The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 924 Have you ever cared about the life and death of ants?
Meng Lan remained silent because she knew that Lin Chen was telling the truth.

Those who kill will always be killed.

Lin Chen didn't dwell on the matter, because he knew very well that while it made sense to him, it was also something she had to do to avenge her sister's death.

Different stances naturally lead to different perspectives.

Most importantly, cultivators value strength over reason. They only start to talk about reason when their strengths are similar and neither can defeat the other.

Is what your sister said true?

Meng Lan replied coldly, "Mostly correct."

Lin Chen asked curiously, "She didn't mention you at all in her story. I'm very curious, how did you get here, and what role did you play in the story?"

Meng Lan remained silent.

Lin Chen waited for a long time without her speaking. Just when he thought she wouldn't tell him, she suddenly spoke up.

“I am the older sister, and she is the younger sister. She has been domineering, rebellious, and assertive since childhood. She is very talented, very strong, and extremely combative.”

"She caused trouble everywhere, was bloodthirsty, and made a lot of messes. Every time, I had to clean up her messes. I tried to persuade her to change, but she wouldn't. Later, I ascended to heaven first, and I was taken in by a big shot as his maid. Occasionally, I would pull his carriage to show off to him. With his protection, I lived a carefree life."

"After my sister ascended to immortality, she found me. I knew she was rebellious by nature. In the mortal realm, she could still protect herself because of her strength, but in the immortal realm, if she was still so rebellious, she would probably be crushed to death in no time. So I introduced her to that great man and made her a servant like me."

"Unfortunately, she was unruly and did not change even after ascending to immortality. She felt that pulling a chariot lowered her status and was very dissatisfied. One day, she did something wrong and was reprimanded by that important person. Instead of repenting, she held a grudge."

"While that person was away from the cave, she turned the cave upside down, smashed his most beloved alchemy furnace, stole all the pills inside, and even sneaked down to the mortal realm."

"That great man was furious. He killed her true form and suppressed her soul, making her suffer endless pain. Because she was the one I introduced to the sect, I was also implicated and punished to guard her here."

“I knew everything she did, but she was trying to save herself, so I naturally wouldn’t stop her. I never imagined that someone could kill her.”

"In a way, I should thank you. With her killed, my responsibility of guarding her is over, and I can return to the Immortal Realm. But as I said before, no matter how wrong she was, she was still my sister, so I had to kill you." After hearing the story, Lin Chen asked curiously, "Didn't your sister say that all the passages between heaven and earth had been severed? How can you still return to the Immortal Realm?"

Meng Lan replied, "What was severed was the bridge, but the gate remains. I am already a true dragon. As long as I receive permission from that being to be guided up, I will naturally be able to return to the Immortal Realm."

allow?

To guide?

It sounds like the entrance to a blessed land in the cultivation world. It's not enough for you to just want to go in; you need the approval of those above to open the door and let you in.

Lin Chen asked the question that had been nagging at him: "If the bridge is cut down, can it be reconnected?"

Meng Lan replied, "Bridges aren't something that's born. If they can be built once, they can be built twice. The most important thing is whether the people above are willing to accept the Wilderness Realm again and whether they are willing to build another bridge."

has hope?
Lin Chen pressed further, "Could you tell me what exactly happened back then that caused the Immortal Realm to sever the passage and prevent cultivators from the Wilderness Realm from ascending?"

Meng Lan shook her head: "I don't know about that. After all, I'm just a maid under his command. Although he cut down the bridge, he won't say a word to me."

Lin Chen was immediately disappointed. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Since you said that the door above is not closed and that the bridge was severed, do the people of the Wilderness Realm have a way to build a bridge themselves to connect to that door?"

Meng Lan shook her head: "I don't know, but even if you build a bridge, if they disagree, they'll cut it down in a heartbeat, and they might even bring down a great calamity as punishment..."

Lin Chen sneered: "A lofty immortal? Is that what you mean by 'all below the immortal are ants'?"

Meng Lan's tone was cold, and his voice was filled with undisguised sarcasm: "To become an immortal, one's lifespan is measured in tens of thousands of years, while mortals live for only a hundred years or so. Birth, aging, sickness, and death are just a blink of an eye in their eyes. This is just like how humans see ants with a lifespan of only one year, or even a few dozen days."

"Humans might step on an ant that is walking peacefully on the road. If they feel like it, they might pour water on the ant hole or set it on fire, watching the ants struggle in the water and be burned to a crisp. Do you think they have ever cared about the life and death of the ants or their feelings?"

(End of this chapter)