[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-beautiful-ceo-s-top-martial-expert":3,"chapter-beautiful-ceo-s-top-martial-expert-beautiful-ceo-s-top-martial-expert-chapter-974":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Beautiful CEO’s Top Martial Expert",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},943142,1236,"Chapter 974 - 974 972 Ximen's Orphan","beautiful-ceo-s-top-martial-expert-chapter-974",974,"\u003Cp>974: Chapter 972: Ximen’s Orphan 974: Chapter 972: Ximen’s Orphan As time passed, night fell swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a hidden location in China, within a grand and luxurious palace, Protector Ping and the two elders who had appeared at Cang Mountain were now present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before them stood a middle-aged man clad in a resplendent robe, his features solemn and his eyes sharp like a hawk’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He radiated an invisible aura of authority but showed no fluctuations of True Qi, appearing just like an ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clan Leader, the matter unfolded just as so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on our deductions, the current owner of the Minghong Blade must be related to that person; otherwise, the people from Dragon Soul wouldn’t have aided him so, nor said such things,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>one of the elder’s spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man, known as Situ Hong of the Situ Clan, had a glint in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hadn’t expected the master of the Minghong Blade to be related to him, no wonder he could control the Minghong Blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems this young man is also a defiant being just like him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Situ Hong’s eyes flickered with reminiscence and a trace of fear was faintly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clan Leader, what should we do now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>another elder asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since he’s involved, let them take the Minghong Blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve heard that the ancestor of the Xuanyuan Clan has reached that level, perhaps he could contend with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Minghong Blade was originally suppressed and sealed by them, so they should be responsible for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our Situ Clan cannot afford to provoke that person for the time being,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Situ Hong said indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the beautifully bleak night sky, silent and shrouded in clouds, the moonlight sprinkled specks of light here and there,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a certain part of China, there lay ruins of crumbled walls and ravaged bricks, once obviously a grand and majestic residence, now reduced to rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the scene, it looked as though a great battle had taken place here with traces of flames that had scorched the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scattered around were several broken, rusted swords, and a damaged, worn-out plaque that faintly bore the word ‘Ximen’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the darkness, this place conveyed a ghastly and terrifying aura, as if one could hear the wails of lost souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometime during the night, a cold breeze stirred, and before this plaque bearing ‘Ximen,’ a man in his mid-twenties appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was dressed in black, carrying a long object wrapped in black cloth on his back, his forehead adorned with several strands of loose hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man had a stern face, sharp and carved like out of stone, with a scar stretching from the left to the right side of his face, adding a fierce quality to his otherwise handsome face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were filled with darkness, coldness, murderous intent, hatred, and anger, intertwining to reflect this man’s extraordinary nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knelt heavily before the broken plaque, kowtowing thrice forcefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, mother, grandfather, revered ancestors, Jian Chen is here to see you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s voice was hoarse, sounding mechanical as if he hadn’t spoken in years, and somewhat grating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rest assured, if Jian Chen does not avenge the Ximen Clan in this life, I will not rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it costs everything, I will annihilate him to comfort the spirits of the Ximen Clan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hoarse, chilly voice carried boundless murderous intent, a biting coldness spreading out, making one shiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who’s there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s eyebrows furrowed sharply, and his gaze swept piercingly across as Situ Hong’s figure appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clan Leader Situ, what brings you here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man stared at Situ Hong, his voice still hoarsely chill as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Back in the day, I was close friends with your father, naturally, I came to pay him a visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hadn’t expected you to be back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by your appearance, you must have gained quite a bit in the secret realms of the Ximen Clan,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Situ Hong said lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s none of your business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do you want to say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s voice was hoarse as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know you have always wanted revenge, but I must remind you that with your current strength, it may take decades before you can kill that man and avenge your family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Situ Hong began to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This has nothing to do with you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man retorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Recently, a young man named Xiao Yifeng has appeared; his relationship with that man is quite special and likely very close, possibly as his disciple or grandson.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Situ Hong said in a deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Yifeng!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifyingly sharp cold light burst from the man’s eyes, and a horrifying intent to kill was released from his body, sweeping across Heaven and Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the surrounding void was completely annihilated by this murderous intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right, he’s in the secular world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s all I can tell you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, Situ Hong left the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man stood there alone, with boundless murderous intent erupting from him, and gusts of wind swept around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the man knelt and kowtowed three times before leaving the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moon set and the sun rose, and a new day soon arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In North Shu of China, there was a mountain secluded from the world, emanating rich Spiritual Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atop this mountain, there was a massive Sect known as Tianyin Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a first-rate sect in the Chinese Martial Arts World, although Tianyin Sect wasn’t as grand and imposing as other first-rate sects, its scale was not small, and because Tianyin Sect consisted of all female disciples, it had a sanctified and tranquil atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After traveling overnight, Gu Qingcheng, accompanied by Xiao Yifeng and bringing along Little Xiuxiu for precaution, in case a fight broke out, where the little one could lend a hand, arrived outside Tianyin Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing outside Tianyin Sect, Xiao Yifeng could distinctly feel the rich Spiritual Energy here, several times more abundant than that around Tang Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome back, Senior Sister!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two female disciples in white clothes, holding longswords, stood outside Tianyin Sect and hurriedly bowed to Gu Qingcheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is Tianyin Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Follow me inside, I don’t know if Master has dealt with Ji Shijie yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qingcheng spoke and walked inside with Xiao Yifeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering Tianyin Sect, the Spiritual Energy here seemed even more abundant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Practicing here would definitely yield twice the result with half the effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed different in a first-rate sect of the Martial Arts World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Xiao Yifeng soon found that Tianyin Sect was a paradise for men; all the disciples here were female, each possessing top-notch beauty, features, and figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to their cultivation, each had an extraordinary demeanor, a notch higher than the secular beauties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounded by so many beautiful women, Xiao Yifeng found it somewhat dizzying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Sister!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A female disciple approached Gu Qingcheng and spoke with her fists cupped in front of her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is Master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Has she dealt with Ji Shijie?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qingcheng asked directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master is entertaining guests, she has not yet dealt with Ji Shijie!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female disciple replied.\u003C\u002Fp>",1176,"2026-06-03T07:10:37.770Z","2026-06-03T07:10:33.735Z",1,"novelbin.me","57d8fe879c5061e0e1000d154e5f3cbbf8e0bfd14a0fd88b3d83725211b67013","beautiful-ceo-s-top-martial-expert-chapter-975","beautiful-ceo-s-top-martial-expert-chapter-973",2367,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbeautiful-ceo-s-top-martial-expert-cover.jpg"]