Taming the Two Beauties (Part 2)

Two days later.

Basement level of the Shen family villa.

Ling Shuang and Ling Xue's injuries had mostly healed.

Shen Fei hadn't come to see them over the past two days. He only had someone deliver their meals and medicine on time, providing them with top-tier food and supplies.

But the two sisters had not been at ease during these two days.

Because they both knew clearly that the residual poison was still in their bodies.

Only five days remained of the seven-day deadline.

Shen Fei held their lives in his hands.

Ling Xue had been noticeably more anxious over the past two days.

She paced back and forth in the room, restless. Several times she wanted to rush out and demand the antidote from Shen Fei, but Ling Shuang stopped her.

"What's the rush? He won't let us die."

Ling Shuang leaned against the headboard, her eyes closed as she rested.

"He went through so much trouble to save us; it wasn't to watch us die from poison. He is waiting."

"Waiting for what?"

"Waiting for us to accept reality."

Ling Xue bit her lip and fell silent.

She knew her sister was right.

But knowing it was one thing; accepting it was another.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Knock, knock, knock.

Three knocks, neither light nor heavy.

Ling Shuang opened her eyes, and Ling Xue stopped pacing.

The door was pushed open from the outside.

Shen Fei walked in.

Today, he wore a dark gray, thin sweater, the sleeves pushed up to his elbows, revealing his well-defined forearms.

He looked casual and languid, yet the aura surrounding him was still so strong it was suffocating.

He held a small black wooden box in his hand, about the size of a palm.

"Come with me."

Without any extra pleasantries, Shen Fei turned and left.

Ling Shuang and Ling Xue exchanged a glance and followed him.

Shen Fei led them to a room at the end of the basement corridor.

The room wasn't large. In the center sat a wide, soft daybed, surrounded by a few warm yellow lamps.

A faint scent of sandalwood filled the air.

"Sit."

Shen Fei pointed to the daybed.

The two hesitated for a moment before taking their seats on the daybed one after the other.

Shen Fei opened the wooden box in his hand.

Inside lay nine golden needles, neatly arranged and as fine as cow hair.

Each golden needle gleamed with a faint luster. Upon closer inspection, one could see extremely fine patterns engraved on the needles.

Ling Shuang's gaze fell upon the golden needles, her pupils shrinking slightly.

Although she didn't understand medicine, having been immersed in an assassination organization for years, she had some knowledge of various obscure and unorthodox methods.

Golden needles engraved with such patterns were definitely not ordinary medical instruments.

"What are these?"

Ling Shuang asked.

Shen Fei didn't answer directly. Instead, he said something that stunned both sisters.

"Inside your bodies, aside from the residual poison of the Seven-Step Soul-Chasing Powder, there is something else."

Ling Shuang's expression changed slightly.

Ling Xue was also taken aback.

"Something else? What is it?"

Shen Fei looked at them, his tone calm.

"Heart-Locking Gu."

As these words fell, the temperature in the room seemed to drop ten degrees.

Ling Shuang's body suddenly stiffened!

Ling Xue's face instantly turned deathly pale!

Heart-Locking Gu!

They knew what this was!

The assassination organization implanted a Heart-Locking Gu into every assassin they trained during their childhood. This Gu insect lurked deep within the heart meridian. Normally, it showed no signs, but as soon as the organization's Gu Master issued a command, the insect would instantly devour the heart!

Death within three seconds!

Incurable by any medicine!

This was the organization's ultimate method of controlling its assassins, and the deepest nightmare in the hearts of all assassins.

They had known since childhood that this thing was inside them.

But they had always thought that after leaving the organization, as long as they hid far enough away, the Mother Gu wouldn't be able to sense them.

Now Shen Fei was telling them that the Gu was still there!

"How do you know!"

Ling Xue's voice pitched up.

Shen Fei didn't explain. He just said faintly,

"Feel the position of your heart meridian for yourselves."

Ling Shuang immediately closed her eyes, channeling her inner energy into her heart meridian.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

Her eyes snapped open, filled with sheer horror!

