I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 642 Good or bad
Zhang Chen was stunned after hearing what Old Lady Shen said.

The old lady added: "If one day in the future, the Shen family falls into trouble, and you see a disciple of the Shen family wandering on the streets, if you can help him, it will be considered as fulfilling the friendship of relatives."

Old Lady Shen waved her hand and said to Zhang Chen, "Go!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen bowed to the old lady, then turned and walked out of the house.

Looking at Zhang Chen's back, the old lady sighed softly, slowly closed her eyes, and seemed to fall into a deep sleep.

Walking in the brightly lit Shen family compound and passing through familiar corridors, Zhang Chen silently sensed the fluctuations of the mysterious energy under the Shen family's old house, and saw that the fluctuations of the mysterious energy became more turbulent.

At this moment, an anxious call came from afar: "Hurry up, some relatives from the north have escaped. Quickly bring the Eight Treasures Heart Locking Pill!"

Zhang Chen looked in the direction of the voice and saw seven or eight figures with blood-stained and tattered clothes falling to the ground, being carried away by a group of Shen family guards.

"The Great Purge!" Zhang Chen muttered, turned around and walked out the door.

Everything about the Shen family has little to do with him, because he also wants to enter the ancient water god's tomb to seize fortune, and he is also a person seeking benefits for the Shen family.

When Zhang Chen was halfway there, he saw Wang Xifeng in golden clothes, who was calmly directing the guards to rescue people. Zhang Chen just glanced at her from a distance, then used his escape technique to disappear in the Shen family mansion.

Back in his own courtyard, the three children's room was lit, and they were reviewing their lessons from the day. Zhang Chen did not disturb the three children, but quietly returned to his own room, lit the oil lamp, turned up the flame, and took out the Eight Treasures Heart Locking Pill recipe in his hand to look at it carefully.

"This pill recipe is actually made of silver foil, with a mysterious aura flowing on it. It's actually the original version of the Eight Treasures Locking Heart Pill. But the aura on the silver foil is too weak. It's not enough to drop experience points and skills." Zhang Chen looked at it for a while and revealed a trace of regret. If this pill recipe could drop skills, he would definitely be able to save himself a lot of trouble.

Unfortunately, Zhang Chen's trick was broken, and he could only lower his head and carefully ponder the recipe. The words on the recipe were from the ancient times, a mysterious era after the innate characters and before the development of human characters. If Zhang Chen had not studied hard and gained a lot of knowledge in recent years, he would not have been able to recognize this recipe. After a long time, he showed a thoughtful look: "This recipe is mysterious, and it has two functions. The first is to keep the soul of a person from dispersing. The second is to lock the soul of a person in the body to prevent it from running around and being attacked by external demons."

“This pill recipe requires eight kinds of major medicines and eighty-one kinds of common herbs, so it is called the Eight Treasures Locking Heart Pill. The eight treasures refer to eight major medicines. These eight major medicines must be of a quality of at least a thousand years old, and can only be made with the best herbs.” Zhang Chen put the pill recipe away. He had the means to grow herbs, so he could try to refine the Eight Treasures Locking Heart Pill.

"My current alchemy furnace is an innate treasure. It contains solar charcoal fire. I use it as a magic weapon. Using it to refine the Eight Treasures Locking Heart Pill somewhat limits the function of the treasure. This alchemy furnace can be used as a weapon at a critical moment, and it can also be transformed into a defensive magical power. It is a good treasure that can save lives at a critical moment. I want to refine the Eight Treasures Locking Heart Pill, so I just need to find some ordinary alchemy furnaces."

When Zhang Chen thought of this, he started to think about where to buy the alchemy furnace tomorrow.

It is not easy to buy an alchemy furnace in this world. After all, an alchemy furnace is large and heavy, and the investment in capital is huge. Apart from Taoist temples, almost no one will buy an alchemy furnace. Therefore, it is not possible to buy an alchemy furnace in a blacksmith shop, unless it is custom-made. But how can Zhang Chen have the time to make a custom-made one?

"Now it seems that we can only find a Taoist temple and try to get an alchemy furnace." Zhang Chen was thinking about tomorrow's plan.

The next day, Zhang Chen came to Shangjia Medical Clinic again. When Chen Chong saw Zhang Chen, she stepped forward with a smile on her face and bowed respectfully: "Mr. Zhang, what herbs do you need to buy? Or do you want to sell herbs?"

"I want to buy a batch of medicinal herb seeds." Zhang Chen said as he took out a list from his sleeve.

Of course, the list does not only include the medicinal ingredients for the Eight Treasures Locking Heart Pill, but also some medicinal ingredients that Zhang Chen deliberately mixed in to prevent the secret recipe from being leaked.

"Although the seeds of these medicinal herbs are not common, it is not difficult to collect them all. Even if our pharmacy does not have them, we can go to other pharmacies to collect them for you. Please come in and wait, I will send someone to do it right away." Chen Chong respectfully invited Zhang Chen into the house, and then asked someone to prepare for the purchase.

Zhang Chen then walked into the house. Chen Chong served him tea and said to him, "Please wait here. I will do it for you personally."

Chen Chong left in a hurry after he finished speaking. About an hour later, Chen Chong returned with a cloth bag in his hand: "Master, the seeds you requested have been obtained. The total cost is three hundred taels of silver."

