The Beautiful CEO's Close Bodyguard

Chapter 1675: Chapter 1660

This time-space.

Nangong Yunxi was taken aback when he received the signal from the Old Palace Master. Back when the Old Palace Master passed the position to him, he mentioned he would travel the world. Because of this, Yunxi hadn’t heard from him for years, and now the Old Palace Master suddenly returned...

This made him suspect that the Old Palace Master might have something important to accomplish upon returning.

Xia Xuan looked at him puzzled, and asked, "Did the Old Palace Master say he’s come to the Capital City?"

Nangong Yunxi nodded, "Yes, and he wants us to meet him tonight."

Xia Xuan rubbed his hands, somewhat confused, "Didn’t the Old Palace Master go traveling the world? Why has he suddenly come back? We tried to look for him so many times, but the Old Palace Master seemed to have vanished into thin air, nowhere to be found."

He paused, sighed, and continued, "If it weren’t for you discovering the secrets of time-space later, and us realizing that the Old Palace Master might have traveled to a different time-space, we would still be foolishly searching for the Old Palace Master."

Nangong Yunxi smiled, put away the letter from the Old Palace Master, and said to Xia Xuan, "No matter what, the Old Palace Master is back this time, certainly with a purpose. We’ll find out tonight when we meet him."

"Purpose? What purpose could the Old Palace Master have?"

Xia Xuan asked in confusion, then suddenly seemed to realize something and looked at Nangong Yunxi with an odd expression, "Could it be that the Old Palace Master returned because of the Mystic Sky Tower?"

Nangong Yunxi squinted his eyes suddenly, pondering, and after a while, nodded, "Perhaps. Isn’t it said that the Mystic Sky Tower is about to appear?"

"Yunxi, I’ve been meaning to ask you something."

Xia Xuan looked at Nangong Yunxi with concern, hesitated, and clenched his hands tighter.

Nangong Yunxi chuckled, "Xia Xuan, if you have something to ask, just ask. What’s there between us that cannot be said?"

Xia Xuan cleared his throat, raised his eyes to look at Nangong Yunxi, and asked, "Actually, I’ve never understood, your pursuit of the Mystic Sky Tower, is it for your own reasons or because of the Old Palace Master?"

Xia Xuan knew about Nangong Yunxi’s ambition, he had always been a very ambitious person, which was evident in many minor matters.

Ever since Xia Xuan found out that Nangong Yunxi was also searching for the Mystic Sky Tower, he wanted to ask this question but never had the time.

Nangong Yunxi looked at Xia Xuan, "You’re suggesting that the Old Palace Master’s return could very likely be because of the Mystic Sky Tower?"

Xia Xuan nodded, "It can’t be ruled out. I am merely speculating. The spy reported that there have been a lot of strange phenomena around the Mystic Sky Tower, and the frequency of these occurrences is increasing."

"Considering the time, the Mystic Sky Tower should indeed be appearing soon."

Nangong Yunxi remarked thoughtfully.

"But we haven’t completed our plans yet."

Xia Xuan said worriedly, "The Nangong Family hasn’t totally fallen into your hands, nor have the Six Major Families unified."

Nangong Yunxi curved his lips slightly, "Don’t worry about that, I’ve already spread the word regarding the Nangong Family."

"What news?"

Xia Xuan asked puzzledly, "We currently know nothing about Nangong Man Sha’s situation. We don’t even know if she is alive or dead."

"You need not worry about that. I’ve confirmed Nangong Man Sha isn’t dead, and not only is she alive, she’s faring quite well."

"How did you know? Is the information reliable?" Xia Xuan asked instinctively.

After asking, he immediately regretted it, feeling the chill emanating from Nangong Yunxi expand outward slowly.

"No, no, Yunxi, you’ve misunderstood. I’m not questioning you, just very curious how you know."

Nangong Yunxi’s expression eased slightly, "You don’t need to concern yourself with how I know. Now that the appearances of the Mystic Sky Tower are so frequent, we should prepare to visit the Mystic Sky Tower."

"What do you plan to do on the Nangong side?"

Xia Xuan asked curiously.

Nangong Yunxi’s lips curled into a faint smile, "Trading Nangong Man Sha for the Nangong Family. With Old Master Nangong’s care for Nangong Man Sha, he should be willing to make the exchange."

Xia Xuan’s eyes widened in shock as he stared at him, "Are you sure about this? It’s extremely risky, not only might it expose your true nature and intentions, but it might also backfire. What if Old Master Nangong values the Nangong Family more than Nangong Man Sha?"

Nangong Yunxi was silent; he had considered this possibility, but now has no other options. He never imagined Chu Ge’s network connections would be so tough, and no matter what method he used, he couldn’t acquire the Earth Ganoderma resources from Shen Congwen.

His medicine plan was inexplicably halted by the Huangpu Family’s Chairman Zhang, and it all seemed to have hit a bottleneck.

He must make a decision now, and while his choice carries certain risks, a successful gamble could save a lot of trouble.

"Yunxi, do you want to reconsider? Or perhaps we can leak some information about Chu Ge to them. Isn’t the Chu Ge of this time-space fake? We can create some chaos."

Xia Xuan suggested quietly.

Nangong Yunxi looked at him uncomprehendingly, "Create chaos?"

"Chu Ge has some renown in the world of martial arts, many people dislike him, why not spread the word that Chu Ge is actually crippled, unable to practice martial arts anymore?"

Nangong Yunxi didn’t understand Xia Xuan’s intentions, he looked at him puzzled and asked, "What’s the purpose of doing this?"

"The purpose is simple—to create chaos. If Old Master Nangong sees that Chu Ge is incapable, will he still entrust the task of finding Nangong Man Sha into his hands?"

Xia Xuan shook his head, "No, and when you aim to seize the wealth and power of the Nangong Family, the person most influential against you is no other than Nangong Yunhai. He is the eldest son, and most importantly, Old Master’s most competent grandson. If something happens to him, it equates to severing the Nangong Family’s future."

Nangong Yunxi squinted his eyes, a dangerous and greedy light emanating from them, "But there are still Nangong Yunrao, Nangong Yunpeng, and many other Nangong descendants. Even if something happens to Nangong Yunhai, I won’t be next in line for inheritance."

Besides, he isn’t after inheritance; he wants to be the Family Head, to rule single-handedly.

"But don’t forget, even if they’re descendants of the Nangong Family, they are not the eldest’s sons. Furthermore, a few tricks are all it takes to get that position."

These small means, for them, are just minor tips and tricks!

"In that case, our original plan will be disrupted."