The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert
Chapter 636 - 633: Snatching a Disciple (1)

Chapter 636: Chapter 633: Snatching a Disciple (1)

Headache!

Ling Chen stared blankly at the ceiling, his face etched with a bitter smile.

Caught between a rock and a hard place, he didn’t know what to do. He took out his phone and dialed Hu Fei’s number.

After a brief exchange, Ling Chen hung up the phone, disappointed. As he expected, there was still no trace of Xia Mutong. Despite Hu Fei’s best efforts, the God Organization was too cunning; not a single clue could be found. Hu Fei was now like a headless fly, scurrying everywhere, gathering information.

Lost in thought, Ling Chen felt sleep creeping up on him and unknowingly drifted off in bed.

...

He woke up in a daze.

Ling Chen rubbed his bleary eyes and yawned as he sat up in bed. Just as his feet touched the floor, he heard a series of ’thump thump thump’ knocks on the door.

"Who is it?" Ling asked, muttering to himself, "Can’t they let one be at peace so early in the morning?"

"Ling, it’s me, open up quickly."

Hearing it was Song Ge’s voice, Ling Chen immediately got up and opened the door. Looking at Song Ge standing outside, Ling Chen asked, "Song, what’s the matter? Why the early visit?"

Without a word, Song Ge grabbed Ling Chen’s hand and pulled him outside, saying as they walked, "Come with me to Yangxin Pavilion quickly."

"Yangxin Pavilion?"

Ling Chen was suddenly taken aback and stopped in his tracks, asking curiously, "Song, why go to Yangxin Pavilion all of a sudden? Could it be..." Suddenly, a possibility crossed Ling Chen’s mind, and he frowned, "Could it be that Song Yi’s Master wants to seek revenge on me?"

"Song Yi’s Master is correct, but it’s not for revenge. As for the specific reason, I’m not too clear myself. All I know is, I’ve just received a command to take you to Yangxin Pavilion immediately. Oh, and the command was delivered by someone sent by the Pavilion Master personally."

Su Mei?

Ling Chen let out a sigh of relief. Since the order came from Su Mei, it probably wouldn’t be dangerous.

Exiting the room, Ling Chen asked Song Ge, "Song, do you know why the Yangxin Pavilion wants to see me?"

"How would I know that? The Pavilion Master sent someone early this morning to find me and bring you to Yangxin Pavilion; she didn’t tell me the specifics. However, my guess is that it might have something to do with the martial arts sparring you had with Song Yi that day."

Sparring... Ling Chen frowned to himself, feeling uneasy about the sudden summons from Yangxin Pavilion.

While he pondered, they arrived at the towering structures behind the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.

Having passed through a long and narrow passage, the scenery before Ling Chen suddenly cleared, revealing a spacious Siheyuan, covering an area of over a thousand square meters. The courtyard was not only bright and airy but also planted with numerous trees, flowers, and plants that were lush and bursting with vitality.

What surprised Ling Chen the most was that he saw many flowers that should only grow in other seasons, blooming despite it being early spring.

"Song, is this Yangxin Pavilion?"

Song Ge nodded and said, "This is where the elders of Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion retire. However, only some of them live here."

"And the others?"

"There are also some powerful seniors who live in seclusion in the surrounding mountains and forests; they don’t like to interact with people much, so they choose to live alone. Additionally, although those elders retire in Yangxin Pavilion, they don’t stay there all the time. Most of them are roaming outside and only occasionally come back for a visit."

As the words fell, Song Ge pointed to a house not far away and said, "That’s where Master Song Yi lives. Let’s go in and pay our respects first."

Under the guidance of Song Ge, Ling Chen followed in his footsteps and made his way directly to the front door.

Knock, knock, knock!

Accompanied by a series of crisp knocking sounds, the door was opened from the inside. Ling Chen fixed his gaze and discovered that the one opening the door was none other than Song Yi, whom he had defeated the other day.

Upon seeing Ling Chen, Song Yi’s complexion immediately turned a bit unsightly, and he stood at the door without moving.

"Disciple, is it Ling Chen who has come? Don’t just stand there; invite the guest in quickly."

Someone inside spoke up, and Song Yi, not daring to delay any longer, quickly stepped aside and made a ’please’ gesture with his hand.

Stepping into the room, Ling Chen’s gaze was immediately drawn to an old man by the window. The elder was dressed in a light blue robe, extremely thin for the still-chilly early spring, but he seemed unaffected by the cold outside, his complexion ruddy and spirited.

As they approached, Song Ge bowed slightly, and with utmost respect, greeted, "Elder Huang."

Ling Chen did not neglect to show his respect and followed with a bow. Song Ge had already informed him beforehand about the name of Song Yi’s master.

Huang Zheng. Although he appeared to be only in his sixties, he was actually over ninety years old.

After exchanging greetings, Huang Zheng’s sharp gaze passed over Song Ge and landed on Ling Chen. After a thoughtful look, Huang Zheng slowly spoke, "You are Ling Chen?"

Just as Ling Chen was about to respond, he felt a sudden fierce gust of wind assault him, pressing in on his face in an instant.

Ling Chen was not the only one caught off guard by this abrupt development; even Song Ge and Song Yi beside him were not able to react in time. They only saw a blurred shadow sweep past, and then, Ling Chen’s body moved from its original spot, retreating several steps until his back was pressed against the wall.

Looking at the fist that had stopped in front of his face, Ling Chen secretly swallowed his saliva, a drop of cold sweat rolling down from his forehead.

"Elder Huang... what is this..."

The first to recover, Song Ge hurriedly ran over to Ling Chen’s side and was about to plead, only to see Elder Huang suddenly lower his fist, saying, "You are quite strong, but you still fall short of defeating Song Yi."

With that, Elder Huang turned back to his chair.

Ling Chen wiped the sweat off his forehead and said to Elder Huang, "Elder Huang, I..."

"There’s no need to explain, I believe you didn’t resort to any tricks. With Tong Nan watching from the sidelines, if you had used any tricks, he would have most certainly spotted them. Rest assured, I didn’t summon you here for any other reason; I am simply interested in you and wanted to meet you."

Hearing this, Ling Chen breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought that Elder Huang was looking for trouble with him, but it turned out to be a test of his strength.

"Disciple, go and bring a few chairs over; don’t keep the guests standing."

"Yes."

Song Yi obediently replied and quickly brought chairs over to Ling Chen and Song Ge.

After both were seated, Elder Huang looked at Ling Chen and asked, "Who is your master?"

"I don’t have a master."

"Oh?" Elder Huang said with interest, "So young and without a master, yet you have cultivated your martial arts to this realm; it seems you have good potential. Song Yi, did you hear that? Your potential is excellent, but potential is just a basic foundation and doesn’t represent much; it doesn’t mean you’ll definitely become an expert in the future. Although your progress over the years has been good, there’s still much room for improvement. The reason why you haven’t fully tapped into your potential is that you’re too confident in your own talent, causing you to become complacent."