159: Chapter 159 Are you my brother-in-law?!

The Underground Prison.

Dim lights flickered, and the air was thick with the scent of dampness and decay.

Xia Bingli rushed to the deepest cell, her hands gripping the cold iron bars tightly.

"Bingning!"

Her voice was choked with tears.

Inside the cell...

The young woman slowly lifted her head.

Lin Yuan stood not far away, his gaze fixed on that face.

In an instant, a flicker of astonishment passed through his eyes.

This young woman named Xia Bingning...

was breathtakingly beautiful.

She looked to be only around eighteen, yet her beauty had already reached an extreme level.

With an exquisite oval face and skin as fair as snow, she seemed to glow under the dim light.

Her features were flawless, without a single blemish—willow-leaf eyebrows, a delicate nose, cherry lips, each part perfectly proportioned.

The most striking were her eyes.

They were a pair of long, phoenix-shaped eyes, the corners slightly upturned, carrying an innate allure.

But at this moment, those eyes were filled with weakness and despair.

Her figure...

Even curled up in the corner, the perfect curves were evident.

A slender waist, long legs, full, rounded arcs...

Truly the most perfect masterpiece from heaven.

She wore a tattered white dress, stained with dirt and blood.

Beneath the dress, large patches of fair skin were exposed, covered in needle marks and scars.

These were the marks left by repeated experiments.

Enough to make anyone's heart ache with pity.

Most astonishing was her aura—

Even imprisoned, even covered in wounds, she still exuded a holy and noble presence.

Just like...

an angel fallen to the mortal world.

Lin Yuan inwardly marveled.

Truly worthy of being a target with SS-rank potential.

Just this appearance alone...

was enough to drive countless men mad.

"Sis..."

Xia Bingning's weak voice sounded, interrupting Lin Yuan's thoughts.

Looking at Xia Bingli, tears uncontrollably streamed down her face:

"You really came... I thought... I thought I'd never see you again in this lifetime..."

Xia Bingli shook her head frantically, tears flowing like a breached dam:

"No! I promised I'd save you!"

She turned to look at Lin Yuan, her eyes full of pleading:

"Lin Yuan, please..."

"Step aside."

Lin Yuan said calmly.

He walked to the cell door and placed his palm on the lock.

The next second—

*Crack!*

The sturdy alloy lock was instantly shattered by Spatial Power!

The cell door swung open.

Xia Bingli practically threw herself inside.

"Bingning!"

She tightly embraced her sister, this cold-blooded killer weeping uncontrollably:

"I'm sorry... It's all my fault for being useless... for letting you suffer..."

Xia Bingning weakly shook her head, leaning into her sister's embrace:

"No... it's not your fault..."

"I was too weak... If I had the strength, they wouldn't have captured me..."

Lin Yuan stood at the doorway, quietly watching this scene.

Sisters reunited.

Quite touching, actually.

But...

His gaze swept over the other young women in the cells.

Each was young and beautiful, each emanating a special aura.

It seemed the Shadow Organization's 'Saintess Candidate' project was truly selective.

"Sis, hurry and go..."

Xia Bingning suddenly said weakly:

"They'll discover us soon... You need to leave..."

"Don't worry."

Xia Bingli held her tightly:

"With Lin Yuan here this time, we will definitely escape!"

Only then did Xia Bingning notice Lin Yuan at the door.

She weakly lifted her head, those long phoenix eyes looking at him.

Just one glance.

Her pupils abruptly contracted!

Such a powerful aura!

This man...

gave her an extremely dangerous feeling!

"Are you... my brother-in-law?"

Xia Bingning asked softly, her voice weak yet melodious.

"Mm."

Lin Yuan gave a faint acknowledgment.

Xia Bingli's pretty face flushed red. She bit her lip, complex emotions flashing in her eyes.

"Thank you, Brother-in-law..."

Xia Bingning whispered:

"For saving my sister, and now for coming to save me..."

Lin Yuan didn't respond.

His gaze suddenly swept towards the depths of the corridor.

The next second.

A piercing alarm suddenly blared!

*Beep beep beep beep—!!!*

The entire underground base was instantly bathed in red light!

Xia Bingli's face paled drastically:

"Damn it! We've been discovered!"

A cold voice came from all directions:

"I knew you would return."

"I just knew... you would come to save your sister."

The voice was full of mockery and smugness.

Xia Bingli gritted her teeth:

"It's a trap! They were waiting for us all along!"

Lin Yuan's expression remained unchanged.

A trap?

So what?

*Rumble rumble—*

The walls on both sides of the corridor suddenly opened!

Countless black-clad assassins poured out!

At a rough glance...

At least a hundred!

And every one of them had a strong aura, the weakest being C-rank!

They quickly surrounded the prison area, blocking all escape routes.

Xia Bingli's face turned deathly pale.

It's over...

This time, it's really over...

Just then—

Ten powerful auras suddenly descended!

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

Ten figures clad in black robes descended from above, landing at various points around the prison area.

