Healing in the Secret Room

The Shen family's ancestral estate, located within the Second Ring Road of the capital.

Thirty meters beneath the backyard lay a secret chamber built from a single, massive piece of top-grade Hetian jade and high-density bulletproof armor.

This was the forbidden ground where successive heads of the Shen family went into secluded cultivation.

It cut off all external signals, and not even the most advanced bunker-buster missiles could penetrate it.

On the white jade bed in the center of the chamber, Ye Qingyu lay quietly.

Her white evening gown had been burned to ashes by the high temperature of her awakened ability earlier; right now, she was covered only by Shen Fei's black trench coat.

Although the luminous cracks on the surface of her skin had healed, her face still bore an extremely dangerous flush.

Her breathing was rapid, and her brows were furrowed in agony.

Although Shen Fei had forcibly devoured a portion of that massive light-element origin, the remaining energy was still like a runaway wild horse, violently crashing through her meridians.

If it wasn't thoroughly sorted and guided back into place, she wouldn't survive the night.

Shen Fei stood beside the jade bed.

He took off his jacket, which had grown somewhat cold from the night wind, and casually tossed it aside.

He was left wearing only a solid black shirt, its sleeves rolled up to his forearms, revealing incredibly sleek and explosive muscles.

"If you were awake right now, the process would be a bit easier to endure."

Shen Fei looked at Ye Qingyu's stunning yet pained face, his tone flat.

"But since you're unconscious, you'll just have to tough it out."

He didn't show the slightest hesitation or tender affection.

He sat directly on the edge of the jade bed, reached out, and pressed his hands onto Ye Qingyu's smooth shoulders.

"Boom!"

The true qi of a peak Grandmaster, mixed with the extremely domineering dark-gold attribute of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art, poured ruthlessly into Ye Qingyu's body like two bolts of black lightning!

"Mmph..."

The unconscious Ye Qingyu let out an extremely pained, muffled groan.

Her body instantly tensed up, as if electrocuted, and she subconsciously tried to struggle.

The sensation was like someone taking a scalding hot knife, forcibly scraping open her blood vessels, and brutally scraping out those rampaging, violent energies bit by bit.

Pain.

A pain that seeped deep into the bone.

But Shen Fei's hands were as steady as Mount Tai, firmly pinning her to the jade bed, rendering her unable to move.

"System, activate meridian x-ray vision."

[Ding!]

[X-ray vision activated.]

In Shen Fei's line of sight, Ye Qingyu's body turned into a translucent, glowing entity.

Those dazzling white motes of light were the origin of her light-element ability.

They were supposed to lie dormant quietly near her heart, but now, due to a forced awakening, they had scattered throughout her limbs and bones, frantically destroying her life force.

Shen Fei closed his eyes.

He focused all his attention.

The Heavenly Demon true qi within his body transformed into countless extremely fine black threads, precisely navigating through every inch of Ye Qingyu's meridians.

This was a maneuver that severely tested one's control.

The slightest mistake would cause the two diametrically opposed energies to detonate inside her body, instantly blowing her into a mist of blood.

But Shen Fei's state of mind was frighteningly steady.

The black threads of true qi chased after those white motes of light.

When encountering docile ones, they forcibly herded them back to the heart.

When encountering frantic, resisting ones...

"Devour!"

Shen Fei coldly shouted in his mind.

The black threads instantly transformed into abyssal maws, directly chewing up, devouring, and converting those disobedient light-element energies into nourishment for his own Heavenly Demon Body!

Time ticked by, minute by minute, second by second.

The temperature inside the secret chamber fluctuated between cold and hot.

A fine layer of sweat also seeped out onto Shen Fei's forehead.

To suppress this SSS-rank ability origin, the true qi consumption within his body was immense. If it were an ordinary martial arts Grandmaster, they probably wouldn't last ten minutes before dying of exhaustion.

Fortunately, he possessed the Heavenly Demon Body.

His true qi was practically in perpetual motion, endlessly regenerating.

During this long tug-of-war, Ye Qingyu's consciousness was in a chaotic state, half-asleep and half-awake.

She felt like a lone boat amidst stormy seas.

Surrounded by endless high temperatures and tearing, agonizing pain.

Just as she was about to give out, her soul on the verge of dissipating...

An extremely domineering, freezing, yet absolutely controlling force forcibly broke into her world.

This force enveloped her tightly.

It dispersed the heat and suppressed the agony.

At this moment, their meridians were completely connected.

This was a connection far deeper than physical intimacy.

It was the resonance of energy and soul.

In her subconscious, Ye Qingyu "saw" the master of that force.

It was a bottomless black ocean.

Berserk.

Cold.

Invincible.

That was Shen Fei's origin.

