<h4>Chapter 1149: Chapter 1151: Unwilling to Engage</h4>


    After they finished discussing, Jian Chunqiu and Han Yi went off to attend to other matters.


    Chu Ge sat on the sofa, lost in thought, pondering something unknown.


    Lin Dong and Long Ang silently sat beside Chu Ge, neither of them taking the initiative to speak first.


    After a while, Chu Ge finally said, "In the short term, you’ll need to be extra vignt. Long Ang will take care of the bar, while Lin Dong will look after the Gambling Stone Field. I’m worried they might attack from both fronts."


    Lin Dong was still processing the news about Ming Chong being the Sword Soul, and upon hearing Chu Ge’s words, he nodded absentmindedly.


    After a brief pause, Lin Dong asked somewhat fearfully, "Since Ming Chong is the Sword Soul of the Demon Sword, does that mean she’s particrly formidable?"


    Though he still didn’t know how he had offended Ming Chong, Lin Dong felt lucky; despite Ming Chong’s poor treatment, she had always shown restraint.


    Chu Ge looked at Lin Dong with a slight amusement and exined, "Ming Chong doesn’t actually dislike you; it’s just that there’s a smell on you that she finds off-putting, but she doesn’t know how to express it, so she acts that way towards you."


    Lin Dong was taken aback, thinking it over and realizing it might be true. Although Ming Chong was never friendly, she never sought him out—it was only his approaching her that prompted such reactions.


    Lin Dong sighed, somewhat frustrated, "I only have one scent, so I can’t start wearing perfume every day."


    Chu Ge shook his head helplessly and exined to Lin Dong, "It’s likely the scent of the body wash you use that Ming Chong dislikes."


    Lin Dong pouted, "I intentionally bought scented body wash. Nowadays, girls like refined men, and I thought this might help attract more of their attention."


    Long Ang burst intoughter, teasing Lin Dong, "It’s said that cultivators of Ancient Martial Arts who reach a certain realm don’t get entangled in worldly love. Seems like you haven’t reached that stageyet."


    Lin Dong red at him, "I’m just a Postnatal Martial Artist; what realm could I reach? You’re talking about Mr. Chu, right?"


    Speaking, Lin Dong nced at Chu Ge and chuckled, "Look at Mr. Chu; Miss Ouyang, Lady Tang Xin, even Miss Nangong is around him—yet he remains unmoved. That’s true calmness."


    Chu Ge nced at them, chuckled softly, and shook his head, "Alright, stop joking around here. Go and handle your own tasks."


    "Mr. Chu, aren’t you curious about what those people are doing?"


    Long Ang asked curiously.


    Chu Ge raised his eyes to look at him, puzzled, "Curious about what? They’re sent by Gao Weijie, and their power isn’t beyond yours. With you and Lin Dong here, there’s nothing to worry about."


    Long Ang and Lin Dong nced at each other, shrugging their shoulders.


    Lin Dong returned to the Gambling Stone Field, feeling somewhat down. After thinking it over, he decided to go to the store, recing all his toiletries.


    On his way back, Lin Zhao wondered what was up with Lin Dong, chasing him down with questions until Lin Dong exined what had happened today. Only then did Lin Zhao understand.


    Lin Zhaoughed until his stomach hurt, clutching his belly as he said, "So Lin Dong, Ming Chong doesn’t actually dislike you; she just dislikes the scent on you?"


    Lin Dong expressed his grievance but was resigned to the situation.


    "But really, did someone actually make a move on Ming Chong?" Lin Zhao asked.


    Lin Dong nodded, "Although not seriously, those two weren’t skilled martial artists—they just ran very fast."


    Lin Zhao found it hard to believe, "So Ming Chong is actually a Sword Soul? I thought such things only existed in martial arts novels."


    Lin Dong agreed, having only seen such things in TV shows and martial arts novels, but he was d to know.


    Ming Chong didn’t actually dislike him; it was just the scent. As long as it wasn’t a fundamental issue, everything else was manageable.


    Lin Dong happily pondered, eager to go home, take a shower, and present himself freshly scented to Ming Chong.


    Finally, as it reached the end of the workday, Lin Dong dashed out of the Gambling Stone Field first. In the past, he was always thest one to leave, meticulously checking if doors and windows were properly closed. But this time, he led the charge.


    This caught Lin Zhao and Gu Tong off guard.


    Gu Tong was busy all day, unaware of what happened to Lin Dong. As they finished work, he watched Lin Dong’s eager departure and asked out of curiosity, "What’s going on? Why is Lin Dong so enthusiastic today?"


    "What’s he rushing home for?"


    "Probably to shower."


    Lin Zhao answered truthfully.


    Gu Tong paused, puzzled, "What do you mean? Shower?"


    Lin Zhao nodded, lowering his voice as he spoke to Gu Tong, "Because today, Lin Dong finally discovered why Ming Chong dislikes him."


    Gu Tong was even more perplexed; what does this have to do with showering?


    Lin Zhao suppressed hisughter, cleared his throat, and said, "Because Ming Chong dislikes him due to the scent on him, HAHAHA."


    Gu Tong stood bewildered, twitching his lips as he watched Lin Zhao walk in the opposite direction, asking, "Where are you heading?"


    Lin Zhao waved to Gu Tong, "I’m going home to take a look today."


    Lin Dong returned to the vi without doing anything else, going straight to the bathroom to shower. He scrubbed repeatedly many times before he was satisfied enough to leave the bathroom.


    He specifically bought toiletries of the same brand as Chu Ge’s. After washing, he took a deep sniff, admired himself in the mirror, and then joyfully went downstairs.


    Ming Chong was ying with toys in the hall alongside Chu Ge. Lin Dong cheerfully went up to Ming Chong, turned around a few times, and asked, "How about it? Do you notice anything different about me today?"


    Ming Chong raised her eyes to nce at him indifferently, but said nothing, continuing to fiddle with her toy.


    Lin Dong was rebuffed, puzzled, he turned his gaze to Chu Ge, "Mr. Chu, what’s going on here? Why am I..."


    Chu Ge chuckled and shook his head, "At least she didn’t give you a dirty look upon seeing you."


    Lin Dong paused, suddenly understanding. He patted his forehead, chuckling, "That’s true! Haha, I guess changing up all the shower gear really worked."


    Ming Chong moved aside a bit, continuing to y with her toy, unwilling to engage with Lin Dong.