Chapter 1758 - 2060: Mysterious Helper (2)
Fortunately, Ling Chen timely reminded everyone to retreat; otherwise, those stone particles at such a close distance might have caused harm to the crowd. As the dust gradually settled, Ling Chen looked towards the center of the training ground and saw Chen Younian and the middle-aged man still standing there, motionless. But below their feet, a stone pit had appeared. It seemed the ground was impacted by a strong force, causing it to cave in.
Tsk tsk! Ling Chen marveled silently at the force needed to make the ground sink in.
While in a daze, the originally motionless Chen Younian and the middle-aged man suddenly exploded into action, rapidly charging towards each other. In the blink of an eye, the two had become intertwining shadows, indistinguishable from one another, with only the sound of ’bang bang’ occasionally heard from the field. Although standing more than ten meters away from the training ground, Ling Chen and his group could still feel the powerful Qi Force spreading out.
For safety, everyone stepped back a bit further.
Several seconds later, the two intertwined shadows finally separated, and shortly after, Chen Younian and the middle-aged man landed on the ground, staring directly at one another. Ling Chen scrutinized them closely; it seemed after the recent bout, neither was injured and both remained calm and composed.
"You are a worthy opponent!" Chen Younian stared at the other party and after a long moment, finally uttered a sentence.
"You’re not bad yourself." The middle-aged man replied casually.
"Why are you standing up for the Zhu Family?"
Upon hearing Chen Younian’s inquiry, the middle-aged man smiled slightly and said, "The Zhu Family once did me a favor, so I am here to repay them."
Chen Younian nodded and said, "I haven’t had enough fun yet; there are too many people here, not suitable for us. How about finding another place to continue?"
"If you wish, I am willing to accompany you to the end."
"Good." As soon as the words fell, Chen Younian lightly tapped his toes, transforming into a silhouette, and after a few leaps, he was already out of sight, having vaulted over the Zhu Family’s walls. When the middle-aged man saw this, he said nothing and immediately followed, soon disappearing without a trace.
As the two vanished from sight, Ling Chen couldn’t help but turn his gaze towards Chen Qinghua across the training ground. The latter stood quietly, seemingly prepared to wait patiently. They waited for more than ten minutes, yet Chen Younian and the middle-aged man had not returned, leaving the outcome of their battle unknown. Honestly, everyone present hoped to witness the fight between the two firsthand. Unfortunately, the opponents deliberately chose to avoid attention, leaving them to wait helplessly for the result.
More than ten minutes passed, when Zhu Qian, who remained by everyone’s side, suddenly pointed towards one end of the wall and said, "Look!"
Ling Chen raised his eyes to see Chen Younian appearing atop the wall, with one hand behind his back, he waved the other at Chen Qinghua. Seeing this, the latter nodded in understanding and then quickly retreated with the Netherworld Snake members.
In the blink of an eye, the wide-open training ground was left with only the Zhu Family’s personnel. Besides Chen Younian briefly showing his face, the middle-aged man did not appear again. Perhaps because the issue had been resolved, he left quietly, not wishing to have much interaction with the crowd.
Thus, a potentially bloody battle concluded in such a manner, much to everyone’s surprise.
At this point, everyone harbored a lingering question — who exactly was the person who helped the Zhu Family?
As the members of the Netherworld Snake all departed, the injured Golden Dragon and the exhausted Ling Chen were escorted to a room to rest. To the Zhu Family, Ling Chen was undoubtedly a benefactor deserving the best care.
Shortly after Ling Chen lay down, Ling Gengqiu finally arrived at the Zhu Family’s estate. Led by Zhu Qing, the two met in Ling Chen’s room.
"Where is Chen Younian?" Immediately upon meeting, Ling Gengqiu inquired about Chen Younian’s whereabouts.
Hearing this, Ling Chen replied, somewhat frustration evident on his face, "Brother, didn’t you see that I’m injured? You should at least show some concern for me first."
Ling Gengqiu glanced at Ling Chen indifferently and said, "You’re not dead, so there’s no need for concern from me. Let’s talk about the important matter; where is Chen Younian? I’m going to look for him."
"No need to look. Even if you wanted to, you wouldn’t find him; he’s already left."
"Left?" Ling Gengqiu asked, puzzled, "Wasn’t he trying to force the Zhu Family into joining the Netherworld Snake? Why did he suddenly give up?"
"He didn’t give up; he was stopped." Thereupon, Ling Chen recounted the events that transpired in detail. After hearing, Ling Gengqiu couldn’t help but furrow his brows. Having known him for so long, Ling Chen rarely saw him frown, indicating that this issue was worth their attention.
"Kid, describe that person’s appearance to me again."
Ling Chen nodded and described the middle-aged man’s appearance and features based on his memory. Ling Gengqiu shook his head and said, "If you haven’t described incorrectly, then I don’t know this person. However, his ability to rival Chen Younian indicates that he is like us, one of the same kind. Hmph! This is intriguing, I always thought I was the most unique person in the world, but I didn’t expect there to be so many like me."
Speaking of the same kind, lying on the bed, Ling Chen couldn’t help but recall Zhu Yuzhi, the former genius of Dangyang Sect. If he hadn’t committed suicide, he would also possess immortality like Ling Gengqiu, living on to this day.
"By the way!" Ling Gengqiu seemed to recall something and said, "When I came in earlier, that young girl named Zhu Qing told me you used the Cloud Clearing Palm when sparing with Chen Qinghua today and defeated him. Is that true?"
Ling Chen rubbed his nose, embarrassedly nodded and said, "That did happen."
"Look at you, hiding your skills. You secretly learned the Cloud Clearing Palm without even me knowing."
"I just recently learned it, and besides, you’ve been completely out of touch lately, where could I have gone to tell you?"
"Alright, alright, let’s not talk about that. Since you’re injured, take a good rest. I need to track down Chen Younian’s whereabouts; I can’t let that guy escape my sight." With those words, Ling Gengqiu turned around to leave.
Seeing this, Ling Chen hurriedly called out, "Wait!"
Ling Gengqiu turned back and asked, "What else?"
"Uh..." Ling Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "I have something I want to ask you, but..."
"Where’s all this ’but’ coming from, when did you become so indecisive?" Ling Gengqiu said impatiently, "Ask if you have something; as long as it’s something I can tell you, I will."
"You must be familiar with the name Zhu Yuzhi, aren’t you?"
Ling Gengqiu nodded and said, "He was the genius I once mentioned, but unfortunately disappeared later; not known where he died."