Chapter 630

Whether the pot and lid are reunited is secondary; He Lingchuan must eliminate this hidden danger, otherwise the Heavenly God's attention will follow him like a shadow, and he will not be safe no matter where he is in the world, and he will not dare to use the Great Square Pot to his heart's content—if he can find a way to use it.

Secondly, he must complete Zhu Erniang's commission and find her largest molted shell.

This thing is likely stuffed in the eye of the Spirit-Gathering Array on Xushan, so he must first find that constantly moving array eye.

Finally, he must find a way to make the hand-order of National Preceptor Frostleaf in Nian Zanli's hands ineffective, which means he cannot borrow troops.

Of the above three things, the last one is the simplest.

As for the first two, they should be done together, because the battle he will stir up on Xushan will definitely be very large, and he may not have the chance to go a second time.

Of course, the difficulty is also five-star.

From now on, he has to consider the problem of escaping after the event—this is the fourth thing.

It's not easy, especially with so many rivals watching him like a tiger watching its prey. He Lingchuan sighed long:

"Bring me a midnight snack!"

The next day, He Lingchuan didn't go out either, grabbing a fishing rod to fish in the lake behind the mountain.

Just as he walked out of the house, the little squirrel jumped onto He Lingchuan's shoulder and said to him: "The Songyang Mansion Master sent a message; the three hundred jin of Frost-Pattern Iron you want will only be ready in two days."

In two days? He Lingchuan calculated the time; it was in time.

Frost-Pattern Iron is a rare metal; he couldn't collect it himself, so he asked Li Qingge to collect it on his behalf. Songyang Mansion is a major sect of refining tools and has its own metal ore supply channels.

The Marquis of Songyang was indeed reliable, and he could also put it on credit.

The little squirrel also handed him a note.

After finishing the errand, it took the nuts and jumped away.

The mountains and fields were quiet, the lake water was clear, and two silver-throated tits landed on the top of the boat, chirping.

The fierce tiger also wanted to lie on the boat, but was ruthlessly rejected by He Lingchuan.

He had to think carefully about his next move.

Opening the note, it was Li Qingge's elegant handwriting, the gist of which was that there were too many uses for Glazed Gold, and it could generate different characteristics when combined with different metals, so it was difficult to generalize. If one had to break it simply and crudely, one could try rapid freezing, because this thing is naturally intolerant of freezing.

Once frozen, it becomes brittle, and the difficulty of shattering it drops sharply.

Of course, Glazed Gold is a supreme treasure after all; a mere minus thirty or forty degrees is a small matter for it.

And the so-called "rapid freezing" refers to within two breaths.

Few magic treasures in the world can produce extremely low temperatures in a short time, but Li Qingge didn't have any on hand now.

She is a master tool-caster of Songyang Mansion and is good at solving problems, so after deep thought, she also pointed out a clue to He Lingchuan: if you can't make this level of magic treasure, you can try to make a one-time talisman.

Some practitioners like to use talisman arrays and talismans; there are one-time ones, and there are regular ones used multiple times; there are paper talismans, copper talismans, and jade talismans... all kinds.

Because the manufacturing difficulty of talismans is the lowest, the materials are the most saved, the effect is not bad, and the means of use are very flexible; the biggest disadvantage is that they are not durable.

Songyang Mansion can make "Cold Jade Talismans" for He Lingchuan; other materials are ready, but one thing is missing: Frost Pills.

Only Cold Jade Talismans made with Frost Pills as the base material can instantly freeze Glazed Gold.

There is no substitute.

And Songyang Mansion's purchasing channels can't get this thing, because it is a specialty of the Fu Realm, and the quantity is very rare.

"Fu Realm?" He Lingchuan sighed. The Fu Realm is related to the Grass Sea, and he didn't want to go there originally.

Now it seems that he has to make a trip. Because the eye of the Spirit-Gathering Array on Xushan is made of Glazed Gold! He Lingchuan leaned back, letting the breeze brush his face, and began to consider the next question.

Whether it is to approach the eye of the Spirit-Gathering Array or to take away the divine object of the Star-Plucking Tower, there is a problem that cannot be bypassed:

Zuju.

This powerful rock-fire monster is the guardian of Xushan, and it can be said that it is integrated with the entire mountain range. When it is awake, Xushan is missing a stone, and it knows it.

Once He Lingchuan breaks in illegally, he will definitely not be able to escape its eyes and ears.

What's more, He Lingchuan has ulterior motives for it, hmm, no, he has other plans.

Facing a behemoth like the Heavenly Palace, he cannot take away the divine object of the Star-Plucking Tower with his own strength. So, can he borrow Zuju's ability? Then his top priority is to find a way to get in touch with this rock-fire monster.

He originally wanted to find a way from the Ke family, because their family is closest to Zuju.

But Lingxu City prohibits private offerings to Zuju, and the Ke family also denies it, saying no, no, our family is innocent.

That is to say, on the surface, this mountain marsh has no statues or clones that will appear outside Xushan.

Therefore, the path to find Zuju through private offerings was blocked.

Then... what if he goes directly to the Star-Plucking Tower to find it?

Anyway, the Star-Plucking Tower is open to all tourists during the day, and He Lingchuan can enter openly.

But Zuju usually sleeps under the mountain; why should it come out to see him? And this monster has high spiritual wisdom, and it cannot be ruled out that it will be infected with some bad habits of smart people, such as being two-faced, such as selling teammates behind their backs.

