Chapter 1615: Chapter 1912: Life-and-Death Countdown
"No arguments really, mainly, it’s Wanqing’s mom, she doesn’t seem to like me much," Ling Chen said somewhat dejectedly.
"Doesn’t like you?" Kaelina asked with interest, "Why doesn’t she like you? You’re young, wealthy, and manage such a large organization, why wouldn’t she like you?"
"Precisely because of that, she doesn’t like me, maybe she feels someone like me offers no sense of security. Alas! Actually, I can understand her feelings, which parent wouldn’t want their child to live a peaceful life? But the simpler the life is, the less I can provide. You can’t ask me to abandon everything I have now."
Kaelina nodded, "That’s true. So, what do you plan to do?"
"What else can I do," Ling Chen shrugged, "Of course, try to win her favor and change her perception of me." Then he looked at Kaelina, "You’re a woman too, if you were Jiang Yue’e, what would you think?"
"Me?" Kaelina smiled and shook her head, "Better not ask me this question, I’m different from you Huaxia people, I don’t have so many reservations. As long as my children are happy, I won’t interfere too much."
"Forget it! I won’t think too much about it, when a boat reaches the bridge, it will straighten naturally. There will always be a way." Ling Chen rubbed his temples, "This isn’t the most troublesome issue right now."
"Is there anything else that’s bothering you?"
Ling Chen thought for a moment and asked, "Kaelina, you’re ranked third among the world’s assassins, you must know a lot about the assassin industry. I want to ask you, have you ever heard of the organization called Netherworld Snake?"
"Netherworld Snake?" Kaelina recalled for a moment and shook her head, "No, I know of any assassin organization with even a bit of fame, but I’ve never heard anyone mention Netherworld Snake."
Ling Chen secretly nodded, according to Ling Gengqiu, Netherworld Snake rose in the Martial Arts World hundreds of years ago as an assassin organization known for its brutality. Later, they were driven underground due to suppression from Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion and other Martial Arts forces, disappearing and never seen again. However, Netherworld Snake did not perish, instead, it secretly passed down for hundreds of years until today.
If it weren’t for Jiang Yue’e, they probably wouldn’t know of Netherworld Snake’s existence. After pondering, Ling Chen found it strange. An assassin organization naturally focuses on assassination, otherwise, how would it survive? If Netherworld Snake accepted deals, there should be clients who know its name. But over these hundreds of years, not a trace of Netherworld Snake’s name has leaked, their protective measures are too well-done.
Seeing Ling Chen deep in thought, Kaelina stood up, "Take your time and think, I won’t disturb you."
Ling Chen responded, watching Kaelina walk to the door, suddenly thought of something, and reminded, "Next time, don’t dress so provocatively when you go out."
"Why?"
"Dragon Tiger Hall is full of young hot-blooded guys, dressing like this, aren’t you enticing crime?"
Upon hearing this, Kaelina brushed her hair, smiling charmingly, "It’s fine, I’m quite lonely anyway, if any handsome guy is willing to comfort me, I wouldn’t mind at all." After saying that, she left behind a string of bell-like laughter and pushed the door open.
Comfort?
Ling Chen touched his nose, damn! Is this woman indirectly flirting with me? However, he couldn’t deny, Kaelina is not only a blonde beauty but also has a great figure, few men could resist her charm.
Nonetheless, Ling Chen had no interest in flirting with women, with issues involving Nanrong Wanqing still unresolved, he had no other mindset.
For the following day, Ling Chen stayed at Dragon Tiger Hall all day without venturing out. It’s not that he didn’t want to go out, but because of the death notice from Netherworld Snake.
Calculating the time, there’s still over thirty hours left until Netherworld Snake’s appointed time of death, probably the area surrounding Dragon Tiger Hall is already secretly surrounded by assassins from Netherworld Snake. For everyone’s safety, he must remain in the hall, organize, dispatch, and strengthen defenses.
"Hey! Fatty, have you accomplished everything I instructed?" Sitting in the office of Dragon Tiger Hall, Ling Chen took out his phone and chatted with Hu Fei.
"Relax, when have I ever disappointed you, every street and alley surrounding Dragon Tiger Hall have been installed with surveillance. As soon as anyone approaches Dragon Tiger Hall, they won’t escape my eyes." Pausing for a moment, Hu Fei continued, "Hey! Since those people are so dangerous, shouldn’t we deploy more people?"
"There’s no need, there are so many masters at Dragon Tiger Hall, do you still think I can’t handle it? That’s it for now, I’ll contact you if needed."
Another night passed in the blink of an eye.
When Ling Chen woke up the next day, he checked the time, it was nine in the morning; there were fifteen hours left before Netherworld Snake would take action.
Getting up from bed, Ling Chen carried on with his routine, unaffected. Quickly, the day went by, and during the evening, Ling Chen took a few bottles of wine and some snacks and headed into Golden Dragon’s room.
After eating and drinking, the group chatted about Martial Arts World anecdotes, unknowingly, it was already past ten o’clock in the evening.
Time to act! Ling Chen thought to himself.
"Ling Chen, what’s wrong? You seem distracted, is there something on your mind?" Wang Teng asked from the side.
Ling Chen grinned, "Nothing. Two old masters, tonight might get lively, just letting you know in advance, so it won’t disturb your sweet dreams."
Hearing this, Golden Dragon and Wang Teng exchanged glances. Both are experienced in the Martial Arts World, of course they’d understand Ling Chen’s meaning.
"Lively sounds good. It’s been a while since we encountered something exciting, we’ll definitely join in the fun when it happens," Golden Dragon chimed in.
"Great, then I’ll have to trouble the two old masters," Ling Chen smiled faintly, he just wanted to give them a heads-up, if matters spiraled out of control, he hoped these two old masters would lend a hand. Since they’ve agreed, he had no reason to stay. With over an hour left until midnight, he had many preparations to make.
Leaving the room, Ling Chen returned directly to his place and called Hu Fei.
"Fatty, what’s the situation outside?"
"Very quiet, no suspicious individuals have appeared yet."
"Keep watching, they’re surely nearby." After saying this, Ling Chen walked to a corner of his room, took out a rectangular wooden box, and placed it on the table. As the box opened, a cold chill instantly emanated from within.
Observing the sword quietly lying in the box, Ling Chen grasped the sheath and raised the sword. This was the Divine Weapon given to him by Ling Gengqiu, named Wave-cutting. Although buried underground for hundreds of years, its luster hasn’t lessened and remains sharp.
His previous Sky Blade had become obsolete, and this Wave-cutting perfectly filled the gap.
