Chapter 724: Something Big Happened!
Ren Zhacheng was not the only one who witnessed Shen Anyu pinning Zhou Luyao against the wall outside the restroom. A few other patrons in the coffee shop had caught the tail end of the dramatic encounter as well.
After returning to their seats, their eyes kept darting over, faces alight with the thrill of witnessing live drama. A handsome man caught between two stunning women—their complicated dynamic was like a scene torn straight from a prime-time melodrama.
And now, another one had arrived?
And she was yet another stunning beauty!
Ren Zhacheng's jaw hung slack, his mind struggling to process the scene unfolding before him.
The woman who had just appeared was tall and willowy, with impossibly long legs, a slender waist, and a face that struck a perfect balance between heroic spirit and radiant beauty. Her features were exquisite, almost peerless, framed by a high ponytail that bounced with vitality and a vibrant, captivating charm.
She wore a crimson leather jacket over a black short skirt and thigh-high boots, a combination that accentuated a pair of legs that seemed to go on forever—easily over a meter long.
Here was another woman whose beauty was in no way inferior to Zhou Luyao's or He Yiyi's. In fact, her commanding temperament might have even given her a slight edge.
But right now, this heroic, radiant beauty was leaning against Shen Anyu's shoulder, radiating a vulnerability that seemed utterly at odds with her commanding presence. Her brows were furrowed, her expression still shadowed by fear and a lingering dread.
What in the world was going on?
"Xiao Lin, what's wrong?" Shen Anyu asked, feigning ignorance as he gently patted her back in a comforting gesture.
This long-legged beauty with the high ponytail was, of course, Ji Xiaolin—the former fiancée of the Tianshi Sect's Young Sect Leader, Zhang Zhiyun, and also one of Shen Anyu's women.
"Something big has happened," Ji Xiaolin said, her voice trembling with residual fear. Her beautiful eyes were fixed on Shen Anyu, still wide with terror. "I was so afraid… I thought I would never see you again."
"Don't overthink things," Shen Anyu said with a gentle smile, seeing how deeply shaken she was. "We'll grow old together. We'll be together for a lifetime, happy and safe."
[Ding! Detected that Destined Heroine Ji Xiaolin's favorability +3! Plundering +9000 Destiny Value!]
After several more rounds of Shen Anyu's soft-spoken reassurances, Ji Xiaolin finally began to calm down. Heaven only knew the shock, terror, and sheer panic that had seized her when she first learned the news.
"Oh, Zhou Luyao, He Yiyi, you're here too?"
Only then did Ji Xiaolin seem to notice the other two women standing nearby. Zhou Luyao was a former classmate, and she had met He Yiyi a few times through her, so they weren't strangers.
"What do you mean, 'we're here too'? We've been here the whole time," Zhou Luyao said, her voice laced with vinegar.
'Oh, you, Ji Xiaolin,'she thought bitterly.'I invited you to form an alliance to compete for his favor, and you refused. Now I see you've been secretly meeting with Brother Shen all along. You scheming woman!'
"Ji Xiaolin, what is your relationship with Brother Shen?" He Yiyi couldn't hold back any longer. She had been so happy today, enjoying a shopping date with Shen Anyu, but first Zhou Luyao had shown up, and now Ji Xiaolin.
She just wanted to go for a nice stroll, and she ends up watching two different women throw themselves into her Brother Shen's arms?
He Yiyi's expression soured instantly.
Ji Xiaolin was exceptionally sharp. She immediately understood that Zhou Luyao and He Yiyi both shared an intimate relationship with Shen Anyu.
"Whatever relationship you have with Brother Shen, that's the relationship I have with him," Ji Xiaolin declared with a proud little huff. She then grabbed Shen Anyu's hand. "Come on, Brother Shen. I have something important to tell you."
With that, Ji Xiaolin began to pull Shen Anyu away.
Shen Anyu offered the other two a wry, apologetic chuckle and a nod. "I'll be back in a moment."
Watching Shen Anyu being led away by Ji Xiaolin, even the normally sweet-tempered He Yiyi was radiating waves of fury.
Zhou Luyao was just as enraged.
Meanwhile, the surrounding coffee shop patrons erupted in a low uproar of whispers.
"This guy is incredible. Is he openly cheating on two… no, three women at once?"
"I'm so jealous. They're all top-tier beauties. You'd be lucky to find one, and he has three."
"I'm not jealous. This is a certified train wreck waiting to happen. He's going to get chopped up with an axe!"
