Chapter 1041: Chapter 1011:
Chapter 1011:
Soon, new intelligence came back, and Haozi immediately passed the information to Ye Chen. Ye Chen held that piece of intelligence and according to what it showed, the head of the Church Court was indeed not the Red Clothes Great Master. In the eyes of outsiders, the head was the Red Clothes Great Master, but in reality, it was someone else. However, this person rarely showed up, except for a blurry photo, there were basically no clear features.
“Brother Chen, according to the intelligence, it seems there was an explosion at the Temple of the Gods recently!” Feng Zhixiao leaned in.
“Explosion?” Ye Chen was taken aback and curiously asked, “Why did it explode, was there any investigation done?”
“Not yet, but the Temple of the Gods announced that it was due to a failed experiment that led to the explosion!” Feng Zhixiao looked at Ye Chen and then said, “Do you believe it?”
“If you believe it, then I believe it too!” Ye Chen chuckled.
“I don’t believe it!” Feng Zhixiao shook his head.
“Then I don’t believe it either!” Ye Chen turned around and left. Since the Red Clothes Great Master wasn’t deceiving me, then why would she tell me such confidential information? Could it be that she intended to betray the Church Court? That’s impossible, if she really intended to betray the Church Court, she couldn’t possibly have reached such a high position. A Red Clothes Great Master, if not someone who achieved great merit for the Church Court, couldn’t sit in such a high position.
Ye Chen pondered for a long time but could not figure out why the Red Clothes Great Master would tell him such confidential matters that day. Ye Chen couldn’t understand, so he simply stopped thinking about it, completely assuming that she had fallen in love with him. Ye Chen was very narcissistic, overly so.
Originally thinking that the peaceful days would last for a long time, trouble unexpectedly came quickly. After the Red Robed Sect Leader went to Ottawa, a Black Knight from within the Church Court returned with a top-secret document, personally handing it over to the Old Madam. After reading it, the Old Madam became furious and immediately called Ottawa, urging the Red Robed Sect Leader to return to the Temple of the Gods.
The Red Clothes Great Master was so startled she lost her composure. She had never seen the Old Madam so angry, so furious, that she was a bit at a loss about what to do. However, after calming down, she began to ponder the truth, calling Brofei to ask why the Old Madam was so furious.
“Sister, I’m not too clear on the specifics!” Brofei said softly, “But from what I know, some internal intelligence personnels gathered some info and passed it to the Old Madam, which caused such an outrage!”
“What?” The Red Clothes Great Master’s anxiety deepened — what kind of intelligence could have made the Old Madam so livid? Could it be the relationship between herself and Ye Chen had been discovered? Or was there something else? This left the Red Robed Sect Leader a bit at a loss.
“Sister, you’d better come back quickly!” Brofei advised, “Grandma’s tolerance has its limits, and besides, you’re her favorite; she’ll forgive you no matter how grave the mistake!”
“I hope so!” The Red Robed Sect Leader hung up the phone.
That day, she chose to return. Back at the Temple of the Gods, the Red Clothes Great Master was soon summoned into the Old Madam’s room. The Old Madam said nothing, just looked at her, making her feel uneasy.
“Yanzi, after raising you for so many years and trusting you all this time, this time, you’ve let me down too much!” The Old Madam sighed and then said, “Tell me what mistake you made yourself!”
“I… I don’t know!” The Red Robed Sect Leader shook her head.
“You don’t know?” The Old Madam smirked coldly, “Yanzi, do you want me to expose you?”
“Please enlighten me, Grandma!” The Red Robed Sect Leader hurriedly knelt down, placing her hands on her waist, completely in a maid’s posture.
“Sigh, Yanzi, you’ve let me down too much!” The Old Madam sighed and said, “I was just baffled; with your ability, and a thousand Church Guards failing to kill Ye Chen, it turns out you and Ye Chen have already formed a clandestine relationship; you’ve let me down too much, made me too angry!”
“Grandma…” The Red Robed Sect Leader quivered at these words, then said softly, “Grandma, I admit my mistake, please execute Yanzi!”
“You!” The Old Madam was stunned, not expecting this girl to be intent on dying! The Red Robed Sect Leader was raised by her own hand; how could the Old Madam bear to kill her? She said sternly, “Yanzi, do you really want to die for Ye Chen? Have you ever thought of me or the Church Court?”
