Lin Qiqi said with a bitter smile, "No, I’m a mber of the Ling Family, I’m already deeply involved and can’t get out." Saying this, Lin Qiqi used her hand to pull open her clothes, revealing her snow-white skin. However, Ling Chen’s attention wasn’t on her skin, but on a scar near her heart. It was obvious that the scar was very new and very neat, suggesting that the surgery was perford only a couple of days ago.
"You... what happened?"
"A couple of days ago, they sent a few people over to perform a small surgery on those of us left in the Ling Family. They implanted a chip in our bodies to lock onto our location at any ti. Moreover, that chip has a self-destruct function. At first, we didn’t quite understand why they did this. But after listening to you just now, I finally got it. It’s probably because of Uncle Lin’s incident. They’re worried about traitors appearing within the Ling Family again, so they put a shackle on us. If anyone betrays, the outco is nothing but death."
Ling Chen’s face changed; he never expected the Ling Family to be so ruthless, without sparing even their own family mbers.
"Then you..." Ling Chen still wanted to say sothing, but Lin Qiqi had already interrupted him.
"Ling Chen, there’s no need to persuade . As a Ling Family mber, fate was decided long ago. Co with , I’ll take you to a place." With that, regardless of whether Ling Chen was willing, Lin Qiqi simply walked away.
Ling Chen didn’t hesitate, quickly catching up with Lin Qiqi. At the sa ti, Ling Chen contacted Pang Jiulin and others through his earpiece to inquire about their situation.
After all, the security personnel of the Ling Family are all experts. Without his own help, he wasn’t sure if Pang Jiulin and the others could handle them.
"Instructor Pang, how’s the situation over there?"
"No problem. These guys are indeed skilled, but we are no pushover either. You go on and do your thing; don’t worry about us."
Hearing this, Ling Chen was slightly relieved. For this operation, Pang Jiulin and the others were very well prepared, with everyone fully ard. The mbers of Lonely Wolf are battle-hardened agents; although not as adept as the security personnel, their overall abilities aren’t lacking.
That’s good! With Pang Jiulin’s team attracting outside firepower, his actions would undoubtedly be much easier.
Following Lin Qiqi’s footsteps, Ling Chen proceeded step by step, and before long, the two arrived in a study within the Siheyuan.
Walking into the room, he saw many ancient paintings hanging on all four walls. Judging by the seals on these paintings, they’re the works of famous artists. As for authenticity... with the Ling Family’s financial resources, how could they possibly buy fake collections?
Just the value of the paintings in this room probably exceeds ten figures.
At this mont, Lin Qiqi went straight to the bookshelf in the study, took out a book, and gently pulled it outward. Imdiately, there was a soft click, and the entire bookshelf slowly moved aside, revealing a wide secret passage.
"This is the secret of the Ling Family, let’s go!" With that, Lin Qiqi walked straight into the secret passage.
On the way, Ling Chen was perplexed by Lin Qiqi’s actions and couldn’t help but ask, "Why are you doing this? For you, I should be an enemy."
"You’re wrong." Lin Qiqi replied indifferently, "To be precise, you’re an enemy of the Ling Family, not mine. The Ling Family always likes to impose their enemies on everyone." After a pause, Lin Qiqi continued, "Uncle Lin was once married and had a daughter. Unfortunately, shortly after she was born, she was diagnosed with a terminal illness and couldn’t live for more than a few years. When she died, Uncle Lin’s wife couldn’t endure the blow, chose to divorce, and bid farewell to this sad place forever. Before this, Uncle Lin applied to take on a position in the God Organization, hoping to use its resources to research a cure for terminal illnesses. Unfortunately, although research made so breakthroughs over a few years, they still couldn’t apply it clinically."
"After Uncle Lin’s daughter died, he was depressed for a long ti, taking years to co out of the shadow. At that ti, there was a little girl by his side, with the last na Liu, I heard Uncle Lin took her in. He treated her as a daughter. Later, when my father died unexpectedly during a Ling Family mission, Uncle Lin felt very sympathetic for . Since then, he, like a father, cared for , allowing to feel paternal love again. Even though he’s my uncle, I’ve long regarded him as my father in my heart."
After listening to Lin Qiqi’s account, Ling Chen finally understood why she was helping him.
The Ling Family killed Lin Guodong, and no matter the reason, it was an unforgivable act for Lin Qiqi.
A woman, once filled with resentnt, becos a terrifying thing.
Proceeding along the secret passage, Ling Chen walked for several dozen ters before it opened up before him. At the end of the passage was a massive underground chamber, capable of accommodating even thousands of people.
However, more shocking than the size was the fact that the walls of this underground chamber were lined with three-ter-high bookshelves, each packed with various books. Judging by the paper of those books, they’ve been stored for a long ti.
"This is the library of the Ling Family," Lin Qiqi said beside him. "Centuries of accumulation are all here. In this regard, it’s no exaggeration to say that even the Heavenly chanism Pavilion can’t compare to the Ling Family."
Ling Chen couldn’t wait to step up to one of the bookshelves, casually pulling out a book. After glancing through it, he was internally overwheld with shock.
This... turned out to be a martial arts manual!
It seems Lin Guodong didn’t lie to him. Previously, Lin Guodong had told him that the Ling Family’s collection of martial arts is more extensive than that of the Heavenly chanism Pavilion. Now, it seems, it wasn’t wrong.
The books here were ticulously organized, each bookshelf numbered. Ling Chen casually skimd a few shelves, his eyes soon drawn to one in particular.
Standing in front of the shelf, Ling Chen examined it carefully for a while.
Nine Yang Qiankun Step... Shattered Leaf Step... Phoenix Fist... Eight Silk Palm... All were precious martial arts tos, so of which were even rare, lost arts.
Unbelievable! Truly unbelievable!
Ling Chen was inwardly alard; who would have thought that the Ling Family possessed such rich resources. Once these martial arts manuals are leaked, they would surely ignite a storm in the Martial Arts community. Indeed, the Ling Family is a deeply-rooted clan; without hundreds of years of historical foundation, such a collection couldn’t be achieved.
No wonder the Ling Family stationed people here. Such a vast collection of books couldn’t possibly be moved.
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