Hong Kong Airport.
Ying Chen did not ask Yan Yang to accompany him, but took a flight directly to Hong Kong.
Two thousand years later, stepping back onto this land, Ying Chen couldn't help but sigh.
Back then, leading the Qin army to conquer Baiyue, Ying Chen had once fought his way here.
However, at that time, Hong Kong was just a small fishing village, with only a few scattered natives on the island, and no towns or resources worth mentioning.
Ying Chen naturally couldn't be bothered to pay attention to it.
He certainly didn't think that this small place would have any great development in the future.
Unexpectedly, today, two thousand years later, Hong Kong has become a prosperous metropolis.
Not only has it gathered a population of nearly ten million, but it is also the financial center of all of Asia.
The ingenuity of heaven and earth, indeed, makes one admire and fear.
Walking out of the airport, Ying Chen stood by the roadside, leisurely observing the night view of Hong Kong.
He looked completely unlike someone here to collect debts, more like a tourist.
"Sir, are you from the mainland?"
At this moment, a shifty-eyed fellow approached and struck up a conversation.
Ying Chen glanced at him but did not respond.
"Where are you going? I can be your tour guide! I can also help you arrange hotel accommodation!"
"You have to understand, many people in Hong Kong specifically rip people off. If you don't have a local to accompany you, you'll spend at least twice as much!"
"Five hundred yuan, deal or no deal? Don't hesitate, it's a good deal!"
The shifty-eyed fellow kept urging Ying Chen.
Ying Chen remained silent.
The shifty-eyed fellow, thinking that Ying Chen was timid in this unfamiliar environment, was secretly delighted.
Such targets were the easiest to handle!
A little coaxing and they would obediently hand over their money, and before leaving, they would even thank you.
So he reached out, intending to grab Ying Chen's arm, and forcibly drag Ying Chen to the place he recommended for accommodation and sightseeing.
Ying Chen frowned, just about to make this fellow suffer a little.
Unexpectedly, a voice suddenly sounded: "Stop!"
It was a girl wearing a baseball cap.
The girl ran over and, without a word, scolded the shifty-eyed fellow in Cantonese.
At the same time, she threatened the fellow, saying that if he didn't leave, she would report him to the Tourist Board, which would revoke the licenses of his group.
It was clear that the girl was very familiar with these people, knowing that they were actually touts for some disreputable travel agencies, who, while claiming to help save money, were actually ripping people off behind the scenes.
As soon as the shifty-eyed fellow heard the words "Tourist Board," he immediately cowered. While cursing the girl for meddling and saying that mainlanders were simple-minded and rich, and that it was a waste not to take their money, he reluctantly left.
After driving away the shifty-eyed fellow, the girl turned to look at Ying Chen.
She extended her right hand to Ying Chen and said, "Hello, my name is Zhuang Ruoting. We've met."
Ying Chen looked at the girl in front of him, his brows furrowed.
He couldn't recall where he had met the girl.
Most importantly, the girl was dressed like a typical rich Hong Kong girl and spoke the local Cantonese dialect, indicating she was from Hong Kong.
This was Ying Chen's first time leaving the mainland in two thousand years, so how could he have met her?
Moreover, the name Zhuang Ruoting was also unfamiliar, and Ying Chen had no recollection of it.
"You must have mistaken me for someone else," Ying Chen asked.
"No," Zhuang Ruoting said with great certainty. "You might not have noticed me at the time. I'll show you something, and you'll understand."
Saying that, Zhuang Ruoting took a card from her bag and handed it to Ying Chen.
When Ying Chen saw the card, he suddenly understood.
It turned out that Zhuang Ruoting was a student of Professor Li!
In other words, when Ying Chen emerged from the ancient tomb, Zhuang Ruoting was present!
However, at that time, Ying Chen's attention was not on the students at all, and because of the field work and the strong winds and sand, almost all the students wore masks, so Ying Chen could not see their faces clearly.
Naturally, he had no impression of Zhuang Ruoting.
Conversely, Zhuang Ruoting would never forget Ying Chen in her life!
Not just Zhuang Ruoting, but every student present that day would never forget him!
After all, the way Ying Chen appeared at that time was too shocking, it was almost like a science fiction movie, making them feel incredible.
Although they asked Professor Li afterward, and he explained that Ying Chen was just a colleague in archaeology, and they happened to be excavating the same ancient tomb,
this explanation clearly couldn't fool these mature university students.
