son, don't mess around

Night falls.

The atmosphere in Chen's house was depressing.

What happened in Linjiang City during the day had obviously affected the Chen family.

On the way to the execution ground, Chen Junru was kidnapped by a group of men in black. Although the Tianshen Cult was involved, many people still suspected that it was the Chen family who did it.

After all, why would the Tianshen Cult kidnap Chen Junru for no reason?
Apart from colluding with the Chen family, there is no other reason.

After the incident, the Chen family lost face and the people were outraged. If the government had not stepped in to suppress the incident and appease the people's grievances, the incident would probably not have ended so easily.

But even so, it still had a significant impact on the Chen family.

The Chen family's reputation is likely to be completely wiped out in Linjiang City this time.

At this moment, the door of the Chen family was closed, and the front of the door was deserted. The servants in the mansion had already fallen silent and were acting cautiously.

In the inner courtyard.

Chen Hongsheng, dressed in a gray robe, stood in the yard, looking into the distance with a gloomy and deep gaze, silent.

Behind him, the housekeeper hurried over with a serious look on his face: "Master, the city is in chaos now, and many people are coming to our Chen family. They suspect that you have kidnapped the young master, and they want you to hand him over..."

"Master, the situation is much more serious than I imagined..."

Chen Hongsheng had no expression on his face as he listened to the housekeeper's report, but there was a hint of gloom in his eyes.

"How is the situation at Lin Wang Mansion?"

After a while, he spoke expressionlessly.

"Over at the palace..."

The housekeeper hesitated for a moment and said, "There is no movement at the palace at the moment."

"Nothing happening?"

Hearing this, Chen Hongsheng frowned: "He didn't react at all?"

The butler lowered his head and said, "When the prince learned that the young master had been kidnapped, he took his people back to the palace. After that, he never came out again."

"In the afternoon, the palace did send out some guards, but they left the city and headed north. Their purpose is unknown..."

"All the way north?"

A hint of doubt flashed across Chen Hongsheng's eyes.

Where is Lin Jiangnian sending his men north?

"Keep a close eye on those guards."

"Yes."

"Apart from this, is there any other movement in Prince Lin's Mansion?" Chen Hongsheng asked again.

The butler shook his head: "After the palace was closed, no one else has entered or left."

Hearing this, Chen Hongsheng did not relax at all, but looked even more solemn.

unusual!
The more this happened, the more he felt something was wrong.

After fighting with that boy several times, Chen Hongsheng knew that he should not be underestimated.

The less movement he made at this moment, the more uneasy people felt.

Today, Junru was robbed from prison, which was undoubtedly a blow to the government and even more so to the face of the Prince Lin.

In this situation, how could he not have any reaction?
Something is wrong!
Thinking of this, Chen Hongsheng's face became even gloomier.

"Keep an eye on the palace and report any disturbance to me immediately."

"Yes."

After the housekeeper left in a hurry, Chen Hongsheng stood there, frowning. After a while, he turned around and prepared to leave.

The next second, the air around them suddenly froze.

In an instant, Chen Hongsheng felt a tingling sensation on his back, and the hairs on his body stood up instantly. A dangerous aura instantly enveloped him.

His pupils suddenly shrank and his expression changed suddenly.

"Master, be careful!"

In the darkness of the night, a low and startled reminder was heard.

Immediately afterwards, four figures suddenly rushed out from the darkness in the courtyard and flew into the sky.

Four figures rushed towards one direction in the night sky at the same time.

"Who dares to break into Chen's house?!"

A low roar sounded with a warning.

Chen Hongsheng looked coldly into the air.

How dare someone break into his Chen Mansion at night?

Do you really think that his Chen family is easy to bully?

But soon, Chen Hongsheng's expression changed.

In the night sky, the four masters guarding the courtyard moved out almost at the same time to capture the intruder who hid in the dark and broke into the Chen family.

But when the four of them approached, they suddenly felt that the breath suddenly disappeared.

It was as if it had disappeared out of thin air.

A shocking thought instantly popped up in their minds!

No, I was fooled!

By the time they reacted, it was too late.

The eerie chill reappeared in the air.

"what!"

"what!"

Suddenly, two sharp screams were heard in the sky.

The two guards suddenly fell from the air, and their blood dyed the sky red, falling like rain.

The two guards fell heavily from the sky to the ground, spitting blood. The divine beasts were heavily burdened and they covered their chests with their hands in disbelief.

This scene made these security guards feel cold all over and their faces changed suddenly.

They didn't even find the shadow of the enemy before two of their companions were severely injured in an instant and lost their combat effectiveness.

You know, as the Chen family's guards, each of them has martial arts skills that cannot be underestimated. Although they are not top masters, they are also at the third level.

