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After receiving the address from Hu Bufan, Lu Chen changed his appearance and wandered through the alleys of Shanyang Prefecture.

"It shouldn't be here. There are cobwebs on the walls and so much dust. There's no sign of anyone living here or walking around."

Lu Chen went to the nearest one and decisively ruled it out.

Subsequently, the second and third companies were also ruled out.

The fourth house should be where Chen Xianjun usually lived. There were people moving around inside, seemingly his wife and children, as well as some servants.

He observed carefully and found nothing unusual. He also figured that no one would choose to do anything shady at home.

"There's only one left. It's outside the city, a small manor. It doesn't belong to Chen Xianjun, but it should have some connection to him. It's in a remote location, perfect for doing some wicked things!"

Lu Chen had previously chosen this place as his last stop.

Because it is the most suspicious and also the furthest away.

Once outside the city, Lu Chen sped towards the manor.

Sanyuan Guan (Three Elements View)

Yang Ce and his group returned from placing an order with Black Kill Pavilion, only to receive news that sent their blood pressure soaring.

Because the Taoist priest who went to Qingmiao Hall to deliver the message did not return overnight, someone went to Qingmiao Hall to look for him and discovered this tragedy.

The goods are gone.

All gone!

Qingmiaotang was also completely wiped out!

Not one left!

The leader of the Green Seedling Hall had his spine and internal organs shattered from behind, and died a very painful death.

As for who did it, it goes without saying.

Who else could it be but that beast who knows how to use hidden weapons?

"Now that we're out of stock, how are we supposed to refine the elixirs?! Old Qing, you handle this! If you can't solve the problem, solve your own!"

Yang Ce's voice was icy cold.

Feeling a bit bored in the capital, he decided to find a job and come to Shanyang Prefecture to change his mood.

Who knew, this made me feel even worse!

This year is unlucky!

"Has someone disturbed my ancestral grave? Is there a problem with the feng shui? It's damn bad luck for me!"

Yang Ce began to suspect that he might have been targeted by a villain.

Qingzhu's forehead was covered in sweat, and his hunched back bent even more deeply: "Young Master, we have another branch in Tianmu County, which can gather 27 goods in a short time. However, the time for refining the elixir will need to be delayed for a few more days. What do you think..."

Yang Ce didn't answer immediately. He tapped his fingers on the armrest of the chair and watched as Qing Zhu's expression gradually turned to despair before speaking.

"Five days! If you delay any longer, you might as well kill yourself!" Yang Ce looked down at Qingzhu.

"Yes, this old servant will do everything in my power to ensure that the scoundrel has no further opportunity!"

Qingzhu knelt down and kowtowed deeply to Yang Ce: "Young Master, I will make the arrangements immediately, and everything will be done perfectly."

"Um!"

Yang Ce waved his hand, then looked at Chen Xianjun beside him: "Did you receive the alchemist? Take me to see him, he absolutely cannot be harmed!"

Chen Xianjun quickly stood up: "It's already been arranged in my private residence, there's definitely no problem. It's not openly connected to me there, and ordinary people can't find out about it..."

"Never mind whether we can find out or not, is that person an ordinary person? Huh?" Yang Ce was getting a little irritable and shouted loudly.

He'd heard such confident assurances several times in the past few days.

The results of it?

They were completely unharmed, but they themselves got beaten up a few times!

He had never been treated like this in his entire life!

His father never kicked him!

Thinking of this, Yang Ce felt a headache coming on.

"Lead the way. Take some good men with you, and bring your tools. Don't go anywhere for the next few days. Just stay and watch over the alchemist. As soon as Lao Qing's goods arrive, start the furnace immediately."

Chen Xianjun opened his mouth, then nodded: "Yes, young master!"

He immediately mustered his men, took their swords, spears, and hidden crossbows, and the group quietly left Sanyuan Temple.

Manor outside the city.

Lu Chen looked at the few Taoist priests dressed in ordinary clothes in the manor and smiled.

Although these Taoist priests had changed their clothes, their habitual movements made it easy to tell their identities.

There are guards around, which means we've come to the right place!

