I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 641: Shen Family Incident
After all, Zhang Chen is a thoughtful person and doesn't want to get involved in the Shen family's mess.

Zhang Chen walked all the way to the gate of the academy and looked at Shen Ling and Zhang Gaoqiu who were walking hand in hand. At this time, Shen Ling was wearing a red dress and was looking at Zhang Gaoqiu with longing on her face and her eyes were full of admiration.

Behind the two of them, Jiang Nan also walked side by side with Shen Qiu. The two of them looked intimate and had a detailed conversation.

Zhang Chen glanced at the Shen family from a distance, secretly feeling that he didn't know how long the present peace could last. When the Shen family's empire was about to collapse, many things and many people would face the biggest changes in their lives.

The group walked towards Linglong Tower one after another. Zhang Chen followed behind them from a distance. When they arrived at the gate, Zhang Gaoqiu and Jiang Nan walked into the house, leaving only Shen Qiu and Shen Ling, brother and sister, standing in front of the gate in silence.

At this time, Zhang Chen passed by the two of them, and Shen Ling suddenly taunted them: "Fortunately, I am not blind. I know who is the real dragon and did not marry a mortal like you."

Zhang Chen paused and turned to look at Shen Ling, wondering why this woman attacked him for no reason.

"You are far inferior to Brother Zhang Gaoqiu. Are you worthy of marrying me? There is no comparison between the two of you." Shen Ling stretched out her slender fingers and pointed at Zhang Chen's head.

"Oh?" Zhang Chen glanced at Shen Ling calmly, with a hint of pity in his eyes, but he didn't argue with her. He turned around and walked into the pagoda. Who would argue with a poor guy whose family was about to be destroyed?
"What's your attitude? Can you hear me talking to you?" After seeing Zhang Chen's indifferent attitude, Shen Ling suddenly became restless and stood behind Zhang Chen and scolded him from behind.

Unfortunately, Zhang Chen ignored Shen Ling's words and disappeared at the gate, causing Shen Ling to curse: "You are just a poor boy, why are you so proud?"

In the attic

Zhang Gaoqiu's popularity remains unabated, and at this moment he is still like the moon surrounded by stars, with everyone surrounding him.

"The more proud he is now, the more miserable he will be when he is exposed!" Tu Shanqing looked at Zhang Gaoqiu who was like a bright star in the distance, and whispered in Zhang Chen's ear with a sour voice: "I tell you, this grandson has not obtained the secret that can enter the spiritual world at all."

While speaking, Tu Shanqing carefully observed Zhang Chen's expression, as if he wanted to see something.

He had recently thought about it and realized that in the entire Linglong Tower, the only person who had the chance to obtain that mysterious item was Zhang Chen.

Let alone anything else, just look at the huge number of chips on Zhang Chen's body, and the earth-shaking phenomenon of those chips, what kind of enormous luck is that?

Apart from Zhang Chen's great fortune, Tushan Qing really couldn't think of anyone else who was worthy of controlling such a fortune.

As for Zhang Gaoqiu?

It's not that he looked down on Zhang Gaoqiu, but that grandson was not even as good as himself, so how could he deserve to enjoy such great luck?

Zhang Chen looked at the lines on the mural expressionlessly: "How do you know that Zhang Gaoqiu didn't get the mysterious item?"

Of course he knew that Tu Shan Qing could check the chips as long as he activated his skills, but in order not to arouse Tu Shan Qing's suspicion, he could only cooperate with Tu Shan Qing and ask.

Tu Shanqing couldn't see any flaws on Zhang Chen's face, so he whispered back, "Of course I have my own way."

Zhang Chen ignored Tu Shan Qing and was thinking about how to seal more monsters. At noon, the two walked out of Linglong Tower and happened to meet Zhang Gaoqiu who also walked out of Linglong Tower.

Zhang Gaoqiu looked at the two of them arrogantly, then walked out of the pavilion with his hands behind his back. When he saw the girl in red holding chicken soup outside the pavilion, his face changed and he said anxiously, "Didn't I tell you not to come?"

"I'm worried that you're not eating well. Comprehending the mysteries consumes your energy, so you must replenish your nutrition." Shen Ling felt aggrieved.

Zhang Gaoqiu grabbed Shen Ling's sleeve and walked quickly into the distance, disappearing from everyone's sight in a short while.

After the two of them walked away, Tu Shanqing said with a sigh, "What a good show."

"Don't meddle in other people's business!" Zhang Chen ignored Tu Shanqing's words and walked towards the pavilion where they were eating in the distance.

When they reached a remote and deserted place, Zhang Chen saw Zhang Gaoqiu and Shen Ling again, but Shen Ling looked a little depressed at this time, looking at the chicken soup in her hand, a little at a loss. Zhang Gaoqiu looked ugly and seemed to be scolding Shen Ling. When he saw Zhang Chen and Tu Shanqing coming, Zhang Gaoqiu immediately shut up, and turned around and left without even looking at Shen Ling.

"Brother Zhang, your chicken soup..." Shen Ling called out quickly when she saw Zhang Gaoqiu was about to leave.

Zhang Gaoqiu paused when he saw this, and turned to look at Shen Ling: "If you make chicken soup again in the future, come here and wait for me. I came to the academy to study, not to enjoy myself. If you make chicken soup for me every day, how will you let my classmates look at me? Isn't it ruining my reputation?"

Shen Ling lowered her head with a face full of grievance, holding the chicken soup box tightly with both hands: "Brother Zhang, I understand, I will come here to wait for you in the future."

Zhang Gaoqiu's expression eased a little after seeing this. He sat down on the steps nearby and drank chicken soup in a restless mood.

"Scumbag."

