The ordinary Daoist priest with the surname Wu was not famous at all. He had only written three books in his life, and one of them was the book on Array Diagrams. In the beginning, Chen Chang Sheng only glanced at it casually and didn't have much hope, but the more he looked, the more he felt something was off. The arrays that Daoist Wu had recorded in the Array Atlas were all very simple, even a little clumsy. For those who had cultivated the Way, they were completely worthless, but on a few of the pages, Chen Chang Sheng could faintly see traces of the Boiling Stone Forest's array.
Time passed by slowly. Chen Chang Sheng continued to read. He didn't have a trace of anxiety or irritation. His eyes were calm and determined.
He had promised the Black Dragon that he would save her, so he would definitely do it. Not this year, not next year, but one year, he would be able to do it. He firmly believed that the Black Dragon would not be imprisoned underground for another few centuries. Of course, all of this was based on the premise that he could live past the age of 20.
"A few nights ago, I saw a burning sword … It was very powerful."
A cold and crisp voice rang out behind him. At some point, the Black Dragon had noiselessly floated behind him. When it mentioned the blazing sword, a hint of fear flashed through its eyes. "That is … Su Li's sword?"
Chen Chang Sheng had already confirmed the Black Dragon's gender and had heard her voice before, but he still wasn't used to it.
In the ten thousand li journey south, because the Black Dragon had helped him suppress his injuries in the Garden of Zhou, it had consumed too much of its soul and spent the vast majority of its time sleeping. However, it had to be admitted that there was another important reason why it was not willing to wake up: it did not want to be discovered by Su Li.
At that time, Su Li was heavily injured, not even comparable to an ordinary person. The Black Dragon still instinctively feared him. At the very beginning, in the hot springs of the snowy mountains, she had sensed that Su Li's sword … had once slain many of her clansmen, even clansmen stronger than her.
"Senior Su Li and the Divine Empress fought. The final result … should be a draw, right?"
"What about you? You haven't come to see me for so many days, you must be very busy. What are you busy with? "
"I'm looking for books related to formations."
Chen Chang Sheng glanced at the portraits of the two Divine Generals on the stone wall and continued, "… … Other times, I'm preparing for a battle."
"You are the next Pope. Who dares to challenge you?"
"So many people."
"You don't have to fight them."
"That person won't do."
"Who?"
"Xu Yourong."
"… Your fiancée?"
For some reason, the Black Dragon's voice had become indifferent, its tone much less fluctuating.
Chen Chang Sheng didn't notice this and said, "I don't know if she's still my fiancée."
A complicated look flashed through the black dragon's eyes. "Tell me about it."
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Chang Sheng told the Black Dragon everything that had happened in the past few days. No matter if it was before or after the Bridge of Helplessness, or after that snowy night when he entered the palace, he didn't even hide the tiniest of emotions in his heart.
This was the first time he told Tang Thirty Six about what happened between him and Xu You Rong. Even though he told Tang Thirty Six about it, he never told him the details. The reason why he didn't hide anything from the Black Dragon was because the Black Dragon had saved his life many times. He trusted the Black Dragon very much. Even though he knew that the Black Dragon had a long lifespan and this Black Dragon had just entered puberty, it had lived for hundreds of years. He would subconsciously treat the Black Dragon as a respected elder.
In short, he trusted the Black Dragon very much and felt it was very convenient, so he told the Black Dragon everything without leaving out any details.
The underground space was quiet. A layer of frost suddenly appeared on the stone wall, covering the faces of the two legendary Divine Generals.
The Black Dragon floated down. Its jet black eyes reflected Chen Chang Sheng's figure. It then slowly opened its mouth.
In the recent few visits to New North Bridge, whenever Chen Chang Sheng was studying the formation and thinking of a method to help the Black Dragon escape, to the point of being both mentally and physically exhausted, the Black Dragon would lower its noble head and spit out a light and refreshing Dragon Breath, helping Chen Chang Sheng dispel his fatigue and recover his spirit, just like before.
Chen Chang Sheng was already used to this. Seeing the Black Dragon's actions, he naturally closed his eyes and prepared to welcome the coldness of the Black Dragon.
Awooo, a low and stern dragon's roar resounded.
A Dragon Breath fell upon Chen Chang Sheng's face and body.
It wasn't the coldness of the Black Frost Dragon, but the true Dragon Breath of the Black Frost Dragon.
In an instant, Chen Chang Sheng's body was frozen, becoming a transparent block of ice.
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The water lightly lapped against the block of ice, creating a splashing sound.
This wasn't the Luo River, but rather the small pond within the Imperial Palace. Because of the formation, the Imperial Palace was like spring all year round. Although the pond was small, it wasn't frozen.
To Chen Chang Sheng, this was both a good and bad thing.
A massive transparent block of ice was constantly bobbing up and down in the pond. He was frozen within the block of ice.
The reason why the pond wasn't frozen was a good thing was because under the washing of the water, the block of ice would quickly melt. The reason why it wasn't a good thing was because the pond was constantly swaying and the block of ice was sinking uneasily, occasionally rolling about. He was very uncomfortable and very embarrassed inside.
