Long Chen had already seen the appearances of the Demon Race's Patriarch Bai Lan and the Thunder Race's Patriarch Lei Ji on the giant astrolabe. However, he wasn't this close last time, and the gazes of these two patriarchs didn't fall on him like today. Long Chen followed Su Xue and Su Yan into the elegant hall and followed them to the Demon Race's Patriarch Bai Lan.
At this time, Bai Lan probably didn't know that Su Yan had gone missing. After all, she had only been gone for a day. Only Su Xue and a few others were looking for Su Yan. At this time, Bai Lan and Lei Ji were sitting on a wooden deck chair. The two of them had brewed a pot of tea and were happily drinking it while talking about some unrefined topics.
Bai Lan wasn't young, but because he had cultivated quickly since he was young, he was already a Heaven realm expert. He had a technique to maintain his youthful appearance, and he looked just like Su Xue and Soyeon's elder brother. Just by looking at his appearance, no one would think that Bai Lan was Su Xue and Soyeon's father.
As for Lei Ji, the Thunder clan's patriarch, he was a man of few words. He seemed simple and honest, but when he listened to Bai Lan's words, his eyes would occasionally shine. This proved that he, a super expert who led a clan, was not an idiot.
As they spoke, Su Xue brought them in with an anxious expression. Bai Lan was slightly taken aback when he saw that his daughter was a bit strange. Then, he and Lei Ji both looked at Long Chen, the stranger. Long Chen felt as if his entire body was being seen through by two experts. He felt that if he had any ill intentions, he would definitely be easily killed by them.
Long Chen had once heard Cat talk about the "Domain" of the Heaven Martial Arts Realm. At that moment, he observed the two out of the corner of his eye. As expected, Long Chen found a power similar to the Seven Brilliance Star Lords on them. Bai Lan and Lei Ji both had it, but compared to Bai Lan, Lei Ji's power was weaker. It was probably because he had just reached this realm not long ago and had not fully comprehended it.
"It seems that the patriarch of the Thunder clan isn't in the ninth level of the Earth realm, but a true Heaven realm expert. No wonder even Wu Guangyu and Su Xue are in the ninth level of the Earth realm. It's impossible for the patriarchs of other clans to only be in the ninth level of the Earth realm."
Long Chen had this thought in his mind.
Under the pressure of the two Heaven realm experts, Long Chen calmed himself down. Forcefully withstanding their strong pressure, Long Chen continued to follow Su Xue's footsteps and stopped in front of Bai Lan and the others.
"Dad, Uncle Lei." Soyeon stuck out her tongue and hid behind Su Xue.
"Darling, you two have come together. What's the matter?" Bai Lan chuckled and temporarily ignored Long Chen. He looked at his daughter with a smile.
Su Xue's expression was not very good. She was a straightforward person, so she said, "Father, Yan 'er ran out this morning and was attacked by someone. She was seriously injured and on the verge of death. Fortunately, someone saved her, so there shouldn't be any unsolved problems. Let Yan' er tell you about this matter. Yan 'er, tell me everything that happened."
Bai Lan and Lei Ji glanced at each other. At this moment, their gazes began to change, from contented to murderous. In the Primordial Cemetery, everyone knew that Bai Lan loved his daughters dearly, so he was worried and directly brought them into the Primordial Cemetery. Among them, Suxue had already grown up. Bai Lan was slightly better, but Suyan's youngest daughter was especially well-behaved, so she was doted on by Bai Lan. Bai Lan usually held her in his hands, afraid that she would fall, and held her in his mouth, afraid that she would melt. But now that he heard of such a thing, the murderous intent in his heart was extremely turbulent.
Long Chen also faintly felt that Bai Lan had a suffocating aura. If it wasn't for the fact that his daughter was next to him and he tried his best to control it, Long Chen and the others would have been scared to death by his killing intent.
The strongest thing in the Heaven Realm was their aura.
At that moment, Soyeon walked in front of Bai Lan with a bit of fear. She shyly stretched out her hands and pinched Bai Lan's fingers. She said coquettishly, "Dad, don't be angry. I'll tell you what happened, okay?"
Bai Lan nodded and said, "Darling, go ahead."
Soyeon heavily nodded, then told Bai Lan what happened after she went out. After she finished, Bai Lan and Lei Ji looked at each other and sank into contemplation. If it was any other time, Bai Lan would definitely kill whoever dared to touch his daughter. But now, strangely, he didn't say anything. Instead, he frowned.
"Dad, who are those black-clothed people? Yan 'er is in the seventh level of the Earth Realm. No matter how strong they are, it's impossible that Yan' er can't even see their appearances. There are so many strange things. Could it be that they are all in the Heaven Realm? Are there so many in the Heaven Realm in the Archaic Cemetery?" Su Xue couldn't help but say.
