Chapter 53: So It Was You

Three days is neither short nor long.

Fu Lang had been busy with company matters these three days; returning to the battlefield of his youth, he also regained the spirit and state of his younger days, and the silver hair that had grown from overwork gradually turned black again.

Gao Huiwen took on the role of a housewife, managing the household down to the smallest detail and taking care of the daily needs of the father and daughter, as well as Chen Che.

Fu Yanyan was also contacting schools, planning to recover the experiences she had lost.

By comparison, Chen Che was left idle. He would sit on the swing in the backyard where he used to play as a child for the entire day.

As if sensing and searching for the memories and traces of his childhood, every time he watched the sun set, his heart felt infinitely fulfilled and satisfied.

"Dad, Mom, I will not give up. No matter who they are, I will drag them out!"

Chen Che gazed at the fiery red sunset, his expression resolute.

Three days later, Chen Che took Shen Qi and the three men including Xu Jingyan to the Qian Family.

The car stopped at the entrance of the Qian Family, and Qian Rongrong came out to greet them.

"Welcome to the Qian Family; the Qian Family has been waiting for a long time."

Qian Rongrong was wearing a navy blue cheongsam with a low neckline, exposing a snowy white cleavage to the air; as she walked, her straight, long legs were revealed through the high slit of the hem, giving one a sense of dynamic temptation.

Qian Rongrong walked with grace, and amidst her dignity, there was an indescribable air of charm and sexiness.

"Oh! The Patriarch of the Qian Family doesn't come, but instead sends such a sexy and beautiful woman to greet us; if one didn't know better, they would think they had arrived at a nightclub, not the Qian Family."

Shen Qi's tone was flippant; ever since he was opened up—or so he thought—by Chen Che, and became a Martial Artist, he was honest only in front of Chen Che, but in front of others, he was incredibly arrogant, truly achieving the feat of fearing nothing under heaven except for one person—Chen Che.

Xu Di recognized Qian Rongrong and whispered a reminder: "Sir, she is the eldest young lady of the Qian Family, Qian Xiuxiu's cousin, Qian Rongrong."

Chen Che nodded and said, "Miss Qian, let's skip the small talk. I wonder how the Qian Family has prepared for the matter I mentioned?"

Qian Rongrong smiled faintly: "This must be Mr. Chen. I have long admired you. Since you are guests, why don't you all come inside to talk?"

Qian Rongrong turned around and walked inside, swaying her waist, naturally charming without being deliberate.

Chen Che frowned and asked Xu Di: "Did you tell them my name?"

Xu Di was startled and hurriedly waved his hands: "No, no! I only delivered your words, Sir; I didn't reveal any information about you."

Chen Che narrowed his eyes and sneered: "This is interesting."

"Master, beware of a trap," Shen Qi said.

Chen Che was unconcerned and said: "Are you lacking confidence in your current self, or do you not trust me?"

"I wouldn't dare!" Shen Qi immediately changed his tone to flatter, "Master is invincible under heaven; naturally, you wouldn't fear the mere Qian Family!"

As Chen Che and the others stepped into the Qian Family gate and reached the center of the courtyard, the gate behind them slammed shut with a bang.

A dense crowd of Martial Artists emerged, surrounding them completely.

Qian Xiaobo appeared in the encirclement holding a submachine gun; because he recognized Shen Qi and the three men including Xu Jingyan, he locked onto Chen Che at a glance.

"You surnamed Chen brat, you are the one who killed my daughter; I want you to pay with your life!"

Qian Xiaobo roared, then pulled the trigger, and the Qian Family Martial Artists swarmed forward the moment the gun went off.

The inner hall of the Qian Family.

A masked mysterious woman sat in the main seat, while the Qian Family Patriarch Qian Jingzhong stood to the side, bowing and scraping: "My Lady, is that person really as you said, with no background at all?"

The mysterious woman glanced at him and said: "Hasn't the Patriarch of the Qian Family already investigated? With the power the Qian Family has in Shanghai, three days is enough to investigate a person thoroughly."

