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Chapter 84 The Heavenly Dog Eats the Sun (Fourth Update)

Scattered on the desk were papers covered with writing, mostly notes on alchemy and medicinal herbs.

The bookshelves were filled with books arranged in different categories. Chen Yue quickly flipped through them and soon found several prescriptions written on silk.

Chen Yue didn't look closely; he simply rolled them all up and put them in his pocket.

Having done all that, Chen Yue didn't linger any longer.

He turned around, helped up the unconscious Lin Quan, carried him on his back, and in a flash, he had already silently left the alchemy room courtyard.

Chen Yue first escorted Lin Quan back to his residence, Lanzhi Courtyard, and took out a small piece of refreshing incense from his pocket, bringing it to Lin Quan's nose.

Lin Quan frowned, his breathing seemed to become easier, but he did not wake up immediately. Clearly, the drug was quite potent and needed time to dissipate.

Without waiting any longer, Chen Yue moved swiftly towards the family storehouse, another heavily guarded area deep within the Chen mansion.

There was quite a commotion in the alchemy room just now, with explosions and sword strikes, but there was no sign of a large-scale investigation by guards in the entire inner courtyard of the Chen residence.

Chen Xuanli, Chen Jing, and the others had already given orders for today's events: no matter what commotion occurred in the alchemy room, they were not to approach.

They thought they had everything under control and never imagined such a drastic outcome. Therefore, although the guards were still present in the warehouse area, they were completely unaware of the upheaval that had occurred in the alchemy room.

Chen Yue arrived at the independent courtyard where the warehouse was located. There were two guards with strong auras standing guard at the gate, and a middle-aged man who looked like a manager was looking through the account books.

The three were taken aback when they saw Chen Yue arrive alone. What was this newly promoted alchemist doing in the storeroom at this hour?

The steward reacted the fastest. He put down the ledger, put on a smile, stepped forward, and cupped his hands, saying, "Master Chen, is there something you need from the storeroom? If you need anything, just give the order, and I'll send it to you. Why bother coming all the way here?"

Chen Yue remained calm, took out the patriarch's token he had taken from Chen Jing from his bosom, waved it in front of the steward, and said in a flat tone: "No need to trouble yourself. The patriarch was just discussing alchemy with me. He has some ancient formulas in the manor's collection that he wants me to study. He specifically asked me to come to the storeroom to find and look them up myself. This is the patriarch's token."

The steward's gaze sharpened as he carefully examined the token.

The token has a warm, smooth texture and clear patterns. The character "Chen" in the middle glows faintly, confirming that it is undoubtedly genuine.

The steward, filled with doubts, allowed an outside alchemist to enter the family storeroom alone to peruse ancient formulas.

This is by no means Chen Jing's usual cautious style.

But the token couldn't be faked, and Chen Yue's expression was calm, not like he was forging anything. More importantly, Chen Jing was the head of the family, and his orders, especially those personally conveyed with the family head's token, were not something a mere warehouse manager like him could question or obstruct.

The steward's expression shifted, but he finally forced a smile, stepped aside, and waved to the guards, saying, "Since it's the patriarch's order, quickly open the door for Alchemist Chen!"

"Yes!" The two guards did not dare to delay and quickly stepped forward, took out their keys, and together pushed open the heavy iron-clad wooden door of the warehouse.

"Master Chen, would you like me to accompany you?" the steward asked solicitously.

"No need, I can look it up myself, no need for you to bother."

Chen Yue put away the token and walked straight into the storeroom. The manager hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not dare to follow him in. He simply signaled the guards to leave the door ajar, and then retreated to his original position.

The guard sniffed the air, walked over to the steward and whispered a few words in his ear. The steward's expression immediately stiffened.

The warehouse was more spacious than I had imagined, with rows of tall solid wood shelves dividing the area.

The air was filled with a faint scent of camphor wood, medicinal herbs, and old paper. The lighting was dim, with only lamps hanging at the entrance and in a few corners.

Chen Yue quickly scanned the area. On the shelves closest to the door, there were some silver ingots and copper coins neatly stacked. The quantity was not astonishing, suggesting that there should be other places to store silver.

Chen Yue's gaze passed over the yellow and white objects and fell into the depths.

There were many more items there, including sealed jade boxes and porcelain jars, which clearly contained relatively precious medicinal herbs.

There were scrolls of ancient prescriptions in brocade boxes or wooden cases, and a few bookshelves displaying martial arts manuals.

Chen Yue perked up and strode over to the bookshelves.

There are not many manuals, about twenty or thirty in number, and they vary in quality.

Chen Yue found more than a dozen pill formulas in the area where the formulas were stored, and put them away as well.

As for those precious medicinal herbs, he selected several that were easy to carry and wrapped them in oil paper prepared in the warehouse.

Chen Yue stood in the center of the somewhat empty storeroom, his gaze sweeping over the dazzling array of medicinal herbs, silver coins, and many more miscellaneous books and artifacts that he hadn't had time to browse through carefully.

In terms of value, what is stored here is enough to make any small family envious.

If the goal is to completely empty the house, spare Chen Jing's life, and then slowly transfer the property under the name of the family head, it might indeed be a more relaxed and thorough approach.

But the thought only flashed through his mind before he extinguished it.

