"Li Yan is the number one female anchor in Huaxia, and money isn't enough to sway her. How did you persuade her?" Zhang Xinlan was extremely puzzled.

"Uh," Ye Chen was taken aback, then said, "Actually, she's also a woman and she's been kept by me for ten bucks!"

"Pfft!" Zhang Xinlan burst out laughing upon hearing this.

Zhang Xinlan didn't believe Ye Chen's ridiculous claim at all. The current Ye Chen was learning bad things and had developed an air of boisterousness.

"I haven't had much contact with Li Yan, but she has a very good relationship with Shihua. That female anchor is so proud that not to mention ten bucks, even if you offered ten million, she wouldn't let anyone keep her!" Zhang Xinlan said.

"What if she really was kept by me for ten bucks?" Ye Chen asked blankly.

"Cut the nonsense, you're bluffing through the roof." Zhang Xinlan said disdainfully. "Just tell me how you got that female anchor to comply. Don't say anything about her being charmed by your charisma or anything like that, you don't have that kind of ability!"

"Did you forget the incident where Li Yan was oppressed by her bodyguard?" Ye Chen said. "That day, I helped her out of a predicament, and she was grateful to me, so she accepted my invitation."

Ye Chen dared not mention the fact that he had helped Li Yan with her treatment, for if he did, Zhang Xinlan would surely fly into a rage.

"Right, she was so heavily oppressed by that martial arts master at that time, almost to the point of despair, and it was you who stepped in to rescue her from the dilemma!" Zhang Xinlan recalled. "So, she was grateful to you and accepted your invitation."

Zhang Xinlan had no doubts about Ye Chen's words because she had been there on the day of the incident and had witnessed Ye Chen crippling the martial arts master with a slap.

"Xinlan, I'm going to take a bath now, come in quickly and scrub my back!" Liu Shihua's voice suddenly rang out.

Liu Shihua, always a troublemaker!

In the end, Zhang Xinlan hurried away, leaving Ye Chen with a look that said you must be strong.

After the beautiful Zhang left, Ye Chen sat quietly, waiting for someone.

Lin Ying had disappeared without a trace this afternoon, and Ye Chen knew she had gone to gather information.

Both Ye Chen and Croc No. had been seriously injured in their peak battle, but people like them had incredibly strong physical capabilities and could easily recover.

Even though Ye Chen had been greatly weakened, with half a month's time he would be able to recover. Moreover, he had plenty of miraculous elixirs that could greatly shorten the recovery period.

As for a character like Croc No., who was at a higher level than Ye Chen, even if Ye Chen had broken his finger, it wouldn't affect his fighting power. Even if Ye Chen had injured Croc No.'s veins, the abundant vitality would make it extremely easy to recover.

Ye Chen was like a thorn in Croc No.'s flesh, just as Croc No. was a fishbone in Ye Chen's throat. If they wanted to live well, they would have to find a way to kill each other; otherwise, they would constantly have to worry about mutual plots and assassinations.

However, Ye Chen was out in the open while Croc No. hid in the shadows; so-called open attacks are easy to dodge, but secret attacks are hard to guard against, making Ye Chen at a disadvantage.

But Ye Chen wasn't someone who liked being at a disadvantage, so he had Lin Ying contact the Huaxia Dragon Group's intelligence department, hoping to get Croc No.'s hideout and launch a surprise attack to kill him!

Ye Chen carried several Healing Holy Elixirs, and once he got the whereabouts of Croc No., he would not hesitate to spend several magical elixirs to recover his strength quickly and kill Croc No. decisively!

Grandmaster level figures are terrifyingly powerful, particularly Croc No., a Peerless Grandmaster. If such an unrivalled expert became evil, then whichever city he was in would likely fall into utter panic. After all, Grandmaster level fighters are known as human-shaped nuclear bombs!

"Ye Chen!"

Just as Ye Chen was lost in thought, a beautiful figure appeared in front of him like a ghost, it was the icy beauty, Lin Ying.

"How is it, anything on Croc No.?" Ye Chen asked.

"Ye Chen, you've stirred up big trouble!" Lin Ying said.

There weren't many things that Lin Ying would consider troublesome, and almost none that the Goddess Scorpion would call big trouble.

Now that Lin Ying was saying Ye Chen had stirred up big trouble, it must truly be a huge problem!

"What big trouble?" Ye Chen's expression changed.

He knew Lin Ying's character well; she would never make blind accusations.

"Croc No. is not just the big boss of Croc No., he also has another identity!" Lin Ying said solemnly, her small face filled with seriousness. "He's actually a core member of the Messiah Organization. Your fight where you made him flee in a wretched state has already been reported to the Messiah Organization, and they might send experts to eliminate you."

"What!" Ye Chen's face turned pale.

Once the Huabei King, Ye Chen had hunted countless strong foes. There were few things in this world that could change his color, and the Messiah Organization was one of those. No wonder Lin Ying said he had stirred up big trouble!

"This Croc No. turns out to be a core member of the Messiah Organization, no wonder he has been able to roam freely overseas, angering various countries and still living so carefree!" Ye Chen let out a long sigh, "So that's how it is, that's how it is!"

"It seems I've really gotten myself into a huge mess this time!" Ye Chen said to Lin Ying. "Croc No. is a member of the Messiah Organization, does the Huaxia Dragon Group have any plans knowing this?"

