The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 3448 Acting
Lin Chen had been listening to their conversation the whole time, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The first hurdle has been overcome.

Ning Hesheng also breathed a sigh of relief, after all, protecting Lin Chen's safety was protecting his own safety.

If you can persuade the sect's sage not to harm Lin Chen or covet the spirit of the star map, then you've already succeeded more than halfway.

As for whether the sect wants to utilize Lin Chen's supernatural abilities, Lin Chen has already said that it's no problem.

He's hiding in the Qiyun Sect, so he still has to do what he needs to do, otherwise, wouldn't that arouse suspicion?
A slave acting like a master in a sect?
Is this reasonable?

Zhang Yang asked, "Are the control methods he uses reliable?"

Ning Hesheng replied, "To prevent the other party from playing tricks, Huo Ling Shuang and I each used a method. I used the Primordial Spirit Lock."

Zhang Yang nodded: "Since we have already taken sufficient measures, there is no need to further restrict his strength. From now on, he will be considered a member of my Qiyun Sect, so let's treat him well."

Ning Hesheng cupped his hands in agreement and replied, "Yes!"

Zhang Yang turned to Lin Chen and asked, "What's your name?"

"Lin Chen."

Zhang Yang didn't ask any more questions, after all, the affairs of the lower realm and Lin Chen were none of his concern.

"Lin Chen, are you convinced of the current situation?"

Lin Chen calmly replied, "If only one of them were to make a move, they might not be able to catch me, but since I've been caught, I accept my fate. After all, I don't want to die."

A smile appeared on Zhang Yang's face. Lin Chen's words were telling them that he was unwilling to accept defeat, but since things had come to this, he accepted his fate. He didn't want to die, so he would obey orders.

"Since you've accepted your fate, then from now on, just listen to Ning Hesheng. As long as you do the things we've assigned you well, we won't treat you unfairly."

Zhang Yang said in a gentle tone: "Your coming to the Celestial Realm from the lower realm is not necessarily a bad opportunity. As long as you are loyal to your sect, you may break through to become a saint in the future. This is an opportunity that you could never get in the lower realm."

Lin Chen raised his head, his eyes filled with hope: "Are you willing to give me the Spirit of the Great Dao?"

Zhang Yang stroked his beard, looking like a wise man: "As long as you work hard to serve the sect, if there is an opportunity in the future, it is not impossible to give you a share of the spirit of the Great Dao. What kind of spiritual root do you have?"

Lin Chen answered honestly, "Five Elements Spiritual Root."

Zhang Yang's expression suddenly froze, and the words he was about to say were stuck in his throat.

Five Elements Spiritual Roots!

Wouldn't that require five portions of the Great Dao Spirit?
Who would be willing to give five portions of the Great Dao Spirit to a captive? If there were that many Great Dao Spirits, they would definitely use them for their own sect's outstanding disciples.

Wouldn't it be better to have five more saints?

Are you going to give me a prisoner?

These are not prisoners belonging exclusively to the Qiyun Sect!
For a moment, Zhang Yang couldn't even bring himself to lie, because the words sounded too fake; even he didn't believe them.

"This is indeed a difficult situation for you, but who can say for sure what will happen in the future? Just stay put for now."

Considering that Lin Chen still has value, we should appease him properly, lest we push him too far and he takes advantage of the star teleportation opportunity to destroy everyone. What would we do then?
Or they might cause trouble for everyone, which would be difficult to deal with.

Given such extraordinary abilities, appeasement is the best course of action.

Lin Chen looked somewhat disappointed, but still nodded, resigned to his fate. Zhang Yang glanced at Ning Hesheng: "You two go and rest first. We'll return to the sect after this is over."

Ning Hesheng asked, "Is there anything else?"

Zhang Yang laughed and said, "It's just some routine procedures, nothing specific."

"it is good!"

Ning Hesheng led Lin Chen into the Qiyun Sect's encampment. There were about twenty people in the encampment, all of whom were disciples of the Qiyun Sect. Upon seeing Ning Hesheng, they all bowed respectfully and addressed him as Senior Brother.

Soon, Ning Hesheng led Lin Chen into a room: "You can rest here. I've lifted the restriction on you, but don't even think about running away. If you do, I will kill you without mercy."

“You possess special supernatural abilities, which are valuable to our Qiyun Sect and the future Tianhe Sect. So as long as you work for us with peace of mind, we will treat you as a member of the sect, give you enough protection, and will not look down on you because of your status as a cultivator from the lower realm.”

"The vice sect leader already told you, so just stay here peacefully, we won't treat you badly..."

Ning Hesheng's words were naturally meant for the disciples outside. With these words, Lin Chen was no longer a slave looked down upon by everyone in the Qiyun Sect, but a talent with special abilities, and a member valued by the sect.

Lin Chen held his life in his hands, so naturally he had to protect Lin Chen's safety while trying to improve his status in the sect. He couldn't really be treated as a slave that everyone looked down on and could beat and scold at will, could he?

With the vice sect leader's words and attitude, even though the other disciples considered themselves members of the Celestial God Clan and looked down on Lin Chen out of their pride, they at least had to show him some respect on the surface.

This was already quite good for Lin Chen, who was new to the area. After all, as other races in the lower realm, even if their strength was at the level of a Quasi-Saint, they were nothing in the eyes of the Celestial Race. They were just slaves who could be killed at will.

If you are rich enough, you can buy enough powerful slaves and kill one a day; that's your freedom.

Ning Hesheng spoke in a perfunctory manner, then pretended to lift the restriction on Lin Chen, and finally said, "Although I have lifted your restriction and restored your strength, you are not allowed to leave the camp. Otherwise, if you run into other people, they may not give you such a pleasant look."

Lin Chen replied, "Understood!"

Lin Chen did not deliberately show any respect to Ning Hesheng; he simply agreed calmly.

Although my life is in your hands, did you defeat and capture me all by yourself?

I may accept my fate, but I'm just not convinced and I'm unhappy about it. So what?
is it not OK?

This attitude is very reasonable!
Ning Hesheng didn't say much, just left with the words, "Get some rest."

Lin Chen closed the door, sat cross-legged on the bed, took a healing pill, and closed his eyes.

Lin Chen's injuries were real, but they were all superficial, and the purpose was naturally to make it look more convincing.

Every step here is fraught with danger. It's a completely unfamiliar place, so naturally you have to be careful and cautious, because one careless mistake could lead to utter ruin.

Fortunately, I've finally managed to get in.

As Ning Hesheng said, the established rule is that whoever captures the prisoners owns them, and unless you are willing to sell them, no one dares to break the rules here under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Fortunately, that's the case; otherwise, Zhao Muran of the Black Emperor Sect probably wouldn't have given up. It's just unknown what other methods she might use later.

With a sage like Zhang Yang by my side, there shouldn't be any more problems, right?

I hope nothing else goes wrong, so I can return to Qiyun Sect with Ning Hesheng in peace and get through this initial transition period...

(End of this chapter)