The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife Chapter 1873: The Challenge Letter

"Doris is my mortal enemy. She saw the Three Temples’ power expanding nonstop, so she wanted to strike first and actually used such a despicable method, trying to blow all of us to pieces." Ye Shikai said angrily. Doris and Aphrodite, those two vicious women, have always been ruthless and base in their methods. If they really wanted to assassinate them, using this approach wouldn’t be surprising at all.

"Doris and Aphrodite are also a threat to Huaxia, so our National Security Bureau has been monitoring their movements all along, but as long as they don’t come in, we can’t do anything about them."

"Those two women actually dared to go after my son. I definitely won’t let them off easy." The killing intent in Ye Shikai’s words was obvious. He hadn’t taken the initiative to go after them, yet they had come knocking themselves; that was something Ye Shikai could not tolerate.

"You came to us on your own and told us this news—what are you after?" Chen Yuxin shot back. Tianjing’s appearance today was a bit sudden; neither Ye Shikai nor Chen Yuxin had asked Tianjing to investigate beforehand, yet today he took the initiative to come to them and report, making him seem a bit too "enthusiastic and proactive."

"Well... no matter what Mr. Ye and Miss Chen might think, that’s not important. I came today just to give you this information. As for what you plan to do next, I won’t interfere." Tianjing slowly stood up. "I’ve got nothing else. There are still some matters at the Bureau, so I’ll take my leave."

Half an hour later.

"Now that we know who’s pulling the strings, what are you thinking?" Ye Shikai gently rubbed Chen Yuxin’s head and spoke calmly.

"Kai, what do you plan to do?"

"Doris and Aphrodite dared to target our son this time. Even if we swallow our anger now, there will be a second time, a third time. So we have to take them out first." Ye Shikai said firmly.

"But..." Chen Yuxin hesitated. She had secretly sworn that she would catch the mastermind and eliminate them as fast as possible, but once she learned it was Doris and Aphrodite, her mood instantly grew heavy. The opponents were not ordinary people. Doris’s strength was one of the very best in the overseas Underworld, in no way inferior to Zeus back then. If it really came to a fight, Ye Shikai would definitely confront her head-on. If anything went wrong, she would lose Ye Shikai, and that was a risk she didn’t want to take.

"Xin, you don’t want me to go personally, do you?" Ye Shikai saw through her thoughts; she didn’t want him to take that risk.

"That’s right. You’re my husband and Ye Yi’s father. If something happens to you, what are we supposed to do?" Chen Yuxin made no attempt to hide it. She had still been struggling with how to say it, but since Ye Shikai had asked directly, she naturally just spoke her mind.

"Doris is indeed a very powerful opponent. If I really clash with her, to be frank, not just me—no Body Integration Realm expert can absolutely guarantee they’ll get away unscathed."

"But I’ve said it before: Doris is a permanent hidden danger. If we don’t get rid of her, she’ll think of every way possible to get rid of us—especially me. As long as I’m alive, I’m an eternal lethal threat to her." Ye Shikai turned and looked at Chen Yuxin; her eyes were full of conflicted struggle.

"Xin, trust me, alright? I’ll definitely come back safe. I promise you." Ye Shikai whispered in her ear, his tone light but utterly firm.

The whole night, the two of them didn’t sleep. Ye Shikai kept trying to persuade her. At first, Chen Yuxin refused no matter what, but in the end she "painfully" nodded, signaling her compromise.

"Kai, you can go, but I have a few conditions you must agree to."

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Europe, Netherworld Palace headquarters.

"Boss, have you really decided?" Soul Destroyer asked.

"Yes. With our current combat strength, we’re more than ready to wage war against them." Ye Shikai turned his head and looked at Worm.

"Send a message to the Underworld at once: Netherworld Palace, War God Temple, and Moon God Temple are declaring war on Sea King Palace. Make sure every single person in the Underworld can see it." Ye Shikai continued, "I want every cultivator to see the battle challenge I’m issuing to Sea King Palace. Also, in my name, invite anyone to join us. As long as they’re willing to join our camp, I guarantee they’ll get the spoils of war they want."

"Alright, I’ll send it right away." Worm nodded.

"This time I’m going to proactively issue a battle letter to Sea King Palace, and fix the time and place for the decisive battle." Ye Shikai said with resolve. Right now the Three Temples’ strength was greater than Sea King Palace’s. Setting a time and place for an open, head-on clash was favorable to the Three Temples. Of course, Sea King Palace could choose not to respond. That would avoid the losses of a direct confrontation, but Doris’s prestige would take a huge hit. Especially for those wavering between the two camps—if Doris refused to fight, it could be seen as ’cowardice’. At least on the surface, she would be seen as backing down, and the organizations that had chosen her might well defect to the Three Temples. As the two sides’ strength shifted, the Three Temples’ odds of victory would grow even higher.

"My lord, once this battle letter goes out, the Underworld will inevitably be shaken to its core. Right after that, every organization and camp will have to pick a side."

"Yes, the sky of the entire Underworld is about to change." Ye Shikai murmured. The storm was coming, unstoppable. This would be the final showdown between the two camps. If they won, the Three Temples would have no more opponents. If they lost, the entire Underworld would belong to Doris.

"I’m here too." At this moment, Ji Qian pushed the door open and came in, followed by several hundred White Mist Army soldiers and her personal Moon Guards.

"Qian, you’re here as well." Ye Shikai was not surprised; he had long predicted that Ji Qian would come. With her help, it was equivalent to the Ji Family joining the Three Temples’ camp. That made the Three Temples’ power even greater. In addition to the Ji Family, several Huaxia clans had also sent people to join.

"These White Mist Army troops are the Ji Family’s elite. Thank Mr. Ji on my behalf when you go back."

Ji Qian didn’t say much. Ji Tao had ordered the White Mist Army to come not so much to help Ye Shikai, but purely to protect Ji Qian; in practice, though, there wasn’t much difference.

"Worm, send another message: any organization or individual that joins us must immediately come to Netherworld Palace to assemble. Three days from now, we march on Sea King Palace with our full forces." Ye Shikai added.

"Alright, I’ll take care of it right away."

"Great, we’re finally going to war. So many of our brothers died at Doris’s hands—this time, we’re definitely going to avenge them."