The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 546 I treated you like that, don't you hate me?

Lin Chen sat atop the snow-capped peak, with Zhou Yin beside him.

Zhou Yin held binoculars in her hand, gazing at the distant snow valley: "Brother Chen, do you think Zhou Yitian will really make a move?"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "Let's see. No matter what he does, I won't suffer any losses. At most, I'll just have to put in more effort and kill him one more time."

Zhou Yin looked at Lin Chen with admiration: "Brother Chen, you're amazing! You completely crushed a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm. You've only been at the Grandmaster level for two months, while they've been Grandmasters for over ten or even several decades..."

Lin Chen glanced at Zhou Yin and asked, "Did Dean Li tell you not to communicate with others or tell them about your cultivation method?"

Zhou Yin nodded, her expression somewhat blank: "Yes, why do you ask that? Is there a reason?"

Lin Chen turned to look at Xue Gu and smiled, "Because you are practicing the methods of cultivation in the human world, not the methods of cultivation in the human world."

Zhou Yin's eyes widened: "What do you mean?"

Lin Chen asked, "You know about the Unknown Land, right?"

Zhou Yin nodded: "I've heard the legend that there is an unknown place in the Kunlun Mountains, but no one knows where it is. Everyone says that it is the place where immortals live."

Lin Chen explained, "I don't know if they can be considered immortals, but what I do know is that they are called cultivators and they practice cultivation methods. In the human world, people are called cultivators, and there are many cultivation methods."

"You can think of it simply: cultivation methods are a simplified version of immortal cultivation methods, more suitable for the environment of the mortal world where spiritual energy is scarce. However, the peak that one can reach in cultivation is limited. Immortal cultivation methods rely on spiritual energy, so in a place like Yaochi where spiritual energy is abundant, your cultivation will be twice as effective with half the effort, while outside, your cultivation progress will be particularly slow..."

Zhou Yin suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. Then, can I still go to Yaochi to cultivate in the future?"

Lin Chen laughed and said, "We've absorbed all the spiritual energy there, so it's recovering very slowly. I estimate it will take at least many years to return to its previous state. Besides, I always feel that the spiritual energy there might also be related to that fish. In any case, you can forget about it for at least five years."

Zhou Yin was immediately disappointed, but then her eyes lit up as she asked, "The world is so big, there must be more than just Yaochi with abundant spiritual energy, right?"

Lin Chen smiled wryly. Back then, Chen Tongxian told him that there were indeed some places in the world with abundant spiritual energy, but she only mentioned Yaochi. At the time, he had no idea about it, so he didn't ask about other places.

"I don't know."

Zhou Yin's expectant gaze immediately turned to disappointment: "If I knew more places like this, maybe I could become a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, or even surpass the Innate Realm and become a cultivator. How wonderful that would be!"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "You're so young, yet you're already a Grandmaster. You'll have plenty of opportunities in the future. I feel that these places with abundant spiritual energy must have some extraordinary wonders. If you keep that in mind, you can search in these places between mountains and rivers and perhaps you'll find something."

Zhou Yin's eyes lit up again: "Okay, then I won't be an advisor anymore. My goal from now on is to travel all over the mountains and rivers, looking for places like Yaochi, and strive to break through to the Innate Realm as soon as possible!" Lin Chen nodded: "That's a good ambition. Dean Li's upper limit is limited by his talent. I see that you have improved so much in such a short time, so your talent must be very good. If you can really find a few more such places, it may be possible to break through to the Innate Realm. It is said that after breaking through to the Innate Realm, you can enter a new realm, and the gates to the unknown places of the whole world will appear in your eyes. You will see a new world."

Zhou Yin pursed her lips, her eyes filled with anticipation, her beautiful face radiating determination.

"Brother Chen, if I find it, I'll definitely call you!"

Lin Chen laughed: "You don't hate me?"

Zhou Yin looked at Lin Chen with a strange expression: "I'm so grateful to you, why would I hate you?"

Lin Chen chuckled lightly, "My feelings for you, well... like that."

Zhou Yin's face flushed red instantly: "Isn't that all my own fault? You're already being very merciful by letting me go. If it were someone else, they'd probably be even more excited if they heard I've never done 'that' before..."

Lin Chen didn't say much, just smiled slightly: "It's good that you don't hate me."

Zhou Yin pursed her lips and didn't say anything.

I don't hate you.

I thank you.

I admire you.

I've even... fallen in love with you.

But I dare not say it, and I am not qualified to say it. I know I am not good enough for you!
Although I don't know what kind of person your wife is, she's definitely not someone an ugly duckling like me can compare to.

I will strive to cultivate myself, strive to become a cultivator, and strive to become stronger.

Perhaps, in the future... I will become better and stronger, and I will have the courage to say these words to you, even if it's just in a light and casual tone of reminiscence: I liked you. That would be enough!

Lin Chen had no idea that Zhou Yin was experiencing such complex emotions. He stared at the distant canyon and suddenly said, "They're here."

(End of this chapter)