Chapter 453: Beating the Direct Lineage

"You dare hit me? Do you know who I am?" Wang Mingjun struggled to stand up, his face trembling slightly from sheer rage.

"I know, the second young master of the Wang Clan, one hundred percent direct lineage. Your eldest brother should be the person in charge of the Wang Clan—the Wang Clan among the three great families of Shengjing, the one with the strongest influence," Chen Yu said with a faint smile.

"Who are you?" Wang Mingjun practically roared. He stared at Chen Yu with fury, wishing he could tear the Chen Yu before him into shreds.

He had assumed the other party was acting this way because they didn't know his identity, but he never expected that Chen Yu would actually know who he was.

Knowing his identity, yet still daring to strike so heavily? This was something Wang Mingjun could not accept. Was the other party too bold, or was the name of the Wang Clan no longer effective?

"Chen Yu." Chen Yu smiled faintly: "You certainly haven't heard of me, because in your eyes, I am nothing more than a small figure in Fengling. You wouldn't think much of me."

"You dare hit me, you will pay the price. The Wang family will not let you off." Wang Mingjun practically roared. Humiliation, truly humiliation. He had actually been beaten by someone from such a small place as Fengling; this was something he could not accept.

Suddenly, Chen Yu's figure flashed, and he darted in front of Wang Mingjun. He grinned and said: "Remember, never cause trouble for the He Clan again, otherwise, it will be a fight to the death between me and your Wang family."

"What kind of thing are you? You dare meddle in our Wang Clan's affairs? Break your own legs and crawl out of Fengling, and I'll spare your life. Otherwise, our Wang Clan will use all our power to kill you..."

Suddenly, Chen Yu raised his right hand, his five fingers spreading open once more.

Immediately following, with a 'slap', a crisp sound of a slap rang out again.

*Pfft*... Wang Mingjun spat out a mouthful of blood. His teeth had been smashed to pieces by Chen Yu's strike. He tumbled in mid-air a few times, then with a *thud*, fell heavily to the ground.

Wang Mingjun lay on the ground, convulsing violently. Chen Yu's slap had nearly beaten him half to death.

This guy couldn't move anymore, but the expression in his eyes was one of extreme defiance. He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words: "The Wang Clan will not let you off..."

Chen Yu walked up and stared at Wang Mingjun for a while, then suddenly he smiled: "Actually, these threatening words you say are worth absolutely nothing. I can tell you responsibly, if we did this all over again, I would still choose to slap you without the slightest hesitation."

Wang Mingjun stared fixedly at Chen Yu, his face full of unyielding defiance.

"Look clearly at this face of mine. My name is Chen Yu. Perhaps I will go to Shengjing before long; when that time comes, I'll play along however you like." Chen Yu smiled, turned to Mu Xi and said: "Let's go."

"Hehe, I find I like you more and more. That bastard Wang Mingjun is very arrogant; I've never seen anyone beat him like this. It's truly satisfying." Mu Xi was becoming more and more interested in Chen Yu.

"There are many people who like me," Chen Yu said solemnly.

"The 'like' I'm talking about isn't that kind of like." Mu Xi sighed slightly. She turned her head to look at Chen Yu and said: "If only you were my sister's child, how good that would be."

Chen Yu's heart stirred slightly, feeling a bit sorrowful, but he didn't show it on his face. He smiled and said: "I'll see you back."

"No need to see me off, I have legs of my own and will go back." Mu Xi glanced at Chen Yu and said: "Thank you. I know the reason Shenyuan agreed to our demands and cooperated with us is entirely because Shangchuan Jinghai's life is in your hands."

"Correct, his life is in my hands. If he dares to have any ulterior motives in the future, I can take his life immediately," Chen Yu said in a low voice.

"But what if you cure him?" Mu Xi said: "I understand Shangchuan Jinghai as a person; he is an ambitious overlord. It is impossible for him to be under your control for long."

"I can keep him hanging on, half-dead, letting him constantly see hope." Chen Yu smiled: "I know your concerns, but you can truly rest easy. I have plenty of ways to deal with that old thing."

"Alright then." Mu Xi nodded slightly: "Thank you for everything you've done for us. See you later."

With a wave of her hand, a car stopped beside Mu Xi. Mu Xi got into the car and drove away.

