The next day, the tragic scene of the dark Suzaku Lane spread throughout Chaoyang City.
'I heard that a demon cultivator blew up Suzaku Lane last night. It was really tragic.'
'The Suzaku Lane was truly blown up by fire.'
'It couldn't be a demon cultivator, right? He went through so much trouble to sneak into the city just to blow up an uninhabited alley?'
'If you ask me, it's probably a spiritual farmer who went crazy. He failed to study fire magic and blew himself up to the sky.'
Chen Jin didn't pay attention to the messages from the outside world. He was exchanging for the spirit storage ring.
The monthly allowance of ordinary Chen family spiritual farmers is 3 low-grade spirit stones and 1 contribution point. For every 100 kilograms of spiritual grain grown, 3 low-grade spirit stones or 1 contribution point can be exchanged.
As the spiritual farmer manager, Chen Jin can receive 12 low-grade spirit stones and 3 contribution points every month.
Chen Jin has been doing this job since he was 14 years old. Excluding daily expenses, he has saved 262 low-grade spirit stones and 132 contribution points.
A soul storage ring needs 50 contribution points to exchange. After buying it with a painful heart, Chen Jin tied the soul storage ring to his ankle.
Chen Jin emptied his spiritual consciousness and felt that the soul storage ring's spiritual energy capacity was about 200
Back in the courtyard, Chen Jin took out his pen and ink and began to sort out his current situation
Age: 17 years old
Spiritual roots: 4 spiritual roots (purification progress 21%)
Cultivation: Peak of Qi training (apparently late stage of Qi training)
Dantian capacity: 300
Special magical powers/physique: None
Spells: Yellow-level Water Spirit Technique (Mastery), Yellow-level Small Fireball Technique (Mastery) Yellow-level Gold Defense Technique (Minor Success), Yellow-level Cyclone Technique (Minor Success), Yellow-level Wood Healing Method (Introduction)
Magical tools: Ordinary steel knife, low-grade spiritual tool soul storage ring
After confirming that it was correct, Chen Jin burned the paper with the small fireball technique.
A few days later, after a detailed investigation and search, the second elder had to reluctantly confirm that Chen Li had disappeared. Nowadays, when someone goes missing, it is usually because of an accident.
Chen Li's disappearance was like a bombshell, which instantly caused a storm in the Chen family. The whole family was talking about it and people were in panic.
Especially the second elder, this old man was heartbroken and burst into tears after hearing the bad news. He walked to the patriarch with staggering steps, crying all the way, and asked the patriarch to severely punish the real culprit behind Chen Li's disappearance.
Faced with the second elder's sad plea, the patriarch was full of sympathy, but at this moment he was powerless.
Although the patriarch agreed to the second elder's request without hesitation and said that he would do his best to find the truth, there was no clue at all, which was as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.
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At the same time, a saying gradually spread in the clan that Chen Li's disappearance might be related to Zhuque Lane.
However, this speculation is only based on some unfounded rumors and vague signs, and no conclusive evidence can be found to support this conclusion. Therefore, whether Zhuque Lane is related to this matter is still uncertain.
"Brother Jin, I heard that Chen Li is missing. Although he is really abominable, he is dead now after all. You must be more careful anyway!" Chen Qianhua naturally received the news about Chen Li's disappearance soon.
Although she hated Chen Li very much on weekdays, at this moment, when she heard that Chen Li might have encountered misfortune, she was more impressed by the impermanence of life and the worry about the safety of her relatives.
After all, compared with the deceased Chen Li, the safety of the person closest to him is the most important.
Chen Jin smiled, without saying a word, touched his little sister's head, and went to work in the fields as usual.
In a blink of an eye, it was the end of the month, and the second elder had to give up looking for Chen Li. Chen Jin continued to pick lucky people for blood sacrifice at night, and now he was only a layer of window paper away from building the foundation.
