The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 2664: It takes only one mouth to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of effort to refute them
"The clone is dead."

In the desolate mountains and forests, Lin Chen raised his head, his expression grave: "Let's go!"

Lin Chen summoned the Exquisite Pagoda, instantly taking the three of them inside. The Exquisite Pagoda soared into the sky and disappeared into the distance.

Inside the main hall of the Linglong Tower, Lin Chen sighed, "As expected, someone was waiting for me."

Shang Wenyan asked softly, "Do you know what happened?"

Lin Chen shook his head: "After entering the mountain gate, the sect's great formation cut off my spying. I don't know what happened after that, but since my clone died, and died in an instant, it means that it was in big trouble and had to die in order to avoid falling into enemy hands."

"We entered the mountain gate to see Gu Qinghai. Since the clone is dead, it was most likely Gu Qinghai's doing. Perhaps it was because we exposed our identities on the merchant ship. Our previous worries have come true."

Shang Wenyan frowned and said, "It's fine if your clone dies, but the Dark Ancestral Dragon is still inside. What about him? Is he dead too?"

Lin Chen closed his eyes and sensed it for a moment.

“I made a vow with him before, but I can no longer sense the connection of the contract. It seems that the bond has been severed and I have regained my freedom. The vow I made has been dissolved.”

“Now that I’m dead, he definitely can’t escape either. He’ll either be killed along with me or captured. Gu Qinghai will definitely want to find out about us from him.”

Qi interjected, "He has always stayed in the tower and has no contact with other things. Even if he is exposed, at most he will expose the existence of the Linglong Tower. Other than that, he can't say anything else."

Lin Chen smiled wryly: "He's really unlucky. He just regained his freedom and then got caught again."

Yue Chengtian asked, "Brother, should we save him?"

Lin Chen shook his head: "With our strength, we can't save them even if we wanted to. If we tried, it would just be throwing them away for nothing..."

Yue Chengtian frowned: "Shall we just leave?"

Lin Chen thought for a moment: "It's definitely impossible to save him, but we can use some tricks to find out some information and at the same time give Dark Ancestral Dragon a chance to live."

Shang Wenyan's eyes lit up, and she looked at Lin Chen expectantly: "What are you going to do?"

Shang Wenyan had a blind trust and expectation in Lin Chen. Although his strength was not much, he always did something unexpected when he was among these important people. He could do what others could not, and it seemed that nothing could stump him.

Lin Chen chuckled: "Just you wait and see."

Netherfire City.

Gu Qinghai was meditating cross-legged in his cave when the steward in charge of matters related to the Burning God Sword arrived with a solemn expression.

"Lord of the city, there are rumors circulating in the city that our Netherfire City, while accepting exorbitant fees from clients for the Burning God Sword, has been appropriating valuable items for themselves and murdering clients to cover their tracks..."

Gu Qinghai frowned: "Who spread this message?"

The manager said in a deep voice, "After hearing about this, I immediately sent people to investigate and arrested some people, but we couldn't find the source. I estimate that this matter is related to the incident a few days ago."

Gu Qinghai raised an eyebrow: "Lin Chen?"

The steward nodded: "There are several cases circulating, the most detailed being Lin Chen's case. Rumor has it that the Netherfire City coveted the black dragon and intended to tame it as a mount, so they forcibly seized the dragon and killed the client..."

Gu Qinghai's face was cold: "This kid is a bit cunning. Instead of running away, he's trying to make trouble for me."

The steward said softly, "I guess he was so angry that he spent spirit stones to hire someone to spread this rumor. Now the rumors are flying everywhere, and many people who come to do business are very suspicious. If we don't do anything about it, it will probably affect the reputation of our Netherfire City."

Gu Qinghai's eyes darkened. The Burning God Sword had brought him inexhaustible cultivation resources. If his reputation were ruined, who would dare to seek him out in the future, and who would bring him resources?
Seeing Gu Qinghai pondering, the manager whispered, "How about I send someone to post notices stating that these are pure rumors, and anyone who spreads rumors will be severely punished, while those who report them will be richly rewarded!"

Gu Qinghai raised his eyes: "It takes only a mouth to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of legwork to refute them. This is a perfectly legitimate scheme of his. The more you try to cover it up, the bigger the matter will become, and the worse your reputation will get..."

"Go and post notices, explaining the whole story in detail. He's a wanted criminal from the Hall of Ten Thousand Immortals, and he even killed my brother. He's delivered himself to our doorstep. If we don't kill him, who should we kill?"

The steward nodded: "Yes, Lord City Lord."

Gu Qinghai pondered for a few seconds, then sneered, "He did this partly to embarrass me and make me lose face, and partly to vent his anger, and partly to see if that black dragon is dead."

"Add a sentence to the end of the notice: 'That black dragon is still alive. I've imprisoned him in Zhetian Ridge. If he's not afraid of death, come and rescue him. I'll be waiting for him!'"

(End of this chapter)