Chapter 40: Shen Anyu is Leisurely, Wei Yun Explodes!
Shen Anyu leisurely returned to Riverside Luxury Mansion. The Rolls-Royce glided silently into the underground garage, the engine purring like a contented beast. He stepped out, adjusting his cufflinks, feeling the weight of power and satisfaction settle comfortably on his shoulders.
The life of a Child of Destiny is indeed this simple and unpretentious! He mused, a faint smile playing on his lips. Wealth, power, beauty—everything was within reach, everything was his for the taking.
Just as he was about to enter the main hall of the Riverside Luxury Mansion, Shen Anyu's lips curved into a sharp, predatory arc. He pulled out his phone and directly dialed Jiang Linlin's number, his voice dripping with casual affection as he spoke:
"Linlin, let's have dinner tonight. Just the two of us."
Boom!
Outside the mansion gates, hidden deep within the shadows of the landscaped gardens, a long-hidden murderous intent finally erupted with a bang. It was a psychic shockwave, invisible but palpable, startling the birds into flight from the nearby trees. The air temperature seemed to drop a few degrees.
But it quickly faded, suppressed just as fast as it appeared, leaving Shen Anyu's elite guards scanning the perimeter in confusion, unable to pursue the source.
Along with it came the crisp notification sound of the Destiny Plunder System ringing in Shen Anyu's mind:
"Ding! The Child of Destiny, Wei Yun, is extremely enraged! Plundering +9999 Destiny Points!"
"Sure enough, it's this guy!"
Shen Anyu found it amusing in his heart; he had noticed someone following him since the afternoon. The gaze was heavy, filled with a mixture of hatred and despair that was distinct from the usual envy he attracted.
However, they were deterred by the luxurious guard team around Shen Anyu!
Shen Anyu didn't care; he was protected by a Martial Arts Grandmaster—Aunt Xiao—and dozens of Innate female guards who patrolled the grounds like lethal shadows. There weren't many people in this world who could fight their way through such a defense without alerting the entire city.
What's more, Shen Anyu's strength was even more terrifying; with his [God-level Steel Body] making him invulnerable to conventional attacks and [Grandmaster-Late Stage] martial arts cultivation giving him the power to crush mountains, he could kill a Grandmaster by fighting above his rank.
Moreover, Shen Anyu had already guessed who was following him, and now, with a slight probe—a simple phone call—he knew exactly who it was. It was undoubtedly Wei Yun.
Wei Yun's desire to kill Shen Anyu now was probably even more resolute than killing a god! He wanted to tear Shen Anyu apart limb from limb.
But did Shen Anyu care? No. To him, Wei Yun was just a bug in a jar, buzzing angrily before being squashed.
"Nothing is more important than hugging our little maid!"
Shen Anyu looked forward, a genuine smile appearing in his eyes as the grand doors opened.
Today, Ruan Lingshan, as per Shen Anyu's specific instructions relayed through He Ying, was dressed in a cosplay outfit. It was Rem from the anime Re:Zero.
With a short blue wig that framed her face perfectly, bangs covering her right eye, and a black and white maid dress that was cut to be both cute and alluring, she looked like she had walked out of the screen. The dress fit her petite frame perfectly, the white apron emphasizing her waist, the black stockings highlighting her soft legs.
Beneath her soft and cute round face, her large eyes sparkled with adoration. It was a perfect recreation.
"Master, welcome home!"
Rem—no, Ruan Lingshan—saw Shen Anyu's return. Her pretty little face lit up with genuine joy and happiness, and she quickly stepped forward and bowed, her movements practiced and graceful.
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[Location: Outside Riverside Luxury Mansion - The Shadows]
"Damn it! This Shen bastard!!!"
Wei Yun was deterred by Shen Anyu's guard team. He crouched in the darkness of a nearby alley, his face contorted in a ferocious expression of pure agony. His eyes were bloodshot, filled with monstrous murderous intent that threatened to consume him.
After realizing in the afternoon that Jiang Linlin was no longer pure—that she had given herself to this man—Wei Yun was struck by lightning. His heart was filled with extreme hatred, even having thoughts of killing everything in heaven and on earth!
But he knew that the one who deserved to be killed the most was Shen Anyu!
From the afternoon onwards, Wei Yun had been following Shen Anyu like a vengeful ghost.
What Wei Yun didn't expect was the sheer scale of Shen Anyu's depravity. Besides Su Hongmian and Jiang Linlin, Shen Anyu had other women. More than one.