At the end of the month, after Chen Jin received the monthly allowance from the accountant in the mansion, he walked slowly towards the east of the city with his younger sister Chen Qianhua in a happy mood. Along the way, the brother and sister talked and laughed, and they were very happy.
Soon, they came to the jewelry store in the east of the city. Chen Qianhua stepped into the store and was instantly attracted by the dazzling array of exquisite jewelry.
Her eyes finally stopped on a unique golden hairpin. The base of the golden hairpin was in the shape of a golden mountain, with winding cassia branches wrapped around it, and snow-white pearls were strung on the cassia branches. There were also small and exquisite birds and beautiful flowers engraved as embellishments, which looked particularly exquisite and luxurious.
Chen Jin saw that his younger sister loved this golden hairpin, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He gently bent down and carefully inserted the hairpin into Chen Qianhua's black and shiny bun.
As he moved, the tassels on his hairpin also swayed, like a dancing fairy, gently brushing Chen Qianhua's smooth and tender face.
"Very beautiful, worthy of being my little sister!" Chen Jin praised generously. Hearing her brother's praise, Chen Qianhua couldn't help but lower her head shyly, but her face was still filled with a happy smile.
She stretched out her jade hand to gently stabilize her hair, then raised her head and smiled gently at Chen Jin: "Thank you, brother Jin."
Seeing this, Chen Jin laughed heartily, took out 9 low-grade spirit stones with a faint aura from his arms without hesitation and handed them to the shopkeeper, then walked out of the jewelry store holding Chen Qianhua's hand.
Taking advantage of this rare leisure time, he planned to take his little sister to stroll around the streets and feel the lively atmosphere.
Although Chen Jin seemed to be strolling leisurely in the streets and alleys, in fact, his thoughts had already drifted far away.
Although his strength has improved, he is still just an insignificant ant in the eyes of those real strong men.
Even if he can successfully build a foundation in the future, what can he do? In front of the powerful Chuan family, it is easy to deal with him.
Thinking of this, Chen Jin couldn't help but clench his fists tightly, and secretly vowed in his heart that he must become stronger.
He knew that he was not only practicing hard for his own safety, but also to protect the only little sister around him from being bullied by others. He absolutely couldn't bear to let his precious sister become a concubine to others and suffer the slightest grievance.
Chuan family's young master Chuan Yuan has two spiritual roots. At the age of 12, he has already cultivated to the middle stage of Qi training, and he is only one year away from breaking through the foundation building.
Chen Jin looked into the distance with a dim gaze. If he continued to make blood sacrifices and broke through the middle stage of foundation building within a year, would he be able to prove his potential to the Chuan family and let his younger sister become Chuan Yuan's legal wife?
Chen Jin didn't dare to think further. He believed that he didn't have the strength to force the Chuan family to cancel the engagement. He could only make his younger sister feel better to the maximum extent he could.
'What are you thinking about, brother Jin?' Chen Qianhua quickly discovered that Chen Jin was distracted.
Chen Jin smiled and said, 'I'm thinking about what kind of delicious food my younger sister will make to reward me in the evening? '
A brilliant smile bloomed on Chen Qianhua's flower-like face. She stretched out her white jade-like hand, gently patted Chen Jin's chest, and said, "Brother Jin, you always like to make fun of me like this!"
As soon as the voice fell, the clear and pleasant laughter like a silver bell swept through the hearts of the two people like a spring breeze.
Before two hours, their hands were already filled with all kinds of packages. Looking at each other's full of spoils, the two smiled at each other and happily set off on the road home.
The night fell quietly, and the moonlight fell like water in the quiet courtyard. Chen Jin lay quietly on the soft and comfortable bed, his eyes slightly closed, but his thoughts were like a wild horse that was out of control, and it was difficult to stop.
He thought secretly in his heart: This Chaoyang City is really too small, and the prey in the city can no longer satisfy his heart that is eager for challenges and adventures.
After careful consideration, an idea emerged increasingly clearly in his mind - it was time to leave here and pursue a wider world and more unknown opportunities.