Chapter 25
“So, both of you were nearly assassinated on your way here?”
The Ling Manor, Living Room.
Ling Huang looked at Lu Xuan and Ling Fei with a darkened expression.
Ling Huang was overcome by lingering fear upon hearing Ling Fei’s recount. If the prior kidnapping could still be considered a mere warning for him to give up on the project, what happened today meant that they had given up on superficial pleasantries and were going all out to get him.
“Good, good, good. Do they take me, Ling Huang, as some easy pushover?” Ling Huang had finally made up his mind. He would make them pay, tit-for-tat!
Even if the other party was a world-renowned conglomerate, they had already shed all pretense of cordiality. The moment they disregarded all rules in business and elevated the matter to manslaughter, they rendered all existing laws and regulations meaningless.
Lu Xuan’s expression was also quite grim. That was because their opponent seemed much decisive than he assumed; although not much time had passed since the kidnap, they were able to react immediately and carry out a follow-up attack.
It was the same as when he saved Ling Fei back then. In those who could not see the bigger picture, even saving a person needed an evaluation of losses and gains. They would say that a Celestial Lord should do this or that, or that he should not do this or that.
As if he was bound by some sort of invisible code of conduct for Celestial Lords.
What a laughable thought!
Great freedom and great ease. If he wanted to save them, he would; if he wanted to do it, he would. All he did was simply follow his heart’s demands.
After summoning someone to bring Lu Xuan to his long-prepared room for some rest, Ling Huang called Lin Sheng over and told him what happened. At the same time, he also consulted him about the changes in Lu Xuan.
“What Mr. Lu underwent was a little similar to what they call ‘enlightenment’ in Buddhism. From the learnings of Buddhism, there was such a record. Buddha Shakyamuni was a prince before he became a monk. After attaining enlightenment under a bodhi tree, he became a monk and cultivated, and then went on to found Buddhism!” Lin Sheng said, “What happened with Mr. Lu seems to be quite similar. It’s a good thing that he advanced in the cultivation of his mindset!”
Only then did Ling Huang and Ling Fei finally make sense of Lu Xuan’s change. While they saw Lu Xuan’s situation with their own eyes, they didn’t dare to ask anything more. It was only with Ling Sheng’s explanation that they understood the reason behind everything.
“As for that assassin, I do not think there is anything to worry about, President Ling. Someone like Mr. Lu is half a step into becoming a martial arts legend and would usually have terrifyingly keen senses and intuition. There is no way that anyone could infiltrate the manor without alerting anybody. However, to err on the side of caution, I will stay here to stand guard tonight, just so that nothing will go wrong!”
Lin Sheng contemplated for a moment before he offered.
“I’ll have to trouble you, then!”
Ling Huang patted Lin Sheng’s shoulder.
Half an hour later, in his room, Ling Huang took out his phone and dialed a string of numbers.
“Hello? My old comrade…”