Once the icy air was completely absorbed, Zhou Xuan's connection with the Golden Water was severed. He could move his hands, feet, and body again, but he felt weak and limp, as if he had just fought a major battle, and his hands and feet were trembling.
After resting for a while, Zhou Xuan recovered and was filled with regret. He tried to circulate his ice energy again, but there was no reaction at all. This time, Zhou Xuan knew it was different from before. Before, his ice energy was severely depleted, but the pill itself was in his left hand. Just like strength, it would return the next day after use. But now, the pill itself was gone. Zhou Xuan knew that no matter how much he practiced, the ice energy would not return!
He thought this piece of ice... would bring him a leap in ice and quality, just like how Bu Ci, after absorbing the energy of the large golden stone in the sinkhole in America, greatly improved his ice energy. It was incomparable to when he first obtained ice energy; it was not even in the same league.
Initially, the ice energy could only determine the authenticity and age of objects, and it would exhaust you after one or two uses. However, after absorbing a large amount of energy, the ice energy became very powerful, capable of transforming matter molecules and devouring gold, granting Zhou Xuan unimaginable abilities!
This icy aura ability had become an inseparable part of Zhou Xuan's life. Almost wherever he went, Zhou Xuan trusted and relied on this ability the most. But now, this ability was finally gone!
After a moment of stunned silence, Zhou Xuan picked up the gold-wrapped water and shook and examined it, but there was no sound inside. He turned it upside down and no water flowed out. After thinking for a while, he drilled another hole on the other side of the gold-wrapped water, making a through hole, but no water flowed out.
There was no pill or ice energy in his left hand, and he couldn't feel any energy flow at all. Zhou Xuan sat there in frustration for a while, unable to think of any solution.
The regret I felt was unimaginable; it was all caused by curiosity and greed!
From the moment Zhou Xuan acquired the Ice Qi ability, to the time he absorbed even greater energy, he experienced all sorts of benefits and wealth that the Ice Qi brought him. It can be said that everything he has now is directly or indirectly due to the Ice Qi. If the Ice Qi were to disappear from then on, what kind of impact would that have on him?
Unbelievable!
Zhou Xuan thought for a while, then felt annoyed, and then became unwilling to give up. He went to the tool room and found a steel wire to saw out, and slowly sawed out the outer layer of the gold-coated water. After an hour of hard work, he finally cut out all the gold from the outer layer of the gold-coated water.
Inside was a square, transparent crystal, only about two centimeters in diameter, filled with a mist-like gas. But that was just Zhou Xuan's estimation, because the crystal's composition was unknown, and the steel wire saw was ineffective; it couldn't be cut.
The misty gas inside his body was faintly flowing. Zhou Xuan couldn't imagine that such a small thing could have absorbed his enormous ice energy.
I can usually tell that my ice energy is not simple. After so long, it must be very pure. Moreover, when I first used my ice energy to probe into this piece of gold-wrapped water, I felt a huge energy body like the ocean. Could it be just a tiny crystal?
His icy aura was sucked into this crystal? Despite his disbelief, Zhou Xuan had to admit that his icy aura had indeed been drawn into this tiny crystal, and he had returned to being an ordinary person without any special abilities!
Holding the crystal, Zhou Xuan tapped and kneaded it for a long time, but he couldn't muster any energy to drill into it. It was truly impossible to eat it, bite it, break it, or even get the ice energy back!
In the afternoon, Fu Ying, her mother Jin Xiumei, and Aunt Liu also returned from shopping. Aunt Liu cooked, and Fu Ying and Jin Xiumei noticed Zhou Xuan's listless appearance and were somewhat worried.
"Son, what's wrong? You seem distracted. You're not usually like this!" Jin Xiumei asked curiously. Her eldest son was usually calm and reliable, and she trusted him with his work. But now he didn't seem like the calm son she knew.
However, still somewhat worried, he instructed Aunt Liu to make some porridge. Then he said to Zhou Xuan, "Son, go lie down in your room for a bit. I'll call you when Aunt Liu has the porridge ready. Do you have a cold?" As he spoke, he touched Zhou Xuan's forehead to check if he had a fever.
Zhou Xuan naturally knew the reason and shook his head. He said in a low voice, "I'm not sick, I don't have a cold, I'm just a little sleepy. I'll go take a nap." Zhou Xuan returned to his room, and Fu Ying followed him in. Although she didn't say anything, her concern for Zhou Xuan was even deeper than that for Jin Xiumei.
Fu Ying helped Zhou Xuan lie down, then pulled the blanket up to cover him, and said softly, "You must be too tired. Take a nap and you'll feel better. Don't think about so many things."
Seeing Fu Ying's beautiful face and hearing her soft voice, Zhou Xuan felt much calmer and relaxed. Before long, he actually fell asleep.
Perhaps she was just too tired from all this time and hadn't had a proper rest. Thinking this, Fu Ying gently kissed Zhou Xuan's forehead again. Seeing that Zhou Xuan had fallen asleep, she quietly left the room.
I slept for four hours straight, and when I woke up it was already eight o'clock in the evening.
Sitting up in bed, Zhou Xuan rubbed his eyes, his body aching and lacking the usual refreshed feeling after sleep. Then he remembered that his ice-energy ability had vanished, and the transparent crystal was sitting on the table!
