Elder Chen

Appearance
At the doorway, a very old face, like the skin of an orange peel, appeared. His entire face was full of wrinkles, with turbid eyes and grizzled hair. He appeared to be an elderly man of eighty or ninety years old.

Background
Elder Chen’s family’s hidden shop is among the most abundant in supply of raw materials and with the most variety of highest grades material. Naturally, the price is also very high.

“There are three types of people that could enter this courtyard. One type is the business people that had pleasant collaborations with him. Another type is people Uncle Chen say that brought them together through fate. And the last kind is…”

“Foolish spendthrift.”

History
It was unexpectedly discovered that he had a deep bond with Elder Zi Huo.

“Back then, my great grandfather was at Elder Zi Huo’s side as his personal servant boy.” Old Chen faintly watched Su Luo, “Elder Zi Huo, aside from being the best Apothecary on the continent, was also among only a handful of master stone gamblers. This was still not the most mystical thing. The most mystical thing was that Elder Zi Huo had actually refined a one of a kind drug. A kind——”

Saying up to here, an oddly fantastical light flashed through Old Chen’s expression, but all of a sudden, his expression once again dimmed: “This kind of unusual mystical drug, after you take it, it will allow people’s eyes to see through the heavens at certain times. The so-called eyes that could see through the heavens is just the ability to see through the outer layers of a source stone into the interior, and determine whether it contained a crystal stone or not.”

“The most mystical part doesn’t reside in its effect, but lies in the fact that, since then, the Chen family had passed on this ability through their bloodline. Moreover, every directly-related descendant all have the ability to see through the heavens.”

Subsequently, Old Chen’s expression gradually became bleak: “In this world, such a nature-defying drug fundamentally should not have existed. Therefore, the Chen family was doomed through time to suffer the recoil from this drug.”

“The offspring of every generation from the Chen family must serve as Elder Zi Huo’s disciple or descendants’ side for all generations without ever betraying them.” Old Chen paused at every word, clearly stating the reasons, “If the Chen family don’t serve at their side, alas, they can’t live past one hundred years old.”

Seeing Su Luo’s eyes wide open in disbelief, a trace of a wry smile flashed through Old Chen’s eyes: “Therefore, the greatest wish for every generation in the Chen family is to find Elder Zi Huo or the person who inherited his legacy. And afterwards, to serve by their side.”

Plotline

 * Behind the scenes, Old Chen, at the raw materials marketplace, was linked to countless connections. Hence, in Old Chen’s residence, nobody dared to be impudent. If you were to offend Old Chen and be put on the blacklist, then afterwards, you wouldn’t even be allowed to go through the entrance of this raw materials marketplace.
 * After accepting him as one of his own people, Su Luo showed him his true potential, a space mage rarely seen and any and all resentment he might have for following someone as young as Su Luo faded away.