A public notice was posted seeking a wife, and a female saint from the Immortal Sect was found.

Zhao Dezhi left, smiling happily as he went. Chen Yi also smiled happily when he saw Zhao Dezhi off.

After walking a distance away, Zhao Dezhi immediately sneered a few times. He wasn't particularly good at manipulating people's hearts, but he was more than capable of manipulating Chen Yi.

Two days later, when Chen Yi arrived at the Zhao family, he would try to find out the origin of the pill formula. Even if he couldn't find out, he could continue to work on it slowly.

In short, Chen Yi could never escape his grasp.

After Chen Yi turned around and closed the door, he silently sighed and called him an idiot.

He had already made arrangements with Zhao Dezhi to go to the Zhao family in two days. The Zhao family could have gotten their hands on such a rare and precious treasure as the Earth Vein Spirit Chrysalis, and Chen Yi was not incapable of trying to seize this opportunity.

Returning to the courtyard and his room, Chen Yi sat cross-legged on the bed, carefully considering the events of the day.

Then, I already had an idea of ​​what to do next.

Besides obtaining more detailed information about the Earth Vein Spirit Chrysalis from the Zhao family, the purchase of the Ning and Zhang families' assets also needs to be carried out as soon as possible.

If both the Ning and Zhang families fall into the hands of the Chen family, then, in a sense, the Chen family will have gained the upper hand.

After thinking about all this, Chen Yi took out the jade box from his pocket, opened it, and glanced at the Qi-Nourishing Grass inside.

He couldn't tell if the medicine was genuine or fake, nor did he know if it had such an amazing effect on the Qi Refining stage as Zhao Dezhi had said. He would ask Li Changqing when he returned.

Chen Yi put the jade box aside and fell silent.

Previously, he felt that he had been too superficial in considering the Zhao family's desire to annex other families, but in fact, he felt that he had overlooked more than just the Zhao family.

"Today, when I went to see the heads of the Ning and Zhang families, Changqing specifically asked Ye Chen to tell me that I could buy the Ning and Zhang families' assets at 30% of the price. Is this really just because he's interested in the superficial aspects of the Ning and Zhang families?"

The more Chen Yi thought about it, the more he felt that Li Changqing's special instructions meant it couldn't be that simple.

It's highly likely that Li Changqing already knew that there would be earth vein pupae condensing beneath the three medicinal fields, which is why he reminded him to buy the Ning and Zhang families' properties.

Li Changqing is indeed only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, but that does not mean that he has lost his insight and knowledge.

"We need to get to the bottom of this." After pondering for a long time, Chen Yi decided to investigate the matter thoroughly.

With the system's identification function, he felt it wouldn't be too difficult to find out the truth. However, the identification function could only be used once a day, which frustrated him.

"In that case, let's cultivate for now and find Changqing again tomorrow morning. We just need to test him and then use the appraisal function to get the result."

Having made his decision, Chen Yi forcibly suppressed the many thoughts in his mind and began to cultivate. No matter how many things he had to do, strength was ultimately the most important thing.

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The next morning, just as Li Changqing and Ye Chen were about to leave, Chen Yi stopped them.

"Miss Ye, please wait a moment. I need to speak with Changqing for a few minutes," Chen Yi said to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen nodded quickly and said, "Okay, then I'll go find Butler Liu first."

After saying that, he walked away from the courtyard.

Li Changqing looked at Chen Yi and asked, "Is there anything you want to say?"

Chen Yi smiled and said, "Yesterday, as you instructed, I spoke with the Ning and Zhang families about buying their property."

Li Changqing nodded upon hearing this and said, "If this matter succeeds, it will greatly strengthen the Chen family. Therefore, it is worthwhile to put more effort into this matter."

Chen Yi responded and then asked, "Changqing, can you take a look? Is this a Hundred-Year Qi-Nourishing Herb? If so, what are its effects?"

