Chapter 123: Shen Anyu: Don't Feel Guilty, I'll Take Care of You!
[Location: War God Alliance - Temporary Base in Modu]
Dark Asura, the Head of the Intelligence Hall of the [War God Alliance], looked at his incredibly excited boss, Yan Lingxiao. The grip on his shoulder was like iron, making his bones ache, yet he hesitated.
If his boss learned the whole truth, he would likely be furious. When the Lingxiao War God is enraged, blood flows like rivers!
"Speak!"
Yan Lingxiao frowned, a bad premonition rising within him like bile. He asked in a deep voice that rumbled in his chest.
Dark Asura's body trembled. He swallowed hard, his throat dry. Then he spoke, reading from the dossier Shen Anyu's operatives had "leaked" to him.
"Boss... that woman from back then... she was from the famous Luo Family of Jinling, Yanxia. Her name is Luo Yuhe."
"She was also an elite member of the Jinling Amethyst Special Forces, a [Martial Arts Grandmaster], exceptionally talented, and stunningly beautiful. A true phoenix."
The intelligence Dark Asura received was naturally misled by Shen Anyu. Specifically, by concealing the existence of the twin sister, Luo Xuemei.
Dark Asura—and by extension, Yan Lingxiao—actually believed the woman from back then was Luo Yuhe, not her dead sister.
Shen Anyu clicked his tongue in surprise when he heard this report remotely. "Even I am impressed by their incompetence."
But it was understandable. Luo Yuhe claimed Luo Xiaoxiao was her daughter publicly. And coupled with her being an identical twin of Luo Xuemei, their appearances were indistinguishable. It was natural for people to misunderstand.
"Luo Yuhe... a very beautiful name."
A tender smile appeared on Yan Lingxiao's heroic, battle-scarred face. His eyes softened, as if he was recalling the beautiful, hazy woman from his fever dreams six years ago.
Dark Asura was drenched in sweat. He trembled as he continued, dropping the next bombshell.
"Luo Yuhe disappeared for a year six years ago... and when she reappeared... she returned to the Luo Family with a baby girl!"
"What?! A baby??"
When Yan Lingxiao heard this, he was instantly overjoyed. He reached the peak of excitement!
"I have a child... hahaha! I have a child!"
At this moment, Yan Lingxiao's face was flushed with excitement. He paced back and forth in the command center, ecstatic beyond measure.
He had never imagined having a child. This was an unprecedented surprise for Yan Lingxiao!
For Yan Lingxiao, who had fought through mountains of blades and seas of fire, he had never thought about marrying and having children in the past. After all, he was in a profession where he licked blood from the edge of a knife every day.
He just hadn't expected that while searching for the woman he felt guilty about... he would unexpectedly learn that he had a legacy.
"I will never let you down! That child... I will make her the successor of the [War God Alliance]! I will teach her martial arts! I will teach her how to drive tanks, planes, and cannons! I will make her a Female War God who will awe the international Dark World!"
Listening to his boss Yan Lingxiao's excited words, Dark Asura wiped a bead of sweat from his forehead.
Good gracious... raising his daughter to drive tanks and kill people? What kind of father is this?
However, recalling more details from the intelligence report in his hand, and looking at his excited boss Yan Lingxiao... Dark Asura was drenched in cold sweat.
How could he speak? His boss would tear him apart alive!
"What? Is something wrong?"
Yan Lingxiao was extremely alert. He immediately noticed Dark Asura's strange expression. He frowned, and the [Qi of Slaughter] surged forth, suffocating the room.
"Boss... if I tell you... you can't hit me. Promise?" Dark Asura said with a long face.
"Speak! I promise not to beat you to death! Just maim you!"
Yan Lingxiao's bad premonition grew stronger. He looked at Dark Asura with a severe gaze.
Dark Asura swallowed and recoiled his neck. As the Head of the Intelligence Hall, he knew how terrifying the man in front of him could be when he got angry. The last time Yan Lingxiao was enraged, the Western Continent battlefield was awash in blood, with tens of thousands slaughtered in a single night!
"Boss... Luo Yuhe... no, Big Sister-in-law..."
Meeting Yan Lingxiao's increasingly stern gaze, Dark Asura quickly corrected himself.
Yan Lingxiao nodded slightly, his expression softening a bit at the title.
Seeing this, Dark Asura not only didn't relax but became even more drenched in sweat. He trembled as he said:
"Big Sister-in-law... six years ago... she also contracted the same potent poison as you. Through contact."
"It caused her to lose all her cultivation. She is now an invalid. Fortunately, the baby was not infected with the poison."
Yan Lingxiao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. Then a look of pity appeared on his face.
"I suspected back then that she might have also contracted that potent poison from me... but the situation was urgent later, and I didn't have time to find her."
"But as long as she is still alive... I can make amends. I have resources. I can heal her."
Dark Asura shivered. He recoiled his neck further, anticipating the blow. He said with a bitter face:
"Big Sister-in-law and your niece are still alive... but their situation is very bad. Critical."
