Different from ordinary people like Bai Changyue, the identities of the people in front of them are quite different, basically all of them are direct descendants of the Bai family.
Bai Changren is from the second elder line of the Bai family, he is a direct descendant of the head of this line, and is also a key figure.
The girl next to him is from the fourth elder line, named Bai Zhilan, also a direct descendant of that line.
Compared to others, they have elders to discipline them, and they are not on bad terms with the third elder line where Bai Qing is.
Others may be fine, but if they dare to align with Bai Qing, they would probably have their legs broken by their own elders in a minute.
Within the Bai family, there are various major branches, each occupying a portion of resources, with cooperation and competition among them, the relationships are sometimes not harmonious.
There's no way around it. Even among ordinary relatives, various conflicts can arise if they spend too much time together, let alone the large and prestigious Bai family.
Due to power and resources, the relationships between the major branches have always been relatively tense.
Some relationships are very bad, and they even come to blows as soon as they meet.
Of course, the tense relationships among the higher-ups do not affect the younger generation mingling with each other.
Interacting with outstanding individuals from the major branches, exchanging resources with each other, this is also encouraged by the higher-ups.
In the past two months, through Bai Qing's connections, Chen An has also gotten to know many outstanding newcomers within the Bai family, and has made some progress by making friends with some of them.
Among this group, Chen An is quite popular and has not faced any embarrassment due to his background.
Of course, the main reason for this is his cultivation level.
If he were not at the Inner Qi Realm, but only a Physical Refinement martial artist, the current situation would be completely different.
Bai Changren and Bai Zhilan in front of him are both direct descendants of various branches of the Bai family, and if he wants to impress them, the strength of a Physical Refinement cultivator would not be enough.
The sound of crackling oil came from in front of them.
The scent of roasted meat wafted over.
Chen An smiled and personally grilled meat for Bai Changren and the others, and then handed the grilled meat to them.
"Oh, by the way,"
As they chatted, Bai Changren suddenly remembered something and spoke up, "The matter you asked me to inquire about before, there are some clues now."
"I'll have someone deliver it to you another day."
"Oh?"
Chen An's face lit up with a hint of joy, "In that case, I'll have to thank Changren brother."
"No need, it's just a small matter."
Bai Changren smiled and didn't seem to care about Chen An's attitude.
In order to further power up, in addition to working hard to cultivate, Chen An is also working on expanding his ways of replenishing energy.
Acquiring sinister objects is a good way.
Coincidentally, the population in Shangyuan County is large, and there are many births of sinister creatures, so there shouldn't be a shortage of remnants of sinister objects.
At this point, the benefits of Chen An's friendship with these direct descendants of the Bai family, such as Bai Changren, are beginning to show.
He entrusts people like Bai Changren to help collect or introduce him to relevant channels, which is much more effective than sourcing them himself.
In the face of Chen An's gratitude, Bai Changren was not at all concerned, and didn't even mention payment to Chen An.
After all, the direct descendants of the Bai family are all wealthy and powerful. Despite Bai Changren's cultivation level being inferior to Chen An's, if he wishes, he can easily outstrip Chen An with his wealth and resources.
Before interacting with Bai Changren and the others, Chen An thought that although he couldn't be considered a wealthy man, he wouldn't have to worry about money.
But as it turns out, this was just wishful thinking on his part.
A maid came over from afar and whispered a few words to Bai Zhilan, who then stood up and looked at Chen An and the others with a bright smile, "I have some things to attend to, so let's call it a day for now."
"Do you have free time in a while?"
She looked at Chen An, her face blushing slightly, "I heard that a new street has opened in the county town, if you're free, let's go for a stroll together."
Is this a rich woman's invitation?
Chen An was a bit surprised, but quickly reacted with a smile and nodded.
Bai Zhilan hurried away, her steps hurried as if she was fleeing.
Looking closely, one could see a hint of blush on the girl's cheeks.
Bai Changren couldn't help but laugh, "Brother Chen is indeed blessed."
"In my memory, this is the first time Zhilan has invited a man."
"You should seize the opportunity."
He looked at Chen An, his tone unconsciously lowering, "As far as I know, Zhilan has never been married."
"I am just an outsider, I dare not think about such things."
