Chapter 44: The Young Master is So Outstanding and Unfathomable!
Originally, Wei Yun's idea was to abduct Shen Anyu, threaten his guards to retreat, escape with Jiang Linlin, and then kill Shen Anyu by tearing up the ticket. He had planned to disappear into the shadows, taking his love far away from this monster.
But now? Knowing that his beloved Jiang Linlin was devoted to Shen Anyu until death?
Wei Yun was utterly despairing and had turned dark. His mind was a shattered mirror, reflecting only pain and a burning desire for oblivion.
"Then let's die together!"
Wei Yun's eyes were filled with ruthlessness, burning with the fires of hell.
The sharp Yu Chang Sword in his hand—a legendary artifact capable of slicing through iron as if it were mud—slashed towards Shen Anyu's neck with all the force of an [Innate Peak] assassin pushing his limits!
"Brother Shen..."
Jiang Linlin cried out in sorrow, her voice breaking. Her world spun, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted directly, unable to bear the sight of her beloved being slaughtered.
"Young Master..."
Aunt Xiao and the other guards turned pale. Time seemed to slow down.
If Young Master Shen Anyu died tragically before them, none of them would likely survive—they would all be buried with him! The wrath of the Shen and An families would consume everything they loved.
Immediately, Aunt Xiao and the others looked at Wei Yun with boundless hatred and murderous intent, launching themselves forward, though they knew they were too late. The blade was already touching skin.
Clang!
However, the next moment, a crisp sound rang out. It wasn't the wet squelch of flesh being severed.
It was a chilling grinding noise, as if a sharp blade had struck diamond-hard steel.
Wei Yun's twisted, hateful, and ruthless expression instantly froze!
Aunt Xiao and the other guards' angry and terrified expressions also froze mid-shout!
Because, under the Yu Chang Sword of Wei Yun, a top assassin king comparable to a [Martial Arts Grandmaster] in lethality, Shen Anyu's fair, jade-like neck did not show even the slightest scratch.
Let alone death... there wasn't even a white mark.
"How... how is this possible?"
Wei Yun's eyes were about to pop out in shock. He stared at the blade, then at Shen Anyu's neck, his brain unable to process the reality before him.
Aunt Xiao and the other guards were also stunned, dumbfounded. They skidded to a halt, weapons raised but forgotten.
With the blessing of a top assassin and a top famous sword, even tempered steel would be cut like tofu. This was common knowledge in the martial world.
Yet, Shen Anyu didn't have the slightest scratch?
Could it be that Shen Anyu's body was even harder than tempered steel? Was he a monster in human skin?
Even a [Martial Dao Grandmaster] who practiced body tempering external martial arts to the extreme, without true essence externalization for protection, probably couldn't withstand such a blow head-on without injury!
Shen Anyu smiled faintly. He looked at the trembling assassin with pity.
"That's it?" he asked slowly, his voice calm and steady.
Wei Yun's face was grim. The shock turned into desperate frenzy.
"Die! Die! Die!"
Without thinking, the Yu Chang Sword in his hand became a blur. Like a violent storm, he furiously stabbed at Shen Anyu's entire body!
Throat. Heart. Lungs. Kidneys.
But the result left Wei Yun, Aunt Xiao, and the others in disbelief!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Sparks flew as the ancient blade bounced off Shen Anyu's skin repeatedly. Neck, forehead, chest, heart, waist... no matter where Wei Yun struck, he couldn't pierce through, leaving not the slightest scratch!
Aunt Xiao and the other guards held their breath, both worried and nervous, and in disbelief. They dared not step forward and interfere randomly, realizing that their Young Master was playing a game they didn't understand.
Wei Yun's face was extremely ugly, his teeth clenched so hard that blood seeped out from his gums.
"Eyes! The eyes must be weak!"
Suddenly, the Yu Chang Sword in his hand stabbed towards Shen Anyu's right eye with blinding speed!
He believed that even the most Peak body-tempering Grandmaster could not have trained their eyes to be invulnerable. This must be the weak point!
Shen Anyu didn't even bother to blink. He smiled as he watched the Yu Chang Sword stab towards his pupil under Wei Yun's hatred!
Clang!
The sound was sickeningly loud.
The tip of the Yu Chang Sword struck Shen Anyu's right eyeball directly. Yet it still failed to cause any damage!
Instead, the force reverberated back through the blade.
Snap.
A tiny chip flew off the legendary Yu Chang Sword. The ancient artifact became slightly dulled against Shen Anyu's eye!
Wei Yun's face was horrified, his heart shaken to its core. He stumbled back several steps, the sword hanging loosely in his hand.
He looked at Shen Anyu in disbelief, his voice trembling.
"You... are you still human?"
"Impossible... how can even the eyes not be pierced?"
Aunt Xiao and the other guards also looked at Shen Anyu with eyes full of incredulity.
