Chen Tianren was startled. Following his daughter Chen Mansheng's pointing finger, he saw Luo Bin carrying the unconscious Chen Jing on his back and hurrying toward the convoy.
The moment he leaped out of the unfinished building, Luo Bin had noticed the large convoy in the distance. He just hadn't expected Chen Tianren to get the news so quickly.
He immediately felt somewhat relieved...
As he carried Chen Jing closer, he spotted Sun Jingyao, the third young master of the Sun Family—the beast in fine clothes—standing behind Chen Tianren's convoy... The events at the Moon Veil Nightclub a few days ago resurfaced in his mind..
After that night, Luo Bin had carefully reviewed everything that had happened.
First, Old Master Chen Shuo had died, severing some of the connections he'd had in life. It was somewhat similar to what had happened to the Pei Family, which had been driven out of Ping City earlier.
Then the Green Bamboo Gang, which had been attached to the Chen Family, turned traitor and defected to the Jiang Family. Ran Shaohua set a trap, trying to have Luo Wendi die inside a snake's belly and eliminate the thorn the Chen Family had planted in the Green Bamboo Gang.
That way, he could gather the Black Sheath Hall's men under his command and take complete control of the Green Bamboo Gang.
But even after Ran Shaohua had cut off Luo Wendi's escape route, the latter had still gotten away and told Chen Tianren what was happening. So when Chen Tianren went to rescue Chen Jing and Luo Bin,
he already knew that White Moon Hall, Ran Shaohua's trusted organization, had secretly begun to turn against him.
He'd ordered White Moon Hall's leader killed in advance. That threw Sun Jingyao's plan to catch them like turtles in a jar into disarray, and under the threat of firearms, he had no choice but to yield.
But thinking of the despicable, conniving Sun Jingyao, Luo Bin couldn't help regretting that he hadn't slipped into the second floor while he was upstairs and tied up the Sun Family Eldest Miss first.
Before Chen Tianren could go to meet him, Sun Jingyao charged forward, his face twisted in fury, and roared:
"Kid, where's my sister? Is my sister in there or not?!"
Luo Bin had no interest in dealing with him and walked straight toward Chen Mansheng and the others.
"Answer me, damn it! You rescued the Chen Family brat, but didn't bring my sister out while you were at it? I think you're trying to—"
Sun Jingyao jabbed a finger at him, bringing it almost to Luo Bin's nose.
"You..."
His anger flared, and he was about to swing at Luo Bin and teach him a lesson. But when he caught the icy, murderous look in Luo Bin's eyes, his breath hitched.
After handing Chen Jing over to Chen Tianren, Luo Bin walked steadily up to Sun Jingyao. Seeing that Luo Bin didn't look too pleased, Chen Mansheng immediately tried to call out to him, but Chen Tianren raised a hand to stop her.
"What am I trying to do?" Luo Bin stared into Sun Jingyao's eyes, which showed a hint of fear, and asked mildly.
Sun Jingyao suddenly remembered that this man was a Martial Master with a fearsome reputation. The Ping City Evening News had even reported on this "rising star of Ping City's martial arts world."
"I..." He started to explain.
Bang!
Luo Bin held back some of his strength, but still kicked Sun Jingyao in the back. Sun Jingyao scraped several meters through the muddy ground behind him, his buttoned suit torn and his appearance utterly wretched...
"Young Master! Young Master!!"
The men following Sun Jingyao panicked and rushed over. They hadn't even had time to draw their guns. They'd wanted to do something for their young master, but then they spotted Luo Wendi threading through the gaps in the convoy.
Each of them was holding a gun with its black muzzle pointed out, and the mortar was already in position. Fear seized them at once.
Chen Mansheng had wanted to stop him, but when she saw how satisfying the scene was, a flush spread across her fair cheeks and she broke into a radiant smile. "That felt so good!"
Chen Tianren tamped down the excitement rising in his heart and went to meet Luo Bin.
"Luo Bin, we have you to thank this time. Otherwise, with Chen Jing in such danger, we wouldn't have known where to start looking..."
