Beast Taming: Bloodline Golden Hand-Chapter 740 - 474: Farewell, Gu Ning

Early the next morning, Lin Chen and Lee Zhen wasted no time. They bid a simple farewell to Ning Ye and the others and then sped off in the direction of Thunder City.

They did not choose a straight path but instead made a slight detour, proceeding in the direction of the Celestial Capital.

Along the way, the two of them disguised themselves slightly and mingled among the traveling Beastmasters, and sure enough, they heard a lot of rampant rumors.

"Have you heard? The Divine Race has increased the bounty again. Now the reward for providing the accurate whereabouts of Lin Chen is enough to buy a small city!"

"Hah, what's the use? Wasn't there a bunch of people trying to make a fortune by fabricating fake news to cheat the bounty money earlier? What happened then?"

"What else? The Divine Race believed it at first and lost a lot of money. Later, they realized the deceit and were furious. They directly caught a few of the leading fraudsters and in front of everyone, turned both them and their Spirit Beasts into ashes. It was truly tragic!"

The discussions in the tavern were bustling and unending. Lin Chen and Lee Zhen sat quietly in a corner, listening in silence, but their hearts remained unruffled.

Lee Zhen took a sip of his drink and, seeing Lin Chen deep in thought, curiously asked:

"What are you thinking so deeply about?"

Lin Chen put down the cup, a deep glow flickering in his eyes, and said slowly, "I'm thinking that if this matter isn't resolved, it won't be a long-term solution."

He paused and his tone became incredibly firm:

"If... I'm saying if, Senior Qin's matter can be resolved smoothly, I feel we should take the initiative, to try to thoroughly solve this problem."

These words were like a thunderbolt out of the blue!

Lee Zhen's grip on his cup suddenly tightened, his pupils contracted abruptly, and he looked at Lin Chen in disbelief!

Take the initiative to resolve the problem?

Who else could the problem be referring to?

The Divine Race!

That is a superpower standing at the pinnacle of the continent, with unfathomable resources and history spanning countless eras!

In the past, even colossal entities like the four great families of the Celestial Capital only dared to confront it, but who had ever dared to use the word "resolve"?

Lee Zhen's heart pounded uncontrollably!

In the past, he would have thought Lin Chen was crazy, talking nonsense.

But now...

Lin Chen has the strength to say this, and if Young Master Qin could return, along with the Great Elder and the rest...

Combining all these forces together, the resulting lineup indeed possesses the qualification to contend even with a super Divine Race head-on!

"In the past, we dared not think about it because we didn't have that qualification."

Lin Chen exhaled, "But now, it's different."

Lee Zhen nodded heavily.

Yes, times have changed!

They are no longer ants that can only take passive hits, but forces that can stir the winds and clouds!

After finishing their meal, the duo continued on their journey. However, just as they flew over a desolate mountain range, panic-stricken screams suddenly reached them from the front, followed by a sinister and eerie energy surge shooting into the sky!

Lin Chen and Lee Zhen exchanged a glance, immediately halting their motion and looking up.

Below, on an official road, a group of opulently dressed Beastmasters were fleeing towards them as if they'd seen a ghost, rolling and crawling, their faces written with utter terror.

Lin Chen frowned, and in a flash of his figure, he blocked the path of a middle-aged man who seemed to be the head guard.

"What happened?"

The man was startled, but upon seeing that Lin Chen was not an enemy, he pointed shakily behind him and stammered:

"Assa... assassination! The Gu Family people, they've been assassinated!"

"The Gu Family?" Lin Chen was taken aback by the words.

This instantly reminded him of the mysterious assassin that Ning Ye had just mentioned not long ago, who had stirred up a bloody storm in the Celestial Capital!

He and Lee Zhen exchanged another look, each seeing a hint of gravity in the other's eyes.

Rescue?

Lin Chen had no time for that.

He harbored no fondness for the current Gu Family and did not wish to get entangled in such disputes and grudges.

They bypassed the chaotic crowd and flew towards the scene.

By the time they arrived, the battle was already over.

In the center of the road lay a miserably twisted skeleton, surrounded by dark red bloodstains on the ground.

The posture of the skeleton was extremely contorted, as if it had suffered immense pain before death.

And what was most horrifying was that apart from a relatively intact skull, the entire torso had become shriveled and withered like a mummy dried for millennia, with all blood and flesh essence seemingly drained in an instant!

Lin Chen and Lee Zhen's pupils both contracted slightly.

"Do you think of anything?" Lee Zhen's voice carried a trace of repression.

"Yes," Lin Chen's expression turned exceptionally grave.

On that day, outside the black dragon's lair in the Southern Secret Realm, they had seen an identical corpse!

Back then, the old man had adamantly denied responsibility, insisting it wasn't its doing.

Now it seemed, it hadn't lied.

The real perpetrator lurking in the shadows had appeared here!

"The Gu Family is conducting its affairs, all of you back off!"

Just as Lin Chen was deep in thought, a brutish shout came from behind.

The two turned their heads to find a familiar face approaching.

This person was clad in the steward robes of the Gu Family, with a proud demeanor, none other than the former chief coordinator of the Beast-Taming Tournament and presently the third-in-command for external affairs of the Gu Family—Gu An!

At this moment, Gu An was leading a team of Gu Family guards, looking at Lin Chen and Lee Zhen, the two "uninvited guests," with faces full of hostility and vigilance.