Zhang Chong pulled Zhou Xuan aside, chuckling, and said, "Zhou Xuan, let's make a deal. I'll work a double shift today, and we can switch shifts. You can work my shift tomorrow, okay?"
Zhou Xuan was quite surprised. This guy was usually so petty, how could he say such a thing? But Zhou Xuan didn't dwell on it and asked him what he wanted to know.
"Zhang Chong, that's no problem. Let me ask you, what's the date today?"
Upon hearing Zhou Xuan's agreement, Zhang Chong replied with a smile, "Today is the 10th of June, the 31st!" The reason Zhang Chong switched shifts was actually because he found Wei Xiaoyu to be incredibly beautiful, so he wanted to switch shifts with Zhou Xuan and then loaf around here.
Zhou Xuan was stunned. It really was the tenth day of the sixth month!
Somewhat unwilling, he then asked, "What year is it this year?"
"Having a beautiful girlfriend really makes you lose your mind, it's 2009!" Zhang Chong chuckled. "But it's understandable, if I had such a beautiful girlfriend, I definitely wouldn't be able to sleep either, and I wouldn't be able to remember the date either. Sigh... Zhou Xuan, I just don't understand, I'm more handsome than you, and my family is better than yours, so why do you have such a beautiful girlfriend while I don't?"
Zhou Xuan's mind was in complete disarray, as if struck by lightning. He was so stunned that he couldn't think of anything and didn't hear a word Zhang Chong said!
What if he and Wei Xiaoyu went back to 2009, back to a year ago before he got his ice-energy ability and before he met Fu Ying?
What will he do if Yingying doesn't recognize him anymore?
Volume 1, Chapter 365: Starting Over
Zhou Xuan stood there dumbfounded for a long time. Wei Xiaoyu came over after changing into her swimsuit, smiling sweetly and saying, "I went swimming. Come on over after you change. It's so hot, it's unbearable."
After speaking, Wei Xiaoyu walked into the sea with a smile. It was highly unusual for her to ignore so many questions. ()
Zhou Xuan was stunned for a moment, watching as the large group of colleagues scattered and rushed into the sea. He simply stopped thinking about it. If these people angered Wei Xiaoyu, they would be in for a lot of trouble. He didn't need to act as her protector.
Zhou Xuan thought for a moment, then quickly ran back to his old dormitory building. When he entered the room, his iron bed was in the same place, and his suitcase, the sheets and blankets on the bed, and all his belongings were exactly the same as he remembered. Had he really returned to a year ago?
Unimaginable
Zhou Xuan quickly put the Nine Dragon Cauldron from his backpack into his suitcase and locked it. This was the most important thing. He didn't understand it now, but he would think about it carefully when he had time. But he must not let anyone steal it. Since he was here, he would naturally leave it with him when he returned. However, it was easy to guess that what activated the Nine Dragon Cauldron was the ice energy and the enormous energy in the crystal.
At this moment, Zhou Xuan realized that his ice energy could only activate the Nine Dragons Cauldron because the ice energy was not enough, so it could only activate the dragon eyes of the Nine Dragons Cauldron to shoot out red light, and for a short time. The effect of the red light was probably to freeze time, while the effect of the white light was probably to travel through time and go back to the past. However, the energy required was obviously enormous to make the Nine Dragons Cauldron shoot out white light.
Think back to that time, it took the combined energy of him and Ma Shu, plus the energy in the crystal, to activate the Nine Dragon Cauldron. Moreover, the crystal's energy was exhausted and it was blown up. If he wanted to activate the Nine Dragon Cauldron again for time travel, where could he obtain such a massive amount of energy?
Besides, I don't even have ice-based abilities anymore, I don't even have the basic source of power, so what else can I talk about?
Zhou Xuan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered that more than a year ago, he had obtained that golden stone at the bottom of the sea around the same time.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xuan couldn't stop. He hurriedly changed out of his swim trunks for work, added a pair of beach shorts, thought for a moment, then took a dagger and tucked it into his waistband. He then ran to the beach shirtless.
On the beach, Wei Xiaoyu swam far away. There were too many people to recognize her at first, but Zhou Xuan saw many lifeguards and diving instructors dressed in amusement park costumes in the sea. These men were not far from Wei Xiaoyu, so they saw her.
Zhou Xuan ignored her and no one paid attention to him. He rushed to the beach and swam towards the same spot he had been to before. After swimming more than a hundred meters away, he took a deep breath and then dived down.
Finding a familiar spot, he dived all the way to the seabed. There were no tourists or divers in this area anymore. Although Zhou Xuan no longer had his ice-energy powers, his diving skills were still there. Moreover, with so much experience now, his diving ability was definitely different from a year ago.
