Chapter Thirty-Four: The Gentleman in Light Armor (Seeking Book Recommendations)

  When the first rays of sunlight came down in the morning, the heavy gate of Chen's mansion was slowly pushed open.

  The person who pushed open this door was called Chen Fu, he was the gatekeeper of the Chen family.

  For over twenty years as a gatekeeper, Chen Fu had never made any mistakes when opening the door. Now, he dare not make any mistakes.

  From the time of the young master's disappearance, the master of the house has been worried. The maid Gui Xiang from the upper house is a very capable person, but just because Master was dozing off while reading and accidentally hit her, she was beaten to death by him.

  He Chenfu can't compare with Guixiang, for his own life, he has to try his best.

  "Good morning, Master." Just as Chen Fu was about to sweep the entrance, a young man with a clear complexion stood at the door, smiling and holding a small food box.

  The young man's smile was very affable. Chen Fu didn't expect someone to come knocking on his door so early, and he immediately cupped his hands in greeting: "May I ask who you are?"

  "Oh, I met someone on the road and he gave me three taels of silver to deliver this food box to Old Master Chen in your mansion." As the young man spoke, he handed the food box over to Chen Fu.

  It was not the first time for Chen Fu to send things to Lao Ye early in the morning. Some friends who were close to Lao Ye would make some rare dishes at home and send them to him early, which Chen Fu had encountered before.

  Chen Fu took over the food box and smiled at the young man: "You wait a minute, I'll take it to Master right away!"

  Fang Ling watched as Chen Fu walked into the courtyard with a food box, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. He believed that Chen Shengnan would definitely be very pleased with the gift he had sent.

  He cast a glance at the Chen family's compound that spanned several hundred acres, and then Fang Ling turned around and left like a wisp of smoke.

  He killed Xuan Yue Dao Ren, he had exhausted his mental strength, and at this time, he didn't want to fight against the eighth-level Qi training uncle of the Chen family again.

  Since it was impossible to do so, Fang Ling chose another path instead.

  No big deal, he'll just take Hua Puyu and hide in the Xijiao Zoo or enter that secret realm of Nai Mountain, he doesn't believe Chen's family member would dare to follow them.

  The lunchbox was placed on Chen Shengnan's desk, and after a while, Chen Shengnan looked even more spirited than before.

  Before the food boxes arrived, he was discussing with his cousin Chen Shengtong, who was in charge of the Chen family's affairs, about the grand ceremony. Chen Shengan, who felt more and more that this matter had a huge impact on his own family, made up his mind to make this celebration a success.

  It is imperative that through this celebration, they make the Chen family one of the top families in Southern China!

  "Seventh brother, the song and dance troupe invited must be the top-notch one in Lu State. Don't be afraid to spend money, I heard that Miss Lian Meng is recuperating on Qingyuan Island, you personally prepare a heavy gift, and must invite Miss Lian Meng over!"

  Chen Shengnan said here, and continued: "Don't be afraid to spend money, money is a small matter, after all, it's related to the status of our family, we should spend the money that needs to be spent, no matter how much!"

  Chen Sheng Tong responded with a sound, and then picked up the book and said: "Big brother, the Qingping fruit needed for this banquet, I discussed it with Zhenbao Xuan yesterday, they said they can sell us fifty pairs at cost price, but after my calculation, it seems that it's still not enough."

  "Cost price? It seems that Old Li of Zhenbao Xuan is quite reasonable." Chen Shengnan smiled with satisfaction. In the past, when their Chen family had a major renovation, although Zhenbao Xuan was polite, they only offered a 10% discount. Now, they were willing to lower the price to cost price, which made him overjoyed.

  To know this price, it's a treatment that can only be enjoyed by top families in South China!

  "It's okay, go somewhere else..."

  "Master, someone outside has brought you a food box." A burly guard walked in quietly at this time and handed over the food box.

  Chen Sheng Tong looked at the food box and smiled: "Big brother, it seems that this thing was sent to you by other families in the city."

  "Hmph, these guys just want to temporarily cling to the Buddha's feet of our Chen family." Chen Shengnan smiled complacently and was about to open it, but the guard said respectfully: "Master, let me do it instead."

  Chen Sheng nodded slightly, indicating for the guard to open it.

  As soon as the lid of the food box was lifted, a strong bloody smell suddenly filled the entire room.

  Chen Shengnan's face suddenly turned very ugly.

  He had a bad premonition in his heart.

  "Xuan Yue Dao Ren!" Chen Sheng Tong, who was closest to the lunchbox, exclaimed in surprise.

  Inside the food box, Xuan Yue's head was quietly placed there, a pair of eyes filled with resentment and anger!

  Under the head of the Xuan Yue Dao person, ten ears are neatly arranged.

  All left ears!

  "Master, I just received news that the Xuanyue Temple outside the city was burned to ashes by a fire yesterday." A guard rushed in and reported in a low voice.

  At this moment, if Chen Shengnan still doesn't know whose ear is in the food box, then he's not worthy of being the master of the Chen family.

  Slay the Xuan Yue Daoist, annihilate the Xuan Yue Temple!

  What a spicy move!

  Who is this person?

  One by one, thoughts flashed through Chen Shengnan's mind, and finally, a name was fixed in his heart.

