Chapter 1640: Chapter 1942: Trouble Comes Knocking (Part 1)
Looking at the tears shimmering in the porridge girl’s eyes, Ling Chen couldn’t help but get anxious and hurriedly asked, "What’s wrong, why are you suddenly crying?"
The porridge girl shook her head, wiped the tears from the corner of her eye with her hand, but there was a hint of a happy smile on her lips. Her tears were not for any other reason, but out of emotion. She knew in her heart that Ling Chen had many women around him, but she was the most special one. When she was very young, she was taken in by her master and personally taught. From a few years old, Ling Kun instilled a thought in her, that she would become Ling Chen’s fiancée in the future. Even if she couldn’t be Ling Chen’s wife, she would become his woman, protecting him all her life and at all costs, even sacrificing her life if Ling Chen were in danger.
All along, she knew in her heart that the position next to Ling Chen wasn’t reserved for her. So, she couldn’t be his wife, only his woman, silently contributing from behind, without seeking return.
Today, in front of everyone, Ling Chen held her hand and brought her into his room. This was a silent declaration to everyone that she was his woman. Although Ling Chen had many women around him, not many could enjoy this kind of treatment.
"Grandma, don’t cry. I didn’t upset you." Ling Chen scratched his head, not knowing how to console her. She was fine just a moment ago. How did she suddenly start crying? A woman’s thoughts are really hard to understand.
Seeing Ling Chen’s helpless expression, the porridge girl couldn’t help but chuckle and said with pouted lips, "Look how scared you are. I just find my tears excessive, so I let them flow a bit. You don’t need to worry."
"How can I not worry? I’m most afraid of seeing women cry. There’s a saying: A woman’s tears are a deadly weapon that no one can resist."
Upon hearing Ling Chen’s description, the porridge girl rolled her eyes at him and said with mock anger, "Am I that terrifying?"
"Of course not." Ling Chen smiled as he pulled her wrist, gently bringing her in front of himself. The porridge girl’s delicate body once again nestled into his embrace. Feeling the strength of his arms, the porridge girl didn’t struggle anymore, instead, she peacefully hugged him, savoring the warmth of his chest.
The two lingered in the room for the afternoon. Ling Chen originally wanted the porridge girl to sleep directly in his room, but under her strong protest, he had to arrange for her to stay next door. No choice; girls have thin skin and feel embarrassed.
At dinner time, Ling Chen openly brought the porridge girl to the dining hall. Given the previous experience, although the porridge girl was still a bit shy, she was much better and could at least greet Zhu Qing and Chen Junfeng openly.
"This is great, we have one more helper now."
As soon as Zhu Qing spoke, Chen Junfeng immediately chimed in, "You said it wrong, it should be Ling Chen has gained a wise assistant."
Hearing Chen Junfeng’s jest, the porridge girl’s face blushed with shyness, making Ling Chen somewhat dazed. Thinking back to when he first met the porridge girl, she was indifferent, seeming not to care about anything, with the same expression on her face forever. Nowadays, the porridge girl seemed like a transformed person, precisely, she had gained more femininity.
After a few teasing remarks, Zhu Qing shifted the topic to serious matters.
"News from Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion just came in."
At the mention of Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, the smile on Ling Chen’s face immediately faded as he asked, "What’s the situation?"
"Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion is very silent, no response as if nothing has happened. But the guards around Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion have been reinforced a lot. We have no way of knowing the internal situation. You have friends at Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, right? Why don’t you call them?"
Ling Chen shook his head and said, "The control at Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion is very strict; all signals are being monitored. If I call, wouldn’t I be exposing myself? Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion would certainly know that this has something to do with me. Forget it! Since Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion doesn’t want exposure, we’ll act as if we don’t know anything for now and don’t intervene."
"There’s one more thing," Zhu Qing said. "As per your instructions, I have collected some intelligence regarding Heavenly Dragon Sect. As far as I know, they’ve been closely associating with Dangyang Sect recently."
"Dangyang Sect?" Ling Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you talking about Qi Yong? Hmph! Qi Yong is really stubborn. Last time, at the Martial Arts Tournament, he got ambushed and almost lost his life, then secretly retreated to Dangyang Sect, never showing up again, not even dealing with the Martial Arts Association matters. I thought he had learned his lesson and was ready to be the sect leader quietly. Now it seems his ambition is still intact."
Speaking of this, Ling Chen shifted his tone and asked, "Since Heavenly Dragon Sect is close to Dangyang Sect, why did people from Heavenly Dragon Sect come to us for cooperation?"
"How would I know? It’s been just an afternoon, even if I were more capable, I couldn’t collect all intelligence at once. But your guess might be correct; Heavenly Dragon Sect is up to something, possibly with other intentions. Anyway, we shouldn’t be interacting with such people."
Boom!
As they spoke, a loud noise suddenly came from outside the dining hall. Ling Chen quickly raised his head to look outside the window, noticing flames seem to be erupting from the Martial Arts field of Dragon Tiger Hall.
Seeing this situation, his expression changed slightly, promptly put down his chopsticks, and quickly ran out. Upon reaching the outside, Ling Chen took a close look and found that the source of the fire was an SUV. Although the vehicle had already exploded, its speed remained unchanged, continuing forward until it crashed into a wall and stopped.
"Ling Chen, look over there."
Following Zhu Qing’s pointing direction, Ling Chen saw the main gate of Dragon Tiger Hall had been crashed open, presumably by the SUV just now.
"Zhu Qing, check if there’s anyone in the vehicle, Sir Chen, come outside with me to have a look." As soon as the words were out of his mouth, Ling Chen tapped his foot lightly, and the Nine Yang Qiankun Step instantly unfolded, his whole person like a gust of wind, quickly rushing out of the hall.
The SUV wouldn’t charge into Dragon Tiger Hall for no reason, nor explode mysteriously. Someone must be behind this. It’s an unusual time; if someone is looking for trouble with Dragon Tiger Hall, it’s not surprising.
However, after searching around Dragon Tiger Hall, he found no suspicious traces, presumably escaped far away.
"A group of cowards, dare to act but not show their face."
"Sir Chen, let’s go back and take a look."
Returning to Dragon Tiger Hall, the SUV that caught fire had already been extinguished, the whole vehicle emitting blue smoke. Although it hadn’t been burning for long, the fire was intense, leaving only the frame as all other parts were burnt.
At this moment, Zhu Qing and the porridge girl stood beside the SUV, seemingly sorting through something.
