Chapter 2987

Chapter 1450: The Method of Salvation

Since arriving in this world, Zu’an had reunited with countless beautiful women, and he had a persistent feeling that Chu Yan should also be here. However, whether in Youzhou or Luoyang, he had met most of the famous women of the Three Kingdoms, yet she remained elusive, causing him to waver.

Now, finally learning of her whereabouts, his excitement was palpable, but he immediately realized she had fallen into a deep sleep.

“What illness does she have?” Zu’an asked hastily.

“It’s probably due to a mismatch between her soul and body,” the Wise God quickly searched the database. “She appears to be asleep, but perhaps her soul is currently in another world.”

Zu’an: “???”

“When you met her before, perhaps she had traveled from this world to another.” The Wise God’s voice echoed in his ears.

Zu’an thought back to when Chu Yan transformed into the Snow Maiden; was it a similar situation?

“How can I wake her up?” Zu’an pressed.

“Without seeing it in detail, I can’t judge either,” Tian Feng said meaningfully. “It seems you do know each other. That makes things easier. If you can persuade the Zhen family, you’ll have succeeded in winning over the Hebei gentry.”

“Alright!” Even if the other party hadn’t said anything, Zu An was going anyway. He wanted to see what was going on with Chu Chuyan.

Zu An didn’t delay and set off for the Zhen family.

Yun Jianyue was quite surprised to hear that Chu Chuyan was Zhen Ji from this world. She couldn’t help but nudge Tingxue beside her: “Ice Stone Girl, we’re about to see your disciple.”

“Disciple…” Tingxue’s eyes were blank. Although she couldn’t remember, she still felt a vague sense of familiarity when she heard the name Chu Chuyan.

Seeing her expression, Yun Jianyue immediately lost interest. She had originally wanted to see the master and disciple fight over a man, but now one was unconscious and the other had amnesia. How could they possibly fight?

The group quickly arrived in Zhongshan County. The Zhen family was a prominent family in Zhongshan and was not difficult to find, but the people around said that the Zhen family had not received any guests in recent years.

Tian Feng had tried to enter the Zhen family under the name of the Tian clan of Julu, but was still politely refused.

Yun Jianyue finally got angry: “Ice Stone Woman, your disciple’s behavior is just like yours, it’s annoying to look at.”

Tingxue said calmly: “She has already fallen into a deep sleep, how can you blame her? On the contrary, you, as an elder, have no manners at all.”

Yun Jianyue was immediately furious. This Ice Stone Woman was always so infuriating: “Ice Stone Woman, I can’t stand it anymore, let’s fight.”

Tingxue sneered: “Afraid of you?”

The two quickly started fighting, and in an instant, various lights bloomed, and dust flew everywhere.

Tian Feng asked in confusion: “Aren’t you going to stop her?”

Zu An smiled: “Sometimes it’s good to vent.”

Both women had high cultivation, and their fight was quite loud. The Zhen family mansion was also affected. Soon, a group of people rushed out with weapons: “Who are you, troublemakers in the Zhen family?”

The Zhen family gate opened, and a group of people surrounded a middle-aged man and rushed out, surrounding Zu An and his group.

“Why didn’t you do this earlier?” Yun Jianyue snorted coldly and stopped immediately.

Tingxue also stopped in unison. Tian Feng couldn’t help but chuckle. These two were actually putting on a show. How familiar they must be to have such tacit understanding, even though they appeared to be mortal enemies on the surface?

“I am Zhen Yi, the head of the Zhen family. May I ask what brings you all to the Zhen family?” The handsome middle-aged man in the Zhen family group cupped his hands to the crowd.

Looking at the man who looked so much like Chu Zhongtian, Zu An was momentarily dazed until Tian Feng secretly reminded him. “I am Liu Bei. I have important matters to discuss with the head of the family.”

Zhen Yi subconsciously replied, “The Zhen family has long since withdrawn from worldly affairs. Uncle Liu has come to the wrong place. Please return…”

At this moment, he had clearly seen Zu An’s appearance and froze on the spot.

“Head of the family?” someone reminded him.

“Lord Liu, please come inside for further discussion.” Zhen Yi invited him, stepping aside.

