City No. 7 is located by the sea, at the mouth of a river.
The only difference is that the upper three districts here are built along the river and do not prevent ordinary people from entering.
During holidays or New Year's Eve, the Upper Three Districts are packed with people, shoulder to shoulder, creating a lively and bustling atmosphere.
This is the political and cultural center of the Chen Group, like a shining pearl in the southeastern region of the Federation.
Shadow arrived with great interest at the gate of a house in the first district. The house was small but elegant, with three courtyards inside and out.
The shadow looked up at the pair of stone lions at the entrance, and saw that the stone lions' eyes were rolling around, staring intently at his figure.
It seemed that if the shadows took just one more step forward, they would pounce out.
This mansion actually uses the forbidden ACE-052 'stone lion' as a gatekeeper, which is quite extraordinary.
The shadow carefully examined the stone lion for a long time, pondering how to take it away.
"We have to kill Chen Yu first," he muttered.
The forbidden item ACE-052 is a stone lion, which comes with its own rules for guarding the house. Anyone with malicious intentions who tries to enter the house will inevitably be killed by the stone lion.
They can even kill A-level enemies.
With these two stone lions, capable of killing A-level enemies, guarding him and providing early warnings, Chen Yu is probably the most soundly asleep among all the demigods.
However, the rules for containing these stone lions are strange; their condition for being contained is that they must "consume luck".
Those whose strength, status, or prestige is lower than the host's are simply unable to seize or move anything.
Therefore, this stone lion has always changed hands among those with the highest power and strength in the federal government, and has had 11 owners in total.
As long as Chen Yu is alive, not even his shadow can move them away.
Despite his great power, there was still an old man above him in the Qing family.
Chen Yu is different. This demigod of the Chen clan is the uncrowned king of the Chen clan. In terms of status, Chen Yu is one level above Yingzi.
“What a pity,” the shadow said. “I have to tell Qingchen that if Chen Yu dies one day, he has to come and take the stone lion away.”
As they spoke, time suddenly seemed to stand still.
The two stone lions made a pouncing motion towards the shadow, but they were only halfway through their attack when they seemed to be frozen in mid-air, only able to move slowly.
Shadow smiled and continued walking into the courtyard.
Taking advantage of Chen Yu's absence, he went to the study of the demigod Chen and drew a small turtle on the plain white Xuan paper that the other party had spread out.
"That's great," the shadow continued smiling as it walked toward the backyard.
At the very back of the three-section courtyard is a patch of seven purple orchid trees.
People in the Federation often joke that the Chen father and son are both sickly.
Back then, Chen Chuanzhi lived in seclusion outside City No. 7 to protect five Purple Orchid Star plants, which later grew into seven plants under Chen Yu's care.
Seven Purple Orchid Stars, forty-nine spikes of leaves, and one spike of leaves can make Chen Yu's cultivation speed three times faster within seven days.
This basically allows Chen Yu to seamlessly take over the role.
So it's not wrong for people to say that Chen Yu was a demigod built up from a pile of medicine pots.
However, people have overlooked Chen Yu's talent. After all, without talent, it is normal to remain at B-level or A-level for a lifetime. Once you pass B-level, you can't simply rely on medicine to become a master.
Now that Chen Yu no longer needs the Purple Orchid Star, the supply of the Purple Orchid Star will be distributed equally among all the sons of the Chen family.
He had no intention of fully supporting another demigod.
At this moment, Shadow was delighted to see this patch of Purple Orchid Stars. He opened the Shadow Gate, dug out the Purple Orchid Stars one by one, and threw them all outside the tea garden.
Then he left, laughing loudly.
The feeling of time standing still disappeared, and Qingchen felt a blur before his eyes, and several purple orchids appeared in front of him.
He was speechless with astonishment: "Brother, where did you get so many Purple Orchid Stars?"
“It was a gift from the demigod Chen,” the shadow explained. “Chen Yu is a really good person. He gave you the entire Purple Orchid Star that he had painstakingly raised for three generations.”
Qingchen was helpless.
Who would give away something so good? It was probably stolen by Shadow again.
What he didn't know was that once Chen Yu found out that the shadow had been to his residence, the house where he had lived for more than 20 years would be undesirable.
Otherwise, if one day the shadow opens a portal and visits in the dead of night, it would be impossible to guard against!
Shadow's move can indeed annoy Chen Yu for decades.
Yangyang was filled with questions: "Is this Purple Orchid Star unguarded? And why did Chen Yu let you dig up all these Purple Orchid Stars?"
Shadow laughed, "I sent word to the Chen family and Lushima that I was about to die and was going to fight them to the death, so they left their cities overnight. Many people thought Chen Yu was going to kill me, but that's not the case. At that time, I thought to myself, you can't just run away with the vegetable garden, can you?"
Qing Chen was stunned. This brother really went to any lengths to find rare plants for him.
They actually released such terrifying news.
Chen Yu probably never expected that the dignified Shadow of the Qing Clan and the Demigod of the Qing Clan would release such a shocking piece of news just to help his younger brother dig up the Chen Clan's vegetable garden!
Shadow smiled and said to Qingchen, "Don't worry, I'll find a way to get you whatever you want, no matter what it takes... Don't rush, I still need to go to Deer Island. Stone Buddha Li Bingxi has quite a few treasures in his villa in the lake in City 25. Zard, quickly put the Purple Orchid Star into your body for storage. If you damage even one, you'll pay with your life."
"Alright!" Zard stuffed all seven Violet Stars into his stomach, and watched as his body swelled up like bread in an oven.
The shadow, however, opened the Shadow Gate once more and went inside.
Half an hour later, the shadow threw out 21 plants from the Shadow Gate, all of which were of the same variety.