"Big Sister-in-law had a fiancé from the Jin Family... the richest family in Jinling. When the Jin Family learned that Big Sister-in-law had returned with a baby... they were furious."
"They ordered her expulsion from the Special Forces. They banished her from the Luo Family. They persecuted Big Sister-in-law and your niece until they had nowhere to go."
"They even... even forced them to live under a bridge... in a dog kennel... scavenging for trash to survive..."
BOOM!!!
As Dark Asura spoke these words, an overwhelming [Evil Qi] erupted from Yan Lingxiao's body!
It was as if a Demon God from Hell had awakened! The tactical table splintered. The glass windows shattered outwards.
"THE JIN FAMILY HAS GUTS!!!"
Yan Lingxiao's eyes turned red. Crimson like blood!
He never expected that his woman and daughter would actually live under a bridge in a dog kennel! Scavenging for trash to survive like rats!
He was the Leader of the War God Alliance! Commanding over ten thousand mercenaries! A [Martial Dao Grandmaster]!
In the international Dark World, he was notoriously fierce and commanded immense prestige! Kings bowed to him!
Even An Zhiyue, a member of the Yanxia An Family, dared not treat him lightly. Even Shen Anyu was just a playboy in his eyes.
Although the current strength of the War God Alliance was far from comparable to the titanic Yanxia Shen Family... Yan Lingxiao had his arrogance. He firmly believed that one day he would be able to dominate the world.
This was the confidence of a Child of Destiny!
But now... his woman and daughter were so miserable? Humiliated by ants?
"A mere Jin Family... COURTING DEATH!!!"
Yan Lingxiao was enraged! Furious!
A mere richest family in Jinling was not even in his eyes! They were bugs!
He was the Lingxiao War God who led the War God Alliance to slaughter tens of thousands in one battle!
How dare a mere Jin Family touch his people?!
"Ah ah ah!!! Issue my War God Order!"
"The War God Alliance! ASSEMBLE!"
"Annihilate the entire Jin Family! Leave no dogs or chickens alive!"
Yan Lingxiao let out a mournful howl towards the sky, blood tears streaming down his cheeks. He was utterly enraged!
"Boss! This is Yanxia! A Forbidden Land for mercenaries! We cannot act rashly! The government will hunt us!"
Dark Asura anxiously advised, trying to hold him back.
"NO ONE CAN STOP ME!"
Yan Lingxiao's eyes were bloodshot. He roared in anger, like a wounded Dragon!
A Dragon has a "Reverse Scale" (Reverse Scale/Ni Lin); touch it and die! His family was his reverse scale.
The Jin Family, daring to persecute his woman and daughter, must die!!!
With Yan Lingxiao's War God Order issued... the vast War God Alliance mobilized.
[Grandmaster] powerhouses. [Innate] powerhouses. And over ten thousand strong soldiers disguised as tourists and workers.
All converged towards Jinling, Yanxia. With Killing Intent soaring to the heavens!
Annihilate the Jin Family!!!
...
A Day Later.
[Location: Ankang Hospital - VIP Ward]
Shen Anyu sat by the bed, peeling an apple.
He received the news on his secure phone.
[Breaking News: Jinling Jin Family Estate Destroyed in Explosion! No Survivors!]
[State of Emergency Declared in Jinling!]
[Terrorist Group 'War God Alliance' Suspected!]
Shen Anyu had a half-smile on his face.
"They really have no regard for the law. Causing such a huge stir directly in Yanxia... annihilating the entire Jinling richest family in a night."
"Won't they be hunted down until they die by Aunt An Zhiyue now?"
The intelligence about Luo Yuhe and Luo Xiaoxiao received by Dark Asura was naturally leaked secretly by Shen Anyu's people. It was the bait.
Furthermore, Shen Anyu's own related information was concealed from that report.
Of course, by now, Yan Lingxiao should have learned Shen Anyu's clues through the brutal interrogation of Jin Haining before his death.
Which is why Yan Lingxiao remains in Yanxia and hasn't left yet. He's coming to Modu.
At this moment, the [War God Alliance] on the land of Yanxia has become like rats scurrying across the street. Wanted and pursued by the military and special forces. Yet they refuse to leave, seemingly searching for something precious.
"Too bad... it's already too late!"
Shen Anyu looked at Luo Yuhe beside him.
She was glowing with health, her cultivation restored. Her face was filled with pleasure and love as she looked at him.
He leaned in.
"Yuhe... I think you need another treatment. To be safe."
"Mhm... Doctor."
Shen Anyu smiled and once again administered "acupuncture treatment," saving lives and healing the wounded in his own special way...
...
[Location: Modu City Limits]
On the other side.
Yan Lingxiao led his right-hand men. They were bloody, tired, but driven by manic purpose.
They had shaken off their pursuers for now.
They had already infiltrated the Demon City.
Yan Lingxiao looked at the skyline.
"I'm coming for you... Yuhe. Xiaoxiao."
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