As Zhou Xuan remained submerged, he pondered the things he still couldn't understand. He and Wei Xiaoyu had returned to 2009 through the magical power of the Nine Dragon Cauldron, but why was he back? Where had his former self gone?
Zhou Xuan knew his past self inside and out. He was never late or absent from work, and he was always in his dormitory half an hour before work. But he hadn't been seen. Could it be that when he and Wei Xiaoyu traveled back in time, only his mind and spirit returned, while his body remained the same as before? Or did his body merge with his past body as soon as it returned to the past?
Zhou Xuan couldn't figure anything out, and he couldn't explain it either, but the only thing he wanted was to find the golden stone as soon as possible so that he could regain his ice-energy ability.
Dive to the seabed, then follow the same route you've taken before, turn left, and after a few dozen meters you'll reach the small underwater cave entrance.
Zhou Xuan paused for a moment, silently praying that the golden stone would survive.
Then I crouched down to the cave entrance. There were no sea turtles inside, which was obvious, but it was dimly lit, so I couldn't see if there were any stones. I reached in and touched one, and found it. I took it out and looked at it, and I was overjoyed. It really was the golden stone!
Still
Zhou Xuan reached inside again and pulled out the ancient English gold coin, putting it in his beach shorts. Holding the golden stone in his left hand and taking out the dagger from his waist with his right, he swam back in the direction he had come from.
Because he didn't see the sea turtle that had absorbed some of the golden stone's energy, Zhou Xuan swam relatively slowly. This sea turtle was the root of the trouble that later caused Ma Shu to find the medium for the ice energy ability. Otherwise, even if he stole the crystal, he wouldn't have been able to obtain the ice energy ability.
The seawater in this area is tens of meters deep. Zhou Xuan did not have any ice-based abilities. After staying for two or three minutes, he felt a bit stuffy and decided to swim back. Once he obtained the energy from the golden stone, he could stay underwater for much longer and catch the sea turtle again.
Just as he swam to the surface, he saw a dark figure swimming towards him a few meters away. Zhou Xuan quickly stopped and waited for the dark figure to get closer. He realized that it was indeed the sea turtle. He immediately gripped his dagger and waited for the sea turtle to swim closer before stepping on its shell.
Although the sea turtle was large, it was no match for a human. Moreover, it was not as strong as other creatures. When someone stepped on its shell, it could only retract its head and limbs into the shell to defend itself.
Fortunately, Zhou Xuan had a dagger. If he hadn't been empty-handed, he really wouldn't have been able to handle the sea turtle. He immediately plunged the dagger into the sea turtle's neck, stirred it around, and blood flowed out. The sea turtle's head was pulverized by the dagger, and it was completely dead. Only then did he stop and throw away the dagger.
Feeling suffocated, Zhou Xuan dared not linger and quickly swam towards the surface. Upon reaching the water, his heart pounded with anxiety. With a splash, he leaped out of the water, gasping for breath.
After resting for a while and catching his breath, Zhou Xuan swam back to shore. Wei Xiaoyu, who had been in the sea for a while, was also feeling much better. When she saw Zhou Xuan swimming from the sea to the shore, she swam back with him.
Seeing that a large group of men were following behind her, Zhou Xuan frowned and said, "Xiaoyu, let's go find a place to stay first. I have something to tell you."
Seeing Zhou Xuan's serious expression, Wei Xiaoyu smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, wait for me a moment, I'll go to the shower to change my clothes and then I'll leave."
As soon as Wei Xiaoyu left, Zhou Xuan's colleagues gathered around, especially Zhang Chong, who chuckled and said, "Zhou Xuan, the more I look at your girlfriend, the more uncomfortable I feel. I really can't understand her..."
"There are plenty of things you can't understand, one more won't make a difference," Zhou Xuan replied casually. Judging from what he said, he'll probably spend his whole life wondering about these things.
"Zhou Xuan, what are you doing? Are you afraid we'll steal your girlfriend away? You're grabbing a rock like you're going to hit someone."
Zhang Chong then said with a smile, which immediately drew laughter from the others.
When Zhou Xuan saw Wei Xiaoyu come out of the shower area, he ignored his colleagues and walked straight over to her.
One of the diving department foremen, watching Zhou Xuan's retreating figure, said, "This Zhou Xuan seems like a different person today. He's speaking quite aggressively, unlike his usual meek self. How dare he be so rude to us?"
But in fact, Zhou Xuanzhen left rudely, ignoring them completely.
After Wei Xiaoyu changed her clothes, Zhou Xuan pulled her outside and told her to wait outside the amusement park. He went back to his dormitory to change his clothes, took his wallet and bank cards, took the Nine Dragon Cauldron out of the box and put it in his front bag, and put the golden stone and the gold coin into his backpack. Then he carried his bag and went out.