198: Did your husband get his head stuck in a door?

"The laws of physics?"

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow and asked back with a half-smile, "When I caught a bullet with my bare hands, why didn't they step in to manage that?"

Bai Shanshan was at a loss for words.

"That's you! I'm not..."

"What's so impossible?"

Ye Chen interrupted her, his tone calm. "You haven't even tried, and you don't even truly understand what 'intent' or 'divine will' is. Yet, you're already in a hurry to use the common sense you've learned for over twenty years to deny it."

He tilted his head slightly, looking into Bai Shanshan's eyes.

"Bai Shanshan, you just said you wanted power, no matter how hard, tiring, or dangerous it might be."

"Now, I'm just asking you to try and imagine, to sense a power that might exist within your body but you've never noticed before."

"It's just sitting there. It doesn't hurt, it's not itchy, you don't have to sweat, and you don't have to get hurt."

"Just tell me..."

Ye Chen paused, his gaze becoming sharp. "Will you do it, or not?"

Bai Shanshan's chest heaved violently as she met Ye Chen's calm gaze.

That's right.

Where was the determination she had just shown?

If she didn't even dare to try, how could she talk about entering those ranks?

She took a sharp breath, her eyes becoming firm again. "I'll do it!"

As soon as she spoke.

Her gaze locked onto her phone on the ground a meter away.

Then.

She slowly closed her eyes, and the mantra Ye Chen had just recited began to replay in her mind.

"Intent is like a thread, tied to the minute..."

She tried to clear her thoughts, imagining all her focus as an invisible thread extending from between her brows and gently resting on the phone.

Well... this feeling was very strange and abstract.

She wasn't even sure if she was just fantasizing.

But as the minutes and seconds passed.

Fine beads of sweat began to break out on Bai Shanshan's forehead.

But surprisingly... the phone lying quietly suddenly trembled.

The movement was so small it was almost negligible, as if a light breeze had blown over it.

But, it really moved!

Bai Shanshan snapped her eyes open and asked in surprise, "Did it just... move? Was that me? Was it really me?"

Bai Wanqing also widened her beautiful eyes slightly, looking at Ye Chen.

To be fair.

In her view, such mysterious and unfathomable things couldn't possibly happen to them.

But what just happened... was real.

It was incredible!

Ye Chen smiled.

"You indeed did it."

"Although it's pitifully weak, it at least proves that your door isn't locked shut."

"That's enough for today. From now on, try this for half an hour every morning."

"When you can make things float, come find me again."

That's right.

While he was talking to Bai Shanshan earlier, he had already checked her via the Houtu Inheritance.

Bai Shanshan wasn't suited for orthodox martial arts because she lacked the talent.

However, her mental power was very strong.

Therefore.

She was taking a different path than Li Qin!

Hearing this, Bai Shanshan nodded heavily. "I'll work hard at it!"

Ye Chen smiled and said casually.

"Good. I hope that by the time I return from Yanjing, you'll have succeeded."

"Okay!"

Bai Shanshan replied decisively, her eyes full of drive.

By the time the three of them came out, the sky was just beginning to brighten.

Ye Chen and Bai Wanqing said goodbye to Bai Shanshan, walked out of the Municipal Bureau building, and headed toward the car parked in the courtyard.

However.

Just as Ye Chen opened the driver's door and Bai Wanqing was about to sit in the passenger seat... "Step! Step! Step!"

A series of dense and steady footsteps, like muffled thunder before a downpour, came without warning from the direction of the Municipal Bureau's main gate!

The footsteps were extremely fast, and there were many people!

Ye Chen paused his movements and looked up.

He saw.

The open space outside the Municipal Bureau's automatic retractable gate was already filled with people.

A dark mass of people, no fewer than thirty.

They were all in military uniforms, expressionless.

They fanned out, seemingly at random, but implicitly blocking the gate and the passages on both sides.

In front of these people stood a serious middle-aged man wearing a deep gray Zhongshan suit, his hair combed meticulously.

He was about fifty years old, with eyes like two bottomless ancient wells, quietly watching Ye Chen.

Bai Wanqing's brows furrowed slightly, and she stopped in her tracks.

