"Ling Cheng, do you think... Lady Zhu has discovered sothing?" Xia Yue asked softly.
Ling Chen nodded ambiguously. Zhu Qing had been in that room for so long that she must have discovered sothing. Everyone patiently waited. Ti passed minute by minute, and soon more than ten minutes had passed, yet Zhu Qing still hadn’t erged from the room.
Seeing this, Ling Chen couldn’t help but worry. After so thought, he took out his phone, hesitating whether to send Zhu Qing a ssage to inquire.
At that mont, the room Zhu Qing was in suddenly lit up. Seeing this scene, Ling Chen’s heart skipped a beat. Not good! Could it be that Zhu Qing’s tracks have been discovered?
Just then, the door to the room opened from the inside, and imdiately, Guo Ming ca out with soone else. After leaving the room, the two didn’t linger and directly headed towards their residence. As they walked away, the light in the room dimd again, returning to its original state.
Bzz bzz bzz! A vibration sounded, and Ling Chen quickly took out his phone, glancing at the ssage content on the screen.
"She succeeded." Ling Chen’s lips curved slightly, smiling as he said, "Let’s go, we can head back now."
"Ling Cheng, shouldn’t we wait for her to co out together?"
"No need, let’s leave her in there. If she cos out now, she might be in danger; it’s safer inside. Moreover, she can gather so information for while in there." After a pause, Ling Chen continued, "Everyone, let’s rest well tonight. We’ll visit Mr. Guo again tomorrow."
The next morning, after breakfast, Ling Chen led Chen Junfeng and others directly to the Guo Family.
Upon learning of Ling Chen’s arrival, the butler imdiately welcod him into the Siheyuan’s main hall. Soon after sitting down, Guo Ming strode in from outside. Seeing everyone present, Guo Ming laughed heartily, "Ling, what brings you here?"
"Mr. Guo." Ling Chen clasped his hands politely in greeting.
"No need for formalities. Is there sothing you need from today?"
Ling Chen glanced at Qiu Yong beside him and said, "Mr. Guo, I’ve heard you have sothing that belongs to , so I wanted to co and see."
Upon hearing this, Guo Ming smiled faintly, looked into Ling Chen’s eyes, and said, "Are you referring to... Ling Gengqiu’s body?"
Uh... Ling Chen was slightly taken aback, not expecting Guo Ming to be more direct than himself. He originally thought Guo Ming would deny it, potentially leading to a conflict. But Guo Ming openly admitted it, with nothing to hide.
Seeing Ling Chen’s stunned expression, Guo Ming chuckled and said, "You’ve been having people monitor our Guo Family these past few days. From that mont, I knew I couldn’t keep it hidden. To be honest, I don’t want to be your enemy. Previously, the Martial Arts world was dominated by the Heavenly chanism Pavilion, but tis have changed, and Dragon Tiger Hall now holds sway. Opposing you, I know the consequences. So over these days, I’ve thought it over carefully; since you’ve discovered the truth, there’s no need for to hide it anymore."
With that said, Guo Ming stood up and said, "Ladies and gentlen, please follow ."
Ling Chen quickly followed Guo Ming’s steps, leaving the hall together. Before long, the group arrived at the room Zhu Qing had investigated the night before. Entering the room, Ling Chen glanced at the dim surroundings before casting his gaze at Guo Ming. At that mont, Guo Ming walked to a table and gently patted it twice. Instantly, the table and the floor beneath it slowly moved aside, revealing a spacious entrance.
"This is a basent built by our ancestor, Guo Qiang. At the ti, its main purpose was to preserve your ancestor’s body." Guo Ming explained as he led everyone into the basent.
The Guo Family’s basent was extraordinarily spacious, as large as a Siheyuan. Following Guo Ming, Ling Chen walked with a look of astonishnt on his face.
What kind of basent was this? It was clearly an advanced laboratory. In this hidden underground lab, there were dozens of busy researchers. The arrival of Ling Chen and the others piqued the researchers’ curiosity, and they occasionally glanced over.
"I have forty-seven researchers here, divided into six teams, each responsible for different studies. Over the years, we’ve made significant breakthroughs and achievents in dicine," Guo Ming introduced as he walked.
"Mr. Guo, how many years has your laboratory been operational?" Ling Chen asked.
"Hundreds of years. Back in the day, when Guo Qiang discovered the secret of Ling Gengqiu’s body, he decided to keep it at the Guo Family for secret research. At that ti, technology wasn’t nearly as advanced as it is today, so the Guo Family could only hire so renowned doctors for research. As tis progressed, this lab gradually expanded to what it is today."
"You knew about Ling Gengqiu all along, so why didn’t you tell at the beginning and instead gave false leads?"
"Ling, if you were in my shoes, would you casually disclose such a secret to soone else? Therefore, hiding it for as long as possible was the best strategy. Back then, Guo Qiang anticipated soone might co looking for Ling Gengqiu’s body, so to avoid implicating the Guo Family, he constructed a fake tomb and enlisted the Zhu Family’s help to guard it."
Ling Chen interjected, "You wanted to use the Zhu Family to eliminate those seeking Ling Gengqiu’s body."
"Exactly." Guo Ming nodded, "That was also for our Guo Family’s own safety. Ling Chen, I hope you won’t take offense. People are inherently selfish. This lab has been passed down from our ancestors to my care; I don’t want anything to happen to it. If you hadn’t co knocking, I’d have continued to keep a low profile, not exposing the lab’s secret."
Ling Chen had no interest in dwelling on this issue further and straightforwardly asked, "Where is Ling Gengqiu’s body? I wish to see it."
"Please follow ." After a pause, Guo Ming suddenly cautioned, "Gentlen, you might want to prepare yourselves; I don’t wish to frighten you."
Before long, Ling Chen and the others followed Guo Ming through three reinforced bomb-proof doors, ultimately entering a room made entirely of transparent glass.
Guo Ming pointed to a room inside the glass enclosure and said, "Inside is the sterile room, where your ancestor resides."
"Resides?" Hearing Guo Ming’s choice of words, Ling Chen was taken aback, asking, "Mr. Guo, what do you an by that?"
"You’ll see montarily." As he spoke, Guo Ming extended his hand and gently tapped on the glass.
Imdiately, text appeared on a large screen outside the sterile room: "You have business with ? Who are these people?"
Guo Ming smiled toward the sterile room and said, "Your family wishes to see you, so I brought them here."
User Comments
0 comments from readers