The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife Chapter 1968: Ji Family’s Life-or-Death Crisis

Ye Shikai took the pill and put it into his Storage Ring. He wasn’t sure if Chen Yuxin was lying to him, but this was the only hope of saving Ji Tao; he couldn’t give up.

"I’m leaving." Just as Ye Shikai was about to go, Chen Yuxin suddenly blocked his way.

"Kai, you really don’t want to stay?"

"Your ambition is too great. Desire has already blinded your eyes. It’s me who never really saw you clearly." Ye Shikai murmured, gently pushing Chen Yuxin’s hand away as he walked past her.

"Oh right, take good care of Ye Yi. I... I’ll come to see him in some time." Ye Shikai suddenly stopped, turned around and spoke. The two of them stared at each other for several minutes in silence. Ye Yi was their child; no matter what, Ye Shikai didn’t want to drag him into this.

"Alright, I’m going. Xin, I still advise you to pull back in time. The more you gain, the more you’ll lose." With that, Ye Shikai directly left the Chen family. In the end he still returned those poisonous insects to Chen Yuxin. He knew what that would lead to, but this was all he could do. As for what would happen next, he could only take things one step at a time.

"Boss, you finally came out. How was it, are you alright?" Ghost asked excitedly.

"Relax, I’m fine." Ye Shikai took out that medicine bottle. "This is the antidote to treat Mr. Ji."

"That’s great!" Ji Qian shouted excitedly, taking the antidote with one hand. She had waited far too long; now Ji Tao could finally be saved.

Ji Family.

"I’ve already given Ji Tao the antidote. From here on, we leave it to time and fate." Wuyan fed the pill to the unconscious Ji Tao; now it was unknown how effective the medicine would be.

"Sir, are you sure this really is the antidote?" Nightmare asked.

"I can feel she wasn’t lying to me. As for whether this antidote actually works, I’m not sure. I can only hope it does." Ye Shikai murmured. Ji Qian was also very nervous. The next twenty-four hours would be critical—if Ji Tao couldn’t wake up within this time, he’d probably be beyond saving.

The news that Ye Shikai had brought back the antidote quickly spread through the Ji Family. Several of the Ji Family’s top figures had come—senior elders, both Direct Lineage and collateral branches all gathered here, just to wait for the result. At this moment, other than Ji Qian, the most nervous one was likely Ji Feng. If Ji Tao really woke up, his plan would go up in smoke, and he might even suffer Ji Qian’s revenge—no, revenge was certain. To ensure that Ji Qian could become the Family Head in the future, any competitor would be eradicated.

Late at night.

"Qian, why don’t you go rest for a while? If there’s any news, I’ll wake you." Ye Shikai urged.

"No need, I’m not that tired. I’ll wait a bit longer."

"It’s time—he’s awake!" Suddenly, Wuyan shoved the door open and shouted loudly. Everyone rushed in, only to see that Ji Tao had already woken up, though his face still looked very pale.

"The Worm has already been expelled from his body, but Family Head Ji still needs to recuperate quietly to recover." Wuyan let out a sigh of relief. Ji Tao was finally saved; it seemed Chen Yuxin hadn’t lied—this really was the antidote.

"Father, you’re finally alright." The two sisters, Ji Qian and Ji Yu, stepped forward, tears instantly streaming down their faces.

"I’ve already heard the details from Wuyan. All of this was done by Chen Yuxin, wasn’t it?" After waking, Ji Tao learned the whole truth and was enraged. By rights, as the son-in-law of Chen Family, Ye Shikai should have been the target of his anger, yet there was no malice in Ji Tao’s gaze toward him—on the contrary, there was a hint of satisfaction. Perhaps he valued Ye Shikai as a person, not his status.

"I never imagined there would be such terrifying Worms in this world, able to slip past even my notice."

"Family Head, it’s truly great that you woke up. This whole matter was done by the Chen family. Chen Yuxin intends to swallow up all the clans in Huaxia—we have to be on guard." No sooner had Chen Ligong finished speaking than a series of explosions sounded from outside, followed by shrill screams and wails of agony.

"What’s going on?" Ji Tao shouted.

"Bad... bad news, Family Head, a group of monsters has broken in from the east." A guard said in panic.

"Monsters? What kind of monsters?"

"I don’t know, sir. They all look half-human, half-beast. Some have bull heads, others have sharp claws."

"Mutants." Ye Shikai shouted loudly.

"The Ji Family has heavy guard, and there’s an Array protecting the estate. How could mutants charge in?" Ji Qian retorted.

"It was... it was Mr. Ji. He led a team to the east gate, and he’s the one who disabled the Array." The guard replied.

"Damn it, it must be Chen Yuxin." Ye Shikai’s expression darkened. Chen Yuxin was the mastermind behind the HST project; she must also be secretly creating mutants. Now that Ji Tao had awakened, she clearly wanted to take advantage of the Ji Family’s weakness to wipe them out, even at the cost of deploying a mutant army.

"Mr. Ji wants to seize the position of Family Head. Now that Family Head has already woken up, he must have seen the situation turn against him and so defected to the Chen family." Chen Ligong cursed furiously.

"If I’d known, we would have taken him out earlier."

"Hmph, looks like we’re in for a decisive battle tonight." Using all his strength, Ji Tao slowly stood up.

"Father, is your body alright?" Ji Qian was worried Ji Tao’s condition wouldn’t be enough to withstand the strain of battle. And right now, the opponent they faced was stronger than ever—not only cultivators, but also a mutant army.

"It’s fine. Today the Ji Family is in crisis. As Family Head, I must step forward." Ji Tao said firmly. As a Family Head who had weathered great storms, he was a qualified leader. Even in the face of dire peril, he wouldn’t lose his composure.

"Everyone of the Ji Family, hear my order."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"All of you, follow me to Zhongyuan. We’ll fight them to the death."

"Yes."

"Yes."

Ji Tao had managed the Ji Family for many years and naturally had many die-hard loyalists. Though the Ji Family now stood at the brink of life and death, they felt no fear at all. For the survival of the Ji Family, they were willing to fight to the death.

"Soul Destroyer, Ghost, Nightmare, Demoness."

"Here."

"Here."

"Each of you will lead a squad of Hidden Guards and take up positions at several passageways in the Ji Family. You must not allow any Chen Family members or mutants to get through." Ye Shikai ordered.

"Boss, then where will you go?"

"The Chen family people will definitely attack Zhongyuan. It’s the place closest to the inner residence, so I have to go there to stop them." Ye Shikai continued, "The Ji family estate is large, and there are many Defensive Arrays set up around it. But Ji Feng has defected to the Chen family, and he knows the Ji Family far too well. That’s why I’m sending you to guard all the main passageways of the Ji family estate—you absolutely cannot let them pass."