The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 715 Are you guys really that poor?
Lin Chen rushed back to the city lord's mansion and was immediately taken to Qiao Wei's side.

Everyone had witnessed Lin Chen's medical skills in saving Gu Qianqian, and since he was Qiao Wei's junior brother, everyone naturally trusted him even more.

Qiao Wei lay on the bed, unconscious, her face pale, with a bluish tinge between her brows.

"how?"

Without wasting any words, Lin Chen sat down on the edge of the bed and began the examination.

Gu Yuanjie quickly replied, "The lord returned on his own, but as soon as he landed, he said, 'Be careful defending the city. If you can't hold it, retreat,' and then he fainted."

Lin Chen's heart sank. Did Qiao Wei's words mean that someone would attack and occupy Baitao City?

Lin Chen composed himself; his top priority was to wake Qiao Wei up.

Lin Chen examined her carefully and immediately frowned: "Senior Sister has been poisoned."

"Poisoned?"

Gu Yuanjie angrily said, "These people are truly despicable!"

Lin Chen thought for a moment and said, "Senior Brother Gu, you should quickly go and invite Physician Sun from Xingyun Sect... I have methods for treating external and internal injuries, but I don't know much about poisons."

Gu Yuanjie didn't waste any words: "Okay, I'll go and invite him myself."

Lin Chen wasn't lying. If Qiao Wei was injured by someone, whether it was internal or external, Lin Chen was confident he could heal her with the Life Pearl. However, since Qiao Wei was poisoned, Lin Chen was somewhat helpless.

Lin Chen wasn't ignorant about poisons; he was ignorant about poisons specific to the cultivation world.

He had always lived in the human world, how could he know what kind of poisons existed in the cultivation world?

If someone as skilled as Qiao Wei, whose body is entirely made of swords, could be poisoned, then this poison must be something extraordinary, and ordinary methods would not be effective.

Qiao Wei's life force was not cut off; on the contrary, it was relatively stable, but she remained unconscious.

Sun Liangren arrived quickly.

Lin Chen stood up and cupped his hands in greeting: "Doctor Sun, I used to live in the mortal world and have no knowledge of poisons in the cultivation world. Could you please help me take a look and tell me what kind of poison my senior sister has been afflicted with?"

Sun Liangren nodded, sat down, and after a thorough examination, his expression became quite serious.

"The city lord is drinking Divine Intoxication."

Lin Chen frowned: "What kind of poison is it that can be deciphered?" Sun Liangren shook his head: "It can't be deciphered, nor is it necessary. The poison will dissipate on its own in about ten days. The person who used this poison did not intend to kill City Lord Qiao."

Thinking of Qiao Wei's last words before she fell unconscious, Lin Chen suddenly realized: "Their goal is not to kill Senior Sister, but to seize Bai Tao City!"

Qiao Wei is the third disciple of Shi Changsheng, the master of Hengtian Cave in Nanyue. With this background, it would be perfectly reasonable for Shi Changsheng to come and wipe out your entire family if anyone were to kill him. Shi Changsheng is renowned and powerful, so they dare not kill him.

If they dare not kill Qiao Wei, but still want to seize Baitao City, they must first eliminate Qiao Wei from the game, preventing her from participating in the defense of the city.

Qiao Wei was poisoned by the Divine Intoxication and fell into a coma for ten days, making her unable to participate in the battle. Taking over Bai Tao City would be a piece of cake. By the time Qiao Wei woke up, Bai Tao City would have already changed hands, and even Qiao Wei herself would be in their hands. At that time, they would let Qiao Wei go, and Qiao Wei would naturally have no face to come back and take back Bai Tao City.

Moreover, since others dared to seize Baitao City, there must be someone who could withstand Qiao Wei's counterattack.

Gu Yuanjie's expression immediately turned serious: "Then what do we do?"

Lin Chen asked, "There should be a formation to defend the city, right?"

Gu Yuanjie nodded: "Of course we have them. We have the Spirit Light Array for defense and the Spirit Stone Cannon for attack. We can defend the city, but if the enemy has a Nascent Soul expert attacking, the Spirit Light Array may not be able to hold it."

Lin Chen frowned and asked, "Can't even a Nascent Soul expert defend a city's defensive formation?"

Gu Yuanjie smiled wryly and said, "The formation is naturally strong enough, because we built it to defend against the beast tide. It's impossible for it not to stop a Nascent Soul expert. However, the formation requires spirit stones to support it. Every time we defend against an attack, we need to consume enough spirit stones."

"In theory, as long as there are enough spirit stones, the spirit light array cannot be broken as long as the intensity of a single attack does not exceed the upper limit of the array's capacity. However, the attack intensity of a Nascent Soul cultivator is extremely high. To defend against a Nascent Soul cultivator, one would need far too many spirit stones."

Lin Chen immediately understood and asked directly, "How many spirit stones are needed to fight a defensive battle?"

Gu Yuanjie shook his head and said, "I don't know, but if the other side has a Nascent Soul expert participating, then it will naturally cost tens of millions of spirit stones, or even hundreds of millions. This kind of defense is simply burning through spirit stones like crazy."

Lin Chen asked, "Senior Brother Gu, you usually manage this city. What are your thoughts on that?"

Gu Yuanjie gritted his teeth and said, "I will try my best to collect spirit stones first. No matter what, we must defend this city. We cannot hand it over so easily. After all, if we hand it over today, we may only have a chance to take it back when the master's sword bones are fully developed and he enters the Nascent Soul stage."

Lin Chen asked curiously, "How many spirit stones can we gather now?"

Gu Yuanjie smiled wryly: "Not much, five million spirit stones would be good enough."

Lin Chen was taken aback: "Uh, this city is so big, are you guys really that poor?"

(End of this chapter)