Zhang Chen listened to Zhang Gaoqiu's words, cursed in his heart, and then went away with Tu Shanqing. After the family finished their meal, they returned to the pavilion to meditate, but Zhang Chen did not gain anything.

In the evening, Zhang Chen returned home, added oil to the Soul-Blocking Lamp, and began to meditate to restore his energy.

At noon the next day, Zhang Chen did not see the girl in red again, and after Zhang Gaoqiu walked out of the door, he did not see Shen Ling delivering chicken soup, and he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhang Chen and Tu Shanqing walked all the way to the dining pavilion, and sure enough, they saw Zhang Gaoqiu and Shen Ling drinking chicken soup from a distance.

"I think Shen Ling seems to be pregnant." Tu Shanqing looked at the two people drinking chicken soup in the distance and said to Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen nodded. He had known about this for a long time.

"What a pitiful man." Tu Shanqing added, "He trusted the wrong person, how miserable."

"You choose your own path," said Zhang Chen.

"Have you noticed that there has been a panic in Jinling City these days? It is said that a lot of bloody people have run in from outside the city these days. They are said to be the collateral descendants of the Shen family outside." Tu Shanqing said.

"Huang Tiandao has started to take action." Zhang Chen said.

"Yes, we have started! You should go to the Shen family and see if there are any changes in the Shen family's aura. See if you can find out anything." Tu Shanqing said to Zhang Chen: "From the inside, we can see more flaws than from the outside. If we can sneak in first, we will have more advantages."

Zhang Chen remained silent upon hearing this, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Just after school in the afternoon, Zhang Chen walked out of the academy gate and saw a familiar figure standing in front of the gate with a carriage. After seeing Zhang Chen walk out of the gate, he quickly came forward and bowed: "Greetings, young master."

It was Lai Changrong, the chief steward of the Shen family.

Zhang Chen was curious about why Lai Changrong came here, but it had nothing to do with him, so he nodded to him. Just as he was about to walk past Lai Changrong, Lai Changrong quickly called out, "Young Master, please stay. The old lady wants to see you."

Zhang Chen paused when he heard this, turned his head to look at Lai Changrong, and after a moment of hesitation, he turned around and got on the carriage. Then he saw Lai Changrong driving the carriage towards the Shen family compound.

The carriage sped all the way and arrived at the Shen family compound. After Zhang Chen got off the carriage, he saw that the sky had already darkened. The entire Shen family was brightly lit, and there were patrolling guards everywhere. It seemed that there was an indescribable feeling of oppression rising in his heart.

"Come with me." Lai Changrong said to Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen walked through the hall and saw the entire Shen family was filled with the smell of herbs. The smell of the medicine rushed directly into his head.

"Interesting." Zhang Chen said to himself.

While they were talking, they arrived at the courtyard where the old lady was. Lai Changrong signaled Zhang Chen to go in himself, and his figure retreated silently like a ghost.

The old lady's residence was exceptionally quiet tonight. She was seen sitting in front of a lamp, wondering what she was thinking about.

"Grandson pays homage to the old lady." Zhang Chen bowed respectfully.

After hearing what Zhang Chen said, the old lady came back to her senses and smiled at Zhang Chen: "You are here, come forward and sit down. Since you moved out, you haven't sent any messages, but I can't find you. I have no choice but to ask someone to wait for you at the entrance of the academy."

"It's my grandson's fault. Please don't blame me, old lady." Zhang Chen said.

Hearing Zhang Chen's words, the old lady motioned Zhang Chen to come forward, then she grabbed Zhang Chen's arm and carefully looked at Zhang Chen's appearance under the dim light. After a long while, she said, "I came to you today because I have something to entrust to you. The Shen family still has some Eight Treasures Heart Locking Pills, which are left for you to use."

The old lady let go of Zhang Chen's hands, turned around, took out a box from the closet, and handed it to Zhang Chen: "Inside is the recipe for my Shen family's Eight Treasures Locking Heart Pill, and thirty Eight Treasures Locking Heart Pills."

"Old lady, what do you mean by this?" Zhang Chen stared at the box in shock: "I can't take it!"

"My Shen family lost the things your mother left behind, and I'm afraid there will be no chance to find them for you in the future. This recipe for the Eight Treasures Heart Locking Pill is the compensation left for you. It's a pity that my Shen family burned countless shop deeds and even melted the gold and silver. Otherwise, I could have given you some property and asked you to stay in Jinling City to marry and have children." Old Lady Shen sighed: "If you want to complete those procedures, it will take half a year. I can only let you down."

Zhang Chen looked at the Eight Treasures Locking Heart Pill recipe in his hand, and then at the old lady's expression. He seemed to understand something. The other party might have already known about the Shen family's misfortune, and even realized that the Shen family would have difficulty surviving the catastrophe, so she made arrangements for her funeral affairs in advance.

Otherwise, this Eight Treasures Locking Heart Pill is the core inheritance of the Shen family, why would the other party give it to an outsider like me?
Zhang Chen looked at Old Lady Shen, and Old Lady Shen looked at Zhang Chen, her voice very gentle: "Take it! This is what the Shen family owes you. This recipe for the Eight Treasures Heart-Locking Pill was dug out by my Shen family from an ancient tomb. It has always been a secret treasure of my Shen family. It can keep a person's soul from dispersing and give a person a glimmer of hope at a critical moment. This recipe can bless your descendants with wealth and prosperity for generations. Although it may not be comparable to the secret treasure left by your mother, it is also the greatest sincerity that my Shen family can offer at present."

Hearing this, Zhang Chen slowly put away the Eight Treasures Heart Locking Pill. Seeing this, the old lady smiled with satisfaction: "Don't come to visit the Shen family again unless you send a message in the future."

(End of this chapter)