Chapter 218: Let's See Who Still Dares to Stop Me

"Sir, what has happened to him?"

"I don't know yet. I am currently looking for the cause. This illness of his is truly too strange; I cannot see the crux of the matter at all. There has never been such an illness before!"

Both hands were pressed firmly onto Liang Ruyue's body, as if stumped by such an ailment, while a continuous stream of internal energy poured into his body, only capable of maintaining his life.

If the crux of the matter could not be found, given Liang Ruyue's current state, he likely would not be able to hold on for long.

"Sir, you must save him! No matter what, you must preserve his life first!"

Retreating several steps in succession, Shui Hanzhi's voice was as filled with concern as ever, though she herself had withdrawn quite far away.

"Rest assured, I will definitely preserve his life!" A vast amount of power continued to pour in as if it would never run dry, yet it was swallowed up completely.

By all accounts, with this level of internal energy and such life force being injected, even someone in a critical condition should have awakened.

Yet looking at Liang Ruyue's state now, there was not the slightest sign of him waking up.

Just at this moment, a terrifying suction force emanated from Liang Ruyue's body, like a massive whirlpool, devouring everything that came near.

Shen Yu's internal energy was plundered in an instant, shifting from an active input into Liang Ruyue's body to being forcefully pulled and devoured.

At the same time, strands of abnormal power flowed along the connection between the two and into Shen Yu's body, instantly contaminating his physique.

It was like ink dropped into water, instantly staining the entire cup of water black.

As the abnormal energy continued to invade, Shen Yu's body seemed to be eroded more and more severely, and even his complexion turned much paler.

For a moment, Shen Yu's expression changed drastically, and he shouted in shock, "How can this be?"

"Sir, Sir, are you alright?"

"Bad!" With a grim expression, he looked back at Shui Hanzhi and Shen Yu hurriedly urged, "Leave quickly, leave quickly!"

"Sir, Brother Liang is still here, I cannot leave. What exactly has happened? Sir, please don't scare me!"

"Liang Ruyue has been tampered with, and even I have been schemed against. I can only barely hold on now and have no strength to deal with external enemies!"

While forcing himself to hold on, Shen Yu urged, "You leave quickly. My, Shen Yu's, reputation is known throughout the world. I only need to put on a show in a moment, and they won't dare to act rashly."

"Rest assured, as long as you give me some time, I will be able to recover very quickly. You go, both your lover and I will be fine!"

"Is that so?" A cold smile appeared in her heart, growing increasingly smug, yet on the surface, Shui Hanzhi wore an expression of extreme anxiety.

"Want to leave? Too late!" Just at this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside, followed by several figures rushing to this spot.

One of them even grabbed Shui Hanzhi, clutching her throat tightly with one hand, in a posture that suggested they would snap this slender neck if there was the slightest disagreement.

"Don't hurt her, what do you want?"

"Shen Yu, Master Shen, I want you to cripple your own internal energy and surrender without a fight!"

"Uh, how about you change to another demand? I truly cannot do this one."

"Shen Yu, we are not discussing this with you!" The force in the hand increased again, making Shui Hanzhi look as if she were suffocating.

"Sir, save me, save me!"

"Fine, fine! It's just crippling my internal energy, right? Everything is negotiable!"

"Shen Yu, don't play any tricks! Go, help our Master Shen!" Under the instruction of the leader, two people cautiously approached this side.

When they approached Shen Yu and discovered he did not make a move, they finally set their minds at ease. The two of them, one in front and one behind, struck Shen Yu's chest and dantian respectively, and their power instantly surged into his body to wreak havoc.

This was to completely tear apart his meridians, drown his dantian, and destroy his foundation. They had likely used this set of techniques more than once and could be considered quite proficient.

Afterwards, these two checked Shen Yu's body again and nodded to the back, "It's done!"

"Done? It's done this simply?" The leader seemed very surprised by all this. That was Shen Yu, after all; it was done this simply?

"Need you ask? When have I, this old lady, ever made a mistake in my work! Even if it hadn't worked, his, Shen Yu's, internal energy would have been sucked dry by Liang Ruyue; he would be a cripple all the same!"

Breaking free from the hand that had been clutching her, Shui Hanzhi slapped the person across the face while she spoke.

The heavy slap sent the person flying directly, and the teeth in their mouth were knocked out.

"And another thing, you damn bastard, you hurt me!"

"Shui Hanzhi, you old hag, you're ruthless!" Wiping the blood from the corner of their mouth, the person did not take offense at Shui Hanzhi's actions but instead looked at Shen Yu with high spirits.

"Shen Yu, didn't expect this, did you? Shui Hanzhi is one of our people. How does it feel to be backstabbed? Are you angry!"

"So that's how it is!" Seeming to understand everything all at once, Shen Yu said with a sudden realization, "No wonder you attacked Liang Ruyue the moment you saw me; you were afraid I would examine you!"

"Only by diverting my attention before I examined you could you avoid revealing your flaws. But to attack the moment we met, you were a bit too impatient."

"Facing an expert like Master Shen, being a bit impatient is to be expected."

Walking to Shen Yu's side, Shui Hanzhi squatted down and stared quietly at Shen Yu just like that.

"I could only act quickly before you, Shen Yu, examined me; otherwise, if you had checked me even a little, wouldn't I have revealed my flaws?"

"But I didn't expect it to go so smoothly, so smoothly that I can't even believe it!"

Looking at Shen Yu, she traced her finger across his face, "Tsk tsk, the so-called second Mu Zishan of the Jianghu, the Shen Yu who suppresses the young experts of the world, is nothing more than this."

"I only used a small trick, and it was already easily accomplished. Oh my, this life is truly as lonely as snow!"

Saying this, Shui Hanzhi stood up again and said with slight disdain, "Let your useless commander come over. I just checked, Shen Yu is indeed crippled for the time being and poses no threat."

"Even if he has a way to recover his internal energy, he definitely won't be able to recover in a short while. It's absolutely safe!"

Hearing Shui Hanzhi's words, the leader beside her finally let out a sigh of relief and nodded to the person next to them.

Not long after, a person dressed in black robes walked in from outside. After glancing at Shen Yu in the corner, they burst into loud laughter at Shui Hanzhi.

"Good, well done. We've been cooperating for so long; rest assured, we won't short you on the reward!"

"That goes without saying. As long as I, Shui Hanzhi, make a move, there is no one I cannot take down!"

"Is that so?" Just at this moment, a hand directly grabbed her hand, catching Shui Hanzhi completely off guard.

What was even more surprising at this moment was that Shen Yu stood up, full of life, showing absolutely no signs of being damaged, as if the methods that had always been infallible for her had completely failed on him.

What was even more unexpected was that even Liang Ruyue, who was beside him, stood up, full of life.

"You, you all, I!"

"What, surprised?" Loosening his muscles, Shen Yu said with slight disdain, "With that little bit of scheming of yours, let alone me, you couldn't even fool Liang Ruyue!"

"I was hoping to catch a big fish, but I never imagined I'd only reel in such crooked melons and split dates."

"Forget it, I'm done pretending. You don't have anyone of higher standing coming, and you don't seem prepared to take me to your lair either, so I can't be bothered to play with you anymore!"

"But you've disappointed me too much. After all, I used myself as bait, and to only catch the likes of you—what a failure!"