Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

That night, Ye Chen gave his parents a Xuan Yuan Golden Pill to help them refine their bodies.

Although they now have a spirit-gathering array at home, the spiritual energy is enough for their cultivation.

However, body tempering and cultivation are mutually reinforcing; sharpening the axe won't delay the work of chopping wood.

In any case, improving one's strength is always beneficial.

Ye Chen also consumed another Xuan Yuan Golden Pill and entered body refining mode.

After the familiar feeling of comfort came an endless tingling and itching sensation, from the inside out. This time, Ye Chen was experienced and immediately began to refine his body.

Strange breathing sounds came from Ye Chen's parents' room halfway through the journey.

Ye Chen's expression was strange, and he thought to himself, "Is this how you cultivate your bodies?"

Second Uncle hasn't passed on the method of dual cultivation to you yet, has he?

Ye Chen had no choice but to run downstairs and train his body with Xiao Heiwo.

After all, eavesdropping is bad, especially when it's your parents' eavesdropping.

The inconveniences of cultivators were also exposed at this time.

With such heightened visual and auditory senses, it's easy to lack privacy.

And so, it was around 9:30 p.m.

Ye Chen's phone suddenly rang; it was Qi Lirong calling.

Ye Chen's body tempering was nearing its end, so he stopped to answer the phone.

"Hey, Xiao Qi, what do you want so late?"

Xiao Qi was taken aback for a moment, then looked at the time: "Master, it's only 9:30 now, how is that late? Have you already started living the lifestyle of an old person?"

Ye Chen curled his lip. Isn't that just the daily routine of the elderly in the countryside?

"Did the elderly person offend you? Let's get down to business!"

Xiao Qi then said, "Oh, I see. Tingting went out for a department dinner tonight and hasn't come back yet. I tried calling her but couldn't get through, so I was just letting you know!"

Ye Chen frowned slightly: "Why is she having another department dinner? Didn't they just have one recently?"

"Tingting is very popular; she's joined several clubs!" Xiao Qi explained.

Ye Chen sighed. These departments were recruiting mainly because of his cousin's looks! She's so popular!

How could someone who's been through this not know?

"Do you know where she went? Who she went with?" Ye Chen pressed.

Xiao Qi hesitated for a moment before speaking, "She didn't say, but the post she made on WeChat Moments at 8 o'clock was of a Japanese restaurant. The decor doesn't seem like something from a student street; it's very likely she went to a large shopping mall!"

There are only two large shopping malls nearby, so it's easy to rule them out.

But it's only 9:30 now, so it's normal that the department gathering hasn't ended by then.

It's also possible that the phone was on silent and in the bag and no call was answered.

Therefore, it is impossible to determine at this time whether Tingting has had an accident.

"I understand. I'll call her first. You stay in the dorm and let me know if there's any further news!" Ye Chen instructed before hanging up.

He also called Chen Tingting, but no one answered.

It looks like the phone is on silent.

Ye Chen dialed again after two minutes, and this time it rang for a while before someone finally answered.

However, a man answered the phone.

"Hello, you must be Tingting's brother. I'm Tingting's classmate. She's not at her seat right now. Is there anything I can tell her?"

Ye Chen frowned slightly: "Where did Tingting go?"

"Oh, she, she went to the restroom!" the boy said hesitantly.

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. Does anyone go to the restroom without their phone?

"Where are you now?" Ye Chen asked calmly.

"Oh, we were studying in the school library!" The boy told a rather clumsy lie.

An average person would definitely not be able to hear it.

Isn't it normal for college students to study in the library?

But Ye Chen knew beforehand that Tingting wasn't at school, so why would that boy lie?

Eating Japanese food is nothing to be ashamed of.

"I heard from her roommate that she went to eat Japanese food with you guys. How come she's in the library? Think before you lie. You can't even tell a coherent lie. What happened?"

Ye Chen's voice suddenly became stern as he spoke.

Even over the phone, the boy couldn't help but tremble and remained silent for a long time.

A moment later, a girl answered the phone: "Hey, Tingting was taken to karaoke next door by her friends from other departments!"

Ye Chen's pupils contracted, and he immediately asked, "Where are you located?!"

The girl didn't hide it any longer and immediately told them the location of the Japanese restaurant.

Ye Chen could faintly hear a boy whispering on the other end of the phone: "Are you crazy? Aren't you afraid of Chen Hao's revenge? Didn't he forbid us from talking about it?"

Chen Hao?! Alright! I let you off the hook, and you still don't know what's good for you!

Ye Chen took a deep breath, hung up the phone, quickly went out the door, summoned the Xuan Tian Boat, and leaped onto it!

The movements were incredibly fluid and seamless.

The Xuan Tian Zhou flew out before it even touched the ground!

Having gained experience from driving the round trip, Ye Chen drove even faster this time.

When he arrived over Lucheng, only ten minutes had passed; his speed was so fast that even men would shake their heads in disbelief.

After locking onto the location in the air, Ye Chen went straight to the airspace above the shopping mall, put away the Xuan Tian Boat, and then flew down invisibly, finding a relatively large shopping mall nearby.

The X-ray vision came in very handy at this moment. Ye Chen scanned each private room and finally found Chen Hao in a luxury private room.

At this moment, Chen Tingting was already somewhat disoriented, her face was flushed, and she was leaning against the sofa booth with her hands hanging naturally at her sides, looking like she had drunk too much.

However, the clothes were still intact.

Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

"Go and strip her clothes off, then carry her over!" Chen Hao shouted to the two sleazy young men beside him.

The two sleazy-looking youths exchanged a glance, both seeing the burning desire in each other's eyes.

"Brother Hao, can we brothers have a taste later?" A sleazy young man grinned and rubbed his hands together.

Chen Hao glared at him: "It depends on your performance. If you cooperate well, it's not impossible!"

Chen Hao's legs are still quite nimble, so he definitely can't move on his own and needs help.

Otherwise, the fewer people involved in such a situation, the better.

"One of you can go. You come over and help me take my clothes off. There are some supplies over there for me!" Chen Hao ordered like a boss.

"Hehehe, okay, Brother Hao!"

The two sleazy young men split up and went their separate ways.

Just then, the two sleazy young men suddenly fainted.

Chen Hao was slightly taken aback upon seeing this: "Holy crap, what are you guys doing?"

But when he called out, the two of them didn't react and remained lying on the ground.

This scene was so bizarre that Chen Hao couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

The lighting in the private room was already dim, and with two people suddenly fainting on the ground, how could he not panic?

"What's going on? You two, stop pretending to be dead and get up!" Chen Hao shouted again.

But the two sleazy young men on the ground remained motionless.

Chen Hao started to panic, looking around and swallowing hard.

In an instant, all those whimsical thoughts vanished.

"Yes, yes, which deity is it? I, I'll burn paper money for you..."