The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard
Chapter 397 - 0397: Swallowing Will (The Eighteenth Update)

Chapter 397: Chapter 0397: Swallowing Will (The Eighteenth Update)

Honda Sakura’s expectations were nothing but to have him agree to find the entrance or, even more directly, to give that First-level Earth Ganoderma to him.

Yet, the very thought of Honda Sakura’s actions towards them made Shen Congwen’s anger uncontrollably surge forth. He truly wished he possessed the ability to grow multiple arms, he truly wished he had Mr. Chu’s martial arts secret technique, so that he could strike back from a hopeless situation.

Alas, he did not.

Shen Congwen’s gaze drifted to the sky, and he suddenly noticed that today, the sky was exceptionally blue, and in this moment the air also became fresh.

Honda Sakura saw his expression and probably wouldn’t ask anything of them now.

She slowly stood up and exchanged a glance with Elder Gui, a glance that conveyed far too much.

After all, Shen Congwen was the eldest son of the Shen Family, the future heir. Now in peril, even those who usually frowned upon Shen Congwen felt a twinge of pity.

"He approached anxiously and spoke up, ""Congwen! Just tell us where the entrance is! Then you could still have a chance to live!""

In the face of human life, something like Earth Ganoderma was just a floating cloud.

Elder Gui did not act; he was also waiting for Shen Xianming to persuade Shen Congwen, for time was also precious to him.

"I’ll give you one last chance, where is the entrance?" Elder Gui enunciated each word, "Mr. Shen, I know you’re not afraid to die, but are you afraid of living a life worse than death? You are different from them; you are the Eldest Young Master of the Shen Family, one who knows the secret of the entrance. I certainly won’t let you die easily, nor will I make things easy for you."

People are inherently weak, especially those like Shen Congwen who grew up with a silver spoon in their mouth; just a little trickery should be enough to make him surrender.

Elder Gui knelt down and pressed on several of his acupoints, sealing the toxin which then ceased to spread towards the heart.

The agony within Shen Congwen’s body subsided significantly, and he spoke in a hoarse voice, "Don’t listen to Shen Xianming’s nonsense; our Shen Family doesn’t have any First-level Earth Ganoderma!"

To have Shen Congwen bringing him down as soon as he spoke, the bit of sympathy Shen Xianming just had for him was instantly extinguished by Shen Congwen’s words.

Pointing at Shen Congwen, he cursed loudly, "You’re the one talking bullshit! I heard it with my own ears, you discussing how you would give the First-level Earth Ganoderma to that brat Chu Ge!"

Hearing Shen Xianming show such disrespect to his grandfather, Shen Congwen’s eyes blazed with furious anger, "Grandfather was not unkind to you, why do you have to treat him this way? Aren’t you afraid of making grandfather heartbroken?"

Hearing this, Shen Xianming burst into haughty laughter, "He was not unkind to me? If he truly wasn’t, he wouldn’t only give me such a small amount of pocket money every month! If he was unkind why wouldn’t he let me compete with Shen Xianli for the inheritance?

"..." It was hard to imagine where Shen Xianming got the effrontery to utter such shameless words.

An idle good-for-nothing, who knew nothing but to leech off his family—if he were allowed to spend without restraint, no amount of family wealth would be enough to be squandered by him.

Shen Congwen was furious yet, on the brink of death, he no longer had the spare energy to be angry with Shen Xianming.

"Uncle." For the first time in so many years, Shen Congwen addressed him with such an intimate term, leaving Shen Xianming at a loss for how to react.

"Grandfather always had high expectations for you, but you let him down again and again. This path you’re on was not forced upon you by grandfather, but one you chose for yourself."

Shen Congwen spoke deliberately with each word ringingly clear, "Even if you choose to betray the Shen Family, you shouldn’t stoop to aligning with people like them."

Shen Xianming didn’t understand what he was trying to say, but looking at Shen Congwen like this, he suddenly felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

Shen Xianming had no idea what he was up to, yet Elder Gui perceived his intentions.

Was Shen Congwen deliberately delaying time, hoping to wait for rescue now that the poison within him was under control?

"Shen Congwen, don’t waste your effort, no one can save you from my clutches! Now, you only have two paths to choose from: either die or tell me where the entrance is, and I’ll spare your life."

"You wish!" Seeing his intentions revealed, Shen Congwen no longer hid anything, glaring defiantly at Elder Gui, "If you want to kill, then kill, but I will never tell you where the entrance is."

"Heh, I didn’t expect the Shen Family would actually raise such a tough character. Since you’re so eager to die, then I’ll make sure not to satisfy you so easily, I have plenty of ways to make you talk."

After saying this, Elder Gui pulled out a small brown Small Jade Bottle from his chest and opened it, promptly releasing a little black flying bug that whirred out.

The little flying bug circled in the air for a few rotations before heading towards Shen Congwen.

Shen Congwen had no idea what Elder Gui was up to. He tried to dodge, but his body was immobilized by Elder Gui, unable to move.

Shen Congwen watched helplessly as the little flying bug burrowed into his skin through his hand back at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a stabbing pain spread from his hand back.

Shen Congwen winced in pain, clenching his teeth, steadfastly refusing to speak.

Elder Gui huffed lightly; honestly, he was growing to admire Shen Congwen’s unyielding spirit. It was just unfortunate that he wasn’t on his side. To him, a person who couldn’t be used was just a waste, with no value, and they all had to die!

Elder Gui gently blew a whistle, and the bug that entered Shen Congwen’s body seemed to respond, starting to scurry wildly within him.

The piercing pain gnawed at his nerves wave after wave, Shen Congwen’s eyebrows knitted tightly together, almost biting through his own lips.

After a short while, Shen Congwen felt as if his whole body had lost its sense of direction and feeling, floating weightlessly.

Gradually, he felt like something was pulling him forward, making his legs move forward against his will.

Shen Congwen wanted to resist; he didn’t want to move his legs, but now his legs seemed to have a mind of their own, moving forward relentlessly.

Shen Congwen increasingly loathed himself. He was being controlled like a walking corpse, wishing he could just die.

Led by this unseen force, Shen Congwen came to a stop in front of the ruins.

Looking at the corpses poisoned by Elder Gui next to him, he wished he could swiftly end his life just like they had.

"No matter how hard you try, I will never lead you to the entrance!" Shen Congwen asserted, staring resolutely ahead, never before had he been so determined.

Elder Gui chuckled lightly, "It’s not up to you now."

This little bug, once it has burrowed into a person’s body, can control their actions and movements, as well as their mind and will.

Once Shen Congwen’s will began to erode and dissolve, let’s see what he would use to resist me.