369: Chapter 369 Only children make choices, I want them all!

Yan Qingwu was completely dazed.

Robbery?

This guy is now the Chief Instructor of the Hidden Dragon Pavilion, after all. How could he run off to commit robbery?

She couldn't hold it in and asked, "You... what did you steal?"

"Never mind what I robbed for a moment."

Ye Chen ignored her shock and instead waved his hand impatiently. "Tell me first, do you know of the Tianji Pavilion?"

Yan Qingwu froze, even more confused. "Why are you asking about that organization?"

Ye Chen leaned back on the sofa and spoke leisurely.

"I only heard about them recently."

"They seem to be a major power in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai region?"

Yan Qingwu took a deep breath, her tone turning solemn.

"That's right!"

"Tianji Pavilion is the largest hidden power in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai region, and also one of the top intelligence agencies in the entire Dragon Country."

"Their Pavilion Master is named Pei Donglai, Pavilion Master of Tianji Pavilion."

"Twenty years ago, this man was the Deputy Director of Bureau 749."

"Later, he was kicked out of Bureau 749 due to illegal operations."

"He then set up his own business and founded the Tianji Pavilion."

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. "Hmm? Bureau 749 would just let him establish it?"

A person kicked out of the bureau could actually build a power right under their noses that could rival Bureau 749?

If there wasn't something fishy behind this, he wouldn't believe it even if he were killed.

As expected...

Yan Qingwu explained.

"The water here is very deep."

"The rules of the martial arts world are more complicated than you imagine."

"For example, how can a power be established?"

"As long as more than three major sects agree to its establishment, it can be founded."

"As long as they don't do anything outrageous or harmful, Bureau 749 can't do anything to them."

"Furthermore, Pei Donglai, Pavilion Master of Tianji Pavilion worked in Bureau 749 for twenty years; his connections are deeply rooted."

"Though he claims to have set up his own business, there are actually many people standing behind him."

"Especially people from within the Kunlun Ruins!"

Ye Chen nodded in realization. "So that's how it is."

Yan Qingwu, however, grew anxious.

"Hurry up and tell me, why are you asking about this power?"

"You haven't offended them, have you???"

Hearing this, Ye Chen gave a soft chuckle.

"Offended?"

"Not quite."

"I just robbed them of something."

Yan Qingwu: "???"

Wait...

She never expected that Ye Chen would actually! Actually! Actually! Rob the Tianji Pavilion!

She asked with a face full of shock, "Are you crazy?"

"I'm not crazy."

Ye Chen leaned on the sofa and said nonchalantly, "That organization has quite a bit of contact with the Black Prison, and besides, they were the ones who robbed me first."

On the other end of the phone, Yan Qingwu immediately calmed down upon hearing this. "What did they rob from you?"

Ye Chen said calmly.

"I wiped out the Black Prison not only to resolve a hidden threat but also because the other party had a key to the bronze gate of the Kunlun Ruins."

"As it turned out, that fellow Gongsun Long actually sent the key in, and it ended up in the hands of the Wu Family."

"And the Wu Family, in turn, works for the Tianji Pavilion."

"Tell me, this thing should have been mine in the first place, so doesn't that count as them robbing me?"

Yan Qingwu: "..."

Isn't this pure bandit logic?

You clearly robbed it from someone else too!

However...

"Good robbery!"

Yan Qingwu snorted coldly.

Ye Chen was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh. "You defected that quickly?"

Yan Qingwu put on a tsundere act and explained righteously.

"What defection?"

"Tianji Pavilion colluding with the Black Prison is a major taboo!"

"And their desire to seize the Bronze Key shows their wild ambitions!"

"Even if we set that aside, I never liked the Tianji Pavilion anyway!"

"Relying on the people backing them, they run rampant in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai area. While collecting intelligence, they also do plenty of shady business!"

"My dad said that old fellow Pei Donglai, Pavilion Master of Tianji Pavilion is a respectable businessman on the surface, but behind the scenes, he takes on any dirty job!"

"It's just that due to a lack of evidence, nothing can be done about him."

"You intercepting the key is acting on behalf of heaven!"

Hearing this, the smile on Ye Chen's face grew even brighter. "Hearing you say that, I feel at ease about taking them on."

"Huh?"

"You're going to fight with the Tianji Pavilion?"

Yan Qingwu immediately became excited upon hearing this. "Where are you in Magic City? I'm coming over too!"

Ye Chen didn't refuse; instead, he gave the hotel name and room number.

Then.

He added another sentence: "By the way, bring those one hundred and twenty wolf cubs along."

Yan Qingwu was taken aback.

"Why bring them? Those guys have only just started showing some progress. What if..."

"What if what?"

Ye Chen interrupted her, his tone carrying a hint of a smile. "If a fight really breaks out, let them see a real scene."

"What can they achieve by staying cooped up in the base practicing every day?"

"Actual combat with real weapons is the best teacher."

Yan Qingwu hesitated for a moment before gritting her teeth and speaking.

