Chapter 264: Ye Yan and Han Qi! The Two Victims Meet in Hell!
After Han Qi broke through to become a Martial Dao Grandmaster, the full-force palm strike he unleashed was powerful enough to shatter a heavy truck, loaded with dozens of tons, moving at full speed; the force of his palm was terrifyingly immense.
But in front of that invisible psychic power, he was directly crushed with overwhelming, irresistible force.
In an instant, the air distorted visibly. Han Qi's right palm and arm shattered under the pressure of the [God-Level Telekinesis]. He was sent flying backward like a broken kite, blood splattering across the sky, before he crashed heavily onto the ground.
Han Qi struggled to lift his head. His bloodshot eyes were fixed on Shen Anyu, who was still intimately close with Liu Qingyue, holding her hand calmly. Han Qi opened his mouth, wanting to say something—perhaps a curse, perhaps a plea—but he couldn't catch his breath. Darkness swarmed his vision, and he fainted directly.
"Drag him away."
Shen Anyu's voice was cool and indifferent.
"Yes, Young Master."
A female bodyguard in a black suit flashed into appearance. She grabbed Han Qi by his collar and dragged him away like a sack of trash, leaving a trail of blood on the pavement.
Shen Anyu turned his head, smiling as he looked at Liu Qingyue, and gently said:
"Qingyue... you weren't scared, were you?"
Liu Qingyue's beautiful eyes sparkled with tears and admiration as she looked at Shen Anyu. Her pale pink lips parted slightly as she said:
"No... I wasn't scared. Because you said you would protect me."
At this point, Liu Qingyue paused. Her gaze filled with a newfound respect and reliance as she looked at Shen Anyu's handsome face.
"But I didn't expect, An'yu... that you would be so powerful. Even more impressive than the martial arts experts on TV. You defeated him without even moving."
[Ding! Detected Destined Heroine Liu Qingyue's favorability +6! Plundering +18,000 Destiny Value!]
[Ding! Detected Destined Heroine Liu Qingyue's favorability +3! Plundering +9,000 Destiny Value!]
[Ding! Congratulations! Detected Destined Heroine Liu Qingyue's total favorability has reached 90! Extra plundering +50,000 Destiny Value!]
...
Liu Qingyue held Shen Anyu's warm, large hand with both of hers. She felt exceptionally secure and sweet in her heart, a feeling she had never experienced with Han Qi.
Originally, facing the furious and oppressive Han Qi—whose aura was like a demon—she was terrified. Although she pretended to be calm on the surface, she was trembling inside, afraid that Han Qi would kill them all.
But when she was most worried, Shen Anyu arrived in time. He stood like a mountain and easily defeated the monster.
Just as Shen Anyu had said before, he would protect her well.
And at this moment.
Liu Xingsheng and He Xuemei also recovered from their shock. Seeing that their daughter Liu Qingyue was truly with Shen Anyu—and seeing Shen Anyu's god-like power—they were instantly overjoyed.
Their faces transformed, full of flattery and fawning.
"Young Master Shen! You are amazing!"
Han Qi, who was being dragged to the entrance and had just regained a sliver of consciousness, saw this scene through half-open eyes.
He was choked with anger.
In front of him, his father-in-law and mother-in-law had such ugly, disdainful expressions. Yet in front of Shen Anyu, they were so respectful and obsequious, like dogs wagging their tails.
'Was my decision to conceal my identity back then a mistake?'
'If only I had known... why did I have to pretend to be a useless live-in son-in-law? Why did I endure their insults?'
Even if he wanted to numb his brother Han Xiu, weren't there other, better ways to do it?
At this moment, Han Qi was filled with extreme regret. His heart felt like it was being torn apart.
Shen Anyu smiled faintly, glancing at the van where Han Qi was being loaded.
'Regret? Little Han, save your tears.'
He thought to himself that the real regrets were yet to come.
...
Soon after, Shen Anyu exchanged a few polite but dismissive words with the flattered Liu Xingsheng and He Xuemei.
He then took Liu Qingyue back to the Jiangjing Manor and comforted her thoroughly, erasing the shadow of the night's violence with his own warmth.
Next.
Shen Anyu, with a lazy expression, stepped into the basement of the Riverside Luxury Mansion.
This dungeon was not very large, about several hundred square meters, but it was a high-tech fortress. It contained several cells forged from precious titanium alloy, equipped with high-voltage electricity grids, and mechanisms to release poisonous and anesthetic gas instantly.
Even a Martial Dao Grandmaster, with their cultivation sealed and imprisoned here, would find it difficult to break free. It was a cage for dragons.
"Shen Anyu!!!"
At this moment, a low, angry roar sounded from the darkness.
Inside Cell Number One, a blood-soaked figure was bound by thick alloy shackles to a heavy steel cross. He was clearly tortured; his clothes were rags, and his skin was a map of lacerations.
Crack!
A barbed steel whip lashed through the air.
Splack!
