Chapter 1750 - 2052: Zhu Family’s Request for Aid (2)
"Mr. Zhu, rest assured, the Dragon Tiger Hall and the Zhu Family are friends. When the Zhu Family is in trouble, the Dragon Tiger Hall will never stand by idly." After speaking, Ling Chen turned to He Ziyun and asked, "Mr. He, has Netherworld Snake made any big moves recently?"
He Ziyun shook his head and said, "I haven’t discovered anything. Although the Dragon Tiger Hall has sent people to monitor the headquarters and various strongholds of the Netherworld Snake, most of their people are assassins, making it difficult to track their movements. If they act in secret, we cannot know."
"You don’t need to worry about that," Zhu Houchang chimed in. "The Zhu Family has its own intelligence network. While Netherworld Snake likes to use assassins to gather intelligence, so do we. Both assassins and killers are the hardest to detect. According to our latest intelligence, Netherworld Snake has already sent a team to Dengzhou City, with about thirty people, but we don’t know at least who is leading them."
"As an assassin family, the Zhus had dealings with the Netherworld Snake centuries ago, and they should be well aware of the Zhu Family’s strength. To my knowledge, the Netherworld Snake has two formidable experts. One is called Chen Qinghua. He is not just a Heavenly List expert; I estimate he can handle two Heavenly List experts by himself."
"What about the other one?" Zhu Houchang asked.
"The other... he probably won’t act easily. Otherwise, even with the full strength of the Dragon Tiger Hall and the Zhu Family, we might not be able to defeat him."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Houchang’s expression changed slightly, "Is that person really as formidable as you say?"
Ling Chen nodded and said, "Indeed! If I were the leader of Netherworld Snake, I would definitely send Chen Qinghua. Mr. Zhu, doesn’t the Zhu Family have two Heavenly List assassins? If they work together, they should be able to hold off Chen Qinghua, and we just need to deal with the others. How about this, I’ll have Sir Chen take a team to your Zhu Family first. If manpower is still lacking, I’ll bring more people to join you. What do you think?"
"No problem," Zhu Houchang replied. "I’ve witnessed Sir Chen’s strength. With his help, our Zhu Family should be able to withstand Netherworld Snake’s attack."
In no time, Ling Chen arranged for personnel to assist the Zhu Family. Besides Chen Junfeng, there were over twenty elite members from the Dragon Tiger Hall and a full Divine Arrow Team. The Divine Arrow Team was personally trained by Zhang Zhongfeng and is considered the backbone of the Dragon Tiger Hall.
After seeing off Zhu Houchang and Chen Junfeng, Ling Chen also sent Zhu Qing back. With the Zhu Family in trouble, Zhu Qing’s mind was naturally focused on their safety. Instead of keeping her at the Dragon Tiger Hall, it was better to let her go back and help.
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The next day.
Ling Chen woke up to find it past eight in the morning. Leaving his room, he headed straight to the dining room to have breakfast, then planned on finding a way to meet with Nanrong Wanqing. Nanrong Wanqing had been taken by Beison and was now staying at a five-star hotel with Jiang Yue’e.
In the dining room, just as Ling Chen was about to eat, his phone rang. Seeing the caller ID, his eyes lit up as he quickly answered, "Hey, what can I do for you?"
It was none other than Ling Gengqiu calling.
"I’ve been tracking Chen Younian secretly these past few days. Just now, I found out he’s headed to the airport, and that flight seems to be going to Dengzhou City. I checked, and the next flight is in two hours, which is too time-consuming. Can you help me figure out something?"
"Dengzhou City?" Ling Chen’s expression changed slightly, asking, "Are you sure Chen Younian went to Dengzhou City?"
"Yes, why, is there a problem?"
Uh-oh!
Ling Chen silently cursed. According to his previous guesses, the Netherworld Snake would at most send Chen Qinghua. Unexpectedly, Chen Younian himself was heading to Dengzhou City. As he said, if Chen Younian takes action, they would all be doomed.
"Tell me your location, and I’ll find a way to arrange things for you. We’ll meet in Dengzhou City." Saying this, Ling Chen hung up the phone.
After learning of Chen Younian’s movements, Ling Chen lost interest in breakfast. He first called Chen Junfeng to inform him about Chen Younian heading to Dengzhou City, and then contacted Nanrong Hao for help. The Hongyu Group has extensive connections and could arrange a private jet to pick up Ling Gengqiu.
Over an hour later, Ling Chen arrived at East Sea City Airport with Ren Donglin, Golden Dragon, and Wang Teng, three esteemed seniors, ready to fly to Dengzhou City.
These three seniors are the top representatives of the Dragon Tiger Hall’s strength. Ling Chen brought them along, showing his seriousness about Chen Younian.
After nearly two hours of flight, the plane finally landed in Dengzhou City. As they exited the airport, a car was already there to pick them up. The one who came wasn’t anyone else but Zhu Qing, who had hurried back to the Zhu Family the day before.
"So, did you track down that person?" Ling Chen asked in the car.
"As soon as we received the information, we had someone follow that flight." As she spoke, Zhu Qing pulled out several photos and handed them to Ling Chen. "Look, is it this person?"
The photos showed five people. Besides Chen Younian, there were four middle-aged men in suits, presumably Chen Younian’s subordinates.
"Yes," Ling Chen nodded. "That’s him. Where is he now?"
"Half an hour ago, he took his people and entered a hotel in the city, and he hasn’t left the room since. Don’t worry, Dengzhou City is the Zhu Family’s territory. No matter where he goes, he can’t escape our surveillance."
"Don’t be complacent. Someone like Chen Younian is not simple and can’t be viewed like ordinary experts. Also, remind the Zhu Family not to act rashly; doing so would be suicide."
Zhu Qing incredulously asked, "Is he really that formidable?"
"Even scarier than you think." Although Ling Chen had never witnessed Chen Younian’s strength, anyone who could make Ling Gengqiu cautious was sure to be a formidable opponent.
Not long after, the convoy finally arrived at the Zhu Family. Unlike last time, when Zhu Houchang greeted them, this time even Zhu Family Master Zhu Qian came in person.
"Family Head Zhu, long time no see." Ling Chen cupped his fists and greeted with a smile.
"Let me introduce..."
"No need," Zhu Qian waved his hand. "I’ve heard of these revered elders before. Thank you all for your assistance, regardless of the outcome. The Zhu Family is deeply grateful."
"Family Head Zhu, please don’t say that. As long as we unite, we can safely get through any threat, no matter how strong the enemy is."
"I hope so." Zhu Qian said, patting Ling Chen on the shoulder with gratitude, "The Zhu Family is fortunate to have friends like you."