The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

One day passed.

When Ling Chen and his group arrived in Jinhai City, it was already past ten in the morning. After disembarking the plane, they took a car directly to the pre-booked hotel. After more than half an hour of driving, Ling Chen arrived in front of a five-star hotel.

In addition to Ling Chen and Chen Junfeng, there were eight other odd individuals on this mission. However, due to Yuan Yun’s injuries not having healed yet, Xia Yue stayed by his side to take care of him, so two important members were absent. The group of seven entered the hotel, and under the guidance of the staff, checked into four rooms with their luggage.

"Big brother, you guys rest first, I’m going out to do something." Greeting Qiu Yong, Ling Chen left the room alone and went straight to the presidential suite on the hotel’s top floor.

Knock, knock, knock!

He knocked on the door and waited outside for a moment, but no one answered. This made him puzzled. Hu Fei’s intelligence shouldn’t be wrong; after Yang He arrived in Jinhai City, he had been staying at this hotel and even booked the room for a week. He chose this hotel to talk to Yang He and understand more about Nanrong Wanqing’s situation. Minutes passed, but there was no movement in the presidential suite.

Just at that moment, a cleaning lady pushing a cart approached, ready to clean the rooms. Ling Chen stepped forward and asked, "Auntie, do you know where the guest in that room went?"

"You mean Mr. Yang? He left early in the morning."

"Did he check out?"

The cleaning lady shook her head, "No."

"Alright, thank you!" Ling Chen thanked her, then took the elevator back to his room. Yang He probably went out for something, and since he didn’t check out, he should come back. Anyway, it’s not time to act yet, no rush.

...

At this moment, over a hundred kilometers away from Jinhai City, in a desolate mountain, Tong Zhentian led hundreds of elite disciples from the Dragon Tiger Hall through a withered wild forest at the mountain’s base, slowly making their way to the summit. After more than half an hour of marching, the group finally reached halfway up the mountain. This desolate mountain was about two thousand meters high, and the slope wasn’t steep, about a forty-five-degree angle, making the ascent relatively easy.

Checking the time, Tong Zhentian gestured to the people behind him, signaling everyone to rest.

"Only half an hour to the summit," He Ziyun approached Tong Zhentian, observing the surroundings, and said.

Tong Zhentian nodded, looked into the distance, and spoke, "Netherworld Snake sure knows how to pick a place. The geographic location here is excellent, with no forests around to obstruct the view. The slope is smooth; anyone climbing can be easily spotted from the summit."

"You should have seen it earlier, a sign below reads ’Private Property, No Trespassing.’ The land around this desolate mountain is likely all bought by Netherworld Snake. Also, there used to be woods down there, now just tree stumps. They must have been cut down by Netherworld Snake’s people." Mentioning this, He Ziyun looked towards the summit and said, "Netherworld Snake’s people must know we are here."

"That’s certain. Our goal is to get their attention, so it doesn’t matter if they find us. However, it’s not wise to proceed now," Tong Zhentian said.

"Correct! Netherworld Snake is still uncertain about our numbers. Continuing would only inform them that we lack reinforcements, which isn’t favorable for us. I suggest we set up camp here and act after nightfall."

Tong Zhentian agreed, "Okay. But, we can’t be careless. Netherworld Snake’s people are all assassins, skilled in stealth attacks. We must not let them get close. Later, deploy a few people, arrange more posts, and always keep an eye on the surroundings."

No sooner had he finished speaking, He Ziyun was about to respond when they suddenly heard strange shouting from the crowd: "Why is there smoke here?"

Immediately, both directed their gaze to the resting area, where two clouds of smoke inexplicably arose among the group. Not only that, but the smoke was also growing thicker, quickly spreading around. Smelling the odor in the air, He Ziyun’s expression changed slightly, saying in a deep voice, "It’s a smoke bomb. Be careful, there might be enemies around."

Though he promptly warned everyone, it was still too late. From the smoke-shrouded area came intermittent cries of alarm.

"Disperse, everyone disperse immediately," Tong Zhentian shouted loudly. At the same time, he swiftly dashed into the smoke-covered area, using the cries to identify people’s locations and directions.

Then, a sharp scream came; without hesitation, Tong Zhentian charged towards it. The thick smoke enveloped all around, restricting visibility severely, making it impossible to see anything. After running a few meters, he found no one around, though he distinctly heard the sound from here earlier.

As he pondered, something seemed to grab his ankle, a force tugging at his body. This sudden change made Tong Zhentian’s face darken. He focused his energy into his dantian, ready to catch whoever attacked him. But thinking again, he quickly abandoned that thought.

Then, he relaxed his body, no longer resisting the force. He felt the ground soften beneath him as if it had collapsed, causing him to fall down.

After falling about two meters, his feet touched the ground. Once stable, he glanced around, seeing a sharp dagger stabbing at him from the side, aiming for his vital point. Seeing this, he twisted his waist, swiftly changing position to dodge the deadly attack. Not giving the opponent a chance to attack again, he dashed forward, instantly closing the distance. One strike, he knocked the person to the ground.

After dealing with the assailant, Tong Zhentian scanned the surroundings, realizing a tunnel had been dug below. Netherworld Snake’s assassins used this tunnel to launch clandestine attacks, catching people off-guard. There were still several Netherworld Snake assassins in the tunnel, pulling people from the ground. Without delay, he rushed over, eliminating the hidden assassins in the tunnel one by one.

Minutes later, the battle finally ended. Tong Zhentian slowly climbed out of the tunnel, called Tian Hanzhong over, and had him tally the casualties.

Before long, the statistics came in: five lightly injured, two severely injured. Fortunately, Tong Zhentian acted promptly, resolving the Netherworld Snake assassins, preventing further casualties.

Having assigned some to take the severely injured disciples down the mountain, Tong Zhentian and He Ziyun met up again. After the earlier incident, they gained a deeper understanding of Netherworld Snake’s capabilities. Though not yet at the summit, Netherworld Snake’s ambushes and dark posts were everywhere, and a slight carelessness could result in significant casualties.