Chapter 1457: The Opportunity is Right Before Your Eyes

Ye Chen's unquestionable tone and his unyielding threat made Mai Chengxing very nervous.

What he feared most in his life was getting into trouble; the true portrayal of his life for the seventy or eighty years since he became an adult was that he would slip away the moment there was the slightest sign of trouble.

If it hadn't been for the fact that he was truly tempted by the opportunity Lai Qinghua had seen, he would never have come to China to take risks at his centenarian age.

But now, seeing that he had provoked a ruthless character like Ye Chen, the only thing on his mind was to retreat immediately.

Thus, his tone softened, and he looked at Ye Chen, pleading: "Mr. Ye, I am really not familiar with that Xuan Fengnian, and I am old, with countless ailments, so please don't make things difficult for me..."

Ye Chen did not look at him, but spoke loudly through the door: "Old Chen, prepare the car and send Mr. Mai to visit Hong Wu's dog farm!"

"Understood, Young Master!" Chen Zekai, who had been standing outside the door, agreed without hesitation upon hearing this.

Mai Chengxing turned pale with fright and was just about to continue begging for mercy when Ye Chen's mobile phone suddenly rang.

Seeing that the call was from the United States, Ye Chen knew it must be Mr. Lai Qinghua, so he pressed the answer button directly.

On the other end of the line, Lai Qinghua's voice came through, asking: "Young Master Ye, I wonder how the situation is on your end? Have you caught that Xuan Fengnian?"

Ye Chen smiled indifferently and said: "Thanks to your concern, old sir, Xuan Fengnian has not been found yet. I am currently looking for a breakthrough from other people."

Upon hearing this, Lai Qinghua couldn't help but ask: "The 'other people' Young Master Ye mentioned should be Mai Chengxing, right?"

"Yes," Ye Chen said: "It is him."

At this moment, Mai Chengxing's expression suddenly became extremely horrified.

He could not hear Lai Qinghua's voice on the phone, but when Ye Chen said just now that he was looking for a breakthrough from other people, he knew that the "other people" Ye Chen spoke of was himself.

And now, Ye Chen had added, "It is him." Could it be that the person on the phone also knew him?!

Thinking of this, he felt extremely nervous and secretly thought: "I didn't expect that I would have a mutual acquaintance with this man surnamed Ye. I wonder who this person is?"

Just then, Lai Qinghua said to Ye Chen on the phone: "Young Master Ye, Old Mai is my old friend. I know him quite well; he is not bad by nature, but he is naturally fond of speculation and lacks some sense of responsibility. If there is anything that has offended you, Young Master Ye, please be lenient."

Ye Chen glanced at the nervous Mai Chengxing, turned on the speakerphone directly, and said: "Mr. Lai, this old friend of yours is not just lacking a sense of responsibility. I have already decided to keep him in Jin Ling to reflect properly."

Lai Qinghua exclaimed: "Young Master Ye, what is going on? Can you let me say a few words to Old Mai?"

Ye Chen said indifferently: "I have the speakerphone on, feel free to speak."

Lai Qinghua blurted out: "Old Mai! How did you offend Young Master Ye?!"

Mai Chengxing said subconsciously: "Brother Lai?! How do you know this Ye Chen?!"

Lai Qinghua said vaguely: "Young Master Ye is an old friend of mine."

Mai Chengxing hurriedly begged bitterly: "Brother Lai, please clarify things with this Young Master Ye. I don't want to be involved in his affairs with Xuan Fengnian. Let him look at the fact that you and I have known each other for many years and let me and Mike leave Jin Ling!"

Hearing this, Lai Qinghua couldn't help but sigh and said: "Old Mai, that Xuan Fengnian is committing all kinds of evil in Jin Ling. Young Master Ye wants to bring him to justice. Reasonably and emotionally, you should lend a helping hand. How can you desert the battle at this time!"

