The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife Chapter 1804: Mutual Slaughter

Thump, thump, thump.

Sure enough, a faint sound of footsteps came from afar. Everyone became alert, and judging from the sound, there were quite a lot of them, probably over a thousand people. This definitely wasn’t an ordinary group.

"It should be some family." Ye Shikai said softly. The Chen family had always been at the very forefront. Although they had been delayed a bit just now by the illusion, their progress should still be the fastest. How could they run into another family? What Ye Shikai was more curious about was which family had actually caught up.

"My Lord, someone must have caught up. I’ll take a few people ahead to scout." Feng Ling took the initiative and said.

"Alright, go."

Just as Feng Ling was about to set out, she was stopped by Ye Shikai at the side.

"Son-in-law, what do you mean by this?"

"There are a lot of people coming, and I can sense that there are several Body Integration Realm experts among them. If you go out now, you won’t see them first—they’ll see you first." Ye Shikai explained.

"Kai, then what’s your idea?" Chen Yuxin countered.

"Although the paths in the palace are intricate and winding, in the end they all lead to the same place. Rather than taking the initiative to look for them, we might as well wait for them to come to us." Ye Shikai explained.

"Son-in-law, if the other side harbors killing intent and we stay here, wouldn’t we just be waiting to be slaughtered? Why not strike first?"

"Given the current situation, all the great families have suffered more or less losses. What they want are the treasures in the ruins, not to wipe out their competitors. Meanwhile, we’ve avoided casualties from the very beginning and preserved our strength. Even if we do run into competitors, there’s nothing to worry about." Ye Shikai retorted, "And even if we take a ten-thousand-step retreat—if we really meet an opponent on par with us, I don’t want to end up in a mutual destruction fight here."

"Kai, you’re planning to negotiate with them?" Chen Yuxin generally heard the meaning behind Ye Shikai’s words. Since they weren’t going to fight, that only left talking.

"At the very least, we should find out who they are. Everyone who came here belongs to a great Huaxia family. If we make the first move, we’ll just gain another powerful enemy in the future."

"Alright, I’ll listen to you. Everyone, hear my order: hold position and wait in place."

"Yes."

"Yes."

At the same time.

The Zheng Family’s team had also harvested quite a few treasures. They hadn’t encountered much danger along the way, so their progress was very fast. Zheng Li was a smart man; the treasures they ran into along the way were, at best, appetizers. The real "treasure" lay further ahead. So he didn’t let these "starters" bog him down and went straight for the back.

"Father, I hear footsteps in the distance." Zheng Ji reacted immediately. The surroundings were very dark, and they could only rely on a few flashlights and torches for illumination. Worried about danger, Zheng Li ordered everyone to halt.

"There must still be dangers in this palace that we haven’t encountered yet. We cannot be careless."

"Yes, Father."

"We’ve already lost some manpower. This palace may appear calm on the surface, but there are undercurrents beneath, crises lurking within. The slightest carelessness will lead to utter ruin." Zheng Li observed the surroundings; there was a faint "smell of blood" in the air.

"Let’s go, keep moving." Zheng Li walked at the very front, leading everyone forward. After walking several hundred meters, they suddenly saw light ahead—a blood-red light...

"Quick, see what that is."

A few people holding high-powered flashlights shone toward the source of the light. Within the blood-red glow were many monsters with ox heads and horse faces, wielding long axes and spears. These monsters were over two meters tall, with sturdy bodies and vicious appearances. Everyone broke out in a cold sweat at the sight of them. At the same time, the monsters also noticed the Zheng Family members and began charging toward them.

"Family Head, they’re charging at us!"

"So what if they are? Let this old man meet them head-on. Everyone, prepare for battle."

"Yes."

"Yes."

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"My Lord, those monsters are charging toward us."

"Xin, this might be an illusion." Ye Shikai hurriedly grabbed Chen Yuxin’s arm. Having had prior experience, he wasn’t so easily fooled this time. Although those shrieking, ox-headed, horse-faced monsters did indeed appear within his field of vision, it could still be the Illusion Technique of the Other Shore Flower. Frankly speaking, this Illusion Technique was truly formidable. Even though he kept telling himself in his mind that what he was seeing was an illusion, it had absolutely no effect.

"Kai, whether they’re people or monsters, right now they’re our enemies. If we don’t fight back, we’re just waiting to be slaughtered." Chen Yuxin also drew the Chunjun Sword. The Other Shore Flower’s illusion not only blinded their eyes, it seemed to have "shrouded" their minds as well, making them lose the ability to think calmly.

"Everyone, hear my order—prepare to counterattack."

"Yes."

Ye Shikai couldn’t stop them. In the blink of an eye, both sides were locked in a brutal melee. Worried for Chen Yuxin’s safety, he could only stay by her side.

"Damn it, it must be the Illusion Technique of the Other Shore Flower again." Ye Shikai looked at the purplish-red glow in the air. Among everyone present, he was probably the only one still clear-headed. Of course, this was likely thanks to the sword soul. Otherwise, relying on his spiritual power alone, he would definitely have been affected by the Other Shore Flower.

No, he had to stop them. Ye Shikai raised his head and looked around. To break the illusion, he had to first destroy the Other Shore Flower, but he couldn’t find any trace of it.

"Sword soul, where is the Other Shore Flower? Tell me, quickly." Ye Shikai shouted.

"At the very top."

Ye Shikai looked up. The Other Shore Flower was on the stone wall high above, tens of meters up—far too high for ordinary cultivators to reach.

"Xin, the Other Shore Flower is up there. Cover me, I’m going to destroy it." As soon as Ye Shikai finished speaking, several monsters charged straight at him.

"Careful." Chen Yuxin’s sword flashed out in an instant, the Chunjun Sword piercing into a monster’s chest. Feng Ling and Xue Ming moved up to drive back the other monsters.

"My Lord, all these monsters are targeting you." Feng Ling stood guard in front of Chen Yuxin. Both sides were already locked in chaotic battle, slaughtering each other. Aside from a few trusted aides and Shadow Organization members, Chen Yuxin had no extra manpower to deploy.

"Protect my Lord."

Ye Shikai knew very well that he had to destroy the Other Shore Flower above immediately; otherwise, if the fight dragged on any longer, things would spiral out of control.

The stone wall above was tens of meters from the ground. Even with Qinggong, cultivators couldn’t leap that high in one go. They had to climb part of the way up and get as close as possible; otherwise, they simply couldn’t reach it.

"Xin, fall back quickly. I’ll climb up first and destroy the Other Shore Flower." With that, Ye Shikai climbed onto the stone wall. But the nearby monsters noticed this and shifted their target, pouncing toward him.