"Why is it so expensive?" Zhang Chen was stunned when he heard that.

Chen Chong smiled bitterly and said, "Don't think it's too expensive. I got a discount by relying on my reputation. Medicinal herb seeds are sometimes more expensive than the herbs themselves. After all, many medicinal herb seeds are short-lived and will fall into the soil if you're not careful. Some do not reproduce by seeds at all, but by splitting roots."

After hearing Chen Chong's explanation, Zhang Chen agreed with the other party's words, knowing that the other party did not take advantage of him. Then he pulled out the silver note from his sleeve, picked up the half bag of seeds and opened it. He saw large and small packages in the bag, all carefully wrapped in kraft paper, not only classified but also marked with names.

"That's right!" Zhang Chen nodded to Chen Chong: "Thank you, Manager Chen." Then the bag of medicinal materials in Zhang Chen's hand kept shrinking, and finally became the size of a fingernail, and was stuffed into Zhang Chen's sleeve.

This is also a way for Zhang Chen to use the power of the Measuring Ruler after he mastered it. The Measuring Ruler is originally a magic weapon for controlling the power of space, and making objects bigger or smaller is just a superficial means.

"Master Zhang has good methods." Chen Chong showed a hint of surprise after seeing Zhang Chen's methods.

"It's just a trifle! Manager Chen, please come to my house for tea when you have time in the future." Zhang Chen invited Chen Chong, and then disappeared in the crowd.

"What a strange man." Manager Chen said in astonishment as he looked at Zhang Chen's receding back.

Walking on the street, Zhang Chen began to summon the fox fairy Nannan again. Soon, a girl in white clothes with an unwilling face appeared beside Zhang Chen: "What do you want to summon me for?"

"I want an alchemy furnace. Please go get it for me and put it back in my home." Zhang Chen said.

"What do you want the alchemy furnace for?" The fox fairy Nannan looked Zhang Chen up and down with her big eyes, and there was a hint of curiosity in her eyes: "Could it be that you can also make alchemy?"

"Just do it." Zhang Chen said unhappily.

"It's not easy to find the alchemy furnace. I need to investigate this matter carefully." After the fox fairy Nannan finished speaking, her figure disappeared on the spot.

Zhang Chen walked all the way to the academy. There was nothing to do in the academy today, so Zhang Chen came to the Linglong Tower to comprehend the mystery. From a distance, he saw Zhang Gaoqiu and the little princess Chai Wenji standing together.

"I heard that the Shen family is in big trouble. Now all the disciples of the Shen family are trapped in Jinling City, and they are not allowed to leave. The side branches of the Shen family outside, after suffering trauma, have fled into Jinling City. According to the latest news, the docks and ships of the Shen family in various places have been besieged by mysterious forces. Someone has laid a net, and the Shen family is now like a moth on a spider web, and can only passively defend and be slaughtered. I am afraid that the Shen family cannot withstand this disaster." Chai Wenji looked at Zhang Gaoqiu: "This is an opportunity for you! You should know what I mean, right?"

"Has the Shen family really suffered a disaster? Is there no hope?" Zhang Gaoqiu couldn't believe it. This was the Shen family that had been passed down for who knows how many tens of thousands of years.

"You still don't believe my information?" Chai Wenjie's voice was somewhat dissatisfied.

"How dare I doubt the princess? I was just shocked and couldn't believe it for a moment." Zhang Gaoqiu explained quickly.

"Let me see your sincerity! You must know that solving the trouble before the collapse of the Shen family and solving the trouble after the collapse of the Shen family are two different things. If you solve the trouble before the collapse of the Shen family, it will not affect your reputation, and this princess can explain it to my father and mother. If you solve the trouble after the collapse of the Shen family, then you may be criticized by others, saying that you are greedy for profit, treacherous, and taking advantage of others' misfortune. My father and mother will never allow me to marry a flawed person, and the royal family cannot suffer such a shame." Chai Wenji said.

Hearing what Chai Wenji said, Zhang Gaoqiu took a deep breath, stretched out his hands to hold Chai Wenji's hands, and then held them in his arms: "Don't worry, I will never leave any trouble."

Just as the two were hugging each other, Jiang Nan walked in from outside. After seeing the two hugging each other, his color changed immediately. After a little thought, he quickly left Linglong Tower and walked towards the classroom where Shen Ling was studying.

Jiang Nan walked all the way to the classroom where Shen Ling was studying, waved at Shen Ling in the classroom, and summoned Shen Ling out.

"Cousin Jiang Nan, you are not meditating and practicing in that pavilion, so how do you have time to look for me?" Shen Ling walked out and greeted Jiang Nan.

Jiang Nan pulled Shen Ling to a secluded corner, looked at Shen Ling with a pair of eyes, wanting to say something but not knowing how to start.

"What do you want to tell me? Why are you hesitating?" Shen Ling looked at Jiang Nan in surprise.

Jiang Nan smiled bitterly when he heard this: "There is one thing I don't know how to tell you, I...I..."

Shen Ling looked at Jiang Nan standing there hesitating, and frowned: "Why are you hesitating today? You weren't like this before."

"I just wanted to ask how Shen Qiu was doing. There's nothing else to ask." Jiang Nan struggled a little, but still chose to keep it secret.

(End of this chapter)