"Mr. Chen, I've already put the deed for the Jiangnan District property in your name. From today onward, it's completely yours!"

"I know you're usually very busy, so I'll have Xu Tian help you with the property matters," Yuan Qishan added.

Chen Zheng seemed surprised. He hadn't expected Yuan Qishan to handle everything so quickly. He could only give a helpless nod. "Then thank you very much, sir!"

"Don't mention it. It was the least we could do." After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Yuan Qishan and Gao Feng turned and left.

Chen Zheng took a deep breath, his gaze falling upon the burlap box, his excitement barely contained.

He quickly unwrapped the package, revealing a tattered sheepskin scroll.

Chen Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly. Everything is just as I expected. It's a fragment of the sheepskin scroll!

He swiftly reached into his robe, took out the fragment he had acquired before, and compared the two.

The material and markings were identical. The only difference was that this newly acquired fragment was much smaller and didn't contain the rest of the Ji Qing Technique's legacy.

The fragments I received before must be the master copies, and the others are duplicates, Chen Zheng theorized.

He pieced the two fragments together, and they fit seamlessly. On the joined piece was a black marker pointing upward, indicating a specific direction. But because the map was still incomplete, it was impossible to tell where the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill might be.

Could it be in Yanzhou? Chen Zheng frowned as he studied the map. Based on what he could see, the marker pointed straight up, crossing the regions of Jingzhou and Yuzhou before the trail went cold. However, it was entirely possible it could be in one of the other prefectures as well.

At this thought, Chen Zheng couldn't help but give a wry smile. It seemed that to find the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, he would have to acquire more fragments.

Chen Zheng rummaged through the other treasures in the package, taking out a monk's alms bowl and a small, jet-black gourd. While the alms bowl was a fine treasure in its own right, it was of little use to him.

The black gourd, on the other hand, was exquisitely crafted despite its unremarkable appearance. In the light, it faintly shimmered with a purplish-gold hue.

Could this be... a Purple-Gold Gourd?

Chen Zheng's heart stirred. According to legend, it took tens of thousands of pounds of refined iron to smelt just a tiny amount of purple gold. This advanced technique was possessed only by the master smiths of old and had been completely lost to the modern age. Objects crafted from purple gold were typically used as special containers for medicinal pills.

This Purple-Gold Gourd was clearly used by its previous owner for that very purpose.

With this in mind, Chen Zheng shook the gourd, but it was empty. The Spirit Pill he had obtained earlier must have come from this gourd. That type of pill was incredibly beneficial for recovery. If he could get his hands on a few more, he could greatly alleviate the pressure from his Cultivation Technique, even if he couldn't heal completely. It would allow his cultivation base to break through and recover by several layers.

But now, he realized it had been wasted by Poison Wolf and his subordinates.

Thinking of this, Chen Zheng shook his head helplessly. But as he moved the alms bowl, an ancient, yellowed book that had been resting underneath it caught his full attention.

The Tong Meng Dan Jing? Chen Zheng quickly picked up the ancient book and casually flipped through it, a look of delight spreading across his face. This is the real treasure!

This book contained detailed records on the process of alchemy. Although he had inherited the complete medical knowledge of the Ji Qing Technique, he was still severely lacking when it came to alchemy. This ancient book seemed to cover the basics, but even so, it was an invaluable treasure in the current era.

After flipping a few pages, Chen Zheng found the formula for the type of pill he had used before: the Consolidate Foundation Enhance Origin Pill.

Although the Purple-Gold Gourd was empty, with this ancient book, he could refine them himself. The Consolidate Foundation Enhance Origin Pill was apparently one of the higher-level recipes in the text.

After reading the recipe, however, Chen Zheng's brows furrowed tightly. The required materials were incredibly difficult to find, one of which was a rare herb known as Zhu Ling Grass. Zhu Ling Grass was practically extinct, appearing only on rare occasions at top-tier auctions.

At this thought, Chen Zheng immediately summoned Zhao Feng and instructed him to closely monitor the markets for spirit grass and to report immediately if Zhu Ling Grass ever appeared.

Just as Zhao Feng left, Wei Zixuan called. "Chen Zheng, where are you?"

"My parents suddenly showed up, and they're at the old family house. Mom showed Grandfather that video of you and Miss Yuan."

"Grandfather is furious right now and demands you come back immediately!"

Hearing this, Chen Zheng froze, a headache coming on.

This mother-in-law of mine really has too much time on her hands...

「Meanwhile.」

At the Chen Family's old mansion, several elders were seated together, looking as grim as judges presiding over a trial in ancient times.

"Uncle Chen, I'm sure you saw the video clearly. That scoundrel actually did such a shameless thing in front of so many people!" Xu Fang sobbed, wiping her tears as she pleaded with Chen Jianguo. "He clearly has no regard for my daughter! When that brat gets back, you must teach him a lesson for our Zi Xuan!"

Chen Jianguo's face was also filled with fury. "Please, rest assured," he said grimly. "Zi Xuan is a wonderful girl; I've always seen that. That youngster dared to do such a shameless thing. I will absolutely not let him off lightly!"

"Uncle Chen, it's just a strange video. There must be an explanation for it," Wei Wufeng explained from the side, a helpless look on his face. "I know Chen Zheng too well. He would never do something like that!"

He hadn't wanted to travel so far, but Xu Fang had discovered he was only feigning illness to avoid the trip. She raised a fuss at home, insisting they come here to demand answers. Now that things had escalated to this point, he felt deeply embarrassed.

"Wei Wufeng... how can you say that?" Xu Fang snapped. "I'm asking you, do you even consider Zi Xuan your own daughter? That boy has already done something like this, and there's video evidence! Yet you're still defending him?"

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