Chapter 1441

When the sun set and the evening glow filled the sky, a Gulfstream passenger plane, draped in golden sunlight, landed at Jin Ling Airport.

On board were the eleven people sent by the He family this time, including He Hongsheng and He Yingxiu.

As soon as these people got off the plane, they were immediately picked up by the motorcade arranged by Chen Zekai and taken to the riverside villa that Chen Zekai had purchased in advance.

This villa happened to be in the same villa area as the riverside villa belonging to He Zhiqi's father, He Yuanjiang, only this one was much larger than He Yuanjiang's.

Ye Chen actually had a bit of a selfish motive for arranging the He family here.

He hoped that the He family could keep an eye on the situation of the father and daughter, He Yuanjiang and He Zhiqi, in their daily lives. With the He family living here, if anyone were to make a move against the two of them, they would likely never return.

At this time, Ye Chen, along with Chen Zekai and Hong Wu, was already waiting in the villa.

When the motorcade arrived, the sky had not yet turned completely dark. Chen Zekai's men led He Hongsheng, He Yingxiu, and the rest of the He family into the courtyard, and Ye Chen also brought Chen Zekai and Hong Wu out to greet them.

Upon seeing Ye Chen, He Yingxiu said with utmost respect, "Greetings, Young Master Ye!"

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "Ms. He, there is no need to be so formal. You can just call me Ye Chen from now on."

"How could that be..." He Hongsheng, standing to the side, spoke up, "Young Master Ye is the benefactor of the He family and also the future master of the He family. The distinction between superior and inferior must be maintained!"

After saying this, he cupped his hands, bowed deeply, and said, "Young Master Ye, I am He Hongsheng, head of the He family. Having received such great kindness and virtue from you, I have no way to repay it. I, along with all the descendants of the He family, am willing to go through fire and water for you, Young Master Ye, without hesitation!"

Ye Chen hurriedly stepped forward, supported his arms to lift him up, and said earnestly, "Old Master He, there is no need for such formalities. I am young and cannot accept such a grand gesture from you."

"Furthermore, my identity in Jin Ling is still a secret. Most people only know me as a Feng Shui master who reads Feng Shui, not that I am originally the young master of the Ye family in Yan Jing."

"If you keep calling me Young Master Ye all day long, it will only make it easier for my identity to be leaked."

"It would be better to just call me by my name. My full name is Ye Chen—'Ye' as in leaf, and 'Chen' as in stars."

He Hongsheng was astonished and hesitated for a moment, saying, "This... this... I have received kindness from you as vast as the mountains and seas. How can I address my benefactor by his given name? If my ancestors knew, I fear they would break my legs!"

Hong Wu, standing to the side, chuckled and said, "Old Master He, why don't you do as we do? In front of outsiders, just call Young Master Ye 'Master Ye'! Anyway, this title of his is very famous in Jin Ling!"

"'Master Ye'?" He Hongsheng repeated subconsciously.

"Right!" Hong Wu laughed, "Master Ye, the True Dragon on Earth—basically every person of status in our Jin Ling knows him."

Upon hearing this, He Hongsheng nodded solemnly, cupped his hands toward Hong Wu, and said, "Thank you for the suggestion, brother. From now on, I shall address my benefactor as Master Ye!"

Ye Chen felt a headache coming on.

With this group of people following him around all day calling him Master Ye, he had long since grown tired of it.

However, thinking about it, the title of Master Ye didn't really matter. He had heard it so much that he had become numb to it anyway.

Thus, he smiled helplessly and said to He Hongsheng, "Since you insist, Old Master, I won't say anything more."

He Hongsheng immediately cupped his hands and said, "He Hongsheng, greets Master Ye!"

Once these words were spoken, the others in the He family followed suit.

Ye Chen nodded and said, "Let's leave these trivial matters aside. Let's talk about serious business."

As he spoke, Ye Chen pointed to the large riverside villa in front of them and said, "Old Master He, this villa is prepared for you for your daily accommodation and cultivation. The house is very large and has many rooms. The basement level has been opened up, which is enough for daily cultivation. If you need any equipment, just tell Old Chen, and he will arrange for people to get it for you."

He Hongsheng hurriedly said, "Master Ye, you are truly too kind. Actually, we can just live in an ordinary dormitory; we don't have any requirements for living conditions."

Ye Chen smiled, "My cooperation with the He family is not to squeeze out the He family's value, so since you have come all this way, I won't have you doing this and that all day long."

"In the future, you still need to have plenty of time to enjoy life, especially to continue your cultivation. If I arranged a dormitory for you without a venue for cultivation, that would basically stifle your future room for growth."

Ye Chen's words moved the He family deeply.

They had not received such good treatment when they cooperated with the Su family before.

The Su family treated them like servants in the house, on call 24 hours a day.

Even during sleep, they had to set off immediately upon receiving an order, no matter what they were doing.

Moreover, even in normal times, there were no holidays. Most of them had their own targets to protect, so they basically had to stay in the shadows during the day to perform their security duties diligently, leaving them no time to strengthen their own cultivation.

Su Ruoli was originally the best talent in this generation of the He family.

But because she was the illegitimate daughter of Su Shoudao, and Su Shoudao needed a personal bodyguard, she started working as Su Shoudao's bodyguard at the age of eighteen.

In the years she worked as a bodyguard, her cultivation had almost come to a standstill, simply because she had no time or space to cultivate properly.

Therefore, Ye Chen preparing a villa for the He family, giving them time for daily cultivation, and explicitly stating that they must continue to cultivate and improve themselves was indeed a world of difference from the Su family.

At this time, Ye Chen added, "My two subordinates, Old Chen and Hong Wu, each have many loyal brothers under them. However, these people have never been exposed to martial arts, and their overall close-combat strength is relatively poor. Therefore, in the future, I will need Old Master He and everyone to help out a lot, sparing some energy to train and improve them properly."

Upon hearing this, He Hongsheng said almost without hesitation, "Master Ye, rest assured! You have given me and the He family a new lease on life, so I will definitely do this for you wholeheartedly! Although the He family's internal martial arts are not very complete, they are still very practical for those just starting out. I will pass on the He family's internal martial arts to them and do my best to improve their strength!"

Once He Hongsheng said this, everyone in the He family except He Yingxiu showed shock.

With this one sentence, the Old Master was essentially giving away the He family's most precious and valuable treasure!

The He family's internal martial arts were the greatest reliance the He family had for survival for hundreds of years!

Giving it away like this would surely have a huge impact on the He family in the future.

However, although everyone was worried, no one dared to raise any objections.

After all, after the eldest son, He Yingquan, led people to defect, the remaining members of the He family were all loyal followers of He Hongsheng. Although they didn't quite understand his approach, they would not have any intention of disobedience.

He Yingxiu knew Ye Chen's strength and knew that whether the He family could reach a higher level in the future depended entirely on Ye Chen, so the He family's internal martial arts were not worth mentioning in front of this.

Moreover, this was also a way for her father to show his loyalty to Ye Chen on behalf of the He family!