The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert-Chapter 1369 - 1677: The Cave Dweller (2)

After listening to He Zhishen’s words, Ling Chen nodded to himself. Indeed, not everyone is as carefree as Ling Gengqiu. For Ling Gengqiu, as long as there are women alive in the world, he has a reason to continue living.

"I went to visit your tomb, it seems like you’ve done a lot of experiments."

"That’s right, I want to find out the reason for my longevity, so I can let more people I care about continue to live."

Hearing this, Ling Chen was taken aback, "You want to replicate your longevity onto others?"

"Yes. To achieve this goal, I’ve tried countless methods, but unfortunately, none succeeded. Apart from extending their lifespan by decades, they eventually died. That’s why I grew disheartened and decided to bury myself forever."

"What about now?" Ling Chen asked, "Are you still willing to fight for this goal?"

"I don’t know, these days, I’ve been following you, observing this new world. To be honest, I’m very confused right now, so I need someone who can help me understand."

"So you want to meet with someone like you." Ling Chen nodded and said, "I understand. How about this, I’ll try to arrange for you to communicate with them. How does that sound?"

"Alright. Once you have everything arranged, come here and find me." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"Do you plan to stay here? The current world is vastly different from the one you knew, don’t you want to go out and see it for yourself? If you’re willing, I can take you around and help you understand this new world."

"Thank you for your kindness, but no need, I still prefer a quiet life."

"Alright then, I’ll come back to find you." With that, Ling Chen didn’t linger, turned around, and walked out of the cave. Previously, Yao Zhensheng had told him that this place was only a few dozen kilometers away from Beijing. After descending the mountain, Ling Chen identified the direction and headed straight for Beijing.

After walking for about an hour, Ling Chen arrived beside a wide highway. After waiting for a while, he finally hitched a ride.

Once in Beijing, Ling Chen immediately borrowed a phone to call Hu Fei. In less than half an hour, several business cars arrived at his location.

Seeing Ling Kun and others walking briskly from the car, Ling Chen smiled slightly and quickly approached, "Dad, Uncle Ling."

Ling Kun looked Ling Chen over from head to toe, and once he was sure Ling Chen was safe, he breathed a sigh of relief and patted him vigorously on the shoulder, "You little rascal... you almost scared your dad to death."

"Dad, don’t worry, I’m tough. See, I’m perfectly fine."

"Son, who exactly saved you?" Ling Kun asked curiously, "When we found the place where you were held, you had already been rescued."

"It’s a long story, not something that can be explained in just a few words. Dad, let’s head back first."

"Alright then, get in the car."

On the way back to the Falcon Private Security Company, Ling Chen called his mom to let her know he was safe. Initially, Yang Qingling wanted to come to Beijing to see him, but he managed to talk her out of it.

After hanging up, Ling Kun, next to him, said, "You should call Elder Tong; he’s encountered quite a few troubles. Because of you, Dragon Tiger Hall has suffered some losses recently."

Hearing this, Ling Chen immediately dialed Tong Zhentian’s number.

"Hello! Elder Tong, it’s me."

"Ling Chen? Great, you’re finally safe." On the other end, Tong Zhentian obviously breathed a sigh of relief.

"Elder Tong, I heard that something happened at Dragon Tiger Hall? What’s going on?"

"Sigh!" Tong Zhentian sighed lightly and said, "Originally, Dragon Tiger Hall planned to open ten branches in several first-tier cities in the country. However, in the past few days, all those branches that were being prepared were attacked. Fortunately, there were no casualties, but all the facilities were destroyed. I’m afraid our plans will have to be postponed for several months now."

Frowning, Ling Chen asked, "Elder Tong, how did this happen? Do you know who did it?"

"If I’m not mistaken, it should be the handiwork of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion."

The Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion... Ling Chen was slightly taken aback, it turned out to be Su Mei! This... with Su Mei’s personality, she shouldn’t have done something like this.

"Elder Tong, could there be some mistake? The Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion shouldn’t provoke us at this time."

"Who else could it be if not them? The Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion really knows how to seize opportunities. Since you disappeared, all of Dragon Tiger Hall’s efforts have been focused on you. Taking advantage of this, the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion not only destroyed our branches but also opened more than twenty martial arts academies in major cities in just a few days. By doing this, they clearly want to compete with us."

"Alright, I understand." Ling Chen replied, "Elder Tong, don’t worry too much about this matter, let the people from Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion taste a little success, and I’ll handle it when I get back."

"Okay."

Putting down the phone, Ling Chen looked at Ling Kun beside him and said, "It seems the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion couldn’t hold back anymore and wants to compete with us."

"What the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion did is smart. If they didn’t do this, in ten years, they might cease to exist. They must have realized the crisis, which is why they chose to act. However, with Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion making a move, Dragon Tiger Hall’s days will be tough."

Ling Chen smiled faintly and said indifferently, "It doesn’t matter, it’s good to have a rival. I don’t want to be like Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, dominating everything. Only competition can truly promote the development of the martial arts world."

"By the way!" Ling Kun suddenly changed the topic and said, "Later, I’ll take you to meet someone. I think you’ll be happy to see them."

"Really?"

Before long, the convoy reached the Falcon Private Security Company. Getting out of the car, Ling Chen followed Ling Kun and went straight up to the fifth floor by elevator. Outside the room, Ling Kun opened the door and led Ling Chen inside.

Upon entering, they saw someone sitting in the spacious room, or to be precise, tied to a chair with ropes. Seeing the person, Ling Chen couldn’t help but be a bit surprised, "Dad, where did you find this guy?"

"In recent days, I’ve mobilized thousands of people to find your whereabouts, but instead of finding you, we unexpectedly discovered his traces. Now that you’re back, I’ll leave this person to you to handle."

Ling Chen nodded and walked directly in front of the person, with a faint smile, he said, "Mr. Li, we meet again." This man was none other than Li Bin, who impersonated a military officer that day.

Watching the smile on Ling Chen’s face, Li Bin’s expression instantly turned extremely unpleasant.

"Mr. Li, tell me, who instructed you to do this, was it someone from the southern Ling Family?"