<h4>Chapter 1065: Chapter 1072: The World’s Number One (2)</h4>


    "Who’s the person behind you?" Su He asked, "I’m not very interested in your identity, I just want to know who killed my son and daughter-inw."


    Guo Hong grinned, "So Elder Su wants revenge for his son. What a pity, I’m afraid you won’t be able to avenge this even so."


    "Why? You’re not going to tell me the murderer of my son is dead, right?"


    "No, he’s not dead. It’s just that if you go for revenge, not only will you fail, but you might lose your life as well." Guo Hong smiled meaningfully, "Old Su, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. Today’s Martial Arts world is no longer your domain. You’ve held the title of first on the Heavenly List for many years, it’s time to step down gracefully."


    Upon hearing this, Ling Chen silently clicked his tongue. He wasn’t familiar with the rankings of Heavenly List experts, and he hadn’t expected Su He to be the first. The master he epted unwittingly turns out to be the best in the world, which is truly surprising. If he had known Su He’s identity earlier, he could have walked horizontally in the Martial Arts world as a nominal disciple.


    However, judging from Guo Hong’s tone, the murderer of Su Zhengyang and his wife’s killer seems to be even more formidable than Su He.


    At this moment, Su Mei, standing beside Su He, drew a knife from who knows where, and quickly moved in front of Guo Hong, cing the knife directly at his throat and gritting her teeth as she asked, "Speak, who exactly killed my parents?"


    Guo Hong didn’t even nce at the steel knife at his throat, andughed to himself, "Master Su, don’t get angry, I wasn’t the one who killed your parents. If you want to know the identity of the murderer, it’s not impossible, it’s just..." Guo Hong’s lips curled slightly, "You should show some sincerity."


    "Enough nonsense!" Su Mei coldly snapped, "If you don’t speak, do you believe I will kill you right now?"


    Guo Hong lightlyughed, "Master Su, there’s no need to threaten me, such tactics won’t work. Honestly, since I’ve been caught here, I never expected to go back alive. So kill or torture me as you wish." After speaking, Guo Hong raised his head, exposing his neck in front of Su Mei, and even leaned closer to the steel knife, signaling Su Mei to make a move.


    "You..." Su Mei gritted her teeth, and without another word, swung the steel knife in her hand, striking toward Guo Hong’s neck.


    "Stop!"


    At this moment, Su He gently shouted, his figure flickered, instantly appearing beside Su Mei, blocking her attack. Taking away the steel knife, Su He casually handed it to Han Qi beside him, saying, "Girl, let me handle this matter."


    With her grandfather speaking, Su Mei had no choice but to obedientlyply, despite being unwilling in her heart.


    Once Su Mei stepped back, Su He walked straight up to Guo Hong, staring directly into his eyes and said, "You are a Heavenly List expert, I’m not interested in using tactics against you, they are of no use."


    "Still, Elder Su is wise."


    "I just want a name, tell me, and I’ll immediately let you go."


    Guo Hong looked at Su He with a mischievous smile, then shifted his gaze, turning to look at Ling Chen among the crowd. Noticing Guo Hong’s movement, everyone focused their gaze on Ling Chen.


    Facing everyone’s attention, Ling Chen rubbed his nose and asked, "Why are you looking at me? Are you trying to tell me I killed the former Pavilion Master and his wife?"


    "It’s not you; you don’t have that kind of power. But that person is closely rted to you."


    Upon hearing this, Ling Chen’s expression subtly changed, and he said solemnly, "Are you trying to nder me? Or are you trying to sow discord? For a Heavenly List expert like you, isn’t this kind of low-level tactic too depreciating?"


    "No, no." Guo Hong smiled, "I’m not lying to you, he is indeed closely rted to you because he shares the same surname, Ling."


    Ling Family?


    Ling Chen was taken aback. It makes sense; able to kill Heavenly List experts and dare to challenge Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, who else but the Ling Family? Although the God Organization has been disbanded, it was merely an organization secretly supported by the Ling Family, and does not represent all of Ling Family’s power. Moreover, after hundreds of years of development, the Ling Family’s power has be solid; even the destruction of God Organization would not significantly weaken the Ling Family’s influence.


    With thoughts racing, Su He deeply nced at Ling Chen and then withdrew his gaze, staring at Guo Hong, "Name?"


    "Ling Tao!"


    Him?


    "Impossible!" Before Su He and the others could respond, Ling Chen blurted out, "It’s impossible!"


    "Why is it impossible?" Guo Hong looked at Ling Chen and asked, "Do you know the inside story better than I do?"


    "Ling Chen." Su Mei interjected, "Do you know this Ling Tao?"


    At this point, Ling Chen couldn’t continue to hide, so he nodded, "I’ve met Ling Tao once, he would definitely not do such a thing."


    Guo Hongughed heartily, "I thought you had some evidence, but it’s just your assumptions. Ling Chen, you only met Ling Tao once, do you understand his character? Or... wait!" At this point, Guo Hong seemed to remember something, and with a meaningful tone, he said, "I almost forgot. Ling Chen, I understand why you’re eager to defend Ling Tao."


    "I’m not defending him, you don’t need to falsely use me here."


    Su He waved his hand, signaling Ling Chen not to get angry. After a pause, Su He asked, "Ling Chen, what exactly is going on? Why did he say you’re defending that Ling Tao?"


    "This... I’m not sure." Ling Chen indeed didn’t understand Guo Hong’s meaning.


    "You don’t want to say? Or don’t dare to say?" Guo Hong chuckled and said, "Since you don’t dare to say, let me spill it out. Ling Tao and his father, Ling Kun, are old acquaintances; whenever Ling Tao acted, Ling Kun was involved, including the assassination of Su Zhengyang and his wife, in which Ling Kun also took part. Ling Chen, you’re adamant that this incident has nothing to do with Ling Tao; is it because you know the inside story and don’t want this incident to implicate your father?"


    "I did not." Ling Chen immediately exined, "I know nothing about their affairs. Guo, don’t randomly use people, my father would never do such a thing."


    Initially, when Ling Chen met Ling Tao, the two talked about many things. Ling Tao had once told him, this conflict has always been Ling Family’s internal dispute. Simply put, Ling Family has two factions, one is the Southern Ling Family, which secretly supports the God Organization. Besides, there’s also Ling Tao’s faction. However, Ling Chen is not very familiar with this faction, only aware that his father is a member of this faction.


    "I’ve met Ling Kun before." Su He chimed in, "He is upright, not the kind of person you’re describing, so I don’t believe your words."


    Upon hearing Su He say this, Ling Chen finally felt relieved, his biggest fear being that Su He might misunderstand due to Guo Hong’s nder.