"Elder Du, are you quite shocked?" Ling Chen asked, "A person who died hundreds of years ago appearing alive in front of you—any normal person would find it hard to accept this."
"You’re right," Du Kang nodded, "When I confird Su Cheng’en’s identity, I was indeed shocked because it overturned everything I knew. Actually, over the years, I’ve secretly conducted many investigations to try to understand the reason for Su Cheng’en’s ’undying,’ but with no results. If it weren’t for you enlightening today, I might never have known."
"Elder Du, there’s sothing I’d like to ask you. Does Su i know about Su Cheng’en’s existence?"
"Well..." Du Kang hesitated, then shook his head, "I’m not sure. However, Su i is a descendant of the Su Family, and now, the only descendants of Su Cheng’en left are Su He and Su i. So, if she does know of Su Cheng’en’s existence, it wouldn’t be surprising. Why, are you worried?"
Ling Chen nodded noncommittally and said, "If Su i knows about Su Cheng’en’s existence, then we can’t rule out that she might have a secret connection with Su Cheng’en and Su He. Elder Du, you’re a reasonable person. The incident with Skyhawk Pavilion almost ruined Heavenly chanism Pavilion’s reputation; it took a lot to stabilize the situation. If Su i has any involvent with Su He, and this gets exposed, you understand the consequences."
Du Kang was silent for a while and then said, "You’re right. Although Heavenly chanism Pavilion was founded single-handedly by Su Cheng’en, its developnt to this day is not only a credit to the Su Family but also the efforts of countless predecessors." He looked at Ling Chen and continued, "I understand your point, but I’m a person of Heavenly chanism Pavilion, and guarding it is my duty. Rest assured, I’ll urge the Pavilion Master to avoid going astray."
As they spoke, the two arrived outside the wooden cabin. They saw Yu Beifeng standing alone on a rock, gazing into the distance, lost in thought. Ling Chen and Du Kang stood silently behind him, waiting. They knew Yu Beifeng needed ti to accept the reality—after all, a ntor he relied upon for decades was in fact a murderous fiend; this revelation would tornt anyone.
After so ti, Yu Beifeng slowly turned and, looking at Ling Chen, asked, "Didn’t you say you know where my Senior Brother is? Can you take to him?"
Upon hearing this, Ling Chen imdiately nodded, "Of course, that’s no problem."
"Then I’ll trouble you. When you leave Heavenly chanism Pavilion, ask Elder Du to notify . I’ll wait for you outside." With that, Yu Beifeng walked straight into the wooden cabin. Soon, he erged carrying a pile of bones.
"Yu, what are you doing?"
"They’re all my Senior Brothers; I must bury them."
"Let help you."
"No need, you all go ahead, I need so ti alone to calm down."
Ling Chen glanced at Du Kang, who nodded. The two then returned to Yangxin Pavilion. They sat at Du Kang’s place for a while, drinking a whole jar of wine, before Ling Chen excused himself and returned to his guest room.
Lying on his bed, Ling Chen rested his hands behind his head, the corner of his mouth slightly curled into a faint smile. To be honest, his visit to Heavenly chanism Pavilion this ti was primarily to discuss Qi Yong with Su i, but he unexpectedly gained sothing more. Taking Yu Beifeng away effectively stripped Su Cheng’en of his left and right arms.
While deep in thought, Ling Chen’s pocket rang with a cell phone tone. At such a late hour, who would be calling? Ling Chen retrieved his phone, glanced at the caller ID, and saw it was from an unknown number. After hesitating briefly, he answered the call, saying, "Hello, who is this?"
"It’s ."
Upon hearing the voice, Ling Chen imdiately sat up on the bed, his voice deepening, "Zhu Hong? You dare call ."
"Why wouldn’t I? Not to waste words with you, I’m calling because I need your help." Zhu Hong stated.
"Zhu Hong, did I hear wrongly? You need my help? It’s late at night; are you sleepwalking?"
Zhu Hong replied casually, "Don’t rush, listen to first. I know you have strong ties with the governnt and military, so I’m hoping you can help persuade the military higher-ups to withdraw the accusations against . In return, I can give you what you want. How about it?"
"What exactly?"
"Ling Gengqiu’s missing limb; aren’t you quite interested in it?"
Ling Chen pondered for a mont before replying, "I’d like to help you; however, you’ve committed treason. Even with my connections to the military, they won’t revoke their charges against you."
"If it weren’t difficult, I wouldn’t have sought you out. I trust with your ability, you can achieve this. So, I’ll give you a month; if you handle it, I’ll imdiately send you that limb."
"What if I fail?"
"Simple, then you’ll never find it; I’ll toss it into a at grinder." After saying this, Zhu Hong ended the call without further ado.
Ling Chen was left unsettled after setting down his phone. Truly, from the bottom of his heart, he didn’t want to assist Zhu Hong. However, he was left with no alternative. Concerning Ling Gengqiu’s missing limb, regardless of the cost, he had to acquire it. Due to the lack of the limb, though Ling Gengqiu was resurrected, his power had yet to return to peak form.
It seed that he still needed to seek help from the old general or Pang Jiulin regarding this matter.
Early the next morning, after waking from a night of sleep and just having breakfast, Song Ge arrived.
"Ling, the Pavilion Master requests your presence."
"Alright, noted."
Arriving at Heavenly chanism Pavilion’s conference hall, Ling Chen waited for a while. Soon, Su i walked in gracefully from outside, "Sorry for the wait."
"No need for such formal words," Ling Chen smiled softly. Once Su i sat down, he asked, "Has Master Su called here to say she has made up her mind?"
Su i nodded, "Currently, the Martial Arts society needs steady progression, so the appearance of Qi Yong could have a significant impact. I agree with your suggestion to clear out Qi Yong and his group first. As for the competition between Heavenly chanism Pavilion and Dragon Tiger Hall, we’ll deal with that later. What do you think?"
Ling Chen clapped his hands and smiled, "We’re indeed thinking along the sa lines. However, Qi Yong is the Dangyang Sect Leader and holds so weight in the Martial Arts world; we can’t just storm the Dangyang Sect and take him down. I think the best approach is to make him retreat voluntarily."
"I was thinking the sa," Su i concurred, "I mulled over it last night and ca up with an idea, but... I’m not sure if it’s appropriate."
"Tell about it; I’ll help you evaluate it."
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