131: Pretending to be a father-in-law

After reviewing the simulation, Qin Chen's mind remained unsettled for a long time.

The feeling of his fate being controlled by the Liu Clan was like a thorn in his heart, preventing his thoughts from flowing freely.

If he hadn't known before, it would have been fine, but once he knew the truth, he could no longer tolerate it—this feeling of powerlessness, like an ant unable to resist, made him extremely displeased.

He was inherently arrogant, yearning for freedom and disliking restraint. How could he be content to be a 'talent' kept in captivity?

Gazing at the twinkling stars in the night sky, he let out a deep breath.

Then, he turned his attention to the reward options and chose without hesitation: "Select two!"

[Ding, reward successfully issued, temporarily stored in the System space.]

After choosing the reward, he fell into contemplation—

"Ultimately, Liu Ruyan is the root of all this. I must find a way to eliminate this hidden danger."

"Once she returns to the Liu Clan, my strength will be exposed, leading to endless trouble."

"There should still be a few days... I must find a safe way to get rid of her before then."

As he pondered, Qin Chen's eyes suddenly lit up.

He quickly flipped through his previous simulation records and found the reward from the eighth simulation—the "Ice Fire Fiend Poison Body."

"Strange, how could I forget I had this Physique?" He felt a little puzzled.

"It's bad enough that my Aptitude and Comprehension Ability are poor, but my memory is terrible too!" He couldn't help but laugh at himself.

He remembered that this Physique contained a special toxin.

And yesterday, Liu Ruyan had asked him for a bottle of 'essence blood'.

Qin Chen immediately understood—so Liu Jinfeng had gone to great lengths to find an antidote pill to detoxify Liu Ruyan?

Then, the Opportunity was here—in the next few days, Liu Ruyan would be poisoned.

As long as he took this Opportunity to eliminate her, his strength would not be exposed, nor would he be targeted by the Liu Clan.

However, he couldn't act rashly in reality—after all, in the eighth simulation, he didn't even know how he was killed.

Qin Chen frowned, pondering his next step—

"Killing Liu Ruyan can be tried in the simulation first! Everyone who knows my strength must be eradicated."

After the tenth simulation, he deeply understood the principle that "a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind."

As a 'Genius,' being too conspicuous was definitely not a good thing.

Especially a 'Genius' without a background, in this cruel world, was tantamount to seeking death.

No wonder those 'Heavenly Human Realm' old monsters on the Barren Continent had all retreated behind the scenes—these old fellows who could live for hundreds of years were indeed not simple.

As he pondered, dawn broke.

Just then,

Footsteps came from the adjacent wing, and Qin Chen knew Liu Ruyan was preparing to leave.

He immediately got up, left his room, and silently followed behind her.

Liu Ruyan frowned and said coldly, "Didn't I tell you to wait for me here for a few days?"

Qin Chen respectfully replied, "I'm afraid some ignorant people might get in the way. This junior is, after all, in the Heavenly Human Realm, and can also handle some trivial matters for you."

"Hmm, not bad, quite sensible for your age." Liu Ruyan nodded, said no more, and led Qin Chen towards the imperial palace.

Liu Ruyan naturally wouldn't know—Qin Chen was following her to keep track of her movements at all times.

A moment later,

Liu Ruyan quietly brought Qin Chen to the imperial palace's back garden. A young man was already respectfully waiting there.

Listening to their conversation, Qin Chen's heart jolted—he hadn't expected this man to be the 'fake' Eunuch Xiang.

But he stood aside, impassively listening without a change in expression.

"Master, when did you arrive? You didn't give any instructions, so this humble one couldn't go to greet you," Eunuch Xiang said respectfully.

"I'll be staying here for a few days. Help me find someone," Liu Ruyan said flatly.

"Yes, Master. What are this person's characteristics?"

"He has a black gold twin fish jade pendant given by Elder Golden Phoenix. Find him and bring him to me."

"Master, dead or alive?"

"Alive, I have a use for him."

"Understood!" Eunuch Xiang nodded quickly.

Liu Ruyan glanced at Qin Chen, seemed to think of something, and continued, "Also, help me with something else: investigate which Martial Artists are in the Heavenly Human Realm."

"Master, this humble one is only at Foundation Establishment Cultivation. I can't defeat these Heavenly Human Realm boors," Eunuch Xiang said with a slight start.

"I'm just asking you to inquire, not to alert them," Liu Ruyan said indifferently.

With that, she waved her hand, and a golden Talisman floated over: "This is a Golden Origin Talisman, containing a trace of my Nascent Soul Power. It can block a full-force strike from a Heavenly Human Realm Perfection cultivator. If it's triggered, I'll know immediately."

Eunuch Xiang was overjoyed and quickly put away the Golden Origin Talisman: "Thank you, Master, for bestowing this treasure!"

Qin Chen, hearing the words "Golden Origin Talisman" from the side, felt a slight shock—so Eunuch Xiang's Golden Origin Talisman was given by Liu Ruyan.

At this moment, Eunuch Xiang said again, "Master, Xiao Tianci of the Great Yan Dynasty is already a Late Stage Great Grandmaster. If he is given a heaven-plundering pill, he will probably be able to Breakthrough to the Heavenly Human Realm in no time..."

Liu Ruyan nodded: "You handle such minor matters as you see fit, but don't arouse suspicion. It would be troublesome if a Heavenly Human Realm Martial Artist escaped."

Eunuch Xiang smiled: "Master, rest assured, I will find a way to have the heaven-plundering pill delivered through someone he trusts, and our existence will definitely not be exposed."

"Hmm," Liu Ruyan said indifferently, "There's no rush for that. First, bring me the person with the black gold twin fish jade pendant."

"Yes!" Eunuch Xiang said respectfully.

Qin Chen listened from the side, secretly alarmed—so Zhang Rui's "heaven-plundering pill" was arranged by Eunuch Xiang behind the scenes.

He secretly guessed: Eunuch Xiang might have given out more than one, but only Zhang Rui would truly give the "heaven-plundering pill" to Xiao Tianci three years later.

Qin Chen sneered inwardly—how could there be any coincidences in this world? It all turned out to be carefully planned by schemers.

Afterward, Eunuch Xiang arranged a mansion near the imperial palace for Liu Ruyan to reside in.

Upon returning to the mansion, Liu Ruyan went directly into the backyard, setting up several layers of Formations. No one knew what she was doing inside.

Qin Chen, meanwhile, began to ponder how to eliminate the hidden danger of Liu Ruyan—he had to find someone to test whether she was poisoned.

As he thought, he considered what Eunuch Xiang was currently doing.

At the same time, he was also curious: in the simulation, how was it exposed that the black gold twin fish jade pendant didn't belong to Fang Chen? He had clearly used the Illusionary Form Technique to transform into Liu Jinfeng's appearance; logically, he shouldn't have been discovered.

So he unreservedly spread his Divine Sense—with his Early Golden Core Stage Divine Sense range covering dozens of kilometers, he easily enveloped the entire imperial palace.

Eunuch Xiang naturally detected Qin Chen's Divine Sense probing, but he paid no attention at all—

In his view, this was Qin Chen helping his 'Master' keep watch, a manifestation of 'loyalty'.

It was precisely because of this that Qin Chen would openly monitor the situation in the imperial palace.