The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1162 The Person Who Reaps the Greatest Reward
Unfreezing the absolute ice is not complicated. After the Yin-Yang Ghost Fire is released, it attaches itself to the Xuanbing and burns silently.

The ice, so hard that even divine weapons couldn't break it, melted rapidly under the burning of the Yin-Yang Ghost Fire, turning into wisps of water vapor that drifted into the air.

The ice sealing Gui Chang was very thick. It took Zhu Yao three days of continuous release of Yin-Yang Ghost Fire to finally melt the thick ice completely.

Gui Chang's body emerged from the solid ice. He had a full head of white hair, and his whole body was so thin that he was skin and bones, like a skeleton. His pair of weathered eyes were dull and lifeless, and he was extremely weak, as if he would die at any moment.

Gui Chang fed himself a pill, and his complexion improved slightly, but he still looked frail and sickly.

"Senior, what are your plans for the future?"

Gui Chang leaned against the wall and asked in a deep voice, "What's the situation outside right now?"

Lin Chen glanced at Zhu Yao. As a native of the Wilderness Realm, he naturally knew more about its history.

Zhu Yao already knew Gui Chang's identity. Strictly speaking, the Zhu family was a branch family that had branched off from the Eight Great Families of antiquity, so he was naturally very clear about the history of the Gui family.

Zhu Yao respectfully replied, "Then I'll start from the era of my predecessors..."

This lecture lasted for quite some time.

Gui Chang squinted slightly, his expression calm, but the vicissitudes of life in his eyes were clearly visible.

Lin Chen listened with great interest. Although he had heard of the eight ancient families, he was not clear about their historical changes. Listening to this was like brushing up on his historical knowledge.

As the pinnacle of power in the Central Divine Continent and even the entire human race, the eight ancient families were an important force in the war between humans and demons. After the defeat of the human race, the eight ancient families were basically crippled, but in reality, they were not wiped out.

Fearing the resurgence of the eight great families, the demon race relentlessly pursued them, preferring to kill the innocent rather than let the guilty go free. During the long years of this pursuit, some families were completely wiped out, while others were forced to change their surnames or branches.

Tens of thousands of years have passed, and the remnants of the original eight great families have split into many smaller families. Many of these smaller families have gradually been destroyed in history, and very few have survived.

Regardless, the eight ancient families have become ancient legends. It is virtually impossible to find people with any of the eight ancient surnames, unless they are exceptional individuals like Jiang Rukong or Ji Ruxue...

After listening to the story, Gui Chang sighed: "Time is merciless; ultimately, no one can withstand the erosion of time..."

Lin Chen asked, "Senior, what are your plans for the future?"

Gui Chang sighed, "I'm just an old man nearing the end of my life, I won't live for many more years. I can just find a place, lie down and wait to die. Anyway, I have to thank you. Just like you said, I can die peacefully in my bed instead of in this cold, mysterious ice..."

Lin Chen smiled and said, "If you don't have any plans, senior, you can come back to Hengshan in Nanyue with me and find a quiet place to live in peace." Gui Chang looked at Lin Chen and smiled, "This old man is now at the end of his life and won't live for another two years. I can't help you with anything."

Lin Chen laughed heartily, "Senior, you passed on your cultivation techniques to me, so naturally I want to repay you. I invited you to retire in Hengshan, Nanyue, not because I wanted you to help me in any way. If it weren't for that, why would I have come back to save you? After all, you've already passed on the Gui family's great secret technique to me, don't you think?"

Zhu Yao, standing beside him, widened his eyes in shock.

The Gui family's secret technique—isn't that a berserk technique that can unleash ten times the combat power?

Gui Chang had already passed it on to Lin Chen?

It must have been the day we attacked Death Valley.

Zhu Yao felt conflicted. So many sects and so many powerful figures gathered together to attack Death Valley, and so many people died. In the end, all they gained was that they realized there were indeed immortals in this world and saw the arm of an immortal who had been suppressed. But Lin Chen alone had one adventure after another and gained a lot.

First, he was ambushed and, while being chased by a horde of undead, he comprehended the Death Seal. Then, by a twist of fate, he entered through a secluded path and bumped into a senior member of the Gui family, from whom he received the ancient secret technique, the Berserk Technique.

He is the one who reaps the greatest rewards.

Zhu Yao wasn't jealous; he was just marveling at how fortunate the Emperor was, recognized by the Emperor's Seal.

Lin Chen possesses the Jiang family's secret technique, Shrinking the Earth into an Inch, and now he has also mastered the Gui family's secret technique, Berserk Technique. At such a young age, he already possesses such terrifying combat power.

A chosen one.

Zhu Yao was unaware that the arm that flew away that day had ended up running off with Lin Chen; otherwise, he would have been utterly shocked.

Such a thing would be the envy of anyone, let alone Zhu Yao.

Gui Chang looked into Lin Chen's eyes, as if trying to see through his heart.

Lin Chen smiled, his eyes clear and calm.

This was originally his true feeling.

What is there to fear from investigation?

(End of this chapter)