He handed the jade box to Li Changqing, who took it, opened it, glanced at it, and nodded, saying, "It is indeed a hundred-year-old Qi-Nourishing Grass, enough to significantly increase the cultivation speed of a Qi Refining stage cultivator. It is already considered an extremely precious spiritual medicine. Where did you obtain this?"

This item is indeed very useful for those in the Qi Refining stage, but it's not very useful for her current situation.

Chen Yi explained, "After the Ning and Zhang families left yesterday, Zhao Dezhi, the newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Zhao family, came, and this was the gift he gave me."

At this point, Chen Yi pretended not to understand and said, "I actually find it quite strange. The Zhao family has already produced a Foundation Establishment cultivator, so why would they still covet our few small medicinal herb fields? Even if all the assets of our four families were given to the Zhao family, it wouldn't mean much to them."

"This is a bit unreasonable. The Zhao family went to great lengths for this, it's all rather inexplicable."

At this point, Chen Yi stopped. The reason he said these things was only to mislead Li Changqing.

Li Changqing remained calm. After listening to Chen Yi's words, she said, "Three hundred li isn't a large area. Perhaps the Zhao family is simply trying to expand and dominate this region. There's nothing strange about it."

Chen Yi's heart stirred, and without the slightest hesitation, he immediately muttered in his mind: "To verify whether what Li Changqing just said is true."

The system reacted immediately.

[Analysis: Lie]

[Li Changqing had already sensed that within a thirty-mile radius, there was a convergence of spiritual veins, and a spiritual pupa of earth veins must have condensed there.]

She had long suspected that the Zhao family had been investigating this area, and that their actions were clearly aimed at finding out the exact location of the Spirit Chrysalis.

[Li Changqing had calculated that if she were to intercept the Earth Vein Spirit Chrysalis, she would face a near-certain death, but she still decided to give it her all. She had already faced countless dangers in her life, and naturally, she wouldn't give up this opportunity.]

[The Chen family was the only one that Li Changqing was constantly worried about. If she were to seize the Earth Vein Spirit Chrysalis, the Chen family would most likely suffer a terrible fate and be wiped out by the Zhao family in revenge.]

[In response, Li Changqing had been trying to find ways to protect the Chen family. One such method was to provide the pill formula so that the Chen family could gain the protection of the Purple Pill Sect.]

The results of the investigation were now complete. After reading them, Chen Yi fell silent for a moment.

As expected, Li Changqing had known all along, and not only knew, but had also decided to fight to the death to seize this opportunity.

Most importantly, in order to avoid harming the Chen family, this woman had long been considering how to protect them. Obtaining the protection of the Zidan Sect was only one of the methods, which meant that Li Changqing was also preparing to use methods he did not know about to protect the Chen family.

Thinking of all this, Chen Yi looked at Li Changqing, naturally took her hand, and said, "There are always some people in this world who, no matter what they do, always put others first. Changqing, what do you think these people are really thinking?"

Li Changqing's gaze sharpened slightly as he glanced at the hand that Chen Yi had grabbed, then looked at Chen Yi again.

Under Li Changqing's scrutinizing gaze, most people would quickly and obediently let go of his hand.

Chen Yi wasn't exactly thick-skinned, but he could be incredibly thick-skinned when necessary, and he held onto Li Changqing's hand with no intention of letting go.

I couldn't help but hold it, and since I'd already held it, there was no reason not to hold it a little longer.

Li Changqing was still looking at Chen Yi, but he did speak up, saying, "Those who always put others first are perhaps doing it for peace of mind."

After listening, Chen Yi sighed inwardly. Yes, for the sake of peace of mind, such people are actually quite foolish, and it also makes him feel sorry for them.

He reached out and gently put his arm around Li Changqing, saying, "It's very difficult for a person to achieve peace of mind in their entire life. I think people who do that are actually quite foolish."

Li Changqing narrowed his eyes, and his aura suddenly became sharper.

He could tolerate shaking her hand, but then he put his arm around her waist. Chen Yi's behavior today was rather strange and a bit too presumptuous.