Chapter 238: The Dragon King's True Face! Master Descends the Mountain!
"Oh? Did she pass out... or is she faking it?"
Shen Anyu looked down at Liu Qingyue, who was lying limp in his arms. Her breathing was shallow, her eyelashes fluttering slightly.
He sensed carefully using his [Divine Perception]. Her heart rate was slowing down, her muscles relaxing. She wasn't faking it to escape the embarrassment. She had genuinely succumbed to the alcohol, the stress, and the overwhelming stimulation of the dare.
She had fainted.
Shen Anyu raised an eyebrow. He effortlessly carried Liu Qingyue's soft body to the nearby velvet chaise longue and laid her down gently.
"Brother Shen..."
Jiang Linlin watched this scene, her pure and lovely little face filled with shock and a hint of worry.
"You... you can't do that. What are you going to do?"
Su Hongmian and Liu Mi also widened their eyes, watching him like hawks. They were willing to share, but taking advantage of an unconscious woman felt... wrong? Or maybe they were just jealous he would focus on her.
Shen Anyu straightened his collar, looking annoyed at their suspicion.
"Am I the kind of despicable villain who takes advantage of a woman when she's unconscious?"
"What's the difference between that and a doll? Where is the interaction? Where is the feedback?"
"I have standards. I need the struggle, the blush, the surrender. A dead fish isn't interesting."
Hearing this "villainous but principled" logic, Liu Mi breathed a sigh of relief. A charming smile returned to her face.
"Brother Shen is right. He has high tastes."
She walked over, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"So... Sister Qingyue is out. Does that mean the four of us are going to continue playing Truth or Dare? Or maybe just Dare?"
Shen Anyu shook his head. He looked at the three stunning beauties in front of him—the fiery Su Hongmian, the fox-like Liu Mi, and the innocent Jiang Linlin.
A dark fire ignited in his eyes.
"No. Truth or Dare is for children."
"We'll play something more interesting~"
"Something that requires... teamwork."
...
[Time Skip: Five Days Later]
The morning sun of the fifth day filtered through the heavy curtains of the Red Moon Club's presidential suite.
Shen Anyu slowly got up from the massive bed.
The room was a battlefield of luxury and indulgence. Silk sheets were tangled, pillows scattered. The air was thick with the scent of pheromones and expensive perfume.
He stretched his body, feeling the explosive power in his muscles. His joints cracked satisfyingly.
A lazy, satisfied smile appeared on his handsome face.
[Ding! Detected an increase in Destined Heroine Liu Qingyue's favorability by +10!]
[Ding! Detected an increase in Destined Heroine Liu Qingyue's favorability by +10!]
[Ding! Current Favorability: 71 (Admiration/Conflict)! Plundering +30,000 Destiny Value!]
Shen Anyu checked the System log.
"Tsk tsk. Her favorability actually increased so much while she was 'recovering' here for the past few days. The total favorability has reached seventy-one."
"Eileen Chang (Zhang Ailing) was right. The path to a woman's heart... is indeed a profound truth~"
Although he hadn't crossed the final line with Liu Qingyue (she was unconscious that first night, and he kept his word), the intimate care he provided, combined with the ambiguous atmosphere, had shaken her to the core.
However, Shen Anyu had to get up and go out now. The days of indulgence were over. Today was business.
Because today was a special date.
It was the fifth anniversary of the Magic City Ye Family's tragic memorial day.
And it was also the date destined for the Child of Destiny, Ye Yan—the "Master Descends the Mountain" protagonist—to make his grand entrance into the secular world.
Shen Anyu walked to the window, looking out at the skyline of Magic City. His expression turned cold and sharp.
Currently, Shen Anyu's cultivation Realm had reached Martial Dao Great Grandmaster. With the help of [Divine Rank Steel Body], [Divine Rank Telekinesis], and his arsenal of System items, his overall strength was terrifying. He could even fight against a Martial Dao magnate at the Heavenly Human (Tian Ren) Realm without losing.
In terms of pure power, the Child of Destiny Ye Yan, who was just coming down from the mountain, was no longer in Shen Anyu's eyes. He was an ant.
However, Shen Anyu still took Ye Yan very seriously.
Why?
Because in the original novel's timeline, Shen Anyu was the major villain. And Ye Yan was his destined executioner.
In the book, Shen Anyu became a stepping stone for Ye Yan. Every scheme Shen Anyu plotted backfired. Every woman Shen Anyu coveted was taken by Ye Yan. Ultimately, Shen Anyu died a miserable death at Ye Yan's hands, his family destroyed, his legacy erased.
That was the "Original Fate."
Now, having transmigrated into the book and Awakened the mystery of his past life in the womb, living two lives as one, Shen Anyu was no longer that stepping stone.
But the grudge remained. It was personal.
"Ye Yan... I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
In Shen Anyu's eyes, a faint, golden light flickered—the [Villain's Halo] resonating with killing intent.
"Ever since I awakened my memories... I have been preparing for this day."
"Without resolving the grave threat of Ye Yan... without crushing him completely... my thoughts would not be at peace. My Dao Heart would be flawed."
He picked up his phone.
"Execute Plan A."
Following Shen Anyu's command, his subordinate forces and powerful individuals surged forth like a tide in the shadows.
The fake Young Master and Child of Destiny, Xu Ping'an (now a puppet), was mobilized.