Chen An smiled calmly, showing no significant reaction to this news, "Miss Zhilan's thoughts may not necessarily be as you imagine."
"True."
Bai Changren smiled and said no more.
After a moment, the two packed up and left, each returning to their respective residences.
Just as they returned to their quarters, not long after, someone came to visit them, deliberately sending some things over.
It was Bai Changren's people.
The servants in the courtyard accepted the items and placed them in Chen An's room.
Chen An opened them up for a look.
Inside were only three items in total.
An ancient map, a piece of bone of an unknown creature, and a bloody dagger.
Of the three items, besides the blood-stained dagger, the other two looked quite normal, belonging to the kind of items that couldn't be identified even if placed on the road.
But Chen An could still sense a unique aura from these three items.
A wave of cold and heat emanated from these items in front of him, which Chen An keenly felt.
Authentic, they are all authentic.
In just an instant, Chen An judged the authenticity of these three items.
"Quite fresh."
Chen An picked up the dagger and made a judgment.
All three items felt very fresh to him, it could be that they had become sinister objects recently, tainted by their sinister energy.
Could it be that Bai Changren directly brought these things from the scene where sinister creatures appeared?
It's not impossible, there's a high possibility.
The Bai family has people specifically tasked with suppressing sinister creatures, and martial artists from various branches regularly go out to hunt and kill sinister creatures.
With Bai Changren's status, it would be easy for someone to collect things on-site intentionally.
Holding the map in one hand and the dagger in the other, Chen An could keenly sense the warm flow surging within him.
Soon, changes began to appear before him.
The blood on the dagger began to fade, slowly disappearing, and the map started to burn slowly.
As for the bone, the display was more exaggerated, as it directly turned into a cloud of mist and dissipated.
However, with these changes appearing, a surge of heat rose within Chen An.
Energy was once again replenished.
Comparatively, the energy provided by the sinister objects to Chen An was not much, far from the richness of directly obtaining energy from the sinister objects.
But Chen An's energy bar had already accumulated quite a bit, and now this energy replenishment was enough to fill it back up.
Without hesitation, Chen An began to projection.
Different from ordinary people like Bai Changyue, the identities of the people in front of them are quite different, basically all of them are direct descendants of the Bai family.
Bai Changren is from the second elder line of the Bai family, he is a direct descendant of the head of this line, and is also a key figure.
The girl next to him is from the fourth elder line, named Bai Zhilan, also a direct descendant of that line.
Compared to others, they have elders to discipline them, and they are not on bad terms with the third elder line where Bai Qing is.
Others may be fine, but if they dare to align with Bai Qing, they would probably have their legs broken by their own elders in a minute.
Within the Bai family, there are various major branches, each occupying a portion of resources, with cooperation and competition among them, the relationships are sometimes not harmonious.
There's no way around it. Even among ordinary relatives, various conflicts can arise if they spend too much time together, let alone the large and prestigious Bai family.
Due to power and resources, the relationships between the major branches have always been relatively tense.
Some relationships are very bad, and they even come to blows as soon as they meet.
Of course, the tense relationships among the higher-ups do not affect the younger generation mingling with each other.
Interacting with outstanding individuals from the major branches, exchanging resources with each other, this is also encouraged by the higher-ups.
In the past two months, through Bai Qing's connections, Chen An has also gotten to know many outstanding newcomers within the Bai family, and has made some progress by making friends with some of them.
Among this group, Chen An is quite popular and has not faced any embarrassment due to his background.
Of course, the main reason for this is his cultivation level.
If he were not at the Inner Qi Realm, but only a Physical Refinement martial artist, the current situation would be completely different.
Bai Changren and Bai Zhilan in front of him are both direct descendants of various branches of the Bai family, and if he wants to impress them, the strength of a Physical Refinement cultivator would not be enough.
The sound of crackling oil came from in front of them.
The scent of roasted meat wafted over.
Chen An smiled and personally grilled meat for Bai Changren and the others, and then handed the grilled meat to them.
"Oh, by the way,"
As they chatted, Bai Changren suddenly remembered something and spoke up, "The matter you asked me to inquire about before, there are some clues now."
"I'll have someone deliver it to you another day."
"Oh?"