They finally concluded: Ying Chen was no ordinary person! So much so that Professor Li had to go to great lengths to help conceal it!
Zhuang Ruoting, having lived in Hong Kong for a long time, had more exposure to things like Xuanmen and Daoism than mainland students.
Therefore, Zhuang Ruoting guessed that Ying Chen should be someone from the Xuanmen.
Although she was very curious, she knew the taboos of the Xuanmen, so she was not as insistent as the other students in her desire to "get to the bottom of things," to avoid trouble.
Unexpectedly, Zhuang Ruoting didn't want to provoke Ying Chen, but Ying Chen appeared before her of his own accord!
Ying Chen returned the student ID to Zhuang Ruoting. "So it's you. Thank you for what you did just now."
After speaking, Ying Chen no longer paid attention to Zhuang Ruoting and strode forward.
Zhuang Ruoting was taken aback by Ying Chen's indifferent attitude.
She muttered, "What a strange person."
Then she quickly followed: "Hey, are you just going to walk to your destination like this?"
"Do you know how far it is to the city?"
"Never mind, I have a car, I'll give you a ride! It's free!"
Saying that, regardless of whether Ying Chen agreed, she told him to wait where he was and went to get her car.
In a short while, Zhuang Ruoting drove over.
"Get in! Tell me your destination, and I'll take you there, and then help you book a hotel so you don't get ripped off again."
"No need for a hotel, just take me directly to the Liao family," Ying Chen said as he opened the car door and got in.
Zhuang Ruoting was startled. "Which Liao family?"
"Are there many Liao families in Hong Kong? Liao Yifan, the Liao family."
"Ah? You know Liao Yifan?" Zhuang Ruoting's eyes flashed with a strange light as she asked.
Ying Chen replied indifferently, "Yes, very well."
As a creditor, how could he not know him?
As for knowing him well, if Liao Yifan didn't pay up later, then Liao Yifan would certainly become very familiar.
Very familiar, indeed.
Hearing Ying Chen's answer, Zhuang Ruoting's initially high spirits clearly showed a hint of dejection.
She hesitated, and finally stepped on the accelerator: "Hold on tight. It's about an hour and twenty minutes from here to the Liao family. Let's make it clear first, I'll only drive you near the Liao family, not to the door. There are still about ten meters you'll have to walk yourself."
It was evident that Zhuang Ruoting had some connection or entanglement with the Liao family, and she was somewhat resistant to them!
To the point where she didn't even want to enter their gate!
"Oh," Ying Chen looked at Zhuang Ruoting strangely. Although curious, he didn't press for details.
The atmosphere in the car became heavy.
Anyone else might have felt extremely awkward.
But Ying Chen did not.
Ying Chen was engrossed in admiring the scenery of Hong Kong, while also taking in the mountainous terrain of Hong Kong.
He hadn't felt it before, but looking at the mountainous terrain of Hong Kong now, he found it quite interesting.
The largest mountain range branched into nine smaller ones, forming a landform of "Nine Dragons Descending into the Sea."
A mountain range not far away on the opposite bank resembled a "Phoenix Returning to its Nest," echoing the "Nine Dragons Descending into the Sea."
And the shape of Hong Kong Island itself was like "Two Lions Playing with a Ball."
In other words, a small island that simultaneously possessed the elements of dragons, phoenixes, and lions naturally had the opportunity to soar to great heights.
However, in Ying Chen's opinion, Feng Shui and landforms were ultimately inferior paths.
The true superior path was called the momentum of national destiny.
Hong Kong, relying on Feng Shui and landforms, could be popular for a while, but it couldn't last forever.
The national destiny of the Dragon Country was clearly beginning to revive, showing a powerful trend of gathering dragon energy. Although this remote little dragon of Hong Kong could stir up wind and rain when the great dragon was asleep, it did not mean it could continue to enjoy such authority when the great dragon awoke.
Therefore, Hong Kong was bound to return to desolation in the future, just as when the First Emperor unified the six states, and all the dragon energy converged in Xianyang. This remote little dragon of Hong Kong would not have dared to raise its head and roar.
"We're here!"
As Ying Chen was lost in thought, Zhuang Ruoting suddenly slammed on the brakes and pointed to a Western-style house on the mountainside, saying.
Ying Chen leaned forward and glanced at the house.
Just as he was about to open the door and get out, his eyebrows suddenly twitched.
He sensed a faint, almost imperceptible killing intent!