Chapter 454 The Audacious Makeup Artist
Jiu Chuan Timu’s eyes widened in disbelief as he looked upwards. He never imagined that this place held another person.
His life was rapidly draining away, along with his strength.
Jiu Chuan Timu struggled to open his mouth and spat venomously towards Chen Yang, “You can’t escape the pursuit of our Black Dragon Pavilion…”
Before he could finish, he collapsed onto the ground with a thud.
Chen Yang landed beside Jiu Chuan Timu, his hand clenched around a sharp surgical knife. He stepped forward to examine Jiu Chuan Timu’s corpse.
Confirming he was dead, Chen Yang then took the bronze cauldron from Jiu Chuan Timu.
The bronze cauldron felt somewhat cold to the touch. Chen Yang glanced at it and realized that its shape was identical to the mother cauldron he had obtained earlier, but their sizes differed.
The cauldron he had previously acquired was larger than the bronze one before him, and the runes etched on both cauldrons were not the same.
Other than that, they were identical.
Chen Yang pondered, unable to understand why the Black Dragon Pavilion had put so much effort into acquiring the cauldron.
They claimed it represented the destiny of the Nine Provinces and was an artifact left by ancient ancestors, which Chen Yang found to be utter nonsense.
As he was thinking, the communicator on Chen Yang’s waist crackled to life.
Chen Yang saw that it was the walkie-talkie given to him by Lin Xichen and picked it up.
Immediately, Lin Xichen’s furious scolding came through the communicator, “Chen Yang, you scoundrel, where have you been? The auction is about to start, and I need my makeup done, makeup, makeup!”
“You damn scoundrel, I’m warning you, you better be in front of me within one minute. If you’re not on time, don’t blame me for having Sister Lin fire you when we get back.”
Hearing Lin Xichen’s imperious words, Chen Yang gave a helpless wry smile and replied, “Alright, I know.”
He then hung up.
Chen Yang carefully tucked the bronze cauldron into his embrace.
Truth be told, he had gone through great lengths to come aboard the Sleepless Night cruise ship, all for this bronze cauldron.
Now that the cauldron was in his possession and the Black Ice organization members were dealt with, his mission was considered a success.
Not only had he dealt with the Black Ice organization, but he had also eliminated Elder Jiu Chuan Timu of the Black Dragon Pavilion, which was an unexpected bonus.
Chen Yang looked down at Jiu Chuan Timu’s body and cautiously patted him down, subsequently removing an elder token of the Black Dragon Pavilion from his person.
However, this token was merely a symbol of identity and held no practical use for Chen Yang. As for other items like mobile phones, Chen Yang did not take them.
After all, those items were likely equipped with trackers or similar devices. It was even possible that the cameras on their phones were active, and if he touched them, he might be captured and uploaded to their Black Dragon Pavilion headquarters.
Chen Yang rummaged through the bodies of a few individuals but found nothing else of value. He then stopped and looked around.
There was a large furnace in front of him. Chen Yang directly threw the bodies of the four individuals into it. The intense furnace flames instantly consumed them.
At this moment, the ship was violently rocking.
Outside, thunder roared, and flashes of lightning tore through the darkness, accompanied by deafening claps of thunder.
Chen Yang made his way around the furnace room at the bottom of the ship.
Although Chen Yang was wearing a crew uniform, he did not want to pass through the crew’s lounge to return to the deck from the front.
Doing so would likely attract unwanted attention.
Now that he had the cauldron, Chen Yang simply wanted to lie low for a few days and then return to Qingzhou City.
After patrolling the entire furnace room, his eyes fell upon an air exchange duct.
The exchange duct was more than ten meters above the ground, but it was quite large.
Chen Yang smiled faintly upon seeing the duct, recognizing it as a good route to the outside.
Chen Yang reached out, and his silver thread, used for diagnostic palpation, instantly latched onto the air exchange duct above.
With a leap, Chen Yang shot up more than ten meters into the air, climbing along the air exchange duct to the exterior.
Exhaust fans were installed at the external vents.
Chen Yang kicked away an exhaust fan and squeezed through, then quickly continued to move between darkness, and soon returned to his room.
Just as he sat down, there was a series of frantic knocks on the door.
Chen Yang opened the door to find Lin Xichen already fuming. She pushed Chen Yang aside and strode in.
Furious, she pointed at Chen Yang and said, “Chen Yang, where were you just now? I’ve come to your room five times already, do you even want to do this job or not?”
“You’re making me so angry, if it weren’t for Sister Lin, I’d throw you into the sea to feed the sharks right now.”
Seeing Lin Xichen’s fierce demeanor, Chen Yang couldn't help but laugh.
He felt incredibly relaxed at this moment, as the mission on the cruise ship was complete.
He looked at Lin Xichen and said, “Alright, alright, with that temper of yours, you’ll definitely hit menopause early. It’s just applying makeup for you. Honestly, you don’t need any makeup. You’re naturally beautiful, and in your twenties, you’re in your prime. Makeup would just be a waste.”
Lin Xichen was taken aback by Chen Yang’s words. She was both angry and secretly pleased.
This guy Chen Yang was too disobedient, yet he had praised her beauty and youth, making it difficult for her to stay angry.
After a moment of stunned silence, Lin Xichen slammed the table and exclaimed angrily at Chen Yang, “Stop joking around with me. I’m your lady, your patron. Hurry up and put makeup on me.”
“Although I am indeed very beautiful and delicate, tonight I plan to shop like crazy. I want to spend all ten billion in my card, so I must attend in full regalia. Hurry, hurry.”
Chen Yang was speechless at her words. He nodded and said, “Fine, fine, sit down.”
Chen Yang took out his makeup kit, casually applied some to Lin Xichen’s face, drew her eyeliner, and applied lipstick. He then clapped his hands and said, “Done.”
Lin Xichen opened her eyes and said, “Wow, that was fast. Let me see.”
She picked up the mirror, looked at it, then looked again, and suddenly jumped up, grabbing Chen Yang’s hair, “Chen Yang, you did this on purpose, didn’t you? You made me look so ugly! What do you mean by this?”
“I… No, I must punish you! Ah Hei, Mi Bai, come in and strip this scoundrel Chen Yang’s clothes. I want to brand him with a hundred king crabs.”
Ah Hei and Mi Bai, the two bodyguards, stood at the doorway, both with cold expressions and saying little.
They glanced at the situation in the room and then paid no further attention.
Clearly, for them, they would only intervene if Lin Xichen was in danger. As for now, they were too lazy to listen to Lin Xichen.
Chen Yang quickly said, “Okay, okay, Miss. I’ll tell you the truth. I did this for your safety. Think about it, this ship is floating on the sea, and now the waves are rough and the seas are churning. At times like these, crime is most likely to breed! You’re already so beautiful, if I made you even more stunning and radiant, what if you were harassed or abducted by villains at the auction below?”
Lin Xichen huffed angrily, “Nonsense! With Ah Hei and Mi Bai protecting me, I’m not worried at all! I, Lin Xichen, have always been the one bullying others, and no one dares to bully me!
“You’re making me so angry, so angry. Just you wait, I’ll teach you a lesson when we get ashore. Hmph, come with me.”
Lin Xichen, furious, grabbed Chen Yang by his hair.
Chen Yang quickly pleaded, “Miss, let go of me first. And the auction you mentioned will surely be very expensive. I have no money, what would I do there?”
Lin Xichen said angrily, “Of course you have to go. Who else will help me carry things if not you? I told you, I’m buying ten billion worth of treasures. If you break my things, you’ll be in trouble.”
Lin Xichen tugged at Chen Yang’s hair, furiously dragging him out of the cabin.