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Chapter 536 - 509 Gu Poison!

Chapter 536: Chapter 509 Gu Poison!

Early in the morning, Li Chen sat down with Lin Yi and Lin Xiaoxiao to have breakfast together.

All three had a peculiar look in their eyes.

As if... they each harbored their own ghosts?

Li Chen was worried that Lin Xiaoxiao might have said something to Lin Yi.

Lin Xiaoxiao was worried that Lin Yi might have noticed something between her and Li Chen.

As for Lin Yi, she was worried that something might truly exist between Li Chen and Lin Xiaoxiao.

At that moment, someone came over with breakfast.

In the Lin Family, naturally, there was no need to go outside for breakfast; everything was cooked by the Lin Family’s own chefs.

Compared to the food outside, not only was it of a different league in terms of cleanliness, but in terms of taste as well, it could throw the outside options a few streets behind.

Of course, as far as Li Chen was concerned, he wasn’t particularly concerned with eating.

As long as he could eat, it was fine.

His requirements were that simple.

Truth be told, for someone who had once lain in the snow for three days without eating or drinking for the sake of a mission, he really wasn’t too fussy about food.

Of course, if there were good things to eat, he certainly wouldn’t refuse them.

Li Chen held his hot porridge in his hands and gave it a shake; the porridge was still a bit hot to the touch, obviously freshly made.

However, he quickly put down the porridge on the table.

"Don’t eat yet,"

Li Chen told Lin Yi and Lin Xiaoxiao.

Upon hearing his words, both women glanced at Li Chen, their expressions subtly changing before they both set down their breakfasts.

They noticed that at that moment, Li Chen’s complexion was sinister and somewhat terrifying.

"Wait a moment!"

The server who had brought breakfast for Li Chen and the others hadn’t left yet when Li Chen called out to him.

Just as the server turned his head, he felt an indescribable horrific power grab his neck.

"Who told you to poison the food?"

"I... poison? I don’t know anything about that! I really don’t know!" The server, a young man in his twenties, was suddenly grabbed by the throat by Li Chen and spoke with a face full of terror.

In the whole Lin Family, there were rumors about Li Chen.

One could say that after the affair at the Li Family, everyone in the Lin Family was now clear on who Li Chen was.

In many people’s eyes, this man was synonymous with terror and death.

Suddenly being grabbed by the neck by Li Chen, the young man felt a strong sense of death threatening to overtake him, and he couldn’t even speak properly.

After staring at the young man’s face for a while, Li Chen finally let go of his hand, "I apologize for just now."

What the young man found unbelievable was that Li Chen actually apologized to him.

"No... it’s not necessary..."

However, the next moment, Li Chen’s expression darkened again, "But there is indeed poison in our food."

"It’s truly not my fault!" said the young man, nearly in tears.

"Go and tell the head of your household to come here. Tell them exactly what happened, and say I’m waiting for him," Li Chen instructed the young man.

"Alright... okay." The young man hesitated for a moment, then nodded and quickly left the courtyard.

Back in the living room, Li Chen’s face was incredibly grim as he looked at the porridge in front of him.

Because, he saw not only that the porridge was poisoned, but he also recognized that the poison in the porridge was no ordinary poison.

Soon, Lin Shu hurried over with several people.

Seeing Li Chen sitting in the living room with a gloomy face, he couldn’t help but ask, "What happened? I heard you were poisoned?"

Li Chen looked towards Lin Shu, his expresson still far from pleasant, "Not just me. If we aren’t careful, your two daughters might be poisoned as well."

Hearing Li Chen’s words, Lin Shu’s expression started to change.

He knew, perhaps Li Chen was not wrong.

All three were having breakfast together; if there was poison, it wasn’t as simple as only Li Chen being affected.

Li Chen lifted the bowl of porridge in his hand, and his True Qi surged.

In his hands, the porridge kept spilling out of the bowl.

In the end, all the porridge from the bowl was scattered outwards, and only then did Li Chen hand the empty bowl to Lin Shu.

"See for yourself,"

Lin Shu took the bowl given to him by Li Chen and his eyes immediately turned fierce.

"Gu Poison!"

Quickly, the entire Lin Family started an investigation of everyone who had come into contact with the breakfast.

But in the end, they found nothing.

Some of these people had no chance of poisoning the food, others had no opportunity to do so.

Only a few people were truly likely candidates, but in the end, nothing was discovered from any of them.

The elders of the Lin Family also learned of this news and, after coming over to take a look, exchanged glances filled with worry. Shaking their heads, they left the place.

After a while, Lin Shu put down his bowl and nodded towards Li Chen without a word, taking his people and leaving the small courtyard.

Watching Lin Shu’s departing figure, Li Chen’s eyes were thoughtful.

Actually, he didn’t fully trust Lin Shu either, but he felt that Lin Shu probably wouldn’t go to such extremes.

"No matter who you are, if you mess with me, I won’t let you off so easily," Li Chen’s eyes darkened.

