The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife Chapter 1939: Towering Tree

Ji Qian was quite anxious, but this abyss seemed bottomless. Even cultivators didn’t dare to descend rashly, for who knew what could happen. Fortunately, the Hidden Guards brought some climbing equipment, including ropes, which they could use to go down. Hopefully, it’s not too deep down there...

"Quick, lower the ropes."

A few Hidden Guards hurried forward and lowered the rope ladder. To prevent the length from being insufficient, they attached another rope ladder, thereby extending the length to tens of meters, which should be enough.

"Sir, the situation below is unclear. Let us go down first," one Hidden Guard volunteered, but Ghost refused. Ji Qian went down first, while the remaining people fixed the rope ladder above. Ghost also descended with a few trusted Hidden Guards. No one knew how deep it was below or whether there were any dangers. If there were, Ye Shikai and Wuyan’s situation would be very dire.

Below the abyss.

Ye Shikai and Wuyan slowly opened their eyes. Even if it was an abyss, from falling from above was only a matter of ten seconds, yet these ten seconds felt like a year...

The two sat up. Even for cultivators, falling into a place this deep would likely result in being smashed to pieces, but Ye Shikai had anticipated this.

"You carry an air cushion with you?" Wuyan, sitting on the air cushion, said indifferently. They had landed on a thick air cushion; though it was still somewhat painful, there was no serious harm, as bones and internal organs weren’t injured.

"Of course." Ye Shikai shook the Storage Ring in his hand. It’s basically a treasure chest, where Ye Shikai stored many things, including emergency items like the compressed air cushion. In just a quarter of a second, the compressed cushion could expand into a large mattress. Since it’s inflatable, one landing on it could avoid injuries to the maximum extent.

"Actually... just now, I could have used Inner Strength to perform Qinggong. It’s just... just that I didn’t react." Wuyan blushed slightly.

"It’s fine, it was an accident, nothing to worry about. Besides, aren’t we safe now?" Ye Shikai waved his hand. Experts in the Body Integration Realm indeed could use Qinggong to glide over, but the situation was sudden and there was nowhere to exert force, so they naturally just fell directly.

"Qian, Ghost." Ye Shikai took out a megaphone and shouted loudly upwards. Although the collapsed area was more than ten meters wide, it was enough to create an echo. Ye Shikai hoped to "report safety" to the people above, but the sound was like a stone sinking into the sea, receiving no response.

"It’s so deep down here; forget about the sound not reaching up, even if you used a strong flashlight here, they wouldn’t see it above," Wuyan said coldly.

"So what do we do next?" Ye Shikai asked.

"Look, we’re not in a pit but in a passage, which means there must be something inside. Rather than sitting here waiting and wasting time, let’s go inside and maybe we’ll find something," Wuyan said.

"You’re right, let’s go quickly." Ye Shikai nodded, and the two walked inside.

Ten minutes later.

"No way, there’s really a water source." The two couldn’t help but be amazed as they looked at the scene before them. The tree before them was probably a hundred meters tall, and it grew in this pitch-black cave. They walked through the passage, and the area suddenly widened, into a level ground, in the center of which stood this towering tree, truly a "world apart."

Ye Shikai examined closely; around the tree, there was a flowing "river," though it’s just a small river or stream, like the moat outside a city wall, encircling the tree.

"What is this?" Ye Shikai asked curiously.

"Perhaps this is our discovery for today." Wuyan suddenly smiled. "According to the recorded text about Heart Devouring Poisonous Insects, this type of tree is the best breeding ground for them."

"So, the Heart Devouring Poisonous Insect might be here?" Ye Shikai said excitedly.

"It’s very likely. For such a towering tree to grow in this cave is already a miracle, fitting all the growth conditions for the Heart Devouring Poisonous Insect. These insects are very likely to grow on the tree," Wuyan nodded.

"Then we must be careful. Such a big tree, how many Heart Devouring Poisonous Insects might there be inside?" Ye Shikai was a bit wary. If he was infected with the insects, even his Life Worm might not be safe.

"Don’t worry, only immature Heart Devouring Poisonous Insects stay on the tree. Besides, your Life Worm is still in your body," Wuyan waved his hand. To be safe, Ye Shikai still wrapped his ears, nose, and mouth with gauze to prevent insects from entering his body.

"I want to go up and take a look." Wuyan leapt up and jumped directly onto the tree. Ye Shikai didn’t dare follow; Wuyan was a Worm Sect Leader and an expert in this field. He dared not go up casually; if the tree was full of insects, he’d be finished. Ye Shikai naturally didn’t dare take risks, so he circled around the side.

"What’s this?" Ye Shikai felt something trip underfoot. Shining his flashlight, it turned out to be a wooden chair.

"How could there be such a thing?" Ye Shikai muttered. This wooden chair was obviously man-made, meaning someone must have been here or even stayed here.

Ye Shikai thought carefully. Since someone came here, it indicated there must be something "valuable," and the only valuable thing would be the poisonous insects.

Thus reasoning, there must be insects on the tree.

"Wuyan, be careful." Ye Shikai loudly cautioned, and Wuyan gracefully leapt down.

"What’s up?"

"Look at this chair," Ye Shikai continued, "It means someone was here, so we can deduce it’s a breeding ground for insects."

"Indeed, I noticed just now, there are Heart Devouring Poisonous Insects on the tree," Wuyan said, opening her palm, revealing an insect the size of an ant.

"Hey, why are you bringing that so close?" Ye Shikai was so frightened he took several steps back, like a little girl seeing a big spider in a boy’s hand...

"Why are you afraid?" Wuyan took out a small bottle, putting the insect inside.

"Of course I’m afraid. What if I’m infected by the insect?" It’s not that Ye Shikai was scared, but this thing could really be fatal.

"There are many more above; it seems we’ve stumbled upon a fortune," Wuyan appeared visibly excited. Seeing such peculiar insects made her more thrilled than an average girl receiving jewelry or cosmetics...