Volume 1, Chapter 228: That Damn Golden Water
I had some porridge for dinner. Then, feeling groggy, I went back to my room to sleep.
It wasn't that he was sick, but Zhou Xuan had suddenly lost his ice-qi ability, and his body's sensitivity and endurance were completely different from when he had the ability. He was exhausted and slept like a log. The more he slept, the more energetic he became, but the more he slept, the more sleepy he felt, and the more dizzy he became. It seems that the benefits of ice-qi are truly indescribable.
After getting up in the morning, I washed my face with cold water, brushed my teeth, and went downstairs, but my head still felt a bit heavy.
After having a quick breakfast, Fu Ying saw that Zhou Xuan didn't seem sick, just a little listless, so she was relieved. Then she reminded him, "Xu Juncheng asked you to do some paperwork today, right? Remember to bring your documents. Or, I can go with you."
“Yingying, don’t go. Come with me today. I met a fortune teller under the overpass yesterday, and I made an appointment to go today. I want him to calculate your birth charts and choose an auspicious day to hold the wedding!”
Jin Xiumei stopped Fu Ying and muttered, "Right now, this is the most important thing. Let go of everything else. I'm just thinking about the day I can hold my grandson!"
Fu Ying blushed and shut her mouth immediately, saying nothing more. Although she didn't believe in fortune tellers at street stalls, she couldn't disobey her mother-in-law's orders, but she was just too shy.
Fortunately, Zhou Xuan had Li Wei, his free driver, working overtime. This guy drove over right after Zhou Xuan finished breakfast. It was better to have him with her, and Fu Ying was relieved because she knew Li Wei's identity. With him by her side, she wouldn't worry about anyone bullying Zhou Xuan. Li Wei was born and raised in the capital, and he knew every alley and alley in the city like the back of his hand. It was best to have him with her wherever she wanted to go.
Li Wei had a sweet tongue, calling Jin Xiumei "Auntie" repeatedly, but referring to Fu Ying as "the most beautiful sister-in-law he had ever seen." Fu Ying laughed non-stop; this kid always provided so much laughter, he was truly a joy to behold.
After getting into the car, Li Wei drove out of Hongcheng Garden and onto the city road before smiling and saying to Zhou Xuan, "Brother Xuan, how was my acting?"
"No acting skills?" Zhou Xuan spat. "All you can do is brag and flatter. What else can you do?"
Li Wei snorted and said with dissatisfaction, "Brother Xuan, that's too hurtful. If it weren't for my good acting skills, would my beautiful sister-in-law be so comfortable letting you go out? Besides, I didn't reveal a single thing about Shangguan Mingyue!"
Zhou Xuan was speechless and embarrassed. He quickly said, "What nonsense are you spouting? I have absolutely no relationship with Shangguan Mingyue. Every time I've met her, you were there. It's one thing to talk nonsense to me, but if you say it in front of others, I'll make your bird eggs disappear!"
Zhou Xuan's threat made Li Wei chuckle. Threatening someone with the threat of turning away his egg-shaped bird was something he didn't take seriously at all. No matter how good Zhou Xuan was at magic, he couldn't possibly turn away any of his body parts, could he?
To be honest, Zhou Xuan could indeed transform his body parts, but that was in the past. After yesterday, his superpower left him and became a thing of the past.
The thought of losing his superpowers made Zhou Xuan feel even worse. He sighed and said, "Don't ever mention Shangguan Mingyue to me again. That girl is my jinx. It seems like every time I see her, my bad luck comes!"
Li Wei muttered to himself, "What does this have to do with Shangguan Mingyue? Such a beautiful woman, other people would love to be with her... Where are we going now?"
"Where to now?" Zhou Xuan was taken aback, then remembered Xu Juncheng's promise and immediately took out his phone to call him.
Xu Juncheng is currently running around to several departments. He got up early this morning and has been busy until now, completing the transfer agreement for Xu's Jewelry. He is just waiting for Zhou Xuan to sign it.
Xu Juncheng then arranged for Zhou Xuan to go directly to the headquarters of Xu's Jewelry. The headquarters of Xu's Jewelry was located on the 19th floor of the International Building in Dongcheng. In the past, this was a symbol of status and wealth, but now, the 19th floor had become a place where banks and creditors chased after debts. The commotion didn't stop from morning till night.
Xu Juncheng rarely comes to this place, but today he came dressed neatly. The people who were waiting here to collect debts finally saw him and swarmed around him.
Xu Juncheng said coldly, "You'll all get your money. Just wait outside!"
Before the debt is recovered, Xu Juncheng is still their hope. If Xu Juncheng were to commit suicide, all their hope would be lost. As it stands, Xu's Company is insolvent and has to repay state-owned assets, but Xu's assets are not enough to repay the bank debts. So they are basically hopeless. Their only hope is that Xu Juncheng will not be so despondent as to commit suicide. As long as someone is alive, there is still a glimmer of hope.
However, these people were still somewhat apprehensive. Xu Juncheng hadn't been seen for a long time, but when he came out today, he didn't look disheveled or down on his luck at all. Instead, this made the debtors even more worried. This appearance was more like that of an old man who was dying and experiencing a sudden burst of lucidity.