Eternal Life Starts from Tai Chi-Chapter 69: Many Preparations

In life, things can’t always go your way.

Yang Chan knew this well, so it was always good to have a few aces up his sleeve.

With strength, he wouldn’t be completely helpless when disaster struck.

After leaving Lü Zhenghai’s Qinglin Courtyard, Yang Chan headed straight for the Artifact Refining Hall within Qinghan Mansion. Since he couldn’t change the situation, he had to make more preparations.

He still had some silver coins on hand, so he might as well spend them on self-preservation.

Perhaps another "good person" like Zhao Qiyang might show up, knowing he was short on everything and wanting to come "offer some warmth."

Faced with such a "good person" coming to "offer warmth," Yang Chan naturally planned to give them a very warm welcome.

He would, of course, have to prepare some things to set up traps in his room. If anyone broke in, they would feel his "hospitality." At the same time, he needed to guard against things like knockout drugs or sedative smoke.

He would also have to check his daily food and drink, and keep things like Antidotes on hand to prevent someone from trying to poison him.

He also left some early-warning devices in a few places in the T-shaped Room where someone could hide, lest an intruder get in without him knowing a thing.

If time had permitted, Yang Chan would have even built a secret room to hide in while he slept, leaving a dummy in his bed as a precaution.

However, he could get a bunk bed. He could also dig a tunnel under it. After all, with his External Refining Copper Skin physique, he could dig a hole very quickly. But for now, he would prepare a bunk bed first, in case an assassin came that very day.

When it came to his own safety, no amount of preparation was too much. It would be best if he never needed it, but if he did, saving his life would be worth it.

As for the wastefulness, Yang Chan didn’t care about that in this matter.

When Yang Chan walked out of Qinghan Mansion’s Artifact Refining Hall, several Servant Disciples were with him, carrying a load of items back to the T-shaped Room.

After putting everything away, he went to the Pharmacy and spent money on a large amount of medicinal ingredients. His once-full purse was flat again.

He had already made up his mind. For the time being, he would stay in the T-shaped Room and not return to the room assigned to him as a Pharmacist.

The Pharmacist’s quarters were so large, and there were so few people around. It was too dangerous. He was better off in the T-shaped Room, where there were more people.

During the day, he could question any strangers he saw. At night, at least these Cyan Yuan Sect Disciples would be around, and if there was any disturbance, they could provide immediate support. As for the protectors Elder Lü Zhenghai mentioned arranging, Yang Chan could only consider that a backup plan, because he had no idea where those people were hiding.

In any case, he hadn’t sensed anyone on his way back. Of course, perhaps they hadn’t arrived yet.

After checking on the injured disciples in the T-shaped Room, Yang Chan began tinkering inside his own room. Sun Qi Wu and the other Pharmacist’s Assistants weren’t surprised to see this, as Yang Chan spent most of his time busy indoors. Today was no exception.

’This bunk bed is interesting. It’s like a simple trap mechanism. At a critical moment, I can trigger it and the person on top will fall right through. Paired with a tunnel, it would be a decent escape route.’

’Even without a tunnel, just by placing a dummy on the top bunk while I sleep, it can serve as a diversion. But if I’m hit with sedative smoke, it’s still a risk.’

’It would be best to place the bottom bunk underground, with ventilation from below. That way, even if someone uses sedative smoke, it won’t have any effect.’ 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Yang Chan considered the worst-case scenario. Although the probability was low, he wouldn’t overlook it.

’I should prepare more Five Poison Powder to use in the traps. If someone breaks in and gets poisoned, they’ll be dead in no time.’

Yang Chan had originally concocted a fair amount of Five Poison Powder, but it seemed inadequate for use in traps. He would have to spend money to buy more ingredients.

At the same time, the silver coins he had intended to spend sparingly were used up again. He bought the materials for two types of medicinal packs, Cold Fragrance Essence Refining Powder and Golden Wind and Rain Dew Soup. These two medicines had similar effects to the Righteous Qi Nourishing Porridge and Dust-Cleansing Tri-Element Soup he had purchased before, but they were much more expensive.

He had originally planned to spend the money on the Lantian Jade Refining Pill. After all, it yielded more Potential Points, and its Refining process was much more difficult than the Void Spirit Pill’s, meaning he would probably fail many times. But now, he had to spend it on the Cold Fragrance Essence Refining Powder and Golden Wind and Rain Dew Soup instead.

This once again put his purse in a dire state, but since he was spending it on himself, he had nothing to complain about.

It was better than having someone else take it.

Just like Zhao Qiyang—dead, with money left unspent. How tragic.

When this happened to an enemy, it was a good thing; it meant a bigger haul for him. But it wouldn’t be a good thing if it happened to him.

Then again, being alive but having no money was also a sad state of affairs. Fortunately, this month’s stipend would arrive soon, which would put an end to this sorrow.

After busying himself in his room for a while, Yang Chan went out again to check on the injured disciples. Then, he told Sun Qi Wu to inform him if any strangers entered, and that they shouldn’t enter the T-shaped Room unless it was necessary.

If they weren’t there specifically to see him, they should be sent away directly.

In Yang Chan’s own words, he planned to spend this time researching and formulating medicinal packs to improve his Pharmacist Ability. Other than the injured Cyan Yuan Sect Disciples, he would basically see no one.

During this period, he would remain in the T-shaped Room and not go out.

Then, under Sun Qi Wu’s puzzled gaze, he returned to his room once more.

The T-shaped Room was called a "room," but it was really more like a large courtyard, which was how it could accommodate so many injured people.

Daily meals were delivered by designated people, so there was no need to go out. All sorts of daily necessities were available within the T-shaped Room. Therefore, it wasn’t a problem for Yang Chan to stay inside; it was just a bit unusual.

Back in his room, Yang Chan prepared various methods for detecting Poison. For safety’s sake, he planned to test his food and water every single time. Although it would take a little more time, it was a good thing if it allowed him to eat and drink with peace of mind.

At that moment, he could only curse Lü Zhenghai in his heart for not even being able to be a "real man" for five seconds.

If it weren’t for Lü Zhenghai, he wouldn’t have to be like this. This was completely beyond his expectations.

He had told Lü Zhenghai about Zhao Qiyang because he wanted to completely resolve the trouble, and perhaps even gain a little something from it.

The worst-case scenario would have been that the person escaped back to Lingyu Palace, which would pose no threat to him.

As long as he didn’t leave Qinghan Mansion, there would basically be no problem. After all, once Zhao Qiyang and his people were exposed, there was no way they could appear in Qinghan Mansion again.

As a Pharmacist, he was supposed to be quite safe. But who could have expected Lü Zhenghai to pull something like this and sell him out? With people like that, it was better to be careful. And when the opportunity arose, he would naturally have to return the "kindness." Otherwise, it wouldn’t be proper etiquette.

His Cultivation was insufficient right now, but in a few more years, he would definitely have the chance to send back a "grand gift."