Chapter 106: The Son of Destiny Gave His Daughter Away!
Before Han Qi, who was wearing the Bronze Dragon King mask, could speak another word, Situ Yueying cut him off.
She stood in the dim light of the bar, her posture rigid, her beautiful face a mask of cold indifference. The warmth and admiration that used to fill her eyes when she looked at him were gone, replaced by a chilling void.
"Mr. Han," she said, her voice devoid of emotion. "I will follow your wishes. I will use my influence, my body, and my soul to help you achieve your great ambition and exact your revenge."
"Consider it... a repayment for saving my brother and me two years ago."
Han Qi flinched beneath his mask. Seeing that Situ Yueying no longer held the adoration and gratitude she once did, only a professional, transactional indifference, his heart clenched painfully.
He spoke with difficulty, trying to salvage his conscience.
"Yueying... when my great ambition succeeds... when I have reclaimed the Han Family and my wings are fully grown... I will come back for you! I will bring you back from Shen Anyu's side! I promise!"
However, upon hearing Han Qi's declaration, Situ Yueying's expression didn't soften. Instead, it turned even icier.
She looked at him with eyes that seemed to see right through his mask to the selfish soul beneath.
"No need," she said chillingly.
"By then... if Young Master Shen still wants me, I will stay by his side forever to atone for my sins of betrayal. I will serve him faithfully."
"And if he doesn't want me... then I will shave my head and live out the rest of my life as a nun in a remote temple. I will pray for forgiveness."
At this moment, Situ Yueying's state could be described as "Heart Death." She had sealed off her heart from love. Her affections were tightly locked behind closed doors, utterly disheartened by the man she had idolized.
When she and her brother, Situ Yuehe, were being hunted by enemies and were saved by Han Qi—a hero saving a beauty—Situ Yueying naturally developed feelings of deep admiration.
Later, she followed him into the darkness, helping him build the Dragon King Society from scratch, becoming the Emperor of the Demon Capital's Underworld. She deeply admired Dragon King Mr. Han. Even when he played the role of a useless son-in-law, she saw the dragon beneath the dog.
However... what Situ Yueying never expected was that Han Qi, for the sake of his ambition, would actually trade her like a commodity. That he would order her to use a honey trap, to sell her body to Shen Anyu.
Her loving heart was completely shattered. The pedestal she had placed him on crumbled into dust.
Situ Yueying turned away, picking up a rag to wipe the counter.
'Consider it repayment for his kindness. From now on... I owe him nothing. We are strangers.'
Han Qi opened his mouth, wanting to say something, to explain, to justify. But the words died in his throat. What could he say?
He only sighed, turning to leave. He muttered to himself, trying to convince his own heart:
'A great man doesn't bother with trifles. This is a necessary sacrifice. You can't catch a wolf without giving up a woman… She will understand one day.'
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[Location: Riverside Luxury Mansion]
On the other side of the city, Shen Anyu sat in his study. After hanging up the phone with Han Qi, he had a strange, amused expression on his face.
He shook his head and chuckled, pouring himself a glass of water.
"A honey trap? Han Qi, oh Han Qi... you really think you can play 4D chess with me?"
"I'll make sure you come back empty-handed! Losing both the bait (Situ Yueying) and the soldier (Your loyalty)!"
"It's just past 8 AM. It's the perfect time to deal with Luo Yuhe's matter. The sun is shining, the birds are singing... a perfect day for a tragedy."
"Tonight, I'll go to Dream Bar. I'll take the sugar coating... and discard the shell!"
Afterward, Shen Anyu went into the bedroom.
He woke up his little maid, Ruan Lingshan, who was still sleeping soundly. He proceeded to "take care" of her for over two hours, ensuring she was thoroughly satisfied and exhausted before he finally stepped out the door, refreshed and ready for the day.
His target: The outskirts of the Demon Capital.
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[Location: Under a Bridge - Outskirts of Modu]
The wind howled under the concrete overpass, carrying the stench of stagnant water and garbage.
"Please... don't hit me anymore! My body can't take it! I can't die!"
A woman's voice, hoarse and desperate, echoed against the damp walls.
"If I die... no one will take care of Xiaoxiao! Please, don't hit me!"
"Once I send Xiaoxiao to the orphanage... you can hit me! You can kill me! Whatever you want! Just let me finish this one task! Please!"
In front of a makeshift shelter made of cardboard and a rusted dog kennel, an extremely frail woman knelt on the dirty ground.
She was kowtowing repeatedly, her forehead slamming against the concrete until it was covered in crimson blood. Her clothes were rags, her body skeletal, her hair matted. She looked utterly miserable, a ghost of a human being.
Standing over her was a man in a pristine Italian suit.
Jin Shiming sneered as he looked at the kneeling woman. He adjusted his expensive watch, looking at her with pure disgust.
"Luo Yuhe... I told you to stay in Jinling and rot. But you actually ran to the Demon Capital? Did you think I couldn't find you?"
"Did you think you could escape my control? Hehehe! I'll tell you! You will never know how powerful my [Jinling Jin Family] is! Even if you flee to the ends of the earth, my shadow will cover you!"
"I won't run anymore! I won't run anymore!" Luo Yuhe cried, shaking her head frantically. Tears streamed down her face, mixing with the blood and dirt.
