Chapter 1856 - 2048: The Greatest Beneficiary (1)

"Opportunity?" Su He asked, "Ancestor, what chance do we have?"

"With Chen Younian’s strength, if all the Soul Stones were on him, we wouldn’t have a chance to seize them, but now it’s different, those Soul Stones are in Zhu Hong’s hands. I think you should be quite familiar with Zhu Hong."

After listening to Su Cheng’en, Su He nodded and said, "Zhu Hong doesn’t have much strength. His only reliance is Chen Quan by his side. As far as I know, Chen Quan was originally a master on the Heavenly List, and after his experiments and modifications, his strength became very formidable, at least comparable to Chen Qinghua."

"That’s why we have a great opportunity. Once I recover my strength, a mere Chen Quan won’t be an issue for me. By then, we can eliminate Zhu Hong and seize all the Soul Stones from him." Su Cheng’en’s eyes showed a trace of cold severity. Just now was actually a good chance, unfortunately, both of them were heavily injured, and their strength greatly reduced. If they risked action now, not only would they fail to seize the Soul Stones, they might also lose their lives. He didn’t want to end up like Chen Younian, who had his body dissolved by acid.

Thinking about Chen Younian’s fate, it felt truly ironic to him. Last night, Chen Younian’s arrogance seemed as though the world was under his control. How long did it take? He actually died at Zhu Hong’s hands, and by such a base means as well.

He could think of this point but overlooked another: no matter how formidable one’s martial power is, one cannot be invincible in the world because wisdom ensures there is no absolute invincibility.

"Ancestor, although Zhu Hong is easier to deal with than Chen Younian, if Zhu Hong fuses those Soul Stones, wouldn’t we..." Su He voiced his concern.

Su Cheng’en coldly chuckled and said, "Don’t worry, do you think anyone can just fuse with Soul Stones? An ordinary body cannot withstand the power of Soul Stones. If Zhu Hong tries to forcefully insert the Soul Stones into his body, it will only cause damage to his body. Humph! I actually hope that’s the case, then we’ll be able to obtain those Soul Stones without much effort."

"Hopefully!"

"Alright, enough of this, let’s hurry up and go, your injuries are too severe, and you need immediate treatment." After speaking, Su Cheng’en glanced at the gradually brightening sky and started walking towards the direction of Beijing.

...

After resting at the base for a day, Ling Chen’s body improved slightly. Though he couldn’t engage in vigorous activities yet, the pain had lessened considerably. Coming out from the bedroom, Ling Chen went to the control room alone, intending to chat with Hu Fei.

"You came just in time." Seeing Ling Chen approaching, Hu Fei spoke, "That old Taoist just left not long ago."

"What?" Ling Chen was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "You mean the elder left? Why didn’t you notify me beforehand?"

Hu Fei shrugged and said, "He was in a hurry to leave, what could I do? He asked me to convey that he had a very important private matter to handle, and might return in a few days, or perhaps never return. Ugh! Ling Chen, what’s that old Taoist’s background? I always felt he was quite mysterious, like a charlatan."

"Look at you, you have no sense of people, he is actually quite prominent." Saying this, Ling Chen rubbed his nose, headache-ridden, "I initially wanted him to stay and help me deal with Chen Younian. If he were willing to help, our chances would have been much better."

"What can be done? He insisted on leaving, I couldn’t hold him back. No worries, he might return in a few days. By the way! Bai Zhangqiu’s detection results are out, Miss Tang and that woman named Xu Hong are both fine, you needn’t worry they are against you anymore."

Ling Chen nodded, saying, "That’s good." He most dreaded Tang Shiyun meeting trouble, so this result finally allowed him to relax his guard.

"Ling Chen!" Suddenly, an urgent voice came from outside the control room. Turning his head, he saw Zhu Qing quickly run in from outside, breathlessly saying, "We just received intelligence, it seems Chen Younian and his people have been attacked."

Upon hearing this, Ling Chen and Hu Fei’s face couldn’t help but show surprise, they asked in astonishment, "Who has such guts to dare attack Chen Younian? Isn’t that courting death?" Given the strength Chen Younian now held, likely no one could match him.

"It’s Zhu Hong." Zhu Qing said, "Since Chen Younian immediately took over Qiu Nanshan, the Zhu Family has been secretly following, monitoring his every move. Yesterday around dawn, as Chen Younian’s convoy was heading south from the Beijing Suburb, all the vehicles in the convoy suddenly exploded, causing heavy casualties. Besides Chen Younian, Su Cheng’en, and Su He, no one survived; they all were blown up and died. As far as I know, Chen Younian and the others also suffered severe injuries and..."

The fact they were injured... Ling Chen found it a bit unbelievable, no wonder Zhu Hong sent people to use Tang Shiyun and Xu Hong to exchange information with them that night, as he wanted to deal with Chen Younian. This guy... his guts are tremendous! Doesn’t he know that if the attack fails, he will certainly die?

Thinking of this, he eagerly interrupted, "So what was the outcome, did Zhu Hong succeed?"

"This is the key point." Zhu Qing said with a wry smile, "According to reports from the Zhu Family, Chen Younian... seems to be dead."

"Dead?" Ling Chen widened his eyes, asking incredulously, "Are you sure Chen Younian is dead?"

Zhu Qing nodded, "It was around five or six in the morning when it happened, the sky was still dark, Zhu Family’s assassin was lurking nearby, no one noticed them. From the start to the end of the attack, they watched continuously, confirmed without error, Chen Younian was directly dissolved with acid by Zhu Hong. Moreover, the Soul Stones inside Chen Younian were all taken by him."

"How did this bastard accomplish it?" Hu Fei asked, astonished, "We deployed so many experts but couldn’t handle Chen Younian. Although Zhu Hong controls the Heavenly Dragon Sect, beside Chen Quan there’s no other expert by him, what did he use to kill Chen Younian?"

Zhu Qing pointed to her head, "He used this."

Seeing her gesture, Ling Chen immediately understood, saying, "Zhu Hong is adept at using tactics, and he knows how to gauge people’s psychology. For someone like Chen Younian, although his strength is formidable, the more powerful he becomes, the more he thinks little of everything. Thus, he overlooks many things." As he spoke, the frown between his brows slowly relaxed, accompanied by a hint of a wry smile, "I originally thought Chen Younian was our greatest enemy, but now it seems Zhu Hong is the one we truly have to deal with. Round and round, the final showdown still returns to the two of us, not knowing if it’s destiny playing tricks or heaven’s will."

"Ling Chen, what are your thoughts?" Hu Fei asked, "Since the Soul Stones are in Zhu Hong’s hands, should we quickly take action to try to retrieve all the Soul Stones?"