Space Grid

Chen Fei did not speak, only looked at the two of them.

"Take a look at this portrait. Can you see anything unusual?"

Seeing Chen Fei's guarded expression, Xing Wenxiang smiled and said, "We suspect this person used the Disguise Technique. Sorry to trouble you with this favor."

Chen Fei's expression did not change. Only after putting on the Deerskin Gloves properly did he take the portrait.

The portrait was quite well painted, and it was almost no different from the appearance Chen Fei had disguised himself as back then. From this, one could also see just how deep an impression that incident had left on Ling Hanjun at the time.

"It's very hard to see anything unusual from just a portrait."

Chen Fei looked it over a few times, then raised his head to look at the two men. On this point, Chen Fei was actually telling the truth. A portrait was, after all, something processed a second time, and it was based on Ling Hanjun's oral description before another artist painted it out.

Even if there really had been something unusual, it would have been very hard for the artist to capture it.

Therefore, if one truly wanted to see whether someone had used the Disguise Technique, it still had to be done face-to-face. Just as Xing Wenxiang had seen through Chen Fei at a glance and noticed that his current appearance had been disguised.

"Is that so? What a pity."

Xing Wenxiang glanced at Ling Hanjun. In truth, Xing Wenxiang also knew that relying on a portrait alone, one could not see anything at all, and Ling Hanjun only suspected that the person had used the Disguise Technique.

If someone else had come to ask him for this, Xing Wenxiang would have refused long ago. It simply could not be done. But Ling Hanjun was different. He could not refuse him, and could only come to the Black Market from time to time to observe.

Now that they had pursued the matter to Chen Fei, it was also to let Ling Hanjun observe him up close and see whether the person before him was suspicious. That was all.

"Friend, do you usually use a blade?"

Ling Hanjun glanced at Chen Fei's long saber. From the Blade Technique he had just seen, it was truly ordinary. Of course, a Rogue Cultivator having ordinary moves was normal and not something too strange.

"What are you trying to ask?"

Chen Fei looked at Ling Hanjun warily and did not answer the question directly.

"Nothing. I just saw you defeat five people with one move and felt a little itch in my hands. Would you be willing to exchange a few moves?" Ling Hanjun said, his eyes fixed on Chen Fei.

"My talent is shallow and my learning meager. I wouldn't dare make a fool of oneself!"

Chen Fei shook his head and took a step back. Fighting was out of the question. Chen Fei's saber was there purely to conceal his identity.

Of course, in order to match this saber properly, Chen Fei had specifically learned a basic Blade Technique and had even piled it up to the level of Great Perfection.

"Is that so? What a pity."

Seeing Chen Fei looking as if he might run at any moment, Ling Hanjun tugged at the corner of his mouth, but did not continue to pressure him.

A moment later, Chen Fei unfolded his body movement and vanished from the spot.

In order to dispel Ling Hanjun's doubts, Chen Fei deliberately displayed the agility of his Movement Technique to the fullest, as if every fine detail had been brought out to perfection.

That night, what Ling Hanjun had seen was only his appearance and Movement Technique; he had not even seen his sword moves. Since that was the case, Chen Fei had to completely sever any connection to before.

And because of the three Movement Technique Secret Manuals he had obtained from the Zhang Family, Chen Fei's lightness skill was in fact already completely different from before, so there was no need to worry in the slightest that he would be implicated.

"How was it?"

Seeing Ling Hanjun's contemplative look, Xing Wenxiang could not help asking with a smile.

"It shouldn't be this person." Ling Hanjun thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"It's fine. Recently, I'll accompany you to visit several experts in the county. If we still find nothing, then that person has probably already left Pingyin County."

Ling Hanjun nodded slightly and said nothing more.

Chen Fei made several detours before returning to the courtyard he had rented.

Chen Fei frowned slightly. He had not expected Ling Hanjun to be so persistent. Fortunately, Chen Fei had made many preparations for selling pills.

