The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 475 The Immortal Corpse
The most valuable items are most likely to be found in those obviously more upscale houses, but Lin Chen did not compete with the Han family for them.

Firstly, the Han family outnumbers them, and since the Han family is already hostile towards them, a real conflict would likely escalate into a major battle. Secondly, this place is just a village, while in the center of this underground city lies a much larger town.

Lin Chen casually walked into the nearby houses and looked at several, but didn't find anything.

Lin Chen simply stopped checking the other houses and strolled along the path in the center of the village. After walking for a while, he passed through the village and stood in an open space at the entrance of the village. There was a large flat area with a huge locust tree that had completely withered.

Standing on this flat ground, Lin Chen looked around and could vaguely imagine that before this field was destroyed, this flat area at the edge of the village might have been a place where a group of old men would sit and chat, while mischievous children would run and play nearby...

Lin Chen was about to turn around when he suddenly stopped, frowning as he looked into the distance.

A few hundred meters ahead of the village entrance, there was a mountain-like shadow, and on a certain protruding spot on this mountain, there seemed to be a figure.
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Chen continued walking. Three hundred meters later, Lin Chen stopped. In front of him was a mountain.

This mountain may have originally been quite tall, but now it is only about 150 meters high. The part above 150 meters has disappeared as if it had been cut off by a knife. The cut of the mountain peak and the rock strata have completely adhered to each other, making the mountain peak look more like a huge pillar supporting this world.

Lin Chen leaped up and climbed up the hillside toward the protruding spot he had seen earlier. Soon, Lin Chen leaped up and landed on the protruding platform he had seen earlier, shining a powerful flashlight on it.

Under the sunlight, there was a stone platform and a stone bench. A middle-aged man sat on the bench, looking at Lin Chen with a smile.

Lin Chen's hand trembled involuntarily, and he almost dropped the flashlight.

Even though Lin Chen was brave, he was suddenly frightened by this terrifying scene.

Calming himself and examining the area carefully, Lin Chen slowly exhaled.

dead.

Han Xuecheng said that some skeletons were found in this area. Lin Chen probably wouldn't be so surprised to see a skeleton, but seeing a living person is much more terrifying.

The powerful flashlight shone around him, and Lin Chen's shock became even more pronounced.

This protrusion should have been a huge rock, but now it has been cut open as if by a knife, creating a perfectly flat stone platform.

Upon closer inspection, the stone bench where the man sat and the stone table in front of him with the chessboard were all perfectly square, with each side smooth and flat, as if they had been sliced ​​by a sharp blade.

The middle-aged man sitting on the stone stool looked to be in his forties. He was handsome and dressed in a simple linen robe similar to those worn by people in ancient times, which could not hide his refined scholarly air.

He smiled, a peaceful smile, looking at Lin Chen—no, he should be looking in the direction behind Lin Chen, the direction from which everyone entered this world.

Lin Chen walked up to the middle-aged man, a strange sense of peace washing over him. After standing for a few seconds, Lin Chen cupped his hands in a respectful bow.

"This junior, Lin Chen, has just entered this world and has disturbed your peace. Please forgive me!"

Although he knew the person in front of him was dead, the body was incorruptible and the demeanor clearly indicated that this person was no ordinary person. Lin Chen acted on his own and first apologized to the senior.

Isn't it strange that there are so many people?

Just as Lin Chen bowed, it was as if a breeze blew past him, making his hair fly.

Lin Chen was startled and quickly looked up, his eyes suddenly becoming blank.

The middle-aged man's corpse seemed to suddenly transform into a flat painting, which then shattered into countless particles of light that drifted away in the wind.

The movement wasn't particularly fast, but it was incredibly smooth and swift. The smiling middle-aged man transformed into countless specks of light, drifting away with the wind and completely disappearing into the world.

The stone table is still there, and the Go set on it is still there, but the man who played the game is no longer there.

"Ding!"

The crisp sound caught Lin Chen's attention. Lin Chen stiffly turned his eyes and focused his gaze on the chessboard.

On the black and white chessboard, a sparkling ring has appeared.

Lin Chen took a closer look. It was a golden ring with some simple and intricate patterns on one side of the inner band. Apart from that, there was nothing particularly eye-catching about it.

Lin Chen tentatively reached out and gently picked up the ring, examining it closely.

There seemed to be nothing special about it.

Lin Chen put the ring in his pocket, felt it from the outside, patted his pocket, hesitated for a moment, and finally took the ring out of his pocket again.

After gesturing for a moment, Lin Chen put the ring on his ring finger.

(End of this chapter)