Chapter 458: Chapter 458 That Thing Chapter 458: Chapter 458 That Thing After arriving in the study, Elder Qiao looked at Lin Dong, his face full of complexity.
“Lin Dong, actually… you are the Master Lin everyone’s been talking about lately, aren’t you?”
Wow!
The first sentence out of Elder Qiao’s mouth surprised Lin Dong.
He hadn’t expected that Elder Qiao would actually know about his identity as Master Lin.
“Grandfather Qiao, how did you know?” Lin Dong asked instinctively.
“When you helped me celebrate my sixtieth birthday, I had my suspicions. If you were merely the leader of the Southern Faction of Traditional Chinese Medicine, how could you invite the Southern King and the Northern King? How could you command such respect from them both?”
“I suspected back then that you might be Master Lin!”
“Only Master Lin, with sufficiently strong martial arts prowess, could make the Southern King and Northern King respect you so much.”
“And today, the reaction of Qiao Xixi and that old man behind her confirmed my suspicions. If they hadn’t been wary of you, they probably would have acted against me already…”
Hearing this, Lin Dong fell silent.
“Grandfather Qiao, you’re right. I am indeed Master Lin…” Lin Dong admitted directly.
Hearing this from Lin Dong, Qiao Guoting nodded, a smile spreading across his face.
“Just as I thought. Since that’s the case, I can rest assured that you will take that item.”
Qiao Guoting said this as he walked to a hidden compartment, then opened it.
Inside the hidden compartment was a very small box, containing a key.
“I placed that item in a location in the Capital City. I’ll tell you the address, keep it in your mind…” Qiao Guoting said.
Saying this, he shared the address with Lin Dong.
Lin Dong memorized it.
“I hid that item there, locked inside a chest, and this key is the one to open that chest. If you go to the Capital City in the future, you can retrieve that item!”
Qiao Guoting handed the key to Lin Dong, speaking with utmost seriousness.
Lin Dong asked curiously, “Grandfather Qiao, what exactly is this item you mentioned?”
Qiao Guoting smiled mysteriously, “It’s something that even the major wealthy families in the Capital City covet.”
“It is something that even the top ten ranked on the Dragon Rankings desire. It’s a supreme treasure of the martial arts world. As for what it specifically is, you’ll find out once you retrieve it.”
Actually, Qiao Guoting himself wasn’t sure of its purpose.
After all, he wasn’t a martial artist.
But he knew it was a secret treasure passed down by the Qiao family ancestors, coveted by countless martial artists.
“Alright then.”
Lin Dong took the key and carefully kept it.
After receiving the key, Qiao Guoting waved his hand and said, “Alright, don’t tell anyone about this matter.”
“I also won’t reveal your identity as Master Lin!”
“Hmm.” Lin Dong nodded heavily.
While the Qiao family was discussing matters, at this moment, in the Presidential Suite of the most luxurious hotel in Jianghai.
Qiao Xixi stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the nightscape of Jianghai.
“This is supposed to be the most prosperous part of Jianghai, yet even so, it’s just so-so.”
“A small place is always a small place.”
She shook her head.
Just then, Old Feng knocked and entered.
“Miss, through our Qiao family’s intelligence network, we’ve gathered some information on that young man.”
“Speak!” Qiao Xixi turned her head.
“This person’s name is Lin Dong, a rising star in the past few months.”
“He is truly extraordinarily talented. From the time he entered society from his hometown a few months ago, he has already made a name for himself.”
“His martial arts strength is impressive, though the exact level is unclear. He likely has at least the strength of an Explosive Qi Master!”
“In the realm of medicine, he is exceptionally gifted. He is now the leader of the Southern Faction of Traditional Chinese Medicine. By the way, the person who recently defeated the leader of the Northern Faction, Wang Taisui in the Capital City, is him…”
Hearing this, Qiao Xixi was stunned.
She seemed to remember seeing this news before but hadn’t paid much attention to it back then.
After hearing it now, it came back to her.
“So it was him. What else?” Qiao Xixi continued to ask.
“Previously, Wang Xiuxin from the Capital City also suffered a great loss at his hands. Besides this, he even dared to challenge Lin Tiance. About a month ago, at Ye Linglong’s promotion banquet, he openly confronted Lin Tiance.”
“He has repeatedly snatched the heavenly and earthly treasures Lin Tiance sought…”
The Qiao family’s intelligence was quite thorough; in such a short time, they had gathered a lot of information on Lin Dong.
Qiao Xixi was very surprised by what she heard.
*This young man is truly not simple. Even in the Capital City, he would be a genius among geniuses, as rare as a phoenix feather or a unicorn horn!*
Suddenly, she recalled something.
“Even though I live in the Capital City, I’ve heard that recently a man called ‘Master Lin’ has emerged in Nanjing. Could it be him?”
Old Feng paused, then realized, “Miss, you’re wise! Now that you mention it, it’s very likely that this person is Master Lin!”
“How could he be related to the Qiao family?” Qiao Xixi frowned, feeling a bit troubled.
With such a person protecting Qiao Guoting, she wouldn’t be able to get that item from him.
Old Feng continued, “He was previously Qiao Xue’s fiancé. But Qiao Xue, being blind-sighted, didn’t recognize a real dragon. She actually looked down on him, so they broke off the engagement.”
“If the engagement was broken off, why is he still at the Qiao family?” Qiao Xixi wondered.
“Though the elder sister was blind-sighted, the younger sister had discerning eyes. Now, he is Qiao Bing’s boyfriend,” Old Feng replied.
“I see!” Qiao Xixi nodded, “Qiao Xue was truly blind.”
After understanding all this, Qiao Xixi’s troubled expression deepened.
“Old Feng, what should we do now? With Lin Dong around, how can we get that item from the Qiao family?”
Old Feng smiled, “Miss, don’t worry. According to the information I gathered, Lin Dong recently did something stupid.”
“He might not have much time left!”
“Oh? What do you mean by that?” Qiao Xixi’s eyes lit up as she hurriedly asked.
Old Feng said, “Lin Dong killed Hong Yi not long ago!”
“Hong Yi? The illegitimate son of one of the Five Elders of the Hall of Dark King, the Gu King?” Qiao Xixi had heard of him because he had been active in the Capital City before.
“Yes. Hong Yi came to Jianghai not long ago, tyrannizing people and raising Gu using women and children. Lin Dong discovered this and slaughtered him.”
“Hong Yi was the beloved son of the Gu King. The Gu King won’t let this go easily. He will certainly seek revenge against Lin Dong very soon!”
“Lin Dong doesn’t have much time left!”
With Old Feng’s words, the troubled look on Qiao Xixi’s face disappeared, replaced by a cold smile.
“If one of the Five Elders of the Hall of Dark King, the Gu King, takes action, Lin Dong will surely perish. Once he is dead, we can force that old man to hand over the item!”