Deepest within her heart meridian, an extremely tiny, living cluster was slowly squirming!

If she hadn't deliberately probed for it, it would be utterly impossible to detect!

It was like a time bomb, quietly lying next to her heart, ready to be detonated at any moment!

Ling Xue sensed it too, her face as white as paper.

"What do we do... Sister, what do we do!"

Ling Xue's voice was trembling.

She wasn't afraid of dying.

But she was afraid of dying like this.

With no dignity, no room for resistance—the organization could make them die like bugs with a single thought.

They thought they were free once they escaped.

But as long as the Heart-Locking Gu remained, they would forever be slaves to the organization!

Forever!

Ling Shuang clenched her fists so tightly that her nails pierced her palms, drawing blood.

She looked at Shen Fei, the pride and coldness in her eyes mostly shattered.

"Since you brought up the Heart-Locking Gu, do you have a way to cure it?"

Shen Fei picked up a golden needle, twirling it lightly between his fingers.

"If I didn't have a way, why would I mention it?"

Ling Shuang shuddered all over!

He could cure the Heart-Locking Gu!

How was this possible!

The Heart-Locking Gu was an ancient Gu technique the organization obtained from the secret realms of Miaojiang. It was said that no one in the world could remove it except the Gu Master themselves!

But Shen Fei said he could!

Ling Shuang no longer cared to doubt him.

"I beg you!"

When these words came out of Ling Shuang's mouth, even she found it unbelievable.

She had never begged anyone in her entire life.

Never.

But in this moment, she said those words.

Not for herself.

It was for Ling Xue.

Shen Fei glanced at her.

"Lie down and take off your top."

Ling Shuang froze.

Ling Xue also froze.

"The Gu insect is located at the heart meridian. I need to apply the needles to your chest. Through clothes, the needle's force cannot penetrate."

Shen Fei's tone was very flat, though he also felt a slight tinge of strangeness in his heart.

Ling Shuang's face grew slightly hot.

She was an assassin, not a squeamish young lady.

Hesitating for less than two seconds, she directly unzipped her jacket and took off her top, revealing the black, semi-transparent sports bra she wore underneath.

She lay down on the daybed, exposing a large expanse of snow-white skin.

Her collarbones were exquisite, her waist slender, her lower abdomen flat and tight. Years of training had made her body lines perfectly flawless.

But her skin was also covered in scars of all sizes.

Knife wounds, gunshot wounds, burns—each scar was a record of a life-and-death struggle.

Beauty and cruelty coexisted.

Shen Fei's gaze didn't linger on her body for even a second.

He pulled over a chair and sat next to the daybed. He placed two fingers of his left hand on Ling Shuang's wrist and pinched the first golden needle with his right hand.

"It might hurt a bit. Endure it."

As his voice faded, the golden needle pierced in!

The first needle, Shanzhong acupoint.

Ling Shuang let out a muffled groan, her body arching slightly.

The moment the needle tip penetrated, a scorching power surged through the golden needle into her meridians, heading straight for the depths of her heart meridian!

The writhing Gu insect seemed to sense the threat; it abruptly shrank and began to struggle frantically!

Ling Shuang felt as if her heart was viciously gripped by an invisible hand, and agonizing pain spread throughout her entire body!

She clenched her jaw tight, her forehead instantly covered in beads of sweat.

Shen Fei's expression remained unchanged as the second needle fell.

Juque acupoint.

Third needle, Zhongting acupoint.

Fourth needle, Jiuwei acupoint.

Every needle was incomparably precise, each one pressing directly toward the core of the heart meridian!

The application techniques of the Gu-Breaking Art were as clear as a textbook in Shen Fei's mind. The angle, depth, and force of every needle were absolutely flawless.

Forced into a corner by the power of the golden needles, the Gu worm let out a silent shriek!

Ling Shuang's body trembled violently. Her hands gripped the edge of the soft couch so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

It hurt.

It hurt so much.

