I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 608 Pulling the skin of a tiger

Facing the young man's shove, Zhang Chen was not angry, but took out a silver ingot from his sleeve and said, "Is there really no way?"

The young man paused in pushing and his eyes fell on the silver.

Zhang Chen stuffed the silver into the young man's hand. The servant held the silver and smiled bitterly, saying, "There is really no way! There is only one way to get into the school, and that is to rely on a letter of recommendation. If you can't find someone to write a letter of recommendation, there is no way to join the academy."

Zhang Chen scratched his head and decided not to argue any further. He turned around and walked down the mountain.

"Maybe there is a way!" Looking at Zhang Chen's back as he walked down the mountain, the servant shouted.

Zhang Chen paused and turned to look at the servant. The servant said, "Dean Zhou's son suffered a mysterious attack. A few days ago, Shangjia Medical Clinic sent a ginseng. The ginseng has miraculous effects and is different from ordinary ginseng. So the dean mobilized various forces to find the person who sold the ginseng. If you can find that person in advance, maybe you can ask Dean Zhou to accept you into the academy."

Zhang Chen's heart moved when he heard this. The ginseng he sold at that time was extraordinary. That ginseng was nurtured by the innate qi and could have all kinds of incredible effects.

"Do you know the information of the person who sells ginseng?" Zhang Chen asked.

The servant pointed to the document posted on the side and said, "Look at the reward notice, it records the characteristics of the person who sold ginseng."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen walked to the list and after taking a quick glance at it, he was immediately delighted. Aren’t his characteristics exactly recorded there?

He had an idea in mind, thanked the servant, and turned to leave.

Zhang Chen walked to a deserted place and used his escape technique to return to his own yard. Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and he fell into deep thought: The most important thing to me is the six realms of reincarnation hidden in Chongzheng Academy.

"According to my perception, the reincarnation of the animal realm should be hidden in the academy, and I must take it away. If I want to join Chongzheng Academy, I need to take the initiative to plan. I can't do the business of pushing things too hard. The business of pushing things too hard is not worth it. I need Dean Zhou to beg me before I can take the opportunity to propose conditions. I have the background of the Shen family. Even if the dean of Chongzheng Academy knows the news, he will never force a move on me." Thinking of this, Zhang Chen said to himself:

"After all the calculations, they still have to use the Shen family's skin. This can be regarded as the Shen family making use of waste before its demise."

As for how to make Zhou Qiucheng find him, Zhang Chen naturally had some plans in mind. He saw him use the escape technique to leave, and when he reappeared, he was already on the street, and then walked slowly towards the direction of Shangjia Medical Clinic.

At the back door of Shangjia Clinic, more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages selling medicinal herbs were lined up. The steward Wang Chong was checking the herbs and discussing the price with the vendor. Suddenly, his eyes moved and he looked at a profile in the distance. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief and confirmed that the profile was the one that left that day. So, he ignored the vendor and rushed over, shouting from a distance, "Sir, please stay!"

"Manager Wang, are you calling me?" Zhang Chen seemed to have no idea who the other party was calling. He stopped and looked around, then shouted to Wang Chong who was rushing towards him.

"I'm calling you. You made it easy for me to find you." Wang Chong rushed to Zhang Chen with a happy look on his face and asked, "How have you been these days?"

"Of course I am fine. Are you okay?" Zhang Chen said.

"I'm fine too." Wang Chong glanced at Zhang Chen and said, "I have something I'd like to discuss with you, sir. Would you mind coming with me into the house to discuss it?"

"I don't have time. I still have things to do. Let's talk another day." Zhang Chen rejected Wang Chong's words.

Seeing that Zhang Chen was about to turn around and leave again, Wang Chong quickly grabbed Zhang Chen's sleeve and said, "Sir, please don't leave yet. Do you still have the ginseng you sold that day? I am willing to increase the price to buy it."

Zhang Chen glanced at Wang Chong upon hearing this and thought to himself, “He is indeed a businessman who maximizes profits. He actually wants to buy medicinal herbs from me to please Zhou Qiucheng. He is simply dreaming!”

So he shook his head and said, "No! That ginseng is a family heirloom. I'm not short of money now, so I won't sell it! If you have nothing else to do, then I'll leave."

Seeing Zhang Chen about to leave again, Wang Chong hurriedly stopped him: "Sir, could you please give us your name and address so that we can visit you in the future."

Zhang Chen glanced at Wang Chong and said unhappily, “No, no! Are you trying to force me to buy it or sell it? I’m telling you, I have a special relationship with the Shen family of Jinling. If you provoke me, you’ll end up in trouble. I advise you to give up this idea.”

After Zhang Chen finished speaking, he shook off Wang Chong's hand and walked away with big strides.

Wang Chong looked at Zhang Chen's gradually disappearing back, and after a moment's hesitation, he ignored the medicinal materials business and quietly followed him.

Zhang Chen pretended to be unaware of the other party's actions. He deliberately moved out of the Shen family in Jinling just to reduce some trouble. Zhang Chen was most afraid of trouble.