When the four of them join forces, their strength cannot be underestimated.

But the scene before them made them feel cold in their hearts.

The strength of this intruder... is unfathomable!
I'm afraid I'm far above them!
"Master, go quickly!"

When they realized that the visitor had ill intentions, the four guards reacted instantly and hurriedly wanted the master to evacuate first.

Chen Hongsheng also realized that something was wrong!

The strength of this intruder was unfathomable. His face changed slightly and he turned around and wanted to evacuate first.

However, the next second, a cold chill suddenly hit me, and at the same time, a cold voice suddenly sounded.

"Move, and you'll die!"

The icy voice made Chen Hongsheng's body suddenly stiffen.

He stood frozen in place, not daring to move.

His face suddenly changed and his eyes were full of fear.

who is it?

Who on earth broke into Chen’s house at night?
The martial arts are so unfathomable? !
At this moment, countless thoughts suddenly emerged in Chen Hongsheng's mind... Is it the Prince of Lin? !

He sent someone to take revenge?!

"Master!" When several guards saw the master being held hostage, their faces changed drastically. They were about to step forward to rescue him, but they heard that cold voice.

Then, a figure in red appeared in their sight.

Stunning red!

This red dress in the middle of the night is particularly eye-catching.

She was just a figure in red, and looked extremely weak, but when she stood there, she gave everyone an invisible aura of oppression.

Especially under the veil, the pair of icy cold eyes made the remaining guards dare not move!

"Who are you, Excellency?!"

Chen Hongsheng did not dare to move. He forced himself to calm down and said in a low and hoarse voice: "I wonder who sent you here?"

"What brings you to my Chen family?!"

The voice behind him was still cold and without any emotion: "What do you think, Master Chen?"

Chen Hongsheng's body was still stiff, his head twisted slightly without being noticed, and he caught a glimpse of the red dress behind him from the corner of his eye.

The red clothes look like blood!

He was just standing there and doing nothing, but Chen Hongsheng felt cold all over and didn't dare to move.

He had no doubt that if he moved even the slightest, the other party would be able to take his head in an instant!

When Chen Hongsheng saw the figure in red, he was stunned for a moment.
"You, you are..."

Chen Hongsheng's pupils suddenly shrank, as if he suddenly remembered something, and said in a low voice: "God, the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly God Religion?!"

"It seems that Master Chen still knows me?"

The man in red just stood there, staring at him expressionlessly.

But at this moment, Chen Hongsheng already understood something in his heart.

"Although Chen has never seen the Saint, he has heard of some of her deeds..."

Chen Hongsheng's eyelids twitched slightly. The red dress in front of him was exactly the same as the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly God Religion in the legend.

It is rumored that the Holy Maiden of the Celestial God Cult likes the color red, and usually appears in red clothes. Although she is masked, one can still see her natural beauty.

More importantly, it was rumored that the Saint Lady's martial arts skills were unfathomable... Now, all of this was true!

This made Chen Hongsheng feel nervous...Is the real culprit coming to him?
Are you here to settle accounts with him?

Thinking of this, Chen Hongsheng calmed down and spoke respectfully, "It turns out that the Saintess of the Heavenly God Cult has come to visit us. I am sorry for not welcoming you. I wonder what the Saintess has come to do for my Chen family tonight?!"

The martial arts skills of the saint in front of him were extremely high, even higher than what was rumored.

I even heard that the mysterious leader of the Tianshen Sect had even more unfathomable martial arts skills. If it wasn't necessary, Chen Hongsheng naturally didn't want to offend such a person!
Their family did not take these small sects seriously, but if there were top masters in these small sects, they would get into a lot of trouble if they offended them.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, the aristocratic families would never offend easily.

They may even prefer to win over small sects like these. These people are a very useful tool for the noble families to help them deal with troubles that are inconvenient for them to deal with.

"Is Master Chen trying to play dumb?"

The red-clothed figure spoke in a cold tone, seeming somewhat displeased and impatient.

As soon as he finished speaking, the coldness in the air seemed to grow even stronger.

Chen Hongsheng felt that his breathing was even a little suffocated at a certain moment, and his face changed suddenly.

He could clearly feel that the man in red was looking at him with cold eyes, so cold that it seemed as if he could kill him at any time.

This made Chen Hongsheng shocked!
I've heard that the Holy Maiden of the Celestial God Cult is a cold-blooded person who kills people like crazy, and now it seems to be true!
If someone from the Celestial God Cult came here, they would indeed be able to sense something was amiss... The 'Saint' in front of them was too cold!

