Chapter 43: Seeking Revenge

  It should be that Di Rong was really fed up with Zhang Cheng blocking his way every day. This time, he made good on his promise. Not long after Zhang Cheng left, one million in cash was transferred to Zhang Cheng's bank card. He even called Zhang Cheng to notify him.

  After receiving the news, Zhang Cheng immediately made an excuse to leave his residence and went to a street to find an ATM. He checked his account and indeed found that there was an additional one million yuan in it. Zhang Cheng patted the bank card in his hand with satisfaction, thinking that even if he couldn't get any money from Guan Hai City, this one million would basically solve his retirement problem. Although he had already decided to give up on his apprentice Ren Yusi, who had followed him for over a decade, Zhang Cheng still felt a little bit reluctant. He returned to his residence again and brought Ren Yusi to the street, finding a very good restaurant to treat him to a nice meal.

  Zhang Cheng's actions, not to mention that once the money entered Master's pocket, it never came out again. Zhang Cheng's intimate tone during meals was enough to make the meticulous Ren Yusi suspicious. However, the old and cunning Zhang Cheng dispelled the doubts that had just arisen in Ren Yusi's mind with a few words.

  "Xiao Si, you've been with Master for 14 years now, right?"

  "Yes, Master, it's been exactly fourteen years and three months."

  "Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Si has become a big boy, and Master is approaching old age, becoming an old man."

  "The master can't show any signs of age, but if he really starts to move his hands, ten little fours wouldn't be a match for him."

  "Heh heh, no need to flatter the master. One can only know how many bowls of rice one has eaten by oneself. As the saying goes, a good man doesn't mention his past bravery. Tomorrow, going to Guanhai City to fight against Cong Ye, the master's heart is still not at ease."

  "Master, with your skill and experience, capturing that Cong Ye shouldn't be a problem."

  "Look, you still haven't learned your lesson. Master has warned you countless times not to underestimate the enemy, don't be careless. Remember when I first took you on as a disciple, Master said that martial artists must beware of being too confident and careless. Even when an eagle swoops down on a rabbit, it uses its full strength - can't you understand this by now?"

  "Master, I was wrong."

  "Xiao Si, you must remember this lesson. Don't underestimate anyone, or else you'll be the one to suffer in the end."

  Zhang Cheng looked at Ren Yusi who was being extremely polite to him and said:

  "If Cong Ye really practiced internal martial arts, tomorrow Master will find him for a fight, and it's hard to say who will win or lose. If something happens to Master, Xiao Si, you don't have to take care of Master anymore, just hurry back home alone."

  "Master..."

  "After listening to Master's words."

  Zhang Cheng interrupted Ren Yusi and continued:

  "Master just said that in case, you don't have to worry. If Master returns safely, we master and apprentice can no longer stay here. All these years following Di Rong, you've indeed offended many people. If the news of your injury gets out, there will definitely be no peaceful days."

  "Yes, Master, I've also thought of this."

  "All right, after dinner, you go back and wait for Master. Master will rush to Guanhai City overnight, first secretly observe that Cong Ye, can't fight a battle without confidence."

  "Master, what about Di Rong's side?"

  "He didn't say when he would give the money or how much, but he has already agreed to raise some first and see. Wait until Master returns from Guanhai City and then look for him again."

  After dinner, Zhang Cheng asked Ren Yusi again:

  "Is the money you have enough for food expenses for the next day or two?"

  "Don't worry, Master, there's still some left, it's enough."

  By now, that hint of doubt in Ren Yu Si's heart had long since vanished, leaving only gratitude towards his master.

  After parting ways with his apprentice Ren Yusi, Zhang Cheng directly came to the train station, bought a ticket, and arrived in Guanhaicheng overnight. When he walked out of the platform, it was just after 2 am. This was Zhang Cheng's first time in Guanhaicheng, and all he had was the address that Ren Yusi had written for him - Cong Ye's place in Rizhao Alley. He hailed a taxi, said "Rizhao Alley", and dozed off on the seat.

  In less than forty minutes, Zhang Cheng had arrived at the small courtyard where Yan Qingcheng lived, which still hung with the sign of "Qingcheng Medical Hall". After looking around, he knew that this place was being demolished, and he couldn't help but think that it was no wonder that Xiao Si and Shi Dajun were able to easily abduct the woman who lived with Cong Ye.

  Zhang Cheng thought for a while outside, and finally decided to learn from his apprentice's approach. He would first abduct the woman and use her as leverage against Cong Ye. Although this place was somewhat desolate due to the demolition, it was still in the downtown area. If they were to start a fight here, they might quickly attract the police, which wouldn't be ideal.

  Thinking of doing it, knowing that this time is when people sleep the most, Zhang Cheng was not afraid to startle awake Cong Ye who was sleeping in a different room. He did not know that Cong Ye was no longer here and the girl sleeping in the east-facing room his apprentice had mentioned was not Yan Qingcheng whom they had brought with them, but had already been replaced by Zhi Xiao Hui.