It struck the figure's chest, causing blood to bloom like a flower.
"Behave!"
A female bodyguard coldly looked at the figure, then turned and respectfully said to Shen Anyu:
"Young Master. As per your instructions, this person has been tortured day and night. We have used every tool in the room."
"Besides the barbed steel whip, there are other tortures. Salt water, electric shocks..."
Shen Anyu nodded in satisfaction. His hands were clasped behind his back. He smiled as he looked at the person whose face was filled with resentment.
"Ye Yan... are you comfortable yet?"
This blood-soaked figure, who had been severely tortured until he barely resembled a human, was none other than the Child of Destiny, Ye Yan—the expert who descended from the mountain.
Ye Yan scoffed. He spat a mouthful of bloody saliva on the floor. His eyes looked at Shen Anyu with unyielding disdain.
"Shen Anyu! Do you think with just these... you can torture me?"
"I trained in hell! Even if I'm cut into a thousand pieces... I, Ye Yan, won't even frown! You can kill my body, but you can't break my Dao Heart!"
Shen Anyu did not deny it. He stepped closer.
"Your will is indeed like steel now. Admirable."
"But... what if I bring Lin Keqing here to see you?"
"What if I let her see you like this? A broken dog in a cage?"
Ye Yan immediately fell silent. His pupils contracted violently.
He scoffed again, trying to hide his panic, and no longer responded. But deep sorrow and unwillingness burned in his eyes.
Shen Anyu shook his head.
He had Ye Yan tortured, of course, not because he was a pervert who enjoyed screams. Shen Anyu did not have such a low-level hobby.
[Ding! Child of Destiny Ye Yan is being tortured! Plundering +666 Destiny Value!]
[Ding! Plundering +333 Destiny Value!]
[Ding! Plundering +99 Destiny Value!]
...
Looking at the [Destiny Plunder System]'s record, Shen Anyu frowned.
His main purpose was still to plunder Destiny Value.
However, most Sons of Destiny have incredibly firm wills. Severe torture yields less and less points over time as they get used to the pain. The effect was getting worse.
"Several days of severe torture... yielded less than a single kiss with Lin Keqing."
Shen Anyu realized that physical pain wasn't enough.
"Occasionally bringing Lin Keqing over... letting her stroll around in front of Ye Yan... performing intimate displays... that is the key."
Lin Keqing was Ye Yan's Achilles' heel and weakness.
However, Lin Keqing was already his own woman. She was delicate. Shen Anyu didn't want to bother her that much by bringing her into this bloody dungeon.
Immediately, Shen Anyu instructed the female bodyguard beside him:
"Bring the projector."
"Play these photos and videos on a loop in front of Ye Yan. 24 hours a day."
Ye Yan snorted, looking at the screen being set up.
"Shen Anyu, what tricks are you playing now? I'm not even afraid of severe torture, you think I'm afraid of a movie? You..."
His voice abruptly stopped. His eyes split with rage.
Because the projector in front of him was indeed playing intimate photos and videos of Shen Anyu and Lin Keqing.
Of course, there were no restricted (R-18) ones. Shen Anyu was a clean freak; he didn't share his private life.
But the content was deadly.
It showed Shen Anyu and Lin Keqing sitting in the living room, watching a boring TV series. They were holding hands. She was feeding him fruit. She was leaning against him, whispering sweet nothings, looking at him with eyes full of love.
It was a picture of domestic bliss that Ye Yan had dreamed of for five years.
And it was happening with his enemy.
Shen Anyu smiled faintly as he looked at the frozen Ye Yan.
"How about this?"
"How does it compare to being cut into a thousand pieces?"
Ye Yan's body trembled. Tears—blood tears—flowed down his face.
Even with his steel-like will... he had collapsed.
Shen Anyu's smile turned cold. He turned away, leaving Ye Yan to his mental hell.
He stepped into the second cell.
Towards Ye Yan, Shen Anyu had no pity or sympathy. If Shen Anyu had not awakened his past life memories and known that this was the world of the "Master Descends from the Mountain" novel, he would probably have been killed by Ye Yan by now.
The conflict between the two sides was irreconcilable.
If it weren't for the fact that Ye Yan still had over a million Destiny Value that could be plundered, and that Ye Yan's Celestial Master, Tian Yunzi, had not yet been dealt with, Ye Yan would have been sent to Hell long ago.
Inside Cell Number Two.
Han Qi was chained to a chair. His suit was torn, his face bruised, but his eyes were still defiant.
He looked at Shen Anyu with a sneer.
"Shen Anyu..."
"Who would have thought that the dignified Young Master of the Yanxia Shen Family... beneath his handsome face and noble status... possessed such a malicious, black heart."
"You played everyone. You played me."
"Shen Anyu, you will die a terrible death! Karma will find you! You definitely will!"
Shen Anyu smiled slightly. He walked up to the bars.
He leaned in and whispered one sentence.
And that one sentence made Han Qi's expression change drastically...
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