As native-born guards of the Yanxia Shen Family, meticulously trained and knowledgeable, they thought they knew Shen Anyu. They knew that Shen Anyu's martial arts cultivation was not very profound—or so they thought.
Yet the result far exceeded their imagination?
Could it be that the profligate and romantic Young Master in the eyes of outsiders was just a facade? A mask worn by a dragon?
In reality, Shen Anyu was terrifyingly powerful?
"As expected of the heir to the Yanxia Shen Family... Young Master is truly too outstanding, unfathomable!"
Aunt Xiao looked at Shen Anyu in shock, thinking to herself, her respect deepening into reverence.
The other female guards' eyes gleamed even more. Young Master was incomparably handsome, of distinguished status, and now his martial arts cultivation was so profound—he was simply the man of their dreams. A god walking among mortals.
If only Young Master would beckon them to serve him in bed... they would die happy.
At this moment, Shen Anyu dusted off his suit, looking bored.
"Take him down!" he said indifferently.
"Yes, Young Master!"
Aunt Xiao immediately reacted. She rushed forward with a roar, venting her earlier fear and anger.
With a series of sickening cracks, she twisted Wei Yun's tendons and bones. She directly severed his hand and foot tendons, distorting his limbs, and even pierced his Dantian Qihai with one finger, shattering his energy center and directly crippling his martial arts cultivation forever.
Wei Yun screamed, a sound of utter ruin.
If it were in the past, at the [Peak] of his Destiny Value, Wei Yun would not have been like this; he would still be full of fighting spirit and even able to turn misfortune into good fortune, finding a way to escape or counterattack.
Every Child of Destiny is an unkillable cockroach.
But under successive blows—losing his love, his reputation, and his sanity—Wei Yun's Destiny Value had dropped below 30%. His luck had fallen into a trough, his condition extremely poor.
At this moment, Wei Yun offered no resistance. He lay broken on the floor, staring blankly at Shen Anyu, his face ashen, filled with despair.
Shen Anyu sat motionless, looking down at him. He had allowed him to stab with all his might, yet he couldn't kill him; all his previous calculations were so laughable!
This famous profligate Young Master of the Yanxia Shen Family... how could he be ignorant of martial arts? His martial arts were world-shaking!
Whether it was appearance, family background, ability, martial arts cultivation, wisdom, or schemes... he far surpassed him. How could he contend?
"No wonder... no wonder Linlin chose him..."
Wei Yun collapsed to the ground, muttering to himself, tears mixing with the blood on his face. "I lost... I lost everything."
Shen Anyu paid no attention to Wei Yun, who was like a dead dog, disheartened. He gently picked up the unconscious Jiang Linlin from the floor, handing her to Aunt Xiao.
"Take Linlin down and take good care of her! Make sure she rests."
"You all guard the surroundings, don't let anyone in, and don't eavesdrop!"
"Furthermore, what happened just now is forbidden to be revealed, especially not to my mother!"
Shen Anyu's mother, An Zhiyi, doted on him immensely; if she learned that Shen Anyu had been assassinated, she would certainly drop everything and rush to the Demon Capital with an army.
Even countless people from the Yanxia Shen Family and the Yanxia An Family would come over, turning the city upside down. That would be too troublesome.
"Yes, Young Master!"
Aunt Xiao and the other guards immediately assented, bowing and retreating, showing extreme reverence. They were even more respectful than before, even fanatical!
Their Young Master Shen Anyu was like a hidden dragon in the abyss, unfathomable. Not just a noble Young Master of distinguished status, but a true dragon of the Nine Heavens, temporarily hidden in the sea!
Following such a Young Master, their future was bright!
At this moment, their personal loyalty to Shen Anyu even surpassed that to the Yanxia Shen Family!
Subsequently, the vast Riverside restaurant was left with only Shen Anyu and Wei Yun.
Shen Anyu smiled as he looked at Wei Yun, who was lying in a pool of his own blood, utterly disheartened.
He thought for a moment. This protagonist still had some Destiny Value left. To avoid wasting it, he wasn't in a hurry to kill him. Besides, killing also required striking at the heart!
As for villains dying from talking too much? That's only for small, insignificant villains who reveal their plans before they win. Shen Anyu had already won.
Shen Anyu was a "Great Good Person of Destiny"; how many "good deeds" had he done along the way?
Moreover, under absolute power suppression, where Wei Yun had stabbed him so many times without breaking his defense, and his Dantian was crippled, could Wei Yun still turn the tables? If he didn't have this much confidence, he wouldn't be Shen Anyu.
Looking at Wei Yun, Shen Anyu smiled faintly. He crouched down, bringing his face close to the broken assassin.
"Wei Yun," he said leisurely. "Do you know how I made Jiang Linlin devoted to me until death? Do you want to know the truth?"
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