Chen An's face lit up with a hint of joy, "In that case, I'll have to thank Changren brother."
"No need, it's just a small matter."
Bai Changren smiled and didn't seem to care about Chen An's attitude.
In order to further power up, in addition to working hard to cultivate, Chen An is also working on expanding his ways of replenishing energy.
Acquiring sinister objects is a good way.
Coincidentally, the population in Shangyuan County is large, and there are many births of sinister creatures, so there shouldn't be a shortage of remnants of sinister objects.
At this point, the benefits of Chen An's friendship with these direct descendants of the Bai family, such as Bai Changren, are beginning to show.
He entrusts people like Bai Changren to help collect or introduce him to relevant channels, which is much more effective than sourcing them himself.
In the face of Chen An's gratitude, Bai Changren was not at all concerned, and didn't even mention payment to Chen An.
After all, the direct descendants of the Bai family are all wealthy and powerful. Despite Bai Changren's cultivation level being inferior to Chen An's, if he wishes, he can easily outstrip Chen An with his wealth and resources.
Before interacting with Bai Changren and the others, Chen An thought that although he couldn't be considered a wealthy man, he wouldn't have to worry about money.
But as it turns out, this was just wishful thinking on his part.
A maid came over from afar and whispered a few words to Bai Zhilan, who then stood up and looked at Chen An and the others with a bright smile, "I have some things to attend to, so let's call it a day for now."
"Do you have free time in a while?"
She looked at Chen An, her face blushing slightly, "I heard that a new street has opened in the county town, if you're free, let's go for a stroll together."
Is this a rich woman's invitation?
Chen An was a bit surprised, but quickly reacted with a smile and nodded.
Bai Zhilan hurried away, her steps hurried as if she was fleeing.
Looking closely, one could see a hint of blush on the girl's cheeks.
Bai Changren couldn't help but laugh, "Brother Chen is indeed blessed."
"In my memory, this is the first time Zhilan has invited a man."
"You should seize the opportunity."
He looked at Chen An, his tone unconsciously lowering, "As far as I know, Zhilan has never been married."
"I am just an outsider, I dare not think about such things."
Chen An smiled calmly, showing no significant reaction to this news, "Miss Zhilan's thoughts may not necessarily be as you imagine."
"True."
Bai Changren smiled and said no more.
After a moment, the two packed up and left, each returning to their respective residences.
Just as they returned to their quarters, not long after, someone came to visit them, deliberately sending some things over.
It was Bai Changren's people.
The servants in the courtyard accepted the items and placed them in Chen An's room.
Chen An opened them up for a look.
Inside were only three items in total.
An ancient map, a piece of bone of an unknown creature, and a bloody dagger.
Of the three items, besides the blood-stained dagger, the other two looked quite normal, belonging to the kind of items that couldn't be identified even if placed on the road.
But Chen An could still sense a unique aura from these three items.
A wave of cold and heat emanated from these items in front of him, which Chen An keenly felt.
Authentic, they are all authentic.
In just an instant, Chen An judged the authenticity of these three items.
"Quite fresh."
Chen An picked up the dagger and made a judgment.
All three items felt very fresh to him, it could be that they had become sinister objects recently, tainted by their sinister energy.
Could it be that Bai Changren directly brought these things from the scene where sinister creatures appeared?
It's not impossible, there's a high possibility.
The Bai family has people specifically tasked with suppressing sinister creatures, and martial artists from various branches regularly go out to hunt and kill sinister creatures.
With Bai Changren's status, it would be easy for someone to collect things on-site intentionally.
Holding the map in one hand and the dagger in the other, Chen An could keenly sense the warm flow surging within him.
Soon, changes began to appear before him.
The blood on the dagger began to fade, slowly disappearing, and the map started to burn slowly.
As for the bone, the display was more exaggerated, as it directly turned into a cloud of mist and dissipated.
However, with these changes appearing, a surge of heat rose within Chen An.
Energy was once again replenished.
Comparatively, the energy provided by the sinister objects to Chen An was not much, far from the richness of directly obtaining energy from the sinister objects.
But Chen An's energy bar had already accumulated quite a bit, and now this energy replenishment was enough to fill it back up.
Without hesitation, Chen An began to projection.
