Chapter 13: Xia Liu is Terrified! Su Hongmian's Favorability Hits 90!
[Location: Magic City Detention Center – Cell Block 4]
The atmosphere inside the detention center was stifling, filled with the mingled scents of rust, mold, and despair. In a spacious eight-person cell, which currently housed only one tenant, the silence was broken only by the occasional dripping of water.
At this very moment, the Child of Destiny, Xia Liu, was sitting on the cold, hard bunk, legs crossed. He was still fantasizing about Su Hongmian, lost in wild, delusional thoughts, with a string of drool hanging from the corner of his mouth.
He had even forgotten that he was locked up in a detention center, stripped of his freedom, or that he supposedly had a beautiful CEO as a fiancée waiting for him. In his wretched mind, he compared the two women, despite never having met his fiancée.
'That CEO fiancée... Qin Ningbing, was it? Grandfather blew her trumpet so hard, saying she's a fairy descended to earth. But businesswomen are usually stiff and boring. She probably isn't as beautiful as that long-legged beauty I met on the street,' Xia Liu mused, his eyes glazed over with lust.
"Hehe... I must marry that long-legged beauty. Her legs are superb... they could wrap around my waist for three days and three nights... We must have many children..."
Xia Liu's eyes were filled with anticipation. He was already planning his "Grand Harem Opening" for the moment he stepped out of this place. He believed that with his status as a "Divine Doctor," this imprisonment was just a small hurdle—a classic "slap in the face" setup before he rose to glory.
"As for the beautiful CEO fiancée, Qin Ningbing... if she is very pretty, I would barely accept her into the harem too. I am the Divine Doctor, after all; having three wives and four concubines is only natural."
Xia Liu's mind was full of a future surrounded by beauties, stripped of clothes and begging for his favor. He couldn't stop the wretched grin spreading across his face, completely oblivious to the looming shadow approaching his reality.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Suddenly, the heavy sound of footsteps echoed through the corridor. It wasn't the brisk walk of a guard, but a heavy, rhythmic thudding that seemed to make the concrete floor tremble.
Xia Liu snapped out of his delusions and looked up curiously towards the iron bars.
Upon seeing the source of the noise, Xia Liu was greatly surprised.
A human mountain was walking towards his cell. The man was over two meters tall and must have weighed over three hundred jin (approx. 150kg). He possessed bulging muscles that looked like rocks stuffed under his skin, broad shoulders that nearly scraped the sides of the doorframe, and a thick waist like a wine barrel. He looked less like a human and more like a sumo wrestler or a bear that had learned to walk on two legs.
As his footsteps fell—Thud. Thud.—the ground beneath Xia Liu's bunk seemed to tremble in fear.
A fierce, suffocating aura radiated from the man, carrying the stench of old blood and raw violence. Xia Liu's expression changed slightly. As a cultivator, he could sense qi.
'This sumo wrestler-like strong man... he has at least the cultivation strength of the [Innate Late Stage]!' Xia Liu analyzed, his heart skipping a beat. 'His physical body alone is terrifying. He could probably kill a black bear with one punch!'
Xia Liu was curious. Was this person also arrested and brought to the detention center by the police? But why put such a dangerous beast in with him? What crime could a monster like this commit?
The police officer escorting the giant stopped at the cell door. He looked at Xia Liu with undisguised disgust and said coldly:
"This person, like you, was also brought in for harassment. It just so happens that your space here is large and you're alone, so I'll find you a cellmate."
The officer unlocked the heavy iron door with a clang.
"Wu Gui, behave yourself. Go in."
Then, watching the fierce strong man, Wu Gui, squeeze his massive frame into the cell, the officer slammed the iron door shut, locked it securely, and walked away without looking back.
The cell suddenly felt very small.
Wu Gui stood in the center of the room, his shadow completely engulfing Xia Liu. He cracked his neck, the sound like dry branches snapping.
Xia Liu, thinking he could use his charisma or perhaps assert dominance as the "Protagonist," showed a lewd, ingratiating smile. He leaned over from his bunk, trying to look friendly.
"Brother Wu Gui, look at you... you're so broad-shouldered and thick-waisted. You really are a specimen!" Xia Liu winked, trying to establish a rapport. "With a body like that, won't girls be crushed to death if you get on top of them?"
He was genuinely curious. In his mind, everything revolved around women. Which woman could withstand such a strong man?
Wu Gui slowly turned his head. His face was rugged, covered in thick stubble, and his eyes were small and dark, gleaming with a predatory light. He grinned, his facial muscles rippling, revealing yellowed teeth.
He looked at Xia Liu, a playful, almost hungry glint in his eyes. He shook his head slowly, his voice sounding like gravel grinding together.
"Women?"
Wu Gui took a step forward, the pressure in the room increasing.
"No, no, no... what's so fun about women? They are soft, weak, and break too easily."