Shadow walked back cheerfully and closed the Shadow Gate: "This thing is called Eternal Heaven, a treasure of the Kashima family. It blooms once every three months and bears fruit once every three months, with each plant producing three fruits. After consuming nine fruits, even an ordinary person's strength can reach F level. Although it's not as useful as Purple Orchid Star, it's still pretty good and suitable for students in your Time Academy... By the way, you mentioned before that you took on a disciple named Jinguji Maki, but unfortunately she's too young to complete the life-and-death trial? Consider this a gift from her senior master."
Qing Chen felt that there were too many changes today, leaving him somewhat overwhelmed.
The Shadow is still the same Shadow who plots everything with a smile, but now, all of Shadow's plans are for the benefit of his younger brother.
He wanted to make up for the regret that had haunted him for over a century.
Chapter 633, A Friend from Afar, Ding-dong
Countdown 136:00:00.
"We agreed to meet at the Exit-Entry Administration Bureau at 7 a.m., it's been an hour already, why aren't they here yet?" Tuanzi complained, leaning against the pickup truck.
Sun Chuci, who was standing nearby, said, "I couldn't get through on the phone just now. Maybe I've had too much to drink. Didn't they invite us to a bar to celebrate yesterday? We didn't go."
"I heard it's to celebrate them completing two academy missions? They investigated two clubs in City 10," Tuanzi said. "Why would the academy investigate these clubs? It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the academy."
“Who knows,” Sun Chuci said.
“Actually, we can take on some of these kinds of missions too,” Tuanzi’s eyes lit up. “Don’t you still have contact with Boss Qingyi from the First Intelligence Division? Let him help us investigate so we can earn some points.”
Sun Chuci shook his head: "Interpersonal relationships shouldn't be like this. People don't owe us anything. We should have a sense of propriety and not be disliked."
“That’s true,” Tuanzi said, lowering her head.
Just then, someone came running from a distance. Five team members came running up, panting: "Sorry we're late!"
Looking at the other person's excessive drinking and womanizing, Sun Chuci asked curiously, "What time did you guys stay out until yesterday?"
"At four in the morning..." a team member said somewhat guiltily, "Those students from the Extraordinary Academy were just too enthusiastic, and their alcohol tolerance was too high. We couldn't handle it. By the way, Brother Chu Ci, we probably can't go to the wilderness. That Snow Leopard SUV... yesterday, when those students were driving it, they floored the gas pedal and blew up the engine. It needs to be towed for repairs. But don't worry, they said they'll cover the repair costs."
Sun Chuci didn't blame them, but comforted them, "You don't need to worry about me blaming you. We're all a team, and the vehicle is shared by everyone, not just mine. You all have a share of the team's assets. Here's what we'll do: there are two vehicles in the team. Tuanzi and I will take the one next to us, and you can have the Snow Leopard one. You go back and rest, and Tuanzi and I will go to the wilderness."
At this point, Sun Chuci already had the idea of dividing the family property.
The other group clearly didn't want to make a living in the wilderness anymore, but they still had to take care of their own emotions.
Despite having a hangover last night, I still had to come to the meeting this morning.
Actually, everyone is tired.
The team members asked cautiously, "Brother Chu Ci, are you angry?"
Sun Chuci was both amused and exasperated: "Really, no, you guys should go back to sleep."
“Oh…” one of the team members advised, “Brother Chu Ci, we can cultivate here in the academy now and have no worries about food and clothing. We just need to do our missions well. Why go on adventures in the wilderness?”
Sun Chuci thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid I'll be too comfortable for too long. Kunlun built the Time Traveler Academy, wasn't it to teach us how to survive? Besides, I actually quite like the wilderness, haha. Everyone, let's go back. Tuanzi and I are setting off now."
As he spoke, he turned and got into the car.
Just then, someone approached from a distance, smiling and asking, "Can I hitch a ride?"
Sun Chuci looked up and saw Qing Chen, Yang Yang, Zhang Mengqian, Yingzi, and Zard.
Everyone, including Tuanzi and Sun Chuci, had seen Qingchen's true form before, and when Qingchen appeared in his true form, everyone couldn't help but hold their breath.
What... what's this person doing here?
At this moment, Sun Chuci asked blankly, "Boss, where are you going?"
Qingchen smiled and said, "I think you probably don't have a destination in mind either. How about you take me somewhere? We can travel together for a while."
Tuanzi suddenly realized, "Ah, okay, okay! But we only have one car, it can't fit so many people. Why don't you guys drive? The first two rows can seat five people each, and Chu Ci and I can sit in the back."
Qingchen shook his head and laughed, "How could we let you sit in the truck bed? Don't worry, Zard will sit in the front, and the rest of us four will sit in the truck bed."
Zard looked at Qing Chen suspiciously: "Boss, why do I feel like you guys are ostracizing me?"
“What do you mean by ostracizing me?” Shadow said. “I’m asking you to show these two friends the way. It’s very important, understand?”
Zard's eyes lit up: "A navigator? I get it! I'm a specially appointed teacher and a navigator at the same time, I'm practically an all-rounder!"
Sun Chuci was stunned for a moment!
Specially appointed teacher?!
He looked at Zard, then at Qingchen, and suddenly realized who the dean of the Agricultural Academy was!
At this moment, a few members of Sun Chuci's team suddenly said, "Boss Qingchen, can we come along with them?"
Qingchen pointed to the pickup truck: "I just heard you guys talking. There's only one truck now, and the truck bed can only fit four of us at most. There's no room left, is there?"
The team members looked at each other, stammering and unsure what to say.
The next moment, a team member mustered up his courage: "Actually, the snow leopard isn't broken. We can go and drive it over."
Sun Chuci was taken aback: "Didn't you say it was bad?"