The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 664 You absolutely mustn't laugh, you have to hold it in!
Su Mubai breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Lin Chen say that.

She didn't mind revealing that Lin Chen had saved her, after all, she was very grateful to Lin Chen, but she didn't want to cause trouble for Lin Chen because of this.

Lin Chen saved her, but she didn't take any credit. Instead, she casually turned the truth of the matter around, making it seem like she saved him instead of him saving her.

This person has a very broad mind!
"Junior Sister Su saved you?"

The wariness in Murong Feng's eyes immediately eased a bit, and he smiled and said, "Junior Sister Su is always helpful and often assists her junior brothers and sisters. This is indeed her style."

Su Mubai's expression stiffened slightly. Why did Murong Feng's words sound somewhat sarcastic?
I was the one who was saved!

Su Mubai looked at Lin Chen with concern and a hint of apology in his eyes.

Lin Chen smiled frankly: "Yes, Miss Su is indeed very kind. Not only did she save me, but she also answered my questions about alchemy with great enthusiasm."

Murong Feng looked smug and said in a very proud tone, "Junior Sister Su is the most outstanding alchemist among the younger generation of the four major sects, no, the entire Dongtian Sect. Even many of the older generation of alchemists are not as good as her!"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "That's right, it's truly admirable."

Su Mubai's face flushed slightly. When she asked Lin Chen if she could help him refine pills, she could proudly say that she was the best alchemist Lin Chen could find to help him. But when Murong Feng said it, it sounded completely different.

Su Mubai quickly interrupted, "Lin Chen, I'm not that powerful. But if you need any pills or help with refining, you can come to the Ten Thousand Swords Sect to find me. I can help you whenever I have time."

Murong Feng was taken aback for a moment, his expression slightly surprised.

Su Mubai isn't exactly a helpful person. Although she occasionally helps people refine pills, she's definitely not the kind of person who's indiscriminately kind and helps everyone for free. On the contrary, she doesn't charge cheaply for refining pills.

On second thought, Murong Feng understood. Perhaps he had praised her too much, and she was just saying that to be polite.

Didn't you hear the hidden meaning in Su Mubai's words?

As long as I have time... Doesn't that mean if you come to me and I'm not willing to help, then I won't have time and will be busy?

Murong Feng certainly didn't expect that Su Mubai's words could actually be interpreted the other way around.

No matter what I'm busy with, I will definitely make time to help you if you come to me.

Lin Chen smiled and replied, "Okay, I'll definitely ask Miss Su for help if I need anything."

Although Murong Feng felt that there was probably nothing between Lin Chen and Su Mubai, out of instinctive wariness, he inquired about Lin Chen's whereabouts.

"Lin Chen, right? My name is Murong Feng, a disciple of the Flying Crane Sect, and I'm... good friends with Junior Sister Su." Lin Chen almost burst out laughing for a moment.

Very good friends?
Junior Sister Su?
You're supposed to be a chosen one, this is way too much of a sycophant.

It seems Su Mubai rejected you very thoroughly. You can only call her Junior Sister Su, let alone use more intimate terms like Su Su or Mubai.

The way you address someone clearly shows they don't like you at all, leaving you no room for imagination. Yet you still won't give up and insist on clinging to them, calling yourself a "good friend." You probably felt awkward when you introduced yourself.

Can't laugh!
Hold back!

Lin Chen held his emotions in check. He knew very well that if he laughed, he would be destined to be enemies.

After exchanging greetings, Lin Chen steered the conversation to the rescue, looking around and asking, "Where is the person who called for help? Did they send out a distress signal and already leave?"

Murong Feng chimed in, "That's unlikely. We arrived quite quickly. In such a short time, they wouldn't have run away, would they? We didn't see any intense fighting either. Could it be a joke played by someone?"

Su Mubai frowned and said, "Who would joke about a distress signal for no reason? Aren't they afraid of being severely punished afterward?"

Lin Chen looked up at the white-haired old man in the sky and asked in a low voice, "Who is that?"

Su Mubai replied, "Master Chen Bingquan of the Flying Crane Sect has the strength of a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator."

Murong Feng looked somewhat smug: "Uncle Chen was worried about my safety, so he came with us. He came over to check as soon as he saw the distress signal, but he didn't expect to run into Junior Sister Su."

Lin Chen nodded, not asking any more questions. He looked around and his gaze fell on a towering tree in the distance.

This tree is thousands of years old. Its trunk is so thick that it would take hundreds of people to encircle it. Countless trunks are embedded in the soil, and many are still exposed on the ground. The root system seems to cover the entire valley.

The towering tree has a very tall trunk, at least a thousand meters high, with countless branches and lush foliage that block out the sun, seemingly obscuring most of the huge valley.

Countless blood-red roots grow on the trunk and branches of the big tree. These roots are wrapped around the trunk or hang in the air, like thick, blood-red ropes, densely packed, and look strangely eerie.

"What a huge tree!"

Lin Chen sighed softly, "This tree has lived for at least several thousand years. It's old enough to be a spirit, right?"

(End of this chapter)