"How can you be so willful? When you're with Chen Jie, don't be so temperamental, alright? People from your company have all contacted me. Come back quickly."
"Got it!" Jiang Xue said helplessly.
After hanging up, she punched Chen Jie again.
"It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, why would I be here? Now, my dad must think we haven't been up to anything good!"
Chen Jie's face darkened, and he said nothing.
At this moment, Lin Mengjiao called again.
It turned out Lin Mengjiao wanted to report to Chen Jie about protecting Wang Xiaoyan.
Last night, someone did indeed try to assassinate Wang Xiaoyan, but Lin Mengjiao had stopped them all.
Chen Jie, concerned for Wang Xiaoyan's safety, had not let Lin Mengjiao return.
"What? Master, you're coming to the provincial city in a few days too? Then I won't go back. I'll wait for you in the provincial city."
To Chen Jie's surprise, upon hearing that he was also going to the provincial city, Lin Mengjiao's eager desire to return vanished.
"Then wait for me."
Chen Jie hung up the phone, pondered for a moment, and then took out a cultivation manual from his storage ring.
He handed it to Jiang Xue and said, "Aren't you going to open a security company? Have the security guards in your company learn this cultivation technique. Coupled with nourishing supplements, it can improve their combat power in a short time!"
"Are you going to the provincial city?" Jiang Xue asked.
"Yes, I owe the Dragon Group a favor and need to repay it." Chen Jie said.
Jiang Xue immediately thought that Chen Jie's favor might be because of her.
Her gaze shifted, pondering something.
She then asked, "Can I learn this cultivation technique too?"
Chen Jie's heart stirred, and he said, "If you really want to learn, it's not impossible. I'll give you a better cultivation technique, but your progress might be very slow."
Thus, Chen Jie passed the advanced immortal cultivation technique he had taught Lin Mengjiao to Jiang Xue.
He pointed a finger at Jiang Xue's forehead.
Instantly, all sorts of knowledge poured into Jiang Xue's mind.
He was already at the sixth level of Qi Condensation and would soon reach the seventh, allowing him to use divine sense to impart techniques.
An hour later, Jiang Xue was drenched in sweat, her pretty face filled with astonishment. "You can actually transfer knowledge directly into my mind, how magical!"
"So you weren't lying to me. My aptitude is indeed very poor."
Jiang Xue looked dejected. She could already feel that practicing this cultivation technique was extremely difficult for her.
"Here, have another spirit stone. Although your aptitude is poor, if you persist, your ultimate achievement will be no less than that of a martial artist!" Chen Jie took out another spirit stone from his storage ring and gave it to Jiang Xue.
"This, this is the spirit stone you got from the auction? This one is even bigger..."
Jiang Xue was deeply moved once again.
She knew that Su Feng had spent a full 2.5 billion to get a spirit stone back then!
Yet Chen Jie had just given her one.
She was stunned.
Chen Jie said, "I'm going to the provincial city, and I don't know when I'll be back. You should strengthen yourself so that you have the ability to protect yourself, and also to protect Uncle Jiang."
"Chen Jie, thank you!"
For the first time, Jiang Xue said to Chen Jie with sincerity.
"There's no need to be so polite. After all, you almost lost your life because of me this time, and it was ultimately my fault." Chen Jie said.
Suddenly, Jiang Xue's delicate body stood up and sat directly into Chen Jie's arms.
"What are you doing?" Chen Jie was startled and asked.
"Country bumpkin, didn't you want to cultivate with me last time? I'll fulfill your wish!" Jiang Xue's lips pressed against Chen Jie's again, this time with urgency.
This time, it was more than just a kiss.
...
Five days later, Chen Jie awoke from his cultivation.
An astonishing aura erupted from him.
This was the strength of the seventh level of Qi Condensation.
Chen Jie had just successfully broken through.
Chen Jie was filled with joy.
He had learned from a secret immortal cultivation method obtained from the seabed that the path of cultivation was extremely arduous. For those with poor aptitude, each level would take one and a half years, and it would become increasingly difficult with each subsequent level.
Even those with exceptional talent, with the aid of heavenly treasures, would take several months to break through one level.
"My cultivation speed seems unprecedented even in the records. It seems my aptitude is quite good," Chen Jie thought to himself.
Much had happened in these five days.
The most significant point was the relationship between Jiang Xue and Chen Jie.
Last time, due to Jiang Xue's physical condition, they had not taken the final step.
But in the past five days, Jiang Xue had not contacted Chen Jie again, and the two seemed to have returned to square one.
Jiang Xue's security company had also been successfully established.
It had cultivated a large number of martial artist experts, causing a considerable stir in Pingcheng.
In the security industry, it was rare to have martial artists as employees. Even some extremely powerful companies only had a few core members who were martial artists, and sending them out on missions was a waste of their talent.
After all, martial artists were different from ordinary people; they could earn a considerable commission for doing even simple tasks.
Moreover, Jiang Xue's company had so many martial artists all at once?
Leaders from some specialized industries had sought to hire bodyguards from her company.
Of course, with so many martial artists in Jiang Xue's company, there was no need to worry about them betraying her, defecting to other companies, or being poached.
This was because the cultivation technique Chen Jie had taught Jiang Xue was very special.
It had a significant flaw.
Although it could quickly elevate them to the ranks of martial artists, they would be stuck at this level for life.
More importantly, anyone who dared to betray her could easily use the flaw in the technique to ignite the fire within their bodies and cripple their martial power.
This cultivation technique was extremely magical, seemingly designed for control.
It was equivalent to recruiting people into the company, giving them the ability to survive, and then taking it back when they left.
Profits were realized in just a few days, which was astonishing in the security industry.
Concurrently, Jiang Xue had trained a group of martial artists to be stationed at Chen Jie's Shengtian Company.
In addition, the business of protective artifacts had been booming in the past few days. Many people who couldn't afford protective artifacts had even inquired about Chen Jie's phone number, hoping to buy them directly from him.
Furthermore, Shengtian Company's main product, the Hundred Ailments Invulnerability Pill, was officially launching tomorrow.
For the past five days, Shengtian Company had been building momentum with extensive advertising.
Orders were already full.
Tomorrow, the company would hold a press conference.
A phone rang.
Chen Jie answered, and Lin Shuang said, "Chen Jie, the time has been set. The mission will be carried out the day after tomorrow. You just need to protect our target for one month to complete the task."
"Alright, I'll head over the day after tomorrow." Chen Jie replied.
"Oh, right. Given that you mentioned Zhang Xinyan will be traveling with you, I suggest you go a day early. Also, with outsiders present, it's not appropriate for the Dragon Group to send a private jet. And for this mission, you need to stay by the target's side as an ordinary person. You can't drive your car. Take the train. Your travel expenses will be reimbursed."