  "Square and Order!"

  Xuan Yue Dao Ren went to kill Fang Ling. The one who killed Xuan Yue Dao Ren and exterminated the Xuan Yue Temple should be related to Fang Ling!

  But according to Fang Ling's cultivation of the four layers of Qi, how could he possibly kill Xuan Yue Dao Ren?

  Behind Fang Ling, wasn't there another cultivator?!

  A cultivator even more formidable than Xuan Yue!

  "Lao Qi, Zheng Hua's disappearance is likely related to Fang Ling. Go invite Ninth Uncle now. We'll attack the Fang residence immediately. I want to see who's helping Fang Ling!"

  Chen Shengnan said this, and his fist heavily hit the table.

  Chen Sheng hesitated for a moment before standing up and saying, "Big brother, Ninth Uncle is currently cultivating a spell and has asked us not to disturb him recently."

  "Moreover, I think it's better not to rush into this matter!"

  "Although Xuan Yue Dao Ren has only cultivated to the seventh layer, he has been a cultivator for ten years. Even if Ninth Uncle wants to kill him, it won't be an easy task. If we were to fight against the Fang family now, it would be difficult to gain any benefits!"

  "Now is the crucial moment for our Chen family, I don't know how many families are watching us, waiting for us to make a mistake! If we suffer a setback at the Fang's house now, then the effect of this celebration..."

  Chen Sheng Tong didn't continue speaking, but his meaning was understood by Chen Sheng Nan.

  As a family leader, one must remain calm in the face of major events.

  "Boom"

  Chen Sheng slammed his fist on the table and said angrily: "Are we going to tolerate this matter like this?"

  "Endure? Of course not! Big brother, during the celebration, second brother will be back, and by then we'll have a better grasp." Chen Shengtong said this with a faint smile at the corner of his mouth: "Or perhaps we won't even need to take action, a few days ago, Zheng Hua had someone send a painting to Light Luo, and Light Luo is very interested!"

  "Qing Luo Gongzi!" Chen Shengnan repeated the name in his mouth, and a thread of envy, awe, and disdainful gaze rose in his eyes.

  Chen Sheng Tong saw Chen Sheng Nan calm down, and he felt a lot more at ease. He hastily added: "Last night, Lang Ying Tang received a message saying that Qing Luo Gongzi will arrive in Ding Fang City half a month later."

  "Alright! Let this kid live for another half month." Chen Shengnan suddenly grabbed the golden paperweight in front of him, and with a surge of internal energy, he directly crushed it into two pieces.

  "Right, Young Master Qingluo is fond of women, Seventh Brother, after you go down, prepare yourself in this aspect, our Chen family will inevitably need to rely on Young Master Qingluo in the future!"

  "Yes, big brother!" Chen Sheng Tong nodded and then shook his head, "I'm afraid it's all in vain. In Dingfang City, except for Second Miss, no one can compare to the young lady from the Hua family."

  Chen Sheng hummed: "Preparedness ensures safety!"

  In the Xijiao Zoo, Fang Lin sat on a stone, flipping through a book of Dan Jing. This time, after burning the Xuan Yue Guan to ashes, the greatest gain for Fang Lin was this book of Dan Jing.

  The alchemy scripture is not thick, only over 30 pages, but inside it has a clear record of each step of alchemy practice, and also includes many insights from the Xuan Yue Dao people on alchemy, as well as more than 20 kinds of alchemy formulas.

  "Alchemical refinement is a single path, precious for its precision and focus; if there's even slight deviation, all previous efforts are abandoned..."

  The last page of Dan Jing, Xuan Yue Dao Ren's words are filled with emotion, telling the difficulties of alchemy.

  With the alchemy book in hand, after recalling its contents, Fang Lin had an urge to give it a try.

  In his mind, he simulated the process of refining the elixir once. Fang Ling patted his small Qiankun bag, and a three-foot-sized bronze tripod suddenly appeared on the platform.

  The tripod is as thick as a child's arm, and on the round lid, there is a tiger head the size of a fist, which looks particularly ferocious.

  This dan furnace is also Fang Ling's spoils of war and is a beloved object of the Xuan Yue Dao people, called the Golden Tiger Ascension Furnace.

  This name was given by Xuan Yue Dao Ren himself, and at first Fang Lin thought it was some kind of magical instrument. But after finishing that Dan Jing, Fang Lin finally understood that this Dan furnace is really far from the Dan furnace of the magical instruments.

  But now this Dan furnace is the greatest benefit for Ling, it's that he can use it.

  He lifted a lid weighing nearly over a hundred kilograms and Fang Lin put the prepared medicine of Di Huang Wan into the dan furnace.

  Boom

  As the furnace fire rose, Fang Ling's first alchemy, was officially started.

  Fang Lin carefully carried out each step, calculating the time it took to refine the elixir.

  An hour later, the fire in the stove went out.

  Fang Lingman was expecting that as soon as the lid of the dan furnace was slowly opened, a puff of smoke and dust came rushing out.

  He stared into the crucible and saw that inside, there was only a lump of black stuff.

  P.S. I humbly ask for a few recommendation tickets to give some warmth and encouragement to the old cat who is down with a cold!