Chapter 97: The Sword of Reincarnation Is Out of Control!
Fiancé!?
The moment Yue Ye spoke that word, the atmosphere in the entire conference room seemed to freeze.
Sheng Lingxin and Lan Yanyu were both taken aback.
Instinctively, they turned their gazes toward the two sitting side by side.
They had to admit—Lin Ze and Yue Ye were both extremely attractive individuals, and when sitting together, they truly looked like a couple made in heaven.
Just as the two parents looked at the so-called couple—
Cai'er, who had been quietly standing to the side, felt as though Yue Ye's words had sent a thunderbolt crashing straight into her heart.
The joy and excitement she had felt upon seeing Lin Ze slowly gave way to disbelief, panic… and pain.
Cai'er opened her mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but due to the Reincarnation Trial, she was still unable to speak.
She didn't understand why she felt so uncomfortable.
Lin Ze had a fiancée—shouldn't she be happy for him?
So why… why did her chest feel so tight and painful?
Without realizing it, her hands had risen to cover her heart.
That persistent, dull ache was very real.
Her skin, already pale from years of being tempered by the killing intent, became even paler in that moment.
Cai'er bit her lip hard, forcing herself not to lose control in such a formal setting.
She had never had much contact with the outside world. No one had ever taught her the difference between liking someone and falling in love.
Perhaps she herself didn't even know why she clung to Lin Ze.
She only knew that being by Lin Ze's side made her feel alive… and safe.
It was the happiest she had ever been.
…
At this moment, Sheng Lingxin said something that only made things worse:
"Mr. Lin Ze and President Yue Ye truly are a perfect match—what a talented man and beautiful woman."
Yue Ye clearly enjoyed the compliment.
She smiled sweetly and replied, "Thank you, General. I brought Lin Ze along this time because I felt safer with him nearby."
Standing off to the side, Leng Xiao curled her lips and turned her head, mumbling to herself:
"Sister Yue is way too sly. She's obviously just putting on a show for my father. Why introduce him like that in public?"
Leng Xiao understood it was all part of their act.
But Cai'er, standing nearby, didn't know that.
Hearing Sheng Lingxin refer to Lin Ze and Yue Ye as a well-matched pair, Cai'er couldn't help but turn to look at Yue Ye.
And in that instant, she was stunned.
Yue Ye really was beautiful—elegant and mature, with a noble air about her.
Her presence was dazzling.
For a moment, Cai'er truly felt… inferior.
She then glanced toward the girl sitting beside Yue Ye—Leng Xiao. Although young and cute, she had the bright, cheerful aura of a lively doll.
All of them were radiant in their own ways.
For the first time, Cai'er found herself doubting.
She didn't understand that this was what it meant to like someone. No matter how exceptional you are, in front of the one you love, you will always feel like you're not good enough.
Gradually, the light in Cai'er's eyes dimmed.
Even though she could still hear Yue Ye and Sheng Lingxin chatting about business negotiations—
In her ears, it was as if all sound had faded.
She felt like she had returned to that bottomless darkness once again…
To that place where no light shone, and even the air felt heavy.
So even Lin Ze… would leave her one day...
…
But just as Cai'er's senses were about to completely shut down—and Yue Ye and Sheng Lingxin were still engaged in their negotiations—a voice cut through the fog like a lightning bolt:
"Cai'er! What's wrong with you!?"
It was Lin Ze.
When he had first seen Cai'er, he'd been shocked and overjoyed.
And when he realized she was Sheng Lingxin and Lan Yanyu's daughter, he was even more stunned—he had always thought Cai'er had no family.
But before he could process it fully, he noticed something wrong.
Cai'er's eyes had become vacant, her aura rapidly dimming, and her presence was weakening by the second.
It wasn't like fainting—it was as if her lust, her seven emotions and six desires, were being stripped away.
Lin Ze had never seen anything like it before.
And when a person loses all emotion—what's left but an empty shell?
Without hesitation, Lin Ze shouted her name, not caring at all about revealing himself.
His voice jolted everyone in the room.
Everyone was stunned—why did Lin Ze suddenly shout at Cai'er like that?
But before they could react any further—
A chilling murderous aura suddenly exploded from Cai'er's body, as if a sleeping god of death had awakened.
In the blink of an eye, the entire conference room was drowned in killing intent.
It was thick, heavy—like a swamp of blades and blood.
The air twisted, cracked, and screamed under the pressure.
Reacting quickly, Yue Ye raised her hand, forming a silver-white shield to protect Lin Ze, Leng Xiao, and herself.
Lan Yanyu, who was battle-hardened, also responded instantly, summoning a water element barrier around herself and Sheng Lingxin.
But both women were only at the sixth tier in power.
Under the weight of Cai'er's berserk killing intent, their defenses began to crack.
Cai'er's power now wasn't just uncontrollable—it was no less than a full-force attack from a seventh-tier expert.
The conference room was rapidly being destroyed.
Walls splintered. The long table at the center had already been shredded by invisible blades.
Yue Ye's expression turned serious.
Without hesitation, she pulled out a golden scroll from her robe.
As she tore it, she called out, "General Sheng! Come over to me!"
As the scroll activated, a radiant golden barrier enveloped all five of them.
It was a Holy Light Shield, something Yue Ye had purchased at great cost—strong enough to withstand even a peak seventh-level attack.
Finally, everyone caught their breath.
Yue Ye frowned and turned to Sheng Lingxin.
"General, what is the meaning of this?"
She didn't truly believe it was some kind of trap—Cai'er's outburst had nearly taken all of them down.
If it hadn't been for her scroll, Lan Yanyu wouldn't have been able to withstand the assault at all.
At this point, Sheng Lingxin and Lan Yanyu were both pale as they looked at their daughter, who now stood at the heart of a storm of black murderous energy.
They knew—this was the Sword of Reincarnation going out of control.
But how?
Everything had seemed fine just moments ago…
Sheng Lingxin took a deep breath, forcing himself to remain calm.
"President Yue Ye, I'm terribly sorry. I cannot explain this to you right now. It involves one of the Assassin's Temple's top secrets."
But inside, Sheng Lingxin was burning with panic.
If Cai'er's consciousness was completely swallowed by that killing intent…
Then she would truly become a mindless weapon—a machine built only to slaughter!
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