The Master Descends the Mountain: My Destined CEO

Lin Chuyue refused to believe someone had orchestrated all of this.

If they really had been laying this groundwork for twenty years, then she was willing to fall into the trap!

She looked out the car window, her eyes filled with anticipation.

'What if Mom and Dad are still alive? What if my sister is still alive...?'

Suddenly, her body went rigid, but she just as quickly returned to normal.

'If I have to give up Xiao Ye, I'm willing... as long as my sister is happy...'

Xiao Ye's phone suddenly rang, instantly lightening the somewhat oppressive atmosphere.

He answered, and after hearing just a few sentences, his expression turned icy. "Are you saying there's a problem with the Golden Sabers from the other families?"

Because he had been in Jiangcheng the whole time, Xiao Ye hadn't gone to other places to collect the sabers.

Moreover, Jiangcheng was the first place Lingxiao Daoist had chosen. By the time he traveled to other places and bestowed the other Golden Sabers, nearly a year had passed.

That's why Xiao Ye hadn't been in a hurry; he'd originally planned to collect the other sabers after his engagement to Lin Chuyue. But now that this had come up, he decided to postpone it even further.

He never expected the Golden Sabers themselves to have a problem first.

"Master Xiao, didn't you ask us to keep an eye on the families with the Golden Sabers? One of them isn't far from you."

"So I thought, while you're still in the area, we could take care of this matter."

Xiao Ye nodded. "Alright, I understand."

Hanging up, he turned his head and saw Lin Chuyue and Mu Xiang looking at him curiously.

Mu Xiang, who of course knew about the Golden Saber Covenant, immediately asked, "What's wrong? What happened to the Golden Sabers?"

Lin Chuyue, however, was now worried about something else.

'So many Golden Sabers... and every covenant requires the first daughter to marry Xiao Ye.'

'Back in Jiangcheng, it was because the other families, aside from the Lin Family, weren't doing well.'

'That's why Xiao Ye stayed with the Lin Family, spending every day with me.'

'But Xiao Ye is famous now. What if someone agrees to marry their daughter to him?'

'Would... he just let her marry him?'

'Would Xiao Ye really marry them to fulfill the covenant?'

Xiao Ye didn't hide anything. "I've collected a total of four Golden Sabers so far."

"There are five left."

"Of those five, two are lost and one was stolen. As for the other two, I'm not sure what their status is."

"But since so many of the Golden Sabers are having issues, I expect those two are in a precarious situation as well."

Lin Chuyue thought for a moment before saying, "Xiao Ye, if you have things to take care of over there, you should go."

"Mu Xiang and I will be fine here. You can't let my affairs hold you up."

"What if you can't get the Golden Sabers back? Wouldn't that be a huge problem?"

Xiao Ye reached out and ruffled Lin Chuyue's hair. "It's not a problem. The Golden Sabers are only useful in the hands of a specific person. In anyone else's hands, they're just scrap metal!"

"Besides, I'm confident I can get all the Golden Sabers back. Don't you worry."

"First, we'll solve your problem. I already promised the old master. This is about cause and effect; if I don't find the person, it will be detrimental to my cultivation."

Mu Xiang nodded in agreement. "That's true. So don't you worry about him. He'll handle it."

Since that was the case, Lin Chuyue didn't say any more.

The car drove on.

Mu Xiang suddenly asked, "I heard a rumor related to the Golden Sabers."

"I heard that the Golden Sabers were forged from the destiny of a Ziwei Star, and that each saber represents a different kind of pinnacle."

"So, whoever gets a Golden Saber is guaranteed to achieve incredible success in some area."

Xiao Ye nodded. "Yes, that's true."

'Of course, the destiny of the Ziwei Star is my own.'

According to his master, he would face a deadly trial while collecting the nine Golden Sabers.

He didn't know if it was related to the Xiao Family, but his master had also said that only by collecting all the Golden Sabers could he restore his true destiny.

Mu Xiang leaned in closer. "But I heard something else, too."

"That the nine Golden Sabers can be combined into one, and that whoever has all of them can find a way to transfer the Ziwei Star's destiny!"

"Is that true?"

'That part is also true, but it only transfers a portion of the destiny.'

'Still, the Ziwei Star is no ordinary person. Even a fraction of that destiny is more than a normal person could handle.'

'It's no exaggeration to say that even someone as dumb as a pig could become one of the elites if they received that destiny.'

'They'd find money on the street and find a benefactor to help them whenever they were in trouble.'

'Everything they did would be smooth sailing.'

Xiao Ye nodded again. "It's true, but no one besides me can gather all nine Golden Sabers."

"And I already have four of them. As for the rest, it's useless even if one person gets all of them."

Mu Xiang pouted. "If even I've heard about it, other people must have too. You should still be careful."

"All the remaining Golden Sabers suddenly having problems at once... I just feel like it can't be that simple."

Xiao Ye agreed it wasn't simple, but he was confident he could solve it.

He would handle whatever came his way.

Not to mention, he now had the mighty Xiao Family backing him.

There were many things he didn't even need to do himself; someone would take care of them for him, saving him a great deal of time and energy.

The car drove on, finally arriving at the clinic's address.

But after so many years, the place had completely changed.

Mu Xiang lowered her voice. "Have you two noticed? We've basically been wandering around the Old Town District this whole time."

"And all these places are slated for demolition. I'm starting to think it's not a coincidence."

Xiao Ye didn't say anything, just walked up to the storefront where the clinic had been.

The sign had been taken down, but the words for "Injections" and "Western Medicine" were still written on the glass door.

Xiao Ye pushed the door open. The shelves and equipment inside had been cleared out long ago, leaving only an empty room with some unwanted wood and trash.

But then, a voice came from inside.

"FUCK, it's your fault! I told you I had a bad hand, so why the hell did you raise?!"

"Now look what happened! I lost everything! You're a damn jinx! I'm done playing!"

Xiao Ye went around to the side. As expected, there was another room, which had probably been the IV drip area.

A table had been set up inside, where four men were playing cards, surrounded by empty beer bottles at their feet.

Rolled-up bedding lay nearby, a clear sign they had been staying here for more than a day or two.

Seeing someone suddenly appear, the men all looked up at the same time.

"Hey buddy, who are you?"

"I'm looking for someone."

"Looking for someone?"

The man's brow furrowed. "There's no one here for you to find. This place is taken. We pooled our money and bought it."