It's a little cold and different from the saint's usual behavior!
But it was obvious that Chen Hongsheng had never seen the saint, nor did he know much about the Celestial God Religion. In his eyes, the person in the red dress was someone from the Celestial God Religion who came to call him to task.

Thinking of this, Chen Hongsheng's heart sank slightly: "Today's incident is indeed Chen's offense to the Saint Girl and the Heavenly God Religion."

"Chen is willing to compensate the Saint and the Holy Church for all their losses. Please don't hold it against me. I, Chen, have absolutely no ill will towards the Heavenly God Church. If the Saint does not mind, my Chen family is willing to be on good terms with your Heavenly God Church!"

Chen Hongsheng naturally would not say it clearly, even though he had never doubted the identity of the saint in front of him.

At the same time, he also had some thoughts of winning her over.

If he could win over the saint in front of him and the leader, it would undoubtedly be a great help to him.

The Heavenly God Cult has a deep hatred with the Lin Wang Mansion. Even if the leader and the saint with unfathomable martial arts skills in front of them cannot deal with the Lin Wang Mansion, their martial arts can still pose a great threat to them.

Li Piaomiao stared coldly at Chen Hongsheng in front of him. Although he did not say it clearly, the truth was already clear.

Her eyes moved slightly, and her tone was indifferent: "What can you compensate me for the God of Heaven?"

When Chen Hongsheng heard this, he felt that there was something going on. He cupped his hands and said, "Saintess, please speak up. As long as my Chen family can do it, we will definitely not treat you and the Holy Church unfairly."

Li Piaomiao said expressionlessly, "Someone impersonated my Tianshen Sect and robbed a prisoner in the street, causing my Tianshen Sect to be framed for no reason. We were blamed and became a thorn in the eyes of the government."

"Mr. Chen, how do you think we should compensate you?"

Chen Hongsheng's expression remained unchanged, but he sneered in his heart.

Does your Tianshen Church still need to be slandered?
He has long been a thorn in the eyes of Prince Lin’s Mansion!

What Chen Hongsheng didn't expect was that a year ago, Prince Lin suddenly ordered the elimination of the Tianshen Sect, almost uprooting the Tianshen Sect's stronghold in Linzhou.

I originally thought that the Heavenly God Cult had no place to stay in Linzhou and had already died. But I didn't expect that there were still people from the Heavenly God Cult here.

What happened during the day had just happened, and at night the Holy Maiden of the Celestial God Cult came to the door!
Chen Hongsheng was angry in his heart, but his face did not change. "My Chen family will compensate for the slander suffered by the Heavenly God Religion today. If I remember correctly, the Holy Religion suffered heavy losses from the attack and persecution by the Linwang Mansion a year ago, and now it is difficult for it to gain a foothold in Linzhou. If the Saint is willing, my Chen family can provide a place for the Heavenly God Religion to stay, let the Holy Religion return to Linzhou, and are willing to subsidize everything for the Holy Religion to help it grow and develop again... How do you think?!"

After Chen Hongsheng finished speaking, the figure in red in front of him fell silent.

As if thinking about something.

Chen Hongsheng's expression remained unchanged. He was confident that the conditions he proposed were already very generous.

The Heavenly God Cult had long been a lost dog, with no place to stand in Linzhou. For them, being able to gain a foothold in Linzhou again was definitely a great temptation.

And his Chen family just happens to have such ability.

"I need to consider Mr. Chen's conditions."

After a while, Li Piaomiao's cold voice came, and she glanced at him coldly: "When the time comes, someone will contact you."

Chen Hongsheng's tone was still respectful: "Then I will wait for the good news from the Saint."

In the dark night, a person dressed in red turned around and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Only when the red-clothed figure disappeared from the world did the oppressive atmosphere around them disappear completely.

Chen Hongsheng felt relieved, but when he came to his senses, he found himself covered in cold sweat.

His face was slightly pale and gloomy.

"Master, are you okay?"

The guards around came forward and knelt on the ground: "I am incompetent and failed to protect you, Master."

Chen Hongsheng's eyes were gloomy, and he waved his hands: "It's not your fault, and you are not the opponent."

"Send the injured down for treatment, and all of you retreat."

"Yes."

The rest of the guards retreated immediately, but after what happened in the courtyard, everyone was already like frightened birds.

Just then, hurried footsteps suddenly came from the front yard.

A servant came hurriedly.

"Master, someone has a letter for you!

"Who?"

"The other party said he was from the Celestial God Cult and wanted to see the Master!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Hongsheng was visibly stunned.

God religion?
Then, as if realizing something, Chen Hongsheng suddenly turned his head and looked towards the defense line that the red-clothed saint had just left, and his eyes suddenly changed.

"Who are you talking about?!"

"..." (End of this chapter)