Golden Family, Zheng Yuandong

In Daoist thought.

Thunder is the pivot of Yin and Yang, the root of all things.

Qing Chen knew that what was written on this paper must be very important.

Because it is not something particularly important, Daoists would not use the Immortal Seal Script to write it.

We've found the treasure!

Just then, as Qing Chen focused intently on the contents of the paper, the lightning within his body began to surge uncontrollably.

He was somewhat taken aback. How could this thing be so strange? He hadn't even understood what the Daoist text was saying, yet it had already stirred up the thunderous power within him!

Previously, he was still pondering how to advance the level of the lightning within his body...

Awakened need a specific opportunity to advance, but they can't just kill their superiors or relatives like Kamiyo Yunhe did to continue their awakening.

Therefore, when this thunderous technique appeared, Qing Chen made up his mind to translate it.

The Zhunti Method Breathing Technique could enhance the Knight True Qi within his body, and eventually, the quantitative change led to a qualitative change, liquefying it.

Now, I wonder if this thunderous technique can also help him further enhance the abilities of Awakened?

Qing Chen memorized all the words on the paper, then threw it into the campfire and watched it burn to ashes.

"Hey!" Ma Jingjing and the others were anxious from a distance. They knew this was something very important, so why did they just burn it?

However, Qing Chen only glanced at them and ignored them.

For him, the safest thing to do was to store these things in his mind.

Yang Yang asked curiously from the side, "Does it work?"

Qing Chen nodded. "It's useful."

Yang Yang's eyes lit up. "What does it say on it?"

Qing Chen shook his head. "It's not clear yet. The characters are in the Immortal Seal Script. We'll have to go back and find someone to translate them."

Zard, who was standing nearby, suddenly asked, "What's the connection between 'Immortal Seal Script' and 'Fairy Trap'?"

Qing Chen: "... It's alright."

At this moment.

"Congratulations, you're really lucky," Shadow said with a smile. "I had almost given up hope, but you actually found something useful."

But Qing Chen shook his head. "It's not luck."

To be honest, this really wasn't luck.

There is a demigod brother who is willing to use the full power of the Qing Clan to mobilize a huge force to search the entire world and collect all the cultural relics and information of the Federation.

When he has all the world's cultural relics and information in his hands, the probability of him acquiring a certain item changes from accidental to inevitable.

That wasn't luck.

Or perhaps, his luck wasn't in finding the information.

Instead, she has an older brother.

Qing Chen looked at the shadow and said earnestly and solemnly, "Thank you."

Shadow paused for a moment, then waved his hand. "No need to thank me, it was just a quick thing, no trouble at all."

I wonder what the three conglomerates that were robbed would think if they heard that.

Qing Chen continued to sift through the remaining cultural relics and documents, but made no further discoveries.

In a small bar in City 22, Zheng Yuandong and Lu Yuan were sitting side by side.

Lu Yuan whispered, "Boss, have you seen the news circulating online? It's about the Shadow Clan robbing three conglomerates. Apparently, they stole the cultural relics and books they were keeping. There were also rumors on the black market that the Qing Clan's Shadow Clan was searching for ancient texts from the civilization before that."

Zheng Yuandong glanced at him. "Just say what you want to say."

"Boss, do you think this might be related to Qing Chen?" Lu Yuan asked curiously.

Zheng Yuandong shook his head. "No need to guess, it's definitely related. I suspect that Qing Chen is searching for a possible cultivation lineage. It seems that the Zhunti Method he didn't agree to give me the Zhunti Dharma was because of this. I also suspected that the artifacts and documents in the hands of the consortium contained a cultivation lineage that could be deciphered in the Outer World. I was originally planning to make a move, but they beat me to it before I could. Moreover, I didn't expect... that Shadow would act so fiercely."

From an outsider's perspective, Qing Chen is Shadow's subordinate, so there's no reason for Qing Chen to make Shadow go to such lengths.

Even Zheng Yuandong and his colleagues couldn't understand this.

Lu Yuan whispered, "If the Shadow is really looking for a cultivation inheritance for him, then isn't Qing Chen's identity a bit too strange? He's the Shadow of the Qing Clan, yet he's looking for cultivation techniques for him..."

