Mountains and Rivers: The Sacred Dominion
Chapter 539

Each had something to seek

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Mu Feng's meaning was clear: that token did indeed possess a special power.

But just how long it could last still needed to be tested.

And now, the opportunity had arrived.

The skill Time Imprisonment might not seem particularly useful, but it could preserve things one wished to keep exactly as they were. That alone was already deeply tempting.

Moreover, Time Imprisonment could do more than that. With closer observation, one could discover further effects that no one else possessed.

The reputation and standing Chen Zhilan now enjoyed already proved that he must have discovered other functions of the Jade Pendant and put them into practice.

"But didn't we hear a little rumor when we entered the city? Something about that eldest young master." Ouyang Lin suddenly remembered something.

"Perhaps that is precisely the situation Eldest Young Master Chen most wants to change right now."

Yang Qing turned to glance at him. At times, Ouyang Lin's eye for people and things was so sharp that even he could not help admiring it.

He truly lived up to the title of "Jade-Faced Divine Thief." His grasp of people's hearts and his eye for the smallest details were outstanding.

"Let's hear it."

Chen Zhilan was now clearly set to become the next head of the Chen Household. At this juncture, finding out what troubled or worried him might prove better than crossing blades with him outright.

"Eldest Young Master Chen has been married for years, but he has no children."

No children? That news was truly shocking.

Ouyang Lin nodded with a smile. "That's right. That's the rumor, though it's only street gossip."

He said no more, but everyone present understood the implications.

Street gossip was not always entirely unfounded.

As the saying went, there were no waves without wind. Given the

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