After leaving the small courtyard, Lin Shu’s expression wasn’t very good. Such tension early in the morning would have some negative influences on the entire Lin Family.

"Husband..." Lin Yi sat beside Li Chen, looking somewhat worried.

"Don’t worry, it’s nothing," Li Chen said with a smile and patted his chest, "You underestimate me. I’m not just anyone. How could such a trivial matter threaten me?"

Li Chen casually took out a vial and packed up the Gu Poison, then said to the two women beside him, "I’ll dispose of these things first and then bring back some breakfast for you. Rest for a while."

This time, even Lin Xiaoxiao didn’t fuss and obediently nodded her head.

Li Chen smiled, then turned and left the room.

Without a second thought, Li Chen dumped the breakfast in his hand and dialed a number.

"King of the Netherworld speaking."

"Master."

"Help me investigate something. See if there have been any suspicious people getting close to the Lin Family lately. Also, someone tried to poison me just now, the same as Lin Shu, using Gu Poison," Li Chen ordered.

"Understood, subordinate."

Li Chen’s intention was clear: he wanted them to look for people who were getting close to the Lin Family because he suspected the poisoner could be one of them.

By stating it was Gu Poison, he intended for the Nether Army to check if there had been any Gu Poison experts appearing in the capital recently.

With narrowed search parameters, the scope of the investigation would be greatly reduced.

With the means of the Nether Army, if the other party was the slightest bit careless, they would definitely be able to find some clues.

When Li Chen returned, Lin Yi and Lin Xiaoxiao were still somewhat distracted, chatting aimlessly about something, and seemed not to have recovered from the earlier poisoning incident.

Li Chen smiled and then patted both of their shoulders, saying, "Alright, have something to eat, and let’s go out to have some fun then."

Seeing Lin Xiaoxiao still in a daze, Li Chen couldn’t help but say, "Don’t worry, I personally checked this breakfast. It’s absolutely natural and non-toxic."

"Brother-in-law, you’re so annoying!" Lin Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but slap Li Chen playfully.

Then, seeing Lin Yi give a glance over, Li Chen couldn’t help but get closer and coax her, "Alright, my beautiful wife. Hurry up and eat, and then we can go out and have fun together."

When Li Chen took the two women out of the small courtyard, preparing to leave, a young man suddenly approached from the side.

"Sister Yi, Xiaoxiao!"

Lin Yi glanced at Li Chen and introduced, "This is my second uncle’s son, named Lin Dong."

Li Chen looked at Lin Dong and nodded, acknowledging the introduction.

Then Li Chen saw Lin Dong, upon seeing them, actually ran over.

"Sister Yi, Xiaoxiao, hehe... and Brother Cheen!" Lin Dong looked at Li Chen and suddenly snickered and said.

Li Chen gave Lin Dong a surprised look.

In the entire Lin Family, almost all of the younger generation didn’t have a good opinion of him.

Aside from some necessary courtesies, this guy was the first one to take the initiative to greet him.

"What is it, Lin Dong?" Lin Yi asked, looking towards him.

"Um..." Lin Dong glanced nervously at everyone, "Are you... going out?"

"Yeah, it’s so boring staying at home, let’s go out for a stroll," Lin Xiaoxiao replied.

Lin Xiaoxiao had no particular dislike toward Lin Dong, and clearly, no particular fondness either. Even in childhood, her interactions with Lin Dong weren’t very frequent.

Hearing Lin Xiaoxiao’s words, excitement flashed in Lin Dong’s eyes, then he looked at Li Chen and said, "Brother Cheen, you are my idol, I admire you the most. Can you take me with you? I promise I won’t cause any trouble."

"You admire me?" Li Chen asked in surprise, "What do you admire about me?"

"There’s so much to admire! Brother Cheen, you have no idea how cool you were when you barged into the Lin Family alone that day. And your Combat Power, even guns are child’s play in front of you. Ever since I was little, I’ve had a dream that..."

Before Lin Dong could finish speaking, Li Chen raised his hand and interrupted him, "Okay, I get it. What I want to tell you now is that you’re admiring the wrong person. I’m no idol, and I don’t need anyone’s admiration."

Then, pointing to the side, Li Chen said, "Now, go stay wherever you find it pleasant."

"But... it’s still very cold now," Lin Dong said, tightening his jacket with an innocent expression.

"Alright then," Li Chen said with a speechless face, tired of dealing with the young man who was nitpicking details, "Then you stay wherever it’s warm."

With that, Li Chen led the two women away, leaving Lin Dong looking confused in place.

"Brother-in-law, Lin Dong is just a silly boy, you don’t have to bother with him," Lin Xiaoxiao said from behind Li Chen.

Li Chen smiled and nodded without directly addressing her comment, then led the women into the car.

Behind them, Lin Dong stood staring blankly at the departing car for a long time, as if it took him a while to realize that Li Chen and the others had already left.

However, once Li Chen’s convoy had completely disappeared, the corners of Lin Dong’s mouth lifted into a faint smile.