The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1239 A lingering concern in my heart, which I can never let go of.

When Lin Chen heard about the demon invasion, his first thought was to find the Demon Emperor and ask him why he had gone back on his word.

Lin Chen even considered using the power of Xuanji and Qi to directly take down the Demon Emperor and stop the invasion, but upon hearing that there were immortals behind the demon race, he immediately became vigilant.

Lin Chen had previously asked the Demon Emperor what his purpose was in launching the war and whether there were other people behind it. The Demon Emperor replied that it was his own will. But now, this war may not necessarily be his will anymore.

"What's the situation now? Where has the demon army advanced to?"

The shop assistant replied, "I heard that the demon army is enormous, divided into several routes, simultaneously attacking Northern Wuzhou, Central Shenzhou, and Eastern Huangzhou. They have already captured many cities..."

Lin Chen's expression changed slightly. Was the demon race making a desperate gamble with the full strength of the demon kingdom?
If Wei Jiao is behind them, what has she promised them?
Threat?

Bribery?

The most likely explanation is the lure of immortality: obey my commands and I'll guide you to immortality; if you disobey, I'll kill you and replace you with someone more obedient.

A carrot and stick approach—it's hard to resist.

The Demon Emperor is no exception.

"What about the humans? Are they putting up any resistance?"

The shop assistant smiled wryly and said, "The demon army came without warning. Although there had been some rumors beforehand, not many people took them seriously. Now, in this haste, what kind of resistance can we offer?"

"With information being relayed back and forth between several states, by the time the human army has organized a counterattack, I'm afraid countless cities will have fallen into the hands of the demon race."

Lin Chen suddenly remembered that he had a city called Xingyuan in Zhong Shenzhou. He was grateful for the couple's contributions to Xingyuan City, so he stormed into the city, wiped out the demon race that had occupied it, and stayed in Xingyuan City for a period of time to protect the peace of the area. Later, he handed the city over to the Vajra Bandit Group to guard.

I wonder if Xingyuan City has fallen.

Lin Chen fell into thought. He could go back to Xihou Prefecture to find his family and pretend that nothing had happened, but he couldn't bear to do so.

At the gates of Xingyuan City, countless people knelt down to mourn the deceased couple who were city lords. Lin Chen vividly remembered that scene.

Xingyuan City wasn't a big city; it was just a small one with a small population. But Lin Chen had lived there for a while and had become familiar with its atmosphere.

Old Li, the honest and kind-hearted breakfast shop owner; Chen San, the pork stall owner who swears but is incredibly generous; and Liu, the tofu shop widow with a sharp tongue but a kind heart...

After finishing his meal, Lin Chen decided to go back and check on things.

He once said that he couldn't sacrifice himself for the common people, but he could at least try.

Xingyuan City is, after all, his own city. The King Kong Bandit Group is just managing it on his behalf. He doesn't care about other cities, so shouldn't he be in charge of Xingyuan City?

Located in the eastern part of Beiwuzhou, not too far from Dongpengzhou and Zhongshenzhou, Lin Chen sped along, and whenever he passed a city, he would briefly inquire about its inhabitants.

"Master, there's a city ahead, it looks quite large..." "Go take a look."

The airship approached the city, and then Lin Chen saw an empty city that had been burned down.

No one is empty.

There wasn't even a protective barrier around the city. The flying boat hovered in mid-air, and Lin Chen stepped off and entered the city.

The entire city was burned to ruins. Lin Chen flew over the ruins with a cold face and finally landed in a small, relatively intact residential area.

Lin Chen's gaze fell on a skeleton in the corner of the wall, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

The skeleton was completely clean, with not a trace of flesh or blood on its body.

Lin Chen had seen this scene before!
Lin Chen once strolled through Kongyuan City and saw one such skeleton after another, their flesh and blood gone, leaving them completely clean.

All their flesh and blood were refined and absorbed by the Myriad Spirits Blood Array, and finally refined into Myriad Spirits Blood Pearls!
Four hundred thousand people, one Myriad Spirit Blood Pearl!
Now, Lin Chen is here again, and he has actually seen the same kind of skeletons.

Lin Chen flew slowly through the area, and then he saw one skeleton after another.

For adults, for children, for the elderly...

All the corpses were completely clean, without a trace of flesh or blood.

The Blood Array of Ten Thousand Spirits!
Wangui Sect!
While Lin Chen was furious, he also felt a bit confused.

This area has already been conquered by the demon race. Logically speaking, even if the demon race slaughters humans, they would only turn humans into their food. They would not use the Myriad Spirits Blood Array to refine the blood beads.

Do demons also have ways of cultivation and refinement?

Or perhaps, cultivators who practice the path of refining, like the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect, have joined forces with the demon race?

Lin Chen frowned and set off again.

Lin Chen passed through many cities along the way, and he saw at least ten cities that had been refined, with all the residents of the cities turned into skeletons.

The demon army suddenly invaded, and wherever they went, all the residents of the resisting city were refined by the Myriad Spirits Blood Array and turned into Myriad Spirits Blood Pills.

Lin Chen felt that the demon invasion and the reappearance of the Dao of Refinement seemed to be related, but he couldn't confirm it for the time being.

With a heavy heart, Lin Chen arrived in Zhong Shenzhou and reached Xingyuan City.

(End of this chapter)