CHAPTER 230: CHAPTER 221: LING YING’S HESITATION (SECOND UPDATE)

(PS: Three Chapters today, I’ll try to do four tomorrow! It’s going to get more and more exciting, the plot ahead is all thought out, and I’ve completely returned!)

"Let’s go down..."

Ling Ying said calmly, then led Yang Tian and the others towards the underground passage.

But no one noticed that when Ling Ying turned around, a hint of tears welled up in her eyes.

This was the first time she cried for a man.

Because once she went down to the basement, she had to follow the orders from her superiors to kill Yang Tian.

It’s something she didn’t want to see.

But she had to do it because it was her mission, the mission given to her by her superiors.

The reason she appeared by Chen Tianbao’s side five years ago was in waiting for today.

If she did not complete the mission, what awaited her would be death.

Her superior, that Poison Rose.

In the Dark Organization, Poison Rose was terrifying because she was an Ancient Martial Artist, and no matter where Ling Ying ran, she couldn’t escape Poison Rose’s pursuit.

So she had to kill Yang Tian.

She silently wiped away the tears from her face and resolutely walked down.

"This person is a bit strange!"

Watching Ling Ying walking down, a flash of light passed through Yang Tian’s eyes.

Just now, when Ling Ying turned sideways, Yang Tian saw the tears at the corner of Ling Ying’s eyes.

He didn’t know why Ling Ying cried.

But one thing was certain, this Ling Ying was definitely not simple.

Throughout the journey, Yang Tian understood Ling Ying’s character as a cold and ruthless woman.

But now there were tears in the corner of her eyes, which was bizarre.

Watching Ling Ying’s figure, Yang Tian said nothing.

If Ling Ying cried, it showed she had emotions, and being with someone with emotions was at least better than with someone indifferent.

Then Yang Tian called everyone, following Ling Ying into the underground passage.

After walking for a long time, they finally saw a flash of light ahead.

"Below is the end!"

Wang Ying just said, but at this moment, Ling Ying pressed on the wall ahead.

With a click, the entire underground cave lit up.

Inside the cave, there were loose stones everywhere, but at the end of the stone wall, there was a wall, and inside the wall was a huge underground base.

"It’s here..."

Ling Ying turned to look at Yang Tian and said.

"Hmm."

Yang Tian nodded, activating the X-ray Vision Technique to probe into the underground base. Soon, he frowned: "Inside, it’s eerily quiet, with no people, and inside that lab, there’s an old man!"

"If I’m right, that old man is guarding the people locked inside..."

Ling Ying said.

"Alright, let’s go in!"

Saying so, Yang Tian was about to walk inside.

But at this moment, Ling Ying couldn’t help but step forward, wanting to block in front of Yang Tian, but Yang Tian had already taken a step forward.

Just at that misalignment, Ling Ying stopped.

Her face was a bit dim, she hesitated to speak, but ultimately said nothing.

"Brother, it’s very quiet here, seems really eerie..."

Wei Leng took the lead entering the underground room.

And as he stepped into the entrance of the basement, suddenly, there was an unexpected change.

Bam bam!

A rumbling sound was heard as two arrows shot towards Wei Leng.

"Watch out!"

Yang Tian shouted lowly, suddenly reaching out and grabbing forcefully.

Before Wei Leng could react, Yang Tian had already firmly grasped the two arrows shooting at him.

"Ah..."

The reacting Wei Leng’s face changed, just as he was about to say something, Yang Tian already shouted lowly: "Everyone get down!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

A series of rumbling sounds were heard.

Wei Leng, He Shang, and Hao Ren, all having a military background, immediately lay down upon hearing Yang Tian’s words.

While Wang Ying behind them was pale; even though she was the chairman of the Ma Xun Group, how could she have encountered such a sudden change?

At that moment, she was stunned there.

Yang Tian was about to activate Spiritual Breath, quickly dodging, but noticed Wang Ying not far behind.

"Sure enough, a troublesome presence!"

Yang Tian said speechlessly, then lunged forward, grabbing Wang Ying, both of them falling down.

"Ouch... you pervert!"

Wang Ying was pressed to the ground by Yang Tian.

Her face showed some anger, just as she was about to curse, she realized Yang Tian’s face was all tense.

For a moment, Wang Ying got nervous.

She had never seen Yang Tian with such a tense expression; could it be that something dangerous was about to happen?

And at this moment, Yang Tian suddenly leaned forward.

His hands tightly held Wang Ying, his whole body bent into a bow.

Bang!

A surge of Spiritual Breath emerged, quickly protecting Yang Tian and Wang Ying.