Zheng Yuandong continued, "Whether this matter has anything to do with Qing Chen depends on what he can offer us in exchange after his return. Shadow doesn't act rashly; he's a very cautious person. So I suspect... his time is running out."

Only those nearing death can act so freely and unrestrainedly, no longer caring about worldly opinions or how other forces might speculate.

As long as I'm happy, that's enough.

This is clearly the mindset of someone who is about to die.

Zheng Yuandong said, "I'm more concerned about something else right now. Ma Jingjing from the academy revealed on the academy forum that Qing Chen is currently in Forbidden Zone No. 10, and I think they haven't left yet. Meanwhile, the Bystander Organization has discovered that the Chen family's Group Army has been moving towards that area under the guise of an exercise. Just now, someone witnessed Chen Yu, the demigod of the Chen family, riding a Green Ox and flying into the sky, leaving City No. 7."

Lu Yuan was taken aback. "Didn't they say he wouldn't leave that place easily?"

Zheng Yuandong said solemnly, "Based on what's circulating online, I believe Chen Yu left in the direction of Forbidden Zone No. 10. Not only Chen Yu, but several experts from Kashima and Kamishiro have also gone missing. Several special forces units under Kamishiro and Kashima have simultaneously left their bases under the guise of exercises, and their whereabouts are unknown. It seems this Inner World is about to be thrown into turmoil again in the near future. The war between demigods is becoming increasingly frequent, which is not a good sign."

After the Shen Daichihachi fell, Chen Yu returned directly to City No. 7 and secluded himself, spending his days engrossed in painting and ignoring all other affairs.

Every day, truckloads of paint, ink sticks, and Xuan paper would be delivered to the gate of Chen Yu's residence.

Over the years, although the Chen family has had a head of household, everyone knows that the real power in the Chen family ultimately lies with Chen Chuanzhi and his son Chen Yu.

After Chen Chuanzhi's death, the current head of the family wanted to take power, but before he could rejoice for long, the exceptionally talented Chen Yu also entered the ranks of demigods.

This truly filled the head of the Chen family with despair.

Now, everyone who wants to visit Chen Yu is turned away.

There's only one reason: I need to paint.

To ordinary people, this demigod seemed to have a leisurely and refined taste.

However, in Zheng Yuandong's view, this clearly shows that they know a major battle is imminent and are conserving their energy and actively preparing for war.

You should know that Chen Yu's paintings were used to kill people.

At this moment, several people walked into the bar, and the leader was none other than Zhang Qinghuan and Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi said to the bar owner with a smile, "It's time to pay the protection fee this month."

In the past, bar owners would always look worried when gangs came to collect protection money.

After all, nobody wants to incur a large additional expense on top of operating costs.

Of course, there's nothing they can do if they're unwilling. Since the establishment of the Lower Three Districts, the custom of collecting protection fees has never stopped; it's just that the gangs that come to collect protection fees keep changing.

However, Lu Yuan, watching from the side, was shocked to see that when Xiao Qi and his gang were collecting protection money, the bar owner said with a smile, "Xiao Qi is here. The money is all ready for you. Why don't you sit down and have a couple of drinks? I just bought some draft beer, it's really refreshing."

Xiao Qi took the envelope, smiled and waved her hand, "I won't drink it now, I still have dozens of protection fees to collect."

Lu Yuan whispered to Zheng Yuandong, "Boss, why are they so harmonious when they're collecting protection money?"

Zheng Yuandong said, "Because the Parent's Association members here are actually doing something. In the past, the clubs only collected protection money, but they didn't actually protect you. If you say here that you are protected by the Art Troupe, even drunkards won't dare to skip out on their bills or cause trouble. Moreover, the entire Lower Three Districts are different now. Recently, even people from the District 5 have come here to drink because it's safe."

The safety index of the Lower Three Districts of City 22 has been maxed out by the Parent's Association.

The Association of Societies established by the Parent's Association' association here has turned all the student organizations into one big family, with Luo Wanyai and Xiao Qi behind them.

There are still all the student clubs, but the only people who make the decisions Parent's Association.

