Super Combat Soldier
Chapter 633 - 632 [Almost Had My Identity Exposed?]

Chapter 633: Chapter 632 [Almost Had My Identity Exposed?]

Li San and Bao Tianglong were both highly responsible individuals. Tianchen felt he had indeed chosen the right people to lead the team. If Wang Jie had been in charge, the lives of Ling Shuanghe and Ling Yuxun, grandfather and granddaughter, would have likely already been under severe threat.

Though it was said later, it happened quickly. Li San executed a Shaolin Dragon Claw Hand toward Tianchen’s shoulder. Tianchen frowned, realizing that the Songhua Cake he was holding had surely been laced with a mesmerizing drug by Ling Yuyang. He couldn’t let Ling Shuanghe eat it; if he did, it would be truly disastrous. However, it was Tianchen who had to deliver it personally, and therein lay several problems.

Bang!

Facing Li San’s Shaolin Dragon Claw Hand, Tianchen held the plate with Songhua Cake in his left hand and clenched his right hand into a fist, swiftly striking at the palm of Li San’s hand. The impact caused Li San to stumble backward, his right hand slightly numb, as he took two steps back and glared fiercely at Tianchen, probably not expecting that the seemingly short and middle-aged Ling family butler, Ah Pi, would possess such skill.

"Stop! This is the Ling family estate. If you want to fight, take it outside!" Just as Li San prepared to charge at Tianchen again, Ling Shuanghe appeared at the doorway and shouted at both Li San and Tianchen.

"Old Master Ling, we are doing this for your safety. We can’t just let anyone enter your resting area," Bao Tianglong spoke up.

"It’s me, Ah Pi, sir. The young master said you enjoy Songhua Cake the most, so he sent me to deliver it to you," Tianchen, masquerading as Ah Pi, said.

Ling Shuanghe glanced at Tianchen, then at the Songhua Cake in the plate in his left hand, and spoke indifferently, "It’s rare for him to show such filial piety. Bring it in."

After saying that, Ling Shuanghe turned around and walked back. Ling Yuxun also cast a look at Tianchen before following her grandfather. Tianchen brushed the dust off his clothes and glanced at Li San smugly, deliberately displaying a contemptuous smirk, perfectly embodying the domineering and bullying nature of the butler, Ah Pi.

When Tianchen reached Bao Tianglong, who was standing at the doorway with a smirk and a hint of ruthlessness, Bao calmly stated, "If anything happens to Ling Shuanghe and Ling Yuxun, you and your young master will both die!"

Tianchen didn’t say anything. Bao Tianglong and Li San didn’t know his real identity, only thinking he was Ling Yuyang’s butler, Ah Pi, which is why they behaved this way. Yet what pleased Tianchen was the power of the Bone Transformation Skill, which even managed to deceive Bao Tianglong and Li San, who were quite familiar with him. Zhang Yide’s Bone Transformation Skill was clearly an ancient Earth heritage; this unique Disguise Skill was truly formidable.

Seeing Tianchen walk into the central building of the courtyard where Ling Shuanghe resided, with the plate of Songhua Cake, both Bao Tianglong and Li San looked rather solemn. They now sensed the crisis in the current situation. With Tianchen gone, all they could do was ensure the safety of Ling Shuanghe and Ling Yuxun. As for the rest, they really couldn’t manage much else. They didn’t know if the shameless robbers from the M-country government had any other tricks up their sleeve. Completing this mission smoothly wouldn’t be easy.

"This guy is very skilled..." Li San said with a frown.

"Are you planning to give him a lesson when he comes out?" Bao Tianglong asked.

"No, our mission is to protect Ling Shuanghe and Ling Yuxuan, not to be street thugs picking fights. I just feel that the force he used was somewhat familiar..." Li San said uncertainly.

"Who?" Bao Tianglong also became curious.

"Our boss!" Li San said hesitantly.

"The boss? How could that be? If he were here, he would definitely meet with us. Besides, if it were the boss, why would he fight you? With our strength, there is no Disguise Skill that could escape our eyes!" Bao Tianglong quickly shook his head in disbelief.

"Yes, he’s clearly Ling Yuyang’s butler, Ah Pi. Yet, the strength he hit my palm with felt unmistakably like the boss. It is really strange!" Li San also shook his head.

"There’s something fishy about this matter. As soon as this guy comes out, no matter what, we’ll subdue him first!" After thinking for a moment, Bao Tianglong suggested.

"Right!" Li San nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Ye Tianchen, carrying a tray of Songhua Cakes, followed behind Ling Shuanghe and Ling Yuxun into the room. After placing the tray on the coffee table, Ye Tianchen said with a smile, "Old Master Ling, these Songhua Cakes have just been made. You should try them!"

