The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1169: If I can kill you, any investment will be a win!

Lin Chen looked up and sized up the uninvited guest in front of him.

The middle-aged man had a square face, a cold and stern expression, and sharp, piercing eyes. He was staring intently at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen blinked: "Something wrong?"

The middle-aged man spoke coldly: "Human Emperor, are you always this careless when you're out and about?"

Lin Chen frowned slightly and subconsciously circulated his spiritual energy, only to find that the spiritual energy fluctuated slightly and then remained still.

The dantian was like a stagnant pool, with an invisible force preventing the gathering of spiritual energy.

Unable to use spiritual energy!

Lin Chen remained calm and said, "You poisoned the food?"

The middle-aged man coldly replied, "It's just one Soul-Locking Pill."

"Spirit-Locking Pill?"

Lin Chen laughed and said, "The Spirit Locking Pill is colorless and odorless, and can dissolve in any liquid. Once it is ingested, the dantian is completely locked, and the person cannot use spiritual energy. Even the primordial spirit will be temporarily paralyzed and unable to escape... This pill seems to be very difficult to refine, and it is hard to find even one."

The middle-aged man replied with burning eyes, "No matter how expensive it is, being able to kill the Human Emperor is a win no matter what, don't you think?"

Lin Chen nodded: "That's true. Medicine is inanimate, but people are alive. It's definitely a profit. So why haven't you made a move yet?"

The middle-aged man said in a deep voice, "I will naturally take action when the time is right."

Lin Chen calmly replied, "Wait for the drug to fully take effect? ​​Since you still won't make a move, then let me ask you, why do you want to kill me? I don't think I've ever seen you before. Besides, I move around freely. The fact that you were able to find me means you went through a lot of trouble."

The middle-aged man coldly replied, "I have no grudge against you, but someone wants your life."

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow in slight surprise: "Acting for someone else? An assassin?"

The middle-aged man stared into Lin Chen's eyes, then suddenly raised his hand, unleashing a surge of spiritual energy as sharp as a knife, which shot towards Lin Chen's throat.

A vibrant green vine, speckled with crimson bloodstains, suddenly emerged from under the table and, like a whip, struck the tip of the spiritual energy blade.

The spiritual energy blade instantly dissipated.

The middle-aged man was taken aback, suddenly stood up, and threw a punch.

Lin Chen remained seated, not moving an inch, staring calmly at the middle-aged man.

Nascent Soul stage... late stage?
The vines spread out like poisonous whips, lashing out fiercely.

The man's seemingly powerful punch was actually deflected by a seemingly slender vine!
The man's face showed disbelief. He hadn't expected that Lin Chen would have such a powerful vine demon by his side!

Countless vines sprouted wildly from under the table, like countless outstretched arms reaching out to grab the man. The man summoned his flying sword, spitting a mouthful of blood essence onto it. The sword instantly shone with white light, flying rapidly towards Lin Chen with a white streak of light.

The vines suddenly twisted and instantly transformed into a huge net, blocking Lin Chen's path.

The flying sword crashed into the vine net, severing only a dozen or so vines before it became exhausted. The vines, like venomous snakes, clung to it and wrapped it tightly, rendering it unable to move.

At the same time, the vines shot towards the man like javelins.

A light shone from the man's body, and a spiritual energy shield appeared, enveloping his body and blocking the vines, while he fled rapidly away.

He was fast, but the vines were even faster.

In the blink of an eye, the entire restaurant was completely covered by vines. These vines were dense and numerous, like a net, sealing off the entire restaurant. The ground and walls were covered with wildly growing vines, like winding and twisting snakes.

The middle-aged man rushed forward, and a vine, like a whip, lashed out at his light shield. In the blink of an eye, the light shield dimmed and was on the verge of breaking.

The middle-aged man's eyes were resolute, and his aura suddenly surged.

"He's going to self-destruct! Stop him!"

As Lin Chen's voice rang out, the red light on more than ten vines surged instantly, piercing through the middle-aged man's entire body like javelins. His life essence was instantly absorbed by the vines, and his body shrank rapidly like a deflated balloon, his previously surging aura suddenly leaking out wildly.

Suddenly, a pendant around the middle-aged man's neck lit up, and an invisible flame suddenly ignited all over his body. A black mist, seemingly alive, shot rapidly toward Lin Chen.

The vines waved and swept towards the black mist, but the black mist seemed to be invisible. The vines passed through the mist without harming it in the slightest.

The black mist shot directly into Lin Chen's body and then disappeared.

The middle-aged man's body had shrunk, and he stared intently at Lin Chen, making indistinct sounds in his throat.

"You can't escape! I'll be waiting for you down there..."

As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, an invisible flame melted his body, turning him into a wisp of smoke, leaving nothing behind.

"Master, are you okay?"

Mei Nu's worried voice rang out, tinged with fear, after all, she hadn't stopped the red smoke from entering Lin Chen's body!

Lin Chen remained calm: "It's not a big problem, let's leave."

All the vines withered, and the restaurant space returned to normal, a messy state. Fortunately, no one was injured.

Lin Chen turned his head to look at Qiao Wei and laughed, "You can even encounter assassins while eating? Is this why cultivators don't like to eat?"

(End of this chapter)