The sudden loss of the Chen family's core members in a single day could not be concealed. It would spread throughout Youlin County at lightning speed, attracting countless inquiries and suspicions, and even drawing the attention of the Divine Flame Sect and Youquan Prefecture, two pairs of eyes that had been eyeing the place with predatory intent.

A mysterious master capable of silently annihilating the core of the Chen family!

Once this label is attached, Chen Yue will immediately be thrust from the shadows into the spotlight.

It's not worth bringing yourself endless trouble and unpredictable dangers just for this money!

Chen Yue found a sturdy, dark-colored cloth package in the corner of the storeroom and carefully placed the secret manuals and pill formulas he had just selected at the bottom of the package.

Next, he stuffed the precious medicinal herbs into the gaps in the package.

Finally, Chen Yue walked to the area where the silver was piled up. He didn't take too much, but only took some gold leaves and loose silver, wrapped them in cloth, and put them in his package.

These are enough to cover expenses on the road, without being too burdensome.

Just as Chen Yue was about to tie up the package, his gaze inadvertently swept over the corner of the weapon rack.

There were several swords piled up there, most of them ordinary, except for one long sword with a sheath, which had an ancient style. With Chen Yue's keen perception from the Mind Cultivation Technique, he could faintly sense a trace of sharpness and killing intent within the blade.

A thought flickered in his mind, and he stepped forward to pick it up.

With a soft clang, the sword was drawn half a foot from its sheath.

The blade is long and narrow with a slight curve, its color as dark as autumn water. The edge gleams with a cold, icy light in the dim light of the warehouse, clearly indicating that it is not made of ordinary iron.

Chen Yue lightly flicked his wrist, feeling the weight and balance of the blade, and was quite satisfied. He sheathed the long sword, tied it to his waist with a rope, then slung the bulging package over his back and turned to walk out of the storeroom.

Pushing open the warehouse door, the steward and two guards waiting outside were stunned to see Chen Yue carrying a large package and carrying a long sword at his waist. Their mouths were slightly open, and their eyes were full of surprise and uncertainty.

It's understandable to take out alchemical formulas and secret manuals from the warehouse, but to pack them up and take them away like this, even with weapons attached—this isn't studying them, it's clearly moving house!

The steward's smile froze, his Adam's apple bobbing. He wanted to ask a question, but when his gaze fell on the cold-looking long sword at Chen Yue's waist and saw the other's calm and unwavering eyes, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Seeing the jade token still held in Chen Yue's other hand, all his unease and doubts turned into a fear he dared not think about. He could only stiffly turn to the side, lower his head, and bow, making a gesture of respectful farewell.

The two guards were so terrified that they didn't even dare to raise their heads.

Chen Yue didn't even glance at them. Carrying his bundle and long sword, he walked through the courtyard and quickly disappeared into the shadows of the alleyway leading to the inner courtyard.

Chen Yue first arrived at Lanzhi Courtyard, where Lin Quan lived. He saw that Lin Quan had already woken up and was sitting on the edge of the bed, holding his still somewhat dizzy forehead, his face full of confusion and bewilderment.

Upon seeing Chen Yue enter, especially noticing the bundle on his back and the long sword at his waist, Lin Quan was startled and quickly stood up, asking, "Chen Yue? You—why are you dressed like this? What happened in Zhige Gong's alchemy room? How come I—"

"So I just got back here?"

Chen Yue looked at Lin Quan and said in a low voice, "Master Lin, Chen Zhige and the others secretly released an extremely strong sleeping potion in the alchemy room, intending to knock us both unconscious. Their intentions are unclear, but they are definitely not benevolent."

Now that the Chen residence has become a dangerous and troublesome place, I have decided to leave Youlin County immediately. Having known each other for so long, I have come to ask you: will you choose to stay here, or will you leave with me?

These words were so informative that they struck Lin Quan like a thunderclap.

He froze on the spot, his eyes wide open, the color draining from his face, his lips trembling, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Was Chen Zhige's invitation to a philosophical discussion a trap? Were the family head and Chen Xuanli also involved?

Is Chen Yue going to leave Youlin County immediately?

This series of unexpected events completely exceeded his decades of experience living a peaceful life.

Chen Xuanli, Chen Jing and others did not appear to stop him at this moment. If Lin Quan thought about many things a little more deeply, he would feel a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and his whole body would feel cold.

"Leave...leave Youlin County?"

Lin Quan's voice was hoarse as he repeated the sentence, his gaze involuntarily drifting towards the door, as if worried that Chen family guards would rush in at any moment.

He opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to ask for details, to ask Chen Xuanli and the others why they were doing this, but seeing Chen Yue's fully prepared appearance, he felt that asking anything would be pale and powerless.

Seeing Lin Quan's changing expression and hesitation, Chen Yue frowned slightly. Just as he was about to speak again, he suddenly froze, raised his head, and looked out at the sky.

Lin Quan was also drawn to his sudden action and subconsciously looked up as well.

The sun, which had been high in the sky and radiating intense heat, had somehow become dim, as if veiled by a thin layer of gray gauze.

Beside that strangely shaped sun, a moon that shouldn't be there at this moment is slowly approaching and overlapping with it at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The sun and moon shone together, their light permeating each other. A noticeable gap began to appear at the edge of the sun, and darkness, like drops of ink, rapidly eroded the realm of light.

Tengu eats the sun?

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