Watching Song Cai's expression, He Chongxu couldn't help but shiver.
"You old pervert, I... even if I die and destroy my corpse, I will never let you have it!"
"Ah, no. Why would I destroy my own corpse? You're not my opponent at all!"
Song Cai tutted, "I'm not your opponent? Old Ghost He, are you overconfident? Don't forget, you're just a Feng Shui master, at most a fortune teller who finds graves and chooses auspicious locations! When it comes to real magic, you're not even worth a fart!"
"And I am a dignified Black Robe Great Sorcerer, my magic is learned from rolling in piles of dead bodies!"
"You fight me, even if I let you have an arm, you're still no match for me!"
Song Cai's words were originally a joke, but unexpectedly, Ying Chen took them seriously!
Hearing Song Cai's words, Ying Chen showed a playful expression, "Let you have an arm?"
"Alright, as you wish."
The next second, Ying Chen's figure disappeared from his spot.
Just as Song Cai and the youngest daughter of the Xie family were shocked, not knowing where Ying Chen had gone.
A person suddenly appeared beside Song Cai.
It was Ying Chen!
And Ying Chen's hand was already gripping one of Song Cai's arms.
"You... what do you want?"
Song Cai was terrified and stammered, asking.
Ying Chen smiled faintly, "Didn't I say? As you wish."
Ying Chen's last syllable was still lingering in the air when a tearing sound was heard!
A bloody arm fell to the ground!
It was Song Cai's right arm!
Song Cai was stunned.
He stared at his right arm for a good ten seconds before letting out a heart-wrenching wail.
Ying Chen glanced at Song Cai displeasured, "From what you said, it seems you want to go back on your word? That won't do."
"Competitions demand fairness. Your arm has been removed, and if you go back on your word, wouldn't I have removed it in vain?"
"..." Song Cai almost fainted from anger.
So, my arm is less important than the competition?
"He Chongxu!" Ying Chen called out to He Chongxu.
He Chongxu immediately approached Ying Chen and bowed slightly, "Master Ying, what are your orders?"
"He's yours. You are both masters of the Xuanmen, you should have plenty to talk about. Take your time."
Ying Chen flicked his hand casually.
Song Cai, who was still wailing, was instantly sent flying backward, landing on the deck of the cruise ship.
He Chongxu sneered, raised his foot, and walked towards Song Cai.
As he walked, he said, "Thank you, Master Ying. I indeed have many things I want to discuss with Great Sorcerer Song Cai. For example, the method of making the Flying Corpse Gu, the method of making the Human Head Gu, and even the lost Consecutive Mother and Son Gu, I want to discuss them with Great Sorcerer Song Cai."
Hearing He Chongxu's words, Song Cai's face changed instantly, "No! I don't want to discuss with you!"
"Don't come near me, or I will transform into a demon and tear you to pieces!"
He Chongxu pouted, "So Great Sorcerer Song Cai wants to discuss 'transforming into a demon' with me! That's great, then hurry up and perform! I'm really looking forward to it!"
The sound of their discussion echoed across the cruise ship.
Ying Chen seemed completely uninterested and casually closed the door to the lounge.
In the lounge, only the youngest daughter of the Xie family and the bodyguard who sold the Zen Extreme Sand remained.
Ying Chen looked at the stunned and terrified youngest daughter of the Xie family and asked, "Let's continue our previous topic. What did you say I swapped your dragon-blood for?"
Even if the youngest daughter of the Xie family was foolish, she now realized something was wrong.
Her only reliance was Song Cai.
She thought that by relying on Song Cai, she could suppress He Chongxu and Ying Chen, forcing them to hand over more dragon-blood.
But unexpectedly, her reliance was crippled by Ying Chen in just one round!
She hadn't even sat down at the card table, and her cards were already played!
The youngest daughter of the Xie family felt a bitter taste in her mouth, wishing she could cry but had no tears.
After a long time, she finally managed to speak with difficulty, "It should... it should just be a misunderstanding..."
"Benefactor, you would never do such a thing. Perhaps there was an accident during our preservation."
"Hey, Xiao Liang, how can you slander Benefactor? Quickly explain what happened! If you can't explain it clearly today, you're fired! Even if you go back to Siam, you won't be able to work anywhere else! You'll only be a homeless person in the slums!"
The youngest daughter of the Xie family immediately shifted the blame to the bodyguard.
The bodyguard was bewildered.
The script the young lady gave him before coming here was not like this!
Clearly, the young lady had told him not to speak and to listen to her arrangements.
Why did the script suddenly change?
Besides, he was just a small bodyguard, acting on orders.
What could he explain if he was asked to explain?
Explain that this bottle was indeed pig blood, borrowed from the cruise ship's kitchen just now?
"I... I..."
The bodyguard stammered, unable to say a third word for a long time.
This made the youngest daughter of the Xie family angry and anxious. How could the Xie family raise such a waste?
Can't even tell a lie?
After a period of disappointment with the bodyguard, the youngest daughter of the Xie family had to step in herself.
"Did you come into contact with anyone else while preserving this bottle of dragon-blood?"
The bodyguard wasn't entirely stupid and quickly nodded, "Yes, yes, yes, I contacted a few people."
"No need to ask, it must be someone among those people who secretly swapped the dragon-blood! You useless piece of trash, what can you do right? As a bodyguard, protecting important items is your basic duty, yet you let someone swap the dragon-blood without your knowledge!"
"Swapping it is one thing, but then you slander my Benefactor Xie Wenfeng! You... you've completely disgraced me!"
"From now on, you are fired! You are not allowed to leave the Xie family until the whereabouts of the dragon-blood are found! If it's not found, even if you stole it, I'll send you to prison!"
