The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 360 Your choice wasn't wise.

"Correct."

Lin Chen smiled frankly: "So, I'll probably have some conflicts with the Divine Cloud Sect. I can't let you get involved, brother."

Hou Jihu stared at Lin Chen in disbelief: "Brother, which family's disciple are you?"

Lin Chen shook his head: "I really didn't lie to you. I really have no sect or school. I only have one master, but I don't know where he went."

Hou Jihu blinked: "So what's your strength?"

"Grandmaster".

Hou Jihu slumped into a chair with a loud crack, staring blankly at Lin Chen: "You're a Grandmaster?"

Lin Chen nodded: "That's right, otherwise I would have run away long ago."

Hou Jihu stared in disbelief: "How old are you? You don't just look young, you're actually in your seventies or eighties, are you?"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "I'm twenty-seven years old."

Hou Jihu gasped, "A Grandmaster at twenty-seven? That's just too incredible!"

After sighing, Hou Jihu couldn't help but say with concern, "But doesn't the Divine Cloud Sect have a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm? Elder Zhang has come."

Lin Chen chuckled: "Elder Zhang is ill and needs help to walk. What do you think she can do to me? Besides, I'm in the right. If they dare to make a move, I don't mind publicizing it and making them lose face. In front of everyone, I don't think anyone is so powerful as to try to force me."

Hou Jihu's mind raced, and he made a decision in an instant: "They all know you came with me, so there's no need to move out now. Just stay here."

Lin Chen laughed and said, "Aren't you afraid that the Divine Cloud Sect will cause you trouble?"

"Of course I'm scared, how could I not be?"

Hou Jihu answered honestly, then said boldly, "But as much as I'm afraid, I've never even imagined that I would know a 27-year-old Grandmaster and even share a room with him. This is an opportunity given to me by God. If I back down now, I'll be too cowardly."

Hou Jihu took the gamble without hesitation.

A Grandmaster at the age of twenty-seven!

The future is limitless!
The Divine Cloud Sect might not really dare to do anything to Lin Chen, but if he misses this opportunity to make friends, he will regret it for the rest of his life!

Hou Jihu spoke frankly and directly, so Lin Chen didn't say anything more: "Okay, then I won't move."

The people of Shenyun Sect knew that Hou Jihu and they had only met by chance. As long as Hou Jihu did not take the initiative to cause trouble and become an enemy of Shenyun Sect, Shenyun Sect would not make things difficult for Hou Jihu.

Lin Chen glanced at his watch: "It's almost dinner time, shall we eat together?"

Hou Jihu made up his mind: "Let's go, let's have a drink!" The two went to the hotel restaurant, ordered a few dishes and a bottle of wine, and were about to start eating when Xu Lanshan, Xu Bin, and Xu Meiling walked in.

"Lin Chen!"

Xu Meiling's eyes lit up when she saw Lin Chen, and she walked over: "You're here too. I've never heard you mention it before."

Lin Chen smiled and said, "I just came to take a look."

Xu Meiling blinked: "Want to have dinner together?"

Lin Chen glanced at Xu Lanshan: "You all probably know that I beat up Pei Shanming of the Shenyun Sect, right? I just ran into him and Zhu Chong'an. He told me to wait, and he's probably going to cause me trouble. You'd better stay away from me, lest the Shenyun Sect and the Zhu family take their anger out on you."

Xu Lanshan paused for a moment, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes, but in less than a second, he smiled and sat down opposite Lin Chen: "Although the Xu family doesn't even have a Grandmaster, we can't just turn around and run away when our friends are in trouble."

Xu Bin and Xu Meiling also sat down, their eyes slightly eager, yet also a little nervous.

They were all intelligent people, and naturally understood the meaning behind Xu Lanshan taking the lead in sitting down.

Lin Chen had previously formed an alliance with the Xu, Lengwei, and three other families to jointly destroy the Chu family. They were considered friendly allies and their relationship with Lin Chen was in a honeymoon phase. However, if Xu Lanshan truly chooses to stay out of the matter as Lin Chen said, then Lin Chen's friendship with the Xu family will naturally come to an end.

They wouldn't say they've become enemies, but their relationship is pretty much like that.

Take Lin Chen and the Zuo family, who are currently hiding far away, for example.

A hint of a smile appeared in Lin Chen's eyes. Regardless of his mindset, the fact that he chose to sit down at this time already spoke volumes.

"Mr. Xu, your decision this time is not wise."

Xu Lanshan answered frankly: "The Xu family can't produce a Grandmaster on its own, and it has a conflict with the Zhu family. It has to find a way out for itself. Facing the Divine Cloud Sect, the Xu family may not be able to help much, but at least it can choose to take the beating with you."

Lin Chen smiled.

This is Xu Lanshan's bet.

The Xu family chose to stand with him, betting that he would not perish at the hands of the Divine Cloud Sect.

If I lose, the Xu family will be implicated and suffer the consequences, which means I've lost the bet. But if I don't lose, and even become a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm in the future, then this friendship will be enough for me to protect the Xu family.

"Fine, then let's take the beating together."

Xu Lanshan suddenly laughed and said, "I think we should tell Leng Yucheng and Wei Qinggang about being beaten up, so they won't say we weren't fair and that we didn't inform them after the fact..."

(End of this chapter)