Chapter 1200: Chapter 1172: Tender Moments
Behind the young man in the bamboo chair, Sun Lieyang stood with his head bowed, still silent, like a piece of wood.
"Earlier you said you went to check out that place from before, but the aura there was a mess?" The young man in the bamboo chair slightly turned his head, speaking to Sun Lieyang behind him.
"That’s right." Sun Lieyang nodded.
"With the personalities of Chu Songlan and He Baigang, they wouldn’t do such meaningless things. If it were them, they might even wish others to know they killed someone there. So, definitely it wasn’t them who did this."
The young man in the bamboo chair closed his eyes slightly, speaking softly: "Moreover, the Life Jade they left is broken too. So the ones stirring up the aura are definitely Li Chen or those other old folks."
"Who would have thought, this little guy has grown so quickly, this time even Chu Songlan and He Baigang fell at his hands."
A faint trace of an unnameable expression flashed in the young man’s eyes: "Lieyang, do you still find it hard to make a move against this kid?"
Sun Lieyang remained silent, as if he hadn’t heard the young man’s words.
"Alright, as you wish. I can order others, but you saved my life, I can’t force you to do what you don’t like." The young man sighed lightly as if recalling something.
"Now, this kid has become a force to reckon with. It won’t be so easy to kill him anymore."
The young man sat back down, gently stroking the armrest of the bamboo chair with his fingers: "However, even if we don’t act, someone else won’t be able to hold back. I think if I spread this news, that person won’t be able to sit still, right?"
As he spoke, the young man’s face showed a cold smile once more.
Standing behind him, Sun Lieyang saw this smile and couldn’t help but let out a soft sigh in his heart.
...
Li Chen received the message.
The message was secretly passed on by Catherine.
Looking at the content of the message, Li Chen’s face was somewhat gloomy.
In fact, quite gloomy.
Because Third Grandpa and Fourth Grandfather went out, not because they wanted to, but because they were lured out.
The people who lured them out weren’t Chu Songlan and He Baigang, of course.
This news was clearly something Catherine had learned through some special channels, even more detailed than Zi Zhao’s information.
The ones who lured out Third Grandpa and Fourth Grandfather were two people.
One of the names was quite familiar to Li Chen.
"Yu Lian!"
Li Chen’s eyes squinted slightly. Back then, wasn’t he blocked by two Roaring Level strongmen once?
If Second Grandfather hadn’t shown up, with his strength back then, he might have really been captured by those two.
And back then, one of the names he heard was Yu Lian!
"Looks like this pair of Black and White Impermanence are indeed just pawns in someone else’s hand!" Li Chen closed his eyes once more.
At this moment, a lazy hum suddenly came from beside him.
Li Chen quickly tossed his phone aside: "Wife, you’re awake?"
Lin Yi opened her beautiful eyes, staring at Li Chen without blinking.
"Do you still think I’m that foolish woman who doesn’t understand anything and only causes you trouble?"
Upon hearing this, Li Chen’s expression subconsciously froze.
"How could that be?" As if realizing something, Li Chen’s eyes moved quickly before he continued: "Even before, my wife was a brilliant woman, a rare combination of wisdom and beauty in this world—how could she be a foolish woman?"
Hearing Li Chen’s words, the corner of Lin Yi’s mouth involuntarily curved into a smile: "This answer is barely satisfactory, seventy points."
"Only seventy points?" Li Chen said with a fallen expression.
"The rest depends on your performance." Lin Yi rolled her eyes at Li Chen teasingly.
That enticing glance made Li Chen’s little brother instantly morph into a big brother, no longer able to think of anything else, he flipped over and pressed Lin Yi beneath him.
After being separated, it’s better than a new marriage; after returning to the villa, Li Chen stayed obediently for over half a month. His days were very peaceful, he didn’t even pursue cultivation intentionally.
Everyone in the villa had the Lucid Body and had reached the Earth Level, now they only lacked insight. As for cultivation, it wasn’t necessary to intentionally pursue it anymore, breakthroughs were just a matter of opportunity.
After half a month, Li Chen calculated a bit in his mind and sent Catherine a notification, asking her to contact Zi Zhao.
When Zi Zhao arrived at the Nether Army Base, he was greeted by Li Chen, who was smiling at him from ear to ear.
"What kind of urgent matter do you have that you call me over in such a hurry?" Zi Zhao said with a wry smile: "I was just in the middle of negotiating quite a big deal, and when I heard you needed me, I left the customers hanging in the marketplace."
"Stop pretending to be pitiful with me." Li Chen snorted and said, "If you’re short on people, I can transfer a few business talents to you."
"Really?" Zi Zhao’s eyes lit up.
Of course, individual skills have specializations. Martial Artists focus on martial arts, who would have the heart to dive into business among warriors? Someone like Zi Zhao was extremely rare in the martial artist circle.
However, being in charge of the marketplace with so many responsibilities, sometimes Zi Zhao felt overwhelmed, because he had no time to cultivate when he was busy.
If not, he wouldn’t have been stuck at the Black Rope Level card for so many years. Hearing Li Chen could send people to him, Zi Zhao was genuinely tempted.
"Of course it’s true, like you can’t see that I have plenty of talented people here." Li Chen obviously noticed Zi Zhao’s awkward position, hitting the nail on the head. For a Martial Artist who didn’t have time to cultivate, it was indeed problematic for Zi Zhao as Market Master.
"That’s good, so what’s the matter this time?" Zi Zhao rubbed his hands, with a shopkeeper-like friendly smile.
"This time, there is indeed something I need to discuss with you." Li Chen contemplated for a moment before speaking: "I want you to help me lure out two individuals in someone else’s name."
"Who?"
"A guy named Yu Lian and another called Duanmu Wuliang." Li Chen said solemnly.
"Those two, huh?" Zi Zhao’s brows slightly furrowed: "The two of them have peculiar tempers, but if we use someone else’s name, luring them out won’t be difficult. By the way, why are you interested in them? Are you thinking of recruiting them for their abilities?"
"Recruit?" Li Chen’s face showed a cold smile.
Over half a month, their vigilance should have lessened a lot, right?
"Then, it’s time to get on the road."