Qing Lin no longer dared to speak to Li Chonglou in even a slightly stern tone!
Someone who couldn't even defeat three opponents at once, how could she possibly dare to offend him? Moreover, Qing Lin had personally experienced Li Chonglou's killing intent back then. She knew very well that Li Chonglou was not someone indecisive. If she truly offended him, she doubted he would show any mercy just because she was a woman!
With Qing Lin leading the way, the two of them returned to the outer area without any obstacles. At this time, the disciples and students who had been searching had moved to another area, allowing them to smoothly return to the main entrance.
From a distance, the two in the security room recognized the three of them.
"It's over, those two guys actually know Miss Qing!"
"What do we do, brother? If we're held accountable, won't we..."
"Stop talking, let's just go quickly!"
Before the three of them got close, the two hurriedly ran outside until they completely disappeared from sight.
Back in the security room, Qing Lin curiously poked her head outside to look.
"That's strange, why is no one here at this hour? Are our security guards this incompetent?"
Li Chonglou chuckled and said, "It's better that no one is here. Alright, we'll be going now. See you again if fate allows."
As soon as Li Chonglou finished speaking, he walked out of the security room. Yue Hai, who was following behind, seemed reluctant to leave.
However, when he looked back, he found that Qing Lin had already vanished. Yue Hai didn't know why, but he suddenly felt an emptiness in his heart.
It wasn't until they were far away from the Martial Arts Association that Li Chonglou noticed Yue Hai's unusual behavior.
"What's wrong with you again?"
Yue Hai shook his head and didn't speak.
"Could it be that you've been discouraged? Don't overthink it. How can those old veterans, who have been practicing for decades, not have this much strength to be in elder positions."
Li Chonglou patted Yue Hai on the shoulder, but the latter quietly said, "It's not because of that..."
Li Chonglou's brows suddenly twitched, and he finally understood.
"It's about Qing Lin?"
"Her name is Qing Lin?"
Li Chonglou was speechless. Good heavens, he liked her before even knowing her name?
As expected, Yue Hai suddenly sighed and said, "After this parting, who knows when we'll meet again. Perhaps there will be no opportunity in this lifetime, sigh."
Li Chonglou said speechlessly, "Brother, are you falling in love with everyone you meet? You won't find a girlfriend acting like this."
Yue Hai paused and said, "Didn't you notice that she's interested in me? Otherwise, why would she be so nice to me? Honestly, I can feel it."
Li Chonglou rolled his eyes. Although he didn't know Qing Lin's true thoughts, his intuition told him that Qing Lin currently had no such intentions.
Therefore, it was unlikely that she would fall for Yue Hai after just one meeting. Moreover, if that were the case, Qing Lin's personality wouldn't have let things end like this.
Anyway, judging from the current outcome, there was no doubt that Qing Lin had no such intentions.
However, he didn't know how to explain this to Yue Hai at the moment, as he had no concrete evidence to support his guess.
So, Li Chonglou could only pat his shoulder and comfort him, "Don't overthink it. Take it slow, and you'll eventually meet the right person."
Yue Hai nodded silently, but Li Chonglou didn't know if he had taken it to heart.
Just as the two of them were leaving the Martial Arts Association, in Yang Dongtian's office.
The three of them sat around the tea table, their expressions gloomy.
"We've truly embarrassed ourselves this time."
Elder Qing was the first to speak. Of the three, he felt the worst!
At his age, he should have been enjoying his twilight years. Who would have thought that he would be beaten up by someone else in his old age, and by an unknown junior at that? Elder Qing suddenly felt a sense of defeat, as if his reputation in his later years was compromised.
Hearing Elder Qing's words, Yang Dongtian's already grim expression became even more so.
After much thought, Yang Dongtian finally proposed an idea: "What do you think about sending troops to... him..."
His words startled both of them. Hua Nanhu immediately said, "You absolutely must not act rashly!"
Elder Qing also frowned and said, "Exactly. If this matter gets out now, it's just a loss of face. But if we use troops for retaliation, once it spreads, it will be more than just a reputation issue!"
Yes, for private institutions like theirs, the worst thing that could happen was this! Once it was discovered by others, it would likely bring about utter ruin!
Not only would the entire association lose its public favor, but it might also violate the law!
If this were twenty years ago, such a method might have been acceptable. But now, in a society governed by law, unless they could find someone stronger than Li Chonglou and have that person carry it out.
Otherwise, once modern troops were involved, the matter would be impossible to keep secret!
Yang Dongtian seemed to have anticipated the strong reaction from the other two. After they both objected in unison, he didn't bring up the topic again.
At this moment, Hua Nanhu couldn't help but persuade, "Brother Yang, you should just let this matter go. You know, the other party is likely a lone wolf, but we are different. We all have children and wives, our own families. There's no need to take such a risk."
"Yes, that's the point. It's just the cauldron body constitution, isn't it? As long as we work hard enough, we can eventually reach the desired height without shortcuts."
Elder Qing also chimed in to persuade, but Yang Dongtian still didn't react much to this.
The two of them couldn't figure out his attitude and exchanged glances.
Fortunately, just as Hua Nanhu was about to directly ask Yang Dongtian's intentions, Yang Dongtian suddenly spoke up.
"Then let it be. Let the younger generation resolve the matters of the young. We, who have one foot in the grave, should focus on living our own lives."
As Yang Dongtian said this, he stood up, seemingly having come to a decision, and quietly returned to his workbench to sit down.
Hua Nanhu and Elder Qing exchanged another glance.
"It's good that Brother Yang has this realization. We'll be going now."
Now that they were back in their own office seats, Hua Nanhu knew very well that this was a signal to leave. He then left Yang Dongtian's office with Qing Lin.
Not far after exiting the door, Elder Qing couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Do you think Young Yang has really taken it to heart, or is he just placating us?"
Hua Nanhu shook his head and said, "I dare not confirm. I just hope he doesn't have any wicked ideas."
Elder Qing nodded, indicating that he felt the same way, but as if he suddenly remembered something, he spoke again.