<h4>Chapter 1241: Chapter 1249: Chen Junfeng (1)</h4>


    "Miss Lin, have the examination resultse out?"


    "Yes, they have. His body is not in serious trouble, just a bit malnourished. He can recover after a period of care." At this point, Lin Han looked at Ling Chen puzzledly and asked, "Why do you want to keep him at the clinic? In his condition, he won’t ept treatment at all. If possible, I would have already treated him."


    Ling Chen smiled slightly, "I know. However, I think I can persuade him to ept treatment."


    "You?" Lin Han asked with half disbelief, "Are you sure?"


    Ling Chen nodded, "Whether or not it works, I have to give it a try. It’s gettingte. You should go back first. Tomorrow, I’ll see if I can talk to him."


    After Lin Han returned home, Ling Chen stood by the bedside, looking at the sleeping Chen Junfeng, then turned back to his room.


    The next day!


    Early in the morning, Ling Chen heard movement from the adjacent ward. He immediately got up and quickly headed to the ward, only to see Chen Junfeng awake on the bed. At this moment, Chen Junfeng was vigorously swinging his arms, trying to break free from the chains’ constraints. However, because Ling Chen had sealed his meridians with silver needles, he couldn’t use his Inner Strength, and breaking the chains with mere physical power was impossible.


    "Sir Chen." Ling Chen walked to the bedside and spoke.


    Upon hearing Ling Chen’s voice, Chen Junfeng immediately cast his gaze towards him and said coldly, "Who are you, and why are you holding me captive?"


    "Sir Chen, there’s no need to be nervous. I have no intention to harm you; binding you was merely a precaution." Ling Chen tried to soften his tone to avoid further agitating Chen Junfeng, "Sir Chen, I am Ling Chen; you may not know me, but we are both from the Martial Arts world."


    "Martial Arts world?" Chen Junfeng regarded Ling Chen with a cold stare, his eyes carrying a sharp gleam, "Were you sent to harm me? Is that right? Hmph! I knew they wouldn’t let me off easily. Years have passed, yet they still want me dead." At this point, Chen Junfeng bellowed at Ling Chen, "Come on, since I’m in your hands, kill me if you want, or cut me up, don’t waste words."


    Ling Chen said with a bitter smile, "Sir Chen, you misunderstood. I’m not here to kill you. Actually, like you, I’m also fallen on hard times here." Ling Chen paused and asked, "Sir Chen, do you remember the girl named Lin Han?"


    "Lin Han..." Chen Junfeng thought for a moment and said, "Seems familiar, that little girl tried to treat me before, but I chased her away."


    "I am her patient." Ling Chen pulled over a chair, ced it by the bed, and sat down, saying, "Sir Chen, you should be aware of your condition. As a Heavenly List martial artist, if you go berserk and lose your mind, it could easily hurt people in the vige. I had no choice but to temporarily seal your meridians. Sir Chen, your situation is very dire. I think you should ept Miss Lin’s suggestion and let her treat you so you can recover."


    "I don’t need treatment. I’m not sick." Chen Junfeng said coldly, "Release me quickly; I want to leave this cursed ce."


    Ling Chen shook his head, "Sir Chen, I’m sorry, but I can’t let you leave. As long as you’re not well, you remain a threat to the vigers of Xianghe Vige. Think about it, the trouble you’ve caused them over the years, and yet they haven’t driven you away. To be honest, the vigers aren’t unkind to you. If one day you go mad and kill them all, how would you face yourself? Whether for your own sake or for the vigers of Xianghe Vige, I think you should ept treatment."


    At this point, without waiting for Chen Junfeng to speak, Ling Chen continued, "If I’m not mistaken, you must have a painful past that brought you significant mental strain, causing your mental instability symptoms. Don’t you want to rid yourself of this pain?"


    Upon hearing this, Chen Junfeng fell into silence, seemingly contemting Ling Chen’s words. After a while, Chen Junfeng’s emotions seemed to settle, and he looked at Ling Chen and said, "You don’t know what I’ve been through, so you have no right or qualification to persuade me. Besides, even if I want revenge, I don’t have the capability. Only by reying that day’s events again and again in my mind can I engrave this hatred."


    "Since you cannot achieve revenge, why remember that hatred forcibly? It only serves to increase your pain."


    "Yes! You’re right!" Chen Junfeng gritted his teeth and said, "I have to make myself feel pain; only pain is my best punishment."


    Ling Chen felt somewhat helpless, unsure how to persuade him with such thoughts. Seeing the mes of hatred ignite in Chen Junfeng’s eyes, Ling Chen’s heart moved, and he asked, "Sir Chen, may I ask boldly, who is your enemy? With your strength, standing at the top, is there anyone you can’t deal with?"


    Chen Junfeng said self-mockingly, "Heavenly List martial artist or not, does being on the Heavenly List mean invincibility? Young man, there’s always a higher sky, and always someone better, never think you’re so amazing. As for my enemy, you don’t need to know."


    Ling Chen pondered for a while and spoke, "In the Martial Arts world, the strongest force likely to make even Heavenly List martial artists feel powerless would be the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion."


    "Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion!" When Ling Chen uttered these three words, the me in Chen Junfeng’s eyes instantly intensified. Seeing his emotional change, Ling Chen immediately confirmed his suspicion. Unexpectedly, Chen Junfeng indeed held a grudge against Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, which was quite an unexpected discovery. Moreover, he learned from Lin Han that Chen Junfeng had returned to Xianghe Vige over a decade ago, no wonder there were no news or rumors about him in the Martial Arts world.


    "Sir Chen, to be honest, I have some disputes with Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion as well."


    "You?" Chen Junfeng stared at Ling Chen coldly, his tone tinged with disbelief.


    Ling Chen nodded and said, "You might not believe it, but I’m currently considered the number one threat to Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion. Moreover, the reason I suffered serious injuries and ended up here in Xianghe Vige was due to an assassination attempt by Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion." After speaking, Ling Chen lifted his shirt, revealing the bandages wrapped around his chest to Chen Junfeng.


    Chen Junfeng studied Ling Chen’s wound and said sternly, "Are you also a Heavenly List martial artist?"


    "No, I’m not." Ling Chen shook his head and said, "My entanglement with Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion is tooplicated to be exined in a few words. Sir Chen, do you know Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion’s Qin Chuan?"


    "I know him. Just an Earthly List martial artist, not worth my attention."


    "That’s what he was before; now Qin Chuan has already entered the ranks of Heavenly List martial artists. It was his pursuit that nearly cost me my life."