"Lady Zhu, how much do you know about the Skyhawk Pavilion?" Ling Chen asked. It was hard to co by soone who knew about the Skyhawk Pavilion, and he wanted to ask clearly so he could be prepared.
"I don’t know much about the Skyhawk Pavilion. If you want to know, you can ask my Mr. Chang. He is mainly responsible for the Zhu Family’s intelligence work; he knows those things best."
Not long after, Zhu Qing contacted Zhu Houchang and inford him of what had transpired here. After they finished chatting, Zhu Qing handed the phone to Ling Chen.
"Hello! Mr. Zhu, it’s , Ling Chen. I have a few questions I would like to ask."
"Qing has just told , Mr. Ling wants to know about the Skyhawk Pavilion?"
"Yes! I wonder if Mr. Zhu could reveal a bit to ," Ling Chen pleaded.
Zhu Houchang sighed on the other end of the phone, "Speaking of which, this should be a disgrace to our Zhu Family. Although family scandals should not be broadcasted, this was after all many years ago, and today’s Skyhawk Pavilion has nothing to do with the Zhu Family. On the contrary, they have always been the target we want to eliminate."
Pausing, Zhu Houchang continued: "Qing isn’t very clear about these matters, most of which are heard from the elderly of the Zhu Family. In fact, the matter wasn’t as she said. Back then, it wasn’t that another faction proactively requested splitting off, but they were expelled by the Zhu Family. The ancestor of the Zhu Family believed their ideas undermined the principles the Zhu Family persisted in. To prevent the Zhu Family from collapsing due to internal strife, the Zhu Family Head at the ti ordered the total expulsion of those people."
"After being expelled from the Zhu Family, they lived quite miserably, with so even becoming henchn for others. Later, a great force took a fancy to their abilities, not only providing much help but also funding them to establish their own power, which is when the Skyhawk Pavilion was founded."
Upon hearing this, Ling Chen imdiately understood, "So, it was the Heavenly chanism Pavilion that helped them back then."
"You know?" Zhu Houchang appeared a bit surprised, "Mr. Ling, I didn’t ntion the Heavenly chanism Pavilion. How did you learn about this?"
Ling Chen smiled slightly, "To be honest with you, Mr. Zhu, I’m facing threats from the Skyhawk Pavilion at any mont, so naturally, I need to do my howork."
"Since you know about the Skyhawk Pavilion’s backers, I might as well be frank. Yes! It was indeed the Heavenly chanism Pavilion that helped establish the Skyhawk Pavilion. Since then, the Skyhawk Pavilion has beco an affiliate of the Heavenly chanism Pavilion. However, the Heavenly chanism Pavilion was hidden very deeply, with hardly anyone aware of the existence of the Skyhawk Pavilion. For years, the Skyhawk Pavilion has been doing dirty work for the Heavenly chanism Pavilion."
"According to years of investigation by our Zhu Family, the Skyhawk Pavilion is internally divided into two parts. One consists of outer disciples, who specifically handle businesses outside, like the people around Hong Wei—all elite assassins trained by the Skyhawk Pavilion. Besides them, another part belongs to the managent of Ying Hall. Ying Hall is the real core of the Skyhawk Pavilion. Like us, most people in Ying Hall are descendants of the Zhu Family. Mr. Ling, you should understand now."
"One more thing. Mr. Zhu, do you know where the headquarters of the Skyhawk Pavilion is?"
"Sorry, I don’t know this either. Over the years, our Zhu Family has conducted nurous investigations, but from various indications, we suspect the headquarters of the Skyhawk Pavilion is not in HuaXia."
Ling Chen asked puzzled, "Why do you think so?"
"Training an elite assassin is not easy; assassins who haven’t stained their hands with dozens of lives are unqualified. To train elite assassins, they must get accustod to blood and enjoy killing. However, HuaXia has too many restrictions, and killing too many people would easily invite trouble. Hence, the Skyhawk Pavilion moved the headquarters overseas where there are no regulations, allowing them to act recklessly."
"Skyhawk Pavilion has trained many elite assassins. Where did these assassins co from initially?" Ling Chen asked.
"Skyhawk Pavilion was established by Zhu family mbers, and many of the training thods followed those of the Zhu Family. To give a simple example, our Zhu Family would select so children with better qualifications from orphanages or elsewhere through official channels for training from a young age. Skyhawk Pavilion does the sa, but they aren’t as regulated as we are. They will use any ans to acquire enough children."
"I see. Thank you, Mr. Zhu, for sharing so much with ."
"You’re welco. Since the Skyhawk Pavilion wants to attack you, I should help you more," Zhu Houchang smiled, "Mr. Ling, Qing told their action last night failed. I apologize for that. Please believe , our Zhu Family won’t let you down again."
At this point, it seed Zhu Houchang thought of sothing, and he switched topics, "By the way! Mr. Ling, there’s one very important thing I almost forgot. Last ti we t, you asked to check the Zhu Family archives to see if there are records about Guo Qiang and the tomb of Ling Gengqiu. Believe it or not, I really found that information. Let’s talk more about this the next ti we et."
"Great, I’m looking forward to our next eting. Take care!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhu Qing took back her mobile and asked Ling Chen, "What did you chat with Mr. Chang?"
Ling Chen teased with a smile, "A lot, but unfortunately, it’s stuff girls can’t listen to." After saying this, before Zhu Qing cast a white eye, Ling Chen waved his hand, "Alright! It’s not early anymore. You have had a busy night, get so rest early; there’s still much to be done in the coming days."
The next day.
Ling Chen had just had breakfast when he received a call from He Ziyun. Before causing trouble at Chengde Martial Arts Hall yesterday, Ling Chen called Tong Zhentian regarding the matter. Presumably, Tong Zhentian ntioned it to He Ziyun, prompting the latter to call and inquire about the situation.
"Mr. He, you don’t have to worry. I have a grasp on things; nothing will go wrong... Alright, I understand, let’s leave it at that."
Just as the call ended, Jiang Yunkai hurriedly ran in from outside the rental unit and said, "Chen, a few cars are outside, saying they’re looking for you."
Ling Chen got up with a smile, "Don’t be afraid, they’re all our people." Saying this, Ling Chen called Tang Guolun and others, and quickly went out to et them.
"Ling Chen, you’re in Beijing yet didn’t contact . Had Master not told , I wouldn’t have known," Ye Liangyong scolded.
Ling Chen smiled apologetically, "Mr. Ye, I didn’t want to bother you."
Ye Liangyong said dissatisfied, "What are you saying? Do we need such politeness between us? Alright, let’s not talk about it. Have your friends pack their stuff; I’ve prepared a place for you, and it guarantees satisfaction."
Ling Chen nodded, "Thank you, Mr. Ye."
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