The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 568 - 567

Chapter 568: 567

The green bird on Ye Tian’s shoulder did not fly away alone again, it just stared blankly inside, clearly, there was fear in its eyes, which made Ye Tian even more wary of what was inside. He also wondered why the little bird on his shoulder had brought him all the way here.

Ye Tian, who dared not speak, found himself stuck here in silence. Although he wanted to retreat, the green bird on his shoulder did not give him the chance, flying directly into the darkness. As expected, its entry disrupted the calm, and a huge roar emerged from the black hole, which was human rather than animal.

The living creature inside is a human!

This revelation made Ye Tian regret even more for having followed the green bird here; it would have been better to just stay put.

Following that came an intense killing aura, though it wasn’t so strong as to kill every plant and tree upon contact. Ye Tian had the spiritual power of the Nine Emperor Bell within his body and was naturally unafraid of this type of energy confrontation. Even if it had been Bodhi sitting in meditation for twenty years, Ye Tian had killed it nonetheless. Thus, while the killing aura was certainly formidable, it wasn’t enough to make Ye Tian turn around and flee for his life.

Ye Tian moved aside swiftly, wary that a bear might charge out suddenly and maul him to death; such a demise would be absurdly unjust.

Unfortunately, just as Ye Tian was on guard, a fierce gust of wind burst out of the cave. The wind was strong and heavy—he dared not face it head-on and could only cling tightly to the wall, trying to minimize his exposure to the wind as much as possible.

A shrill, mournful bird cry came from the cave.

It was the green bird!

Ye Tian, being human, had his moments of tenderness. The little bird was merely days old when it had been attacked by hawks, endured a torrential rain, and then nestled into Ye Tian’s embrace. Now, it had led him here. Despite knowing there was something unusual about this bird, the thought of its cute eyes wide open made Ye Tian sigh deeply in his heart and think, "Little bird, I truly owe you!"

Holding his breath, an illusory mirage of the city emerged around his body, protecting his entire presence. This was something he had accidentally devised in a dream, not much different from the cultivation method of cultivating external Gang Qi, just under a different name.

The fierce wind, mixed with killing aura, harshly struck the mirage outside his body. With the help of this guiding aura, Ye Tian arrived right above the intensely combative battlefield.

There was a campfire here, and shadows flickered vaguely on the walls; it was impossible to tell who was who.

Three skeletal soldiers dressed in ancient warrior armor were battling the green bird stirring the winds, and behind these skeletons stood the living person holding the controlling silks.

It was the Black Armored Master Ye Tian had encountered in Nepal.

How did he end up here?

Ye Tian’s hand knife’s Gang Qi sliced out, severing a skeleton soldier’s head with one strike. Three consecutive strikes cleanly killed the armored skeletons in front of him. To be cautious, Ye Tian landed several more strikes on the scattered skeletal remains on the ground, not stopping until they were thoroughly dismantled.

"It’s you again!"

The two people said it simultaneously.

The Black Armored Master naturally recognized the person in front of him, but he still felt quite wary. He did not consider himself even one-tenth as accomplished in cultivation as Bodhi, although Ye Tian had barely survived by fighting fiercely, which indirectly showed that he was not much stronger. Ye Tian, standing opposite, was equally distressed. The Great Zen Master had told him that the armor worn by this man was truly terrifying. It was said to be engraved with the esoteric texts of both Buddha and Taoism, drenched with human essence blood, making it an authentic Blood Sacrificial Artifact, indestructible, ordinary injuries even to the heart would be futile.

"Master, we seem to have no grievances, why target me everywhere?"

Ye Tian spoke politely, while also catching the green bird flying in the air and placing it on his shoulder, to prevent it from being hurt by any cunning manoeuvers from this man. After all, a man like this could do anything, just like Ye Tian, cough cough.

The Black Armored Master also looked quite shocked. Though he didn’t speak, his facial expressions and eyes betrayed his inner thoughts clearly—he had not expected Ye Tian to appear.

Ye Tian frowned, "How did you get here? You couldn’t have managed to get a visa to come here, could you?"

A sinister look appeared on the Black Armored Master’s face, followed by a gust of chilly wind shot from in front of him. Ye Tian, having been prepared for his tricks, did not wait for the Gang Qi to reach him and swiftly dodged to the side, simultaneously releasing a blast of Clear Wind Gang Qi in the moment he sidestepped; each party easily evaded the minor tricks from the other, but that left the looming deadly battle which was not as simple as just a few blasts of Gang Qi.

"Master, I think there are some misunderstandings between us. Why don’t we discuss this some other time? It happens that I am here too, if possible, please honor my humble abode with your presence."

The Black Armored Master sneered coldly, "There’s only one household on the mountain, and that is Monk Kurong of Two Zen Temple. His cultivation is profoundly high, no need to explain further. Today I also met a master who could burn my corpse-controlling silk. Since you appeared on this mountain, I think, your invitation is false, perhaps you want to join these people to eliminate me."

"Master is truly wise, you saw through my little tricks easily, indeed worthy of being the Master who guards the Buddha Bead Relics!"

"Hmph, only admitting after being exposed, should I praise you for recognizing your mistakes or just say you are shameless."

The bird on his shoulder chirped sharply twice, seemingly agreeing with the latter opinion.

Ye Tian turned his head and glared at it, and the bird that was chirping immediately shrank its neck, silent and acting as if it were unconcerned.

This little rascal, almost cunning as a ghost.

Both the Black Armored Master and the Skull Master practiced the Blood Sacrifice Technique, their cultivation also mainly derived from the essence blood of humans and beasts. In the early stages, it mainly relied on the fresh blood of animals, but as their cultivation and greed grew, they increasingly coveted human blood. Initially, they only stole human blood from hospital blood banks, but as demand increased, even the refrigerated blood was insufficient, and eventually, they turned to death row inmates in prisons.

Since they did not need very much blood for cultivation, an inmate typically endured a year of imprisonment before slowly dying, and the enhancement in cultivation from fresh blood was tremendous, giving them significant benefits. Unfortunately, this method of cultivation was soon disrupted by outsiders.