"Fine, you're the Chief Instructor, you have the final say!"

"I'll go back and gather them now!"

"Tomorrow morning, we fly to Magic City!"

Ye Chen gave an "mm," and the two didn't chat much more before hanging up.

Immediately after.

Ye Chen stretched, stood up from the sofa, and prepared to go back to his room to rest.

This trip today, although it took some effort, the item was in hand and the goal was achieved.

As for the Tianji Pavilion...

That could wait until tomorrow.

Just as he was about to move, the phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.

Taking it out, he saw it was a WeChat message from Bing Lan.

He opened it.

Several photos came into view.

Ye Chen's steps instantly froze in place.

In the photos, Bing Lan was wearing an exquisite cosplay outfit. The black tight-fitting suit outlined her graceful curves. Her long hair was loose, and her gaze was cold.

The second photo was another set.

White, with a bit of an ethereal air.

The third photo was...

Ye Chen's breath hitched slightly.

Wait!

Had Bing Lan's account been hacked?

To actually send such photos to him!

And each one was more seductive than the last!

However.

Before he could think further.

Bing Lan's message came through.

"Which set do you like? I'll wear it on my birthday."

Ye Chen held his phone, staring at those photos, his head buzzing with a "vroom."

His blood pressure spiked instantly. He immediately began typing like flying to prove his innocence.

"Why... why are you suddenly asking this?"

The message went out, and a reply came quickly.

Bing Lan: "Doesn't everyone online say that men like uniform temptation? Didn't you also order a purple charm outfit last time?"

Bing Lan: "Stop pretending, hurry up and choose."

Ye Chen: "..."

He stared at that line of text on the screen, stunned for several seconds.

Coming from Bing Lan's mouth, the lethality of these words was practically doubled.

That woman who was usually as cold as frost and indifferent to everything!

That woman who, in the eyes of others, was an unparalleled superstar!

She would actually say the words "uniform temptation"?

Ye Chen cleared his throat, trying his best to appear calm.

Then.

With a wicked smile, he replied.

"Only children make choices."

"I want them all."

The message was sent.

This time, Bing Lan paused for a good while before replying.

Bing Lan: "So greedy."

Just as Ye Chen was about to reply, a second message popped up.

Bing Lan: "But... I'll satisfy you."

Ye Chen held the phone, staring at those words, his heart skipping a beat.

Satisfy you.

These three words, paired with those photos just now, had a lethality that increased exponentially.

He took a deep breath, and then another, trying to suppress the heat in his heart.

Then.

He quickly typed: "Then I'll be waiting."

Bing Lan replied with one word: "Mm."

Followed by a smiling emoji.

Ye Chen stared at that smiling emoji, and Bing Lan's cold face involuntarily appeared in his mind, paired with this smile...

He suddenly felt that this trip to Magic City didn't seem so tiring anymore.

The next day, at the Wu Family.

In the massive living room, the atmosphere was so oppressive it made it hard to breathe.

Wu San Gui sat in the main seat, his face so dark it looked like it could drip water.

In front of him was the best orthopedic doctor in Magic City, an old man in his sixties, currently dripping with sweat while examining Wu Province's injuries.

Wu Province lay on a stretcher, both arms and one leg in casts. He looked like a mummy, grimacing in pain, yet he didn't even dare to let out a scream.

He was afraid.

Afraid his grandfather would find him disgraceful.

Afraid that devil would suddenly pop up again.

The entire night, as soon as he closed his eyes, he saw Ye Chen's harmless-looking face and would wake up in a fright.

The doctor checked for a long time before straightening up.

Then.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he said cautiously.

"Master Wu, although your grandson's injuries are severe, fortunately, they haven't damaged the core of his bones and tendons."

"I have already set the bones for him. Next, he just needs to rest well. In a year or half a year, he should be able to recover."

A year or half a year?

Wu San Gui's face became even more unsightly.

His grandson, the young master of the number one family in Magic City, actually had to lie there like a useless person for a year or half a year?

If word of this got out, where would the Wu Family's face go?

But what could he say?

Blame the doctor for poor skills?

The man was already the best orthopedic expert in Magic City.

Blame that devil for being too ruthless?

He wanted to blame him, but did he dare?

Wu San Gui took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and waved his hand.

"I understand, you may leave."

The doctor felt as if he had been granted a great pardon, grabbing his medicine bag and running out, not daring to stay for even a second longer.

Because...

Wu San Gui's gaze looked as if it wanted to tear him into pieces!

The living room fell silent again.

Wu San Gui stared at his grandson's bandage-wrapped body, the gloom in his eyes growing thicker and thicker.

"Ye Chen..."

"I, Wu San Gui, have been in Magic City for decades, and I've never suffered such a big loss."

"You crippled my grandson's arms and leg, stole my Wu Family's key, and left me unable to give an account to the Tianji Pavilion..."

"If I don't avenge this, I, Wu San Gui, am not human!"