Villain Is Bodyguard of Heroine’s Poisonous Stepmother

Chapter 146: Desperate Ye Chen, the protagonist dies

“Something’s wrong, very wrong.”

Ye Chen frowned deeply as he jumped down from a tree. It was too quiet. The park usually bustled with visitors but was unnaturally silent today.

‘Where there’s abnormality, there’s evil,’ Ye Chen thought, feeling alerted and suspecting he had been found. He prepared to leave for a new location.

Just as Ye Chen was about to leave, he suddenly felt a warning in his heart and rolled to the left. A bullet hole appeared right next to him on a tree, penetrating the trunk. Ye Chen took cover behind another tree and pulled out his handgun.

The shooter was Qiu Zhu. What seemed like a sure shot was unexpectedly dodged.

“This guy really has some tricks up his sleeve. Brother Luo was right,” Qiu Zhu muttered, slightly unsatisfied.

“If he was so easy to kill, Brother Luo wouldn’t have taken him so seriously,” Dong Ju added.

“Have you started making your move?”

At this moment, Chen Luo arrived, accompanied by Xiao Qingxue and Bai Meixiang.

Xiao Qingxue, with a cold demeanor, glanced at Bai Meixiang, Qiu Zhu, and Dong Ju, her expression becoming even colder as if she were an iceberg.

So, Chen Luo had so many women on the outside. Xiao Qingxue realized she really didn’t know much about them before. Undeniably, she felt a bit sour inside.

“Brother Luo, he was trying to leave. We opened fire to prevent him from escaping,” Qiu Zhu explained to Chen Luo.

“Chen Luo, it’s you.”

Ye Chen emerged from behind the tree, his fierce gaze fixed on Chen Luo.

He had thought it was Luo Mingde’s men, but Chen Luo’s arrival was even worse news for Ye Chen. Compared to Luo Mingde, Chen Luo was much harder to deal with. While Ye Chen could handle Luo Mingde’s men, even kill them all, he had no confidence when facing Chen Luo.

Once a very confident person, Ye Chen’s self-esteem was thoroughly eroded after repeatedly being defeated by Chen Luo.

“It’s time for you to join your brothers,” Chen Luo said calmly and indifferently.

The mention of his brothers seemed to ignite Ye Chen’s rage further, intensifying his killing intent toward Chen Luo.

“Come on, I’ll give you a chance to fight me,” Chen Luo said as he walked toward Ye Chen.

As Ye Chen raised his gun, Chen Luo was already in front of him.

“Such toys are better left unused,” he said, grabbing Ye Chen’s wrist and forcing it upwards.

By the time Ye Chen thought to fire, Chen Luo was already upon him. The gun fired a bullet into the air.

With a slight exertion of force, Chen Luo snapped Ye Chen’s wrist. The difference in strength was immense. Ye Chen’s physical prowess was like that of a child in front of Chen Luo, his wrist easily broken.

With his right hand gone and his left hand now useless, what could Ye Chen possibly use to fight Chen Luo?

Ye Chen’s face twisted ferociously as he headbutted Chen Luo.

Before Ye Chen could make contact, Chen Luo sent him flying with a punch, crashing through trees not far away, his chest caved in from the impact of Chen Luo’s fist. The battle had barely begun, and Ye Chen was almost incapacitated.

“Feeling despair?” Chen Luo approached Ye Chen.

Despair indeed overwhelmed Ye Chen, similar to those who had died at his hands, facing an overwhelmingly strong opponent. Now, it was Ye Chen’s turn to face such despair. Chen Luo’s power seemed even greater than before, and Ye Chen couldn’t understand how Chen Luo had managed to improve so much. To him, Chen Luo was like a cheater in a game, beyond any reasonable understanding.

Struggling to his feet, Ye Chen knew he had only death to look forward to if he didn’t resist. He had survived encounters with Chen Luo before and believed he could do so again.

As he got up, Ye Chen kicked towards Chen Luo’s abdomen. Having lost his right arm and with his left hand disabled, he had to rely on his legs to attack.

“Too slow.”

Chen Luo countered before Ye Chen’s kick could reach him. He didn’t target Ye Chen’s vitals, but his leg, meeting Ye Chen’s kick with his own.

A familiar cracking sound of breaking bones followed. Ye Chen screamed, cold sweat beading and rolling off his forehead. The leg that made contact with Chen Luo’s was almost completely destroyed.

“Previously, you might have found a way to survive, but I’m sorry, there’s no way out for you this time.”

Chen Luo kicked Ye Chen down again, making it difficult for him to even think about getting up.

“You’re quite good at dodging bullets, aren’t you? Try dodging this one.”

Chen Luo took out a gun and aimed it at Ye Chen.

Previously, nine out of ten bullets would miss, but now, could Ye Chen still dodge in his weakened state?

Chen Luo fired, hitting both of Ye Chen’s legs. Ye Chen’s face contorted in pain. Now, not just Chen Luo, even an ordinary person could shoot him without him being able to dodge.

“Give me a quick death.”

Ye Chen lost all hope. With his legs broken and having been shot twice, unless a meteorite fell from the sky to crush Chen Luo, there was no chance of turning defeat into victory.

“Xiao Qingxue, it’s yours now.”

Chen Luo tossed the gun to Xiao Qingxue, who looked coldly at Ye Chen.

Seeing her cold gaze, Ye Chen knew she still believed he was responsible for Xiao Yongqiang’s death.

“I didn’t kill Xiao Yongqiang.”

“You’re still making excuses now?”

Xiao Qingxue looked at him with an icy gaze, she didn’t believe a word from Ye Chen.

“Believe it or not, the person who caused Xiao Yongqiang’s death isn’t me. The real killer is Chen Luo. I have no reason to kill your father. Chen Luo had a motive to do it.”

Even in the face of death, he wouldn’t let Chen Luo have it easy. Chen Luo wanted Xiao Qingxue? He’d make sure that became impossible.

Chen Luo’s expression remained calm, well aware of whom Xiao Qingxue would believe now. With Chen Luo having captured Xiao Qingxue’s heart, it was clear who she would trust. Indeed, Xiao Qingxue didn’t believe a word Ye Chen said.

With a bang, a bullet pierced through Ye Chen’s head, marking the last sound he ever heard.

Despite Ye Chen’s physical strength, he was not bulletproof.

Ye Chen died full of unwillingness, probably never expecting Xiao Qingxue to not believe him at all and to decisively shoot him dead. Chen Luo’s greatest rival, Ye Chen, was finally dead. Although it wasn’t Chen Luo who personally took action, Ye Chen’s death at Xiao Qingxue’s hands must have filled him with even more despair.

Chen Luo wasn’t sure if Ye Chen felt ultimate despair in his final moments, but it didn’t matter anymore since he was dead.

“Is the protagonist’s corpse valuable?”

He had always been curious about the value of the protagonist’s corpse. Surely, the body of such a significant character must be worth something special.

“System, I want to trade Ye Chen’s corpse.”

【Ding, please choose what you want to trade for.】

“Just trade it for money.”

Not sure what else to trade for, Chen Luo decided on money. Whatever he needed, he could just buy with money later on. Mostly, Chen Luo wanted to know the actual value of the protagonist’s corpse.

【Ding, congratulations to the host for gaining 100 billion!】

A bank card appeared in Chen Luo’s hand, leaving him astonished. Was the protagonist’s corpse really worth that much?