At this point, under Xia Liu's curious and puzzled gaze, Wu Gui reached out with a hand the size of a fan and pinched Xia Liu's chin. He leaned in close, his hot, foul breath hitting Xia Liu's face, and sneered:
"I like men!"
The world stopped spinning.
Xia Liu was instantly terrified! His face drained of all color, turning a sickly sheet-white. His pupils constricted to the size of pinholes.
[Ding! Child of Destiny Xia Liu's mentality collapsed! Plundering +9999 Destiny Points!]
[Ding! Child of Destiny Xia Liu is terrified! Plundering +9998 Destiny Points!]
[Ding! Child of Destiny Xia Liu's mentality is twisted! Plundering +30,000 Destiny Points!]
[Location: Su Family Villa – Private Dojo]
Listening to the System prompts constantly ringing in his mind like a beautiful symphony, Shen Anyu almost laughed out loud.
'It seems the surprise prepared for Xia Liu has been delivered! And the results are even better than expected.'
An expert of the [Innate Late Stage] level is naturally not easy to come by in the secular world.
That man, Wu Gui, was an elite guard of the Yanxia Shen Family. He was a terrifying weapon of war cultivated by the family's resources. Originally, he was sent to protect Shen Anyu, but Shen Anyu disliked Wu Gui's... specific preference for men and did not keep him by his side, relegating him to the outer circle of guards.
This time, however, his unique orientation proved to be a weapon of mass psychological destruction against the lewd protagonist.
'Enjoy your stay, Divine Doctor,' Shen Anyu thought, silently mourning for Xia Liu in his heart—for about a microsecond. He fully intended to send a message to have Wu Gui "increase the dosage" of affection if the points started to drop.
However, dealing with the Child of Destiny, Xia Liu, was just a secondary matter.
Enjoying life, eating the best food, drinking the best wine, and playing with the most beautiful women—this was Shen Anyu's most important goal.
He refocused his attention on the present.
In the spacious training room, the atmosphere was thick with a different kind of heat. Su Hongmian was currently trapped in his embrace. The arrogant, tsundere young miss was now trembling like a quail, her face flushed a deep crimson, devoid of her usual sharp demeanor.
Her body was soft and pliable against his chest, her breathing ragged from their "sparring" session where he had effortlessly dismantled her karate moves and taken countless liberties.
Shen Anyu chuckled, his voice low and magnetic near her ear.
"Mianmian, do you admit defeat?"
Su Hongmian's face was flushed, her beautiful eyes were so charming they almost oozed water. She bit her lip, trying to maintain a shred of dignity, but her body betrayed her. She gave Shen Anyu a sidelong glance, a mix of grievance and shyness, and hurriedly changed the subject:
"Didn't... didn't you say you'd teach me Yanxia martial arts? Why are you just holding me?"
Shen Anyu smiled playfully. Su Hongmian wanted to escape the bet's reward? Don't even think about it. But there was no rush; slow cooking made the meat more flavorful.
"Very well. Since you are so eager to learn, this Master will teach you."
Shen Anyu released her slightly, but didn't step away. He stood directly behind her, his chest pressed against her back.
"Come, I'll teach you Hunyuan Tai Chi Quan!"
"Let's start with abdominal breathing! This is the foundation of all Internal Arts. You must control your Dantian."
Shen Anyu placed his large, warm hands on Su Hongmian's flat, lower abdomen.
"Ah..." Su Hongmian gasped, her body stiffening at the sudden heat of his palms on such a sensitive area. "You..."
"Focus," Shen Anyu commanded, his voice serious, though his eyes danced with amusement. "Inhale deeply. Feel the breath sink down to where my hands are. Do not use your chest; use your diaphragm."
Su Hongmian bit her lip, trying to ignore the electric current shooting through her body from his touch. She tried to follow his instructions.
As Shen Anyu guided her breathing, he quietly activated his own Grandmaster-level Qi. He channeled a thread of pure, warm Internal Energy through his palms and into her Dantian.
Whoosh.
In an instant, Su Hongmian felt a stream of heat, like a warm dragon, surge into her body. It didn't burn; instead, it flowed through her meridians, clearing blockages and soothing the fatigue from their earlier fight.
She was greatly surprised.
In the end, she felt a power emerge with each inhale and exhale. Her body felt lighter, her vision sharper. It was as if all her previous fatigue was swept away, replaced by a vibrant vitality she had never known.
This surprised Su Hongmian to the extreme. She turned around, looking at Shen Anyu in disbelief, her eyes wide.
"What is this? That heat... that feeling... Is it really the legendary [Internal Skill]??"
She had thought "Internal Energy" was just a myth or exaggerated in movies. But the sensation of that warm current flowing inside her was undeniable.
Shen Anyu looked down at her, his expression arrogant yet doting. He said with a half-smile:
"I told you, Yanxia martial arts are not comparable to your flashy Karate! Karate is merely skin and bone; Yanxia martial arts cultivate the breath and the spirit."