After feeling this absolutely overwhelming power, Ye Qingyu's soul, which had been trembling in fear, miraculously calmed down.

Women inherently admire the strong.

And in the dimension of supernatural power, this admiration was magnified countless times, transforming into an instinct of submission carved into their very genes.

She no longer struggled.

She even began to actively accommodate that black true qi, allowing it to freely roam, alter, and reshape her body.

She subconsciously reached out her hands.

In her coma, she tightly gripped Shen Fei's arm.

Like a drowning person clinging to the only piece of driftwood.

Gripping it so tightly, refusing to let go no matter what.

An unknown amount of time passed.

"Phew—"

Shen Fei let out a long breath of stale air.

He slowly withdrew his hands that were pressed against Ye Qingyu's shoulders.

The meridian sorting was complete.

By now, the rampaging white lights within Ye Qingyu's body had completely settled down.

They gathered docilely at the location of her heart, forming a microscopic white cocoon of light that contained terrifying vitality.

This meant that not only had Ye Qingyu survived.

But she had also truly crossed the threshold of the supernatural, becoming an Awakened who had initially grasped a light-element ability.

However.

Deepest within her white light cocoon, Shen Fei had left behind a nearly imperceptible trace of dark-gold Heavenly Demon true qi.

This was the method of a villain.

I can save you.

But don't ever think about escaping my control for the rest of your life. With a single thought from Shen Fei, that trace of Heavenly Demon true qi would instantly detonate her origin.

Shen Fei stood up.

He grabbed a towel nearby and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Mmm..."

On the jade bed, Ye Qingyu's long eyelashes fluttered.

She slowly opened her eyes.

Her vision gradually shifted from blurry to clear.

The very first sight that greeted her eyes.

Was Shen Fei's sharply contoured face, bearing a hint of fatigue but remaining as cold as ever.

Memories from before she fainted flooded into her mind like a tide.

The berserk white light.

The despairing agony.

And the words Shen Fei had spoken when he carried her down the stairs: Your life, along with this power of yours, belongs to me.

Ye Qingyu looked down.

She was covered only by a loose men's trench coat.

At a glance, it was obvious she had nothing else on underneath.

Yet at a time like this, she didn't feel any of the so-called shame expected of a noble family's daughter, nor did she scream out like an ordinary girl would.

She simply looked at Shen Fei quietly.

Reminiscing about the ultimate sense of security from their souls intertwining while she was unconscious.

"You're awake."

Shen Fei tossed the towel onto the table.

"How do you feel?"

Ye Qingyu tried clenching her fist.

The burning sensation of being on the verge of exploding at any moment was gone.

In its place was an unprecedented, extremely pure, and powerful force.

She could even feel that, as long as she wished, she could condense that light—capable of melting steel—in the palm of her hand at any time.

"Am I... healed?" Ye Qingyu's voice was a bit hoarse.

"You won't die for the time being."

Shen Fei looked down at her from above.

"The source of your ability has returned to its place. However, your current body is like a broken-down car that just got a nuclear engine installed. Your meridians are too weak to withstand high-intensity energy output."

"For the next three months, report to the Shen family every day. I will teach you how to control it."

It was a commanding tone.

There was no room for negotiation.

Ye Qingyu tightly gripped the edge of the trench coat.

She looked at Shen Fei.

This man had broken Zhao Tianyu's legs and decided the life and death of the Ye family with a single word.

Now, he had forcefully dragged her back from the edge of hell.

She knew that in this lifetime, she would probably never be able to step out of the shadow named "Shen Fei."

But strangely enough.

There wasn't a trace of aversion in her heart.

[Ding!]

[Detected that Ye Qingyu's psychological defenses have completely collapsed.]

[Affection level has broken through 90 points! (Life and death dependence, absolute submission!)]

[Congratulations, Host! Ye Qingyu has completely pledged her loyalty!]

Listening to the system's prompt tone, Shen Fei's eyes remained calm.

"This trench coat is yours."

Shen Fei turned around and walked toward the heavy door of the secret room.

"Put your clothes on and come out. Your grandfather has been waiting for you outside for three hours."

Just as Shen Fei was about to reach the door.

"Shen Fei."

Ye Qingyu suddenly spoke up.

She didn't call him Young Master Shen.

Shen Fei stopped in his tracks and slightly tilted his head.

Wrapped in the black trench coat that was far too large for her, Ye Qingyu stood up from the jade bed.

Barefoot, she stepped onto the cold jade floor.

Looking at Shen Fei's back.

"My life, and my person."

"From today onward, they are yours."

Ye Qingyu's tone lacked the deliberately disguised aloofness and composure she had shown earlier at the Chang'an Club.

There was only an extremely serious determination.

