The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1183: Chapter 1183: Asking the Human Emperor Lin to Uphold Justice for Me!

”He’s actually the Human Emperor!”

”It makes sense now. Although he isn’t very powerful at the moment, when it comes to future potential, who can compete with the Human Emperor? With the blessing of the Emperor Seal, he’s destined to become one of the top formidable characters in the Barbaric Wilderness Realm. Cristopher Hopkins must have chosen him to carry out his tasks, to resurrect himself...”

”That must be it. He was openly purchasing medicinal herbs just now, surely to concoct the Great Land Resurrection Pill. It can’t be a coincidence that all four herbs completely overlap.”

”We should not dally. We need to report this to the higher-ups directly; if our Sect Master descends in his Primordial Spirit form and captures the Human Emperor, we will surely be able to find out Cristopher Hopkins’s whereabouts. Our achievements will be monumental. Once this matter is settled, we can enter the Immortal Realm directly.”

”Good!”

In a quiet corner, a white-haired elder and a middle-aged man whispered to each other until they finally reached a consensus. Quietly, they slipped away and swiftly disappeared without a trace.

Carson Flores was completely unaware of the danger about to befall him. He popped a pill and sat down cross-legged to meditate, recuperating his strength.

As night fell, a figure suddenly appeared on the cliff edge where Carson Flores and Delaney Hunter had made their camp.

Inside the pavilion, Carson Flores, who sat cross-legged, opened his eyes and gazed at the approaching figure.

”Which friend has come to visit?”

The figure advanced a few steps, then suddenly dropped to his knees and prostrated himself on the ground.

”I implore the Human Emperor Carson to do justice for me!”

Carson Flores was stunned. What was this about?

He stood up, stepped out of the pavilion, and said with a serious tone, ”What’s the matter? Stand up and speak.”

The person who had been kneeling stood up. It was a young man, pale with a faint trace of blood about him, obviously injured.

With respectful hands clasped in a traditional gesture, the young man said, ”I have Jade Phoenix Grass.”

Carson Flores’s eyes lit up, and his demeanor instantly became warmer.

”What is your name?”

The young man replied, ”My surname is Parrish, Otto Parrish. I am a disciple of the Sect to the north of Eastern Emperor Province...”

The Sect?

Carson Flores blinked, not having heard of it. After all, he was not familiar with the Sects of the entire Barbaric Wilderness, let alone some minor ones.

Otto Parrish seemed to discern Carson Flores’s confusion and said in a low voice, ”Our Sect is but a small one, and our Sect Master is merely at the Divinity Transformation Stage. It is understandable that Mr. Flores hasn’t heard of us.”

Carson Flores nodded, ”Go on, tell me what happened.”

Otto Parrish continued, ”I have two brothers, Dante Parrish and Zander Parrish—all of us disciples of our Sect. By a chance encounter, the three of us came upon three stalks of Jade Phoenix Grass.”

”We knew the grass was extremely valuable, and with the Spiritual Medicine trade festival happening in Eastern Emperor Province, we planned to sell it there and exchange it for cultivation resources.”

”However, during a bout of drinking, my second brother inadvertently let slip about our possession, and others overheard him. On our way here, we were ambushed.”

With reddened eyes and tears, Otto Parrish said, ”My eldest brother stayed behind to hold off the assailants, sacrificing himself to let us escape. Aware that the Jade Phoenix Grass had caused the trouble, my second brother took the herbs to lead the enemies away, allowing me to barely escape.”

”It’s likely that my second brother also couldn’t escape and met his end at their hands, and the Jade Phoenix Grass must have fallen into their possession. I would like to ask Mr. Flores to take action and avenge my brothers. The Jade Phoenix Grass will be your reward!”

Murder for treasure!

Carson Flores sighed inwardly; such acts were all too common in the Cultivation Realm.

A man is not guilty, but possession of a gem implicates him.

”Do you know who acted against you?”

Although not entirely certain, Otto Parrish answered, ”I’m about seventy to eighty percent sure. Moreover, I definitely know who leaked the information. If we capture him, we can verify my guess and confirm the true culprit.”

Carson Flores stared into Otto Parrish’s eyes, ”Are you deceiving me? If you are using this to manipulate me into action, the consequences will be severe.”

Otto Parrish swore earnestly, ”Mr. Flores, if I speak even one lie, may I die a gruesome death and fall to Hell, never to transcend.”

Carson Flores nodded, ”Alright, I agree.”

Although the perpetrators remained unknown, since he had a lead, he must help, regardless of who was involved.

The Jade Phoenix Grass had to be secured!

It was a critical Spiritual Medicine for reviving the Cristopher Hopkins Immortal—how could anyone stand in the way of her resurrection without courting death?

Murder for treasure?

Since you’ve gone that route, I don’t mind doing it just this once. After all, he who kills must be prepared to be killed.

”How long ago did this happen?”

”A day ago,” Otto Parrish answered.

After a pause, Otto Parrish suggested, ”Mr. Flores, I know you wish to stay here and continue purchasing Spiritual Medicine, but if word gets out that I am not dead, the informant will likely flee, and the robbers might sell or consume the Jade Phoenix Grass...”

Before Carson Flores could respond, Delaney Hunter spoke up from his side, ”You go with him to find the Jade Phoenix Grass, and I’ll stay here. That way we don’t miss out on anything.”

Carson Flores thought it made sense. Waiting here would accomplish nothing, while his senior sister could handle matters.

”Fine, I’ll go with you.”