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Chapter 178 - 156: Forcibly Entering the Lin Family

Chapter 178: Chapter 156: Forcibly Entering the Lin Family

Zhong Tian looked at Li Chen with confusion, wondering why there was a sudden need to go to Yanjing. He had heard of Yanjing, the most prosperous place in all of Huaxia, and the political center of successive dynasties.

"Kidnapping!" Li Chen said indifferently, "I don’t know how long I’ll be gone, so you need to take care of yourself during this time."

"Big senior brother, I want to go too!" Zhong Tian said earnestly, "Although I still don’t understand what you’re going to do, if it’s about kidnapping, there’s bound to be a fight, and you definitely can’t win alone."

Li Chen looked at Zhong Tian and felt a warm surge of emotion in his heart. Zhong Tian’s words were undoubtedly a sign of his concern. As for the idea of not winning, what kind of nonsense was that?

"Moreover, master has said that this time, as I descend the mountain for my training, you are to lead me," Zhong Tian said naively.

"Good! We’ll go together!" Li Chen immediately responded. At that moment, the Ginseng Doll who was on the bed also suddenly jumped onto Zhong Tian’s shoulder and began dancing joyously, chattering away.

Li Chen glanced at the Ginseng Doll, while Zhong Tian asked in confusion, "Are you coming with us too?"

The Ginseng Doll wants to go along?

Hearing Zhong Tian’s question, the Ginseng Doll’s small face broke into a smile, making joyful, crisp sounds, and nodding its head repeatedly: You’re all going over, you can’t leave me behind!

There was no time to delay, so Li Chen immediately took Zhong Tian and the Ginseng Doll to the airport, and on the way, Zhong Tian seemed to remember something. He took out his phone and sent a text to Second Master. However, Zhong Tian used handwriting input, slowly and clumsily scribbling each character.

Li Chen was preoccupied with Lin Yi’s situation and didn’t notice Zhong Tian’s actions.

"Second Master, Big senior brother and I are going to Yanjing."

...

Soon after, the two reached the airport and boarded the fastest flight available.

Two hours later, Li Chen and Zhong Tian disembarked the plane, arriving in Yanjing.

After exiting the airport, Li Chen immediately hailed a taxi.

"Where to?" the driver asked, his accent betraying him as a local.

"Lin Family of Yanjing," Li Chen said, which was his devised plan. Although he did not know where the Lin Family was located, he was certain others did.

"Alright," the driver said, giving Li Chen an extra look through the rear-view mirror. This person actually wanted to go to the Lin Family?

The Yanjing families were somewhat known to the locals. They were all shrouded in mystery, and beyond that, little was known about them.

Indeed, the origins of several Yanjing families could be traced back to before the nation’s founding. During the founding, these families reached an agreement with the government, which enabled their continued development.

Although there were many Lin families in Yanjing, there was only one ’Lin Family of Yanjing.’

It wasn’t long before the driver brought Li Chen to a vast siheyuan (courtyard house).

"We’ve arrived," the driver turned around, offering a slight smile: "That will be forty-two yuan and eighty cents."

Li Chen handed over a fifty, "Keep the change."

After leaving the taxi, his gaze swept across the courtyard, and above the main entrance, there was a plaque that boldly read ’Lin Family’.

The entrance had copper gates of ancient design, complete with lion head knockers. On either side of the steps, there were stone lions and two Lin Family youths stood with their hands behind their backs, guarding the gate.

The entire courtyard was dressed like a princely mansion from ancient times, and even the two Lin Family youths were dressed in ancient silk garments. Had it not been for the modern skyscrapers peeking in the distance, one might have mistaken it for a scene from ancient times.

From the sheer size of the courtyard alone, one could deduce the strength of the Lin Family. Property prices in Yanjing were so steep that most Siheyuans had been demolished to construct modern buildings. However, some were preserved as protected cultural sites. A large private Siheyuan like the one Lin Family owned was extremely rare.

Siheyuans in Yanjing were like wild jungles amid concrete and steel, revealing their immense value.

However, Li Chen only gave it a glance before heading straight toward the main entrance.

"Halt!"

The two Lin Family youths stopped anyone approaching.

"I would appreciate it if you could announce my arrival. Just say Li Chen has come to visit," Li Chen said.

Li Chen? They had never heard such a name before. Could he be from the Li Family? But the Li Family had no such person.

Instantly, the two of them judged Li Chen to be someone insignificant.

"Wait here; our family head is currently entertaining guests and isn’t seeing anyone," one of the Lin Family youths informed him.

"Then I’ll wait."

Li Chen simply started waiting to the side, with Zhong Tian standing naively next to him.

This was Lin Yi’s family, so Li Chen did not act rashly but waited quietly for a response. After all, Lin Yi was already his woman, and it was proper to show some respect to the Lin Family. Otherwise, he would have simply charged in as he would have done in the past.

