Chapter 125: Challenge Letter
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“This is also my only doubt now. We can’t see his true strength just from the video. But think about it… this kid is only in his twenties and has only cultivated for five years. Even if he’s monstrously talented, there’s no way he can compare with people like us who have cultivated for decades,” Chen Baoguo said.
“Grandmaster Chen, do you mean that you still want to issue the duel challenge?”Jiang Yuanli asked.
Chen Baoguo stared at Ye Chen’s figure on the screen and said angrily, “Of course! He killed my family members! If I don’t kill him, I will be plagued by this and my martial arts will not be able to advance. Furthermore, everyone will believe that the Chen family is full of pushovers!”
Jiang Yuanli looked at Ye Chen and felt a sense of foreboding. However, since Chen Baoguo had made up his mind, he naturally had to support him. His eyes turned and he said, “If this kid accepts the challenge, I will ask Master Yuan to be the referee. Given my friendship with Master Yuan, even if this kid has a chance of winning, I will reduce it to zero!”
There would always be an expert refereeing these duels.
When Chen Baoguo heard this, he gasped and asked excitedly, “Are you talking about Master Yuan, who once ranked 4.00th on Huaxia’s grandmaster rankings?”
“Yes!” Jiang Yuanli nodded. “There’s no way this kid will win!”
River City, Grand City apartment complex.
Ye Chen and Xia Ruoxue had just arrived home. However, before they could sit down, the door was pushed open.
It was Xia Ruoxue’s mother!
She rushed over to Xia Ruoxue and examined every part of her body.
“Ruoxue…Are you alright? Why were you suddenly taken away?”
Xia Ruoxue frowned at her mother’s rudeness, but she still said, “Mom, it’s actually nothing. It was just a misunderstanding.”
“Misunderstanding?” Xia Ruoxue’s mother raised her voice and glanced at Ye Chen coldly. She then said to Xia Ruoxue, “What misunderstanding? You were knocked unconscious! People forcefully broke into the apartment and took you away! Ruoxue, since someone here can’t guarantee your safety, come home with me now! Your father has already transferred three experts from Jiangnan Province. They will be enough to protect you!”
“I’m not leaving! I’m not going anywhere!”
Xia Ruoxue rejected her decisively.
Her mother wanted to take her away by force, but when she saw Ye Chen’s cold gaze, she did not dare to do so.
The boy in front of her was really strange. Although so many days had passed, she still had some lingering fear from the killing intent that this boy had unleashed that day.
Suddenly, Xia Ruoxue’s mother thought of something and said to Xia Ruoxue, “Ruoxue, you should know that it’s almost your birthday. Come back with me for a few days. After your birthday, you can come back anytime.”
Xia Ruoxue was a little tempted. After all, her mother had already taken a step back.
No matter what, she still had to attend the birthday party.
“Also, your grandmother might return to River City today to celebrate your birthday. Don’t you want to see her?”
Xia Ruoxue trembled when she heard that last sentence. She said excitedly, “Grandma is coming too? Did she return from abroad?”
Xia Ruoxue’s mother nodded.
Xia Ruoxue bit her lip and looked at Ye Chen. She was about to say something when Ye Chen nodded.
“You can go back and meet your grandma. Also, say hi to her for me. Also, I’ll be there on your birthday. I’ll bring you back here.”
Ye Chen had his reasons. The apartment was no longer safe, so it was a wise choice for Xia Ruoxue to return to the villa.
Furthermore, he could see how much Xia Ruoxue cared about her grandmother.
Of course, the most important thing was that he had to pull out the weeds over the next few days.
He wanted to nip all threats in the bud.
In the end, Xia Ruoxue left with her mother and some bodyguards. However, before she left, she handed a copy of the development plan for the Heavenly Justice Group to Ye Chen.
Although he did not understand business matters, Ye Chen could see the value of this document.
As the former president of the Magnificent Group and the daughter of a top business family in Jiangnan Province, Xia Ruoxue knew more about the development of the major corporations than Shen Haihua.
Ye Chen was about to bring this document to the Heavenly Justice Group when suddenly, a little boy around ten years old came to the door of the apartment. “Are you Uncle Ye Chen?”
Ye Chen nodded.
“Uncle Ye Chen, an old man asked me to give this to you.”
The little boy handed the letter to Ye Chen and then skipped away.
Ye Chen frowned slightly and opened the letter in confusion.
[Do you dare to accept a battle to the death after killing a member of my Chen family? If you don’t fight, how many times can you protect the people around you?]
It was signed by Chen Baoguo of the Chen family, and also included some other details.
The last sentence was obviously a threat!
Ye Chen narrowed his eyes. When he killed the two members of the Chen family, they had used the name of the old man on Wuyi Mountain to threaten him. Now, it seemed that the old man had finally returned.
From the last sentence, it seemed that Xia Ruoxue’s kidnapping was also related to Chen Baoguo. Therefore, this person was insinuating that if he did not accept, Sun Yi and Xia Ruoxue would be targeted again.
“Since you showed yourself openly, it saved me the trouble of looking for you.”
Ye Chen’s lips curled into a cold smile.
After that, Ye Chen left the apartment to head to the Heavenly Justice Group.
As soon as he arrived downstairs, a black SUV stopped in front of him. The door opened and Jin Lengyan hurried out.
“Mr. Ye, did you receive a challenge letter?”
Ye Chen was stunned. He waved the letter in his hand and asked, “Are you talking about this?”
Jin Lengyan snatched the letter and glanced at it. Her expression changed drastically as she muttered, “It’s actually true… Damn it…”
“What’s wrong? How do you know about this?” Ye Chen asked curiously. After all, he had only received it for a minute. How did the Jin family receive the news? This was too fast.
Jin Lengyan quickly explained, “Mr. Ye, it was made public a long time ago. Now, all of the forces in River City know about the battle between you and Master Chen. The River City martial arts arena is used to resolve disputes. It has not been activated for five to six years, as it is only used for battles to the death! Chen Baoguo is obviously planning to kill you there!”
Jin Lengyan saw that Ye Chen remained expressionless and continued, “Mr. Ye, you can reject the challenge letter. You should just ignore it..”