Chen Yu sighed. He suddenly felt a bit uncertain; he was unsure what his relationship with He Lingyun really was.

He also didn't know how to handle the relationship between them. Although the DNA test results had come out, he felt there must be some problem within it.

He longed for her to be the relative he had never met, but he was also somewhat afraid, because he feared knowing the truth about their separation back then.

"Chen Yu, come over here quickly. Jingxian is acting strange; she is very ill." Suddenly, Ning Ruoxue sent a message over.

Chen Yu hurriedly replied with a message: "I'll be there immediately."

Then he hailed a car and disappeared into the night.

Bai Jingxian and Ning Ruoxue had been living together. She worked as a forensic examiner, so sometimes she would encounter special situations.

When Chen Yu saw Bai Jingxian, he couldn't help but be startled. He saw that Bai Jingxian's face was dark, and a faint wisp of black Qi was lingering around her incessantly.

He reached out and felt her forehead; it was scorching hot.

"Where did she go?" Chen Yu was startled.

"Today, an ancient tomb was discovered in the deep mountains of the northern county. Three people, likely tomb raiders, died in front of the tomb. She went to follow the Criminal Police Team to the scene. As soon as she came back, her complexion wasn't right. I wanted to take her to the hospital, but she refused, and then she lay down and became like this."

"The things she encountered are not ordinary. Her constitution is prone to running into those things. I had already warned her, but she still got hit," Chen Yu said with a truly helpless expression.

He prepared some Talisman Water and had Bai Jingxian drink it. Her complexion improved slightly, but her whole body was weak and her face was pale.

Chen Yu's brows were tightly locked: "How do you feel now?"

"I feel..." Bai Jingxian's face was full of confusion. She stopped halfway through her sentence and went blank, then stared blankly ahead, not saying another word.

"Chen Yu, what's wrong with her?" Ning Ruoxue was startled.

"She has lost her soul," Chen Yu said with a frown: "The things she encountered at the scene today were not ordinary. She has lost one of her Three Souls."

"Then what should we do?" Ning Ruoxue was stunned.

"We must go and retrieve it, otherwise she will remain this dazed and foolish for the rest of her life," Chen Yu said: "How much do you know about the situation over there?"

"I don't know much. Through friends in the police force, I learned that it is an ancient tomb. The era is currently unclear, and the archaeological team is already preparing to rush over."

"I'll ask someone about it." Chen Yu nodded and said: "Don't worry, I will go there, and I will definitely retrieve the soul she lost."

Chen Yu went directly to find Zhang Desheng. When he found him, Zhang Desheng was already fully prepared to set off. Two off-road vehicles were packed with archaeological tools, and two female and one male assistant were tidying things up.

"Zhang Lao, is this to go to the northern Cheng County?" Chen Yu asked.

"Yes, there is a large tomb over there. I came to Fengling because my instruments detected it, but it wasn't confirmed. Today, however, it is confirmed, and I am taking people there now," Zhang Desheng said with an excited face.

"Can you take me along?" Chen Yu knew that such large tombs were generally not open to outsiders, but if Zhang Desheng brought him, there would certainly be no problem.

"No, Professor Zhang. This discovery is extraordinary, and the advance scientific research team investigated there and couldn't determine the era of the tomb. This is very likely a prehistoric tomb, and idlers are not allowed to enter." A young man with several bodyguards hurried over.

"Who are you?" Chen Yu turned his head and glanced at the young man.

Upon looking, Chen Yu was slightly startled. The three bodyguards behind this young man were not ordinary people. Their skin was dark, their hands were calloused, and they radiated killing intent—especially their eyes, which were as sharp as hunting hawks.

These people looked like those who had survived for years in war-torn zones; they had walked out over countless corpses, and their strength was truly astonishing.

Chen Yu instantly felt that something was wrong. The tomb discovered this time must have issues; otherwise, this young man would not have brought such formidable people.

"Huang Yu," the young man said proudly: "Have you heard of the Fengbei Huang Clan?"

"So it is the antique-dealing Aristocratic Family, the Huang Clan," Chen Yu understood instantly.

The Huang family in Fengbei City, near Fengling, was a famous antique-dealing family. Their ancestors were tomb raiders, and they had accumulated many precious antiques. In recent years, they had relied on these antiques to thrive, and in Fengbei, they were an existence comparable to major financial groups.