"No, I only brought information, not reinforcements!" Lin Ying said somewhat helplessly. "My master sent a secret order, saying that this is your ordeal, and you need to face it yourself and break through this predicament!"

"What, your master said to let me handle it myself?" Ye Chen complained bitterly. "One Croc No. has already left me struggling to cope; the Messiah Organization is an unparalleled terror of an underground organization. If there's another expert from the Messiah Organization, how am I supposed to deal with it?"

"You still have me, I will protect you!" Lin Ying said.

"The strength of the Messiah Organization is comparable to the Huaxia Dragon Clan, each of its members not numerous but all peerless experts. Just any one of them could probably kill you ten times!" Ye Chen felt a headache coming on just thinking about this terrifying underground organization. "How can you help, use your body to block knives and bullets for me?"

"I will die before you do!" Lin Ying declared coolly.

"You silly girl..." Ye Chen's heart suddenly warmed upon hearing these words.

The Messiah Organization is mainly active in continents such as Europe and America. The members of this organization are few, but each one is a peerless expert!

Just like the Huaxia Dragon Group, those who can become members all have the status of grandmasters, and it is rumored that the Messiah Organization follows the same rule!

No matter how great the sin you've committed, as long as you are powerful enough and accepted by the Messiah Organization, you will be under their protection.

Rumor has it that the leader of the Messiah Organization is a Land God, one of the strongest beings in the world!

Therefore, this dark organization has not been destroyed. Instead, it roams freely in the world, making powerful countries tremble at the very mention of it, making it one of the most frightening organizations in the world!

In terms of power, the Messiah Organization can rival the Huaxia Dragon Group!

Croc No. is a core member of the Messiah Organization, and Ye Chen's defeat of him is akin to slaying an important minister of an empire, violating the dignity of that empire. Thus, the empire is bound to unleash its fury and put to death him who dared to affront their majesty!

With Croc No. on the run, there's bound to be other experts from the Messiah Organization coming to aid. One Croc No. is already giving Ye Chen a hard time, and if a truly peerless expert arrives, then Ye Chen won't be able to continue the game!

"There's one more thing I forgot to tell you!" Lin Ying said. "During that battle between you and Croc No., I slaughtered all the escapees on the Croc No.!"

"But among them, there was no Third Leader of Croc No., nicknamed Goddess Scorpion. Even the Dragon Group doesn't have detailed information on this person. Mysterious and unpredictable, she favors assassination!" Lin Ying's face became frosty as she spoke. "Seeing that you forced Croc No. to flee, Goddess Scorpion, sensing the turn of events, must have gone into hiding, ready to launch a deadly strike at you at any moment!"

"You are still in a weakened state now; you need to be extremely careful!"

"The Chief of the Dragon Group is a Land God who observes the universe and predicts fortune and disaster!" Ye Chen thought of Lin Ying's master, the controller of the Dragon Group, the Land God. "If your master says this is my trial, then it must be a significant ordeal of my life, but even the greatest disaster holds a sliver of chance for survival, and I must use this ordeal to temper myself!"

...

Three days later, the King's banquet.

This King's banquet does not refer to Ye Chen, but to a highly respected veteran King of the entertainment industry, Liu Yingxiong!

Today is Liu Yingxiong's fifty-fifth birthday banquet, inviting guests far and wide. It is a magnificently opulent grand dinner, with society elites converging and celebrities galore!

Liu Yingxiong is an evergreen in the entertainment industry; even past fifty, he is still the king of popularity in Huaxia's entertainment circle. Liu Tianwang is a versatile artist whose albums sell worldwide and whose films repeatedly break box office records. Programs that he stars in invariably see soaring viewership ratings!

A name well-deserved as the King!

Because he operates in different fields, Ye Chen could not entirely comprehend Liu Tianwang's status in the entertainment industry.

However, when Ye Chen saw all the dignitaries and dazzling stars from the screen gathering here, he then realized the grandeur of this King's banquet!

Liu Yingxiong was mingling with the important guests in the venue when Li Yingjie came over from the side, signaling him with a glance.

"Mr Wang, Li Yingjie, I've got some matters to attend to and can't keep you company any longer. Please enjoy yourselves," Liu Yingxiong said, noticing Li Yingjie's cue. He raised his glass, finished it in one drink, and then excused himself.

"Yingjie, what's going on?" Liu Yingxiong approached his old friend and asked. "Every year, the birthday banquet requires entertaining such a vast array of elites and celebrities; it truly wears one out! Not like you, a martial arts master, revered wherever you go even after leaving this circle of disputes."

"Haha, we walk different paths!" Lin Yingjie laughed heartily. "Aren't you also aspiring to martial arts, determined to break the limit and become a martial arts master?"

"Don't tease me here; I suffer from a hidden ailment, so despite years of hard work, I can never reach that realm!" Liu Yingxiong said with a wry smile.

Liu Yingxiong's severe injuries from filming in his younger years led to internal obstructions in his veins, preventing him from reaching the pinnacle of the martial arts world. This has always been a permanent pain in the heart of Liu Tianwang.

"You seem to have forgotten, you've invited a remarkable person to your banquet this time, someone who can resolve your health issues, allowing you to step into the martial arts hall of fame!" Lin Yingjie reminded him.

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