The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1043 You're really planning to rob us?
“You’ve been following us for a month now, what, do you want to keep going?”

He Qianshan laughed and said, "What exactly are you after?"

Lin Chen joked, "What, you're looking down on me because I'm not strong enough?"

He Qianshan shook his head: "If I disliked you, why would I drink with you? The strategist said you're not simple, and you must have a purpose in following us. I'm just curious, what is your purpose?"

Lin Chen was startled: "Mr. Gao said that?"

He Qianshan nodded: "Yes, don't be nervous. Since I'm telling you this, there's obviously nothing I can't say."

Lin Chen pondered for a moment before frankly saying, "I really came here for the Black Profound Stone. I'm stuck at this bottleneck and can't move forward. Since you have so many Black Profound Stones, I wanted to see if I had a chance to obtain the Black Profound Stone Essence Pearl."

He Qianshan's eyes widened: "Are you serious?"

Lin Chen laughed and said, "I've always been telling the truth, it's just that you don't believe me..."

He Qianshan chuckled: "Haha, what are you planning to do? Steal it or rob it? The Black Profound Stone is with the strategist. Although the strategist is not as strong as the boss, his magic treasures are very powerful. Your Nascent Soul strength might be a bit difficult."

Lin Chen laughed and said, "Mr. Gao is probably waiting for me to make a move. Once I do, he can kill me with a legitimate reason."

He Qianshan said in bewilderment, "You're only a Nascent Soul cultivator, how come you're so bold? The weakest among us is at least a Deity Transformation cultivator. If it were a direct confrontation, any one of us could crush you. And yet you've chosen to hang out with a bunch of bandits and haven't left..."

Now that things had come to this point, Lin Chen felt he could also speak his mind. After spending a month with them, he had discovered that although they were bandits, they were quite principled and not the kind of wicked people who would do anything.

Lin Chen smiled and said, "I was just passing through Xingyuan City when I heard about the city lord and his wife's affair..."

He Qianshan interrupted and asked, "What is it?"

Lin Chen recounted the story of the city lord and his wife, and He Qianshan angrily exclaimed, "These demons are utterly hateful and deserve to die!"

Lin Chen continued, "After killing them, I originally wanted to leave and return to Xihou Prefecture. However, I was worried that other demon races would retaliate if I left. I was stuck at a bottleneck anyway, so I stayed. What difference does it make where I am stuck?"

"I haven't been here long before you arrived. It was from you that I learned for the first time about the uses of the Black Mystic Stone, which gave me some ideas. That is, to use the Black Mystic Stone Essence Pearl to help myself break through." "I do doubt your identity. I'm afraid you're a fraudster. Moreover, I heard from the manager that you came here once many years ago. As long as you pay, you won't harass the people. You're very law-abiding. So I wanted to come with you to confirm this. At the same time, I also wanted to see the legendary Eight Kings."

"After meeting you, I felt that you were different from the legends, quite interesting, so I thought I'd stay and see. Anyway, I'm going to stay somewhere anyway, and you have a lot of black mystic stones, right? I'm thinking about how to get them."

He Qianshan's expression was strange: "You're really planning to rob us?"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "After witnessing the strength of Boss Yelü and Mr. Gao, I naturally gave up. Besides, you are not as vicious as I expected. On the contrary, you are quite principled."

"Anyway, that's how it is, and that's how I've stayed until now. So, what I said before was the truth, and I didn't lie to you."

He Qianshan gave a thumbs up: "You've got some guts, kid. Aren't you afraid we'll take you out the moment we meet?"

Lin Chen laughed and said, "Let's take it one step at a time. There's no such thing as being 100% certain in this world."

He Qianshan asked with great interest, "So what are your thoughts now?"

Lin Chen chuckled and said, "What else can I do but keep following along? Maybe one day I'll make a great contribution and this Black Mystic Stone Pearl will be mine."

He Qianshan laughed and said, "Aren't you the city lord? You might as well go back and be the city lord properly and collect Black Mystic Stones."

Lin Chen shook his head: "It's too slow. The annual production is already not much. They need it themselves, there are trades outside, and there are robberies like yours. I can't bring myself to do it. In a year, I won't even get a few Black Profound Stones. As for collecting five thousand, who knows when that will take. Whether I can remain the city lord for so many years is another matter..."

He Qianshan nodded in understanding: "That's true. With your Nascent Soul strength, if someone really attacks, you might not be able to stop them."

After a pause, He Qianshan laughed and said, "But with your strength, it would be difficult for you to make great contributions in our group. Even with the Black Profound Stone Essence Pearl, you wouldn't be ranked high enough. Moreover, many of our operations are fraught with danger. A Nascent Soul cultivator like you could be gone if you're not careful."

"Don't expect anyone to help you. We're robbers. When you're out in the game, you have to rely on yourself. If we really run into someone tough, the boss will hold off the strongest one, but the rest is up to us to escape. Whether we can get away or not is up to fate. By then, we won't even be able to take care of ourselves, let alone you."

Lin Chen laughed and said, "I've naturally thought that through. Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are determined by fate. If it really comes down to escaping, I do have some tricks up my sleeve..."

(End of this chapter)