Custom-Made

After turning through several alleys, Chen Fei arrived at a Carpenter's Shop and commissioned a cabinet nearly one cubic meter in size. The cabinet was divided into many compartments, each fitted with either a drawer or a small door.

"It's not difficult, but if you need it by tomorrow, the cabinet will be a bit rough," the carpenter said with a smile.

"Rough is fine. Just meet my other requirements."

"Alright, then there won't be a problem." The carpenter nodded.

Chen Fei left a deposit and turned to leave.

Whether the idea for this wooden cabinet would work could only be known after testing it tomorrow.

Chen Fei did not wish to linger outside either and planned to return directly. His bow technique had yet to be fully raised to its limit, and there were still so many pills to refine. Chen Fei's time was packed to the brim.

Yet after passing through a few more alleys, Chen Fei's brows furrowed slightly.

Without slowing his steps, Chen Fei continued forward.

After Chen Fei vanished around the end of the alley, a figure looked around before slowly following in his footsteps. But upon turning into the alley, Chen Fei was nowhere to be seen.

The person froze briefly and was just about to hurry after him when he suddenly noticed a shadow behind him.

"Why are you following me!"

Chen Fei's voice rang out. The person's body stiffened involuntarily, and he slowly turned around to look at Chen Fei.

"Who's following you? I just happened to be passing through here."

Chen Fei did not respond. He looked at the person before him, studying the figure in particular for a moment. His brows rose slightly as he said, "Shan Xiang, why is it you!"

"How did you recognize me!"

Shan Xiang blurted it out, then immediately covered her mouth, looking somewhat annoyed with herself.

"What do you want with me?"

Chen Fei looked at Shan Xiang. Though someone had disguised her appearance, her build had not changed, and the disguise-maker's skill was mediocre. Chen Fei had therefore spotted the flaw at once.

Shan Xiang was irritated by her earlier performance. Facing Chen Fei's question now, she spoke with faint displeasure. "Do you still acknowledge the Zhang Family's cultivation of you?"

"Cultivation?"

Chen Fei was startled. Cultivation? Before the Zhang Family's downfall, the two sides had merely been in a cooperative relationship. Besides, they had even stiffed him on a Light Spirit Pill formula.

The cultivation technique rewards he received afterward had all been exchanged for merit as well.

Of course, if one insisted, there had indeed been some. For example, back then, he had received one set of Revival Pill ingredients every day for refining practice.

"Did Zhang Sinan send you?" Chen Fei asked quietly.

Chen Fei had already learned some of the circumstances behind the Zhang Family's destruction recently. Although most of the Zhang Family's direct line had died at the time, it seemed the family might have received word beforehand and sent some people away in advance. Zhang Sinan was one of them.

Even now, the Zhao Family still wanted to kill those surviving members of the Zhang Family's direct line. But it seemed they had all left Pingyin County, leaving the Zhao Family with no opportunity to find them.

"Miss has long since left the county. What are you thinking!" Shan Xiang said, her gaze darting away.

"Then what exactly did you come looking for me for?"

Chen Fei sighed softly. With Shan Xiang acting like this, even if there had been no issue, it was obvious there was one now. Of course, the main reason was that Chen Fei had already seen through Shan Xiang's disguise.

But if everyone gathered around Zhang Sinan was like this, then the chances of that group accomplishing anything were rather slim.

Still, whether they succeeded or failed had little to do with Chen Fei, because he had no intention of getting involved. There was already very little in Zhang Sinan's possession that Chen Fei valued.

The only Internal Energy technique was likely something she would never give Chen Fei.

"We need some Detoxification Pills and healing pills." Shan Xiang raised her head to look at Chen Fei. "You can refine both kinds of pills."

"The Zhao Family assigns me heavy tasks every day now, and I have very little spare time."

Chen Fei thought for a moment. "I can only provide a small amount of those two pills."

"That's fine. Any amount is a gesture of goodwill." A smile appeared on Shan Xiang's face.

"What about the ingredients? How are you going to provide them to me?"

"We don't have any ingredients. Can you find a way to gather some?"

Chen Fei's eyes widened slightly. Well, well—this group actually wanted to catch a wolf with empty hands. He had already planned to help refine the pills, yet they were not even prepared to provide the ingredients.

The pharmacies were not selling medicinal ingredients now. Were they expecting Chen Fei to ask the Zhao Family for them?

Chen Fei wondered if he had been too softhearted, while Zhang Sinan and the others had simply taken him for a fool.

"My apologies. It seems I can't help with this."

Chen Fei cupped his hands and turned to leave. He decided not to have any connection whatsoever with these people, because their attitude was still as lofty and overbearing as before.

"You... ungrateful wretch!"

Watching Chen Fei leave, Shan Xiang cursed loudly in fury.

Chen Fei did not stop walking, merely giving a silent, bemused laugh. Sure enough, there were some people with whom reason simply could not be argued, because they forever lived in their own world.

After returning to the courtyard, he refined pills, cultivated, and grinded proficiency as usual. When night fell, Chen Fei did not go to the Dark market. Instead, he kept the pills, mainly because he was worried about running into Ling HanJun again.

Ling HanJun gave Chen Fei an exceedingly sinister, chilling feeling. It was difficult to say what someone like that might do. Although Ling HanJun did not currently suspect him, Chen Fei felt it was better to be cautious.

In any case, there was no harm in keeping the pills for a few days before selling them.

Early the next morning, Chen Fei retrieved the wooden cabinet he had commissioned from the Carpenter's Shop.

He paid a little extra to have the Carpenter's Shop deliver it to his door.

After they left, Chen Fei opened several drawers in the wooden cabinet and stuffed in some medicine bottles and medicinal herbs. He then pushed the drawers back in, leaving no gaps.

Chen Fei looked at the wooden cabinet with some nervousness. With a pull of his mind, the entire cabinet vanished in the next instant, appearing inside the Space Grid.

"It works!"

Having completed the first step, a smile could not help appearing on Chen Fei's face. But the test was not over yet. The next attempt was the crucial part.

Inside the Space Grid, Chen Fei used his mind to pull one of the cabinet's drawers outward. The moment a gap appeared, the medicinal herbs stored in the drawer vanished and appeared in Chen Fei's hand.

"Good!"

This time, Chen Fei was truly delighted. The function he had envisioned had been completely realized.

By creating a gap with the drawer, he made the Space Grid judge that something else had appeared, after which Chen Fei could choose one item to exit the Space Grid.

It sounded complicated, but in truth, it took only a single thought.

Sending the medicinal herbs back into the Space Grid could not be done unless he summoned out the entire cabinet to place them inside.

There was still some distance from a true storage space where he could store things entirely as he pleased. But Chen Fei was satisfied. At the very least, under his design, the Space Grid could now hold many things.

Chen Fei summoned out the wooden cabinet and stored all the items that could not see the light of day inside its drawers. He had detailed arrangements for what each drawer would contain, organized by category.

He had even made a relatively large compartment in the wooden cabinet specifically for storing bows and arrows.

"I'll never have to worry about having too many pills and nowhere to store them again."

Half an hour later, someone from the Zhao Family arrived.

"Elder Zeng was seriously injured and likely won't be able to refine Light Spirit Pills for some time. The pill-refining tasks assigned to you will be heavier from now on. If you have any requests, you may state them, and I can report them back."

Zhao Xia looked at Chen Fei and spoke in a deep voice.