Chapter 224 - 223: Heading to Tianshu Manor
However, today Lin Batian was clearly taking him to see some important scenes, so he couldn’t just go in a pair of cropped pants and a Senma tracksuit.
After a short while, Chen Tianlong changed his clothes, looked in the bathroom mirror, found himself quite handsome, and smiled at himself before heading out.
Chen Tianlong drove a black BMW and headed straight for the Lin Group headquarters.
Twenty minutes later, Chen Tianlong’s car had arrived, and at that moment, Lin Batian’s call came through.
"Mr. Lin, I’ve arrived."
"Okay, I’m coming down now."
This time, Lin Batian didn’t bring anyone else, just let Chen Tianlong accompany him.
The place was extraordinary, and generally, people weren’t allowed in. If it weren’t for Chen Tianlong’s clean background and being a student, he wouldn’t dare to take him so easily, as a single mistake could invite disaster.
Two minutes later, Lin Batian walked out the door carrying a briefcase. Chen Tianlong quickly went over to help him with it, placing it in the car, and they both got into Chen Tianlong’s Audi.
At this time, Lin Batian looked around the interior of the car, smiled slightly, and said, "This car is nice, it seems Mr. Hu has quite the eye."
"Haha, yes, Mr. Lin, Mr. Huang is very considerate." Chen Tianlong did think Mr. Hu was a good person, very thorough in everything he did, with meticulous thought.
"Yes, Mr. Hu is not an ordinary person; he’s a retired soldier."
"Oh? A soldier, no wonder Mr. Huang always acts so decisively, without a hint of sloppiness."
Chen Tianlong was also surprised; originally, he thought Mr. Hu was just skilled in martial arts and chosen by Lin Batian as a butler. But it turned out he had a background.
"Well, as for Mr. Hu’s situation, I’ll slowly tell you more when there’s a chance. Now we need to go to a very important place, which is three hours away from here. Your car has GPS navigation, right?"
Lin Batian suddenly started discussing business.
"Yes!"
Chen Tianlong nodded.
"Good, set the destination to Tianshu Manor as I say."
"Understood."
Chen Tianlong quickly opened the GPS navigation, found the location of Tianshu Manor, and pressed the confirm button. The display immediately showed over 270 kilometers.
"Wow, it really is quite far."
Chen Tianlong smiled wryly, estimating it would take more than three hours to get there.
"Yes, but you’re in a BMW, and except for the last stretch, it’s all expressway, so it won’t take long."
Lin Batian said nonchalantly.
Chen Tianlong nodded, started the Audi, and the two set off for Tianshu Manor.
In fact, Chen Tianlong had many questions in his mind, but having just gotten in the car, he felt embarrassed to ask Lin Batian about Tianshu Manor. He planned to wait until the car was steady before asking.
However, not long after they left, less than a hundred meters behind, a black Bentley slowly started, with four people inside.
One of whom was Profound Void, the seventh senior brother of Heavenly Martial Hao Kan.
The other three were just his helpers, yet all four were quite capable. Especially Profound Void, whose strength was comparable to Hao Kan, although more ruthless.
This time, after receiving internal information from Lin Group, hearing that Lin Batian planned to go out, they immediately set out, monitoring from a distance near the building.
As expected, they caught the opportunity and were now tailing them.
However, Profound Void was unaware of their destination, feeling at a disadvantage and couldn’t follow too closely to avoid being detected.
Soon, Chen Tianlong’s BMW hit the highway, cruising smoothly. Lin Batian noticed from Chen Tianlong’s expression that he wanted to ask something but hesitated.
So, Lin Batian smiled and said, "Chen Tianlong, if you have something to ask, just ask. Don’t hold back."
"Haha, Mr. Lin, you really are perceptive; I couldn’t hide my little thoughts from you at all."
Chen Tianlong chuckled wryly and said, "It’s like this, we’re going to this Tianshu Manor, what kind of place is it, and why are we going there?"
As a bodyguard, Chen Tianlong just hoped to know the specifics, not wanting to be clueless if something happened, only to be too late then. And Lin Batian, of course, understood Chen Tianlong’s intention, so he thought for a moment, took a deep breath, and said, "Tianshu Manor is a dangerous place."
"What?"
"However, that’s for others. For us, it may not be dangerous." Lin Batian’s ambiguous words only fueled Chen Tianlong’s curiosity.
"Why?"
Chen Tianlong was puzzled and asked.
"Haha, I knew you’d ask that." Lin Batian chuckled softly and continued, "Because that’s my in-law’s place, in other words, it’s Wushuang’s grandmother’s home."
"Grandmother’s home? But where’s Wushuang’s mother? I never saw her." Chen Tianlong curiously asked.
"Deceased."
When Lin Batian said this, his expression clearly changed.
Chen Tianlong sensed the atmosphere turning oppressive and quickly said, "I’m sorry, Mr. Lin."
"It’s okay, it’s been eighteen years since this happened. Ever since Wushuang was born, my wife died from a difficult childbirth. It’s fate, something we can’t resist. What I owe Wushuang, I will repay with a lifetime of love." Lin Batian said emotionally.
Chen Tianlong didn’t ask further, focusing intently on driving, while Lin Batian seemed to recall some sad past, leaning back in the seat, closing his eyes, whether to sleep or ponder.
The Audi sped down the highway and soon exited onto a somewhat bumpy cement road.
Perhaps because the manor was relatively secluded, the road conditions weren’t great. Lin Batian opened his eyes at this point, observing the familiar landscape.
At this time, Chen Tianlong also looked up, only to see a series of rolling hills in front, surrounded by lush greenery, blue skies, white clouds, and a gentle breeze sending waves of heat.
Chen Tianlong quickly closed the windshield to avoid sweating too much.
"Keep going straight along this road, then turn right, and left, and you’ll see a manor." Lin Batian pointed to the fork ahead; there were three roads, and without direction, they might take the wrong one.
After all, GPS is not infallible; in some places, it can only give a rough location. When he first came here, he searched for a long time.
"Okay."
Chen Tianlong obediently drove in the direction Lin Batian mentioned, and soon, a castle-like manor appeared before them.
At the entrance of the manor were two large stone lions, one on either side, and on the right wall of the manor gate was a brightly carved large diagram.
The diagram depicted the familiar Beidou Seven Stars, with the foremost star deliberately drawn larger and more vividly colored.