Chapter 421: Lin Cheng's Concerns

The battle in the courtyard raged on. Meanwhile, under Xia Qingxue's cover and the pale blue morning light, Song Yao had already escaped Antique Street. She was driving straight for the suburbs while dialing Chen Erbao's number.

...

「Hongyuan City.」

Inside the hotel room, Chen Erbao was fast asleep in bed with a beautiful woman in each arm when his phone suddenly started ringing.

'Strange, why is the alarm going off so early today?'

Chen Erbao groggily opened his eyes, released the women in his arms, and reached over to the table, fumbling for his phone.

His biological clock was usually quite accurate, and he would typically wake up on his own before the alarm. Today, however, he had been jolted awake by the ringtone.

'Maybe I was just too tired from last night!'

Last night's one-on-two battle had lasted late into the night. Although the two women had been utterly defeated, Chen Erbao was also quite exhausted.

He picked up the phone and saw it was an unknown number. It was only five-thirty in the morning.

"Hello?"

"Chen Erbao... you have to come save my Senior Sister! The Celestial God Sect... they found us..."

Song Yao was sobbing uncontrollably on the other end of the line.

All of Chen Erbao's drowsiness vanished in an instant. He shot upright.

"Don't cry. Just tell me clearly what happened."

"Last night..."

As she drove, Song Yao explained the entire sequence of events.

Chen Erbao's brow furrowed, his mind racing as he contemplated Xia Qingxue's safety.

"Are you sure they only have one Grandmaster?"

"I'm sure. The other one isn't a Grandmaster, but he's very powerful—stronger than me... Please, just hurry..."

After getting the address, Chen Erbao immediately threw off the covers, jumped out of bed, and started getting dressed.

Lin Zhiqing and Bai Xiaoqing were woken by his movements. Seeing his tense expression, they quickly asked:

"Er Bao, what is it? What happened?"

Once dressed, Chen Erbao stroked their hair and said reassuringly:

"A friend in Binhai is in trouble. I have to go right now. You two go back to sleep. I'll be back in a bit."

"Mm..."

Neither of them was the clingy type. Knowing Chen Erbao had important business to attend to, they didn't want to get in his way. Bai Xiaoqing picked up her phone to book him a flight, while Lin Zhiqing got out of bed to get dressed, intending to make him something to eat.

"You two get some more sleep. I'm not hungry. Xiaoqing, I'm leaving the company in your hands. Call me if anything comes up."

"Okay..."

As they watched Chen Erbao rush out the door, the two women exchanged a glance, wondering what could have happened.

...

At 7:30 in the morning, a passenger plane bound for Binhai took off from Hongyuan City.

Chen Erbao was in business class. He leaned back in his seat with his eyes closed, resting his mind and ignoring the flight attendant's greetings.

His thoughts were entirely consumed by Xia Qingxue, whose fate was still unknown.

Xia Qingxue had only recently become a Grandmaster. Even if she was no match for that veteran Grandmaster, it shouldn't be easy for them to defeat her, even with another expert helping.

The Pure Maiden Divine Skill included several stealth and concealment-based Escape Techniques, and as far as he knew, Xia Qingxue had cultivated one of them.

The crucial question now was whether Xia Qingxue could successfully shake off the two from the Celestial God Sect...

The more he considered it, the more worried he became. A hint of anxiety creased his brow, and his expression gradually darkened.

'Celestial God Sect... Goddamn you. I'll wipe you all out sooner or later!'

Cursing under his breath, Chen Erbao took a deep breath and started planning his next move.

'I was already planning to come to Binhai to deal with the Huang Family anyway. Since a strange twist of fate has brought me here early, I might as well take this opportunity to completely eradicate Huang Baiwen!'

He didn't really think Huang Baiwen would have any connection to the Celestial God Sect. The two groups were simply in completely different leagues.

One was a notorious cult from the grasslands, the other a preeminent local power in Binhai. No matter how he looked at it, they just didn't seem to belong together.

'There shouldn't be anything at home that needs my attention... I need to message my sister-in-law and Brother Da Bao... And Yiyi. I left in such a hurry this time!'

He had planned to see Zhang Yiyi tonight and finally take that last step, but then this whole mess had to happen.

'It's all the fucking Celestial God Sect's fault!'

Around eight-thirty, the plane landed at Binhai International Airport.

As he disembarked, Chen Erbao sent a reassuring text to his family while calling Song Yao's number.

"Hello?"

"Chen Erbao..."

"Where are you now?"

Song Yao's voice was hoarse; she had clearly been crying all night.

"I'm in the suburbs. My Senior Sister and I rented a house out here a while ago, specifically for emergencies."

"Send me the address."

After receiving the address, Chen Erbao hailed a cab at the airport and tossed the driver a few red bills.

"Get to this location. As fast as you can."

"No problem!"

Clutching the handful of cash, the driver was ecstatic. He slammed on the gas and sped out of the airport.

Sitting in the car, Chen Erbao called Ivic.

"Mr. Chen, good day. How may I help you?"

He had apparently spent millions in Vienna, and Ivic was his private concierge there, on call twenty-four-seven.

"Arrange for a car to be waiting for me at a location in the suburbs. I'll need it in half an hour."

Chen Erbao ordered.

Ivic didn't hesitate for a moment.

"I'll arrange it right away. Please rest assured, Mr. Chen."

After hanging up, Chen Erbao dialed Xia Qingxue's number.

BEEP... BEEP... BEEP...

After a few rings, the call went unanswered and automatically disconnected.

Chen Erbao stared grimly at the scenery rushing past the window. After a moment of contemplation, he dialed another number.

"Mr. Xiao."

"President Chen, what can I do for you so early in the morning?"

Xiao Guang was the head of Medicine King Hall in Binhai City, as well as a student of Lin Cheng.

"Heh, a friend of mine has run into some trouble in Binhai, and I was hoping I could ask President Xiao for help in locating them."

"Of course. Please, just give the order, President Chen."

Xiao Guang's attitude was extremely respectful.

After all, Lin Cheng had told him more than once that Chen Erbao was a major client of Medicine King Hall and must not be slighted under any circumstances.

Chen Erbao didn't stand on ceremony and gave him Xia Qingxue's basic information.

At first, Xiao Guang nodded seriously and took notes, but as he listened, he began to feel that something was amiss.

Why did the information Chen Erbao was providing sound so familiar?

Xiao Guang thought hard. It seemed that the Huang Family had also issued a search order yesterday—and damn it if they weren't looking for the exact same person!

Xiao Guang's brow immediately furrowed. However, he didn't mention this to Chen Erbao. Instead, after agreeing to help, he quickly called Lin Cheng, who was back in Hongyuan.

"Teacher, President Chen just called me."

He naturally held nothing back from his teacher.

Lin Cheng was at a golf course in Hongyuan City, playing a round while discussing some business. He was a bit surprised to get a call from Xiao Guang.

"Er Bao? What did he want from you?"

Lin Cheng asked nonchalantly.

"President Chen..."

After hearing what Xiao Guang had to say, Lin Cheng's expression grew solemn.

'The Huang Family?'

'Once the Huang Family gets involved, everything becomes much more complicated...'