Time ticked by, second by second, and the two Lin Family disciples watched as Li Chen waited to one side. They couldn’t help but sneer in their hearts—making you wait and you just wait like a fool. Do you really think waiting will get you in?

Ten minutes passed, then half an hour, then forty-five minutes. Finally, Li Chen’s patience wore thin from the wait.

"I’d appreciate it if you could go inside and pass on a message," Li Chen said. "Tell them I am looking for your young Miss, Lin Yi."

"Didn’t we say they’re in a meeting?" one of the Lin Family disciples frowned. "No one is available now."

Li Chen was already irritated, and hearing the tone of the other party, his anger flared up, but he suppressed it immediately.

Taking a deep breath, Li Chen spoke evenly, "You just need to go in and announce my arrival."

"Who do you think you are? That we’d let you see her just because you’ve been announced?" the person sneered. "The Lin Family isn’t a place just anyone can stroll into."

Zhong Tian said from the side in his booming voice, "And who are you exactly? Keep blocking my senior brother, and I might just have to beat you up!"

"You, this fatso, acting all arrogant?" The two Lin Family disciples looked disdainful. Despite Zhong Tian’s size, they were confident they could take him down in a fight.

"Just go and announce my arrival," Li Chen’s gaze turned icy.

"We won’t announce your arrival. There’s no need to," the Lin Family disciple coldly laughed. "You might as well go back where you came from, we’re not going to notify anyone for you, and by the way, let me tell you, the family head isn’t in a meeting. Hahaha."

The two Lin Family disciples burst into raucous laughter, but Li Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly, his face expressionless. Suddenly, his hands shot out, grabbing the throats of the two Lin Family disciples!

"What are you doing?" The two Lin Family disciples were startled. It hadn’t crossed their minds that someone would dare attack them right at the entrance of the Lin Family estate.

Li Chen didn’t speak. He was too lazy to. You won’t let me in? Then I’ll just force my way through. There’s no place in this world I cannot enter!

With a backward throw of his hands, the two Lin Family disciples were slammed hard onto the ground. Then, Li Chen walked towards the inside of the estate.

Zhong Tian hastened to follow, and the two Lin Family disciples, watching Li Chen’s retreating figure, began to shout loudly, "There’s an intruder at the gate!"

This shout alarmed the rest of the Lin Family inside, and as Li Chen reached the front courtyard, a large group of Lin Family disciples surrounded him.

"Seize him!" commanded the leading man, seeing Li Chen. Without another word, he roared his order!

The surrounding Lin Family disciples, following that command, charged straight towards Li Chen.

Li Chen stood his ground, his face showing no fear. He watched as the Lin Family disciples rushed toward him, then he made his move.

Moving like the wind, multiple illusions appeared, much like the scene in the Beihe City hotel where he had dodged bullets. Li Chen’s figure was so fast it was as if there were several of him; one Li Chen darted to the left, before the disciples could react, he struck them with his palm!

Time seemed to slow down as the Lin Family disciples were hit, their forward momentum fading even as their bodies began to fly backward.

The middle Li Chen swept his right leg horizontally, his figure darting left and right amid the crowd. The Lin Family disciples could not see Li Chen’s figure before they felt a sharp pain.

His right leg whipped through the air, and in a mere moment, the disciples in the middle had all been struck by Li Chen’s attacks. On the right side, Li Chen became like a dominant warlord capable of lifting cauldrons, simply grabbing a Lin Family disciple and using him as a weapon to wildly swing at those around him.

It all happened very quickly, almost instantly. Li Chen returned to his original spot, the illusions vanished, and the dozen or so Lin Family disciples who had charged at him screamed out in agony before falling to the ground.

"Ouch!"

"It hurts so much!"

A series of screams came from these Lin Family disciples, causing the leading middle-aged man to feel both shock and anger.

"Useless fools, the Lin Family has truly wasted its resources on you!"

The middle-aged man was furious, but when he suddenly looked up, he found Li Chen was already in front of him.

A sense of alarm rose within him, causing him to take a step backward, but Li Chen had already struck his neck with a Hand Blade. In an instant, the man fainted.

In the front courtyard, where Lin Family disciples littered the ground groaning, Li Chen had not been lethal, for they were still the Lin Family’s people after all.

Li Chen continued walking forward, with a stunned Zhong Tian following quickly. On his shoulder, the Ginseng Doll let out a "giggling" sound, watching the Lin Family disciples sprawled out in all directions, its eyes full of confusion—why are they all imitating me and lying on the ground?

It just couldn’t understand.

"Stop right there."

Suddenly, an ancient voice rang out. Li Chen paused his steps, but no one appeared around him.

Zhong Tian looked around, perplexed, as he too couldn’t find the source of the voice.

Li Chen remained silent, but suddenly, the foot he had lowered stepped forward, entering the courtyard ahead!

In an instant, a fierce killing intent surged!