“Grandma’s nurturing grace, Yanzi will never forget!” The Red Robed Sect Leader knelt on the ground, tears streaming down, her voice trembling, pitifully continuing, “However, Yanzi committed such a grave mistake, knowing she deserves death, so she doesn’t expect to continue living in this world!”
“Sigh!” The Old Madam sighed, “Forget it, go reflect behind closed doors, and leave the matter of Ye Chen to me!”
As the Old Madam spoke, a glint of sharpness flashed in her eyes; she decided that Ye Chen must be killed, or else Yanzi would never truly return her heart to the Church Court. Yanzi was someone she had personally cultivated as a leader within the Church Court, and the future depended on him. What’s more, Ye Chen not only killed a White-clothed Great Master but also messed up the Holy Daughter Brofei she cultivated. This made the Old Madam truly furious.
“Grandma, I am willing to exchange my life for Ye Chen’s life!” The Red Robed Sect Leader hurriedly knelt down to plead.
“You insolent child!” The initially soft-hearted Old Madam suddenly became enraged and roared in fury, “Yanzi, are you trying to drive me to death? Who is Ye Chen? He is an enemy of our Church Court, not only did you not kill him, but you repeatedly helped him, what exactly are you trying to do, are you intending to betray the Church Court too?”
“No, Grandma.” The Red Robed Sect Leader, with tears in her eyes, gritted her teeth, “Yanzi is loyal to the Church Court in life and death, is grateful to the Church Court, and would never betray it. Anyone who wants to destroy the Church Court or go against Grandma must cross over Yanzi’s dead body. But, Ye Chen is my lover, my beloved, so I also plead with Grandma to spare his life.”
“No way!” The Old Madam hardened her heart and then sneered, “Ye Chen must die!”
“I… I don’t want to see the two most important people in my heart kill each other!” The Red Robed Sect Leader desperately pleaded, “So, I beg Grandma to show mercy. If Ye Chen truly offended you, just kill me to relieve your grievance!”
“Yanzi, you must be bewitched by that bastard, if he isn’t killed, you will never sincerely pledge loyalty to the Church Court!” The Old Madam was already consumed by anger, she said through gritted teeth, “Yanzi, go back and reflect behind closed doors, someday I’ll bring you Ye Chen’s head!”
With those words, the Old Madam turned and left, leaving Yanzi all alone, kneeling on the floor like a statue. She cried silently, nobody saw, nobody heard, and nobody pitied her.
These recent days, Ye Chen had been troubled. Bad news came from within the country; Elder Pang had fallen ill, and his condition was said to not have improved. Chairman Liu personally called Ye Chen, hoping he could come back to see Elder Pang. After all, Elder Pang was like a grandfather to Ye Chen.
After receiving the news, Ye Chen stayed in Canada for two days to make sure there wouldn’t be any attacks from the Church Court, and immediately returned to the country. He flew directly from Ottawa to Shanghai, and then transferred from Shanghai to Beijing. Elder Pang’s illness made Ye Chen extremely worried, considering all the care Elder Pang had provided. As a grandson, how could he not visit his grandfather?
When Ye Chen exited the Capital Airport, two burly men in black suits immediately approached him. Ye Chen had a sense of the two’s presence, who were closing in on him strategically. The two burly men wore black round felt hats with the brims pressed low. The aura emanating from them made Ye Chen feel that the two were quite skilled.
Masters recognize masters, just by feeling they would know.
Ye Chen stood in place, his expression icy, holding a Red Double Happiness cigarette in his mouth, glancing at the two with the corner of his eye. Soon, the two were beside Ye Chen, and the slightly darker-skinned bodyguard on the left immediately said, “Mr. Ye, don’t misunderstand, we are bodyguards from Zhongnanhai!”
“Hm?” Ye Chen was puzzled, widening his eyes. What the, why have Zhongnanhai bodyguards come here? Could it be that they’re on some mission? Ye Chen calmed down and asked, “Hehe, you two aren’t here for me, are you?”
“No, why would we target you?” The two quickly shook their hands and said, “However, our purpose this time is indeed Mr. Ye!”
“What doctor?” Ye Chen was taken aback.
“Elder Pang is ill, the news is sealed, and if Mr. Ye wants to see Elder Pang, it might not be possible through normal means!” As the two approached Ye Chen, they exchanged a glance and led Ye Chen to the side, continuing, “Chairman Liu specially sent us to receive you so you can see Elder Pang!”
“I see!” Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief and then laughed, “It seems I misunderstood you two brothers!”
“Mr. Ye, please come with us!” The two quickly said.