The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife Chapter 1797: The Answer

"When we arrived earlier, we happened to see people from the Tang family and Wang family retreating, and they were all seriously injured. There were many corpses at the palace entrance. Was this your doing?" Li Yueying asked curiously.

"Do you want to hear the truth or lies?" Ye Shikai retorted.

"Does it matter? The opposite of a lie is the truth, isn’t it?"

"So what do you want to hear..."

"The truth." Li Yueying asked adamantly.

"I did it, but not entirely, the Chen family was involved too."

"But I saw Wang Lianfeng, heavily injured, among the retreating crowd. He is the head of the Wang family, a Body Integration Realm expert, not someone ordinary people can hurt."

"Yes, I did it. If he hadn’t retreated quickly, he wouldn’t just be heavily injured now," Ye Shikai said calmly.

"It was indeed you." Although Li Yueying had already guessed, she was still shocked when she confirmed it. Ye Shikai appeared unscathed, while the Wang and Tang families had suffered heavy losses. His strength was likely far beyond the Body Integration Realm. This man seemed so young yet possessed deeply hidden power.

"The Wang and Tang families have had grievances with me before, besides, they initiated the provocation. Is there any problem with me dealing with them? Hmph, under the circumstances at the time, even if I destroyed both families, it would have been effortless." Ye Shikai said indifferently. With two Supreme Divine Weapons, You Xi and the Netherworld Blade in hand, naturally, no one could stop him. Wang Lianfeng and Tang Can were heavily injured largely because they underestimated his strength, or more accurately, they did not understand Ye Shikai as a person.

"Of course not, the Tang family is a thorn in the side of the Li family. You severely weakened the Tang family, inevitably diminishing their strength. In fact, I should thank you, and the Ji family too. With the Wang family’s power weakened, the Ji family’s threat diminishes."

"I’m not trying to help you, and you don’t need to thank me," Ye Shikai waved his hand. "Frankly, I’m not interested in the schemes and plots between your families. I came here for my own purposes. If you get in my way, I will kill you without mercy."

"Relax, I’m not interested in your plans nor will I obstruct you. However, I’m curious. If Miss Ji were to stop you, would you act against her?" Li Yueying probed.

"She won’t." Ye Shikai replied directly, without hesitation.

"I’m asking if, if it really came to that point, she tried to stop you, what would you do? Would you act against her?"

"Of course." Ye Shikai replied coldly, then turned away, leaving Li Yueying alone. Or rather, not entirely alone.

A female figure walked out from the side, coming up behind Li Yueying.

"Ahem, so, you got the answer," Li Yueying turned around to face Ji Qian behind her, who seemed somewhat disheartened, hearing this answer hit her hard.

"I heard it." Ji Qian forced herself to stay composed, but her despondency was evident.

"Thank you for your help." Ji Qian looked up and said weakly.

"It was nothing. If there’s nothing else, I’ll leave now. You take care."

Half an hour later.

The three families divided the treasures that were present, then continued onward. Although the Chen family hadn’t allied with the Li and Ji families, the three families progressed "harmoniously," like strangers traveling together.

"Speaking of which, the remaining families should also be arriving." Ji Tao suddenly said. Besides the five-family alliance, six or seven other families should have reached the palace too. Despite the Wang family and Tang family suffering heavy losses, who knows if they’ll return. Of course, if they’re wise enough, they won’t choose to return to be "beaten up" again by Ye Shikai.

"They should be, but they’ve already missed the opportunity. Even if they enter now, they won’t get anything good." Li Changtian responded.

"Kai, where are we going next?" Chen Yuxin affectionately wrapped her arm around Ye Shikai’s shoulder, asking softly.

"There’s only one road ahead, let’s move forward and see."

The road ahead widened as they proceeded. Even thousands from the three families didn’t feel cramped. They soon arrived at a hall, but the palace seemed designed for giants, making everyone appear small here. The surroundings were more like a "square" than a "hall."

"Stop."

"Kai, what happened?" Chen Yuxin ordered everyone to stop, seeing this, Li Changtian and Ji Tao also ordered their people to halt.

"Something stirred ahead."

"Did something stir? I didn’t sense anything." Li Yueying questioned, as it was silent all around. Not only did Li Yueying fail to detect anything, but even the three family heads noticed nothing amiss.

"Indeed, there’s no sound, but I can sense it." Ye Shikai replied coldly.

Buzz, buzz, buzz.

Suddenly, a dull thumping noise emanated from the "square," like the collision of bronze wares, more precisely, the sound of a bronze bell. The sound was deep and resonant, audible to all.

"Strange, where’s the bell sound coming from?"

"Yeah, I don’t see anything hitting around."

Everyone shone their flashlights around but saw nothing. The sound seemed to emerge from thin air, yet everyone knew it foretold impending events.

"Something’s not right." Ye Shikai listened to the bell sound, feeling vaguely familiar, as though he’d heard it before.

Thump, thump, thump...

Suddenly, a series of orderly footsteps approached, growing louder, indicating something was nearing. Ye Shikai’s eyes snapped open, a terrified expression on his face, his hands trembled uncontrollably.

"Kai, what did you think of?" Chen Yuxin asked curiously, noticing his reaction.

"It’s... it’s the Qin Army."

"What, what did you say?"

"Quick, retreat!" Ye Shikai shouted as the approaching figures revealed themselves.

"What the hell is that."

"What’s going on here."

From afar, groups of soldiers approached but unlike humans, they were "bronze statues," yet moved like the living. Ye Shikai was too familiar with their attire; it was Qin Army’s uniform, even the weapons matched.

This was similar to the living dead army encountered in Atlantis, but evidently, these "Qin soldiers" were more dangerous.

"Everyone, prepare for battle!" Li Changtian commanded, while Ji Tao instructed the Ji family to prepare to fight.

"Xin, quickly retreat, these Qin soldiers are extremely dangerous," Ye Shikai urged, sensing it, but the distance between them was now less than a kilometer, making retreat too late.