The feeling of embarrassment would usually only occur when one was in an embarrassing situation and was seen by others.
If no one was watching, it didn't matter if you were like Tang Thirty-Six, hugging a tree in the snowy forest and burping, or if you were like him right now, being frozen in the block of ice and floating up and down with the waves, it didn't matter. Chen Chang Sheng felt very embarrassed right now because someone was constantly watching him.
Accurately speaking, it wasn't a person.
The Black Goat stood beside the pond, slightly tilting its head, watching him in the block of ice in the pond.
It had already watched for a very long time and seemed to find this very interesting. It actually didn't leave.
As a result, Chen Chang Sheng felt more and more embarrassed.
If he could break the block of ice right now, he obviously would've done it long ago, but the Black Frost Dragon's Breath was indeed extraordinary. It directly froze his sea of consciousness and body. Even though he had completely mastered the Burning Heaven Sword and could condense sword essence into flames, he still couldn't break the block of ice around him.
He used a very long time and could only barely melt the thin layer of ice on his face. He could barely open his eyes.
Time passed slowly, the block of ice continued to float up and down. The Black Goat continued to watch with interest, as if it didn't understand what he was doing. Or was he practicing some sort of Dao technique?
The ice in front of Chen Chang Sheng's face melted more and more. After opening his eyes, he could finally open his mouth. He hurriedly shouted to the Black Goat, "Please help me."
Because of this shout, the ice water flowed into his mouth and nose, choking him uncomfortably.
Although the voice was very weak, the Black Goat understood the shape of his mouth.
Just like every time in the past two years, whenever Chen Chang Sheng needed help, the Black Goat would always respond to his request.
The Black Goat slowly walked into the pond and used its horn to push the large block of ice back onto the stone steps. It then lowered its head and exerted a little force.
A crisp crack could be heard. The block of ice split open and Chen Chang Sheng fell down.
His entire body was drenched by the ice water. He was frozen to an extremely miserable state. His face was pale. His Ethereal Palace and sea of consciousness were both invaded by the cold. He had actually suffered significant internal injuries.
A trace of fear and confusion flashed through his eyes.
Why did the Black Dragon suddenly become so cruel and ruthless? How did he offend it?
The snowy clouds above the Imperial Palace gradually dispersed, revealing a faint sun that seemed like a fake.
No matter how faint it was, it was still a real sun. Sunlight was warm.
Chen Chang Sheng took out a spare set of clothes from his scabbard. Because his hands and feet were frozen stiff, it took him a long time to change.
He leaned against the pillar of the cold and cheerless palace. He closed his eyes and began to use the sunlight to recover his body temperature.
The Black Goat slowly bent its front limbs and quietly crouched beside him. It then slowly closed its eyes.
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After a long time, when Chen Chang Sheng thought back to this day in the winter of that year, he would always feel a lot of sorrow and a faint sense of loss.
At that time, he was still very young. He didn't understand many things and didn't notice many details.
Those details were in the underground illuminated by the Luminous Pearls and by the pond illuminated by the sunlight.
He thought that the Black Dragon was his senior. She was someone he could trust. She was someone he could easily talk to.
In this statement, there were two absolute mistakes.
The Black Dragon was obviously worthy of his trust. But she wasn't his senior. She felt it was very inconvenient for her to listen to the story between Chen Chang Sheng and Xu You Rong.
Because she was a little girl. She had enough reason to be angry.
In the dark and cold underground cavern, the little girl was eating.
She didn't want to eat in the form of the Black Dragon in front of Chen Chang Sheng. That would be too clean. It wouldn't be beautiful. She was afraid of scaring him.
But Chen Chang Sheng didn't understand. So she was angry.
She heard that Chen Chang Sheng and Xu You Rong met on the Bridge of Helplessness. She was also angry.
In the past, she had always thought that it would be great if he never knew about this matter. In the end … she didn't know if it was because of the food or because she was angry, but her cheeks were slightly puffed up, and her beautiful little face was filled with an unhappy expression. The cinnabar scar between her brows was filled with killing intent, and her dignified vertical pupils were now filled with grievance.
"Heartless man! If it wasn't because you also had a wound between your eyebrows on the Bridge of Helplessness, similar to me … … I would have swallowed you in one bite. "
She held the blue lobster in her hands. She bit it like a sugar cane. At the same time, she thought fiercely and angrily.
It didn't take long for the dozens of dishes that Chen Chang Sheng brought were all eaten by her.
Under her black clothes, her stomach only slightly puffed up.
Then, she slowly lowered her head and sat in her own shadow.
Actually, she didn't care what she ate.
Whatever she ate, she would eat alone.
She just didn't want to eat alone.
She already ate alone for hundreds of years.
She wanted to have someone to eat with.
Or not eat. Chatting was fine.
Not chatting was fine. Sitting was fine.
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(Yesterday, I said that I would only write one chapter today. But in the afternoon, I felt that my condition was good. I decided to write another chapter. But when I was locked in the little black room, I typed too many words. I still haven't finished it. I'm really sorry for making everyone wait.)
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