"Miss Lin, have the examination results co out?"
"Yes, they have. His body is not in serious trouble, just a bit malnourished. He can recover after a period of care." At this point, Lin Han looked at Ling Chen puzzledly and asked, "Why do you want to keep him at the clinic? In his condition, he won’t accept treatnt at all. If possible, I would have already treated him."
Ling Chen smiled slightly, "I know. However, I think I can persuade him to accept treatnt."
"You?" Lin Han asked with half disbelief, "Are you sure?"
Ling Chen nodded, "Whether or not it works, I have to give it a try. It’s getting late. You should go back first. Tomorrow, I’ll see if I can talk to him."
After Lin Han returned ho, Ling Chen stood by the bedside, looking at the sleeping Chen Junfeng, then turned back to his room.
The next day!
Early in the morning, Ling Chen heard movent from the adjacent ward. He imdiately got up and quickly headed to the ward, only to see Chen Junfeng awake on the bed. At this mont, Chen Junfeng was vigorously swinging his arms, trying to break free from the chains’ constraints. However, because Ling Chen had sealed his ridians with silver needles, he couldn’t use his Inner Strength, and breaking the chains with re physical power was impossible.
"Sir Chen." Ling Chen walked to the bedside and spoke.
Upon hearing Ling Chen’s voice, Chen Junfeng imdiately cast his gaze towards him and said coldly, "Who are you, and why are you holding captive?"
"Sir Chen, there’s no need to be nervous. I have no intention to harm you; binding you was rely a precaution." Ling Chen tried to soften his tone to avoid further agitating Chen Junfeng, "Sir Chen, I am Ling Chen; you may not know , but we are both from the Martial Arts world."
"Martial Arts world?" Chen Junfeng regarded Ling Chen with a cold stare, his eyes carrying a sharp gleam, "Were you sent to harm ? Is that right? Hmph! I knew they wouldn’t let off easily. Years have passed, yet they still want dead." At this point, Chen Junfeng bellowed at Ling Chen, "Co on, since I’m in your hands, kill if you want, or cut up, don’t waste words."
Ling Chen said with a bitter smile, "Sir Chen, you misunderstood. I’m not here to kill you. Actually, like you, I’m also fallen on hard tis here." Ling Chen paused and asked, "Sir Chen, do you rember the girl nad Lin Han?"
"Lin Han..." Chen Junfeng thought for a mont and said, "Seems familiar, that little girl tried to treat before, but I chased her away."
"I am her patient." Ling Chen pulled over a chair, placed it by the bed, and sat down, saying, "Sir Chen, you should be aware of your condition. As a Heavenly List martial artist, if you go berserk and lose your mind, it could easily hurt people in the village. I had no choice but to temporarily seal your ridians. Sir Chen, your situation is very dire. I think you should accept Miss Lin’s suggestion and let her treat you so you can recover."
"I don’t need treatnt. I’m not sick." Chen Junfeng said coldly, "Release quickly; I want to leave this cursed place."
Ling Chen shook his head, "Sir Chen, I’m sorry, but I can’t let you leave. As long as you’re not well, you remain a threat to the villagers of Xianghe Village. Think about it, the trouble you’ve caused them over the years, and yet they haven’t driven you away. To be honest, the villagers aren’t unkind to you. If one day you go mad and kill them all, how would you face yourself? Whether for your own sake or for the villagers of Xianghe Village, I think you should accept treatnt."
At this point, without waiting for Chen Junfeng to speak, Ling Chen continued, "If I’m not mistaken, you must have a painful past that brought you significant ntal strain, causing your ntal instability symptoms. Don’t you want to rid yourself of this pain?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Junfeng fell into silence, seemingly contemplating Ling Chen’s words. After a while, Chen Junfeng’s emotions seed to settle, and he looked at Ling Chen and said, "You don’t know what I’ve been through, so you have no right or qualification to persuade . Besides, even if I want revenge, I don’t have the capability. Only by replaying that day’s events again and again in my mind can I engrave this hatred."
"Since you cannot achieve revenge, why rember that hatred forcibly? It only serves to increase your pain."
"Yes! You’re right!" Chen Junfeng gritted his teeth and said, "I have to make myself feel pain; only pain is my best punishnt."
Ling Chen felt sowhat helpless, unsure how to persuade him with such thoughts. Seeing the flas of hatred ignite in Chen Junfeng’s eyes, Ling Chen’s heart moved, and he asked, "Sir Chen, may I ask boldly, who is your enemy? With your strength, standing at the top, is there anyone you can’t deal with?"
Chen Junfeng said self-mockingly, "Heavenly List martial artist or not, does being on the Heavenly List an invincibility? Young man, there’s always a higher sky, and always soone better, never think you’re so amazing. As for my enemy, you don’t need to know."
Ling Chen pondered for a while and spoke, "In the Martial Arts world, the strongest force likely to make even Heavenly List martial artists feel powerless would be the Heavenly chanism Pavilion."
"Heavenly chanism Pavilion!" When Ling Chen uttered these three words, the fla in Chen Junfeng’s eyes instantly intensified. Seeing his emotional change, Ling Chen imdiately confird his suspicion. Unexpectedly, Chen Junfeng indeed held a grudge against Heavenly chanism Pavilion, which was quite an unexpected discovery. Moreover, he learned from Lin Han that Chen Junfeng had returned to Xianghe Village over a decade ago, no wonder there were no news or rumors about him in the Martial Arts world.
"Sir Chen, to be honest, I have so disputes with Heavenly chanism Pavilion as well."
"You?" Chen Junfeng stared at Ling Chen coldly, his tone tinged with disbelief.
Ling Chen nodded and said, "You might not believe it, but I’m currently considered the number one threat to Heavenly chanism Pavilion. Moreover, the reason I suffered serious injuries and ended up here in Xianghe Village was due to an assassination attempt by Heavenly chanism Pavilion." After speaking, Ling Chen lifted his shirt, revealing the bandages wrapped around his chest to Chen Junfeng.
Chen Junfeng studied Ling Chen’s wound and said sternly, "Are you also a Heavenly List martial artist?"
"No, I’m not." Ling Chen shook his head and said, "My entanglent with Heavenly chanism Pavilion is too complicated to be explained in a few words. Sir Chen, do you know Heavenly chanism Pavilion’s Qin Chuan?"
"I know him. Just an Earthly List martial artist, not worth my attention."
"That’s what he was before; now Qin Chuan has already entered the ranks of Heavenly List martial artists. It was his pursuit that nearly cost my life."
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