Chapter Seventeen: The Deadly Threat
"It's almost time."
"Alright, then the feast begins."
...
Huan woke up groggily.
It was pitch black all around, and I tentatively reached out and groped around... There was nothing there.
"You're finally awake." Mo Yin's voice came from the darkness, but it was no longer as gentle and graceful as before.
"Uh, I haven't formally apologized to you yet..."
Huan struggled to her feet.
"Apologize?" Mo Yin was a little surprised by this person's slow thinking. "Even at this point, you still don't understand your situation?"
What was her situation? Huan then remembered what had happened before...
Coffee...and then I passed out...At that moment...I saw her crying, and it seemed like she was saying she would never forgive...
Could it be!
Huan finally found her balance in the darkness and stood up: "Did you put a drug in my coffee?"
The room suddenly became brightly lit, with huge searchlights shining all around him—so bright he couldn't open his eyes.
“You finally understand…you deserve to be punished!” Mo Yin stood on the second-floor steps, staring coldly at him.
Slowly adjusting to the bright lights, I squinted as I surveyed my surroundings—
It was a huge, empty room, somewhat like a warehouse, but not a warehouse. Several terrifying-looking men stood around the perimeter, and in the center was a strangely shaped bed. Next to it was… a rack of torture instruments? But what kind of torture instruments were those?
Huan felt his whole body trembling, filled with unprecedented panic and fear—when he saw the instruments of torture, he seemed to understand Mo Yin's intentions as well.
“Let me make this clear first, don’t expect Heng to come to your rescue!” Mo Yin’s expression was somewhat smug. “Although what Sonas tried to do to you didn’t succeed, he still managed to get his hands on you. I took the parts of his body that touched you and studied them. Then, based on your DNA, I custom-made this cell specifically designed to hide your scent… Even Heng would never be able to find this place!”
Huan suddenly remembered something she had felt fortunate about on the plane... but she never imagined she would have to face it again...
At that time, he firmly told himself that he would rather die than let others taint his body, which belonged only to Heng... Now, his choice is the same, without any change.
"You'd better not do anything reckless, unless you want to kill your cutest little sister!" She pointed casually, and a large screen appeared on the entire wall.
The image on the screen—it was Elsa!
Elsa's mouth was tightly sealed shut, and she was bound to a huge frame, her eyes filled with pain and panic... Wait! What are those dark clumps around her?
Mo Yin clapped his hands lightly, and someone opened the door, dragging in a bloody, mangled mess... followed by—
That's it!
At such close range, Huan finally saw clearly—it was dark...an animal! Blood was still on its mouth...a beast even larger than a bear!
"You should take a look at this first—" Mo Yin kicked the bloody mess closer to him so he could see it clearly.
It's actually a demon princess!
"Oni-hime!" Huan felt her blood rush to her brain, wanting to rush through, but found that she couldn't move an inch.
"You should be grateful to me. It was her arrogance and gullibility that led you to this state. I have already executed her for you."
As soon as Mo Yin finished speaking, he whistled, and the beast charged directly at the corpse of the Ghost Princess. In an instant, the corpse's arms were torn off and chewed on.
"No...please...no..."
Huan knelt down with a thud.
No... This ghost princess, a complete stranger, has already given everything for him... even her life... No... Her remains cannot be trampled upon like this!
Mo Yin laughed; this man's pedantry was exactly what she had expected. She whistled again to make the thing stop.
"You wouldn't want your sister to suffer like that, would you? It would hurt terribly to be torn apart alive." Mo Yin's expression changed. "Then you'd better not do anything reckless and behave yourself..."
Want to end your life? Dream on!
She wanted to teach him what it meant to be unable to live and unable to die!
He wanted to use his humiliation to wash away the sorrow he had endured over the years!
But that's not enough!
Huan's body completely lost its strength under the immense emotional turmoil, and she collapsed to the ground.
Even death... isn't allowed?
Elsa...
