h4Chapter 727: Chapter 732: Tong Nan’s Revenge/h4

    Seeing the return of spring in the woods, Ling Chen no longer had any interest in watching.

    Stepping out of Lin Zi, Ling Chen went straight back to join Qiu Yong and the others, then they all headed back to their room.

    After dinner, Qiu Yong took the others back to their own guest rooms, only leaving Yuan Yun and Wei Jiahao behind to apany Ling Chen, to prevent any covert harming to him.

    Standing by the window, Ling Chen looked out into the night, his thoughts unconsciously drifting towards East Sea City, flying to Nanrong Wanqing.

    Indeed, he had been quite busy this period, with hardly any time to spend with Nanrong Wanqing. Plus, with Su Lin away on an internship, only Nanrong Wanqing was at home with no one by her side, leaving him unsure if she was faring well.

    "Brother Six, it’s gettingte, you should get some rest."

    Hearing the voice of Wei Jiahao from behind, Ling Chen gave a soft reply, then closed the window and turned back into the room.

    Deep into the night.

    Silence enveloped everything, Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion seemed shrouded in a mysterious veil; all lights were extinguished, leaving not a single gleam.

    However, at this time, a dark shadow swept across the night sky, rushing toward a nearby building. In the blink of an eye, the shadow had reached the base of the building. Following that, without any apparent movement, the shadow ascended the wall, moving swiftly upward like a gecko.

    Within a few seconds, the shadow stopped outside a window.

    At the window, it seemed like the shadow’s hand suddenly held a dagger, gently probing through the crevice of the window. Instantly, the tightly shut window opened. The shadow pulled open a window and shed inside, blending into the darkness once more.

    In the pitch-ck room, where one couldn’t see their own hand, the shadowpletely merged with the surrounding darkness, its precise location indistinct. Only a faint sound of breathing could be vaguely heard.

    Bang!

    Suddenly, a loud noise erupted in the room. Following that, ’thud thud’ sounds as if something heavy had struck the walls and then fell from mid-air, heavily hitting the floor.

    At the instant the noise rang out, the previously dark room was instantly flooded with light. Ling Chen stood casually by the bed, looking down at the man at the bottom of the wall, his expression impassive.

    Although the man was dressed in night clothes with his face covered, Ling Chen could identify him just by the resentful gaze in his eyes.

    Tong Nan!

    It could be no one else but him.

    After overhearing the conversation between Song Yi and Zhu Ying today, Ling Chen had exercised extra caution. Since Tong Nan intended to harm him, of course, he had to be careful not to let him seed easily.

    So, under Ling Chen’s vignce, as soon as Tong Nan entered the room, he was discovered, but Ling Chen didn’t make a sound. Instead, he quietly waited for Tong Nan to approach, ready to take the opportunity to kick him.

    At this moment, Tong Nan quickly scrambled up from the ground, his eyes filled with resentment as he stared at Ling Chen. Suddenly, with a flick of his wrist, a dagger appeared out of nowhere, and he charged directly at Ling Chen.

    In a sh, Tong Nan had closed the distance to within five meters of Ling Chen, his sharp dagger aiming straight for Ling Chen’s vital spots. His movements suggested he intended to put Ling Chen to death.

    As Tong Nan closed in, Ling Chen showed no sign of making a move, instead standing quietly in ce, appearing as if he didn’t take Tong Nan seriously at all.

    Just as the dagger was about to pierce Ling Chen, a powerful gust of wind surged, descending from the heavens, aimed directly at the top of Tong Nan’s head.

    Feeling that piercing knife wind, Tong Nan’s pupils shrank violently as he quickly looked up. In an instant, he saw Yuan Yun holding a steel knife with an aggressive momentum.

    After recognizing the person who came, Tong Nan’s expression finally changed. He was not afraid of a mere Ling Chen, but the person in front of him was the master of knife-wielding among the eight entrics—this was not someone he could afford to underestimate.

    His mind racing, Tong Nan hastily withdrew his move, then rolled on the spot to dodge Yuan Yun’s attack.

    Forget it!

    Seeing that Ling Chen had backup, Tong Nan immediately abandoned his n of action, pushed off with his legs, and rushed toward the window.

    Bang!

    However, when Tong Nan’s head collided with the window, not only did it fail to break open, but he was also bounced back andnded on the ground with a thud.

    This sudden turn of events made Tong Nan freeze.

    How could this be?

    He couldn’t understand how it was that everything was fine when he came in, but now he couldn’t get out.

    While pondering, he heard Ling Chen’s voiceing from nearby: "Tong Nan, don’t think about escaping. Surrender now. I anticipated that you wouldn’t give up easily and woulde to trouble me, so I had my Ling Cheng make a small modification to the room—doors and windows you can only enter, not leave."

    Hearing this, Tong Nan’s face immediately turned exceedingly ugly.

    Without waiting for Tong Nan to get up, there was a ’bang’ as the room’s door was knocked open from the outside.

    Watching Qiu Yong and others enter one after another, Tong Nan immediately gave up resisting. No matter how powerful he was, he didn’t have the ability to contend with the eight entrics.

    "Hmph!" Xia Yue red at Tong Nan with fury and said softly, "You’ve really got some nerve, daring to secretly attack my Ling Cheng."

    "No, I didn’t," Tong Nan hurriedly defended. This was no joking matter. If they misunderstood that he intended to harm Ling Chen, Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion would not turn a blind eye; they would definitely punish him severely.

    "Enough, stop the nonsense. Come on, let’s go and reason with the Pavilion Master. I am curious to see how you’ll argue your case."

    Xia Yue grabbed Tong Nan from the floor and began to drag him away. However, at that moment, a fierce look suddenly shed in Tong Nan’s eyes, he grabbed Xia Yue’s wrist, slightly turned his body, and his right arm immediately locked around Xia Yue’s neck.

    This turn of events happened so quickly that everyone failed to react in time.

    Seeing Xia Yue controlled by Tong Nan, Ling Chen’s brow furrowed, and he coldly ordered, "Tong Nan, release her immediately."

    "I can let her go, but you must let me go. How about it, Ling Chen, that’s a fair trade, right?"

    Yuan Yun snorted coldly, holding the steel knife in one hand and striding in front of Tong Nan. He spoke deliberately, "I advise you’d better release her. If you dare harm a single hair on her, I can assure you, no matter who your master is or how powerful your background is, I will surely dismember you a thousand times over."

    "I..."

    "You don’t need to doubt my words. If you don’t believe me, feel free to try."

    Feeling the deadly look in Yuan Yun’s eyes, Tong Nan’s face suddenly became ufortable, and he quickly retreated with Xia Yue. However, Xu Ming had already seen through Tong Nan’s intentions, and he blocked the doorway first, preventing any chance of escape.

    "Just release her; there’s no way you can run."