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

Attracting too much attention is not a good thing. When everyone thinks you are a target, even if you are not, no one will believe it.

Once the recipe for the Soul-Protecting Pill is revealed, the consequences are unpredictable. Even Li Changqing dares not say how significant the impact will be.

Chen Yi remained calm. He had already considered what Li Changqing was thinking, but no matter how great the consequences, they could not outweigh the threat posed by the Zhao family.

"Don't worry, I know the consequences." Chen Yi didn't explain much. With Li Changqing's experience and knowledge, he just couldn't understand it at first. Once he calmed down a bit, he would naturally understand the purpose of his actions.

Li Changqing frowned slightly, but only hesitated for a moment before nodding and saying, "Alright, I'll give you the pill formula."

Chen Yi was immediately surprised and said, "You trust me that much? You just gave me the pill formula like that?"

Li Changqing glanced at him and said, "I haven't figured out your intentions yet, but you wouldn't harm your own family, so you must have your own considerations and reasons for doing this."

Therefore, Li Changqing didn't need to think too much about Chen Yi's motives, because no matter what his motives were, Chen Yi would never put himself and the Chen family in a more dangerous situation.

Chen Yi nodded, then shook his head, and said with dissatisfaction, "What do you mean by 'won't harm my own family'? It's our family, so it seems we have to be very close, otherwise you'll always be so distant."

Li Changqing: ……

She ignored Chen Yi's teasing words and said, "I'll copy down the prescription for you later. There's also something else I need to tell you."

"you say."

Li Changqing paused for a moment before asking, "What are your plans regarding Ye Chen?"

Hearing this, Chen Yi was stunned. He then observed Li Changqing's expression and thought, "It can't be that serious." He suddenly asked Ye Chen, "What does Li Changqing mean by this?"

Are you jealous?

After a moment's thought, Chen Yi finally said, "Bringing Ye Chen back was a last resort. Ye Nan'an sent her here because of the pill formula. I won't take the so-called betrothal seriously. Rest assured, you will definitely be the matriarch of the Chen family in the future."

What could he possibly be planning? Does he really think he can enjoy the blessings of having multiple wives?

Let's assume he never had such intentions, or even if he did... never mind, he really didn't.

Li Changqing looked at Chen Yi with some helplessness and said seriously, "What I just asked wasn't what you thought. I was simply asking how you plan to treat Ye Chen?"

Chen Yi frowned and asked, "Why are you asking this question?"

He finally realized that Li Changqing's question seemed unusual.

After all, there's no need to ask this question. Since Ye Chen was sent to the Chen family by Ye Nan'an, we should just be polite and take good care of him, but we must be wary of what needs to be guarded against.

Li Changqing sighed and said, "After spending a few days with her, I've come to understand Ye Chen's situation quite a bit, and I just feel sorry for her."

Chen Yi immediately widened his eyes. She is the granddaughter of the sect leader of the Purple Pill Sect. Do you think she is pitiful?

Li Changqing continued, "Ye Nan'an, the sect leader of the Zidan Sect, has lived for nearly 160 years, made more than 180 Daoist partners, and had more than 300 children."

"And the number of grandchildren exceeds five hundred."

"Based on the information I've gathered from Ye Chen and Qingyang Market these past few days, Ye Nan'an has always liked to use his descendants as a medium to befriend or win over people who are worthy of his attention. The reason he wants to marry Ye Chen to you is due to this."

"In the end, descendants are a kind of resource in Ye Nan'an's hands. If this resource cannot get him what he wants, then Ye Nan'an will ruthlessly erase the resources he has invested."

At this point, Li Changqing looked at Chen Yi, his tone complicated: "To date, more than thirty of Ye Nan'an's descendants have died at his own hands, all because they couldn't get back what he wanted, so he killed them with his own hands."

At this point, Li Changqing subconsciously shook her head. She had seen too many things in the world, but she still felt that Ye Nan'an was outrageous.

No matter how many descendants there are, they are still descendants, but in Ye Nan'an's eyes, descendants are just a resource that can be used.

Chen Yi was surprised after hearing this. No wonder Ye Nan'an said that it was normal for cultivators to have several Daoist partners. It turned out that Ye himself had found more than 180.

The next moment, Chen Yi realized why Li Changqing had said Ye Chen was pitiful.

Ye Chen was sent to the Chen family to investigate the pill formula. If he couldn't find out anything, his only fate would be to be killed by Ye Nan'an.