If it reaches an agreement with He Lingchuan on the surface, and then turns around and sells him and his plan to the Heavenly God, what should he do? Human nature is not credible, and this rock-fire monster... is also not credible.

So, should he try to contact it? The float suddenly moved, and another fish took the bait.

He Lingchuan reeled in the line and soon caught a silver-shining big-headed carp weighing more than five jin.

Pianxiang Shanzhuang has been abandoned for many years, and because there are demons like weasels sitting in town, very few anglers sneak into the back mountain.

Now the fish in the lake are stupid and fat; He Lingchuan only needs a piece of flour dough as bait to teach them the dangers of the human heart.

Isn't this chubby big head great for making chopped pepper fish head?

He Lingchuan was examining the fat fish when a laugh came from the shore: "Young Master He, good skills!"

He turned his head and saw that it was Fang Canran who had come.

He hurriedly rowed the boat to the pier, asking: "What wind blew Mr. Fang here?"

Fang Canran pointed to the servant beside him: "I'm looking for the Crown Prince to discuss a business, and I'm just about to go back."

This servant is a servant of Pianxiang Shanzhuang.

In terms of status, Fang Canran is the general manager of the Golden Horn family and is not qualified to have the Crown Prince personally send him to the door.

Lingxu City is such a place with clear levels and strict barriers.

"How was the harvest?"

"Not bad, do you want to try your hand?" Deep water raises big fish, not to mention this deep lake has not been disturbed for a long time.

In just one hour, He Lingchuan caught three big fish and more than a dozen small fish.

In fact, he cast bait very diligently, but most of them were snatched by small fish.

There are too many young fish in this lake, which is also a trouble.

"Okay, I'll try."

Fang Canran jumped onto the painted boat, his movements crisp.

He rowed the boat to the center of the lake himself, took the fishing rod handed by He Lingchuan, and skillfully baited and cast the line.

"So Mr. Fang is also a fellow enthusiast." People are senior anglers, unlike him who is just a guest.

Fang Canran glanced at him: "Like Young Master He, I am also thinking of those who are willing to take the bait."

Both of them laughed.

The laughter was not loud, for fear of scaring away the fish.

He Lingchuan set up a pot on the small stove to start a fire, boiled water, and made tea.

"The scenery here is really good, and the flowers and plants are not overly pruned, which is very suitable for cultivating one's mind."

He Lingchuan laughed: "Yes, it's a pity that there are too many chores, and I can't indulge in the mountains and rivers."

Fang Canran suddenly reeled in the line, and a small fish the length of a little finger jumped.

"So fast? Mr. Fang is amazing; these small fish like to cheat bait the most and are the easiest to escape the hook."

Fang Canran sneered: "If you fish too much, how can you allow them to run?"

He simply used this small fish as bait, stuck it on the hook, and cast it back into the water. "Wealth and honor are sought in danger, but greed and rashness lead to death. It's a pity that these little things don't understand until they die."

The mirror in He Lingchuan's arms clicked twice: "What kind of riddles are you two playing?"

He Lingchuan laughed: "It seems that Mr. Fang is well-versed in this way."

Fang Canran smiled slightly: "If you see more, you will naturally have some insights."

Soon, a fish took the bait.

Seeing the fishing rod bent, He Lingchuan said: "It seems to be a big cargo."

Fang Canran was not in a hurry to reel in the line, letting it go back and forth in the water for a full few dozen breaths, and only pulled the rod after it couldn't swim anymore.

This fish drew a parabola in mid-air, turning its head and wagging its tail, very fierce.

"What a big snakehead!" It must weigh seven or eight jin, and the texture on its body is very beautiful.

"With this kind of thing, there won't be many fish in the lake," Fang Canran threw the snakehead into the fish bucket. "Although big fish eat small fish, it's rare to see them eat so fiercely. With it here, the small fish in the lake will all be unlucky."

The mirror was dissatisfied: "What are you talking about? Aren't there two fish kings in this lake?"

"Oh right, there are two fish kings in this lake that have become demons," He Lingchuan laughed. "It's not the snakehead's turn to make trouble."

"That's great," Fang Canran glanced at him. "With fish demons eating snakeheads, the small fish at the bottom have a chance to survive."

Re-baiting, Fang Canran cast the line, and then both of them fell silent.

Only the charcoal in the stove was crackling.

The mirror knew that both of them were waiting for the other to speak first.

Finally, it was Fang Canran who spoke first: "Young Master He, have we really never met before?"

"I think not."

Fang Canran shook the signet ring on his hand: "What about this? Did you remember anything?"

He Lingchuan smiled: "Perhaps I remembered wrong."

Fang Canran sighed leisurely: "What a pity."

He Lingchuan looked at him and said: "Mr. Fang, stay for dinner? We clearly agreed last time, but it didn't happen."

Last time Fang Canran readily agreed, and then ran away in advance.

Fang Canran laughed: "Actually, I have to go to Yuexiang Shanzhuang to try the dishes; they have a new chef, who is from Wujing. Hmm, it is said that food is in Lingxu, and taste is in Wujing. At least thirty percent of the good chefs in Lingxu City are from Wujing. The new chef recruited by Yuexiang Shanzhuang is said to be the best at making water and land roasts."

"How about He Xiao go with me to try the dishes?" He pointed to the fish bucket. "Just use the fish you caught here to test my new chef."

(End of chapter)