Chapter 548: Stubborn Sword Edge (2/3)
Before dawn.
The earth was silent.
The night insects had fallen silent.
The early birds had yet to leave their nests.
In the distance, the sky was still a year of gray, the smoky blue still shrouding the earth.
At the Emperor Garden, a group of people gathered at the crossroads.
Li Muyang stared at Yang Chen and said, "Are you sure you want to do this?"
Yang Chen glanced back at the villa and said in a deep voice, "Take care of them for me!"
"Don't worry!" Li Muyang sighed and said, "Be safe!"
Yang Chen nodded and walked toward the car.
Jian Feng stepped in front of Li Muyang and said, "Brother Li, help take care of Gao Hong!"
Li Muyang laughed and said, "Rest assured, I won't mistreat him! He's a talent, and I want to transfer him to my place. He's a good trainer!"
Jian Feng smiled and said to Li Muyang, "I'm afraid you won't have that chance!"
After saying that, Jian Feng also got into the car.
Li Muyang looked puzzled.
The car started up, the tailpipe spewed out a puff of exhaust, and it quickly disappeared.
Li Muyang watched the car leave, waved his hand, and a group of people quickly rushed to the front of the villa and set up a perimeter.
...
After returning to Ningchuan, Wei Xueqing did not go back to her own home, but stayed in Yang Chen's villa with Chen Siyan.
Yang Chen was still living in the room downstairs.
At night, Wei Xueqing couldn't sleep, waking up in a startle in the middle of the night.
Because she always had a feeling that Yang Chen would leave her!
Not leaving in that sense, as she had never really had Yang Chen. It was that she felt Yang Chen might leave and never come back.
She sat up in bed and drew the curtains a little; the outside sky was still smoky blue.
Dawn hadn't broken yet.
She glanced at the clock by the bed; it was only four fifteen.
"It's all right then," Wei Xueqing muttered to herself.
She realized that now she seemed impatient for dawn, eager to see Yang Chen.
Suddenly, Wei Xueqing seemed to see a shadow flicker past.
She hurriedly drew open the curtains and looked outside.
She saw a bunch of people surrounding the villa.
Judging by their appearance, they seemed to be from the Guard!
"How could this be?" Wei Xueqing was taken aback.
She immediately thought of another possibility!
"No way!" Wei Xueqing exclaimed in her heart, grabbing a coat and putting it on as she rushed downstairs.
Downstairs, Wei Xueqing pushed open the door and saw the guards standing in the yard, and her eyes reddened instantly.
Li Muyang felt a wave of awkwardness seeing Wei Xueqing rush out.
Despite the awkwardness, he had to go through with it!
"Xueqing..." Li Muyang said awkwardly.
"Where is Yang Chen?" Wei Xueqing asked, wrapped in a windbreaker, staring at Li Muyang.
"He..." Li Muyang hesitated to speak.
Wei Xueqing, in her nightgown, now cloaked with a windbreaker, shivered in the chilly wind, her hair messy, her eyes slightly red, looking so pitiful as to evoke compassion.
"Did he leave?" Wei Xueqing's lips quivered, her pretty face turned pale. Though she tried to hold it in, tears still streamed uncontrollably.
Li Muyang sighed and said softly, "Yes!"
"Why?" Wei Xueqing asked.
"He has his mission to fulfill."
"What about me? What about Yanyan?" Wei Xueqing bit her lip.
"He did it for your sake."
"Couldn't he just tell me? Did he have to leave in the middle of the night while I was asleep?"
Li Muyang remained silent for a moment.
Wei Xueqing took a deep breath, her pretty face turned cold, her eyes as well, though tears continued to fall, her lips, now bitten through, dripped bright blood, strikingly visible.
"No need to say more, I understand!" Wei Xueqing said coldly, "You all can leave now!"
Li Muyang said, "Sorry, I am to protect your safety."
"Whatever!" Wei Xueqing said lightly, turning back inside the villa.
Watching Wei Xueqing's slender back, Li Muyang couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
"Everyone, stay alert! Do not let anyone in!" Li Muyang instructed.
The guards nodded.
...
Noon.
Yang Chen and Jian Feng arrived at Jin Chen.
But they were stopped at the Jin Chen toll station.
The opposition had five armored vehicles, claiming inspection, but the purpose needed no guesswork.
Jian Feng parked the car to the side, not getting out.
"Boss! Dragon Tooth is forever loyal to you!" Jian Feng said solemnly.
Yang Chen looked ahead and said calmly, "I don't need you!"
"But if you go back today, you'll still..." Jian Feng started.
Yang Chen cut him off, speaking firmly, "What I do is my business, and it has nothing to do with you or Dragon Tooth."
"But here in the country, we..."
"No matter where I am, I can handle it. You don't need to worry!" Yang Chen's voice was cold in rejection.
Jian Feng fell silent.
Yang Chen stared at Jian Feng and said, "Remember, you are the Dragon Tooth of Flame Country, not my Dragon Tooth! I trained you not to serve me alone! Everything you have is because of the country's support. I am just your guide. Even if I didn't retire, even if the incident didn't happen, I couldn't lead you for life. With Dragon Tooth developed to this point, you definitely can't fight on the battlefield for life either. Soon, you would be disbanded, sent to lead other troops, none of you are permanent, only the Dragon Tooth Squad, the name Dragon Tooth, and the spirit of Dragon Tooth may endure!"
Jian Feng said seriously, "The spirit of Dragon Tooth is to be loyal to the Dragon King!"
Yang Chen shook his head, opened the car door for Jian Feng, and said, "You still don't understand, go on!"
Jian Feng took a deep look at Yang Chen, got out of the car.
Jian Feng was led to a car.
There sat the senior leader.
"Senior Leader!" Jian Feng greeted the leader as he entered.
The senior leader patted the seat beside him, indicating Jian Feng to sit.
"Yang Chen seems to have been fine for quite a few days now, right?" the senior leader said, glancing through the rearview mirror at the car behind.
"Yes!" Jian Feng replied seriously.
"So, does that mean what I told you, our agreement, is all forgotten?" the senior leader said coldly.
Jian Feng replied solemnly, "Sorry! Yang Chen is on a mission recently; I need to protect him!"
"Impossible!" the senior leader said coldly.
Jian Feng insisted, "He trained Dragon Tooth! I have a duty to protect him!"
"He is no longer your Dragon King!"
"Dragon Tooth has only one Dragon King!"
"Are you defying orders?"
"I dare not!"
"You dare not?" The senior leader sneered at Jian Feng, "Jian Feng, I am officially notifying you, all your titles are suspended! Return to base immediately for punishment!"
"Apologies!" Jian Feng took a deep breath and said determinedly, "Once Yang Chen returns safely, I will resign voluntarily!"
With that said, Jian Feng opened the door and got out of the car.
"Jian Feng!" the senior leader shouted angrily, "If you dare leave today, I'll strip you of Dragon Tooth for good!"
Jian Feng paused for a moment, but still resolutely walked toward Yang Chen.
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