Chapter 95: The Solution to the Broken Meridians Powder!
"Shen Anyu... are you very pleased with yourself?"
That resentful, breathy voice echoed in Shen Anyu's mind, a pleasant memory of the previous night's activities.
He woke up lazily when the sun was high in the sky, stretching his limbs in the luxurious softness of the hotel bed. A pleased smile graced the corner of his lips.
"Life is short, the sun is high... from now on, the emperor will not hold morning court! I finally understand how those ancient emperors felt!"
After this profound declaration, clarity returned to Shen Anyu's eyes. He sat up, the silk sheets pooling around his waist, and began to ponder the events.
"I went to all that trouble to detoxify them... but Su Hongmian's favorability still hasn't maxed out. What could be the reason?"
Su Hongmian and Jiang Linlin had already returned to Modu University for their morning classes, leaving behind a scent of perfume and exhaustion.
The [Seven Emotions Severing Pulse Powder] poison in their bodies had been painstakingly removed by Shen Anyu. It was a rigorous, physical process that required immense focus and... stamina.
Only Shen Anyu, with his superior cultivation and medical knowledge, could resolve the poison from Country Divine Doctor Xia Liu. Otherwise, even a [Martial Arts Grandmaster] would likely have died from the meridians snapping under the strain.
This detoxification process had exhausted Shen Anyu considerably, his True Essence severely depleted. But the rewards were sweet.
However, what frustrated Shen Anyu was the numbers.
Su Hongmian's total favorability was still stuck at ninety-nine. Just a tiny bit short of maxing out to 100.
Shen Anyu was certain that Su Hongmian would now spare no effort, even her life, for him. She had submitted completely in body and spirit last night. Yet, her favorability was still missing that final point.
It was practically torture for someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder! What was holding her back?
"Should I stage a 'Hero Saving the Beauty' scenario?"
"For example... make Su Hongmian's mother's company go bankrupt, putting Su Hongmian in a desperate situation? Or find someone to kidnap her again?"
Shen Anyu stroked his chin, a playful, cruel gleam flashing in his eyes as bad ideas popped into his head.
Ultimately, he rejected them.
It wasn't that he felt sorry for Su Hongmian; there was a little bit of pity, but not much. He was a Villain, after all.
The main reason was that these methods might not necessarily raise Su Hongmian's favorability to the max.
Ninety-nine favorability was already a life-and-death level. Even adding a generic rescue scenario wouldn't increase it. It was too cliché.
Yesterday, Su Hongmian was jealous, furious, and humiliated. But she had no intention of breaking up forcefully. For an arrogant young lady like her, who is so proud, one can imagine how much grievance she endured and how much she cared about Shen Anyu to stay.
Could a self-staged rescue improve that deep-seated bond? Unlikely. It might even backfire if she found out.
Unless it was like with Jiang Linlin, where Shen Anyu pulled a feigned injury to trigger her protective instincts. But unfortunately, Jiang Linlin had already spilled the beans about his "invincibility" when she was whispering with Su Hongmian, so Shen Anyu couldn't possibly play the weak card again.
"Perhaps this matter needs to be resolved by looking into Su Hongmian's background!"
Shen Anyu was thoughtful. He recalled a surprising piece of information from his investigation reports.
Su Hongmian and her mother, Su Wanqing, had no biological parent-child relationship.
In other words, Su Hongmian was not Su Wanqing's biological daughter. She was adopted, or perhaps something more complex.
A graceful figure appeared in Shen Anyu's mind.
Su Hongmian's widowed mother. The chairwoman of Modu Jinxiu Mingcha Company. Su Wanqing!
Her exquisite eyebrows and eyes behind her wire-rimmed glasses exuded the charm of a mature, intellectual woman. Her every gesture carried the domineering aura of a female business magnate!
She bore a strong resemblance to Su Hongmian, with delicate and beautiful features, but she was more mature, elegant, and composed.
Originally, Shen Anyu hadn't suspected the relationship between Su Hongmian and Su Wanqing. They looked alike. But his subordinates wouldn't dare neglect Shen Anyu's instructions. They thoroughly investigated every Child of Destiny and Destined Heroine as ordered.
It could be said that Han Qi, Wei Yun, and other Sons of Destiny, as well as Su Hongmian, Jiang Linlin, and other Destined Heroines, might not even know themselves as well as Shen Anyu knew their affairs.
Even paternity tests were done secretly. It wasn't difficult; only requiring a strand of hair from a salon or a glass from a restaurant.
As a result, he obtained this intelligence that even surprised Shen Anyu.
