"Have you inherited his legacy?" Old Chen's grayish-yellow eyes stared at Su Luo, with a strange gleam in them.
Su Luo could sense Old Chen's genuine respect and admiration for Elder Zihuo. Subconsciously, she felt no need to hide it any longer, so she nodded calmly and said, "Yes, I accidentally broke into the cave and obtained Elder Zihuo's inheritance. But how did you know that?"
In fact, this is what Su Luo is most curious about.
How did Old Chen know that she inherited the legacy of Old Zihuo? She hadn't revealed anything at all.
At this moment, Old Chen was completely immersed in his own world. He raised his head and could faintly see tears flashing in his eyes.
"I've been waiting for many years. I thought I would never get to wait for it in this lifetime, but I didn't expect that I would really wait for it at this last moment." Old Chen sighed deeply, his expression full of infinite nostalgia.
"What do you mean?" Su Luo was even more confused.
"My great-grandfather was a personal attendant to Elder Zihuo." Old Chen looked at Su Luo calmly. "In addition to being the continent's top alchemist, Elder Zihuo was also one of the most skilled stone gamblers. That's not the most amazing thing. The most amazing thing is that he actually concocted a potion, a kind of—"
At this point, Old Chen's expression flashed with a strange light, but suddenly dimmed. "This potion is very magical. After taking it, it can open a person's third eye at a specific time. The so-called third eye is to see through the surface of the raw stone to see whether there is a crystal inside."
"Ah?" Su Luo was startled.
There's actually a potion like this? It can reveal the inner structure of a raw stone after taking it. How could such a miraculous potion exist in the world? Isn't that simply against the will of heaven?
Old Chen looked at Su Luo calmly and said, "The most amazing thing is not this, but that the Chen family has only one line of succession since then, and every direct descendant can open the third eye."
"What?" Su Luo was even more incredulous. Just how evil was Old Man Zihuo? He could actually...
Then, Old Chen's expression gradually darkened. "Such a heaven-defying potion shouldn't exist in the world. Therefore, the Chen family is destined to suffer the consequences of time."
"Backlash?" Su Luo was puzzled.
"Every generation of the Chen family must serve Elder Zihuo or his descendants, generation after generation, and never betray him." Old Chen spoke clearly, enunciating each word. "If you don't serve them, you won't live past a hundred."
"How could this happen..." Su Luo was a little confused.
"You may not believe this, young lady, but my grandfather and father died on their 100th birthdays. No one else did." Old Chen's cloudy eyes dimmed for a moment, and he added, "When they died, their faces were peaceful, without a single scratch on their bodies. They passed away in their sleep, exactly as our ancestral teachings say."
Seeing Su Luo staring at her in disbelief, Old Chen's eyes flashed with a bitter smile: "So, the greatest wish of the Chen family from generation to generation is to find Elder Zihuo, or her successor, and then serve her."
"But..." Su Luo spread her hands helplessly, "I'm not an alchemist yet, so I can't break the curse on you."
"No, there's no need to untie it." Old Chen knelt on his knees and said solemnly, "I only ask that you accept me, young lady. I will be very grateful."
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