The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

He struggled to open his eyes, and in a daze, he only saw a familiar face swaying before him.

"Brother, how are you, are you okay?" Ling Chen gently patted Ling Gengqiu’s cheek. The other’s eyes finally cleared a lot, and he mumbled, "Am I dead?"

Ling Chen said, half laughing, half crying, "Brother, you’re not dead, don’t worry, with me here, you won’t be harmed." After saying that, he lifted his head and called out, "Big brother, give me a hand, carry my brother into the cave, his body is very weak now, he can’t be exposed to the cold any longer."

Qiu Yong, who was beside him, responded and quickly carried Ling Gengqiu on his back, heading towards the Guardians’ cave.

"Sixth brother, we’ve found Lady Du."

Upon hearing Yuan Yun’s voice, Ling Chen hurriedly got up and walked over. He saw Du Yunzhi lying in the thick snow, her eyes closed as if she was lifeless.

"Third brother, how is she?"

"There’s no saving her." Yuan Yun sighed and said, "She’s already breathed her last. If we had arrived earlier, there might have been a glimmer of hope. But now... alas!"

Looking at Du Yunzhi’s body, Ling Chen sighed helplessly. He had come a step too late; although the old Taoist priest rushed in with him, by the time they arrived at Qiu Nanshan, everything was already finished. Chen Younian had long withdrawn with his men, their whereabouts unknown. If they had arrived earlier, perhaps Ling Gengqiu wouldn’t have been injured, and Du Yunzhi wouldn’t have died. But alas... there’s no ’if’ in this world.

Returning to the Guardians’ main base, Ling Chen had people do a headcount. After a fierce battle, only five people from the Guardians remained; the others had died in battle. As for Dragon Tiger Hall, except for Ji Gang and Tong Zhentian who were injured, everyone else was safe, which was a small blessing amidst misfortune.

"Sixth brother, Chen Derong and Chen Qinghua have died in battle, only Su He escaped a disaster. At the moment, Chen Younian and Su Cheng’en are still alive, while Ling Gengqiu is heavily injured. How can we possibly fight them?"

Ling Chen pondered for a moment and said, "Big brother, now is not the time to consider that. Let’s first handle our own matters before discussing anything else." With that, he went to Ling Gengqiu’s room, looking at the old Taoist who was diagnosing Ling Gengqiu, asking, "Old master, how is my brother’s condition?"

"It’s hard to handle." The old Taoist replied, "The Soul Stone within him has been taken. You should know, for people like us, the power of the Soul Stone is crucial to everything. Without it, his vitality will slowly dwindle until he eventually dies."

Hearing this, Ling Chen thought for a moment and said, "If we can replenish the Soul Stone within him, can he come back to life?"

"In theory, there’s no problem, but now the biggest issue is where you can find a Soul Stone. You saw it just when you arrived, the master from the Guardians fell from the mountain top and was smashed to pieces, and the Soul Stone within him was also taken. Even if you can find Chen Younian’s whereabouts, given his current strength, do you think you have the assurance to reclaim the Soul Stone from him?"

"So is my brother beyond saving?"

"The hope is slim!" The old Taoist sighed and said, "To be honest, what I’m worried about isn’t him but Chen Younian. He has already obtained enough Soul Stones, and once he completes the third stage of evolution, no one in this world can stop him."

"Old master, don’t you still have yourself? With your strength, can’t you stop him?"

"Me? I’m not that powerful. Enough! Let’s not talk about this anymore. You talk to him, see if there’s anything he wants to leave behind." After saying this, the old Taoist stood up and walked out of the room.

"Brother." Ling Chen sat at the bedside, looking at the pale-faced Ling Gengqiu, as if something was stuck in his throat, and he couldn’t say a word.

Ling Gengqiu coughed lightly twice, trying to muster his strength, squeezing out a wry smile, said, "Silly boy, I’m fine, lived so many years, I’ve lived a full life, even if I die now, I have no regrets."

"Brother, don’t say that. Chen Younian isn’t dead, your great revenge hasn’t been avenged, I also still want to learn from you the skills of wooing girls."

"Haha! With your skills, do you need to learn wooing skills from me? Boy, honestly, when it comes to women, you’re better than me. I’m an irresponsible man, all my life, I don’t know how many women I’ve fooled, in your eyes, I guess I should be considered a scumbag, not worth learning from."

After pausing for a while, Ling Gengqiu looked at Ling Chen and said, "I have a request, hope you can fulfill it for me."

Ling Chen nodded and said, "Brother, speak freely, as long as I can achieve it, I won’t let you down."

"You saw He Honggang’s state, I don’t want to become that ghostly look. Anyway, I’m bound to die sooner or later, might as well end it early, at least I can keep my handsome appearance."

Hearing this, Ling Chen’s heart sank, and he opened his mouth: "Brother, don’t give up so soon, there might still be hope." As his words finished, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door. He turned his head to see Ling Kun walking in from outside.

"Dad!"

"How is the old ancestor’s condition?" Ling Kun asked urgently.

"He..." Ling Chen gazed at the bed-bound Ling Gengqiu, not knowing what to say, "Dad, you better talk to him yourself, I’ll go outside to check." After speaking, he stepped out of the stone room.

Outside the door, Qiu Yong and several others happened to walk over from the distance and said, "Sixth brother, we’ve just checked, this place was searched by someone. It seems Chen Younian wants to find that corpse. We’ve searched everywhere but found nowhere, likely they’ve taken it."

"Corpse?" Suddenly, a thought crossed Ling Chen’s mind, his eyes brightened sharply, and he dashed into the stone room, calling out aloud: "I have an idea, Dad, hurry and arrange to send Brother to East Sea City!"

"To East Sea City?" Ling Kun was stunned for a moment, asked puzzledly, "What are you trying to do?"

"Stop asking so much, you’ll understand when you get there."

Under Ling Chen’s urging, the group originally planning to stay here overnight had to rush overnight. To save time, Ling Chen specially called Tang Yuan to seek his help. Soon after, a transport helicopter arrived at the top of Qiu Nanshan.

"Tang Yuan, what are you doing here?"

"I’ll tell you later." Ling Chen patted Tang Yuan’s shoulder and said, "Lives are at stake, you have to help me. If anyone asks about what happened here, you’re not allowed to reveal a word."

"Okay!" Tang Yuan nodded cheerfully and said, "You’re my brother, whatever you say, I’ll listen to you."

With Tang Yuan’s help, the journey that originally required seven or eight hours was cut in half. As dawn broke, the group finally arrived at East Sea City.

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