The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 722 Every effort will be rewarded.
Feng Jixin gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with anger.

I actually got tricked by some young brat!
In the current situation, it's absolutely impossible for them to just slink away like this.

If they finally managed to outmaneuver Qiao Wei but failed to take down Bai Taocheng, wouldn't they become a laughingstock?
"Bomb them! Let's see how many spirit stones they have left to burn!"

With the spirit fire useless and getting too close to the spirit energy shield meant getting hit by cannon fire, the group could only attack continuously at the maximum range of their magic weapons or flying swords to deplete the spirit energy shield.

These people were far away, so Lin Chen naturally didn't dare to go up and cause trouble. Feng Jixin was also watching him closely from the side.

If I go up there, wouldn't that be like walking into a trap?
Since they're going to spend so much time and effort bombing, let them bomb. As long as they don't bomb at close range, that's already a good result.

Lin Chen landed on his sword and returned to Gu Yuanjie's side.

Gu Yuanjie, Qingling, and the others all looked at Lin Chen with admiration and strange eyes.

Lin Chen almost killed Nascent Soul cultivator Zhao Yutian just now, and rendered their proud siege spirit fire useless. That's amazing!
Lin Chen asked, "How many spirit stones will we need to consume if they bombard us like this for a whole day?"

Gu Yuanjie replied, "If the bombing were as close and intense as before, even ten million spirit stones wouldn't be enough to stop it. But now, the attack intensity has been reduced a lot. I estimate that five million spirit stones would be enough to last a day, or even less. After all, they can't bomb 24 hours a day without stopping; they also need to rest and recover."

Lin Chen nodded: "Keep an eye on them. I'll keep an eye on them from here. If they dare to get close, bombard them with spirit stones. Feng Jixin can withstand a few shots, but I don't believe those Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators can either."

Gu Yuanjie's spirits lifted somewhat: "Judging from the current situation, as long as we have enough spirit stones, we should be able to last for ten days without any problem. It's just that the spirit stones will be consumed..."

Lin Chen laughed and said, "Let's hold on for now. If it's not enough, we'll think of something else. If we really can't hold on, then we'll retreat."

Although Lin Chen decided to defend, this defense was based on the premise that the spiritual light array would not collapse. He had no intention of engaging in close combat with Feng Jixin.

He himself, a Golden Core cultivator, was not even worth a slap from Feng Jixin.

Gu Yuanjie breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, as he had been worried that Lin Chen was determined to fight a losing battle...

"Alright, if we can't hold out, we'll leave tonight under cover of darkness. We'll use the fastest airship; escaping shouldn't be a problem."

Lin Chen nodded. And that was the end of it.

Around noon, Situ Xiu found Lin Chen and handed him several spatial rings filled with spirit stones.

“I’ve looked through everything you gave me, and it’s worth 4.2 million. You have 13.15 million spirit stones, so that’s a total of 17.35 million. I’ve scraped together another 25 million. Here you go.”

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow: "Gather up? What do you mean by over seven million?"

Situ Xiu laughed and said, "I am also a disciple of Flying Waterfall Peak. The peak master gave everyone a way out and conquered Baitao City. Now that others have come to attack our door, if we are powerless to resist, we will naturally lie down. But since we have a way to resist, I will naturally do my part."

“You’re new here and you’re already willing to use your own spirit stones to help defend the city. I can’t just do nothing, can I? Let’s not talk about official business, but about personal matters. You saved my life, so whatever you want to do, I’ll support you unconditionally.”

"Everyone has quite a few spirit stone cards, but not many spirit stones. This is all I have gathered so far. I'm still trying to find a way. If it's not enough, I'll keep gathering. I think I should be able to gather another ten million or so spirit stones."

Lin Chen laughed and said, "Giving it away for free?"

Situ Xiu laughed and said, "Of course it's free. If we fail to defend the city, we'll run away with you. We'll come back when we're powerful enough."

Lin Chen laughed and patted Situ Xiu's arm: "Alright, thanks. Then I won't be polite. All the efforts I make now will be rewarded in the future."

Situ Xiu said cheerfully, "Whatever you say goes, I'll listen to you."

After Situ Xiu left, Lin Chen handed the spirit stones to Gu Yuanjie. Gu Yuanjie was overjoyed and deeply moved: "I'm really useless as the acting city lord. When something really happens, I can't even protect Baitao City. I still have to rely on you, junior brother, to contribute your money and favors..."

Lin Chen laughed and said, "Let's not talk about that now. Let's get through this together. It's all thanks to your good foundation. If you hadn't built so many spirit light arrays, even with endless spirit stones, it wouldn't have mattered."

After a pause, Lin Chen grinned mischievously. "When we have some free time, we'll get a few people to go and give those guys a piece of our mind, to demoralize them. After all, they're probably not in a good mood bombarding the shield in front of everyone every day without breaking through. Let's add fuel to the fire..."

(End of this chapter)