There are patrols here at night now. No matter where the incident happens, as long as you call the Association of Societies hotline, someone will come to resolve the dispute within 10 minutes.

It's like a collaboration with the Outer World of the Dead; if you have any problems, just contact the Association of Societies.

Therefore, the Lower Three Districts achieved a level of public order that the fourth, fifth, and sixth districts could not.

People from neighboring districts no longer go anywhere else to drink at night; they come to the Lower Three Districts instead.

Just because you're drunk and lying on the road won't get your kidneys cut off.

Even if someone gets robbed on the street, the Parent's Association can immediately catch the thief through the ubiquitous surveillance cameras and Sky Eye System...

Here, there's a strong sense of joint police-civilian Joint Defense; it's incredibly harmonious.

Businesses in the Lower Three Districts are finding it easier to do business.

Just then, the bar owner whispered, "We don't recognize those two people over there; they're probably newcomers from out of town."

Xiao Qi raised an eyebrow, walked up to Zheng Yuandong with a smile, and said politely, "Where are you two gentlemen from? You look unfamiliar. You're not from our Lower Three Districts, are you?"

Zheng Yuandong glanced at him and said in a low voice, "I am Golden Family."

Lu Yuan: "..."

Xiao Qi looked on with respect. "I didn't expect you to be family. What brings you two to City 22?"

Zheng Yuandong shook his head. "I can't tell you what my parents told me to say."

Xiao Qi quickly replied, "I understand, I understand, I won't ask."

With that, Xiao Qi waved her hand and led the Parent's Association members away.

Looking at Xiao Qi's retreating figure, Lu Yuan sighed, "I didn't know until I came here, and I was shocked. The Lower Three Districts of City 22 are now all lit up, clean and tidy, not like a slum at all. The Parent's Association really changed this place a lot."

Zheng Yuandong is certainly not a true Golden Family, but it's really effective to mention that he is Golden Family here.

In any case, the Parent's Association doesn't dare to create a roster or member system for the time being. Apart from a few core members of the Parent's Association, no one can immediately verify his identity.

Zheng Yuandong said, "Now, the Lower Three Districts the entire City 22 are under Joint Defense, like the Chaoyang masses. This is a very frightening change. Qing Chen and his group... have huge ambitions. Now they've gone to City 20, City 21, and City No. 10, City No. 18, and City No. 13 in the south, spreading everywhere as if racing against time. I plan to go to City 20, delve into the Parent's Association, see their operating model, and see what they're really planning to do."

Lu Yuan whispered, "Boss, you won't become family one day, will you?"

Zheng Yuandong smiled and said, "What are you thinking? The conglomerate has already started paying attention to them. I'm thinking about how to buy them more time."

Countdown 18:00:00.

"What is this plant?" Qing Chen asked.

Shadow explained, "This is Chicken Blood Sprout, used for stopping bleeding, reducing inflammation, and promoting healing. All the effective wound medicines you can buy on the black market use it as a base. In fact, those black medicines are diluted by merchants, so it's not as effective as just crushing the Chicken Blood Sprout and applying it directly to the wound. Under normal circumstances, one Chicken Blood Sprout can be diluted to make forty-two bottles of black medicine."

Qing Chen nodded. "Good stuff. Xiao Mengqian, go dig out this Chicken Blood Sprout and stuff it into Zard's stomach."

"Okay," Zhang Mengqian said, bending down to dig up the roots.

These past few days, Qing Chen has been digging up plants in Forbidden Zone No. 10. Anything that's even remotely useful, he has Zhang Mengqian dig it up and stuff it into Zard's body to keep it alive.

Xiao Mengqian's hands were covered in blisters from digging up plants, but she worked hard without complaint and never gave up. Qing Chen seemed not to see it and didn't care.

Zard, on the other hand, became swollen all over because his body was stuffed with too many plants, making him look like he was pregnant with octuplets.

That bulky body made him walk like Bing Dwen Dwen.

Anyone else might have complained by now, but Zard didn't. Instead, he followed Qing Chen excitedly, as if nothing had happened.

Ma Jingjing and the others looked at each other, wondering why Qing Chen had picked so many plants.

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