"You can humiliate me and torment me however you want! I beg you... please spare Xiaoxiao! She's still so young! Only five years old! She's innocent!"
Jin Shiming's face twisted. He kicked Luo Yuhe over, sending her sprawling into the mud.
"You want me to spare your daughter? Your daughter with a wild man?!"
"Luo Yuhe! Do you know that as my fiancée... you had a daughter with another man?! You made me the laughingstock of Jinling's high society! Everyone laughed at the Green Hat on my head!"
"You want me to spare your daughter? Are you kidding me? I wish I could kill this little bastard with my own hands!"
Even though five or six years had passed, Jin Shiming still gnashed his teeth in hatred. The humiliation burned as bright as day one.
"Wuwuwu... don't hit my mommy..."
A small, frail figure rushed out from the dog kennel.
A cute little girl, thin as a stick but with fierce eyes, threw herself onto her mother, Luo Yuhe. She spread her small arms, bravely protecting her. Her small, palm-sized face was covered in tears and grime.
"Little bastard!"
A ferocious glint flashed in Jin Shiming's eyes. He didn't hesitate. He kicked the little girl.
"NO!!!"
Luo Yuhe screamed. The sickly and weak woman mustered her last bit of strength. She lunged forward, covering her daughter Luo Xiaoxiao beneath her body, turning her back to the blow.
THUD!
She endured Jin Shiming's heavy kick directly on her spine.
"Pfft..."
Luo Yuhe, who was already at her last gasp from the poison and malnutrition, spat out a mouthful of blood. It stained her daughter Luo Xiaoxiao's cute face red.
"Wuwuwu! Mommy! You're bleeding! Mommy!"
"Be good... Xiaoxiao... don't cry. Mommy's fine... Mommy's just tired..."
Looking at her pale, frightened, and trembling daughter, Luo Yuhe forced a weak, blood-stained smile. She gently comforted her, wiping the tears from the child's face with a trembling hand.
Such a warm, tragic scene...
However, it was so jarring in Jin Shiming's eyes that it made him even more furious and enraged.
"Luo Yuhe! Tell me! Who is that wild man?!"
"Who is the father?! Tell me, and maybe I'll make it quick! Otherwise... no one can stop me today from encasing you and your daughter in cement and sinking you into the sea alive!"
Luo Yuhe looked up at the furiously roaring Jin Shiming. She felt weary and powerless. Her vision was blurring.
She gave a tragic smile.
"I've said it many times... I really don't know..."
Back then, she and her older sister, Luo Xuemei, were on a mission in an extraterrestrial domain when they encountered a terrifying, powerful, and crazy man. A monster in human skin.
To save her... her sister Luo Xuemei was forcibly defiled by that terrifying man. She saved Luo Yuhe's purity at the cost of her own life and dignity.
Luo Yuhe also really wanted to know who that man was. The man who killed her sister Luo Xuemei and ruined her life.
If she were still the young female War God she used to be... Luo Yuhe might have had the power to investigate and find that man to exact her revenge. To cut him into pieces.
However, now...
Luo Yuhe had indirectly been poisoned by taking care of her sister Luo Xuemei during the pregnancy and birth. The toxin had transferred. Her [Meridians] were shattered. Her cultivation was lost.
She was expelled from the Jinling Luo Family, abandoned by her blood, and suppressed by her former fiancé Jin Shiming.
How could she have the ability to investigate anything? She couldn't even feed the child.
"Don't know? You won't shed tears until you see the coffin!"
Jin Shiming sneered. He waved his hand to his bodyguards.
"Luo Yuhe! Today is the day you and your daughter die! I'm tired of this game! I will encase you and your daughter alive in cement and sink you into the sea! Let the fish eat your shame!"
The bodyguards stepped forward, their faces grim.
Luo Yuhe hugged her small daughter tightly, feeling utterly desperate. She had no strength left. No allies. No hope.
Suddenly, she shrieked, a desperate bluff:
"Jin Shiming! You can't touch Xiaoxiao! No one can touch Xiaoxiao!"
"Her father... her father is an extraordinary existence! A god among men! If you touch Xiaoxiao... her father will know! He will sense it! And he will absolutely not let you go! He will destroy your entire Jin Family!"
But she was lying. She didn't know who the father was. She was just a desperate aunt trying to save her niece.
The Jin Family bodyguards, hearing these words, immediately hesitated. They looked at each other, then stopped in their tracks, looking at Jin Shiming for guidance.
After all... a man who could make Luo Yuhe, a dignified female War God, fall to such a state... must be a ruthless and extraordinary person. Killing his seed might bring calamity.
Jin Shiming, however, had a ferocious expression. His eyes were bloodshot, his mind clouded by hatred, anger, and years of frustration.
He roared, saliva flying from his mouth:
"I don't care! Even if it's the King of Heaven himself, he can't stop me!"
"Seize them! Encase them in cement! Now!"
"It's over..."
Luo Yuhe looked at the approaching men. She despaired. She closed her eyes, hugging Xiaoxiao one last time.
A tear silently fell, mixing with the blood on the ground.
BANG!
Just then, a loud sound suddenly rang out!
The ground shook.
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