Loku said that Elsa loved him, and she had been struggling alone to uphold that love... Although he couldn't reciprocate with the same love, he absolutely couldn't let her suffer such a terrible fate!
I... have already dragged too many people down with me...
Heng betrayed the entire organization and even abandoned his wife for him...
Peso almost lost his right arm because of her...
Ghost Princess and Qina even risked their lives...
And him... what kind of protection is he talking about? Who can he protect in this state? He'll only keep dragging those around him down, putting more people in danger... and causing more people to be heartbroken...
He... has absolutely no value!
Now, no matter what, he must protect Elsa!
There was no other choice... I could never see Heng again.
A tear dripped down his cheek and onto the ground; the sound could even be heard.
The screen on the wall suddenly disappeared, and someone came in and took away the beast along with the corpse of the Oni Princess.
Mo Yin turned away.
“Fei Lu—” she called out one of the men’s names in a condescending tone, “This feast is yours to enjoy. You can have as much fun as you like.”
After saying that, he left without looking back.
...
“The show is over.” Mo Yin stood in front of the huge frame, stroking the beasts.
Elsa easily loosened the ropes binding her hands and feet and stood there without any panic.
If Huan knew that the mastermind behind all of this was none other than his beloved sister, whom he most wanted to save... Mo Yin wondered what he would think.
Reality is truly cruel.
"Aren't you going to watch this feast?" Elsa asked, noticing her lack of interest.
"Why do you want to visit?" Morgan asked back.
If both of them did such despicable things because of love turned to hate, then Mo Yin felt that she was at least much kinder than Elsa.
Just how ruthless can this woman be?
"This magnificent banquet is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity... and we might even pay the price with our lives for it... Why wouldn't I attend such a precious event?"
As Elsa spoke, she turned on the screen next to her and watched everything that was happening over there through the surveillance system.
"The price of life? What you're talking about isn't even a miracle, it's pure fantasy. I have no interest in that. You can enjoy it while you can."
Mo Yin headed straight for the elevator; she wanted to hurry back up to "welcome" the man's arrival!
...
Fei Lu sat on the bed, scanning Huan's entire body with lewd eyes. The others around him also gathered behind him with ill intentions.
A pretty good man.
He never expected that Lord Moyin would entrust him with such a wonderful task, and as long as he pleased the lord, he could even be promoted to a nobleman.
Of course... if he knew who this man was, he probably wouldn't think that way.
"Take off all your clothes and come here—"
His face, full of fat, trembled with excitement.
Huan stood up, head down, not wanting to see Fei Lu's disgusting face.
Clothes... one by one fell to the ground... accompanied by tears of humiliation streaming down her face...
Only in this way can Elsa be saved... He himself has no value... He will never let Heng see his filthy body again... Once Elsa is released... he can leave him forever.
...
In Moyin's palace—
"What's going on this time? With your warning, I haven't dared to touch your treasure again."
Despite reciting the lines she had discussed with Elsa beforehand, Mo Yin's smile was genuine... Every time she saw Heng... she felt genuinely happy, and even though this man wanted to kill her, she couldn't change that feeling.
"I haven't asked you anything yet, are you just admitting it?" Heng said with a stern face.
He couldn't relax at all because the whole thing was so strange.
If the rings were missing, he would immediately think of Morgan or Elsa, without hesitation.
But how come even Oni-hime has disappeared?
Putting aside the fact that no one else could possibly harm the Oni Princess, even if Mo Yin or Elsa were to intervene, the Oni Princess, despite being less skilled, should still be able to escape injured and return to his side...
Oni-hime is so intelligent... and he has no doubt about her loyalty... he shouldn't doubt it... so why?
"Are you unsure in your heart? Unsure about Ghost Princess's loyalty?" Mo Yin followed his train of thought and guided him further. "I've heard about the disappearance of two people. You know Noah's intelligence agency. I haven't done anything wrong. Besides... you've already analyzed it, haven't you... even if I wanted to, I couldn't do it."
