Chapter 63: Reaping the Whirlwind! The Dragon King's Retreat
Xia Liu stood before Shen Anyu, a humble smile plastered on his face. But hidden in his palm was a fine, colorless powder. A sinister glint flashed deep within his eyes, masked by his bowed head.
This was the Yang Dispelling Powder.
He had concocted it using his Extraordinary Poison Skill, based on the forbidden recipes of the Calamity Poison Scripture. It was a vicious substance. As long as it touched the skin, it would penetrate deep into the meridians, targeting the kidney yang energy directly. It wouldn't kill, but it would render a man completely impotent. Permanent dysfunction.
"Heh heh, Shen... I wonder if you'll still be so smug when you're completely useless."
"Too bad, I won't be able to enjoy your wonderful expression when you fail in bed tonight."
Xia Liu thought sinisterly to himself. He had lost the battle for Qin Ningbing's heart, but he refused to lose the war. He was absolutely unwilling to give Qin Ningbing—his destined woman—to Shen Anyu. If he couldn't have her, he would ensure Shen Anyu couldn't enjoy her either. He would damage Shen Anyu's body and prevent him from ever touching Qin Ningbing again.
However, Xia Liu didn't know that Shen Anyu had not only touched Qin Ningbing, but had already conquered her completely. His petty revenge was too late.
"Trying to scheme against me?"
Shen Anyu's eyes narrowed slightly. He found it amusing. Did this fool think he was blind?
How could Xia Liu's petty methods escape his Void Breaking Divine Eye?
The world shifted in Shen Anyu's vision. Layers of reality peeled back. He saw the flow of Qi in Xia Liu's body, the malice radiating from him like a foul odor. And most importantly, he saw the microscopic particles of the powder in Xia Liu's palm.
Under the Divine Eye, the chemical composition of the Yang Dispelling Powder was laid bare. Shen Anyu analyzed it in an instant.
Kidney destroyer. Nasty stuff.
He didn't bother playing any 'hide strength' tricks with Xia Liu. He didn't need to pretend to be weak to catch him off guard.
Although Xia Liu's insidious methods couldn't harm Shen Anyu—who possessed the invincible God-level Steel Body and the restorative power of Extraordinary Medical Skill—the intent was an insult.
What was Shen Anyu's status? He was the Young Master of the Shen Family! A god among men!
He hadn't killed Xia Liu yet only because he hadn't fully plundered his Destiny Value. He was saving him for later. But how could he allow an ant like Xia Liu to provoke him directly?
Xia Liu reached out his hand, feigning a friendly pat on the shoulder. "Take care of her..."
Slap!
The sound was like a whip cracking.
Shen Anyu didn't even dodge. His hand moved faster than the eye could follow.
With a loud slap, Xia Liu was sent flying before he could even touch the fabric of Shen Anyu's suit.
"Guh!"
Xia Liu flew through the air like a cannonball. He soared for more than ten meters, crashing through a trellis of roses and smashing directly into the courtyard wall of the peony garden.
Boom!
The brick wall collapsed, burying him in rubble and dust. With a dull thud, he fell heavily to the ground, twitching.
"You... wow..."
Xia Liu coughed, struggling to prop himself up. He looked at Shen Anyu in horror, just about to say something, when he immediately vomited a large mouthful of blood mixed with broken teeth. His face was pale, his aura weak and flickering.
Especially his right cheek. It was almost caved in, the imprint of a hand clearly visible in angry purple bruises. Several of his teeth had been knocked out, littering the grass.
Xia Liu never expected that his Innate Peak martial arts cultivation would be utterly powerless before Shen Anyu. He didn't even see the strike. He was sent flying like a ragdoll.
This philandering noble playboy... actually possessed such astonishing martial arts strength?
At this moment, Xia Liu was both in physical agony and filled with regret. He had underestimated the enemy.
However, he didn't know that Shen Anyu had already held back. He used less than a tenth of his strength. Otherwise, that slap would have taken Xia Liu's head clean off his shoulders.
Shen Anyu's expression was indifferent. He dusted off his hands as if he had touched something dirty. His eyes were coldly fixed on the broken man in the rubble.
"A clown-like thing, daring to play tricks in front of me?"
"Aunt Xiao!"
A shadow materialized from the darkness. Aunt Xiao, the Martial Arts Grandmaster, appeared instantly, her face grim.
"Young Master!"
"Beat him up and throw him out. Make sure he remembers this lesson."
"Yes! Young Master!"
Aunt Xiao walked over to the rubble. She lifted Xia Liu with one hand by the collar, her gaze icy. She didn't care if he was the "Dragon King" or a beggar. To her, anyone who threatened the Young Master deserved death.
"Ah... wait... no!"
Thud! Crack!
Following that, repeated agonizing wails and screams echoed from the garden as Aunt Xiao dragged him away to the back alley for a "lesson."
[Ding! Child of Destiny Xia Liu is severely injured and suffered a blow! Plundering +30,000 Destiny Value!]
Shen Anyu sneered in his heart. The slap he just delivered was not merely a physical punishment.
He had infused a trace of the powerful True Essence of a Martial Arts Grandmaster into the strike. It had traveled through Xia Liu's body and directly attacked his internal kidneys.
Returning the favor in kind!
Didn't Xia Liu want to scheme against Shen Anyu's manhood? Then Shen Anyu would give him a fatal blow in return! Xia Liu would find himself... lacking in certain areas for a very long time.
"My dear... this?"
Qin Ningbing looked at Shen Anyu with some surprise. She hadn't seen the powder. She didn't know why Shen Anyu suddenly attacked Xia Liu with such violence.