Qian Jingzhong smiled bitterly: "You are right, My Lady, but that is exactly why I am worried. That Chen Che was on the run for ten years, and he has been back for less than a month, yet he killed Yang Wanqing and the father and son Xu Songbai; Shen Qi of the Qibao Association even honors him as master, and my Qian Family's Eighth Grade experts have also defected. This is not something an ordinary person can accomplish."

"I know what the Patriarch of the Qian Family is worried about, but please rest assured. With the Martial Arts Alliance backing the Qian Family, the Qian Family will be fine, and Chen Che won't be able to turn the world upside down."

The mysterious woman looked at the fierce fighting in the courtyard, her eyes fierce.

"But My Lady..." Qian Xiaosen said worriedly, "Xu Di said that the young man named Chen Che turned Shen Qi, an ordinary person, into a Martial Artist; this kind of ability... makes me have to worry."

The mysterious woman shook her head and said: "I have investigated and understood Chen Che far more than you have. He knows Medicine; stimulating the potential of an ordinary person is not difficult for him, but that method cannot last long, and the side effects are great. Shen Qi's physical strength will be exhausted, and he will eventually die of exhaustion."

"He relies on this method to deceive Shen Qi, Xu Di, and the others, just so they will follow him wholeheartedly and act as his thugs. His own strength is at most at the Fifth or Sixth Grade."

The mysterious woman spoke with great conviction and was full of confidence.

However, what she did not know was that her self-righteous analysis was completely wrong.

The basis for Shen Qi becoming a Martial Artist was not Medicine at all, but magic.

Chen Che was never a Martial Artist, nor was he an Artisan; he was a Master of Arts.

Martial Dao, Medicine, and magic were merely a few of the many categories of cultivation for a Master of Arts.

The rules and paths of cultivation are different, and one cannot equate their realms and strength.

Although Chen Che currently has the Great Red Sun Poison, which has sealed most of his strength, he learned from the people he came into contact with that he could completely slap even an Eighth Grade Martial Artist like Xu Di to death.

This is even without using True Qi, relying entirely on the rules of Martial Artists.

If judged by the standards of a Master of Arts, even though Chen Che is severely weakened now, he has absolute certainty of victory even against a Martial Artist of the Grandmaster Realm.

"With your words, My Lady, I am relieved!"

Qian Jingzhong straightened his hunched back and felt completely at ease.

Qian Xiaosen's hanging heart also settled down, and he was also glad for the arrival of this mysterious woman; otherwise, he would have almost been deceived by Chen Che's tricks and would have advocated for the Qian Family to merge into the Qibao Association.

The third brother, Qian Xiaolin, rolled his eyes and said flatteringly: "With you here, My Lady, we didn't need to worry in the first place. But in the future, please have the Martial Arts Alliance look after the Qian Family."

The mysterious woman's eyes held a smile: "As long as Chen Che can be killed, everything is negotiable."

Qian Rongrong watched this scene, a bad premonition faintly rising in her heart.

She suspected in her heart: if Chen Che is such an insignificant little person, why is this woman from the Martial Arts Alliance targeting him?

There was no answer.

Moreover, the several elders present were all looking full of confidence, which made her feel very uneasy.

She was not afraid that Chen Che was a hidden expert, but that the Qian Family would ignore the possibility of such an existence due to arrogance and prejudice!

Qian Rongrong felt uneasy and was about to confide her worries to her father, Qian Xiaosen, when she heard a loud bang.

The door of the inner hall was knocked open, and Qian Xiaobo flew in and fell to the ground.

Chen Che took a single step, yet he covered dozens of meters; wherever he passed, the Martial Artists blocking his way were all sent flying into the air in disarray.

He walked slowly into the inner hall and caught sight of the masked woman at a glance, and then a feeling both familiar and strange rushed toward him.

"Who are you?"

Chen Che asked with a vigilant gaze.

"The person who has come to kill you!"

The woman's eyes curved into crescents, her smile chilling.

Chen Che sneered and directly employed his Pupil Technique, seeing clearly the face hidden beneath the woman's mask.

Chen Che was slightly surprised and thought to himself, "So it was you..."