The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1022 I'm going to collect the corpses, and kill some chickens while I'm at it.
Lin Chen remained silent.

It is truly lamentable that Shenzhou, once the most glorious core of the human race, has now become such a chaotic place.

When the cultivators were defeated, the ordinary humans living in the Central Divine Continent naturally suffered as well. Over tens of millions of years, the population of the Central Divine Continent may have dwindled to less than one-tenth. The occupants of the major cities changed hands frequently, and the people at the bottom suffered immensely.

As the middle-aged man said, it's not that they don't want to leave or change their living environment; those who have the ability to leave have already left, and those who remain are those who don't have the ability to leave. They are practically just waiting to die, and their suffering will only end when they die.

"The king's flag changes on the city walls, one dynasty ends and another begins..."

Lin Chen sighed, and finally asked, "You mean the bodies of that cultivation couple are still hanging on the city wall?"

"Correct."

The middle-aged man replied in a low voice, "The demon leader said that anyone who dares to collect the corpses will have their entire family killed, leaving no one alive. If someone secretly collects a corpse and he can't find the person, he'll randomly kill a thousand people. Nobody dares to help them collect the corpses; they've been hanging on the east gate wall ever since. Sigh, they're rare good people..."

Lin Chen asked, "What kind of demon did you say that demon leader was? Was he human or in the form of a demon beast?"

The middle-aged man replied, "Half-human, half-demon form, a human body with a blue wolf's head on top..."

Half-human, half-demon, does this count as a successful transformation?
Lin Chen turned his head to look at Nalan Wushuang, who calmly replied, "In the True Body Realm, without perfect transformation, one is in a half-human, half-demon state. When he enters the Great Demon Realm, the wolf head will also transform into a human head, leaving only one demonic characteristic. There are many demons in this half-human, half-demon form."

True Body Realm, which is equivalent to a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage?
This strength is quite formidable. After all, in the stable Western Houzhou, the city lords of the cities under the Wanjian Sect are basically all at the Nascent Soul stage, and even the city lords of the many cities under Kunlun Mountain are mostly at the Nascent Soul stage.

A Void Realm expert or a Great Demon usually doesn't have the energy to be a city lord. With such strength, they are more than capable of establishing their own sect or simply enjoying the fruits of others' labor.

After asking for clarification, Lin Chen thanked him and turned to leave, heading in the direction of Xingyuan City.

Nalan Wushuang said softly, "Are you going to collect their bodies?"

Lin Chen nodded: "Yes, and kill a few people while you're at it."

After a pause, Lin Chen turned his head and smiled, "Although you are traveling with me, you can't really be considered a partner. Our statuses are different, so our attitudes are naturally different. You can just observe from the sidelines; you don't need to take action."

Nalan Wushuang pursed her lips: "Now that you have been recognized by the Human Emperor's Seal as the new Human Emperor, what do you think of the relationship between the human race and the demon race, or rather, what are your thoughts on the future of the human race and the demon race?" Lin Chen smiled: "In any case, I think it shouldn't be so chaotic. There should be certain rules to restrain the human race and the demon race."

Nalan Wushuang asked with slight surprise, "Restriction? Isn't your goal to exterminate all the demon races and make humans the masters of the Wilderness Realm?"

Lin Chen shook his head: "I haven't thought about it."

Nalan Wushuang asked, "Why is it that every human being, or rather, every emperor, isn't striving for this goal?"

Lin Chen shook his head: "First, the Human Emperor worked hard for the survival of mankind. His appearance was more about resolving crises and saving the human race, rather than creating crises and eliminating the demon race."

"Secondly, the demon race and the human race have coexisted for tens of thousands of years. To be honest, who can truly and completely destroy the other? Even immortals might not be able to do it, after all, the Wilderness Realm is too vast."

Lin Chen calmly said, "If, and I mean if, I had the ability to make the rules..."

"I will designate several states as land for humans and several states as land for demons, prohibiting them from traveling to or crossing the border. Then, I will designate a state between the two races as a place of coexistence, where both humans and demons can go, live, trade, and coexist peacefully. Within this state, I will issue an ironclad rule for peaceful coexistence that both humans and demons must abide by. Anyone who violates this rule will die!"

Nalan Wushuang stared at Lin Chen with shining eyes: "You want humans and demons to coexist?"

Lin Chen nodded: "Existence is its own justification. Since humans and demons exist in this world and have existed for tens of thousands of years, it is wrong to say that either one is the master of this world. Moreover, in terms of cultivation, they eventually arrive at the same destination, so why can't they coexist?"

"The Wilderness Realm is so vast, with so many undeveloped areas, that there is no resource crisis for survival. In that case, why not coexist and develop peacefully?"

Lin Chen looked at the dumbfounded Nalan Wushuang and smiled, saying, "Of course, this is just my personal opinion. The premise is that we must have the strength to maintain this rule; otherwise, everything I say is a joke..."

Nalan Wushuang shook her head, her gaze inexplicably complex.

"You are the Human Emperor..."

Lin Chen laughed and said, "Does the Demon Emperor have to take it upon himself to exterminate the human race? Does the Human Emperor have to take it upon himself to exterminate the demon race? If they can coexist peacefully, why can't the Demon Emperor and the Human Emperor sit down together, drink tea, and play chess?"

(End of this chapter)