The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1781 The First Longevity Lamp in Life
"No movement, just like before, as if they have completely disappeared."

Lin Chen wasn't surprised; in the world of cultivators, time is the least valuable thing.

The Immortal Realm is so vast that if you didn't use a teleportation array, it would probably take half a year to travel from the east side of the Tianxuan Continent to the west side.

The leader of the Heavenly Dao Alliance is waiting for people from the higher immortal realms. Putting aside everything else, the journey must be quite long, not to mention there are other matters to attend to.

If you just go into seclusion to cultivate and contemplate, that could take several years.

Lin Chen stayed with Yao Xuanji for two days before preparing to set off for the Dragon Spirit Continent.

Liu Yuqi and Fan Cuihong wanted to follow, but Lin Chen refused, telling them to stay in the Immortal Palace.

Lin Chen's current enemies are usually very strong. Even Golden Immortals don't need to run away. The opponents who need to run away must be Heavenly Immortals. And for Heavenly Immortals, crushing Liu Yuqi and Fan Cuihong is just a piece of cake.

Lin Chen could escape on his own with remarkable efficiency, but taking them along would only be a hindrance when fleeing for his life, so he simply didn't bring them.

Even Lin Chen, the celestial being mentioned by Yao Xuanji, was rejected, so how could there be any true immortals among them?
"Lin Chen, have you ever lit a longevity lamp before?"

Lin Chen shook his head: "No."

Yao Xuanji stared at Lin Chen: "Why don't you light a longevity lamp in the Immortal Palace? Although I believe you will be fine, I will feel at ease seeing that lamp burning there."

Lin Chen turned to look at Yao Xuanji. Yao Xuanji bit her lip, a slight blush appearing on her face. But this time, she didn't look away, staring straight at Lin Chen with a pleading look in her eyes.

Lin Chen sighed inwardly, "Alright!"

The longevity lamp is made by infusing a wisp of the soul into the lamp. If the person is alive, the wisp of soul will not perish, and the lamp will not go out. However, if the person dies, the wisp of soul will sense it and the lamp will go out. This is what people often refer to as the lamp going out when a person dies.

Yao Xuanji was clearly extremely worried about herself and didn't want to bear the anxiety of not knowing the situation. She lit a lamp, and as long as she saw the lamp, she knew that she was alright.

No matter where the person is, as long as they are well, she feels at ease.

Longevity lamps are usually kept in the sect, but in the Wilderness Realm, there were only five people in his sect, and there was no such custom. After he joined the White Crane Immortal Sect, although the sect had this custom, his special status, coupled with the fact that he hadn't stayed in the sect for long, meant that he hadn't left behind a single longevity lamp yet.

Unexpectedly, the first longevity lamp of my life will be left in the celestial palace.

The placement of the longevity lamp is not complicated. It is a prepared magical artifact, and all that is needed is to prick your finger and drip some blood into it.

Lin Chen picked up the longevity lamp and pressed his finger against the needle tip in the center of the lamp, which resembled a flower stamen. Blood flowed down the needle tip, and the longevity lamp lit up with a white light.

Lin Chen slowly withdrew his hand. Yao Xuanji lit the longevity lamp, and Lin Chen felt a magical connection between himself and the lamp.

"Should this lamp be placed in the Hall of Longevity?"

The Hall of Longevity is where all the longevity lamps of the Immortal Palace are gathered and placed, and it is guarded by Immortal Palace guards. Yao Xuanji shook his head: "Just put them here, it'll give me peace of mind."

Lin Chen was slightly taken aback. This was Yao Xuanji's study in her residence. Apart from sleeping and handling official business in the main hall, she spent most of her time here.

Is she planning to keep an eye on me all the time?
"Putting it here, a single lamp, it looks all lonely..."

Yao Xuanji shook her head: "I'm here, how could I be lonely? Besides, the defenses here are the strictest. I can't keep running to the Hall of Longevity all day long. Although there are guards, I feel more at ease watching over things myself."

Lin Chen was silent for a few seconds, then said softly, "You're very thoughtful."

Yao Xuanji gently turned his head and looked at the lamp: "I didn't have many friends to begin with. I was harmed by Wei Jiao and suppressed for ten thousand years. People's hearts have changed, and the world has turned upside down. Then I met you. Now you are my only friend. You even helped me deal with the Heavenly Dao Alliance and are on the same boat as me. Of course I care about your safety."

"I will be careful."

Lin Chen replied, then thought for a moment and said, "No matter who the opponent is, give me some time. As long as I don't die, I will crush them all under my feet and won't let them bully you."

Yao Xuanji's eyes trembled, and the softest part of her heart was deeply touched.

She turned her head, looked at Lin Chen, and finally could no longer suppress her feelings. She took a step forward and hugged Lin Chen.

Lin Chen's body stiffened slightly; he hadn't expected her to hug him on her own initiative.

He thought for a moment, and was just about to speak when Yao Xuanji buried her face in his chest: "Don't speak."

Lin Chen's words were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back down.

"hug me."

Yao Xuanji spoke very softly, as soft as a mosquito's buzz, and her face was already as red as blood.

Lin Chen raised his hand and gently put his arm around Yao Xuanji.

Yao Xuanji's body was tense and she was extremely nervous. She was afraid that Lin Chen would reject her, and she was also afraid that he would say something she didn't want to hear. But Lin Chen just gently hugged her and didn't say anything.

Yao Xuanji gradually relaxed, and her body softened in Lin Chen's warm embrace.

The two embraced quietly.

After a long while, Yao Xuanji mustered her courage, raised her head, closed her eyes, and slightly tiptoed...

(End of this chapter)