It felt as if someone had reached into her chest and was forcefully tearing out something growing on her heart!

But she didn't make a sound.

Assassins do not cry out in pain.

The fifth needle!

The sixth needle!

The seventh needle!

Shen Fei's hand speed grew faster and faster. The golden needles fluttered between his fingers like streaks of golden lightning.

The moment the eighth needle settled, a small bulge suddenly appeared on the surface of the skin over Ling Shuang's chest!

The bulge squirmed under the skin for a few moments before being pinned down by the ninth needle!

Shen Fei gave a fierce pull!

The ninth golden needle was pulled out, bringing with it a black bug the size of a fingernail!

The bug was pitch-black all over, covered in dense, tiny legs. It twisted desperately on the golden needle, making a squeaking sound.

The moment Ling Xue saw that thing, her scalp went numb, and she almost cried out!

This was the Heart-Locking Gu!

To think this thing had been clinging to her sister's heart all along!

Expressionless, Shen Fei flicked the Gu worm from the golden needle into a porcelain bowl nearby.

After leaving its host, the Gu worm rapidly dried up and shriveled, turning into a pile of black ash within seconds.

Ling Shuang lay on the soft couch, panting heavily, her entire body drenched in sweat.

But her eyes lit up.

That faint discomfort of being parasitized by a foreign object deep in her heart meridians had completely vanished!

Cleaned out completely!

Not a single trace remained!

She was free!

The shackles planted next to her heart since birth had been picked out by this man using nine golden needles!

Before Ling Shuang could say anything, Shen Fei had already turned to Ling Xue.

"It's your turn."

This time, Ling Xue did not resist at all.

She almost couldn't wait to take off her jacket and lie down on the soft couch, as if she had completely forgotten what she had said yesterday.

Shen Fei took out nine new golden needles and repeated the process.

Ling Xue's reaction was much stronger than Ling Shuang's.

With the very first needle, she arched her back in pain, tears welling up uncontrollably.

But she bit her lip fiercely, refusing to cry out.

By the fifth needle, she truly couldn't bear it anymore and subconsciously grabbed Shen Fei's wrist.

Her hand was trembling, her fingertips icy cold.

But Shen Fei's wrist was as steady as a rock, not moving an inch.

"Four needles left. Endure it."

Shen Fei's voice was deep and steady, acting as a stabilizing force.

Ling Xue gritted her teeth. She didn't let go, but she didn't struggle anymore either.

The sixth needle.

The seventh needle.

The eighth needle.

The ninth needle!

Another pitch-black Gu worm was pulled out!

Flicked into the porcelain bowl, it turned to ash.

Ling Xue collapsed on the soft couch, panting heavily, her face covered in tears.

Yet the corners of her mouth curled up slightly and unconsciously.

Because she felt it too.

The thing in her heart meridians that had always been there, the thing that had terrified her for over a decade, was gone.

Truly gone.

She had been controlled by the organization since birth and had never truly been free.

The Heart-Locking Gu was like an invisible chain tied to her heart, constantly reminding her that she was just a tool, that her life did not belong to herself.

But now, the chain was broken.

For the first time, she felt what it meant to be alive.

Not just lingering on its last breath.

But truly, completely, living a life that belonged to her.

Ling Xue lay on the soft couch, looking at the lights overhead, tears silently streaming down her face.

It wasn't because of the pain.

It was because of freedom.

Shen Fei stood up and put the golden needles back into the wooden box.

"The Gu has been removed. From now on, your organization can no longer control you."

He picked up two jade-green pills he had prepared nearby and placed them in front of the two girls.

"This is the second antidote pill. It will clear out the residual poison of the Seven-Step Soul-Chasing Powder as well. Once you take it, you will have absolutely nothing left to worry about."

Ling Shuang reached out, took the pill, glanced at it, and tilted her head back to swallow it.

The moment the medicine's power entered her body, the last trace of cold poison deep in her meridians was completely disintegrated!

Ling Xue also took hers.

The same effect.

The poison was cleared.

