The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife

Ye Shikai looked around him. Indeed, although the appearance of the ghost soldiers was sudden, since those who came were all elites from various families, and they were all at the Nascent Soul Stage or even the Out-of-Body Stage, combined with the responses of several Family Heads, the loss was not significant. However, some injured people were infected with a dead aura.

Ye Shikai turned to look behind him, noticing about a dozen people afflicted with the dead aura, wailing in pain. Even though they had taken elixirs, it was to no avail. The dead aura was not a disease, so elixirs were naturally useless.

Ye Shikai waved his hand, and the water and fire elements swirled in the air, emitting a dual-colored glow. The dead aura on the wounded was expelled out of their wounds and completely healed within minutes.

"What kind of treasure is this?"

"Yes, it can even heal."

The crowd buzzed with discussions. They did not know Ye Shikai well, and were already curious about the skills of Ghost and the others just now. Clearly, these were not the martial arts of Huaxia.

"This young man has such a treasure, he should share it with everyone." At this moment, a "discordant" voice emerged. Ye Shikai turned to look and saw an elder, his temples slightly gray, seemingly advanced in years, but Ye Shikai did not recognize him or know which family he was from.

"Yes, indeed, he should share it."

"These people have suspicious origins. I suspect they are not of our kind. We should get rid of them."

The crowd echoed these sentiments, and the fists of Ghost and the others clenched tightly. Clearly, these people were envious of Ye Shikai's treasure and wanted to seize it. They couldn't just make a move, so they found an excuse. As expected, people are driven by profit. Ye Shikai just risked his life pulling the iron ring chain to let them cross the abyss, yet they immediately turned against him.

"Boss, why not let me beat up these old fools?" Ghost came over and said lightly.

"No need." Ye Shikai waved his hand, his expression solemn. He turned to look at Ji Tao and Li Yueying, neither of whom showed any emotion, while those causing trouble were certainly their subordinates. Such indulgence only meant they had no intention of intervening. After all, the Four Elements are treasures that can cure dead aura. Who can guarantee not getting injured in these ruins? With the Four Elements, there's no need to worry about the threat of the dead aura.

Having lost contact with Ji Qian, Ye Shikai was already burning with anger. Now, with so many chattering "crows," though he did not show his anger on his face, the inner strength in his body was circulating rapidly.

"Who was speaking just now?" Ye Shikai said lightly, his voice soft but just loud enough for everyone to hear, exuding an aura of killing intent. The crowd instantly quieted down. In fact, his gaze had always been fixed on the person who spoke first, truly a disrespectful elder.

Ye Shikai raised his palm, a fireball swirling in his hand. With a gentle push, the flames enveloped the person like a fire dragon, instantly accompanied by heart-wrenching screams. The temperature of the fire element could reach thousands of degrees, enough to reduce a person to ashes.

The crowd was stunned by the scene before them. Ye Shikai acted without a word and dealt a fatal blow.

In just a few seconds, the screams ceased. Ye Shikai retracted the flames, and his gaze swept over the crowd again. This time, no one dared to speak, the silence absolute.

This was an elder at the Out-of-Body Stage, considered talent in any family, yet could not withstand the flames for three seconds, the entire person turned to char, unrecognizable. Such terrifying power, truly a tough guy.

"Does anyone else want it? I can give it now." Ye Shikai said coldly. The crowd exchanged glances, no one daring to speak.

"Who did I just kill?" Ye Shikai said calmly, moving his body, instantly arriving before the "charred" body, grabbing the collar of a nearby guard and lifting him up.

"Tell me, who did I kill?" Ye Shikai shouted in a low voice.

"It was... Elder Zhang from the Li Mansion." The guard stammered, terrified of becoming the next "charcoal."

"Get lost." Ye Shikai tossed the man aside, slamming him against the stone wall, then slowly walked towards Li Yueying.

"Protect the young lady." A group of guards from the Li Mansion thought Ye Shikai was going to attack Li Yueying and stepped forward to block him.

"Miss Li, I've killed your family's dog. It seems our cooperation is over. If you're willing to help, I will surely reward you handsomely. If not, it doesn't matter to me." Ye Shikai turned to leave, but suddenly stopped after a few steps.

"If you wish to hinder me, feel free to try."

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"Lord Moon God, please have some water." At this moment, on the other side of the ruins, Ji Qian, along with the Moon God Temple and some members of the Ji Family, were still exploring forward. Their numbers were small, only twenty or thirty people. Most had been hunted down by ghost soldiers, and most crucially, they had lost contact.

"We have now lost contact with them, and we are blocked from behind by ghost soldiers, so we can only move forward." Ji Qian analyzed the situation, fortunately, aside from the Moon Guards, the people around her were from the Ji Family. In essence, they were her people and wouldn't act rashly.

"Everyone rest for half an hour here, then move on." Ji Qian commanded.

"Yes, my lord."

"Selena, take two Moon Guards and come with me." Ji Qian glanced at the path ahead, took out a flashlight. Even the strong beam couldn't penetrate the faint black mist.

"Yes."

Ji Qian walked at the front. The path behind was long and increasingly narrow, with occasional "soft roars."

"Be careful, my lord." Selena swiftly shielded Ji Qian, and two "squeaks" were heard as two bats flew past from above them.

"Don't worry, they're just bats." Ji Qian gently pushed her aside and continued forward.

"My lord, why are there ghost soldiers within the ruins? Could it be that some array is maintaining their existence?"

"Bai Qi, known as the Human Slaughter, killed thousands in his lifetime, so the ruin is filled with killing intent and hostility. The corpses, nourished by a millennium of hostility, have turned into the living dead, forming ghost soldiers."

"Isn't that just like the ruins in Atlantis?" Selena recalled their previous encounter, where countless royal soldiers had hunted them, the explorers, into a hasty retreat.

"That's just my analysis. Huaxia has a long history of cultivation. In ancient Bai Yue land, there are records of using worms and magic spells to manipulate corpses, turning them into living dead who unconditionally obey the manipulator's orders, chasing targets relentlessly."

"Such terrifying witchcraft," Selena exclaimed.

"Indeed, these witchcrafts were so sinister and vicious that they were classified as heretical sects. Some of these witchcrafts have long been lost."