The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife Chapter 1791: Arrival at the Secret Realm

"Father, could it be that some family slipped away in secret and started moving ahead of time?" Tang Nie asked. They were all here for the treasures inside the Kunlun Secret Realm; of course someone would want to strike first, unwilling to lag behind. If they could act in advance, they’d be one step closer to the Secret Realm.

"This... I don’t recall hearing anything like that." Tang Can pondered carefully. When they reached the Heavenly Chasm, there were a full twenty-eight families. He remembered very clearly the movements and whereabouts of every single one. Could it be some minor family? That didn’t seem likely either. This time they had come to Kunlun Mountain—this was "immortals clashing," while those small families were "mortals suffer." Besides, that Heavenly Chasm had blocked all the families; everyone moved together. No one had crossed the Chasm ahead of time, at least he hadn’t heard of it.

"Can you tell which family they’re from?" Tang Can asked back.

"Reporting to the Family Head, although they didn’t leave many traces, there was no one in the camp, and we couldn’t capture anyone to interrogate, so... for now we don’t know."

"Hmph. Keep investigating. We must find out which family went ahead of us." Tang Can said coldly. He had never imagined there would be another family in front of them. Now they absolutely didn’t dare relax. The Tang Family had paid with hundreds of lives to reach this point—they couldn’t just let someone ’cut in line’ and steal it.

"About how many people do they have?"

"Judging from the footprints on the ground, there are likely more than a thousand of them."

"That many?" Hearing this, Tang Can wasn’t just tense, he was panicked. To lead over a thousand people up the mountain at least proved two things. First, the ones ahead were definitely a major family. Second, they hadn’t lost much manpower. Leaving aside whether the Tang Family could afford to provoke them, with the Tang Family’s current force of only a few hundred, they probably wouldn’t win in a fight.

"Quick, go inform Yanjing’s Wang Lianfeng, the Wang Family Master, and tell him I have an urgent matter to discuss." Tang Can ordered an elder beside him.

"Father, that Wang Lianfeng is a hungry wolf that can’t be fed. Everyone knows the Wang Family’s ambition and intention to expand outward in recent years. The other three families in Yanjing may not say it aloud, but they all know it in their hearts. If we cooperate with them, how much of the treasure in the Secret Realm will still end up in our hands?" Tang Nie wasn’t stupid; he immediately understood Tang Can’s intent—he wanted to ally with the Wang Family. But Tang Nie had also heard things about the Wang Family and knew this was like bargaining with a tiger over its skin.

"Of course I know that. Great ambition means great greed. That’s not necessarily a good thing for Wang Lianfeng, but the Wang Family is not short of clever people. Their eldest miss, Wang Qian, is one such clever person. She understands how important cooperation between our families is."

Ten minutes later.

"Wang Family Master."

"What business does Tang have with me? You know we’re all rushing toward the Kunlun Secret Realm. Don’t tell me you’re trying to delay me." Wang Lianfeng bowed slightly, but he was anything but polite, getting straight to the point.

"The Wang Family Master misunderstands. It’s just that I’ve just received some news: another family has already seized the lead ahead of us." As soon as Tang Can said this, not only Wang Lianfeng, but even Wang Qian beside him showed a trace of surprise on their faces.

"And there are more than a thousand of them, a large number."

"Tang, you must be joking. A thousand-plus people—that’s at least a major family. And we’re crystal clear on every family’s route and schedule." Wang Lianfeng sneered. He thought Tang Can was making up a lie just to pull him into some alliance.

"No, Father. From start to finish, there’s been one family that hasn’t shown itself at all." Wang Qian suddenly seemed to remember something, and a hint of panic flashed across her usually composed face.

"Is that so? Which family?"

"Yanjing, the Chen family."

After hearing this, the smile on Wang Lianfeng’s face gradually froze. Thinking carefully, ever since they came up the mountain, they really hadn’t seen any trace of the Chen family. At first he’d even been pleased at having one fewer competitor. Now, in hindsight, it turned out Chen Yuxin had seized the lead. No wonder they couldn’t find them.

"That little lass Chen Yuxin is not someone you can deal with easily. She’s sharper than her seniors." Tang Can continued. His words jabbed right into Wang Lianfeng’s heart. As fellow aristocratic families from Yanjing, the Wang Family naturally knew how formidable the Chen family was. And if they wanted to expand, a clash with the Chen family was inevitable.

"Wang Family Master, since we now have a common enemy, why not join hands? We’ll first defeat the Chen family, and if we obtain the treasure inside, we’ll split it forty-sixty—I take forty, you take sixty. How about it?" Tang Can said flatly.

"Father, we don’t have any other choice. The Chen family is strong, and Chen Yuxin has many experts under her. We must unite with the Tang Family; otherwise the Chen family will monopolize the treasure, and then our Wang Family will never rise again." Wang Qian immediately understood the interests at stake. Compared to competing with the Tang Family, competing with the Chen family was far more important.

"Fine. In that case, our two families will take down the Chen family together." Wang Lianfeng had no choice but to agree. Even getting sixty percent of the treasure would be an enormous profit.

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"Quick, move!" Chen Yuxin ordered everyone to advance at full speed, completely unaware that the Wang and Tang families behind them were also chasing with all their might. And sprinting right at the front was Ye Shikai himself.

"We’re almost there, almost." Ye Shikai murmured, constantly psyching himself up.

"Kai, wait a moment!" Chen Yuxin was afraid Ye Shikai would run too far ahead, so she could only do her best to keep up.

"We’re here!" Ye Shikai shouted. At the same time, a ray of light tore through the night; dawn broke...

Everyone stared at the "palace" before them and couldn’t help but gasp. Compared to this "palace," they were as insignificant as ants. Though it wasn’t particularly luxurious or ornate, such a colossal palace standing on the mountaintop was definitely a sight one would only see in myths.

Ye Shikai didn’t believe this could have been built by humans. For ordinary cultivators, reaching the summit itself was already extremely difficult, let alone constructing such a grand building.

Of course, compared to this magnificent palace, the treasures inside were what truly drew them. If they could obtain them all, it would absolutely elevate their family’s strength by leaps and bounds.

"Look, it really is the Chen family."

Not long after, the Wang and Tang families also arrived. Seeing the Chen family had already seized the lead, they immediately drew their weapons, clearly intending to have a brutal fight right in front of the palace.

Chen Yuxin was no pushover. She would never submit, nor would she accept being suppressed by the Wang and Tang families working together.

"Looks like we can’t avoid a big battle." Chen Yuxin ordered everyone to prepare for combat. Ye Shikai also stepped forward. It wasn’t that he wanted to help the Chen family, but if he didn’t deal with this trouble first, he wouldn’t be able to enter the palace.