The youngest daughter of the Xie family pointed at the bodyguard's nose and cursed.
It must be said that this woman was a good actress.
At least this performance was flawless and seamless, and her emotions were extremely full.
It was as if she was truly furious.
The bodyguard's acting was not as good, as he did not display the expected fear, unease, or the anger and unwillingness to take the blame.
Instead, he immediately fell to his knees with a thud, "Miss, please give me another chance! I really didn't do it on purpose! Please..."
This way, the progression of emotions was lacking.
The authenticity was naturally lacking.
Ying Chen watched the two perform as if watching a stage play, without exposing them.
The youngest daughter of the Xie family, seeing that Ying Chen remained silent, thought he was still angry.
So she gritted her teeth, suddenly raised her hand, and slapped the bodyguard's face, "You dog! You eat my family's food, use my family's things, spend my family's money, and can't even handle such a small matter! I'll beat you to death, you good-for-nothing!"
Slap, slap, slap, slap...
The sound of slaps was incessant.
The youngest daughter of the Xie family seemed to have become addicted to slapping, showing no intention of stopping.
In the blink of an eye, the bodyguard's face was covered in blood.
His face was swollen into a pig's head, looking both pitiful and ridiculous.
The bodyguard, from beginning to end, remained kneeling on the ground fearfully, not moving at all.
He allowed the youngest daughter of the Xie family to slap him repeatedly.
Only when the youngest daughter of the Xie family grew tired of hitting did she stop and then turn to Ying Chen with a fawning smile, "Benefactor, I have severely punished him. Do you think this is acceptable? If not..."
"I will chop off his hands! Dig out his eyes! To vent your anger!"
"In short, I must satisfy you!"
Hearing the youngest daughter of the Xie family's words, the bodyguard shivered.
He had followed the youngest daughter of the Xie family for so long, yet he knew her personality well.
If she said she would chop off his hands, she would really chop off his hands!
"No, Miss, don't!"
The bodyguard pleaded.
However, the youngest daughter of the Xie family clearly didn't care about the bodyguard's thoughts.
As long as she could appease Ying Chen's anger and get away with it, let alone the bodyguard's hands, even his life was disposable!
Ying Chen watched all this quietly, and after a long while, suddenly showed a strange smile.
Ying Chen ignored the youngest daughter of the Xie family and looked at the bodyguard, "Do you really think you are inferior and must be ordered around, scolded, and even become a tool for others to take the blame?"
The bodyguard did not expect Ying Chen to ask this and hesitated, not answering.
However, the hesitation in his eyes fully revealed his inner thoughts.
Of course, he was unwilling!
But what could he do?
Who made him just a small bodyguard, who was not even as insignificant as an ant in front of the Xie family?
"Do you want to resist?"
"Do you want to change?"
"Do you want to turn the tables and end this injustice?"
"If you want to, nod your head, and I'll help you."
Ying Chen continued.
Ying Chen's words made the youngest daughter of the Xie family's face change instantly.
The bodyguard looked at Ying Chen with shock and suspicion, slowly raising his head.
He seemed to not dare to believe that Ying Chen would help him.
"Speak! Answer me, do you want to or not?"
Ying Chen's tone intensified as he asked again.
Under Ying Chen's questioning, the bodyguard's last psychological defense seemed to have completely broken.
He trembling reached out a finger and touched his swollen face.
He also trembling pulled out a pendant from his neck.
That was a protective charm given to him by his daughter.
His daughter and wife were still waiting for him to return in Siam!
Suddenly, the bodyguard's eyes became cold and sharp.
He clenched the protective charm tightly in his fist, looked at Ying Chen with a determined expression, and uttered two words.
"I want to!"
Boom!
Those two simple words were like a thunderclap.
The youngest daughter of the Xie family staggered back two steps, her face filled with horror.
She never expected that the bodyguard, who had always been submissive and obedient, would dare to utter such rebellious words!
"Are you crazy? Don't you know your identity and status? Don't you know your wife and children are still in Siam?"
The youngest daughter of the Xie family looked at the bodyguard in disbelief and asked.
The bodyguard seemed to have completely blackened, sneering, and replied, "I am indeed crazy, but it's better to go crazy as a normal person than to go crazy as a dog!"
"Do you think I've been your dog for a year, and I'll be your dog forever?"
"No! I've had enough! I will no longer be meek and obedient to you!"
"Also, don't try to threaten me with my wife and children. If I kill you, no one will know about my betrayal! Isn't this something your Xie family likes to do most and is best at? After all, Old Master Xie often says: Dead men's lips are the tightest!"
Whoosh!
The youngest daughter of the Xie family's face turned pale.
She panicked and desperately pulled at the door, trying to escape.
However, for some reason, no matter how hard she pulled, the door wouldn't budge.
The bodyguard's footsteps, however, gradually approached her.
She felt an indescribable sense of immense fear surge through her.
In her eyes, the bodyguard's figure had transformed into a demon from hell.
"No!"
She screamed in despair.
And collapsed onto the ground.
A pungent liquid also appeared on the floor.
It was the dignified eldest daughter of the Xie family who had been so scared that she urinated herself!
"Don't kill me, don't kill me... I'll give you whatever you want..."
"Do you want money? I can transfer it to you right now! With the money, you can fly to South America, Oceania, and live happily with your wife and children ever after."
"Do you want power? I can make you the general manager of the Xie family's security company! I can make you soar to the heavens and become a superior person!"
"Even if you want sex, I can satisfy you! As long as you don't kill me, everything is negotiable!"
The youngest daughter of the Xie family threw out tempting conditions one after another, begging repeatedly.
However, the bodyguard's eyes were exceptionally firm, and he slowly uttered four words from his mouth.
"I want... dignity!"