The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1530 The Immortal Palace Can't Control the Situation Anymore?

"Lin Chen, congratulations on your breakthrough!"

"Thank you!"

Yao Xuanji said with a smile, "This is a joyous occasion, we should celebrate properly and have a good meal..."

Lin Chen couldn't help but chuckle: "You mean I should cook?"

Yao Xuanji nodded: "That's right. The ingredients in the mortal world are much inferior to those in the immortal world, but there are many completely different cooking methods and dishes. The ones you make taste no worse than those made by the chefs in the immortal world... You don't mean you don't want to cook for me, do you?"

Lin Chen laughed and said, "How could that be? As long as you want to eat it and think it tastes good, cooking a meal is no big deal."

Yao Xuanji immediately made the decision and said with a smile, "Then it's decided."

Looking at the smile on Yao Xuanji's face, Lin Chen teased, "I'm just curious, aren't you acting as the domain lord for your father? Are you always like this?"

Yao Xuanji snorted, "Of course not. I have a lot of presence, okay? But that's for official business. This is private. We're friends, so there's no need to put on airs. It's not tiring to have a cold face all day long, but it's really boring."

Lin Chen joked, "Alright, I'll prepare a delicious meal for the acting domain lord. Please do me the honor."

Yao Xuanji was amused by Lin Chen and replied playfully, "Granted! If it's delicious, there will be a reward; if it's not delicious, there will be a punishment!"

The group found a spot where wildflowers were in full bloom, and Lin Chen set out the cooking utensils and began to cook.

Yao Xuanji didn't stand idly by; instead, she helped Lin Chen by preparing, washing, and chopping the ingredients. When there was nothing else to do, she would watch from the sidelines and chat with Lin Chen, starting with the dishes and then moving on to interesting stories about life in the human world.

The two cooked together like a couple, their movements unhurried and their conversation filled with laughter.

Seeing this scene, Zhong Quan and Lei Zhenxiu couldn't help but feel that they were a perfect match.

"I've advanced, so for now I'm free. Is there anywhere you'd like to go? I'll go with you."

Yao Xuanji smiled and said, "Will you accompany me wherever I go?"

Lin Chen nodded: "Okay."

"I'm going to the South China Sea."

Lin Chen asked curiously, "What are you going to the South China Sea for?" Lin Chen didn't believe that someone with Yao Xuanji's identity would go to the South China Sea just to enjoy the scenery.

"Have you heard of Wanli Palace?"

Lin Chen was slightly surprised: "Ao Li, the Dragon Palace?"

"Correct!"

Yao Xuanji's expression turned slightly grave: "Recently, there have been undercurrents in the Thunder Immortal Realm. I plan to visit Ao Li to see if he is willing to stand on the side of the Immortal Palace..."

Lin Chen frowned: "The Immortal Palace can no longer control the situation?"

Yao Xuanji sighed, “There’s no problem on the surface, but there have been many conflicts behind the scenes. Although my father is the domain lord, he has no great desire for power. He focuses on cultivation and rarely manages the affairs of the domain. As a result, the major forces in the domain are fighting each other in secret for power.”

“My father went to other immortal realms and never returned for five hundred years. Everyone speculated that something might have happened to him and that he might never come back. In addition, there was no one to succeed him, so many people were eyeing the position of realm lord.”

"Although I have returned, my strength is not strong enough. Although the Immortal Palace has a group of my father's old subordinates, they are ultimately not as prestigious as my father. Now everyone is outwardly respectful to my Immortal Palace, but in reality, they all have their own thoughts."

"Besides looking for you, I also hope to visit some powerful forces and gain their support. Although I don't care about power, my father is not here now, and I can't just do nothing. Besides, I still have so many loyal and devoted followers of my father."

“If we let this go unchecked, once things go wrong, the first ones to suffer will be me and my father’s die-hard followers. Whether it’s for my father, for myself, or for those loyal subordinates who follow my father, I have to work hard to stabilize the situation.”

"As long as there are enough and strong enough forces loyal to the Celestial Palace, the situation can be stabilized. Otherwise, it's like a small boat; a slight wave can capsize it."

Lin Chen hadn't expected the Immortal Palace to be on the verge of collapse, and couldn't help but worry for her: "Since the situation is so dire, you should know what forces are behind this, preparing to rebel, right?"

Yao Xuanji smiled bitterly: "Which capable person doesn't want to do this? They're just holding back. What I need to do now is build up my strength. The greater the strength I build up, the less these people will dare to act rashly, and the situation will be stabilized."

"Furthermore, we've learned that Wei Jiao has joined a very powerful organization. She's probably a high-ranking member of that organization. I reckon the organization's goal is to overthrow the Immortal Palace and take control of the entire Thunder Immortal Realm."

Lin Chen asked, "I haven't asked you yet, what's the situation with Wei Jiao? Isn't he from the Northern Profound Sect? Why hasn't the Northern Profound Sect reacted at all after what happened?"

Yao Xuanji smiled bitterly: "Ten thousand years have passed, and Wei Jiao is no longer the same as before. Not only is she powerful, but she also controls a lot of people in the Northern Profound Sect. When I returned, she decisively led a large number of her subordinates to break away from the Northern Profound Sect. The Immortal Palace questioned the Northern Profound Sect, and the Northern Profound Sect admitted its guilt, saying that it was also deceived by Wei Jiao and that they were also victims..."

(End of this chapter)