After a while, Bai Lan shook his head and said, "Don't worry about this for now. Your Uncle Lei and I will take care of it. On the other hand, this boy …" At that moment, Bai Lan and Lei Ji focused their attention on Long Chen. Bai Lan's gaze froze and his expression changed. He said, "What's your name?"
"Long Chen."
Long Chen said, neither servile nor overbearing. His indifferent appearance made Bai Lan feel a bit of praise. But in Su Xue's eyes, he was purely pretending.
"Long Chen … I remember now. You were in the City of Black Gold. You took the Map of the Martial God Stele from the Feng Clan, right? You also took the Profound Gold Soul from the Gold Clan. With your strength, you were able to do that. That is truly extraordinary."
Bai Lan was worthy of being the leader of a clan. His thoughts were meticulous and he was well-informed. He even knew about an insignificant person like Long Chen.
Su Xue and Soyeon didn't know about that, but Su Xue knew about Feng Zhilin. The two of them had been competing for beauty for quite a long time. Su Xue's level was one level higher than hers, so she always looked down on that woman. But in reality, she was still a bit afraid of her. Now that she heard that Long Chen had such a magnificent feat, she instantly had a whole new level of respect for Long Chen.
"That's me."
Long Chen nodded. Everyone knew about the Map of the Martial God Stele. Although the Map of the Martial God Stele was a great treasure, second only to the Seven Brilliance Star Lords' legacy, Long Chen believed that Bai Lan would definitely not throw away his daughter's life for a mere Map of the Martial God Stele.
"Not bad, not bad."
Bai Lan nodded in satisfaction. He then looked at Soyeon and said, "Yan 'er, examine me."
"Yes, father."
Soyeon looked at Bai Lan intimately and walked beside him obediently. Only then did Bai Lan examine her from head to toe. Lei Ji watched from the side as well. Their expressions grew heavier and heavier. In the end, they bit their lips gently and a sliver of shock appeared in their eyes.
"Long Chen, are you really confident that you can completely cure my daughter in a hundred days?" At that moment, Bai Lan looked at Long Chen solemnly.
Long Chen nodded decisively and said, "Previously, Suyeon had already aged, and I was the one who restored her to her current appearance. The medicinal effect of my pill is too strong, and her body can't bear it, so she needs to take it every ten days. After a hundred days, her strange injuries will naturally recover."
Bai Lan and Lei Ji glanced at each other. Neither of them had any expression on their faces, so Long Chen had no idea what they were thinking.
At that moment, Su Xue looked at Long Chen and said to Bai Lan, "Father, I don't think this is appropriate. We don't know this Long Chen, why would he help us? Is he interested in something of the Demon Clan? Besides, he's only in the fifth level of the Earth Martial Realm, how could he have this kind of pill to save Yan 'er? I don't believe it. Long Chen, if you think I'm wrong, you can show me the pill."
Her words were directed at Long Chen. At this moment, she was looking at Long Chen with a probing gaze. Her eyes were filled with vigilance.
"Sister, how can you talk like that?"
Soyeon blocked Long Chen's path. She knew that Long Chen's identity as an alchemist was nonsense. Long Chen couldn't take out the pill.
At that moment, Long Chen lightly pushed Soyeon away. His eyes were like sharp swords as he looked at Su Xue and said, "Lady Su Xue, Soyeon and I are fated to be together. We just happened to pass by, so I chose to save her. If you want to measure a gentleman's heart with your own mean measure, I can't do anything about it."
Being called a villain, Su Xue's expression was very ugly. Just when she was about to fly into a rage, Bai Lan waved her hand to stop her. Then she said to Long Chen, "Since Yan 'er believes in you and I believe in you, you can stay in Cyanwood City for now. I'll leave Yan' er to you. If Yan 'er can recover in a hundred days, you can tell me anything you want. As long as it's something that I, Bai Lan, can do, I'll do it for you. How about it?"
Bai Lan's attitude was much better than Su Xue's. Long Chen's original goal was to befriend Bai Lan. In the future, when he dealt with the young master of the God Race, he would have a backer he could rely on. But Bai Lan didn't say anything and directly chose to trust Long Chen. Long Chen had a good impression of the Demon Race's patriarch. So he nodded and said, "Lady Soyeon is my good friend. I will naturally do my best."
"Father, Yan 'er is young and immature. She's easily deceived. Why …" Seeing that Bai Lan chose to trust Long Chen without saying anything, Su Xue was a little worried. No matter how she looked at it, she felt that Long Chen didn't seem like a good person.