The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

Back at the base, Qiu Yong followed closely behind Ling Chen, carrying Ling Gengqiu on his back, and quickly walked towards the bedroom. Hu Fei and Kaelina, who had already received the news, stood at the door, waiting for their arrival.

Although more than four hours had passed, Ling Gengqiu’s body had already changed. In just a few short hours, he seemed to have aged ten years, his skin no longer glossy, marked with age spots seen only in elderly people. "Dad, take good care of my brother," Ling Chen said, then quickly ran out of the room.

Not long after, Ling Chen returned to the room and handed a blood-red stone to the old Taoist priest. "Senior, please help us."

The old Taoist priest took the blood-red stone, scrutinized it for a moment, and his expression changed slightly, "This is... the soul stone from that corpse?"

"How do you know that?" Ling Chen asked curiously. Du Yunzhi had initially come here to take the corpse away. But later, she changed her mind and decided to store it with Ling Chen, taking back only an empty coffin. This way, everyone thought the corpse had been taken back to the Guardian Clan. Even if the Guardian Clan was attacked and bloodshed occurred, those people wouldn’t find the corpse’s location.

Du Yunzhi did this primarily to ensure the corpse’s safety.

"I..." The old Taoist priest was about to say something but held back as if he’d thought of something, then changed the topic, "This soul stone should be able to save his life." Saying this, he asked for a sterilized surgical knife, cut open Ling Gengqiu’s abdomen, and placed the blood-red soul stone inside him.

Once the soul stone was in place, he had someone stitch up Ling Gengqiu’s wound.

"The soul stone has been placed inside him. If all goes well, he’ll return to normal by tomorrow. Moreover, his power will greatly increase."

"Increase?" Ling Chen asked, puzzled, "Why?"

"This isn’t an ordinary soul stone possessed by just anyone. It’s much stronger than those regular soul stones, equivalent to at least five green soul stones."

"I see," Ling Chen finally understood. This soul stone came from that corpse, so it’s not surprising that it has unique properties, considering the corpse’s identity.

...

Beijing.

In a brightly lit manor located in the suburbs, over a dozen men in suits walked back and forth, preventing any intrusion.

At this moment, a burst of wild laughter erupted from the three-story villa at the center of the manor. Through the second-floor window, three people were seen sitting in the spacious living room: Chen Younian, Su Cheng’en, and Su He, who had previously attacked Qiu Nanshan. Watching Chen Younian, who couldn’t stop laughing, Su Cheng’en and Su He exchanged a glance, and the former said with a smile, "Congratulations, Mr. Chen, on destroying the Guardian Clan. We’ll no longer have to worry about opposition."

Chen Younian did not hide the pride on his face. He nodded and said, "The operation went fairly smoothly; it’s just a pity about Chen Qinghua and Chen Derong, who didn’t make it back alive. But it doesn’t matter, their sacrifices were worthwhile. Once I merge with the other soul stones, who in the world will be able to stop me?" As he said this, he couldn’t help but laugh again.

"Mr. Chen, are your injuries okay?" Su He expressed his concern.

Chen Younian waved it off nonchalantly, saying, "No problem, with my current abilities, I’ll recover in a few days." After a pause, he continued, "Su Cheng’en, thanks to your help this time, rest assured, I won’t forget your contribution. After I finish merging the soul stones, I’ll look for others like us. I believe we’re not the only ones in the world. By then, the soul stones we find will be yours, and I’ll help you achieve true evolution."

Upon hearing this, Su Cheng’en’s face lit up with joy, and he quickly said, "Thank you, Mr. Chen."

"Alright! You should go rest now. Notify everyone to stay here and rest for six hours. We’ll depart at dawn, as I can’t wait to reach a higher state."

"Yes," Su Cheng’en replied, then stood up and left the living room with Su He.

In a bedroom on the first floor, Su He looked at Su Cheng’en and couldn’t help but ask, "Ancestor, are we truly going to rely on Chen Younian and follow his orders?"

"Do you have any other choice?" Su Cheng’en replied indifferently.

"Our Su Family has always been superior; we’ve never served anyone else."

"Enough, you don’t need to say anything more," Su Cheng’en said, frowning. "Do you think I want to? There’s no other choice; now I must use his power to assist me. They are different from me; they have completed evolution and possess true immortality. Unlike me, although I’ve lived as long as they have, I’ve forcibly maintained my vitality through dark and crooked methods, using Heavenly List experts as ingredients every so often to sustain my current state. However, there aren’t many Heavenly List experts in the world, so I’ve been cultivating them over the years. But my two apprentices, Xu Ming and Yu Beifeng, have both escaped. Without a Heavenly List expert as an ingredient within a decade, my body could collapse at any time. But since discovering the soul stones, I finally have hope. The power of soul stones is very special, and with enough of them, I can transform like Chen Younian."

"I understand," Su He nodded and said, "Rest assured, Ancestor, I will certainly assist you in realizing your wish."

"Su He," Su Cheng’en said earnestly, "There’s no shame in bowing and submitting; temporary endurance is just for future rise. Alright, you’ve worked hard today, go and rest."

"Yes," Su He replied and then turned and left the room.

At this time, it was already midnight. A large truck carrying a shipping container was slowly driving along the road. As it neared the manor, the truck abruptly stopped. Simultaneously, the two men sitting in the driver’s seat picked up their binoculars to observe the manor.

"What’s the situation?" a voice came over the walkie-talkie, and one man replied, "Mr. Zhu, everything is quiet inside."

"Keep watching, and notify me the moment anything happens."

"Understood!"

In the container at the back of the truck, Zhu Hong sat on an executive chair, next to Mr. Chen Quan. Besides them, the entire container resembled a modern control room, filled with various equipment as several technicians busied themselves.

"Mr. Zhu, everything is ready; we can move anytime," a technician said.

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