"I know. If there’s nothing else, you can go. Tell Yu Yang that I hope he can do well with the Ling Group’s business in Southeast Asia. If it’s well done, it may surpass the current Ling Group within a short five years. I have high hopes for him!" Ling Shuanghe said earnestly.

"Understood, Old Master Ling. By the way, Miss Sun, you can try the Songhua Cake too. It’s a rare taste of our homeland that’s not easy to come by," Ye Tianchen said to Ling Yuxun with a smile.

"Thank you, Manager Apo. By the way, could you bring out the piano from the storage room? I want to play a piece for Grandpa!" Ling Yuxun said.

"Sure, I’ll bring it out right now!" Ye Tianchen nodded and responded.

In this quadrangle, there was a storage room next to the main hall, which Ye Tianchen had already noticed when he first came in. He wasn’t the real Manager Apo, and even though he had taken on Apo’s appearance, there were many things about the Ling family estate he didn’t know, so he needed to observe carefully. Otherwise, no matter how similar he looked, any strange behavior could easily give him away.

Ye Tianchen walked toward the room next door. Ling Yuxun glanced at her grandfather, knowing that he hadn’t been resting well these days, preoccupied with many things. He wanted to transfer Ling Group’s industries back to China while guarding against the covert calculations of his own family members. Additionally, he had to consider how to leave the Ling family estate safely and return to China. These were no easy tasks, and with the threat to his life, Ling Yuxun wanted to play Grandpa’s favorite piano piece to help him relax.

Ling Yuxun had grown up in the Ling family, a true princess in every sense. Proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, exceedingly beautiful and sensual, the number of suitors from major families who had sought her hand in marriage since she was fifteen was countless, virtually wearing out the threshold of the Ling family’s door. What pleased Ling Shuanghe and Ling Yue the most was that Ling Yuxun hadn’t become a child raised in a greenhouse; she was very independent, strong-willed, and very filial.

"Yuxun, it’s late, you should rest early too. Grandpa will read the newspaper for a bit more and then go to sleep," Ling Shuanghe, knowing his granddaughter’s filial piety, said smilingly, not wanting to keep Ling Yuxun up late.

"It’s fine, Grandpa. I can’t sleep yet. In a moment, I’ll play ’The Ocean’ for you. You must not have heard this piece in a long time, right?" Ling Yuxun said sweetly as she snuggled up to her grandfather.

"It has been a long time. I remember the first time I heard this piece was at a party when I was just twenty-five. A beautiful girl was the guest performer, and she played ’The Ocean’ during the dinner, enchanting everyone who listened. I was captivated by her, and afterwards I got her phone number and started dating her. That girl became your grandmother!" Ling Shuanghe recalled the past events with joy.

"Wow, Grandpa, your love story with Grandma is so romantic!" Ling Yuxun said with a laugh.

"Heh, those were the things of my youth. Back then, I was just a poor boy, and your grandmother’s family was much better off than mine. But I loved her deeply, and she gradually fell in love with me. Together, we worked hard to build what we have today. It’s just too bad your grandmother’s health was never good afterwards, otherwise, I might have been able to return to our homeland with her," Ling Shuanghe chuckled, his tone unavoidably tinged with sadness.

"Grandpa, I believe that Grandma in heaven, hearing you reminisce about your love story, would be very happy. She will also bless us to safely return to China together!" Ling Yuxun, clutching Ling Shuanghe’s arm, nodded emphatically.

Ling Shuanghe, stroking Ling Yuxun’s head, also smiled knowingly. At this time, only his most filial granddaughter, Ling Yuxun, stayed by his side. Sometimes Ling Shuanghe truly wondered what he had achieved from the time he ventured out in his youth until now, becoming the top overseas Chinese magnate with the vast Ling Group, wealth that rivalled nations. But what had he truly gained in the end? What had he left behind? Apart from his second son, Ling Yue, his other three children—Ling Yuyang, Ling Xia, and Ling Qing—all pretended to be indifferent on the surface, but were actually scheming for the inheritance behind his back. Ling Shuanghe wasn’t unaware of this; he just pretended not to know, because otherwise, it would only cause his children to clash, leaving him unable to rest in peace even in death!

"Yuxun, I’m not sure whether that Ye Tianchen can be trusted. The people he sent look very skilled. If he’s for real, I think we may need their help to ensure your safety when the time comes," Ling Shuanghe pondered aloud.

"Grandpa, no matter what happens, I will return with you. I won’t abandon you!" Ling Yuxun said stubbornly.

"Silly child, Grandpa is old now; all I hope is that our Ling family can continue to develop well," Ling Shuanghe said seriously.

"Grandpa, don’t think too much. Have a piece of Songhua Cake. I’ll have one too; they look quite nice..." At that moment, Ling Yuxun smiled as she took two pieces of Songhua Cake, handing one to Grandpa Ling Shuanghe and holding the other in her hand, bringing it closer to her lips...(To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)