Chapter 449 Boarding the Ship
Chen Yang looked at the Mercedes-Benz car parked outside the villa, straightening his body slightly, and frowning.
Chen Yang stared at the car, not because it was expensive!
It was because the aura emanating from the car surprised Chen Yang. It was evident that there were two experts, truly skilled ones, inside the Mercedes-Benz.
Even ordinary martial artists, even those at the Grand Zhou Tian realm, might not make Chen Yang feel startled.
Yet, the two auras from the car clearly belonged to Grand Zhou Tian realm martial artists, but at the same time, those auras were contained!
If Chen Yang's strength and mental power weren't so profound, he wouldn't have been able to sense their true capabilities!
This was something only true masters could achieve.
Ordinary Grand Zhou Tian realm martial artists could never achieve such containment of their aura!
Could they be assassins?
A thought flashed through Chen Yang's mind, but he quickly realized.
Chen Yang walked into the villa.
At this moment, Chen Yang completely understood. The two experts in the Mercedes-Benz G-wagon were most likely Lin Xichen's bodyguards.
And the fact that Lin Xichen had bodyguards of such caliber must have been arranged by her father.
Previously, Lin Yueyu had always wondered why Lin Xichen's father, merely a martial arts gym owner, was so wealthy. No matter how extravagantly Lin Xichen spent, her father never complained or tried to stop her.
Now, Chen Yang understood. Lin Xichen's father was likely a Grandmaster!
Only a Grandmaster could command such formidable experts to act as bodyguards for a young girl like Lin Xichen.
Therefore, the martial arts gym run by Lin Xichen's father was definitely not ordinary.
The Mercedes-Benz G-wagon outside the villa honked its horn a few times.
Lin Xichen shouted from upstairs, "I know, I know, I'm coming down. What are you honking for? Rushing me like my life depends on it."
Soon after, Lin Xichen descended, dressed in a flowing green dress and wearing a youthful baseball cap. She wore light makeup, with her single eyelids meticulously outlined to create the illusion of double eyelids.
One had to admit, Lin Xichen was naturally pretty, though a bit short. Standing next to Lin Yueyu, she was almost half a head shorter.
Chen Yang knew time was running out and strode towards the villa's exit.
At this moment, Lin Xichen impatiently yelled at Chen Yang, "Hey, Chen Yang, don't you have any initiative? Didn't you see the bag on the sofa? Carry it."
Chen Yang turned and glanced at the sofa. A gigantic bag, over two meters tall, lay there. He had no idea what was inside.
Chen Yang stared at the luggage for a few seconds, then turned and said, "Are you planning to move your entire room onto the ship?"
Lin Xichen glared at Chen Yang, "Just carry it if I tell you to, stop with the nonsense. Let me tell you, if it weren't for Sister Lin's sake, I would have summoned you, my servant, last night. Hurry up, hurry up and carry it, let's go."
Chen Yang helplessly hoisted the massive luggage onto his shoulder.
Lin Yueyu, witnessing this, offered Chen Yang a apologetic smile.
Chen Yang chuckled, shook his head, and followed Lin Xichen out of the villa.
From the Mercedes-Benz G-wagon ahead, the doors opened.
Four people alighted.
Chen Yang scanned them.
The driver was a man with a somewhat effeminate appearance.
In the front passenger seat sat a man in his forties, wearing glasses, looking quite refined.
In the back row were two people, one with dark skin, the other slightly pale. Their powerful auras were contained within their bodies; they were true masters.
Chen Yang pretended not to notice.
Lin Xichen spoke, "Xiao Wang, you don't need to board the ship this time. You can go back. I've found a new makeup artist. Let me introduce you, this is Chen Yang, my new makeup artist and nanny."
The effeminate driver glanced at Chen Yang, then stomped his feet and said with a wronged, twisting posture, "Miss Lin, how can you abandon me?"
"I don't believe this stinky man's makeup skills are better than mine! I am a world-certified Class A makeup artist. No! I want to compete with this stinky man. I can't lose this job."