Mai Chengxing said with a bitter face: "Brother Lai, I am already buried up to my eyebrows in the loess; how could I be a match for that Xuan Fengnian? That man's gu arts are very remarkable and extremely dangerous. If I really turn against him, I might lose my life..."

Ye Chen spoke at this time: "Mr. Lai, you have heard it too. This person is timid as a mouse and has no sense of responsibility. Naturally, I cannot let him go just like that. If he helps me catch Xuan Fengnian, I will spare his life for now, but if he remains stubborn and lets Xuan Fengnian continue to harm the people, then I will take his life!"

Mai Chengxing was anxious and blurted out: "You are so young, how can you be so cruel! I have had a friendship with Brother Lai for many years; can't you show any respect for that?"

Upon hearing this, Lai Qinghua immediately said: "Old Mai, don't sow discord here. I have not begged Young Master Ye to show you mercy for my sake!"

Mai Chengxing had originally wanted to use Lai Qinghua's face to beg for lenient treatment, but he didn't expect Lai Qinghua to draw a line with him so directly. He was immediately indignant and said: "Brother Lai! You are starting to kick me while I am down? Isn't that too unrighteous?"

Lai Qinghua's tone became somewhat cold, and he said: "It is not that I am unrighteous, but that I owe Young Master Ye a great debt of gratitude that I may not be able to repay in a lifetime. How could I have the face to ask Young Master Ye to give me face?"

Mai Chengxing was shocked.

He did not expect Lai Qinghua to speak so heavily.

"He is a senior over a hundred years old; how could he owe this young man such a great debt of gratitude? This is too outrageous, isn't it?"

Thinking of this, he suddenly thought of Lai Qinghua's previous opportunity and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Lai, could it be that your opportunity is related to this person?!"

Lai Qinghua fell silent all of a sudden.

He could not say these things.

Because he was unwilling to go against Ye Chen's wishes and reveal his identity to the outside world.

However, Lai Qinghua's silence made Mai Chengxing's heart skip a beat. He immediately asked nervously: "Brother Lai! Was that opportunity of yours truly bestowed by him?!"

Lai Qinghua said vaguely: "I cannot disclose this matter!"

Ye Chen, who was on the side, said indifferently: "Mr. Lai, since he wants to know so much, why not just tell him directly?"

Hearing this, Lai Qinghua sighed and said: "Alas, Old Mai, you are confused! You guessed right; Young Master Ye is the great benefactor who bestowed upon me the heaven-reaching opportunity! You traveled thousands of miles to China to seek an opportunity; how could you have offended Young Master Ye?!"

"Ah?!" Mai Chengxing felt as if he had been struck by five bolts of lightning!

Previously, he had repeatedly asked for the details of Lai Qinghua's opportunity, but Lai Qinghua had always stated that the benefactor's identity could not be revealed, not even to his own children and grandchildren.

In Mai Chengxing's view, Lai Qinghua's opportunity was simply heaven-reaching. Back then, Qin Shi Huang had used the power of the entire nation, yet he couldn't achieve time reversal or immortality. But he had run to China for three years, and after returning to the United States three years later, he was twenty years younger. How could Mai Chengxing not be tempted?

However, although he was extremely expectant in his heart at the time, he was helpless in the face of the tight-lipped Lai Qinghua.

Originally, he had also thought about coming to China to seek an opportunity, but in the vast China, relying solely on himself to find it was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

But this matter had been lingering in his mind, becoming the wish he most wanted to realize.

Coming to Jin Ling this time was also because he discovered that there was an element of opportunity involved when he was divining, which was why he made a special trip from the United States.

Yet he never imagined that the heaven-sent opportunity he dreamed of day and night was actually this young man right before his eyes!

In an instant, he felt extremely regretful and couldn't help but secretly think: "If I had known it was like this, even if I were beaten to death, I would never have offended this true god!"

Thinking of this, his legs went soft, and he knelt on the ground with a thud, tears streaming down his face as he said: "Young Master Ye, I am truly sorry. It was my old confusion. You must not hold it against me!" ===== CHAPTER 1458 =====