The Dragon King Son-in-law and Child of Destiny, Han Qi (now a worker ant), was also ordered to converge towards the ruins of the Magic City Ye Family.
Shen Anyu was gathering his "pets" to bite the new challenger.
However, after giving these orders, Shen Anyu headed in another direction. He didn't go to the ruins directly.
He got into his car and drove towards the CBD.
To a specific company.
The company where Lin Keqing worked.
Lin Keqing. The cold, aloof female CEO.
And more importantly... Ye Yan's childhood sweetheart. His fiancée arranged by their masters. The woman Ye Yan was descending the mountain to marry.
"To deal with Ye Yan effectively... how can I not bring Lin Keqing into the game?"
"Killing him is too easy. It's boring."
Shen Anyu smiled, a cruel, beautiful smile.
"I must destroy his spirit first. I must make him watch as his beloved woman... becomes mine."
"I must make him doubt his Dao. Doubt his Master. Doubt his very existence."
Shen Anyu entered the company building, his aura radiating dominance. The receptionist bowed low, trembling.
...
Meanwhile.
On the other side of the city.
In a guest room at the Shen Family's private estate (where she had been staying "to recover").
The morning sun shone through the gaps in the curtains, hitting Liu Qingyue's face.
She frowned, her eyelashes fluttering. She slowly opened her eyes.
Her head felt heavy. Her memories were fragmented.
The banquet... the wine... the dare... the push-ups... Shen Anyu's scent...
The events of the past few days flooded her mind like a tidal wave.
Liu Qingyue's beautiful eyes widened. She sat up abruptly, clutching the silk sheets to her chest.
She finally became fully awake, her delicate face blank with shock and shame.
"What... what did I do?"
"I stayed here? For five days?"
She checked her body. She was wearing a silk nightgown that wasn't hers. But she felt... fine. No pain. No signs of... that.
'He didn't touch me?'
Relief washed over her, followed immediately by a strange, illogical pang of disappointment.
But then, panic set in.
"What to do? What should I do now?"
"Should I report Shen Anyu? For... kidnapping? No, I came willingly. I stayed willingly."
"Moreover... could someone of Shen Anyu's status even be reported? The police serve him."
"Furthermore... if it weren't for Shen Anyu's help, my Family business would have gone bankrupt. He saved my parents."
Thinking of this, Liu Qingyue bit her lip with her pearly teeth, almost drawing blood. She felt trapped in a web of gratitude and illicit attraction.
Beep beep.
Just then, her phone on the nightstand buzzed.
Liu Qingyue looked at it. She stiffened instantly.
It was a message from Shen Anyu.
[Shen Anyu: Awake? Don't worry. Nothing happened that you didn't want. You were drunk.]
[Shen Anyu: As for apologizing or explaining? No need. Let's consider the interest on the loan partially paid.]
Liu Qingyue gave a bitter smile.
She prepared to type a reply. She wanted to thoroughly clarify things. She wanted to say she would return the one hundred million loan, principal and interest, and cut ties.
'Shen Anyu's favor and this incident... they cancel each other out. We are even. No further entanglement.'
But then... another message popped up.
It was a file. [Subject: The Truth About Your Husband]
Liu Qingyue frowned. She opened it.
It was a dossier. Photos. Voice recordings. Financial records.
Her pupils dilated in shock as she scrolled.
"What?"
"The dissolute Young Master Liu Yuan... the one who was pestering me years ago... the reason I married Han Qi in a panic..."
"He was instigated by... Mr. Han?"
"Mr. Han... the Underground Emperor of the Magic City Dark World?"
She scrolled further. A photo of "Mr. Han" taking off his bronze mask.
The face underneath... was Han Qi.
"Han Qi... he... he is actually Dragon King Mr. Han?!"
Liu Qingyue gasped, dropping the phone on the bed.
The text in the dossier explained everything with ruthless clarity.
[Summary: Han Qi is the illegitimate son of the Emperor Capital Han Family. To avoid being assassinated by his brother Han Xiu, he needed a hiding place. A human shield.]
[He orchestrated the harassment by Liu Yuan to force you into a desperate marriage.]
[He married into the Liu Family not out of love, but to use your family as a cover. He played the fool, the useless son-in-law, to lower his enemies' guard.]
[While you suffered humiliation... while your parents mocked him... he was secretly building an empire in the dark.]
[He watched you cry over money while sitting on billions.]
"How is this possible... this can't be..."
Liu Qingyue was completely stunned. Her world was spinning.
The name Dragon King Mr. Han was legendary. Even taxi drivers in Magic City boasted about how mighty and terrifying he was. He was a demon who killed without blinking.
And that demon... was the man who washed her feet every night?
"How?"
"The timid, useless Han Qi... actually had such an incredible identity?"
"And he... he orchestrated everything? My pain? My fear?"
Liu Qingyue didn't want to believe it. It was too monstrous.
But looking at the evidence Shen Anyu sent—the bank transfers, the surveillance photos, the recordings of Han Qi giving orders to kill—she had no choice but to believe.
A chilling realization froze her blood.
"Han Qi..."
"He didn't marry me to protect me."
"He used the lives of my entire Liu Family... my parents, me... as a human shield for his powerful enemy?"
"If his brother found him... we would have all been slaughtered as collateral damage."
"And he knew it."
Tears of betrayal streamed down her face. The "Honest Man" she thought she knew was the biggest liar of all.
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