Chapter 45: Killing the Heart, Destroying the Soul! The Death of Wei Yun!
Wei Yun, whose face was ashen with despair, suddenly looked up at Shen Anyu. He was desperate for an answer, his mind a chaotic storm of confusion and pain.
He knew Jiang Linlin. He knew her kindness, her simplicity. She was not someone who loved vanity or cared about wealth. She didn't even care that the flirtatious Shen Anyu had other women, a harem of beauties.
He couldn't understand! Why? Why did she choose this monster over him?
Shen Anyu smiled, a cruel, victorious glint in his eyes. He leaned down, his voice a soft, poisonous whisper, recounting everything in detail:
"You want to know why? I'll tell you."
"Linlin and Grandma Zhong relied on each other for survival. Their bond was everything. So, I saved Grandma Zhong from death's door, which gave her an excellent first impression of me. I became their savior."
"Then, I revealed the 'truth' about Linlin's parents' deaths to her. I told her that you were ambitious. That in order to advance in the Dark World, you actively colluded with the leader of the Shura Assassin Organization. That you severed your worldly ties by killing Linlin's parents with your own hands..."
Wei Yun's eyes widened in horror. "No..."
"I told Linlin that I was the one who destroyed the Shura Assassin Organization to avenge the innocent, and that you were a remnant who escaped justice..."
"I told Linlin that you returned to Modu not to protect her, but to kill her and completely sever your last worldly tie to reach the peak of martial arts..."
"Also... your 'Guardian Lin' account? The one you poured your blood money into? It was obtained by me through hacking. She thought I had been silently protecting her for a whole year. She thought I was the one watching over her. This completely moved Linlin, causing her to give herself to me... willingly, passionately."
Listening to Shen Anyu smilingly narrate all of this, Wei Yun's eyes turned bloodshot, filled with a furious, impotent rage. He screamed hysterically at Shen Anyu, his voice raw:
"Shen Anyu, you beast! You demon! What deep hatred do I have with you that you would play me like this? Why?!"
Wei Yun understood everything now!
Why did Jiang Linlin always feel he wanted to kill her? Why was she so disgusted and hateful towards him? Why did she look at him like a monster?
It turned out that Shen Anyu was twisting black and white, framing him! Painting him as the villain in his own story!
Wei Yun was wronged!
He didn't voluntarily join the Shura Assassin Organization; he was forced, abducted as a child! He didn't want Jiang Linlin's parents to die; they were his family too!
Later, when he became powerful, he even destroyed the Shura Assassin Organization and avenged them with his own hands!
This time, he returned to Modu with guilt, wanting to make amends to Jiang Linlin, to protect her from the shadows. And later, he fell deeply in love, only wanting to cherish her!
As a result... all of this was ruined by Shen Anyu! Stolen! Twisted!
But Wei Yun didn't understand. Why was this happening? Why him?
Thinking that his Guardian Lin account—his one connection to her—had become the final blow that helped Shen Anyu win Linlin over, Wei Yun was in agony! It was a cosmic joke.
Shen Anyu looked at Wei Yun with a smile, wiped a speck of invisible dust from his sleeve, and slowly said:
"Because you are the Child of Destiny. You are the protagonist, destined to oppose me!"
"If I don't play you to death, then I'll be the one to die! It's either you or me."
Hearing this reason, Wei Yun felt it was incredibly absurd and ridiculous. He looked at Shen Anyu angrily, tears mixing with blood on his face, saying:
"Just for that reason? 'Child of Destiny'? What nonsense is that?"
He didn't think he was any Child of Destiny or protagonist. Was there such a miserable protagonist in any story?
Shen Anyu smiled, his eyes darkening. He continued:
"There's another reason, of course. And that is... Linlin is too beautiful. Who wouldn't want to possess such a wonderful girl?"
"For Linlin's sake, I also had to eliminate you, this potential trouble! I couldn't have you lurking around my woman."
"Oh, and I should tell you..." Shen Anyu leaned closer, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper. "Linlin was much more proactive than me in that kind of thing. You heard it yourself just now... she's bad, but she loves to play. She begged me for it. You should teach her a good lesson tonight... oh wait, you can't."
[Ding! Child of Destiny Wei Yun has completely collapsed! Plundering +59,346 Destiny Points!]
[Ding! Wei Yun's Destiny Value has been cleared! The Child of Destiny halo is shattered, and he loses his Child of Destiny status!]
Shen Anyu's last sentence completely crushed Wei Yun. The light in his bloodshot eyes disappeared, replaced by an endless void. His spirit was broken.
But Shen Anyu showed a hint of a smile.
Disabling his Dantian was not the end for a Child of Destiny. As long as there was Destiny Value, there was a chance to encounter opportunities and rise again! They were cockroaches.
But with the Child of Destiny halo shattered and his Child of Destiny status lost, it was completely over! He was just a man now. A broken, dying man.
The current Wei Yun was nothing more than a complete cripple.
One could say that even if he wasn't killed, he wouldn't pose any threat to Shen Anyu. But Shen Anyu naturally had to kill him!