The Gu was removed.

From now on, they were no longer anyone's tools, no longer slaves to any organization.

They were free.

And the person who gave them this freedom was standing right in front of them.

Ling Shuang got off the soft couch and straightened her clothes.

She looked at Shen Fei and remained silent for a few seconds.

Then, this Heaven-rank assassin, who had never bowed her head to anyone since she was a child, dropped to one knee.

Her movements were crisp and decisive, without any hesitation.

"From now on, my, Ling Shuang's, life is yours."

"Whoever you want me to kill, I will kill."

"I will go through fire and water and will not hesitate even if it means dying ten thousand times."

Her voice was not loud, but every word was sonorous and forceful, echoing with conviction.

This was not a forced pledge of allegiance.

This was submission from the bottom of her heart.

Shen Fei had saved their lives, cured their poison, removed their Gu, and given them weapons and dignity.

Although this man's methods were domineering, from beginning to end, he had never truly harmed them in the slightest.

What he gave them was more than everything they had ever received in their entire lives combined.

The moment Ling Shuang knelt, Ling Xue also stood up.

She wiped the tears from her face, her lips trembling.

That phrase, "One day I will kill you," seemed utterly ridiculous to her now.

She walked up to Shen Fei and also dropped to one knee.

She knelt even faster than her sister.

"I... I, Ling Xue..."

Her voice choked up for a moment, and she sniffled.

"I will follow you from now on, too."

She looked up, gazing at Shen Fei with red eyes.

"But... you are not allowed to make us act as tools again."

Shen Fei looked down at the two sisters kneeling before him.

One was as cold as frost, the other teary-eyed.

One was decisive in killing, the other stubborn and unyielding.

Two girls who had been raised as tools since childhood had, for the first time as human beings, chosen whom to pledge their loyalty to.

Shen Fei reached out and held each of their shoulders.

"Get up."

"Following me, you are not tools."

"You are my people."

Just three simple sentences.

Ling Shuang's eyes finally turned red.

Ling Xue threw herself forward directly, hugging Shen Fei's waist and crying loudly.

Shen Fei didn't push her away.

He just stood there, letting this rebellious little assassin rub all her tears and snot on his sweater worth tens of thousands.

His hand gently patted the back of Ling Xue's head.

A very faint trace of a smile flashed deep in his eyes.

Subjugation complete.

In his mind, the system prompt sounded right on time.

[Ding!]

[Host has successfully subdued the Child of Fortune's core fateful figures—Ling Shuang, Ling Xue!]

[Subjugation method evaluation: Detoxification and saving lives + Removing the Heart-Locking Gu + Returning freedom. Evaluation grade: Perfect!]

[Fortune Plunder activated!]

[Child of Fortune Ye Chen's Fortune Value: -500!]

[Current Ye Chen Fortune Value: 8588 -> 8088]

[Host's Fortune Value: +500!]

[Current Host Fortune Value: 600 -> 1100]

[Extra Reward: Ling Shuang's Affection Level increased to 95 (Diehard Loyalty), Ling Xue's Affection Level increased to 90 (Diehard Loyalty)!]

Shen Fei glanced at the panel data.

Ye Chen's Fortune Value had dropped by another 500, down to 8088.

And his own Fortune Value had risen to 1100.

The gap was narrowing.

And this was only the beginning.

Shen Fei gently pushed away Ling Xue, who was still clinging to him.

"Done crying?"

Ling Xue sniffled and quickly stepped back. She secretly wiped away her tears, her ears so red they looked as if they could drip blood.

"Who is crying! I just got sand in my eyes!"

Shen Fei didn't expose her lie.

He turned and walked toward the door, speaking his final words with his back to the two of them.

"Get a good rest."

"In a couple of days, I will need you to do something for me."

"What is it?" Ling Shuang asked.

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

A faint smile appeared on his lips.

"Some blind fool brought over a hundred guys and crashed my turf."

"I need you to help me send him on his way."

His tone was calm.

But his killing intent was palpable.