The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife

"Who would have thought, even the girl from the Li Mansion has experts by her side." Tang Can suddenly spoke without warning, and everyone turned their gaze to Li Yueying. Ye Shikai sensed something unusual and immediately stepped back two steps, pretending to be a guard of Li Mansion.

Could it be that this middle-aged man named Tang Can discovered something amiss? Ye Shikai felt a bit guilty. After all, as the Family Head, Tang Can must have something extraordinary, and Li Yueying also mentioned that he was in the late stage of Divine Separation. Ye Shikai had just broken through the Divine Separation stage, so there's still a few realms difference. It wouldn't be surprising if this guy noticed.

"What, young man, you don't even dare to step out?" Tang Can stopped and suddenly said, his eyes fixed on Ye Shikai.

Sure enough, he still found out.

"Ahem." Ye Shikai lightly coughed twice and adjusted his clothes. Since he was called out, there was nothing to be afraid of.

"Senior Tang, are you talking about me?" Ye Shikai quickly thought. Tang Can must not recognize him, so why tell the truth? Just now, Li Yueying had also kept something from Tang Can; how could the Family Head of Li Mansion not come in from outside? She must have deliberately deceived Tang Can.

"Young man, you're quite young, but your strength is astounding." Tang Can smiled faintly. The word "astounding" is not used lightly, yet he gave Ye Shikai such a high "evaluation" with just a glance.

"Is that so, Senior Tang? I find myself rather dull-witted, so when you mentioned 'an expert' earlier, I didn't respond." Ye Shikai cleverly downplayed his status. On one hand, he found an excuse for ignoring Tang Can earlier, and on the other hand, he wouldn't incite Tang Can's displeasure. Honestly, he's fought many opponents but never against a cultivator in the late Divine Separation stage. Even Zeus, in terms of inner strength cultivation, was only in the late Soul Emergence stage. It's been long since, and he might have made a breakthrough, but still, in front of Tang Can, it's not enough. Huaxia is indeed a place full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

"No need for modesty, young friend. If you don't mind, how about a spar?" Now even the address changed. Ye Shikai felt that Tang Can didn't have any killing intent, so he wasn't resistant. However, this sparring... was it merely an excuse to kill him?

"This... doesn't seem very appropriate." Ye Shikai humbly "retreated" a step. "You're a senior, sparring with me might not be suitable."

"It's alright, we'll stop at a touch." Tang Can suddenly changed his tone. "Get ready, I'm going to make my move."

Just as the words fell, Tang Can disappeared from where he stood. Ye Shikai only felt a flash in front of him, and in a blink, the person was already right in front of him.

Instinctively crossing his arms to guard in front, Ye Shikai felt a strong impact lift him entirely. With a flip of momentum, Ye Shikai spun in the air and hurriedly landed. The inertia was so strong that even after landing, he retreated several steps before stabilizing himself.

Tang Can slowly withdrew his palm. With just one palm, Ye Shikai was sent flying seven or eight meters away, even though he was prepared. Indeed, the strength gap between two realms is too vast.

"Thank you, Senior Tang, for being lenient." Ye Shikai endured the pain and bowed slowly. It's meaningless to be reckless when one's strength is inferior. Moreover, although Tang Can's palm was powerful, he didn't show a killing intent, indicating that Tang Can didn't want to engage seriously.

"Not bad, truly the young can surpass their mentors." Tang Can said faintly and turned to Li Yueying, "Li Mansion girl, let's continue."

"Stupid boy, that palm just now, this man only used forty percent of his inner strength. If he went all out, I couldn't take it head-on." The Blade Soul suddenly spoke.

"Nonsense, as if I didn't know. That single palm already caused turmoil within my body." Ye Shikai was somewhat unwilling. With strength, he could protect those around him. He's been in Yanjing for so long, never encountered a real opponent. Now, it's clear that he was indeed a frog in a well.

"No need to worry too much. Have you been cultivating the 'Emperor Xuan Scripture' lately?"

"Of course, but I've been struggling to break into the sixth stage. Perhaps the method is wrong." Ye Shikai shook his head. He's been stuck at the fifth stage of the "Emperor Xuan Scripture" for a long time, and the shackles of the sixth stage haven't budged at all. Could the method be wrong? Ye Shikai didn't understand.

"If you could break through the seventh stage, no, you don't even need to break through the seventh stage, just reaching the peak of the sixth stage, your inner strength would be enough to contend with Tang Can." The Blade Soul said firmly. "You have plenty of time, so no need to worry."

"But now... Tang Can only needs one hand to kill me." Ye Shikai's face turned cold instantly. If only he was born twenty years earlier.

"Tang Can won't kill you, and you know it in your heart, so why are you so conflicted?" The Blade Soul was a bit puzzled why Ye Shikai's mindset had changed so drastically because it hadn't noticed that Tang Can had faintly revealed "kill" towards Ye Shikai.

"Killing intent" isn't written on the face; it's in the heart.

Perhaps Tang Can also realized the terrifying potential of Ye Shikai. He didn't kill directly because he feared the strength of Li Mansion. Tang Can didn't know Ye Shikai was the Netherworld King. Seeing him by Li Yueying's side, he subconsciously thought he was a specially cultivated genius of Li Mansion.

"So, how does it feel to be humbled?" Li Yueying seemed particularly pleased, constantly mocking Ye Shikai.

"Hmph, if you can, go ahead." Ye Shikai rolled his eyes.

"I'm not that foolish. Now you're alone; any careless mistake, and you might lose your life." Li Yueying seemed very smug. Ye Shikai is a fierce tiger, but now he's indeed a tiger fallen into a plain, bullied by dogs.

"If I go all out, even if I can't win, I would at least peel a layer of Tang Can's skin." Ye Shikai's voice was low. In a "formal fight," he's definitely no match for Tang Can, but he's never been one to follow the common path. The Demon Addiction, Netherworld Blade, and Four Elements are all his trump cards. If forced into a fight, he still has ways to seriously injure Tang Can.

"Quite boastful." Li Yueying looked at the storage ring on Ye Shikai's finger.

"That thing, it should also be a treasure you obtained from the ruins, right?"

"Are you talking about the storage ring? Indeed, I obtained it from an... old senior." Ye Shikai recalled his various experiences in the Xiang Qi ruins. Back then, on the Holy Mountain, he was also besieged by formidable enemies.

"Such a good treasure, you must keep it safe." Li Yueying was clearly envious of Ye Shikai's treasure. Although it doesn't help in combat, having a storage ring is equivalent to carrying a logistical warehouse.