The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

Slowly moving to the door, Ling Chen forcefully knocked on the door panel and shouted loudly, "Is anyone there?"

Soon, a cold face appeared at the small gap in the middle of the stone door. The person stared at Ling Chen and asked coldly, "What do you want?"

"I want to drink water, can you give me some?"

The person said nothing and quickly handed a kettle through the gap.

"Thank you!" Ling Chen expressed his gratitude, taking a few gulps from the kettle. Quickly, the kettle was emptied.

After replenishing with water, Ling Chen’s dry lips instantly felt much better. He returned to the bed, surveying his surroundings, secretly contemplating a strategy. It was obvious that he was locked up by the Guardians. Although he was still alive, it didn’t mean they would spare him. Before that, he must find a way to escape.

As for outside rescue... honestly, Ling Chen didn’t hold much hope. It’s not that he didn’t trust Ling Gengqiu, Ling Gengqiu would surely want to save him, but He Honggang and Chen Younian certainly wouldn’t; they are those who stay aloof from matters that don’t concern them. Moreover, they had already got what they wanted, so why risk for someone irrelevant.

Relying solely on Ling Gengqiu, it was impossible to rescue him from these Guardians. Now, he could only rely on himself.

Ling Chen stayed in the stone chamber for an entire day, and except for those who regularly came to deliver food, no one paid attention to him. Fortunately, those people treated prisoners well, at least food-wise, giving him two meat dishes and one vegetable dish every meal.

With no cell phone on him and his only watch gone missing, Ling Chen had no idea how much time had passed.

Since he had to find an opportunity to escape, the most important thing first was to heal the injuries. Otherwise, with his current physical condition, he wouldn’t be able to walk far, let alone escape.

Taking advantage of the time when no one interrupted him, Ling Chen sat cross-legged on the bed, closed his eyes, and slowly circulated his Inner Strength, following the meridians for a Grand Circulation. Each time the Inner Strength traversed, the pain in his body diminished.

He didn’t know how long had passed when a faint sound suddenly reached his ears. He opened his eyes and looked towards the door, only to see it being opened from the outside. Following that, an old woman stepped in slowly.

Seeing the visitor, Ling Chen’s expression changed slightly. He certainly knew who the old woman in front of him was; it was Du Yunzhi who intercepted them that day. After coming in, she glanced at him twice and casually spoke, "You’re Ling Chen, right?"

"That’s me." Ling Chen nodded, not concealing his identity.

"I’ve heard of the famous Dragon Tiger Hall, in Martial Arts it’s always said that Dragon Tiger Hall is the leader of the righteous path, especially the Hall Masters of Dragon Tiger Hall, who possess gentlemanly virtues and never do disgraceful things. But now it seems this evaluation might not be very accurate. If they were really gentlemen, how could they do such a thing as robbing ancestral graves." Du Yunzhi’s tone was chilly.

Ling Chen gave a bitter smile and said, "Lady Du, I admit my wrongdoing, as for the reason, I don’t want to explain. Since I fell into your hands, I’ll accept whatever comes."

"You aren’t planning to plead with me?" Du Yunzhi looked at him and said, "Perhaps I might show leniency and release you."

Ling Chen shook his head and said, "Since I’ve done it, I must bear the consequences. Besides, it seems what I did cannot be forgiven. Rather than begging, I’d rather be frank about it, at least I won’t die so disgracefully."

"Not bad!" Du Yunzhi said, "Worthy of being the youngest Heavenly List expert in Martial Arts today, indeed you have guts. Anyway, you can’t get out for now, so you might as well tell me why you guys invaded our Guardian tribe’s ancestral graves and wanted to steal bodies?"

"He Honggang learned Qiu Nanshan’s secret from you, and has been secretly investigating, gathering intelligence for years. However, he knows well the prowess of your Guardian clan, so he hasn’t dared to act. Until recently, he found a few equally competent accomplices, deciding only then to take action. According to him, the secret to unlocking immortality is here, which lured us all in."

"Immortality..." Du Yunzhi sneered and said, "If it truly were immortality, our Guardian ancestors wouldn’t be lying in cold coffins."

Hearing this, Ling Chen curiously asked, "You’re saying... there’s no such thing as immortality in this world? If so, why can they live for hundreds of years?"

"This question has been pondered within our Guardian clan for a long time. Initially, our tribe believed it was a favor and blessing from the heavens. But later, as more instances occurred, we gradually realized that it wasn’t a blessing, but evolution from within humans themselves." Du Yunzhi said earnestly, "Humans are incredible creatures; when we reach a certain level, it triggers self-evolution within the body—enhancing longevity and survival ability, seemingly like immortality. However, their lifespan isn’t eternal because the evolution continues, and if one can’t complete the evolution, the result is death. When you all visited our tribe’s ancestral graves before, you should have found their bodies strange, quite distinct from normal people. They died because they didn’t survive that stage."

"I see." After hearing Du Yunzhi’s explanation, Ling Chen suddenly realized, "Then when will they trigger the next stage of evolution?"

"Evolution stems from self-enhancement of the body. Traditionally, the Heavenly List realm is considered the highest level among Martial Artists, but once beyond the Heavenly List realm, the body triggers the first stage of evolution. Once evolution completes, longevity is greatly increased, along with miraculous self-healing abilities. However, this is merely the first stage of evolution. As their strength continuously enhances, they trigger the second stage of evolution. Among our ancestors, almost everyone died during the second stage of evolution. This evolution is extremely terrifying, tantamount to a thorough transformation of the whole body. But the second stage of evolution contains many unknowns and factors, a slight misstep can cause mutations in the body, resulting in death."

Ling Chen nodded, puzzled and asked, "Lady Du, why are there so many Evolvers in your tribe?"

"Perhaps it relates to our tribe’s talent and lineage, our ancestors were probably among the earliest Martial Artists, and their passion for Martial Arts was unimaginable. Because of their existence, the tribe places great importance on training descendants; every child born must begin training in Martial Arts at age two. Our tribe was vast in early days, producing many geniuses who entered the Heavenly List realm around their thirties and experienced the first stage of evolution before a hundred years old. That’s why, for thousands of years, our tribe has produced so many Evolvers."

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