The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1255

Nathaniel looked downward at Mango. He noticed that she was already unconscious. A dark shadow flashed across his eyes, but it dissipated instantly. He hid Mango beneath the altar quickly, but he didn't expect that there was a trap below it. When he placed her there, she fell into the door with a thud. Meanwhile, he had no idea about it at all.

After he hid her successfully, the people outside entered the temple.

They were all strangers to him, but their looks and builds showed that they weren't the locals here.

Nathaniel was feeling dizzy. A trace of murderous intent flickered across his eyes.

"Who on earth are you? Get out of here!"

His voice was extremely hoarse, and the blood was dripping slowly from his thigh. However, this pain was the exact reason he was able to stay awake.

The men were stunned when they saw Nathaniel, but they did not answer his question. Instead, they attacked him directly.

Where were his bodyguards?

Where were the bodyguards stationed outside?

A trace of doubt flickered through Nathaniel's mind, but he didn't dare stop moving. He stabbed himself again with the dagger to stay conscious. Then he quickly attacked the comer.

The other party was not in a hurry to fight him to death as well. It seemed that they knew the effect of the incense on him, so they simply avoided his attacks and kept him engaged. They were waiting for his energy to be depleted before they caught him.

Their intention was so obvious that Nathaniel noticed it as well. At this time, his physical strength was indeed a little depleted, but these men had been toying around with him.

Nathaniel was a little impatient.

Mango had to stay hidden from them. Besides, he did not know how was the kids now. He was feeling a little helpless and angry. A wave of impatience rose within his chest and spread quickly to his limbs and bones.

These men deserved to die!

Anyone who wanted to hurt his children and wife deserved a bad ending.

When this idea came to his mind, a change began in his eyes.

A pair of golden orbs quickly replaced the original color of his eyes, and there was an outburst of murderous intent.

"What the heck is this?"

Someone in the group said something, but Nathaniel grabbed his neck and snapped it in half the next instant.

He couldn't see everything clearly. There was a golden sea before his eyes, but his body's senses were particularly sensitive. Therefore, he seemed to be able to hear the breathing and existence of others clearly.

After the first person was snapped to death, the others finally panicked.

"He... he doesn't seem to be affected by the incense."

Yet another voice spoke.

Nathaniel ended that person's life with great speed and accuracy.

He was like an executioner who was reaping lives emotionlessly.

At this moment, there was no pity in his eyes and no sympathy in his heart. Killing others was the only thing he wished to do at the moment.

His ears could pick up the shouts, which were mixed with a strong smell of blood. The atmosphere of the entire ancestral temple was eery because of this.

Nathaniel did not stop until he could no longer sense any living human. It was unknown how much time had passed.

He slumped on the ground and sat on his butt as he gasped violently. The golden color of his eyes slowly faded away as he gradually came to himself again.

Corpses surrounded him as they were strewn all around the temple. It was a horrifying sight. Meanwhile, the entire ancestral temple was also covered in blood. The smell was nauseating, but it also induced some excitement in Nathaniel.

Nathaniel knew that it was wrong and bad to be excited at this, but he couldn't help his desire.

He tried hard to suppress his emotions. Then he rested for a while before he stood up emotionlessly.

Nathaniel walked out of the ancestral temple with the bodyguards of the Ye family, who were still standing outside. He couldn't help but get furious.

"What were you guys doing just now?"

"Mr. Ye, we're standing guard. What's happened?"

A bodyguard answered in panic, but Nathaniel grabbed him by the neck and lifted him off the ground.

"Standing guard, huh? So many people went in just now. Are you all blind?"

Nathaniel was enraged.

These men had probably been away from the Ye family for too long. They likely felt that the family couldn't watch over their action all the time since it was so far away. Was this the reason they dared to slack in their duty? Now that he caught them red-handed, they still dared to quibble with him.

Nathaniel's coldness intimidated the people around him. On the other hand, the man he was holding was gasping for air, but he still made an effort to say, "Mr. Ye, no one went in just now. All of us are waiting outside."

"How dare you talk back to me? Come in and have a look yourself."

Nathaniel did not care what kind of impact and reaction the bloody scene just now would have on them. He dragged the bodyguard and threw him into the temple.

"Have a good look. If no one entered, why would there be dead bodies on the floor?"

Nathaniel threw the bodyguard inside like a ragged doll.

The bodyguard was dizzy after the fall, but he still got up to his feet quickly and looked around the temple. He said with some confusion, "Mr. Ye, there is nothing in here." "Are you blind? Look at those..." Nathaniel pointed to the floor and said this, but he was stunned when he looked at the floor.

Where were the people?

Where were the people in the ancestral temple?

What about the bodies of the people who had fought him just now?

When Nathaniel looked at the smooth floor and the empty ancestral temple, he froze all of a sudden.

How could all of it be gone?

He was definitely in a battle just now. The aura and the footsteps just now were still familiar to him, and even...