"I'd be willing to risk the axe for that."
"Exactly. If I could have those three as my girlfriends, I'd be willing to drive a luxury car and live in a villa, too."
"..."
[Ding! Son of Destiny Ren Zhacheng is dumbfounded! Plundering +9999 Destiny Value!]
[Ding! Son of Destiny Ren Zhacheng is dumbfounded! Plundering +9999 Destiny Value!]
[Ding! Son of Destiny Ren Zhacheng is doubting his life! Plundering +23333 Destiny Value!]
Ren Zhacheng's expression was completely blank. He was questioning his very existence.
'What is happening? This new long-legged beauty with the ponytail is also Shen Anyu's woman? How can one person be so lucky?'
Ren Zhacheng was already numb to it all.
...
"Hiss… Why are you biting me?" Shen Anyu gasped, feigning a wince of pain.
Ji Xiaolin had led him to a secluded corner. Once they were alone, she seized his arm and sank her teeth into his flesh, leaving a distinct, angry red mark.
"Why do you think I'm biting you?" Ji Xiaolin looked up, glaring at him with a mixture of anger and hurt. Her eyes gradually reddened. "While I was worried sick about you, you were out shopping and going on dates with two other girls! You're too much!"
"Alright, alright, I was too much," Shen Anyu said with a placating smile, his heart aching with pity as he saw the moisture welling in her eyes. "You can bite me as much as you want, as long as it helps you calm down."
"You're too thick-skinned. It hurts my teeth. I don't want to bite you anymore."
A teary laugh escaped her lips, and the tension in her shoulders eased considerably. But then, she remembered the real reason she was here, and her expression became gravely serious.
"Brother Shen, something big has happened. Zhang Zhiyun… he's gone mad!"
"Zhang Zhiyun has gone mad?" Shen Anyu's eyebrow arched in curiosity.
"Yes!" Ji Xiaolin nodded emphatically, her beautiful eyes still shadowed with shock and fear. She murmured, "Last night, Zhang Zhiyun did something utterly insane… something unbelievable."
She took a deep, shuddering breath. "He annihilated the Yanxia Yu Clan. Thousands of people, from the highest elder to the lowest servant in the Yu Clan's ancestral home… he slaughtered every single one of them. By himself."
As a top-tier aristocratic family, the Yanxia Yu Clan's ancestral estate was comparable to a royal palace, housing thousands of souls—direct and collateral family branches, elite guards, and powerful guest elders.
And now, all of them had been massacred by Zhang Zhiyun alone.
The incident had sent shockwaves through all of Yanxia and across the globe. The underworld, the legitimate world, the martial arts world, the world of arcane arts—every circle was reeling in astonishment.
That was the Yanxia Yu Clan, a superpower at the apex of its influence, and it had been exterminated overnight.
Although some members of the Yu Clan who were away from the estate survived, for all intents and purposes, the clan was finished. No one believed that the sole remaining direct descendant, the clan's eldest young lady, Yu Guannan, could possibly uphold the family name. Countless vultures were already circling, salivating over the vast wealth the Yu Clan had left behind.
And the perpetrator, according to Yu Guannan's harrowing account, was quickly identified: the Young Sect Leader of the Tianshi Sect, Zhang Zhiyun.
The conflict involved two extraordinary forces, the Tianshi Sect and the Yanxia Yu Clan, and the sheer scale of the violence left countless people terrified.
Ji Xiaolin had heard the news from her father and had immediately rushed to find Shen Anyu, terrified that Zhang Zhiyun would come for him next. How could she not know that Zhang Zhiyun held an irreconcilable grudge against Shen Anyu, all because of her?
"Zhang Zhiyun must have broken through to the Celestial Master realm by now," she said, her voice low and urgent. "And he's not just any Celestial Master; his strength is terrifyingly formidable."
"Brother Shen, you must be extra careful! You have to watch your back!"
"Zhang Zhiyun will definitely not let you go!" Ji Xiaolin stared at him, her face a mask of deep concern for his safety.
If Zhang Zhiyun was cruel enough to slaughter thousands from the Yanxia Yu Clan, creating a scene too gruesome to even imagine, how could he possibly spare Shen Anyu—the rival in love who had stolen the woman he cherished?
The Yanxia Yu Clan was annihilated. Ji Xiaolin had no doubt that Zhang Zhiyun wouldn't give a second thought to Shen Anyu's identity as a young master of the Yanxia Shen Clan.
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