"No matter what you ask me to do. Even if it's to kill someone, or betray the whole world."

"I will absolutely never betray you."

This was the heaviest vow made by a female lead possessing extraordinary power.

Shen Fei didn't look back.

He pushed open the heavy iron door of the secret room.

"Remember what you said today."

"I don't like betrayal."

"If you dare to have second thoughts, just as I could give you this power, I can personally dig it out, along with your heart."

Outside the door.

The living room in the backyard of the Shen family estate was brightly lit.

Leaning on his dragon-headed walking stick, Ye Cangshan paced back and forth anxiously in the living room.

These three hours felt even longer than thirty years to him.

Seeing Shen Fei walk out from the corridor leading to the secret room.

Ye Cangshan immediately went up to meet him, his eyes full of eagerness and apprehension.

"Young Master Shen... Qingyu..."

"Grandpa."

A clear and cold voice came from behind Shen Fei.

Ye Qingyu walked out, wearing Shen Fei's black trench coat.

Although her face was still a bit pale, her steps were steady, and there was even a sharp gleam in her eyes that had never been there before.

"Qingyu! You're alright?!"

Tears streamed down Ye Cangshan's old face as he grabbed his granddaughter's hand.

He could clearly feel that the terrifying energy fluctuation within his granddaughter's body had disappeared.

In its place was a steady and powerful vitality.

"I'm fine now," Ye Qingyu softly comforted her grandfather, then took a step back and stood extremely respectfully by Shen Fei's side.

This positioning made Ye Cangshan's heart jolt.

He was an old fox.

With a single glance, he could see his granddaughter's heartfelt awe and... submission toward Shen Fei.

Ye Cangshan hesitated no longer.

He turned around and faced Shen Fei.

Cupping his hands together, he bowed deeply.

"Young Master Shen."

"Words cannot express my gratitude for this great favor."

"I, Ye Cangshan, do what I say. From now on, the Ye family of the capital will be the Shen family's vanguard!"

"The three major heavy industry groups under the Ye family's name, two military-industrial joint-stock laboratories, and the logistics channels in the five southern provinces—first thing tomorrow morning, I will have someone personally deliver the equity transfer documents to the Shen Group!"

Ye Cangshan had laid his cards directly on the table.

This was also a pledge of allegiance.

Shen Fei sat in the main seat of the living room, picked up the premium Da Hong Pao tea that the servant had just brewed, and took a sip.

"Elder Ye, you are too serious. Since we are family, resource integration is only natural."

Shen Fei put down the teacup.

"For tomorrow's handover, go find Shen Qiuhan. She will handle everything."

"In addition."

Shen Fei raised his eyes to look at Ye Cangshan.

"Put out word for me."

"Just say that the Shen family and the Ye family have officially formed an alliance."

"I'd like to see who else dares to jump out and stick their head up in the muddy waters of the capital."

Ye Cangshan's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately bowed his head in agreement.

He knew.

Starting tomorrow, the entire power structure of the capital would experience a category twelve earthquake.

After seeing off the Ye family grandfather and granddaughter.

It was already four in the morning.

Shen Fei sat alone in the spacious hall.

The system panel unfolded before his eyes.

Chu Ye was dead, Ye Qingyu had been subdued, and the second branch of the family had been purged.

Everything seemed to have entered a track of absolute control.

But Shen Fei knew this was just the beginning.

Those truly troublesome big fish in the capital, those "Sons of Destiny" hiding behind the scenes with heaven-defying luck, had only just caught the scent of blood.

[Ding!]

The system suddenly emitted an unusual prompt tone.

[Detected abnormal funds transferred into the accounts under the Shen Group.]

[Amount: Three billion RMB.]

[Source: Deep dark web money laundering channels that the system cannot trace.]

Shen Fei slightly raised an eyebrow.

Three billion?

And it was laundered dirty money?

"Find out who sent it," Shen Fei ordered.

[Retrieving the Shen Group's internal monitoring and fund flows...]

[Identified.]

[The funds are the premium paid by a recently emerged 'mysterious nouveau riche' in the capital, who maliciously bid on an abandoned plot of land under the Shen family's name through an underground auction house tonight.]

[Target character: Lu Bai.]

[Core cheat code: "Divine Tycoon Simp Cashback System".]

Looking at the information popping up on the light screen.

An extremely obvious hint of a smile finally appeared in Shen Fei's cold eyes.

It was the smile of a capitalist seeing the highest quality leeks ready for harvest.

"Divine Tycoon System?"

"Going around giving people money, huh?"

Shen Fei stood up and stretched. His bones made a series of cracking sounds.

"I'm getting a bit tired of all the fighting and killing."

"Tomorrow."

"I'll go catch an ATM to play with."