Alert! The Dragon Lord has emerged from seclusion!

"There are unusual energy fluctuations in the private rooms on the second floor!"

"Several unidentified vehicles were spotted approaching from outside the venue, suspected to be carrying armed individuals!"

Almost at the same time, Lin Chen keenly noticed that the peaceful aura emanating from the Yin-Yang jade pendant on the auction stage suddenly showed a very subtle disturbance.

A tiny black dot seemed to flash by in the center of the jade pendant.

The jade pendant has been tampered with!

"No, I don't want it."

Lin Chen suddenly put down the number plate and whispered to Qin Yurou.

Qin Yurou was taken aback, but seeing Lin Chen's serious expression, she immediately nodded.

Seeing Lin Chen give up, Zhao Shichang smiled victoriously and won the jade pendant for a record-breaking price of 300 million.

The transaction was completed quickly, and the jade pendant was placed in a specially made safe, escorted by two elite members of Blackwater Security, ready to be delivered to Zhao Shichang's private room.

Just then, something unexpected happened!

All the lights in the venue suddenly went out!

In the darkness before the emergency lights came on, several muffled "poof" sounds, muffled by silencers, rang out!

"Ah—!" A scream erupted from the crowd.

"Protect Miss Qin!" Lin Chen shouted, pulling Qin Yurou behind him. At the same time, he pulled out the "pen" with his other hand and threw it in the direction of the security personnel he remembered!

A high-voltage electric arc crackled and flashed in the darkness, striking a Zhao family bodyguard who was about to draw his gun. The man screamed and collapsed to the ground, convulsing.

In the chaos, Lin Chen's night vision came in handy.

He saw at least four attackers dressed as waiters or guests, armed with silenced pistols, trying to rush towards the security guard carrying a safe.

Two more people were clearly heading straight for him and Qin Yurou!

"People from the Netherworld Sect have infiltrated!"

Lin Chen's eyes were icy as he protected Qin Yurou and quickly moved towards the designated safety passage.

An attacker rushed forward and fired a shot.

Lin Chen slid sideways like a ghost, dodging the bullet's trajectory, and simultaneously lunged forward, delivering a precise chop to the opponent's neck.

With his other hand, he snatched the pistol from him and used the butt of the gun to knock down another person who was lunging at him from the side.

The movements were clean and efficient, without any hesitation or slackness.

"Let's go!" He pulled Qin Yurou and rushed into the emergency exit.

Behind them, the Su family guards also took action.

The exchange of fire with the attackers and some of Zhao's bodyguards was particularly clear amidst the chaos of the meeting. The sounds of silenced gunfire and the clash of fists and feet were especially distinct.

From the private room on the second floor, Master Youquan looked down at the chaos and sneered, "A bunch of useless trash!"

"Activate Plan Two! Intercept their car! Bring back the jade pendant, that Lin kid, and the Qin girl!"

From the shadows behind him, a towering figure in black robes bowed slightly, a flash of red light in his eyes: "Yes, Elder."

The underground parking lot of the convention center was also in complete chaos.

The alarms blared, and vehicle sirens blared incessantly.

Lin Chen protected Qin Yurou and quickly ran towards an inconspicuous black SUV following the pre-planned route.

This is a bulletproof vehicle prepared by the Su family, and the driver is an experienced veteran bodyguard.

"Get in!" Lin Chen opened the car door, first shoved Qin Yurou into the back seat, and then got in himself.

The vehicle started immediately, the engine roared, and it quickly drove away from the parking space.

Almost the next second after they left, several SUVs rushed out from different directions, attempting to intercept them.

The SUV driver was skilled; with a sharp turn and a fishtail, he narrowly missed the front of an off-road vehicle and crashed onto the ramp leading to the ring expressway.

"They're catching up!" Qin Yurou said nervously, glancing at the rearview mirror.

Behind them, three modified black SUVs followed closely, their windows rolled down, revealing dark gun barrels.

"Hold on tight, hold on tight," Lin Chen said calmly, pressing his earpiece at the same time. "Each group report the situation. Proceed with Plan C: create obstacles and divert the pursuers."

"One set has been received and is ready at intersection number three."

"Group Two received, Viaduct No. 4 is in place."

"The intelligence team detected that the other side's communications indicate they are mobilizing more people to the eastern section of the ring expressway, where roadblocks may have been set up."

Lin Chen quickly assessed the situation: "Driver, take the second exit ahead and go down the old Binjiang Road. There are many alleys there, making it easier to escape."

"clear!"

The SUV suddenly swerved, veered off the highway, and plunged into a relatively old urban road.

The pursuers behind them followed without hesitation.

The old riverside road is dimly lit and crisscrossed with alleyways.

SUVs, with their relatively small and agile size, can navigate through narrow streets.

The larger off-road vehicles pursuing them were slightly slowed down, but they still kept a close chase.

Suddenly, a garbage truck came crashing out from the alleyway ahead, and we were about to crash into it!

The driver jerked the steering wheel, the SUV's tires screeched as they rubbed against the ground, and the vehicle tilted violently, almost standing upright.

It barely grazed the back of the garbage truck before rushing into another, narrower alley.

Qin Yurou turned pale with fright and gripped the handrail tightly.

Lin Chen remained calm and composed, observing the surrounding environment behind him.

"We won't shake them off like this, driver. Drive into that abandoned textile factory up ahead!"

"Mr. Lin, that's a dead end!" the driver exclaimed urgently.

"It's okay, listen to me!"

"good!"

The SUV crashed through the rusty iron gate of the textile factory, drove into the empty old factory area, and stopped in front of a warehouse filled with rusted steel frames.

Three SUVs followed closely behind and rushed in, forming a fan shape to block the SUV against the warehouse wall.

The car door opened, and eight thugs armed with pistols and submachine guns jumped out. The leader was none other than "Black Wolf," the captain of the Zhao family's bodyguard team.

He was also carrying a silver safe—the one containing the Yin-Yang jade pendant.

"Kid, not bad driving skills, too bad you chose the wrong road." Black Wolf grinned, revealing his gleaming white teeth. "Hand over Miss Qin and everything you have, and maybe you can leave with a whole corpse."

Lin Chen got out of the car, shielding Qin Yurou behind him, and calmly looked at her: "Zhao Shichang and the Netherworld Sect only sent you bunch of scum?"

"You're asking for death!" Black Wolf's eyes turned cold, and he raised his hand to give the order to fire.

Just then, another unexpected event occurred!

Suddenly, four figures leaped down from the shadows on the warehouse roof, their hands already spitting out flames while they were still in the air!

rattttttt—!

The gunshots were the same, but with a silencer, but they were more dense and precise!

Instantly, the four thugs on the perimeter fell to the ground, all wounded in the legs and incapacitated.

"There's an ambush!" Black Wolf exclaimed in alarm, immediately seeking cover while raising his gun to return fire.

Those who jumped down were the elite guards of the Su family; they had been lying in ambush there all along.

The two sides immediately engaged in a fierce firefight in front of the abandoned warehouse.

Bullets struck the rusty steel frame and concrete pillars, sending sparks flying and debris scattering everywhere.

The moment the gun went off, Lin Chen had already pulled Qin Yurou behind a thick concrete pillar.

His eyes were fixed on the safe in Black Wolf's hand, which contained a Warring States period yin-yang dragon patterned jade pendant.