws and pulled Zhao Fengya down to Li Chang'an's side.
Li Chang'an pulled Zhao Fengya's long hair, causing Zhao Fengya to scream in surprise.
"No need to choose. I will gladly accept the beloved daughter of the tyrannical ruler of Liyang."
Chapter 235 Fierce Battle Against the Peach Blossom Sword God! Xu Wei Slaughters the Northern Liang King's Mansion!
Zhao Fengya was completely unaware of the situation when Li Chang'an easily captured her with his Dragon-Capturing Skill.