The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 786 Was he coming for me?

Lu Daoren was waiting for Lin Chen to run out of spiritual energy, but Lin Chen had the Water-Fire Mirror as a spiritual energy storage device, as well as Longlong and Bifang, two water-fire energy generators, so theoretically his spiritual energy endurance was unlimited.

Run!
Although the opponent has a way to lock onto my range, as long as I can outrun them, I have nothing to fear!
At worst, I'll just go around in circles and end up back in the Kunlun Mountains.

Neither Tang Li nor Tang Dongzhu would stand idly by and watch themselves be killed.

Let's go check out Jade Peak City first. Jade Peak City is Kunlun Mountain's territory. It's a powerful city with strong figures in charge. Although this Daoist Lu is powerful, he probably wouldn't dare to cause trouble in Jade Peak City, or even enter it.

With the Water-Fire Mirror providing a large amount of spiritual energy, Lin Chen stopped and ran all the way to Jade Peak City.

Lu Daoren's methods of locking onto him can only pinpoint a large area. So what if Lu Daoren knows that he is hiding in Jade Peak City?
He probably wouldn't dare to attack like he did in Huangshan before, forcing him to reveal himself.

After paying the city entry tax, Lin Chen entered Jade Peak City.

He didn't go to the hotel, but went straight to the Jade Peak City Lord's Mansion.

The city lord of Jade Peak City is named Fu Lin. He is a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator with formidable strength. After Lin Chen introduced himself, he met Fu Lin not long afterward.

"Lord Fu, I apologize for disturbing you, but I have no choice. I was ambushed on my way from Kunlun Mountain..."

Fu Lin's expression changed. Lin Chen was the personal disciple of the master of the Hengshan Stone Cave in Nanyue. He had just left Kunlun when he was ambushed. What would others think if word got out?
Kunlun Mountain claims to be one of the Ten Great Grotto-Heavens, yet it can't even keep the bandits out of its own backyard. Who would dare to come to Kunlun Mountain in the future?
"Who dares to commit murder at the gates of my Kunlun Mountain?"

Lin Chen replied, "The other party is a middle-aged man, wearing a Taoist robe, and he calls himself Taoist Lu."

"Master Lu!"

Fu Lin's expression changed slightly: "Why is this guy killing people at the entrance of Kunlun Mountain?"

Lin Chen asked, "Who is this Daoist Lu? Does City Lord Fu know him?"

Fu Lin shook his head: "I've never seen him, but I've heard of him. This Daoist Lu is a rogue cultivator with a strong killing instinct. He's at the Nascent Soul stage, and most people wouldn't dare to provoke him. However, although he's very killing, he's not the kind of person who kills indiscriminately. Why did he suddenly attack you?"

Lin Chen replied, "He said he was out of spirit stones and would just kill some people to steal them."

“Impossible.” Fu Lin shook his head decisively: “Lu Daoren is not a top expert, but he is still somewhat famous. He may be short of spirit stones, but he would never run to the gate of Kunlun Mountain to kill and rob indiscriminately for spirit stones. Could it be that someone in Kunlun Mountain has offended him and he is afraid to enter Kunlun Mountain, so he kills people outside Kunlun Mountain to vent his anger?”

Would Daoist Lu kill someone for a spirit stone?
Lin Chen initially thought he was just unlucky and had been robbed on the road, but Fu Lin's firm denial made Lin Chen suspicious.

If it wasn't for money, then as Fu Lin said, it was a random killing to vent anger, or perhaps it was actually aimed at him?

Zhao Feiyu?
After dealing with Zhao Ping, Zhao Ping would definitely go to Zhao Feiyu to complain, but in the following days, Zhao Feiyu never showed up, let alone came to cause trouble for him.

Was it that he disdained to cause trouble for me, or had he already made arrangements?

Could it be that Lu Daoren was arranged by Zhao Feiyu?

This speculation is baseless, but it is not impossible.

With suspicions arising in his mind, Lin Chen would not discuss further matters with Lin Shuo. Zhao Feiyu was the son of Kunlun, a rising star, while he was ultimately an outsider. It was obvious who they would side with.

Better safe than sorry, lest you be betrayed.

Lin Chen asked a question that concerned him most: "After I ran away, Daoist Lu chased after me relentlessly. Even when I had completely out of sight of him, he would catch up with me again after a while. He must have used some kind of method that I don't know about..."

Fu Lin stared at Lin Chen in shock. How could Lin Chen, a Golden Core cultivator, escape from Lu Daoren's clutches and leave Lu Daoren behind, not even a shadow in sight?

Fu Lin really wanted to ask Lin Chen how he did it, but then he thought that as the Stone Cave Master's personal disciple, it was normal for him to have one or two life-saving magic treasures. Asking him would be like invading his privacy.

After thinking for a while, Fu Lin replied, "The most likely possibility is the Mysterious Heaven Sensing Technique, but he first needs to imprint a spiritual mark on you, and then he can sense your approximate location within a certain range."

Lin Chen asked, "How can I confirm if I've been mentally branded? If so, how can I remove it?"

Fu Lin replied, "Concentrate your mind and examine your dantian. If there is a spiritual imprint, it must be in your dantian. The dantian is the source of a cultivator, so there will definitely be something unusual about it. After all, it is not something that belongs to you. If you want to remove it, concentrate your spiritual power to attack and destroy it. Once the attached spiritual imprint is shattered, the other party will no longer be able to sense your location."

"However, if the other party is much stronger than you and has much higher mental strength, you may not be able to remove their mental imprint. But even if you can't remove it, don't worry too much. At most, the mental imprint will disappear automatically within a month."

Lin Chen frowned. Given the disparity in strength, why would Lu Daoren need to imprint any mental mark on him when he suddenly attacked him?
(End of this chapter)