The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard
Chapter 394 - 0394: Too Reckless (Fifteenth Update)

Chapter 394: Chapter 0394: Too Reckless (Fifteenth Update)

Chu Ge knew this was a joke from Nangong Man Sha, but with his understanding of her, even a joke could spell disaster if he wasn’t careful.

"Miss Man Sha is joking." Chu Ge replied calmly and indifferently.

At that moment, Chu Ge’s cellphone rang—it was a call from Huo Tianqian.

It was this very phone call that rescued Chu Ge from his awkwardness.

He took the phone and went straight into the room, leaving Nangong Man Sha shut out.

"How’s it going?"

"Shen Xianming was taken away by Honda Sakura; I arrived just a bit too late," Huo Tianqian said reproachfully: "Mr. Chu, this is my incompetence, please punish me."

Chu Ge shook his head, "This has nothing to do with you, no need to blame yourself. The priority is to quickly find Shen Xianming’s whereabouts."

Huo Tianqian nodded, then added, "Also, there was someone else with Honda Sakura. They say the person was dressed in a black robe, wearing a silver mask—I suspect that person is Elder Gui."

Chu Ge could foresee Honda Sakura joining hands with the Ghost Poison Sect Master, but taking Shen Xianming as well... What could their purpose be?

Chu Ge’s brows knitted tightly in thought. He felt that the reason they took Shen Xianming was driven by another motive.

As for what that other motive could be...

A streak of white light flashed suddenly through Chu Ge’s mind—could they have taken Shen Xianming for the Earth Ganoderma?

Chu Ge had an ominous premonition. He quickly hung up the phone and then called Shen Congwen.

The phone rang for a while until the call connected.

"Congwen," Chu Ge barely called out when he heard the sound of a thunderous explosion through the receiver.

Shen Congwen’s anxious voice came from across the line, "Mr. Chu, it’s terrible, my second uncle went to Snow Mountain with Honda Sakura and Elder Gui!"

The sound of the blast just then was loud; it was from someone breaking into the villa and triggering a mechanism, activating the villa’s self-destruct device.

"What’s the situation now? I’ll come at once!"

All that the Ghost Poison Sect Master had done was merely a smokescreen; their real target from the start was the Earth Ganoderma!

All the talk about seeking vengeance on Chu Ge and the annihilation of the Tang Family was just a blinding technique employed by the Ghost Poison Sect Master.

Chu Ge regretted inwards that he had fallen for such a simple ruse!

Shen Congwen had already driven to the base of Snow Mountain, so the explosion sounded particularly loud. At the moment, he was also panicking, knowing that if an ordinary person triggered the self-destruct device, the underground First-level Earth Ganoderma would be protected by strong security measures at every layer. But the person going now was Shen Xianming.

Despite Shen Xianming’s previous incompetence, he was still a member of the Shen Family and intimately knowledgeable about the family’s mechanisms.

He should not have easily triggered the self-destruct device; thus, Shen Congwen was certain that there was another group of people on the mountain.

These people didn’t understand the mechanisms, so they attempted to forcefully make their way in and consequently triggered the self-destruct device.

Shen Congwen, breathing heavily, shared his thoughts with Chu Ge before ending the call and rushing up the snowy mountain.

Just as Shen Congwen suspected, the people on the mountain at this time were not Shen Xianming and the others, but Tang Jiahui, the second son of the Tang Family, who was forcing his way in with the Tang Sect members.

They had just entered the front yard and not even passed the hall, when something was triggered—first with a series of quick beeping sounds and then followed by a roaring explosion.

Fortunately for Tang Jiahui, he managed to hide in time, or else he too would have been crushed in this wreckage.

He had brought more than a dozen of his brothers this time, some of whom had failed to escape in time and were now trapped beneath the rubble. When some of them started to panic, one of them turned to Tang Jiahui with a sense of hindsight fear, "Mr. Tang, what should we do now?"

"Did we cause a disaster? Such a loud noise, the whole city must have heard it!"

"What are you afraid of! I’m not even scared, yet you guys are the ones freaking out first!"

Tang Jiahui gave them a fierce look as he turned back, his face filled with scorn. Each person’s face was covered in dust, as if they’d just climbed out of a pile of mud.

He stood with his hands on his hips amidst the ruins. Now that they’d caused such a commotion, the Shen Family must have noticed, and they couldn’t linger here any longer; they had to retreat right away!

But retreating just like that, Tang Jiahui felt somewhat unwilling in his heart.

As he hesitated, he suddenly heard a subordinate next to him say nervously, "Mr. Tang, someone’s coming!"

Without delay, Tang Jiahui ordered everyone to hide behind a large boulder.

Not long after, he saw Shen Xianming, Honda Sakura, and a mysterious man in a black robe appear in front of the ruins.

The Ghost Poison Sect Master furrowed his brows at this scene, "What’s going on here?"

Shen Xianming had also heard the loud boom but had no idea that it was the self-destruct mechanism of the villa.

"It’s over!" Shen Xianming muttered as he shook his head. He remembered overhearing talks about several First-level Earth Ganoderma being cultured in a detached house on Snow Mountain.

Now that the self-destruct mechanism had been activated, the explosion had completely sealed off all the paths.

Moreover, the force of the explosion was so great that there was no guarantee that the Earth Ganoderma would remain undamaged.

The Earth Ganoderma was now his only bargaining chip, and it was because of this that the Ghost Poison Sect Master had agreed to help him.

But with his bargaining chip gone, would the Ghost Poison Sect Master still be willing to help protect his life?

It seemed unlikely!

Shen Xianming’s legs went weak, and then, as if he thought of something, he turned and ran as fast as he could.

The explosion was so loud, the Shen Family must have heard it. He had to go; he had to escape.

Otherwise, once the Shen Family arrived, he would no longer have a chance to flee.

Seeing him trying to escape, the Ghost Poison Sect Master casually raised his hand, channeled his energy into his palm, and Shen Xianming was yanked back as though someone had grabbed him.

"Where does Mr. Shen think he’s running off to?"

The Ghost Poison Sect Master’s deep voice rang out.

Shen Xianming wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "The Shen Family will be here any minute, I’ve got to run! If I don’t, my life is forfeit!"

The Ghost Poison Sect Master looked at him with contempt, snorted lightly and said, "What are you worried about with me here."

Shen Xianming was taken aback, not quite understanding the man’s implication.

"Do you mean... you’re still willing to protect me?" But the Earth Ganoderma was gone.

Elder Gui, as if seeing right through his thoughts, stated, "The Earth Ganoderma is still inside; its robust life force would not be harmed by the explosion. Moreover, how precious is a First-level Earth Ganoderma? How could the Shen Family set up such an easily triggered mechanism?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xianming suddenly realized, yes, the First-level Earth Ganoderma was equivalent to the treasured protective charm of the Shen Family.

How could it possibly be so easily damaged by the explosion?

It was his own haste and recklessness that was at fault.