"What was that sound?"
"I don’t know, I didn’t see anyone pass by; maybe we heard wrong."
"No, better to be careful. We shouldn’t let anything go wrong. You know the Pavilion Master’s temper; if sothing goes wrong, we’ll both pay dearly."
"Alright then, you go take a look, and I’ll stay here."
After the exchange, a Heavenly chanism Pavilion Disciple left his post and headed straight towards the source of the noise.
Seeing the other party attracted, Ling Chen smiled in relief and quickly detoured from the side. The stone he had thrown was in a position neither too close nor too far, just right to avoid the line of sight of another guard.
Taking advantage of the guard’s inattention, Ling Chen suddenly sprang from behind, drew close swiftly, and knocked the man to the ground with a heavy hand-chop to the back of his neck. Instantly, a muffled grunt was heard, and the man imdiately passed out unconscious.
Ling Chen quickly dragged the man’s body and moved him to a dark corner. Then, he pulled out a pre-loaded small crossbow and aid it at the entrance’s guard.
Whoosh!
The tranquilizer dart shot out and struck the guard’s arm accurately. These supplies were provided by Lin Jiawei; the tranquilizer developed by the God Organization was exceptionally effective. In less than a second, the guard collapsed on the ground, without a chance to even make a sound.
Having silently dealt with two guards, Ling Chen quietly sighed in relief, swiftly crossed the passage, and entered the Yangxin Pavilion.
The night was thick, without stars or moon, with a cold mountain breeze howling through the midway, sweeping up countless broken grass and leaves, swirling in the air.
Returning to the Yangxin Pavilion, Ling Chen covered his face with a prepared bandanna, then cautiously moved through the spacious courtyard, heading towards the rear.
Generally, the kitchen would be built in an inconspicuous location. Ling Chen’s mission was simple: find the Yangxin Pavilion’s kitchen and dissolve the drug from the blue bottle into the drinking water.
Once the people in Yangxin Pavilion consu the drugged water, no matter how powerful, they would have to surrender obediently.
Since many masters resided within the Yangxin Pavilion, Ling Chen dared not be negligent, careful not to make even the slightest sound, treading as lightly as possible. In less than ten minutes, he finally figured out the location of the kitchen.
The kitchen was unlocked, Ling Chen gently pushed open the door, peeked inside to make sure there was no one around and then stepped inside, leaving the door slightly ajar.
He turned on the flashlight he carried, surveyed the kitchen’s surroundings—it was very basic, still using the old firewood stove. A corner was piled with lots of firewood, and so pots and pans neatly arranged on the stove, while air-dried fish hung from the beams.
Water... Ling Chen looked around, his gaze suddenly brightened, and he quickly walked to a large tank full of water.
The water in the tank was clear, presumably the drinking water used in the kitchen for cooking. Without hesitation, Ling Chen imdiately took out the blue bottle from his pocket and poured all the blue drug into the tank. Once mixed into the water, the blue drug quickly beca colorless and tasteless, showing no signs of contamination.
"Finally done!"
After stowing the empty bottle, Ling Chen didn’t linger and turned to walk outside. But, as he reached the door, ready to push it open, he suddenly heard snoring coming from above.
The unexpected noise instantly changed Ling Chen’s expression as he looked up. Imdiately, he saw a vague figure lying on the beam. The figure had been obscured by the beam before, which was why he hadn’t noticed it.
Not making noise earlier nor later but precisely at this mont, Ling Chen found it hard to believe it was a coincidence.
Under his gaze, the person on the beam suddenly stretched, yawned, and sat up. Watching the other’s actions, Ling Chen showed no intention of fleeing, but stood still on the spot. This is Yangxin Pavilion, a place full of experts, and heaven knows how formidable the person on the beam is. Under the current circumstances, it is best to respond to changes by remaining unchanged.
In his thoughts, the person on the beam reached for a wine gourd at his waist, pulled out the stopper, and began pouring it into his mouth. After gulping down several mouthfuls, the person contentedly put the wine gourd down.
"Young brother, would you like to have a drink?"
Hearing the person address him, Ling Chen casually replied, "No, thanks!"
As his words fell, the person on the beam flipped over and directly landed on the ground. As he approached, Ling Chen finally got a clear view of the other’s face.
Sleazy!
If one had to summarize the other’s appearance and deanor in one word, it would only be sleazy.
"Who are you?" asked Ling Chen.
"Young brother, I should be the one asking you that. Why aren’t you sleeping at ho in the middle of the night, and running to the kitchen instead? Are you hungry and ca looking for food? Eh! Your features look unfamiliar; you must not be from Yangxin Pavilion."
"No."
"Not from Yangxin Pavilion, yet daring to co here, don’t you know the rules of the Heavenly chanism Pavilion? What you are doing could lead to questioning. Young brother, you look young; you should avoid taking the wrong path and try to follow the right one."
"I walk my path as I wish, I don’t need your guidance. If there’s nothing else, I will be leaving." After saying that, Ling Chen took a few steps back, then turned and ran towards the outside of the kitchen.
After escaping more than twenty ters and seeing no footsteps following him, Ling Chen slightly relaxed.
"Young brother, since we are so fated, why not stay and have a drink with to pass the tedious ti."
At this mont, the old man’s voice ca again, startling Ling Chen. He was horrified to find that the old man had sohow gotten in front of him, holding the wine gourd and smiling at him.
"Old man, I’m not really interested in drinking, please find soone else."
With those words, Ling Chen quickened his pace, trying to bypass the man.
Hearing this, the old man just chuckled to himself, took another drink, seemingly not noticing Ling Chen passing by.
Seeing that the exit of Yangxin Pavilion was getting closer, Ling Chen imdiately sped up, rushing past and returning to the entrance he previously ca through.
I finally shook him off!
Ling Chen thought to himself. However, just as this thought appeared, he heard a familiar laughter near his ears. Turning his head, he saw the old man with the wine gourd leaning against the wall, grinning wickedly.
Seeing this, Ling Chen furrowed his brows.
The old man, who could surpass him silently, definitely should not be underestimated in strength, and was probably not much less formidable than Huang Zheng and the others. He was just unlucky to encounter such a person in the kitchen.
"Old man, what exactly do you want?"
Since he couldn’t escape, Ling Chen resigned himself and looked at the other man, asking squarely.
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