The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

Hearing the suspicious sounds from the bedroom, Ling Chen instantly became alert, gripping two knives as he cautiously approached the bedroom door. Listening to the noises coming from inside, he took a deep breath, grasped the doorknob with one hand, and gently pushed the door open.

As the door swung open, Ling Chen swiftly charged in, rolled on the ground, and dashed to the window, pressing his back against it, and quickly scanning the room. Surprisingly, there was no one in the spacious room.

Something's not right! Ling Chen slightly furrowed his brows. He definitely heard sounds from inside when he was outside.

Could I have heard wrong?

Impossible. Ling Chen deeply trusted his ears. Especially after undergoing special training with Yang Chen, his hearing became incredibly sharp; he couldn't have misheard.

In that moment, Ling Chen focused his gaze on the wardrobe in the room. The wardrobe was two meters tall and three meters wide, enough to hide several people.

After pondering for a moment, Ling Chen spoke, "Come out, I know you're hiding in there."

His words dropped, yet there was still no movement inside the wardrobe, not a single sound. Seeing this, Ling Chen said in a stern voice, "Not coming out, huh? In that case, don't blame me for being rude." With that, Ling Chen flicked his wrist, and the knife in his hand flew out, embedding itself in the wardrobe door with the tip piercing through.

"This is just a warning. I'll count to three. If you don't appear, my next knife won't miss."

"No, don't kill me!"

Just as Ling Chen finished speaking, he heard a plea from inside the wardrobe. Soon after, the wardrobe door opened, and a pale-faced man in a chef's outfit emerged, looking fearfully at Ling Chen.

"I... I don't know anything. Please, don't kill me, spare my life," the man pleaded as he dropped to his knees with a thud.

Examining the man's attire, Ling Chen asked, "Are you a chef?"

"Yes, yes," the man replied hastily. "I am the exclusive chef for this villa, only know how to cook."

Ling Chen nodded. The man's expression didn't seem fake, and his chef's clothes were stained with oil. His hands, too, were calloused from handling kitchen knives. From these observations, the man shouldn't be lying.

After confirming the chef's identity, Ling Chen sheathed his knife and asked, "Since you're the villa's chef, you should know what happened here. Tell me everything you saw and heard."

"Yes." The chef didn't dare to delay and honestly recounted the events.

After listening to the chef's account, Ling Chen frowned even more deeply.

Who would have thought, really unexpected, that those guys would resort to such despicable means.

Just last night, the entire villa was attacked by men in black. The assault lasted from midnight until three in the morning.

At that moment, the chef got up for a late-night bathroom break and narrowly escaped being captured. Moreover, he witnessed two masters dueling in the living room.

Thinking about the mysterious old man's strength, Ling Chen couldn't help but feel curious about who had the credentials to confront that enigmatic elder. If nothing else, that person must have been a Heavenly List master.

Quickly processing his thoughts, Ling Chen asked, "You said earlier that the intruder was defeated?"

"Yes," the chef quickly replied. "That intruder was indeed formidable, but even he wasn't a match for the old master. The fight had barely begun when the old master injured him. Initially, the old master wanted to apprehend him, but unfortunately, those people captured the old master's granddaughter at a critical moment. Concerned for his granddaughter's safety, the old master had no choice but to comply and leave with them."

"Granddaughter?" Ling Chen asked. "Does the old master really have a granddaughter? Do you know who she is?"

"Of course I know. The old master's granddaughter is named Tong Ye."

"It's her?" Ling Chen was instantly surprised. He was well aware of who Tong Ye was but hadn't expected her to be the granddaughter of that mysterious elder.

Right!

He Ziyun had previously told him that the Martial Arts symposium was initiated by Tong Ye's grandfather. Moreover, her grandfather held a high status in the Martial Arts World, parallel to Su He. No wonder the elder could achieve Unity of Heaven and Man; he had a distinguished background.

However, what Ling Chen couldn't understand was why someone would do such a thing.

"Do you know where they're being held?"

"I'm not sure," the chef said. "After the incident, I stayed hidden in the bedroom, fearing to go out, so I don't know much about outside events."

Upon hearing this, Ling Chen pondered a moment before continuing to ask, "I believe they're still in the villa area. Since you're the chef here, you're probably familiar with the surroundings. Let me ask you, is there a hidden, spacious area here?"

"A hidden place..." The chef scratched his head, thinking. After a while, he seemed to recall something and quickly said, "I know a place. It's the villa area's warehouse, built in the basement. The space there is large, with everything stored there."

"Tell me the location."

"Alright."

Leaving the villa, Ling Chen went alone to the rendezvous point. By then, the team sent to disable the surveillance cameras had returned in succession, gathering to discuss the rescue strategy.

Not long after, Wang Hao and another middle-aged man returned as well.

"Wang Hao, we've destroyed all the villa's surveillance cameras. They can't monitor us. What do you think we should do now?"

Before Wang Hao could speak, an elder interjected, "I say, we should call the police and let them handle it."

"Agreed, I think so too. Times have changed. It's not the time for individual heroics. Besides, if they have guns, what then? Are we going to block bullets with our bodies?" someone in the crowd chimed in.

"Hmph! As practitioners of Martial Arts, if we can't even resolve this, relying on others, then all our skills go to waste. Matters of the Martial Arts World should be settled within. Since they've dared to act recklessly, let's confront them and see what they truly are capable of."

Seeing the group in disagreement, Wang Hao glanced around at the crowd, and slowly spoke, "Alright, everyone, quiet down and listen to me for a moment."

With Wang Hao speaking, the crowd immediately fell silent, focusing their attention on him. He continued, "There's no need to argue over this. Why not consider both options?"

"Wang Hao, what do you mean?"