Longevity Reward Redemption: The Immortal Clan Starts with Farmers

61: The author of the Innate Pill was arrested.Chen Changsheng handed the Xiantian Martial Art over to Steamed Bun. After examining it, Steamed Bun said to Chen Changsheng:

”Based on this Xiantian Martial Art, I have roughly a thirty percent chance of stepping into the Innate realm!”

Hearing this, Chen Changsheng couldn’t help but frown. A thirty percent chance was far too low. If Steamed Bun failed the Breakthrough, his Foundation would be damaged, and it would take a long time to attempt another Breakthrough.

”Steamed Bun, wait a moment. I have a way to let you enter the Innate realm!”

Just then, Chen Changsheng’s eyes suddenly lit up. He had almost forgotten the prescription he had unlocked—the xiantian pill!

This xiantian pill could increase a Martial Artist’s chance of entering the Innate realm by a full fifty percent!

With Steamed Bun’s thirty percent certainty plus the fifty percent from the xiantian pill, wouldn’t that be a solid eighty percent chance?

Steamed Bun’s promotion to the Innate realm was practically guaranteed!

Chen Changsheng told Steamed Bun to continue strengthening his Foundation and not to rush the Breakthrough, then he went to gather medicinal herbs!

The xiantian pill required many high-year medicinal herbs that Chen Changsheng didn’t have fully stocked at home. So, he quickly wrote down the herbs and gave the list to Chuanwen, telling him to go to the county town to collect them.

Chuanwen knew that only with a true Innate expert backing them would his family have the confidence to face Zhao Zhiyi. Thus, he didn’t dare delay; he took a fast horse and headed straight for the county town.

The journey was smooth at first, but just as he was about to enter the county town, two men dressed in black robes suddenly blocked Chen Chuanwen’s path.

They didn’t come with good intentions!

Chen Chuanwen thought to himself. He then secretly took off a jade pendant from his robe and silently dropped it on the ground before cupping his hands and asking:

”May I ask why you two are blocking the road? If it’s silver you want, I am willing to pay a passage fee!”

Chen Chuanwen took out a bag of silver and held it in his hand as he spoke to the two men.

”Are you Chen Chuanwen?”

The two black-robed men ignored Chen Chuanwen’s silver and only coldly asked for his identity.

”I am. How can I help you?”

Seeing that they weren’t there for silver but seemed to be coming specifically for him, Chen Chuanwen couldn’t help but tighten his grip on his long saber, his expression gradually turning cold.

”Come with us. Our master wants to see you...”

Seeing Chuanwen admit his identity, the Black-robed Person couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh.

”Who is your master? Why does he want to see me?”

Chen Chuanwen naturally wouldn’t just leave with them. He wanted to trick a few words out of them.

Unexpectedly, one of the black-robed men chuckled and charged directly at Chen Chuanwen like a gale, having no intention of talking further.

”Why waste words! Just take him down and deliver him!”

The moment the man in black moved, Chuanwen immediately used Drawing-Blade Slash against him. However, the Drawing-Blade Slash, which had been incredibly powerful in the past, was easily dodged by the Black-robed Person. With a grappling move, he snatched Chuanwen right off his horse!

”One-Blade Immortal’s Drawing-Blade Slash... the deaths of the Black Wind Bandits really were related to this kid!”

The Black-robed Person said with a cold laugh while holding Chen Chuanwen with one hand.

”Since we’ve caught the boy, let’s go back and hand him over to the Master. We don’t want him waiting too long and getting angry!”

The other Black-robed Person, seeing Chuanwen captured, interrupted the other’s thought of torturing him.

”Actually, I quite like the One-Blade Immortal’s Drawing-Blade Slash. I wanted to force it out of this kid. Ah, well, delivering him to the Master is more important!”

The Black-robed Person sighed softly, then took Chuanwen and headed toward the Prefecture City.

Inside the Chen family’s Courtyard House.