Having figured this out, Chen Yi couldn't help but sigh. He was just the head of a small family, a granddaughter of the sect leader of the Purple Pill Sect. In his eyes, she had an extremely high status and was destined to enjoy endless pampering from birth.

Now, it suddenly becomes clear that people with high status and position are not necessarily going to have a good life. On the contrary, those at the top may face cruelty that is far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

"What do you think I should do?" Chen Yi asked in return.

Ye Chen wanted to find out the origin of the pill formula, but that was naturally impossible; she didn't have such powerful methods.

Li Changqing shook his head and said, "I hope she can live, but it won't be easy. Actually, if you hadn't asked me for another prescription, I wouldn't have brought this up."

"Now, if Ye Nan'an takes out the Soul Protection Pill formula again, Ye Nan'an will inevitably have an even stronger greed in his heart. Naturally, he will force Ye Chen to find out the origin of the formula as soon as possible. The result can only be that Ye Nan'an will soon become impatient with Ye Chen and thus eliminate Ye Chen."

She didn't want to talk about it because she knew that saying it would put Chen Yi in a very difficult position.

Whether Ye Chen lives or dies in the future has little to do with Chen Yi, but saying it now will make Chen Yi consider Ye Chen's life or death.

The reason she finally spoke out was not out of excessive sympathy.

She was simply telling Chen Yi in a roundabout way not to underestimate any cultivator in the world, and not to think that all cultivators in the world are pure and without desires.

On the contrary, the cruelty and horror of this world far exceed anyone's imagination.

No matter how smart or talented Chen Yi is, if he misjudges the nature of cultivators in the world, he will be doomed if he suffers a setback.

Chen Yi fell silent. Ye Chen's life and death were not so much controlled by them, but rather she had always been a puppet in Ye Nan'an's hands.

Therefore, if Ye Chen were to be killed one day, the responsibility should not fall on the Chen family.

However, on the other hand, he did ultimately influence Ye Chen's life. Ye Chen was someone he brought back from the Purple Pill Sect, so it's impossible for him not to feel any turmoil at this moment.

After a long silence, Chen Yi couldn't help but sigh, "Humans are not plants or trees. Because they have feelings, they deserve to be called the most powerful beings. But the evil in human nature is also far greater than that of all beings. In this world, there are people who eat people, and now it seems that there are even people who eat their own offspring."

At this point, Chen Yi gave Li Changqing a grateful look and said, "Thank you for reminding me. From now on, I will be more cautious and will not be careless."

Li Changqing looked somewhat surprised. Chen Yi had immediately understood her intention in saying this, and his quick reaction surprised her.

After thinking for a moment, Li Changqing couldn't help but ask another question: "I'm a little curious, now that you know all this, will you try to find a way to change Ye Chen's fate?"

Chen Yi was secretly amused; he hadn't expected Li Changqing to be so childish.

When he can't even control his own destiny, how can he possibly change Ye Chen's fate?

"Go ahead and get busy. Don't just sit around. If you're idle, you'll only ask some childish questions, which doesn't fit your persona," Chen Yi said.

Li Changqing was speechless, but he also knew that the question he had just asked was meaningless.

Because no matter what Chen Yi thought, he had no power to change anything.

"Indeed, I asked a naive question. I will give you the formula as soon as possible. Tomorrow you will go to the Zhao family with Ye Chen. Be careful. Whatever your purpose in going to the Zhao family, do not be careless." Li Changqing stopped dwelling on the previous question and instead gave this advice.

Chen Yi nodded repeatedly upon hearing this: "That's more like what someone of your status should say. It's very meaningful to care more about your Daoist partner."

Li Changqing glanced at Chen Yi, said nothing more, waved his hand, and left.

Chen Yi closed the door. He could tell that Li Changqing really wanted Ye Chen to live; otherwise, he wouldn't have asked such a naive question.

Li Changqing probably understood that it was one thing for her to plot against the Zidan Sect, but whether she could change Ye Chen's fate was another matter entirely.

He could wait until he had recovered enough strength to plot against the Purple Pill Sect, but it was hard to predict how much patience Ye Nan'an would have for Ye Chen.

"No one has it easy in this world..." Chen Yi muttered to himself.

Some people spend their whole lives just trying to have enough to eat, while others are born into wealth and luxury, only to end up as pawns in the hands of others.