The rest of the group: “???”

This change was too fast!

Even Tian Feng was stunned. He had lived in Hebei for many years and knew that many people had tried to curry favor with the Zhen family, but all had failed, including the current Governor of Ji Province, Han Fu.

How could things have changed so much now?

After entering the hall, Zhen Yi dismissed everyone except his trusted steward: “Uncle Liu, have you come here to cooperate with the Zhen family and seek supplies?”

Zu An said in a deep voice: “Let’s put cooperation aside for now. I want to see Miss Zhen first.”

The steward couldn’t help but say: “I hope you will forgive me, Uncle, but Miss’s situation is special, and she cannot see you…”

In the past, many people had made similar requests. Often, when the master couldn’t speak directly, he would step in as the villain, and the master would then reprimand him, thus refusing the other party without offending them too much.

Who knew that he would be interrupted halfway through his sentence by Zhen Yi: “Alright, please follow me.”

His face showed an expression of knowing full well.

The steward was dumbfounded on the spot.

Led by Zhen Yi, the group quickly arrived at a secluded courtyard. The outer perimeter was heavily guarded, and the interior was filled with various defensive formations, which only the head of the family and his wife had the authority to activate.

Before even entering the courtyard, everyone sensed a chill emanating from it. The steward, with the weakest cultivation, couldn’t help but shiver.

“This used to be my daughter’s boudoir, but later she contracted a strange, dormant illness…” Zhen Yi sighed, his face filled with pity and pain.

Inside the room was an ice coffin, its outer walls transparent, inside which lay a stunningly beautiful young woman.

Seeing Chu Chuyan’s current state, Yun Jianyue felt uneasy. Although she didn’t particularly like the master and disciple, she wanted to win fairly and squarely, and didn’t want her opponent to suffer such an accident. Tingxue

frowned slightly. Seeing the woman in the ice coffin, she suddenly felt as if something had entered her mind, but unfortunately, she couldn’t recall it. For a moment, she clutched her head in agony.

Zu An grasped her hand, channeling his warmth into her: “What’s wrong?”

The warm breath brought Tingxue back to her senses: “Nothing, just a slight headache.”

Tian Feng glanced at her thoughtfully.

Seeing that she was alright, Zu An breathed a sigh of relief and then walked towards the ice coffin.

“Don’t come near, there’s a formation that will attack…” Zhen Yi’s eyes widened suddenly halfway through his sentence, because the powerful formation had no effect on him at all.

“What’s going on? Has the formation failed?” He subconsciously reached out, but felt the formation patterns begin to flicker, seemingly gathering an attack, and quickly withdrew his hand in fright.

Zu An gently touched the ice coffin, stroking the cheek of the woman inside from afar: “Chu Yan…”

He held the power of death, sensing that the other person was neither dead nor alive, like Sleeping Beauty from a fairy tale.

Zhen Yi sighed, “It seems my daughter was indeed waiting for you. Years ago, she left behind your portrait, saying she wouldn’t see anyone except you.”

He looked at a painting on the wall, and everyone realized that the person in the painting was none other than Zu An, though his clothes and appearance were quite different from those of people in this world.

Only Yun Jianyue and Ting Xue recognized it as Zu An’s original appearance.

“What happened to her?” Zu An asked in a deep voice.

“She contracted a strange illness, falling into a deep sleep every few days. Later, the intervals became shorter and the sleep periods longer and longer. After her last deep sleep, she never woke up again,” Zhen Yi replied. “Back then, we consulted many famous doctors, even the renowned Hua Tuo, but they were helpless. Finally, we found an immortal named Zuo Ci, who said that to save my daughter, four extraordinary items were needed.”

He couldn’t help but smile bitterly at this point: “Our Zhen family, while not incredibly powerful, is certainly wealthy. Yet, after searching everywhere all these years, we haven’t found a single one.”

“What are they?” Zu An asked hurriedly.

Zhen Yi already knew the names of the extraordinary items by heart and immediately replied: “The Everlasting Five-Colored Flower, the Purple Frost Divine Milk, the Subtle Jade Marrow, and the Heavenly One-Life Water.”

Zu An: “???”