Luo Bin smiled. "Uncle Chen, I'll explain the details later. Those people are still inside, and one of them is a little strange. Keep watch out front; I'll go back in once more..."
"Also, A Jing is fine. Don't worry. He was knocked unconscious and lost a little of his vital energy. A few days of rest will be enough."
Chen Tianren nodded in agreement, and Luo Bin turned and dashed toward the little run-down building again.
Chen Mansheng's heart tightened. She waved and called out, "If you run into danger, come back out! We're right here—"
"Don't worry—"
Chen Tianren watched Luo Bin's rapidly retreating figure, then turned and swept his gaze toward Luo Wendi. He sighed softly. "If you hadn't shown mercy that day, my Chen Family would've lost a pillar of the clan...
"Too bad that girl Manqing wouldn't agree. She's still sulking at me to this day. What did I ever do to deserve this..."
Luo Wendi almost laughed at that. He stole a sidelong glance at Chen Mansheng, who had been completely swept up in Luo Bin's every move and had turned into a "stone gazing longingly at her husband."
Chen Tianren suddenly understood.
Chen Mansheng's heart was in knots. She couldn't understand why, after rescuing her younger brother, Luo Bin still had to risk his life by going back in.
The joy she'd felt at Chen Jing's rescue was suddenly dulled.
But Chen Mansheng quickly came to her senses, covered her chest, and began asking herself, Why am I so worried about him? What a strange feeling.
From the moment Luo Bin escaped the building, set Chen Jing down, and went back in, everything had happened in an extremely short time.
The old Taoist hadn't taken one of Chen Jing's souls, but according to Su Yunong's hint, one of Chen Manqing's souls was in his hands. And Luo Bin still had plenty of questions he hadn't figured out.
He needed to go back into the building.
Nothing inside had suddenly changed, and the old Taoist, who'd taken Luo Bin's heavy punch, was slowly struggling down from the wall. A bloodthirsty glint flashed in his eyes...
"What strength this young man has. If I were a 'spellcaster' who barely trained my body, that punch could've smashed my bones and internal organs to pieces... Unfortunately for you, although I haven't studied the body deeply, I can still take a punch like that..."
On the other side, several people were supporting the man who'd also taken a punch from Luo Bin. His whole body kept convulsing, jerking up and down, as great gurgling streams of blood welled from his throat.
The dusty floor was stained a shocking dark red.
"Ji Tong, hang on! We'll take you to the hospital right now. I know a doctor who studied overseas. He can definitely get you out of danger!" They dragged Ji Tong as they prepared to get up.
The old Taoist by the wall suddenly began to laugh viciously, his expression crazed. "You little brat, you actually dared to come back. Did you think that punch just now couldn't kill me, and worry I'd take revenge on you later?"
Luo Bin stepped closer and asked, "Not really. I just want to find out what you and the Jiang Family are planning. Why use Spirit Binding and General Commanding to seize someone's soul?"
The old Taoist brushed the dust off himself and loosened up his muscles. "Hahahaha! Brat, don't you know what I'm planning?
"The Chen Family is a clan that rose to prominence through business. What could a family like that have that would interest someone as capable as me? What would make me go to such lengths to arrange all this? Silver dollars? Beauties?
"I don't lack any of that!"
Luo Bin frowned as he listened to the old Taoist's deranged words. A suspicion began to spread through his mind.
Could it be because of the Yellow Court Inner Landscape Origin-Returning Technique?
He was still staying with the Chen Family for the sake of this extraordinary technique. His other aim was to make use of the Chen Family's abundant wealth to search for rare medicinal ingredients and improve his strength...
The old Taoist was different from him. That most likely meant his target was the technique.
"Is anyone there? Mmmph, help me!"
"Is anyone there? He—"
Luo Bin suddenly heard a frail woman's voice coming from upstairs.
"Sun Jingyao's sister?"
Seeing Luo Bin's attention drawn away, the old Taoist burst out laughing. "So you came back for the girl upstairs... That makes things easy!"
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