The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1057 How about I keep a secret?
Lin Chen answered frankly, "My surname is not Jiang, it's Lin. I learned that secret technique by chance. I have met members of the Jiang family."

Yelü Yuan asked in surprise, "The Jiang family's secret techniques are never passed on to outsiders. Since you are surnamed Lin and not a member of the Jiang family, why would they teach them to you?"

Lin Chen shrugged: "Because the Jiang family has no one left."

Yelü Yuan opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know how to answer.

That's a really insightful answer.

Since the Jiang family is now extinct, their rules no longer need to be followed, and their secret techniques can be passed on to outsiders.

Gao Yi asked, "Although you saved the lives of everyone in our entire bandit group, I still want to ask, why did you come to our bandit group?"

"The Black Mystic Stone Pearl."

Lin Chen answered frankly, "I already said that I've been stuck at the Nascent Soul stage for a while and can't break through. The Black Profound Stone Essence Pearl can help me break through, so I wanted to give it a try."

"I can't beat you guys, so I can't just steal it. If I can't beat you, I'll join you. That's why I'm staying here to see if I have a chance to get the essence pearl legitimately."

The entire group of Vajra bandits were dumbfounded.

Holy crap, what that kid said back then was true!
Did he really intend to rob the Vajra Bandit Gang and steal the Black Mystic Stone Pearl?
All eyes turned to Zhou Yuanji. Zhou Yuanji gave a wry smile, took out the box containing the Black Mystic Stone Pearl from his spatial ring, held it with both hands, walked up to Lin Chen, and handed it to Lin Chen with a cupped-hand salute.

"I said before that if you saved our lives, this essence pearl would be yours. You did it, and I'll keep my word!"

Zhou Yuanji solemnly handed over the box: "Brother Lin, thank you for saving my life, thank you for saving everyone's lives."

Lin Chen reached out and took the box, smiling, "Then I won't be polite."

He originally came for the Black Mystic Stone Pearl, and now that he has saved the lives of the entire Vajra Bandit Gang, he feels perfectly justified in taking the Black Mystic Stone Pearl.

Zhou Yuanji laughed and said, "It's only natural. Even if the Black Profound Stone Essence Pearl is gone, we still have our lives and can slowly earn it back. But if we lose our lives today, everything will be over, and the essence pearl will just go to someone else."

Yelü Yuan asked in a deep voice, "You saved all our lives today, what do you want in return?"

Lin Chen shook the box of essence beads in his hand: "I have already received the best reward. These essence beads belong to Zhou Yuanji personally, so Boss Yelü, you can consider compensating Zhou Yuanji."

Yelü Yuan frowned and said, "You don't want anything?"

Lin Chen laughed, "That's right. With a master like you, it's impossible for me to take you as a subordinate. Your black armor is useless to me, and the strategist's two magic weapons are his prized possessions. A gentleman doesn't take what others cherish, so let's just forget about it." Lin Chen paused, a smile spreading across his face, "Besides, when we had some loot before, I always got a share. Doesn't that mean I'm part of this group too?"

"Since I'm part of the group, isn't it my duty to lend a hand when the group is in danger?"

Yelü Yuan and Gao Yi exchanged a glance, their gazes both somewhat strange.

Gao Yi asked, "What is your background? Your skills and magical treasures are not something a rogue cultivator could acquire."

Now that things have come to this, Gao Yi absolutely does not believe that Lin Chen is a disciple of the Immortal Beast Sect of Fierce Lion City.

Lin Chen laughed and said, "Everyone has a privacy, right? I lied to you before because we had just met. Now I would feel bad if I lied to you again. So, how about I keep a little secret?"

Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, everyone's expressions immediately became quite strange.

This kid seems to have quite a background.

Could he be a genius disciple of some major sect?

Because of my identity, I can't explain it. Otherwise, if word got out that I was mixed up with bandits, wouldn't that give people something to talk about?
Gao Yi nodded: "Of course you can. We won't force you if you don't want to. But now that you've obtained the essence pearl, are you ready to leave?"

Lin Chen shook his head: "I'm not leaving. What, are you trying to kick me out again?"

Yelü Yuan rubbed his head and asked in puzzlement, "What, have you gotten addicted to being a bandit? Are you planning to stay a bandit with us forever?"

Lin Chen laughed and said, "No, it's just that you were tricked by the Skull Bandit Gang and the Arhat Bandit Gang today. Aren't you angry and don't you want to get revenge?"

Yelü Yuan glared and said angrily, "Of course we have to get revenge! If it weren't for you, we would all have been tricked and killed here today. Once I'm healed, I'll go find them!"

Lin Chen laughed and said, "Yeah, I'm not happy either. After all, I'm one of the people they want to kill. If I didn't have some skills, I'd probably be dead today. I have to get revenge."

"Besides, we're a bandit gang. You're here for revenge, while they're here to rob. They not only stole the Bewitching Token, but also many other valuable items. Now they've swallowed them all. We have to find a way to get them back!"

Gao Yi's eyes lit up: "You want the Bewitching Token?"

(End of this chapter)