He thought it was only natural for her and Elsa to be together, but he never imagined that these two natural enemies would cooperate—that was the crux of the problem!
"I have never doubted her loyalty to me!" Heng's tone lacked persuasiveness because... he had reason to doubt her loyalty to Huan...
A woman who shares the same motives as Mo Yin, he clearly knows about Gui Ji's feelings but keeps turning a blind eye and lets her guard the ring... because he is confident that he can control her!
But now... in this situation...
"If Oni-hime is indeed acting out of the mindset you're thinking, and wants to destroy the ring... would you kill her?" Mo Yin suddenly asked.
Heng paused for a moment, seemingly lost in thought.
"Won't--"
"Why?" Mo Yin was puzzled, and his expression became complicated.
The Demon Princess was long gone; what she wanted to know was her own fate. Not kill her? How could that be… Could it be that she couldn't bear to part with her? No, could it be that she couldn't bear to part with the Demon Princess? That was even more impossible!
"To destroy the beloved's cherished possessions when faced with an unattainable lover, and then consider being killed by them as a perfect ending... That's too boring, Huan would be angry. It's better to let her be forgotten... That would be more like punishment." When Huan was mentioned, Heng's face was filled with a rare smile. He didn't know when it started, but his way of thinking had also been influenced by Huan. "Find him, take him away, no matter if he is alive or dead or what kind of harm he has suffered, take him away from the pain, and protect him forever."
Even in death, they would protect him? This is the lover who offers unwavering love!
Mo Yin clenched his fists behind his back, his nails digging into his palms until they bled.
"Heng! Save Huan!" Elsa suddenly rushed out, grabbed Heng's hand, and gasped for breath.
Morgan Stanley was shocked! This wasn't what had been agreed upon beforehand!
What is this insidious woman up to?! If Heng hadn't been there, she would have turned on him on the spot... But now, she can't shoot herself in the foot, she can only wait and see... Elsa anticipated this, which is why she chose the right moment to appear!
"What's going on?" Heng indeed lost his mind when it came to Huan.
"Huan is trapped about 800 meters underground. Only you can save him!" Elsa gasped for breath and pulled him toward the elevator without further ado.
That... is indeed the only direct elevator that can take you to Huan...
Heng was pushed into the elevator by her, and the door closed automatically.
There's definitely something wrong here, and if it's only 800 meters, why can't he sense Ring's presence...? He could easily reach her and grab Elsa first... But his intuition tells him Ring is here! It's a lover's intuition. And saving Ring is the priority!
Before Elsa could react, Mo Yin reached out and grabbed her by the throat.
What exactly do you want?
“Hmph,” Elsa sneered, “If he can’t find the ring, let him spend his whole life steadfastly searching for his lover; or if he’s discovered, let him die at the hands of his lover, or even if he can’t have his way, he’ll take his own life—can’t you stop being as ridiculous as he says?”
Mo Yin hesitated, then released his grip: "So, do you have a better suggestion?"
“Let’s run away together,” Elsa said casually.
"Escape?" This time it was Mo Yin's turn to chuckle. "What kind of idea is that? And do you and I even think we can escape his grasp?"
“If he wanted to chase after me, I would have died the moment I pushed him onto the elevator. Given Huan-ge's current condition, he can't possibly catch up immediately. Besides—” Elsa gave her a meaningful look, “Let's buy ourselves some more time. This is only the end of the first half of the play; we need to prepare for the second half… Leaving the stage early isn't the mark of a good actor…”
...
The torment of purgatory always seems exceptionally long.
...and so it was as if countless centuries had passed.
With his eyes closed, he was nothing but a soulless shell, sustained only by the aphrodisiacs forced upon him, used and wantonly defiled by these beastly men for their amusement…
Is he going to die...?
Who is that?
Standing vaguely in his line of sight, even as he stared at the ceiling… that person would be there watching him. It felt so familiar; he was smiling gently at him, a warm smile…
It feels like we've known each other for ages... that expression is just like it was twenty-two years ago...
This happened twenty-two years ago...
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