The appearance of such a group at the gate of the Municipal Bureau was clearly a sign of ill intent.

Ye Chen motioned for Bai Wanqing to get into the car, casually closed the door, put his hands back in his pockets, and looked calmly at the leading middle-aged man.

Their eyes met.

The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes. "You are Ye Chen?"

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, and who might you be?"

The middle-aged man had no expression on his face as he said calmly, "My name is Wang Yun, the butler of the Wang Family in Yanjing."

Bai Wanqing's face darkened.

She never expected... that the people from the Wang Family would arrive so quickly.

And it looked like they had even deployed special forces.

Because the people standing beside him were members of the special operations team—Leopard.

Those who could join that team were, without exception, soldier kings.

Although their authority wasn't as high as the Dragon Group's, they were definitely a top-tier super combat force!

"Oh."

Ye Chen nodded. "And then?"

Wang Yun said calmly, "Our Old Master invites you to take a trip to Yanjing."

Ye Chen looked surprised.

"Invite me for a trip?"

"Butler Wang, with this posturing of yours, surrounded by people and weapons..."

He curled his lip. "It doesn't exactly look like you're inviting someone."

Wang Yun's face remained impassive.

"The Old Master's exact words were, 'please' Mr. Ye to definitely come to Yanjing for a talk."

"Of course..."

"The Old Master also instructed that if Mr. Ye does not cooperate..."

"We may use certain special means to ensure Mr. Ye arrives safely."

"Special means?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, his gaze falling on the group of Leopard members. "Meaning them?"

"Correct."

Wang Yun nodded slightly.

"Mr. Ye might not recognize them. They are members of the Leopard special operations team, one of the ten ace special operations teams directly under Bureau 749!"

"They specialize in handling special, urgent, and high-difficulty missions."

"Please cooperate, Mr. Ye. Don't make things difficult for us."

"Leopard? Ten aces?" Ye Chen picked his ear and asked with a curious face, "Are they better than the Dragon Group?"

As soon as he said this.

Not only did Wang Yun's brow furrow slightly, but several of the Leopard members standing like javelins also had their gazes turn cold.

A squad leader standing in the front row couldn't help but speak coldly.

"The Dragon Group is a national treasure; we in Leopard naturally respect them."

"But when it comes to actual combat and mission completion capabilities, we are by no means just a hollow name!"

"Mr. Ye, please speak with more respect!"

Hearing this, Ye Chen didn't restrain himself; instead, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"I say, Wang Yun..."

"Is that Old Master Wang of yours too old, and his brain got squeezed by a door?"

"Or was it kicked by a donkey?"

Wang Yun: "???"

Holy crap!

He's directly insulting the Old Master???

Wang Yun's face darkened instantly.

"Mr. Ye! Please watch your words! The Wang Family is not someone you can insult at will!"

Ye Chen, however, acted as if he hadn't heard the warning and continued on his own.

"I am a special member of the Dragon Group. While this isn't common knowledge, anyone with a bit of access should be able to find out if they ask around, right?"

"Your Wang Family sent a Leopard special operations team to the gate of the Municipal Bureau to use 'special means' to forcibly take away a member of the Dragon Group..."

He spread his hands, looking completely incredulous.

"Butler Wang, are you sure this is the order your Old Master really gave?"

"Does he really want to invite me to Yanjing, or does he want to use my hand to slap your old face for coming here to deliver the message?"

Wang Yun: "!!!"

Dragon Group?

There were rumors that Ye Chen was part of the Dragon Group. Could it be true???

If he really was a member of the Dragon Group, and a special one at that, the nature of the situation would be completely different!

Using Leopard to forcibly 'invite' a member of the Dragon Group wasn't just overstepping; it was a provocation to the Dragon Group!

Ye Chen didn't bother wasting more words on him and instead looked at the group of Leopard members, who now looked uncertain.

"Sorry."

"The situation has changed now."

"I find this old bastard an eyesore and plan to slap him."

Ye Chen pointed at the pale-faced Wang Yun.

"I'll just ask you one thing..."

"When I slap him, will you Leopards just stand there and watch, or do you dare to try and protect him?"

Everyone: "???"