The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

"He Honggang!" Chen Younian shouted angrily, "If you dare betray us, I’ll be the first to kill you."

He Honggang seemed unfazed by the threat, his eyes remained locked on Ling Gengqiu, waiting for his response.

"Big brother," Ling Chen nudged Ling Gengqiu’s arm, lowering his voice, "Do you think he can be trusted?"

The latter smiled meaningfully and said, "If you can trust him, pigs might as well climb trees. The corpse is still in the lab, take your people and evacuate immediately, I’ll hold them off."

"What about you?"

"These guys won’t give up until they get that corpse. I’ve already instructed Fatty Hu to lead people out through the escape route. I’m stalling them here on purpose to buy you time."

"No!" Ling Chen shook his head, "I can’t leave you here alone to take the risk. Zhu Family’s reinforcements should be on their way. If we hold out a bit longer, Du Yunzhi and the others will arrive, and with the strength of our clan, we can definitely drive them off."

"You’re too optimistic. Do you really think they’ll give us enough time for reinforcements to arrive? The only reason they’re hesitating now is they’re worried about the corpse getting destroyed. If we delay too long, they’ll surely see through our trick. By then, you won’t be able to leave even if you want to. Listen to me, quickly take your people and retreat. Even though they have the upper hand, I’m no pushover either. It’s still uncertain who will live and who will die. Now go!"

Under Ling Gengqiu’s urging, Ling Chen hesitated briefly and then turned to walk back.

"Ling Cheng, what’s going on?"

"Big brother, you guys should take everyone to meet up with Fatty. He’ll arrange for you to leave through the escape route."

"What about you?"

"I’m staying behind."

"How can that be," Qiu Yong said in a deep voice, "if you’re going, we go together; if you stay, we stay together. We brothers would never leave you behind."

"I know everyone wouldn’t abandon a brother, but these are extraordinary times. If everyone left, they’d surely get suspicious, and by then, none of us will be able to leave. While they’re still unresponsive, you guys take the lead and retreat, and my big brother and I will think of a way to leave."

"Ling Cheng..." Yuan Yun wanted to say something but was stopped by Ling Chen, "Third brother, say no more. Everyone listen to me, just leave."

Hearing this, Qiu Yong and the others exchanged glances, unsure of what to do. "Big brother, there’s no time to waste, let’s go." Ling Chen urged anxiously.

"Alright then." Qiu Yong nodded, giving Ling Chen’s shoulder a firm pat, "Take care of yourself."

Watching Qiu Yong and the others leave, Ling Chen secretly sighed in relief. He didn’t want to drag everyone down with him to certain death. Only when they left could he feel at ease.

"Ling Gengqiu, you called them all away, surely you’re not up to some trick?" He Honggang said coldly.

"What, are you afraid we’d run away?" Ling Chen walked directly to Ling Gengqiu’s side and replied, "Don’t worry, we won’t escape. This is my territory, if anyone’s leaving, it’s you. There’s no reason for us to leave."

"Kid, didn’t I tell you to leave? What are you still doing here?" Ling Gengqiu said grumpily.

"Big brother, if I left, they’d surely get suspicious. Thinking it over, it’s better I stay. As long as the two of us are here, they won’t suspect anything."

"I’ve lived for hundreds of years, long enough. Even if I die here today, it’s worth it. But you’re different, you have a bright future ahead, there’s no need to die with me."

Ling Chen shrugged, helplessly saying, "I would love to leave, but my conscience won’t let me. Big brother, enough with the futile talk, let’s think about how to get out of this."

"If it comes to a fight later, I can draw Chen Younian and Su Cheng’en’s attention, but you must handle He Honggang alone. As long as we seriously injure one of them, there’s hope for us to escape."

Uh...

Ling Chen rubbed his nose, not knowing what to say. Ling Gengqiu seemed to overestimate him, actually asking him to deal with He Honggang. Honestly, with his skills, even if He Honggang gave him two hands, he wouldn’t stand a chance. Seriously injure? He didn’t even dare think about it; he would likely be the one seriously injured in the end.

"Don’t be afraid!" Ling Gengqiu said, "With me covering you, just go for it." With those words, he reached into his pocket and handed something to Ling Chen.

Ling Chen glanced down and his expression changed, saying in astonishment, "This is..."

"This is our only chance to survive. I’m giving it to you now."

"Ling Gengqiu, what are you two murmuring about?" Chen Younian asked impatiently, "We’ve given you plenty of time to think, so are you going to hand it over or not?"

"Why so rushed, aren’t you after the corpse?" Ling Gengqiu picked up his phone and lightly pressed a button. Suddenly, a loud ’boom’ echoed through the base. Hearing the sound, He Honggang and his men turned pale and shouted angrily, "Ling Gengqiu, you..."

"What about me?" Ling Gengqiu said calmly, "Since everyone wants that thing, I’ll just destroy it, so no one can have it."

"I don’t believe it!" Chen Younian said with a grim face, "You couldn’t possibly destroy the corpse so easily."

"Anyway, I’ve done it. Whether you believe it or not is your issue, not mine. If you have no other business, we’ll be leaving now."

"Leave? Let’s see where you can go." As soon as the words fell, He Honggang tapped his toe, spread his arms like an eagle spreading its wings, and flew towards Ling Gengqiu. However, before he got close, a sharp Sword Qi sliced through the air, targeting his side.

Seeing this, He Honggang shifted smoothly and landed steadily on the ground, staring directly at Ling Chen in front of him, saying, "Do you really think you’re qualified to be my opponent?"

"Whether I’m qualified or not, I’ve got to try. I don’t plan on leaving here alive tonight anyway."

"Good, since you’re courting death, I’ll grant your wish."

In an instant, He Honggang’s figure turned into a shadow and vanished from sight. At the same time, Ling Chen felt a strong force barrelling towards him. With no time to think, he quickly employed the Nine Yang Qiankun Step to avoid the attack. However, before he could shift positions, the brutal force closed in and struck him hard.

Bam!

With a muffled crash, Ling Chen’s body flew off the ground, slamming into a nearby wall before falling to the floor. "Pfft!" Blood spurted from his mouth as he felt his insides shift, and pain radiated throughout his entire body.