Without the slightest hesitation, he took out pebbles, leaped onto the wall, and before the Taoist priests could react, he aimed pebbles at their foreheads.

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

After the upgrade, Lu Chen's power became immeasurable. When the stones cut through the air, they even made a sonic boom if it weren't for special skills and energy attached to him.

At that moment, hitting their heads was like a bullet hitting a watermelon—it exploded instantly.

[Under the host's influence, the fates of Zhang Kuizong and five others have changed.]

[Life Points +1955, Total 6228]

[Luck value +6, total 9]

Lu Chen jumped off the wall and went straight into the courtyard.

There were also a few people guarding the area, and they looked to be of higher cultivation level. Upon hearing the commotion, they had already hidden themselves.

Lu Chen glanced to the side and raised his hand to throw a stone.

"Whoosh!"

A dark figure swayed slightly, seemingly trying to dodge, but the pebble did not fly along a normal trajectory. His movement was as if he had jumped onto the trajectory of a bullet, hitting him right in the center of his forehead.

"Snapped!"

The watermelon exploded.

Life value +425.

Luck value +5.

"Wow, he's a big shot!"

Lu Chen was taken aback, then became excited.

I really wish there were more people like that here.

I just spent 100 points of luck, and it's already dropped to single digits. I hope I can get some more here.

Behind them, someone quietly raised a black crossbow, their eyes filled with malice, and pulled the trigger.

"Whoosh!"

The crossbow bolt pierced the air, heading straight for Lu Chen's head.

Lu Chen seemed completely unaware.

A look of joy appeared in the man's eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

However, before he could be happy for long, Lu Chen seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, raised his hand, and grabbed the crossbow bolt.

The crossbow bolts had a bluish glow on their tips, clearly indicating they were poisoned.

The arrow was only a finger's width away from his head, yet he held it firmly in his hand, with complete ease.

The man's eyes widened, he swallowed hard, and turned to run away.

Lu Chen smiled slightly and flicked the crossbow bolt out with his other hand.

"call out!"

The crossbow bolt ricocheted back at an even faster speed, piercing straight into the Taoist priest's forehead, exiting from the other side, passing through the wall, and embedding itself in the ground outside the manor.

Life value +410.

Luck value +6.

Having killed two people, Lu Chen acted as if he had done something insignificant, striding forward in the courtyard and throwing out several more stones.

The hiding Taoist priests looked terrified and hurriedly retreated, trying to use pillars and other objects as barriers for defense.

However, Lu Chen's stone can bend.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Four crisp sounds followed by four muffled thuds as heavy objects hit the ground.

Life points +1320

Luck value +16.

"Awesome!"

After eliminating everyone in the manor, Lu Chen searched the entire courtyard and finally found a secret room located underground.

The place was set up as a woodshed, but there was very little firewood inside, and it was arranged very haphazardly.

On one wall inside the woodshed, the faint outline of a door could be seen; with a little force, the door was opened.

The room was brightly lit, with candles embedded in the walls. On a path leading down, a person was looking through books on a bookshelf with their back to him.

Hearing the commotion, he didn't turn his head, but simply said, "What is it? Has the goods arrived?"

Lu Chen walked down step by step.

The man then realized something was wrong!

He suddenly turned his head and pointed at Lu Chen.

A tiny silver needle shot towards them at an extremely fast speed.

Lu Chen almost didn't see the silver needle, which was as thin as a cow's hair. He waved his hand and swatted the silver needle away, as if swatting a mosquito. He walked up to the alchemist, grabbed his arm, and gently bent it.

"Snap!"

The alchemist stared blankly at his arm, where white bone fragments pierced his flesh, drawing blood.

He then realized what was happening, and a sharp pain exploded from the fracture, spreading wildly along every nerve in his arm bone and rushing straight to his brain.

Yan Gudao gasped, his face instantly draining of all color, large beads of sweat pouring from his pores and soaking his clothes.

"Ah! My hand, my hand! Ahhhhhh!"

He seemed to only then remember to scream, accompanied by muscle spasms and body convulsions.

"Who, who are you!?"

His voice was hoarse as he stared intently at Lu Chen, his face trembling with pain.