As he spoke, his eyes reddened. His affected mannerisms and effeminate speech gave Chen Yang goosebumps.
Chen Yang had no doubt that in terms of makeup skills, this effeminate man was far superior to him.
After all, this man looked like a world-class celebrity makeup artist!
Lin Xichen said impatiently, "Go away, go away. What competition? This person was recommended to me by Sister Lin. How can you compete with him? Go back, go back!"
Then Lin Xichen nodded to the middle-aged man, "This is Mr. Xia Yan, an appraisal master whom I've hired with a generous salary. Mr. Xia Yan is an honorary president of a professional antique jewelry association abroad and also a professor at Harvard University. He is quite famous abroad and in Shanghai."
Next, Lin Xichen pointed to the two bodyguards and said, "These are the bodyguards my father hired for me. One is named A Hei, and the other is Mi Bai. These two fellows are a bit slow and don't say much. Alright, Chen Yang, put the package on the car roof. You drive. We're going to the pier."
Chen Yang smiled ingenuously, then placed the enormous luggage on the car roof, secured it, and then drove Lin Xichen and the other four straight to the Huangpu River pier.
Upon reaching the pier.
A massive black cruise ship was already docked.
However, it was clear that boarding was restricted. There were no stairs leading to the dock; one had to use a dinghy to get on or off.
Currently, over fifty crew members were on the dock, transporting various goods, replenishing the ship with water, fuel, food, and supplies.
Lin Xichen immediately pointed to the cruise ship ahead and said, "This is it. Let's board."
Lin Xichen, along with Chen Yang and the other four, walked towards the dinghy at the pier.
Around the dinghy, several distinguished guests from Shanghai were already queuing to board the cruise ship.
Lin Xichen exclaimed, "Move aside, move aside, let us through, we're boarding."
Anyone holding an invitation for the "Sleepless Night" cruise was no ordinary person. They were all queuing. Hearing Lin Xichen's arrogant words and seeing her, with several servants in tow, about to board without queuing, drew immediate criticism.
"Young lady, do you think this is a pleasure trip? This is the 'Sleepless Night' cruise. Everyone has to queue. Also, bringing servants here is not allowed!"
Lin Xichen simply rolled her eyes and said, "I just don't like queuing, what's it to you? I'm bringing my bodyguards onto the ship, does that bother you?"
Then, Lin Xichen walked to the front and said to a crew member, "Hurry up, row the dinghy over. This young lady wants to board."
The crew member looked at Lin Xichen and hesitated, "Miss, please queue. There are fifteen other distinguished guests waiting to board ahead of you."
As soon as the crew member finished speaking, a small captain ran over and kicked the crew member's backside with a "bang."
The captain then said to Lin Xichen, "Oh, Miss Lin, I'm so sorry, so sorry. This newly hired crew member is ignorant and doesn't know Miss Lin's esteemed name. Please, please board."
The captain then personally pushed a dinghy, allowing Lin Xichen, Chen Yang, and the other four to board.
The dinghy quickly glided towards the cruise ship.
The distinguished guests queuing on the shore grumbled.
The crew member who had been kicked said dejectedly, "Captain, didn't you say that everyone has to queue to board the 'Sleepless Night' cruise, no matter who they are?"
The captain glared at the crew member and said, "You know nothing. That young lady is Lin Xichen, the infamous prodigal daughter. Her boarding the ship means bringing money to the cruise, several hundred million at least. Don't you have to treat such a pampered lady with utmost respect?"
Then, the captain continued to use the loudspeaker, instructing other crew members to maintain order and expedite the transport of supplies.
There were many crew members on the "Sleepless Night" cruise ship, and they came from various countries.
The number of Chinese crew members was not large; most were strong foreigners from Europe.
After the numerous crew members prepared the supplies and ferried those with invitations onto the ship, they quickly took a headcount and returned to the cruise ship.
The "Sleepless Night" cruise ship let out a blast of its horn and soon began to set sail.