Although she didn't care about Xia Liu personally, he was, after all, her grandfather's savior's grandson. Since Xia Liu was no longer pestering her and had voluntarily given up the engagement, why did Shen Anyu still act like this?
Thinking about what Shen Anyu had just said about "playing tricks," she frowned. Was there something fishy going on?
Shen Anyu turned to her, his expression softening instantly. He casually explained:
"That Xia Liu... he had some dirty medicine on his hand. The kind that could destroy a man's... ability."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ningbing's pretty face immediately turned frosty. Her eyes widened in shock, then narrowed in fury.
"That bastard Xia Liu! How dare he play such tricks on you!"
She had already decided that Shen Anyu was her man. Her future husband. Her happiness.
Now, Xia Liu's actions... wouldn't they ruin her lifelong happiness? Wouldn't they destroy the intimacy she had just begun to enjoy?
Thinking of this, Qin Ningbing's beautiful eyes became bone-chillingly cold. As a female CEO who had fought in the ruthless business world, she was not a soft-hearted person. She had already made up her mind.
"I definitely won't let him off! I will make him rot in prison for the rest of his life!"
Shen Anyu watched Qin Ningbing's genuine anger and was satisfied. She was truly thinking for him. In her heart, she already considered herself Shen Anyu's woman, protecting her territory.
However, Shen Anyu stopped Qin Ningbing's revenge. He smiled and pulled her into his arms.
"Relax. He's not worth your anger."
"That Xia Liu... I remember he's an escaped convict. He just broke out of the detention center today and is already on the wanted list."
"Just let the police catch that fugitive. You don't need to do anything else. Dirtying your hands with him is beneath you."
"Now..." Shen Anyu's voice dropped, becoming husky. "We have something more important to do."
Listening to Shen Anyu's earlier words, Qin Ningbing's pretty face softened a bit. Then, hearing Shen Anyu's last sentence, she became curious and puzzled.
"What else is more important?"
Shen Anyu looked at Qin Ningbing's exquisite beauty with a half-smile. He leaned in, his lips brushing her ear.
"I feel like I've been affected a bit by the poison... Ningbing, can you help me check? I need a thorough examination."
Qin Ningbing's pretty face immediately flushed crimson. She didn't know any medical skills, so how could she check?
But the intelligent female CEO naturally understood Shen Anyu's hidden meaning perfectly. Her heart raced.
"Okay..." she whispered. "Let's go inside."
…
And while Qin Ningbing was helping Shen Anyu "check his body" in the master bedroom...
Thud!
Xia Liu, like a dead dog, was thrown onto the garbage pile at the back door of the Riverside Luxury Mansion.
He lay there amidst the rotting food and broken boxes, groaning in pain.
"Hiss… I was careless this time. I didn't expect that pretty boy to be so powerful! At least at the Innate Peak level! I didn't even react to that slap…"
Xia Liu was broken. He was first sent flying by Shen Anyu's slap, then brutally beaten by Aunt Xiao. Now, his body was covered in injuries. More than a dozen bones were broken. His internal organs felt like they were on fire.
If it weren't for his Innate Peak strength and his knowledge of Extraordinary Medical Skill to stimulate his healing, he probably wouldn't have been able to move ever again.
Even so, it took him a long time to regain some strength. He gritted his teeth and limped away into the darkness.
Before leaving, Xia Liu looked back at the grand and antique Riverside Luxury Mansion with hateful eyes. The lights were on in the upper windows.
He felt extremely stifled in his heart.
"Damn it! That kid wasn't affected! He blocked it!"
"Now... I don't know how he's treating my Ningbing. Directly in the garden? Or in the bedroom? Kitchen? Office?"
"Damn it! This should have been mine! She should be moaning my name!"
He was extremely unwilling in his heart. He felt a phantom weight on his head—a green hat so heavy it was crushing his spine.
But Xia Liu didn't dare to break in again. Thinking of the middle-aged female Martial Arts Grandmaster who had just beaten him like a child, Xia Liu's heart trembled with fear.
If he broke in again, would he still be alive?
"No... I need to think of other ways. I absolutely cannot let that kid have an easy time! And I must make Ningbing change her mind!"
Xia Liu was unwilling to give up. How could he willingly abandon his fiancée Qin Ningbing, a top-tier rich and beautiful woman? She was his ticket to power!
He had left his small village—left behind those pretty widowed women, young wives, and aunts who adored him—full of ambition to come to a big city like Modu. He thought he could make a name for himself with his medical skills, poison skills, and martial arts.
In Xia Liu's imagination, countless important figures would beg him for treatment. Countless beautiful women would softly plead and throw themselves into his arms.
But now? Even his original fiancée had been snatched away. How could Xia Liu accept this reality?
"First, I'll find some medicine. I need to heal my injuries. Then I'll think of a way to deal with Shen and win back my wife Ningbing."
He limped down the street, his mind racing for a sanctuary.
"Oh, right! I remember my childhood neighbor... Ruan Lingshan! She moved to Modu more than ten years ago."
"She sent a letter back to the village last year saying she was a nurse at Shanghai First People's Hospital."
Xia Liu's eyes lit up with a lewd light.
"She was cute and pretty when she was little. Always following me around. Now that she's an adult... she must have grown into a graceful and beautiful woman."
"Heh heh... once my injuries are healed, I'll go find her! She's a nurse... she can take care of me. Maybe even comfort me..."
Thinking of this, Xia Liu gave a lewd smile through his swollen lips. He wiped the drool mixed with blood from the corner of his mouth, full of anticipation for the future...
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