Xue Junli's expression was complicated: "You said Shen Yuan finally put his hand into your heart?"
Xiao Tangqiu couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart. His body seemed to automatically recall the feeling at that time. He subconsciously reached out and touched his chest: "Yes, it hurts..."
Xue Junli was silent for a moment, then sneered, "Then he should be in much more pain than you!"
Tang Mianmian couldn't help but retort, "But Qiuqiu was in pain too! He was also cut open alive by someone!"
Xue Junli gave Tang Mianmian a cold look, and Tang Mianmian immediately shrank back behind Xiao Tangqiu in fear.
Xue Junli ignored Tang Mianmian. He looked at Xiao Tangqiu coldly and said, "Shen Yuan's pain was a hundred times greater than yours. You were parasitized by Lepnobet at the time. If your heart had also been eroded by the demon, you would have completely become a demon... He used his own body to devour the fragment of the 'demon's heart' that invaded your heart. No matter how much pain you suffer, his pain is a hundred times, a thousand times, yours."
"The devil's heart? Fragments?" Xiao Tangqiu muttered these words blankly, not knowing how to react for a moment.
"The Abyss Demon split his heart into several pieces. Each piece is a special item called the Demon's Heart. Anyone who obtains the Demon's Heart, if unable to withstand its powerful force, will be reduced to a mindless, low-level demon. Anyone who can withstand the power of the Demon's Heart will gain the powerful power contained within it, but at the same time, they will gradually lose their mind as they become stronger, and eventually become a complete demon."
Xue Junli's tone was calm and unperturbed: "You should be thankful that you didn't become a low-level demon that lost its mind, while Shen Yuan has become one step closer to the devil..."
One step closer to the devil...
Xiao Tangqiu listened to Xue Junli's words blankly without reacting for a long time. Although he had vaguely guessed that Shen Yuan's current condition might not be very good, he did not expect it to be so bad.
According to Xue Junli, the devil's heart can turn a person into a low-level monster without mind. If Shen Yuan had not taken action at that time, he would have become a low-level monster now... But why did Shen Yuan save him at that time?
The atmosphere in the entire reception room was extremely solemn. Even Tang Mianmian, who was a little confused about the situation, didn't dare to say a word. Xiao Tangqiu was silent for a moment, and then he asked with difficulty, "Then what will happen if Shen Yuan absorbs the demon's heart in my body? How is he now?"
Xue Junli said calmly, "I don't know. We've tried everything, but nothing can bring him back to life. That's why we brought you here with this last glimmer of hope... Almost no one can withstand the immense power of a demon's heart, even just a piece. At least Shen Yuan is the only person we know of who has absorbed a demon's heart so far."
"As for someone who absorbed two demon heart fragments at the same time... We haven't heard of such a person before. This situation is unprecedented, and we don't have any precedents to refer to."
Xiao Tangqiu hesitated for a moment, and finally mustered up the courage to ask, "Can I meet him?"
Xue Junli asked coldly: "Do you have a way to wake him up?"
"I have no choice. I just want to..." Xiao Tangqiu bit his lip. Although he knew how unconvincing his words were, he still gritted his teeth and continued, "I just want to... see with my own eyes his... current situation..."
"What will happen if I let you see it?" Yu Fuling said coldly, "Does that mean Brother Chen will wake up?"
Celluloid also snorted: "That's right! It was because of you that Brother Chen forcibly absorbed the second piece of the devil's heart fragment and fell into a coma..."
Xue Junli interrupted Xilulu: "I don't think Shen Yuan did this for him."
Cellulose was stunned for a moment. Xue Junli glanced at Xiao Tangqiu and said calmly, "I believe that no matter who was parasitized at the time, whether it was you, Yu Fuling, or even Duan Hongzhen, Shen Yuan would do the same thing. This is who he is."
Duan Hongzhen raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean even me?"
Xue Junli ignored Duan Hongzhen's criticism. He said to Xiao Tangqiu calmly, "You and your friend can go back now. Forget everything that happened before. And watch your mouths. Otherwise, you won't want to know the consequences."
Xiao Tangqiu faced Xue Junli's icy gaze and continued to demand, "Can I see him? Even just a glance would be enough. I just want to see how he's doing..."
Xue Junli said calmly, "There's no need. Duan Hongzhen, please see me off."
"Hey, you brat," Duan Hongzhen raised an eyebrow at Xue Junli. The relationship between the two was clearly not harmonious. "Don't think that just because the boss is in a coma, you can point fingers at me."
"It's already late, why are you arguing?" Yu Fuling frowned slightly. "Duan Hongzhen, send the people out first. We still need to discuss the next plan."
Duan Hongzhen shrugged: "...Okay, I'll listen to you, I'll listen to you."
Xiao Tangqiu wanted to continue his request, but Xue Junli and Yu Fuling had already turned around, showing a cold look as if they refused to talk. He sighed and could only helplessly follow Duan Hongzhen away.
After leaving the reception room, Xiao Tangqiu couldn't help but ask Duan Hongzhen, "Can't I go see Shen Yuan?"
Duan Hongzhen spread his hands and said, "If you have a way to wake the boss up, I can take you to see him."
Xiao Tangqiu was still a little unwilling: "Is it really impossible?"
The three of them walked in the long corridor back to the elevator. As they were about to get back into the elevator, the last bit of hope in Xiao Tangqiu's heart dimmed a little bit.
But at this moment, Xiao Tangqiu suddenly heard a soft cat's meow.
"Meow~"
Xiao Tangqiu was stunned. It was not strange to hear a cat's meow, but it was very strange to hear a cat's meow here.
Xiao Tangqiu looked in the direction of the cat's meowing, and saw a little black cat appear at the corner of the corridor in front of him. The black cat had smooth and shiny fur and a pair of beautiful emerald green eyes, like a pair of mysterious emeralds.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
