The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 609 If we don't leave now, when will we?
The ground was uneven with remnants of frozen ice, and Lin Chen tripped over it, which all seemed perfectly reasonable.

Although everyone's eyes were on Lin Chen at the same time, there was no doubt about him; instead, they all looked on with amusement.

Lin Chen plunged his hand into the fish's belly, reaching directly towards the source of spiritual energy, and then touched it.

Thin, and icy cold.

This is a mirror!

Lin Chen slightly shifted his hand and grasped the edge of the mirror. Then, with a thought, the Water-Fire Mirror directly disappeared into the spatial ring on the finger of his right hand.

The surge of spiritual energy abruptly stopped.

Lin Chen withdrew his hand and, in front of everyone, spread it out, revealing an arm covered in blood and filth.

His hands were empty.

Lin Chen shook his hand, looking annoyed, and cursed, "Even if I wanted to eat you, you didn't have to trick me like this, did you?"

Everyone burst into laughter.

"This fish is possessed! Even in death, it'll still get your hands covered in its shit!"

"You tried to eat the fish but ended up being eaten by it!"

After deliberately showing off his disheveled state and lack of success, Lin Chen cursed a couple of times and pretended to be unable to bear the ridicule as he squeezed out of the crowd.

Han Yunfeng didn't suspect anything: "Two people, take this fish to the kitchen. We can have it for dinner tonight. It should taste good."

Seeing this, Lin Chen threw several more punches, breaking up a lot of ice shards, and said, "You guys carry them first, I'm going to take a leak and take care of myself."

"Go."

Since everyone was busy and it wouldn't delay the progress, the rest of the group naturally didn't care whether Lin Chen stayed or left.

Lin Chen left the crowd but did not head towards the camp. Instead, he followed the crowd toward the forest on the other side, walking at a leisurely pace.

Lin Chen quickly reached the edge of the lake. Although some people saw him, they didn't pay much attention, since many people took care of their bodily needs in the nearby forests during the day.

Lin Chen's figure quickly disappeared into the forest and then rapidly disappeared into the distance.

He dared not stay.

This enormous fish is practically a bug in the system. If it's delivered to the camp and seen by the people from the three blessed lands, they'll inevitably make some guesses.

Even if they don't suspect on the spot that someone took the Water-Fire Mirror from the fish's belly, once all the ice here is broken tomorrow and the Water-Fire Mirror is still missing, they will definitely investigate. This fish will then become the focus, and if they question the people on the scene, they will inevitably be caught.

If you don't go now, when will you wait?
Lin Chen hadn't gone far when the camp bell rang, signaling the end of the workday and the start of dinner. Lin Chen quickened his pace.

……

On the hilltop, Ji Yusheng and others were chatting.

Zhou Wuyuan from Dongyue Taishan Grotto laughed, "Judging from this, it should be completely excavated by tomorrow at most half a day. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that even after the entire lake was completely pulverized, none of the three parties had discovered it yet..."

Jia Quan Hai, from Changshan Cave in the Northern Peak, frowned and remained silent.

They dug up the body of Liu Quan, the Water and Fire Immortal, but the Water and Fire Mirror was neither on his body nor in his spatial ring!
He thought victory was in the bag, but now he was back to square one. His emotions were like a rollercoaster ride, going from elation to despair.

Qu Xuehua from Lingxu Blessed Land chuckled, "Let's see who's lucky. Nobody's allowed to do anything sneaky."

Ji Yusheng looked down at the not-so-long frozen lake below, frowned, and asked, "Could the survey be wrong, and it's not at the bottom of this lake?"

"impossible!"

The three people answered in unison: "It's definitely at the bottom of the lake!"

Ji Yusheng laughed and said, "I don't know anything about magic treasures. I just thought it was too coincidental, so I asked."

Just then, two cultivators carried over a huge fish. Ji Yusheng's eyes lit up: "Such a big fish?"

Zhou Wuyuan's eyes lit up: "Six months of freezing and six months of thawing, such a big fish can only grow in six months. It must be because of the spiritual energy of the Water-Fire Mirror that it can grow this big. According to the fish's habits, it certainly won't go too far away from the Water-Fire Mirror. The Water-Fire Mirror should be nearby!"

Ji Yusheng's gaze fell on the holes in the fish's body, and he asked, "Why is the fish's belly torn?"

The cultivator carrying the fish recounted how Lin Chen had fallen and pierced the fish's belly. Ji Yusheng smiled and remained silent, while Zhou Wuyuan and the other two had no further suspicions.

Firstly, it was under the watchful eyes of many people, and secondly, they did not see any spiritual phenomena.

"This fish was raised on spiritual energy. Although it's an ordinary fish, the flesh must be very delicious. Take it to the kitchen and add it to the dishes."

Zhou Wuyuan laughed and said, "Let's go, let the chef make us a steamed fish head with chopped chili peppers, I guarantee it will be very satisfying."

The four returned to the camp and ate their meal in peace.

After sitting for a short while, Ji Yusheng suddenly frowned, looked at the grass beside him, reached out and wiped his hand, which was wet.

Ji Yusheng raised his hand and asked in confusion, "These past few days, all the moisture in these grasses was frozen solid, but why does it seem like the ice has melted now?"

(End of this chapter)