The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 2825 Mist
Redwood City is vast and populous. Moreover, due to its proximity to the Red River Mountains, it attracts a large number of cultivators, making its trade highly developed.

After making a few inquiries in the city, Lin Chen and Gong Jianying arrived at the city center square, which was bustling with cultivators.

Lin Chen wandered around for a while, first buying a vow doll at a high price, then making a bounty flag and hanging it directly in the square.

Lin Chen cast another spell, materializing the image of the Leaping Beast. The Leaping Beast, formed from gathered light, looked as if it were alive, instantly attracting the attention of countless cultivators.

"Bounty offered: Leaping Beast. Anyone who can provide true and accurate clues will be rewarded with ten million spirit stones. If someone can lead a group to find it, they will be rewarded with a high-grade cultivation technique."

Ten million spirit stones!

Superior-grade cultivation technique!

Lin Chen's bounty immediately attracted a lot of attention.

Ten million spirit stones might not be a large sum for a Grand Luo Immortal, but for an ordinary cultivator, it would be an absolute windfall, not to mention that there's also a high-grade cultivation technique.

There are countless cultivation techniques in the world, but not many can reach the top grade. After all, a top-grade cultivation technique can basically support an entire immortal sect.

Lin Chen's bounty targets countless low- to mid-level cultivators; truly powerful individuals may not appear here.

Soon, people came up to ask questions. Lin Chen pointed to the oath doll on the table, and many people's faces changed slightly and they stepped back.

The oath doll is a testament to truth. If someone lies, they might be struck by lightning and reduced to ashes. Spirit stones and cultivation techniques are tempting, but one must be alive to enjoy them. Moreover, if someone is proven to be lying, they will be gone, and naturally, they will not receive a single spirit stone.

From the moment the crowd gathered enthusiastically until they dispersed, not a single person dared to come forward and claim the reward.

Gong Jianying looked disappointed: "Nobody knows!"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "No rush, it will take some time for the news to spread, let's wait a bit."

The two set up their stall in this place where cultivators frequented the most and where information flowed the fastest, and they sat there for three days.

As darkness fell and fewer and fewer people appeared on the road, Lin Chen thought he would probably not have any luck today. Then a man cautiously approached, his head covered by a hood, which kept him completely hidden in its shadow.

"Sir, is your bounty real?" Lin Chen pointed to the oath doll on the table: "As long as you can provide true and valid information, you can get the bounty immediately. If you know the specific location and can lead us there, we can exchange the cultivation technique immediately if we find it."

The man glanced at the lifelike, shimmering, leaping beast beside him and said in a low voice, "I think I've seen it before."

Lin Chen's eyes lit up: "Fellow Daoist, please explain in detail."

Lin Chen casually cast a soundproofing spell, enveloping the three of them to prevent others from hearing them.

Although it was night, there were more than just one or two people paying attention to this place. Perhaps that was why this person was so well-covered up and came to find him under the cover of darkness, afraid of being targeted after making a fortune.

The man said in a low voice, "I went into the Red River Mountains before, hoping to try my luck. Well, many adventurers who went in had the same idea as me. We didn't have any specific goals, we just wanted to find something valuable, maybe a part of a monster's body, or some rare and precious herbs or elixirs."

Lin Chen nodded: "Yes, I understand. Please continue."

The man continued, “I wasn’t alone; I was with a friend. We wandered around the Red River Mountains for a while and only made some small gains. We weren’t satisfied, so we headed deeper into the mountains, but then we suddenly got lost.”

Lin Chen questioned carefully, "What do you mean by 'lost'?"

The man's face showed a look of confusion and fear: "As we were walking, it suddenly felt like we had entered a fog. Although the scenery in the fog was the same as the Red River Mountains, it felt like another space."

"A faint mist drifted in the air, like a forest in the early morning, but when you looked up at the sky, there was no sunshine, no blue sky and white clouds. When you looked back, you could not see anything in the distance, only a faint forest."

"That indescribable feeling. In the normal world, perception is clear: sunlight, wind rustling through the grass, birds flying, insects chirping—it's full of life. But inside, everything seems suppressed, like a silent world, eerily quiet."

“We were all a bit panicked at the time, and my friend suggested that we fly upwards as soon as possible to get out of this foggy area because the surroundings were too strange. Just in case, he asked me to stay behind while he flew upwards and asked me to keep an eye on the surroundings for him…”

As the man spoke, his voice suddenly trembled slightly, filled with barely concealed fear.

"Something terrible has happened..."

(End of this chapter)