Something occurred to him as he quickly ran to the bottom of the altar. However, there was no trace of Mango at all.

"Mango! Mango!"

Nathaniel was panicking at this moment.

What was going on?

What exactly was happening?

The bodyguard looked at Nathaniel questioningly. He felt that Nathaniel seemed crazy, but he did not dare to say so.

They had been standing guard outside all the time. How could they not see anyone enter the temple?

But why would Mr. Ye react like this now?

The same question popped up in Nathaniel's mind as well.

Everything that happened just now was so real that it didn't feel like a dream at all. Besides...

He looked downward at his thigh abruptly, where the bright red blood was still oozing. He couldn't stare straight at the wound because it was too dazzling. What on earth was going on?

A trace of doubt flashed across Nathaniel's eyes as he looked at the incense hurriedly.

Something seemed to dawn on him.

"Who was the one who prepared the incense here?"

The bodyguard did not know why Nathaniel suddenly asked about this, but he answered swiftly, "We bought it from the village nearby."

At this moment, the incense had burned itself out, and there was no other scent in the air except for a hint of sweetness.

Nathaniel looked at the door of the ancestral temple, which was wide open, thoughtfully.

"Send someone to fetch Rita and Wisdom here."

"Yes, sir."

The bodyguard didn't understand why Nathaniel, who was positively murderous just now, changed his mind suddenly. However, he was relieved not to have received any punishment. He ran outside speedily.

Nathaniel stepped forward and scrutinize the incense. He also placed it under his nose and smelled it again, but it was fruitless.

Mango was missing.

This incident made Nathaniel a little impatient, but he still kept his cool.

This place seemed to look different now.

There was nothing but ruins here the last time they were in Longford County. However, this time, it seemed that traps were laid everywhere for them. It was dangerous.

He had to find out what was going on. Otherwise, even if he found Mango, he would likely still lose her next time.

As he thought of Mango's fighting skills, he was confident that she would be able to at least protect herself.

The only person who could solve the doubts now was Wisdom.

Wisdom had some medical knowledge.

Nathaniel held the incense as he thought of some speculations.

The bodyguards of the Ye family were standing guard outside the door. If so many strangers had infiltrated the temple, the guards couldn't possibly be indifferent to this. Furthermore, there were not the slightest bit of noises as they fought.

Even if the bodyguards of the Ye family had betrayed them in unison, what about the bodies after the fight?

Could someone really take care of all the bodies in such a short period of time?

Therefore, the only plausible explanation was that the problem lay with the incense.

Perhaps he and Mango were enthralled by the fragrance of this incense, which caused them to hallucinate.

Hallucination?

Nathaniel did not want to explain it in this way, but it seemed to be the only logical reason at present.

He pressed on his thigh. The pain made his face paled a little, but he was extraordinarily calm.

Wisdom and Rita were brought to the ancestral temple by bodyguards.

"Daddy, what happened to you? Where's Mommy?"

Initially, Rita was still a little displeased. However, when she saw Nathaniel's current state, she could not help but be worried for him. She trotted towards him quickly.

Wisdom was alarmed slightly, but he did not rush forward. Instead, he scrunched his nose and sniffed before he asked doubtfully, "Daddy, are you enthralled by the knockout incense?"

"It was as I have thought."

Nathaniel sneered and handed the incense to Wisdom.

"Check this out to see if there's any hallucinogen in it."

Wisdom nodded before he asked, "Where is mom?"

Rita looked upward at him as well.

Nathaniel felt a dull ache in his heart, but he also knew that he couldn't make the children panic now. He whispered, "Your mom has to take care of something for me. She will be back soon. Check the incense

first."

"Okay."

Wisdom nodded in response.

He took out some tools from the bag behind him, which seemed to be medical tools. Nathaniel did not ask him in detail.

Wisdom found iodine and gauze, so he went forward to bandage Nathaniel's wound for him. However, the latter stopped him. "Let's not hurry. Take a look at the incense first."

He couldn't bandage his wound now. If the incense really contained hallucinogen, he was afraid that he would be affected again.

Wisdom seemed to understand his thoughts, so he did not force it. Instead, he found a lighter to light the incense.

He sniffed at the whiffs like a puppy.

Nathaniel seemed to have smelled a hint of sweetness again. His head bobbed abruptly and he quickly carried Rita out of the ancestral temple. Only then did he notice that Rita had already fainted.

"Rita."

Nathaniel did not expect Rita to reach such unfavorably to the incense. He could not help but feel a little annoyed as he blamed himself.

He patted her hard on the face repeatedly.

The intense pain caused her to regain consciousness all of a sudden.

"Daddy, why are you hitting me? It hurts so much."

Rita complained about Nathaniel as she felt wronged, but the latter breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

"Don't fall sleep."

He only said three words, but Rita froze for a moment. Then, her eyes widened abruptly as she seemed to realize something.

She turned her head around and looked at Wisdom in the ancestral temple as she asked nervously, "Daddy, will Wisdom be alright?"