"Once you achieve a small accomplishment, you'll be as light as a swallow, able to walk on walls, tread on water without leaving a trace, and easily fight lions and tigers! Breaking bricks is child's play."
Su Hongmian's face immediately showed yearning and anticipation.
She was originally a girl who loved martial arts; otherwise, she wouldn't have painstakingly cultivated Karate for more than ten years, enduring the sweat and bruises. The world Shen Anyu described was the world she had always dreamed of.
Now, listening to Shen Anyu's teaching, she realized that she had wasted all her past learning on superficial techniques.
There really was such a miraculous Internal Skill. Such miraculous Yanxia martial arts.
However, Su Hongmian was not stupid; having been admitted to the top-tier Modu University, she was extremely intelligent. She knew that in traditional martial arts circles, such techniques were closely guarded secrets, never taught to outsiders.
Her beautiful eyes looked at Shen Anyu with emotion, her heart beating fast. She softly said:
"Such martial arts... must be very precious, right?"
"Is it your family's inherited martial arts? A secret that cannot be spread?"
"Will there be a problem if you pass it on to me? Will your family... blame you?"
She was worried for him.
Shen Anyu smiled slightly, not clarifying Su Hongmian's misunderstanding. He reached out and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, his touch lingering on her cheek. He teased:
"Yes, it's naturally very precious. It is a supreme technique."
"So, according to the ancestral rules, it cannot be passed to outsiders. It is usually only passed on to a future wife... otherwise, the one who leaks it will be chased to the ends of the earth by the family elders!"
Su Hongmian's heart skipped a beat. Wife?
He was saying she was his wife?
Her face burned hot, but she didn't pull away. Instead, she lifted her chin, her tsundere nature flaring up to hide her shyness.
"I'm not afraid of being chased."
Su Hongmian snorted lightly, her face full of arrogance, but her voice trembled slightly.
"If anyone dares to chase you, I... I'll help you beat them!"
Her beautiful eyes looked at Shen Anyu, filled with an undeniable tenderness and affection. The arrogance was just a shell; inside, she had completely fallen.
'Shen Anyu... besides you, will I, Su Hongmian, ever accept any other man?' she thought, her heart swelling with emotion.
'You saved me, you protect me, you even teach me such precious arts... Guan Yin Bodhisattva, your humble devotee wishes to be with this man for all eternity, until the seas dry and the rocks crumble, never to be separated!'
[Ding! Detected destined heroine Su Hongmian's favorability +10! Plundering +30,000 Destiny Points!]
[Ding! Detected destined heroine Su Hongmian's total favorability reached 98! Plundering +100,000 Destiny Points!]
Shen Anyu was overjoyed in his heart.
'One hundred thousand points!'
He didn't expect that after the total favorability broke through the ninety-point threshold, the System would reward him with such a massive sum!
Presumably, when the total favorability reached a perfect one hundred—the state of "Unswerving Death" or "Soulmate"—the rewards would be even more generous!
However, at this moment, it was not the time to calculate points.
Looking at the exquisitely beautiful and arrogant Young Miss in his arms, whose eyes were filled with nothing but him, Shen Anyu smiled slightly.
He tightened his arms around her waist, pulling her flush against him.
"Good. Then let's continue the lesson. The next posture requires... closer contact."
...
[Location: Magic City Detention Center – Cell Block 4]
On the other side of the city, the atmosphere was far from romantic.
"Ah ah ah... I want to get out! I want to get out!"
Xia Liu went completely mad, frantically grabbing the iron bars and shaking them until they rattled. His face was twisted in sheer terror.
Behind him, sitting on the bunk that used to be Xia Liu's, was the grinning, muscular man, Wu Gui. Wu Gui was looking at Xia Liu's trembling back with the gaze of a wolf eyeing a particularly tender rabbit.
Xia Liu completely collapsed.
He never expected that one day he, the grand protagonist, the successor of the Divine Doctor, would be harassed by a man.
Even more terrifying was that Xia Liu's [Innate Early Stage] cultivation was completely suppressed by Wu Gui. Every time Xia Liu tried to circulate his qi to resist, Wu Gui simply released a burst of [Innate Late Stage] pressure that crushed him like a bug.
As for his specialized [Extraordinary Poison Skill], it could indeed deal with Wu Gui easily. But now, in the detention center, he had been stripped clean. He had no silver needles, no poison powders, no medicinal herbs. They had all been confiscated during processing.
He was defenseless.
"Don't come over! Stay away!" Xia Liu screamed, his voice cracking.
Wu Gui stood up, casting a massive shadow over the cell. "Little brother, why are you shouting? The night is long..."
Xia Liu went completely crazy. He clung to the bars, screaming towards the corridor:
"I want to find Qin Ningbing! I am her fiancé! Let her save me!"
"Qin Ningbing! Save me! I'm your husband! Get me out of here!!"
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