Ye Chen secretly made up his mind....
a woman like Xiao Xun'er had to be suppressed in the future.
If she ever went completely mad,
she might just turn around and bite him.
"Xiao Xun'er, you…"
Hearing her venom-laced words,
Yao Chen, trapped inside the Soul Controlling Banner,
suddenly felt a chill.
Women truly did have the most ruthless hearts!
"Alright, Xun'er," Ye Chen said softly,
pulling her into his arms and gently soothing her trembling shoulders.
"As long as you're obedient, I'll grant you whatever you ask."
He never hesitated to respond to his woman's requests
only when she was satisfied in both body and mind
could he enjoy the same satisfaction himself.
That was a truth Ye Chen understood all too well.
"Just watch quietly,
and see how I deal with this old fellow."
A faint, sinister smile tugged at his lips
as he raised the Soul Controlling Banner
and suddenly poured his Dou Qi into it.
"Old man, you talk far too much."
In an instant,
inky-black mist began to curl and writhe from the banner's surface.
"Ahhhh!"
Yao Chen's agonized scream
echoed from within the artifact.
The sound was enough to make one's scalp prickle.
Hearing that pained wail,
Xiao Xun'er's heart surged with a twisted sense of relief....
as though she had finally avenged an unshakable grudge.
Her entire body felt lighter.
"Ah… Ye Chen! What do you want?"
"If you have demands, state them!
Why go this far just to humiliate me?"
Inside the Soul Controlling Banner,
Yao Chen's form was rapidly being refined
by the Dou Qi Ye Chen channeled in.
The pain was unbearable,
but Yao Chen still tried to bargain....
after all, there must be a reason Ye Chen captured him.
If he met that demand, perhaps the torture would end.
"No need," Ye Chen replied coolly.
"Once I refine you, you'll obey me whether you want to or not."
His smile deepened as he increased the flow of Dou Qi.
He would be leaving Wutan City tomorrow—
best to finish refining this old man completely before then.
"Ahhh… you damned Soul Palace insect!"
Yao Chen's composure finally shattered,
and he began cursing in fury.
But the Soul Controlling Banner was built
specifically to suppress soul bodies..
and under Ye Chen's full control,
even someone as arrogant as Yao Chen could not withstand it.
"You're stubborn to the end…"
Ye Chen actually found himself admiring the old man a little.
Even now, Yao Chen still hadn't begged for mercy...
a rare kind of backbone that made Ye Chen regard him with a slightly higher opinion.
In the original tale, Yao Chen had once fallen into the hands of the Soul Palace,
enduring every form of torture imaginable,
yet never bowing his head.
This much was clear....
the old man was truly made of tough stuff.
Fortunately for Ye Chen,
he had no intention of forcing him to beg.
Once the Soul Controlling Banner finished refining him,
obedience would be inevitable.
"Master… what kind of treasure is that…?"
The hatred in Xiao Xun'er's heart slowly faded as she listened to Yao Chen's unending screams.
Calmer now, her gaze shifted to the banner in Ye Chen's hand...
and a faint shiver ran down her spine.
Its black surface, its eerie aura…
it was unmistakably evil.
Hearing Yao Chen's tormented howls only deepened the chill in her heart.
"This is the Soul Controlling Banner," Ye Chen explained with a faint smile,
one arm wrapped around her slender waist.
"It can seize a soul and refine it alive....
making it so the victim can neither live nor die.
I'd say this treatment meets your request, doesn't it?"
Xiao Xun'er's delicate body trembled.
Her eyes lingered on the banner, fear plain in her gaze.
Now she was more convinced than ever....
Ye Chen had to be from the Soul Clan.
Only someone from that clan could possess such a cruel and targeted treasure,
made specifically to restrain soul bodies.
"Don't worry," Ye Chen said in a reassuring tone, sensing her unease.
"As long as you're obedient, your master will never use it against you."
Then, his voice dropped,
cold steel hidden beneath the softness.
"But… if you dare betray me,
don't blame me for being ruthless.
Xun'er, you wouldn't want to feel the pain that old man is enduring… would you?"
Her eyes widened.
"No… don't…" she whispered.
Hearing this, Xiao Xun'er's delicate body trembled slightly, a flicker of fear flashing in her eyes.
She clutched Ye Chen's arm tightly, her voice soft and hurried.
"Master… Xun'er will never betray you…"
"It had better be that way."
Ye Chen's fingers slid under her chin, gripping her fair jaw with just enough pressure to make her wince.
"If I so much as sense ill intent from you....
not only you, but Xiao Yan as well…
I won't let either of you go."
A cold sneer tugged at his lips.
"Tell me, with Xiao Yan's pitiful strength,
how long do you think he would last inside my Soul Controlling Banner?"
Her heart turned to ice.
Xiao Xun'er shook her head frantically, panic shattering her composure.
"Master, I swear… I will never betray you!
Please… don't hurt Brother Xiao Yan…"
Ye Chen's grip eased, and he drew her trembling body against his chest.
"Don't be so frightened.
I'm merely reminding you," he murmured, inhaling the faint fragrance of her hair.
"You're such a good girl.....how could you possibly betray me?"
"Ye Chen… you are nothing but a devil.
One day… you will get your retribution…"
Inside the Soul Controlling Banner, Yao Chen broke his silence, his voice heavy with sorrow.
Now he understood....
if Xiao Xun'er had fallen into Ye Chen's grasp, her fate would indeed be wretched.
The man had even threatened Xiao Yan…
No wonder the proud young lady of extraordinary background had been reduced to such humility.
Xiao Yan… ah, Xiao Yan… your life is truly tragic.
Three years of humiliation and hardship,
and Yao Chen had never once been able to make it up to him.
Now, even the woman Xiao Yan loved was in the clutches of this devil,
suffering degradation beyond words.
Sadness, unwillingness, and crushing guilt surged within Yao Chen....
all for the boy he could no longer protect.
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