445: Chapter 445 Heart of Desire

Chapter 445: Heart of Desire

It was absolutely mortifying.

So what if she was bitten? What was the big deal? She was a member of the Moon Shadow Demon Sect; she shouldn't have any weaknesses!

She kept comforting herself.

Finally, she threw herself onto the bed, thinking that if she fell asleep, her heart wouldn't be troubled anymore.

But the scent of that stinky man assailed her again, making her face flush even redder.

A quarter of an hour later.

Lin Yu arrived at the desolate ancient city according to the address on the map.

He didn't reveal any of his aura, instead moving invisibly by utilizing the Space Assimilation Technique.

With his current attainments and cultivation, let alone a Great Perfection Immortal Venerable, even a Saint Immortal might not be able to detect him.

Of course, he couldn't let any trace of his aura leak out.

And this time, he wasn't rescuing anyone, merely investigating the situation, so he wouldn't reveal his aura.

As for Jiang Qing, he had him stay with Gu Qinglan.

He wasn't needed here for now.

Soon, he circled the outer city.

Just as Gu Qinglan had said, there wasn't a single guard.

Moreover, the entire city, apart from a manor in the city center, was extremely dilapidated and devoid of life.

Another half an hour later, he found the Immortal Venerable Realm mid-stage expert Gu Qinglan had mentioned.

However, the scene was a bit eye-watering.

It seemed they believed no one would come here, as they were completely unguarded, pulling a man...

Lin Yu didn't linger and headed directly towards the manor in the center.

The outer perimeter had been thoroughly investigated, largely matching what Gu Qinglan had described.

Next, he would observe the Luo family's expert, look for any weaknesses, and then go see Shen Yixue.

As he walked, he already had two general ideas in mind.

One was to find a weakness in the Luo family's guard, kill him in one blow, and then take the person away.

The second was to find a way to get this person away, so his attention wasn't on Shen Yixue, allowing him to use the Space Assimilation Technique to take Shen Yixue away.

As long as he could get her out of this ancient city, it would be much easier.

“Hmm… something’s not right!”

Suddenly, Lin Yu, hidden deep within the void, stopped.

His brows furrowed slightly.

At this moment, he had already entered the manor.

Calling it a manor, it was actually just a slightly larger old house.

Not only was it quiet, but it was uniformly dark gray, with not a single trace of greenery in the entire estate, making it appear exceptionally oppressive.

The kind that could make one's state of mind collapse over time.

He truly didn't know how Shen Yixue had endured a thousand years in such a lonely and monotonous empty house.

If it were him, he would surely go mad.

However, this wasn't what made him feel something was wrong.

It was the guards here.

There weren't one guard as Gu Qinglan had said, but two.

An old woman and an old man, both at the Great Perfection Immortal Venerable Realm.

And at this moment, the two were arguing incessantly.

Lin Yu had never seen these two before; clearly, they were the two leading experts Jiang Qing had investigated.

They were completely unaware of Lin Yu's arrival, but Lin Yu heard all of their bickering.

At the same time, the solemnity on his face deepened.

These two old folks were originally a couple, considered an old husband and wife, and their mission this time was to take Shen Yixue away.

This was the person personally designated by the Luo family head.

For this, a bottle of Saint Immortal-level pills was even given to the Moon Shadow Demon Sect leader.

It was both a transaction and a hush money.

This was one reason for Lin Yu's solemn expression.

During their argument, he learned that the Demon Sect leader, Chen Hong, had already broken through to the Saint Immortal Realm with the help of those pills.

This was definitely bad news for him.

And there was another piece of bad news.

That was, Shen Yixue had attempted suicide, just today, but she didn't succeed.

She was rescued by that old woman.

It was this incident that caused the two to argue fiercely.

The old woman had always wanted to complete the mission according to the family head's instructions and bring the person back.

But the old man had developed other intentions; he wanted to claim Shen Yixue for himself.

As the saying goes, a general outside has some leeway with orders, and it's the same for a family.

The star domain they were in was very far from the Luo family; even if they used teleportation arrays all the way, it would take one or two years.

The family couldn't control them now.

As long as they hid, they would never be found.

With the Dual Cultivation Body of Myriad Laws, if he claimed her for himself and dual cultivated with her, he would have a great chance of breaking through the Great Perfection Immortal Venerable bottleneck, and he could escape the fate of his lifespan nearing its end.

It was because of their differing opinions that they had reached this stalemate.

Previously, the old woman had always been guarding here, preventing the old man from cheating.

Today, the old man was truly unwilling to wait any longer, so he devised a way to send the old woman away, intending to force himself on her.

But unexpectedly, Shen Yixue was very strong-willed and directly attempted suicide.

This also alerted the departing old woman, who immediately rushed back, leading to the current scene of bickering.

Lin Yu understood clearly.

Shen Yixue was just lucky this time; the old man hadn't anticipated her suicide, so he didn't succeed.

But next time, it might not be the case.

Most critically, this old man seemed to have murderous intent towards the old woman.

As the saying goes, those involved are confused, while bystanders are clear.

The old woman had no perception, but he felt the murderous intent in the old man's eyes.

As soon as this old woman died, Shen Yixue would inevitably be...

And there would be no possibility of suicide.

【Little Lin, are you in trouble? Do you need this System to help you?】

Just as Lin Yu was deep in thought, suddenly, the System's slightly teasing voice sounded in his mind.

“You have a way?”

Lin Yu was startled; he hadn't expected this guy, the System, to appear at this moment.

【Of course, you don’t even look at who I am!】

“Tell me!”

If there was a free tool, why not use it?

【Hehe, I have a Heart of Desire here. As long as you crush it, everything within a hundred-meter radius will be enveloped by it. It can make the desires in everyone's hearts within that range rapidly expand. Do you… want it?】

The System's voice was full of temptation.

Heart of Desire?

Lin Yu was momentarily stunned.

He had thought this guy, the System, had some direct method, but it turned out to be just an item.

However, if this thing were used at this moment, it would indeed be very useful.

His thoughts raced.

Within a hundred-meter radius, that would include Shen Yixue and the two who were still arguing.

The most obvious desire was that of the old man.

Not only his possessive desire for Shen Yixue, but also his murderous intent towards the old woman.

If it expanded rapidly, the two would inevitably start fighting directly.

This was good news for him.

If the two started fighting, he might be able to take the person away amidst the chaos.

But, he didn't know if Shen Yixue would also be affected.

Logically speaking, the current Shen Yixue should have no desires left.

If she did, it would be her longing for Su Fan and her daughter.

And there was another problem.

If he crushed the Heart of Desire, he would inevitably be exposed, and he didn't know if the murderous intent in the old man's heart would shift to him.