Chen Lin knew the Silver Fairy's purpose was not to let him cultivate in the City Lord Manor, but to prevent word from leaking out, so he obediently went into seclusion in the Cultivation Chamber.
His heart refused to settle, however. After cultivating for a while, he stopped and took out the box High Person Yunhai had given him.
"What is this?"
Inside the opened box lay a thin black plate, its material impossible to identify.
Chen Lin was somewhat surprised. A faint nightmare realm aura clung to the plate; without a doubt, it was something brought out of the Nightmare Realm.
He wrapped it in mana and picked it up. Both sides bore indistinct symbols. After examining them carefully, he decided they were probably some kind of writing.
"Written records brought out of the Nightmare Realm?"
Now Chen Lin was truly astonished.
The Nightmare Realm was a unique plane, and he had yet to see any texts describing it in detail. An object bearing writing from that realm was undoubtedly extremely valuable. Would High Person Yunhai really be generous enough to give him such a thing?
He found that unlikely.
Although they called each other brothers and seemed close, they were really only acquaintances. Even if this was thanks for his introduction, some ordinary treasure or materials would have sufficed. Something this precious went well beyond that.
When things strayed from the ordinary, something sinister had to be lurking. Frowning, Chen Lin examined every inch of the plate, but found nothing unusual.
Although he suspected the symbols were writing, he could recall no similar script, leaving him no way to analyze or decipher them.
"I can't leave here for now. Otherwise, I could show it to the Old Shopkeeper."
After studying it for a while, Chen Lin shook his