  Zhang Cheng circled around the low wall of the courtyard, chose a relatively suitable place, bent his knees and jumped up, grasped the top of the wall with both hands, exerted force in his waist, and quickly entered the courtyard. He first quietly opened the large gate, then returned to the front of the house, pushed the door lightly, and found that it was not bolted. With a joyful heart, he quietly pushed open the door and came in. He first pushed open the door of the west room by a small gap, saw that the person on the bed was sleeping soundly, then went to the east room. First, he covered the mouth of the girl on the bed with his hand to prevent her from shouting, then randomly pulled over a piece of clothing, and in the dark night, he didn't see clearly what it was, but stuffed it into the girl's mouth. At this time, the girl had already woken up with a start, although she struggled hard, where could she be Zhang Cheng's opponent? Zhang Cheng used both hands to exert force, grasped the girl's shoulders, and pulled her out of the quilt.

  What surprised Zhang Cheng was that what was pulled out was actually a naked body. Zhi Xiao Hui's habit, cultivated over the years, was to like being naked. Zhang Cheng had no idea he would encounter such a situation, and even if the light in the room was dim, the two obvious places on Zhi Xiao Hui's body could still be discerned. Although Zhang Cheng was already nearly sixty years old, facing such a youthful body, it was hard to avoid having some lascivious thoughts.

  He looked greedily for a while, but finally endured it, fearing that if he stayed any longer, he would wake up the leaves of the western chamber again. Zhang Cheng casually wrapped Zhi Xiao Hui in the quilt on the bed and carried her on his shoulder. Before leaving, he didn't forget to leave a message on the mirror for Cong Ye like his apprentice. Afterwards, carrying Zhi Xiao Hui, he quickly walked out of the gate and disappeared into the dark night.

  When Zhang Cheng got off the train, he found a not-so-high mountain in the southwest direction of the train station. The top of the mountain was dark and dense, although it couldn't be seen clearly, Zhang Cheng knew that the mountain should be covered with trees. So, before going to Rizhao Alley, Zhang Cheng had already chosen that place.

  Because he was carrying a woman, Zhang Cheng couldn't take a taxi anymore and could only walk into the forest on foot to hide his figure, waiting for Cong Ye to come over voluntarily.

  Yan Qingcheng had been uneasy since the 30th of December when Cong Ye was driven away by Zhi Xiaohui. She hadn't slept well for two consecutive days. That night, she also couldn't sleep, tossing and turning until she dozed off in the second half of the night. Faintly, she seemed to hear some noise in the house, but her body was too tired, so she didn't take it seriously. She turned over and continued sleeping.

  When she got up in the morning, she found that the door was wide open. From the open door, she saw the yard gate also wide open at a glance. Yan Qingcheng was shocked and immediately looked towards the east room, only to find that not only was there no one on Zhi Xiaohui's bed, but even the quilt was gone. With her previous experience of being kidnapped, Yan Qingcheng quickly found the message left on the mirror. In a flurry, Yan Qingcheng hastily dialed Bai Wei's phone number.

  Patty's voice on the phone still had a sleepy tone.

  "Hello, who is it?"

  "Ba Wei, something's happened, Xiao Hui has been kidnapped."

  "Qing Cheng Jie, what did you say?!"

  Bai Wei, still sleepy, suddenly sat up from her bed, startling her roommate and cousin, Guo Xiaoqian. Just now, Guo Xiaoqian had also been woken up by Bai Wei's ringing phone.

  "I got up in the morning and found that both the house door and the gate were wide open. It was then that I discovered that Little Hui, who slept on the east wing bed, was also gone."

  "Isn't Xiaohui sister going out for morning exercise?"

  "No, the quilt on the bed is gone, but Xiaohui's clothes are all here. Is Congye around?"

  "Qing Cheng Jie, wait for me, I'm going to find Cong Ye Ge Ge."

  Bai Wei wore her pajamas and ran out of the room barefoot to the guest room where Cong Ye lived, but when she pushed open the half-open door, there was no one inside.

  "Qing Cheng Jie, Brother Cong Ye might have gone out for a morning exercise, I'll go down and look for him."

  At this time, Guo Xiaoxian, who was chasing behind, hastily stopped Baiwei.

  "Xiao Wei jie, now should immediately call the police, not go find Cong Ye gege."

  English Translation:

  "Sister Xiao Wei, you should report to the police right away, not go look for Brother Cong Ye."

  It was also a flustered person who had no plan, after being reminded by Guo Xiaoxian, Bai Wei realized that she should call the police first.

  "Qingcheng sister, you call the police first, I'll go down and find Congye brother."

  Bai Wei and Guo Xiaoqian's voices naturally woke up the whole family. As soon as Bai Cui understood what had happened, he didn't say a word, didn't even bother to wash his face, hastily put on his outerwear, and rushed downstairs. Bai Wei also grabbed an outer garment and chased after him. When Guo Xiaoqian wanted to go down too, she was stopped by her mother Bai Ying who came rushing over upon hearing the noise.

  "You'd better not follow and make trouble."

  Bai Cang and Bai Wei arrived downstairs and did not see Cong Ye in the community square.

  "Xiao Wei, you look for Cong Ye here, Daddy will go take a look at Ri Zhuo Xiang."