He had seen the files. Qin Ningbing, the famous beauty CEO of Modu who had recently made headlines. The stunning woman from the Lin Family in Modu, Lin Keqing. And now, through the windows of the mansion, he saw this petite and charming, soft and cute little maid greeting him with such familiarity.
Wei Yun had already determined that Shen Anyu was absolutely a scumbag, a player of the highest order, definitely playing with Jiang Linlin's feelings!
"Linlin must have been deceived by Shen! She doesn't know!"
"Fortunately, I have evidence, I took photos!"
Wei Yun sneered, clutching his phone. He naturally couldn't break through Shen Anyu's guard team to get close enough for audio, and he couldn't take any explicit photos, but he did manage to capture some photos of them holding hands, hugging, and Shen Anyu's interactions with other women.
This was evidence! Irrefutable proof of Shen Anyu's infidelity.
He wanted to send them to Jiang Linlin to expose Shen Anyu's true colors! To show her the monster she was sleeping with.
But!
"This Shen guy is actually the Young Master of the Yanxia Shen Family!"
Wei Yun's expression turned ugly at this thought. Even as the top assassin king, the Grim Reaper who walked in the night, he knew the terror of the Yanxia Shen Family!
It was a behemoth that controlled the fate of the nation. Not to mention anything else, Shen Anyu's surrounding guard team was led by a Martial Arts Grandmaster, surrounded by dozens of Innate female guards.
This was also the reason why Wei Yun was furious just now but didn't rush over to attack. He wasn't suicidal.
He was an assassin; he could lurk for three days and three nights, waiting for a single moment of weakness, killing in one blow!
He wasn't a reckless man who would just charge in and die for nothing.
"Hmph! Shen, you will never know the terror of an assassin king!"
Wei Yun sneered, his grip on his dagger tightening. In a direct confrontation, facing an army, he was naturally no match.
But why would an assassin need a direct confrontation?
Disguise, infiltration, poisoning, assassination! These were his tools.
Even though he was only at [Innate Peak] now, he had killed more than one [Martial Arts Grandmaster] in his career using traps and guile!
Even if he was the Young Master of the Yanxia Shen Family, even if he had Martial Arts Grandmaster guards, Wei Yun had the confidence of being a top assassin king!
If he said he would kill Shen Anyu, he would definitely kill Shen Anyu!
In Wei Yun's opinion, Shen Anyu was just a playboy Young Master, a soft target without any martial arts cultivation or strength; as long as he found a way to break through the guard circle, snapping his neck would be no harder than killing a chicken.
"However, first, I need to let Linlin know the truth of everything!"
"After Linlin knows the truth, she definitely won't accept Shen Anyu! She is pure and kind; she will be disgusted by his harem. She will break up with him!"
"At that time, I'll take Linlin and flee far away. We'll go to the mountains, or overseas. And after settling down, I'll seize the opportunity to assassinate Shen Anyu!"
"Everything will return to normal!"
"I won't blame Linlin for losing her purity; it's all that Shen bastard who deceived her! She is a victim."
Who told him he loved too much? No matter what, he would forgive her; let alone losing her purity, even if she was pregnant with Shen Anyu's child, he could only force a smile and take responsibility, fearing that Jiang Linlin would have even a hint of sadness or disappointment. He would raise the child as his own if he had to.
Wei Yun thought about his wishful thinking, the monstrous murderous intent on his face dissipating slightly as he imagined a future with her. He couldn't help but smile, opening the live streaming software on his phone.
He wanted to send a message to Jiang Linlin through the "Guardian Lin" top supporter account—the account he had spent his life savings on to support her silently.
But then he saw it.
Or rather, he didn't see it.
"Ding! The Child of Destiny, Wei Yun, had his mentality explode! Plundering +999 Destiny Points!"
"Huh? Huh???"
Wei Yun stared at the screen, tapping furiously. "Where's my Guardian Lin account? Was it stolen???"
The login failed. "User does not exist" or "Password Incorrect."
Wei Yun was dumbfounded; where was his Guardian Lin account? Where was his big top supporter account that proved his love? Why was it gone? Why couldn't he log in?
"It was actually stolen, damn it! Who would steal a simp account?!"
Wei Yun was furious; as the top assassin king, Grim Reaper Wei Yun, who made the Dark World tremble with fear!
Yet his account was stolen by some random hacker? It was simply outrageous! It was a slap in the face!
If Wei Yun knew that the person who stole the account was Shen Anyu, and that it was Shen Anyu's final assist in winning over Jiang Linlin by pretending to be her long-time supporter... what kind of wonderful expression would he have?
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