Chen Yi was momentarily dazed. He suddenly understood why Li Changqing had to fight desperately time and time again to seize that life-or-death opportunity.

If you fight for it, you might be able to change your fate by a small margin; if you don't fight, you can only drift with the tide and never be able to do what you want to do.

This is not a world where one can live peacefully. If you want peace, you have to risk your life to be worthy of enjoying it.

After a long while, Chen Yi shook his head and stopped thinking about it. At some point in life, you will suddenly understand some truths. At this moment, what Chen Yi realized was to work hard.

Perhaps one day, he will become a resource in the hands of a powerful figure, just like Ye Chen is now. If he doesn't want to be controlled like this, he can only struggle desperately.

Li Changqing's words today made him understand the cruelty of the world, but he will not be afraid or shrink back because of this, because he still has a chance to work hard.

The most desperate thing for a person is to no longer have the opportunity to try.

"My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens... Never mind, I'll say that when I can truly control my own destiny. If Changqing hears me now, she'll definitely think I'm an idiot."

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The next day, Chen Yi rode a spirit steed, followed by Ye Chen. The two had left the family half an hour earlier, and their journey was naturally to the Zhao family.

Chen Yi touched his pocket. Li Changqing had already given him the pill formula. Now it was up to him whether this trip would be successful.

"The identification function is not omnipotent. It cannot reveal what the other party is thinking according to my wishes. Therefore, it is difficult to completely figure out the condensation time and specific location of the earth vein spirit pupa through Zhao Dezhi on the first try."

The identification function can only be used once a day. Therefore, Chen Yi had already planned to stay at the Zhao family's house for a few more days. He packed a lot of daily necessities and hung them on Lingju.

The exact duration of their stay at the Zhao family's house depends on when they achieve their goal.

After thinking about these things for a moment, Chen Yi looked back at Ye Chen again. He felt differently about Ye Chen now; this woman was not living as well as he had imagined.

Noticing Chen Yi's gaze, Ye Chen's heart tightened, and he quickly asked, "Patriarch Chen, is there anything you need? Please speak."

Chen Yi waved his hand and said, "Nothing much, but thinking about it, I should thank you. The Ning and Zhang families brought a Foundation Establishment cultivator to our door earlier, and if it weren't for you, they wouldn't have been so polite to the Chen family."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Patriarch Chen, you are joking. The Purple Pill Sect protects the Chen family. This was personally decided by my grandfather, the sect leader. Whether I am here or not, neither the Ning nor Zhang families can touch the Chen family."

Chen Yi smiled and said, "That may be true, but I should still say thank you. Besides, I need to use your status as the granddaughter of the Purple Pill Sect Master to go to the Zhao family this time. Otherwise, the Zhao family would not take me seriously at all."

Ye Chen looked slightly embarrassed. Others might not know about the situation of these sect leaders' granddaughters, but families like the Zhao family definitely did.

Therefore, it is impossible to say that the Zhao family would treat Chen Yi more politely because of her status.

To put it bluntly, everyone would be polite to her on the surface, but behind the scenes, it would be a different story.

"Patriarch Chen, you're joking. I'm not that important. If the Zhao family treats you politely, it's because you deserve their politeness," Ye Chen said.

Chen Yi was slightly surprised, but then he realized that Ye Chen was very clear about her position in the heart of that sect master grandfather.

To put it simply, she was aware of her situation.

She is a very intelligent woman.

Chen Yi stopped thinking about it. Ye Chen understood her situation, which was a good thing for him, because since she knew her situation, she should also understand that if she were to reach a dead end in the future, she couldn't blame the Chen family.

"Patriarch Chen, I've been observing you for a few days, and you and Sister Changqing are both very intelligent. Actually, there's something I want to ask you... something I want to ask you." Ye Chen suddenly spoke with some trepidation.

Chen Yi slowed down and walked alongside her, asking, "What is it? Tell me."

Ye Chen hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "I know you and Sister Changqing have already figured it out. The reason I appeared at the Chen family is to investigate the origin of the pill formula."

"I can't find out. I don't have such powerful methods and abilities, but I can sense that you and Sister Changqing are kind-hearted. I believe I can't be wrong."

"Therefore, I have a request of you. If I die, please do not let anyone take my body back to the Purple Pill Sect. Just bury me somewhere. I beg Patriarch Chen to grant this request."

After speaking, Ye Chen bowed and clasped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Chen Yi.