"What exactly are you doing..."

Wang Ying was flustered; she was about to push Yang Tian away when the sound of a mechanism activating echoed.

Following closely, a burst of intense flame erupted.

In an instant, Yang Tian and Wang Ying were surrounded tightly by the flames, which burst forth with terrifying heat, much more frightening than the flames in a crematorium.

Half a minute in these flames would turn one to ashes.

Wang Ying’s face turned pale. She finally understood what Yang Tian was scared of.

She also understood why Yang Tian suddenly pressed down firmly.

It turned out he was trying to avoid the flames!

But she knew it was already too late; in flames like these, everyone was doomed to die, definitely to be reduced to ashes.

Are we going to die?

Wang Ying murmured.

Just now, she had been scolding Yang Tian for taking advantage of her.

But in the blink of an eye, she was bidding farewell to the world.

Just half a minute passed, she still felt no pain, realizing that Yang Tian had saved her, feeling a bit embarrassed: "Yang Tian, just now I doubted you..."

"No problem." Yang Tian chuckled, ignoring Wang Ying, and glanced at Wei Leng, He Shang, and Hao Ren, seeing they were fine, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"We should hurry inside..."

Ling Ying, who had gone missing earlier, appeared with urgency in her demeanor, grabbed Yang Tian’s arm, and started pulling him forward.

Yang Tian frowned but quickly said, "President Wang, follow up immediately!"

The group rushed into the second laboratory.

Bang!

A closing sound came from behind, the mechanical door shut but a powerful explosion noise erupted, causing the entire mechanical door to shake violently.

"What’s happening here?"

He Shang couldn’t help but ask.

Yang Tian remained silent, but glanced at Ling Ying.

"This place is filled with various mechanisms, everyone must be careful and stay put without my orders!"

Ling Ying stated calmly.

"I just want to ask, where is Chen Zheng being held?"

Yang Tian asked indifferently.

Honestly, he found Ling Ying to be too mysterious, not someone he could trust completely.

"Follow me then!"

Ling Ying maintained a calm demeanor, only when turning her back to Yang Tian did a trace of pain flash in her eyes.

Nonetheless, she led Yang Tian and the others onward.

Led by Ling Ying, the path ahead turned out to be surprisingly safe and smooth.

Soon, the group arrived at a stone chamber.

Yang Tian’s eyes lit up: "That old man is inside! Ling Ying, you didn’t deceive us."

"Old man?"

Wei Leng muttered, then attempted to step forward and open the stone chamber’s door.

At this moment, the stone chamber’s door opened automatically, and an elderly man stepped out.

This elderly man had a head full of white hair, his face haggard, and was as thin as a stick.

Upon appearing, he stared intently at Yang Tian, exclaiming: "My God, how did you end up here? Who are you?"

Yang Tian frowned.

He found it strange, why was the old man staring at him fiercely upon appearing?

Moreover, judging by the old man’s tone, it seemed he recognized him?

"Old man, his name is Yang Tian, perhaps Chen Zheng’s son! Do you think he resembles Chen Zheng a lot?"

Ling Ying asked calmly.

Suddenly, everyone understood.

No wonder the old man was so shocked to see Yang Tian.

This old man probably guarded Chen Zheng here; hence seeing Yang Tian, he should indeed feel astonished.

"He might be Chen Zheng’s son?"

A complex gleam flickered in the old man’s eyes, containing excitement, astonishment, expectation, and doubt.

"Indeed, he might be Chen Zheng’s son!" Ling Ying paused before asking, "You’re the guardian here, where is Chen Zheng being held now? Lead us to him!"

The old man’s face darkened: "What qualifies you to find him?"

"By my fists..."

Suddenly, Yang Tian threw a punch at the old man.

The Spiritual Breath boiled ferociously, the fist landed heavily before the old man’s face, igniting the surrounding air, swiftly stripping off the old man’s hair.

The old man’s face turned terror-stricken, yet excitedly looked at Yang Tian: "Such terrifying power, are you like Poison Rose of the Dark Organization, both Ancient Martial Artists?"

Yang Tian frowned, Poison Rose of the Dark Organization?

Suddenly, he recalled the woman in black he encountered last night.

Could she be the Poison Rose mentioned by the old man?

Yet, the priority now was to locate Chen Zheng, so Yang Tian coldly said: "Old man, I’m giving you one chance, take us to Chen Zheng!"

"Certainly, this way please..."

The old man cast a deep glance at Yang Tian, then walked forward, signaling Yang Tian and the others to follow...