The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

She was the only one who had comprehended the Primordial Profound Water Technique, and she was still a virgin, the only person who could help the Ancestor. If she died, wouldn’t this matter be completely resolved?

From the standpoint of the Dragon Mountain Sect, for the safety of the entire sect, what did killing one person matter?

Niall Sinclair gave a bitter smile. ”So you came in now planning to kill me?”

Carson Flores froze for a moment, then couldn’t help laughing. ”Where did your thoughts run off to? We’ve got no grudge between us. Why would we kill you? I just rescued you, then turned around and killed you—wouldn’t that mean I’m so full I’ve got nothing better to do?”

Niall Sinclair blinked, surprised. ”Ah, you’re not?”

”Of course not.”

Carson Flores smiled. ”This whole thing wasn’t started by you. You’re a victim too. How could I lay a hand on you?”

Niall Sinclair was originally very smart. Her first thought had been that the other side would kill her to forever end the threat. After that answer was denied, she quickly thought of a second possibility.

A faint blush climbed onto Niall Sinclair’s face, and there was a hint of shyness in her eyes. ”You mean... if my... body is ruined, I’ll no longer be of use to the Ancestor. Is that what you’re getting at?”

Carson Flores nodded frankly. ”Yes. Only that way can this trouble truly be resolved. And it’s not like you can spend your whole life as an ordinary person, never circulating Spiritual Energy, right?”

”Or else, if they investigate in secret and one day find you, they could quietly make a move and take you away. By then, you wouldn’t have any chance to resist at all.”

Niall Sinclair’s face turned crimson. ”I understand the reasoning, but I don’t have a Pathist couple...”