However, what surprised Shen Anyu even more was that information about Su Hongmian's biological parents could not be found.
That was the intelligence network of the millennium-old [Yanxia Shen Family], a force like a tidal wave that could uncover state secrets. Let alone Su Wanqing, who was only a billionaire worth several billion... even the secrets of the richest person in Yanxia might not be kept from Shen Anyu.
Yet, Su Hongmian's origin was a black hole.
"Digging deeper into Su Hongmian's background should help me find a way to max out her favorability! The key to her heart lies in her identity."
Shen Anyu was not in a hurry. He ordered his subordinates to investigate further, expanding the search. With a single word from him, tens of thousands of people would work for him, and no one dared to ignore it.
Afterward, Shen Anyu picked up his phone and began replying to various important messages, from women and from his subordinates.
He stopped at one message.
It was the message Situ Yueying sent last night.
[Situ Yueying: Young Master Shen. I agree. Come over.]
Shen Anyu smiled meaningfully.
From the [Nanometer Monitoring Robot] he had planted on Han Qi (and by proximity, observed her), Shen Anyu could see Situ Yueying's reaction last night.
She hesitated for a long time. She struggled with her loyalty. Before finally gritting her teeth and making up her mind to send a message to Shen Anyu, agreeing to the "honey trap."
As a result... she was left hanging by Shen Anyu. He told her he was "busy."
She felt somewhat disoriented and stunned on the spot. Situ Yueying even looked in the mirror for a long time, wondering if she had lost her charm. A reaction that Shen Anyu found somewhat amusing and endearing.
"I'll go find her tonight. That [Fixed Light Joy Contract] can be used!"
Shen Anyu chuckled softly.
He didn't trust Situ Yueying. Not yet.
Although Situ Yueying had a good impression of him as a "kindred spirit," Dragon King Mr. Han—also known as Dragon King Son-in-law Han Qi—had saved Situ Yueying and her younger brother Situ Yuehe's lives years ago.
For the loyal and righteous Situ Yueying, it was almost impossible to betray Han Qi voluntarily!
In fact, if Han Qi hadn't personally suggested the honey trap and ordered Situ Yueying to come to Shen Anyu, that lingering affection in her heart might not have been severed. She would have fought to the death.
Situ Yueying was willing to come to Shen Anyu's side now, but her stance would still lean towards Han Qi. She saw herself as a spy, a sacrifice.
Although Shen Anyu was confident in his charm, a woman like Situ Yueying had a strong personality and wasn't easily swayed by romance alone. And Shen Anyu didn't have the patience to be a simp or play long games of seduction.
He checked his inventory.
[Golden Treasure: Fixed Light Joy Contract]
[Type: Contractual Enslavement Treasure]
[Effect: Can be used to sign a contract with living beings at or below the [Martial Arts Grandmaster] Realm through a special method (Dual Cultivation). This divides them into Master and Servant. The servant cannot betray the master. All their inner thoughts are known to the master. The master controls everything about the servant—mind, body, and soul!]
"With this overbearing and powerful [Fixed Light Joy Contract]... Han Qi, your honey trap will surely result in losing both the bait and the fish! A massive defeat!"
"And I will win big!"
"Tonight, I'll go to Dream Bar again. Heh heh... Dragon King Son-in-law? More like Cuckolded Son-in-law…"
"Now... it's time to go see Xia Liu. That Country Divine Doctor Child of Destiny!"
A faint glint flashed in Shen Anyu's eyes.
He dressed and left the hotel, returning to the [Riverside Luxury Mansion].
He went straight to the basement.
Beneath the Riverside Luxury Mansion, there was indeed a basement spanning several hundred square meters. It was reinforced, soundproofed, and secure. It could even be called a dungeon.
In front of the heavy steel door stood four powerful, formidable-looking women. They were armed with firearms and cold weapons, fully equipped in tactical gear.
All of them had [Innate Peak] cultivation strength. With their advanced hot and cold weapons, and their formation, they could even kill an ordinary [Martial Arts Grandmaster]!
And this basement was also equipped with various mechanisms: laser blades, highly effective anesthetic gas vents, alloy shackles, and gravity suppressors.
Even a [Martial Arts Grandmaster], if trapped in this basement, would not be able to escape alive.
What's more, secretly, there were also Shen Anyu's [Nanometer Monitoring Robots] watching every corner!
The door hissed open.
Shen Anyu walked in. The air smelled of antiseptic and blood.
In the center of the room, strapped to a metal chair, was a figure.
"Xia Liu... we meet again!"
Shen Anyu looked at Xia Liu, the Country Divine Doctor Child of Destiny, and smiled faintly.
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