Zhang Chen walked into the Shen family's mansion in Jinling. Wang Chong stood outside the mansion and hesitated for a moment before going up to the doorman and talking to him, "Young man, what is the relationship between the young man who went in earlier and the Shen family?" The doorman was Lai San, who was possessed by Zhang Chen's Blood God Son. Upon hearing Wang Chong's words, he turned his head and saw that Wang Chong had handed over some silver. Lai San put the silver away and said with a smile, "That man is a relative of the Shen family. He came to Jinling for a visit. What's the matter? Do you want to marry into a rich family?"

Wang Chong nodded when he heard this: "I was just trying to find a way to curry favor with someone so I'd like to ask for your advice. Does that young master live in the Shen Mansion?"

Lai San shook his head and reported Zhang Chen's real residence. Wang Chong left quickly after getting the information he wanted, thinking to himself, "This kid is really related to the Shen family. It will be difficult for me to profit from it. The Shen family is not someone I can mess with. But reporting this kid's whereabouts will also be of great benefit to us."

Thinking of this, Wang Chong quickly walked towards Chongzheng Academy: "My chance to defy fate has come."

After Zhang Chen wandered around the Shen family, he did not attract anyone's attention, so he quietly returned to his newly bought mansion and waited for the fish to take the bait.

That night
Zhang Chen's family members were practicing separately. Zhang Chen was pondering the mystery of the six realms of reincarnation. Suddenly, there was a hurried knock on the door in the dark night. Zhang Chen opened his eyes and raised his lips: "The fish has taken the bait! It seems that Dean Zhou is really anxious. Otherwise, according to the rules, he should have visited in the morning. It is very rude for him to visit in the evening. It seems that the young master is really in crisis."

"Zhang Taowei, there is a guest outside the gate. Go and bring him in to see me." Zhang Chen stood up and walked towards the study.

Of course he wouldn't go to the gate to pick someone up in person, wouldn't that lower his status?

Zhang Taowei held a lantern and said impatiently, "Who is the damned one knocking on my door so late at night and delaying my practice? What a jerk."

While cursing, he walked towards the gate.

Outside Zhang's gate

Wang Chong and Zhou Qiucheng stood outside the vermilion gate. Zhou Qiucheng looked at the tightly closed gate and asked, "Are you sure this is the place?"

"Of course! How dare I fool you? I have confirmed it again and again. But this person has a connection with the Shen family in Jinling. If he is unwilling to sell ginseng, we will be in trouble." Wang Chong said with some concern. After all, he saw Zhang Chen's attitude with his own eyes this morning.

Zhou Qiucheng was dressed in white, standing there straight and tall, naturally with the bearing of a master. After hearing Wang Chong's words, he shook his head and said, "Everything in the world can be priced. Even human life can have a price."

"After this matter is accomplished, I will owe you a favor. If you have any needs, just tell me." Zhou Qiucheng said.

Wang Chong was overjoyed when he heard this. He lowered the lantern in his hand and looked at Zhou Qiucheng with his eyes: "I have a son who is five years old this year. He is at the right age for enlightenment. I wonder if he can study in Chongzheng Academy?"

When Wang Chong asked this, his voice trembled. You have to know that reading and writing are the rights of all nobles, and ordinary people don't even have the opportunity to read and write. In this world, the control of writing is extremely strict.

Hearing Wang Chong's words, Zhou Qiucheng turned his head and looked at him. Facing Zhou Qiucheng's gaze, Wang Chong lowered his head even more. He felt that time was passing very slowly at this moment, as if an invisible mountain was pressing on his shoulders, lowering his spine.

"You can send him to Chongzheng Academy. As for how far he can go, it depends on his own luck in the future." Zhou Qiucheng retracted his gaze and spoke.

As Zhou Qiucheng spoke, Wang Chong was overjoyed. He immediately knelt on the ground, put the lantern aside and kowtowed, but Zhou Qiucheng stopped him: "No need to be polite, get up quickly."

Wang Chong still insisted on finishing his kowtow before he stood up and took the lantern, a look of joy on his face.

"How much do you know about the owner of this house?" Zhou Qiucheng asked.

"The servants of the Shen family only said that he was a distant relative of the Shen family. As for the rest, they don't know. This person must be very short of money, otherwise he would not have taken the ginseng to exchange for money." Wang Chong said.

Hearing Wang Chong's words, Zhou Qiucheng nodded: "Anything in this world that can be solved with money is not a big deal."

Although he practices the belief of "being impartial and just", his family also has considerable land and property, so they are not short of money.

As the two were talking, an impatient voice came from behind the door: "Why are you knocking so late at night? Are you here to announce a death? Come back tomorrow if you have anything to say."

Hearing Zhang Taowei's scolding, Zhou Qiucheng's face froze. He was the president of Chongzheng Academy, who dared to scold him like this? Today was the first time in decades.

(End of this chapter)