Shen Anyu was not the kind of person to leave himself with future trouble. After all, who knows? Perhaps this former Child of Destiny might find a magic pill and rise again?
Moreover, it was Shen Anyu who personally acted!
A hand as clear as jade lightly pressed against Wei Yun's forehead.
Zap!
Violent energy and purple lightning raged from his palm, surging into Wei Yun's skull. It destroyed his brain, his internal organs, and completely severed all life in an instant.
The former Child of Destiny Wei Yun, the protagonist of the "Assassin Bodyguard and Pretty School Belle" world, died!
Looking at Wei Yun, who appeared to have been scorched by lightning, his eyes wide open in eternal horror, Shen Anyu finally let out a long sigh of relief.
"One Child of Destiny handled!"
Shen Anyu checked his Destiny Value, which had already exceeded two million. Two thousand consecutive draws of divine rewards were now within reach. He felt rich.
However, Shen Anyu was not in a hurry to draw. He sent a message to Aunt Xiao and the other guards, who were far from the Riverside restaurant and had sealed off the surroundings, telling them to return.
The doors opened, and Aunt Xiao entered, surveying the scene with a professional eye.
"Young Master, should we dispose of this person's body?" Aunt Xiao respectfully asked, gesturing to the corpse.
However, looking at Wei Yun's lightning-struck body on the ground, Aunt Xiao was secretly astonished.
She was far away and couldn't hear the conversation or see much, but she knew there was no thunderstorm. This damage... was probably caused by Young Master Shen Anyu himself.
Could it be the legendary "Five Thunder Transformation Palm"? Isn't that the terrifying direct divine art of the Heavenly Thunder Sect in the ancient martial arts world?
Or was it the legendary lightning magic of an Artificer True Person, a being comparable to a Martial Dao Grandmaster!
To what extent had the Young Master's Realm and strength reached? He was a bottomless abyss.
Aunt Xiao speculated, bowing even lower and becoming more reverent.
Shen Anyu raised an eyebrow, looking at Aunt Xiao and saying calmly:
"Just report it to the police. Our Yanxia Shen Family has always been law-abiding. How could we secretly dispose of a body like common criminals?"
"Ah??"
Aunt Xiao was stunned. Was the Yanxia Shen Family like that?
Her grandfather's grandfather's grandfather's grandfather had worked for the Yanxia Shen Family. They had buried enough bodies to fill a cemetery. Was the Yanxia Shen Family so law-abiding? Why didn't she know?
Shen Anyu glanced indifferently at Aunt Xiao and said, imparting wisdom:
"Since our Yanxia Shen Family is the one setting the rules, we should take the lead in abiding by them. It sets a good example."
"Of course, if there's a greater benefit, breaking the rules is fine!"
"Rules are set by us to restrain others!"
"When they are useful, it's best not to break them! Use the law as a weapon."
Aunt Xiao immediately felt awed and respectfully said:
"Young Master, I have been enlightened!"
Shen Anyu nodded lightly, then spoke again:
"Let Lu Yan, a female police officer from the Modu Central District Serious Crimes Unit, handle this matter. Call her personally."
"Wei Yun is also a Level 1 wanted criminal in the country. He has a bounty. This can earn her a great merit!"
Aunt Xiao's expression immediately became strange, realizing the Young Master was paving the way for another woman. She replied:
"Yes, Young Master, I will arrange it immediately."
And Shen Anyu smiled, adjusted his cuffs, and bent down to pick up the still unconscious Jiang Linlin. He carried her bridal style, walking towards the extended Rolls-Royce waiting nearby.
...
[Location: Modu Central District - Serious Crimes Unit]
"What? A Level 1 wanted criminal? The top assassin king of the Dark World, Death God Wei Yun... was struck dead by lightning? And you want me to claim the body?"
Hearing this on the phone, Lu Yan's healthy, pretty, and tanned face was filled with shock.
She had seen Wei Yun's file and was also greatly astonished. Such a terrifying top assassin from the Dark World had actually come to Yanxia, had actually come to Modu! He was a ghost no one could catch.
Even more unbelievable was that he was struck dead by lightning??? Was it divine retribution?
Her colleague looked enviously at Lu Yan as she hung up the phone and grabbed her gear.
"This is a great merit that just fell into your lap. It's said that Young Master of the Yanxia Shen Family personally instructed for you to handle it."
"Lu Yan, it seems you joined our Serious Crimes Unit because of Young Master Shen."
"Tsk tsk, Young Master Shen really values you! You're going to be promoted again!"
Lu Yan's pretty face flushed a deep red. She bit her lip.
She had heard various rumors about Young Master Shen and knew that her transfer from the detention center to the Serious Crimes Unit was also because of Young Master Shen.
But she didn't expect Young Master Shen to give her another great merit so soon. He was handing her a career on a silver platter.
Could it be that the rumored peerlessly handsome top noble really valued her that much?
How should she repay him?
[Ding! Detected destined heroine Lu Yan's favorability +10! Plundering +30,000 Destiny Points!]
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