The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife

"I've asked Zhuang Yan to prepare some food; I don't really feel like going down." Su Qingyu shook her head and spoke indifferently.

"It's because of him, right?" An Lan smiled faintly. "I heard he hasn't been in good health lately, otherwise he wouldn't have been out of touch for so many days."

"Miss Ji has told me that he is safe now and undergoing treatment; she asked us not to worry." Su Qingyu explained. Clearly, at this time, the person who should be by his side was supposed to be herself, yet even though Su Qingyu deeply understood Ji Qian's character, she still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

"Qingyu, you said he's a cultivator, right?" An Lan suddenly asked a question she "shouldn't" have asked.

"Yes."

"Then tell me, what is cultivation?" An Lan continued to inquire.

"That... I'm not very clear about it." Su Qingyu shook her head. Her understanding of cultivators was vague; she could only speak about it briefly. Previously, whenever she mentioned this, Ye Shikai would get upset, so over time, Su Qingyu simply stopped seeking more knowledge about it.

"If we could also cultivate, wouldn't we be able to help him?" An Lan said suddenly, filled with excitement.

"No." Su Qingyu instinctively shouted. "Let's wait for him to come back before we talk about this."

"Why, Qingyu, don't you want to help him?" An Lan asked, puzzled.

"No, it's not that." Su Qingyu explained her concerns to An Lan. First, their aptitude might not be suited for cultivation, second, there was no one to teach them, and finally, she feared that Ye Shikai would be the first to object...

Su Qingyu wanted to help him, but definitely not by being foolish and becoming a burden to him.

This was her principle.

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Worm Sect.

"Sigh, chopping wood again." Ye Shikai sighed, swinging the ax in his hand weakly.

"What's wrong, you don't seem happy about it. How has the week been?" The woman asked with a smile.

"Not too bad, the Single Love Poisonous Insect hasn't acted up again." Honestly, the woman's treatment did have a significant effect. Ten days had passed, and the Single Love Poisonous Insect hadn't stirred at all. Although he had to do a lot of heavy labor, it was worth it.

"When can I make a full recovery?" Ye Shikai looked at the woman expectantly.

"If we continue with the current treatment... you'll never be able to make a full recovery." The woman changed her tone, and Ye Shikai's heart plummeted from the skies to the ground. Were his words implying that he'd have to stay in the Worm Sect for the rest of his life?

"So... there's no way to remove it?"

"The Single Love Poisonous Insect is different from other worms. From the moment it enters the body, it's as closely connected to the body as an organ like the liver. It's impossible to remove it by just physical means." The woman continued, "There's another way to remove the worm, which is to introduce another worm into the body. When two tigers fight, both will end up injured."

"But it's very difficult to control this process. Even with the use of medication and Inner Strength, it's hard to avoid harming the host's body, and, more seriously..." The woman paused and sinisterly smiled, "if the two worms 'coexist peacefully' in your body, then it would be even more troublesome."

"Can it be like that? Then, using this method, what are the chances of making a full recovery?" Ye Shikai asked hesitantly.

"Probably about twenty percent."

"That low? What if it fails?" Ye Shikai gasped as if deflated, showing immense disappointment.

"Directly kick the bucket."

"What?" Ye Shikai yelled, realizing the high stakes of failure. "So, in other words, there's only a twenty percent chance of survival."

"That's not entirely true. You could also keep the Single Love Poisonous Insect. Once it matures, your cultivation might even increase significantly." The woman casually spoke while flicking at her fingernails.

"What? No way." Ye Shikai immediately shouted. "Do you have any other methods?"

"There's one more, the safest option. You need to find the person who used the worm on you, and you need to find another Single Love Poisonous Insect." The woman suddenly became serious. Seeing Ye Shikai indecisive, she continued, "The Single Love Poisonous Insect is difficult to remove because once the worm enters the body, it becomes closely integrated with it. So it can only be removed when the worm is active, without causing harm to the body."

"When will the worm become active?" Ye Shikai asked.

"When it is fed Essence Blood." The woman nodded firmly; the cultivator would use Essence Blood to feed the worm. That was when both worms would be active, and only during this time would it be possible to act and remove them.

"So, I still need to know who applied the worm." Ye Shikai had a defeated look; he had no idea when the Essence Blood feeding would take place.

"That's why I've been telling you, you need to find the person first." The woman rested her chin on her hands and spoke indifferently.

"When can I leave?"

"In the past few days, I've used acupuncture and herbal medicine to suppress the worm in you. From the look of things, the worm will take at least two more weeks to mature. If you really want to leave, the day after tomorrow would be possible."

Now Ye Shikai understood that everything he had been doing over these days was to suppress the maturation of the worm inside him, to buy some time. It seemed useless but earned Ye Shikai that "life-saving time."

"Here, take this for now." The woman tossed over a pill.

"What's this?"

"Oh my, stop asking so many questions, just eat it and find out." The woman rolled her eyes, and Ye Shikai didn't question any further; he just swallowed it.

A strong Inner Strength began to slowly release from his Dantian, filling his meridians. Ye Shikai felt like he had endless energy. The recovery of his Inner Strength brought swift changes to his body. This Inner Strength was much purer than before, which surprised Ye Shikai. He had been sealed off from his Inner Strength by the woman, and hadn't done any cultivation; why had his Inner Strength improved so significantly?

"Such powerful Inner Strength." Ye Shikai exclaimed.

"This is a pill to remove the Dantian seal; it has no enhancing effect."

"Really? But I feel like my Inner Strength has improved a lot." Ye Shikai asked curiously.

"Your cultivation has indeed reached maturity, but your meridians and foundation still need strengthening, so these past few days, I've added some ingredients to your medicine to fortify your body."

"So that's why you've been making me chop wood and carry water, to exercise my body."

"Ha ha, something like that. But with someone here to do the hard work, why would I mind?" The woman suddenly laughed heartlessly again.