Each one...

had an aura that reached A-rank!

Ten A-rank guards!

This was the Shadow Organization's strongest combat force!

Xia Bingli closed her eyes in despair.

Over a hundred assassins, ten A-rank guards...

With a lineup like this...

Even an S-rank expert would have to think twice, right?

"Sis..."

Xia Bingning weakly clung to Xia Bingli, her eyes filled with guilt:

"I'm sorry... I've dragged you into this..."

"No!"

Xia Bingli held her sister tightly:

"Even if I die, I will protect you!"

Just then—

A mysterious figure in a black robe slowly walked forward.

With each step he took, the air grew heavier.

A terrifying pressure enveloped the entire space!

S-rank!

It was unmistakably the leader of the Shadow Organization!

His gaze immediately fell upon Xia Bingli.

Even in this perilous situation, Xia Bingli was still breathtakingly beautiful.

That cold, stunningly beautiful face was as exquisite as the most perfect work of art from heaven.

Her long phoenix eyes held a sharp killing intent, yet it added a fatal allure.

Her delicate, upturned nose, her thin cherry-red lips—every feature was flawless.

The black bodysuit outlined her perfect S-shaped curves, full and perky, with a slender waist that seemed graspable in one hand.

Her beauty was the kind of city-toppling grace that could make a man fall at first sight.

Cold, dangerous, yet fatally attractive.

A woman like this...

Probably couldn't be found anywhere else in the entire Apocalypse.

The leader was tall and imposing, wearing a strange mask that hid his face.

But those eyes...

Upon seeing Xia Bingli, flashed with a feverish, sickly light!

"Bing Li... and Bingning..."

The leader's voice was low and hoarse, yet carried a tremor:

"Three years... you've finally appeared before me again..."

His gaze shifted between Xia Bingli and Xia Bingning in the cell:

"You know, before the Apocalypse, I was just an ordinary low-level assassin..."

"I wasn't even qualified to glance at stunning goddesses like you!"

"But then the Apocalypse came!"

The leader's voice turned maniacal:

"I awakened an S-rank Ability! I finally had my chance!"

"From the day you sisters joined the organization, I went mad!"

"Bing Li's cold beauty, Bingning's holy purity... you two are the world's most perfect sister pair!"

"Out of the thousands of female assassins in the entire organization, not one could compare to you!"

He walked step by step towards Xia Bingli, his eyes filled with a sick obsession:

"I gave you the best missions, the most resources, made you the organization's top assassin!"

"I thought if I became strong enough, you sisters would both belong to me!"

"But you... you actually betrayed us!"

Xia Bingli's face was pale. She gritted her teeth and said:

"Because you disgust me!"

"Hahahaha!"

The leader laughed wildly:

"Disgusting? So what? Now that you've returned today... you won't be leaving again!"

"That sister of yours was the bait I specifically left behind!"

He looked at Xia Bingning in the cell, his eyes flashing with greed and resentment:

"What a pity, though? That damned Ice Sealing Curse!"

"Anyone who tries to violate her gets frozen to death!"

"Three A-rank experts from my organization have already died from that curse!"

The leader laughed maniacally:

"But it doesn't matter! As long as I have Bing Li, I'll find a way to break that curse someday!"

"Then... this peerless pair of sisters will both be mine!"

He turned to look at Lin Yuan, anger flashing in his eyes:

"As for you... this foolhardy man..."

"Daring to take my Bing Li? I'll make you understand what true suffering is!"

The leader looked at Xia Bingli again, his eyes filled with a sick infatuation:

"Bing Li, you don't know, do you? For three years, I've thought of you sisters every single day..."

"In the entire Shadow Organization, with its thousands of female assassins, I haven't touched a single one..."

"Because none of them are worthy of me! Only you sisters are qualified to stand by my side!"

Xia Bingli's face was deathly pale, her eyes full of disgust:

"Dream on!"

"Dream on?"

The leader laughed maniacally:

"Starting today, you sisters are both mine!"

"I'll make you understand... how foolish it was to reject me!"

Xia Bingli trembled all over.

It's over...

Completely over...

But just then—

Lin Yuan...

let out a yawn.

"???"

Xia Bingli was stunned.

Hold on...

What kind of timing is this?

You have the mood to yawn?!

Lin Yuan merely gave the leader a lazy glance, his voice calm:

"Finished talking?"

"Then it's my turn."

A hint of mockery flashed in his eyes:

"Fine, I'll let you die knowing the truth—"

"Xia Bingli is my woman."

As soon as these words were spoken—

Xia Bingli shuddered all over!

Her heart inexplicably began to race.

The corner of Lin Yuan's mouth lifted in a cold smile.

"What?!"

The leader was furious to the extreme:

"What do you think you are?! Daring to say Bing Li is your woman?!"

"I'm the one worthy of her! Only me!"

"I waited for her for three years! Gave her the best of everything!"

"What gives you the right?!"

Lin Yuan simply gave him a faint look.

That gaze...

Was like looking at a clown.