Chen Changsheng was studying the xiantian pill, but Chuanwen, who should have delivered the herbs, was long overdue.

”Chuanwen is usually quite efficient. Why is he so slow today?”

With a look of dissatisfaction on his face, Chen Changsheng walked out of the alchemy room and asked a servant:

”Have you seen Chuanwen?”

The Maidservants and servants all replied that they hadn’t. Chen Changsheng was a bit puzzled and was about to send someone else to look for Chuanwen.

Then he saw the laborer Double Happiness leading a horse back. Chen Changsheng looked and found the horse somewhat familiar.

”Master, I don’t know where the Second Young Master went. Only his horse came running back on its own!”

Hearing this, Chen Changsheng’s brow instantly furrowed, and he thought to himself that something was wrong!

Something must have happened to Chuanwen, otherwise the horse wouldn’t have come back alone!

An old horse knows the way; they only return home on their own when their master is gone. Otherwise, they usually follow their master’s lead.

”Double Happiness, tell Steamed Bun to find me at the back mountain. Be quick!”

Chen Changsheng knew Chuanwen must be in danger. If he wanted to save him, he had to call upon his trump card—Howling Heaven.

Chen Changsheng went all the way to the back mountain, where Howling Heaven was lying on a huge rock, lazily soaking up the sun.

Seeing Chen Changsheng, Howling Heaven quickly barked twice, pounced toward him, and rubbed against his legs.

A moment later, Steamed Bun also rushed over from the Courtyard House. Seeing the Essence Spirit Howling Heaven, his expression instantly tensed up. It was only after Chen Changsheng’s explanation that Steamed Bun relaxed.

”Chuanwen is missing. I think he might have been kidnapped!”

”Howling Heaven, you remember Chuanwen’s scent. Go try and see if you can find any trace of him!”

”Steamed Bun, the two of us will follow Howling Heaven!”

The situation was urgent, so Chen Changsheng didn’t have time to explain the details and directly gave orders to Howling Heaven.

”Awoo! Awoo!”

Howling Heaven let out a few low growls, sniffed the clothes of Chuanwen that Chen Changsheng had brought, and then trotted straight down the mountain.

Chen Changsheng and Steamed Bun followed behind Howling Heaven. Fortunately, Chuanwen had taken a wild mountain path earlier; otherwise, Howling Heaven’s appearance would have surely terrified many people.

”Whimper!”

After they had followed Howling Heaven for a while, the beast suddenly stopped and let out a whimper toward Chen Changsheng.

Chen Changsheng walked closer and immediately found the jade pendant Chuanwen had intentionally dropped!

”Chuanwen’s jade pendant. Something really did happen to that kid!”

Chen Changsheng spoke in a low voice with a frown, but he secretly felt a slight sense of relief.

The fact that Chuanwen had time to leave this jade pendant as a deliberate clue for Chen Changsheng meant that at least he hadn’t been killed and his life wasn’t in immediate danger.

”Howling Heaven, catch the scent on the jade pendant. Let’s keep searching!”

Chen Changsheng felt that their group was already about to find Chuanwen’s trail. Time was of the essence now; finding Chuanwen even a moment earlier might provide an advantage. So, he immediately gave the order to Howling Heaven.

Hearing Chen Changsheng’s words, Howling Heaven didn’t dawdle and immediately led the two of them running into the distance!

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”I wonder what you two brothers are looking for me for? And who are you working for?”

Chen Chuanwen was currently bound with his hands behind his back, looking quite disheveled, but his expression remained calm as he curiously spoke to the two black-robed men in front of him.

”Kid, don’t bother asking about our identities!”

”As for our Master’s identity, it’s something a rural landlord like you has no business knowing!”

One of the black-robed men replied to Chen Chuanwen while they traveled, then he chuckled and said:

”However, I can give you a little hint. Your end certainly won’t be good. You’ll likely be skinned and de-boned!”