Back in his room, Chen Fei took off the bundle on his back. Looking at the gleaming white Silver Taels inside, a smile could not help appearing on his face.

More than five hundred taels. At this earning speed, the fifty thousand taels for Suppress Dragon Elephant would only take a few months. However, Chen Fei could not possibly stay in Pingyin County for that long. But with the Pill Refining Art, after this, in other cities, he could make money just as quickly.

"Store!"

With a thought, the silver on the table vanished instantly, and the balance displayed on the Panel suddenly rose, instantly exceeding the value of five thousand taels of silver.

Chen Fei admired his savings for a while. Just as he was about to close the Panel, he suddenly noticed an exclamation mark notification in the upper right corner of the Panel.

Chen Fei's heart stirred slightly. This was the first time he had discovered this kind of change on the Panel. He tapped open the exclamation mark, and a piece of information appeared in Chen Fei's mind.

"Space Grid?"

After digesting the information in his mind, Chen Fei was somewhat stunned.

The Panel told Chen Fei that because his stored value had exceeded five thousand taels, he could now spend five thousand taels of silver to exchange for a Space Grid. This Space Grid was one cubic meter in size and could store items.

"This Panel actually has this kind of ability too."

Chen Fei hesitated for a moment, then chose to exchange for it.

Recently, there was nowhere he needed to spend a large amount of money. As for the fifty thousand taels for Suppress Dragon Elephant, Chen Fei was still far, far short. As for the Simplification of other cultivation methods, with Chen Fei's current earning speed, it was more than enough.

More importantly, the Space Grid could store items. If it was truly as Chen Fei expected, then this would be far too convenient, something far beyond what a mere five thousand taels could compare to.

The stored value on the Panel instantly dropped, becoming a few dozen taels. At the same time, within Chen Fei's perception, an interlayer of space appeared before his eyes.

An excited expression appeared on Chen Fei's face, and he began studying this Space Grid.

Half an hour later, the study ended, and the surprise on Chen Fei's face had already vanished. His brow slightly furrowed, Chen Fei kept rubbing his chin.

This Space Grid could indeed hold things—but only one thing at a time.

After he put in the Longbow, the arrows would not go in. Unless he took the Longbow out first, and then put something else in.

"So it really is a Space Grid. No wonder I could buy it for five thousand taels."

Chen Fei scratched his head. This Space Grid had a full cubic meter of space, but if it could only hold one thing each time, its usefulness dropped all at once.

"Is this telling me to save money and keep buying more grids?"

Chen Fei paced around the room, his mind constantly turning over the Panel's description of this Space Grid. A moment later, Chen Fei's steps paused slightly, and he went into the kitchen.

Looking at the whole sack of rice in front of him, he drew it with his mind. The next moment, the rice vanished and appeared inside the Space Grid.

Chen Fei's expression shifted slightly, joy showing in his eyes. The rice reappeared in the kitchen, and Chen Fei stepped forward to open the sack, revealing the yellowish grains of rice inside.

He drew it with his mind in the same way, but the whole sack of rice did not move. The attempt failed.

"So as long as it's wrapped up, it's counted as one thing by default?"

Chen Fei did not dare delay. He loaded the pots, bowls, ladles, and basins in the kitchen into a burlap sack, then sealed the sack tightly. The next moment, the entire sack appeared inside the Space Grid.

"So it can be done like this!"

Chen Fei finally could not help laughing, though taking the whole bag in and out was still somewhat inconvenient. Chen Fei thought for a moment, and his eyes lit up slightly.

Early the next morning, after Chen Fei received the Herbs delivered by the Zhao Family, he went out.

Compared to its former bustle, Pingyin County now seemed somewhat lifeless and heavy. Many people hurried along, and once they finished their business, they rushed home at once, not daring to linger on the streets at all.

And most of the people on the streets were men. Chen Fei barely saw a single woman.

Thinking of what the Rebel Army had done, Chen Fei sighed softly.