Chapter 574: You Have Disappointed Me Too Much

"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. A continuous stream of internal energy surged into his body, yet it could only sustain 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 filled with concern as always, though she herself had retreated quite far away.

"Rest assured, I will definitely preserve his life!" A vast amount of power continued to surge in as if it were inexhaustible, yet it was swallowed up completely.

By all accounts, with this level of internal energy and such vitality being injected, even if he were in critical condition, he should have awakened.

But 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 giant 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 surged into Shen Yu's body along the connection between them, instantly contaminating his physique.

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

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

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

"Sir, Sir, are you alright?"

"Not good!" With an ugly 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 on earth has happened? Sir, please don't scare me!"

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

While forcing himself to hold on, Shen Yu urged, "You go 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 a little time, I will be able to recover quickly. You go quickly; both I and your lover will be fine!"

"Is that so?" A cold smile appeared in her heart, and she became increasingly smug, yet on the surface, Shui Hanzhi appeared to be burning with anxiety.

"Want to leave? It's 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; the posture suggested that if things went wrong, this slender neck would be snapped.

"Don't hurt her! What do you want?"

"Shen Yu, Master Shen, I want you to cripple your own internal energy and surrender!"

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

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

"Sir, save me, save me!"

"Fine, fine! Isn't it just crippling my internal energy? Things can be discussed!"

"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 felt relieved. The two of them, one in front and one behind, struck Shen Yu's chest and dantian respectively, their power instantly surging into his body to wreak havoc.

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

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?

"Needless to say, when has this old lady ever made a mistake in her 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 was clutching her, as she spoke, Shui Hanzhi slapped the person across the face.

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 hold it against Shui Hanzhi, but instead looked at Shen Yu with great joy.

"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 in an instant, Shen Yu said as if suddenly enlightened, "No wonder you moved against Liang Ruyue the moment you saw me; you were afraid I would probe you!"

"Only by diverting my attention before I could probe you could you avoid revealing your flaws. But to move 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 at Shen Yu quietly.

"I could only act before you, Shen Yu, probed me. Otherwise, if you had probed 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 just 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 a hint of disdain, "Let your useless commander come over. I've just checked; Shen Yu is indeed temporarily crippled 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 breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to the person next to him.

Not long after, a person dressed in black robes walked in from outside. After taking a look 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 vigor, showing no signs of being damaged at all. Her own previously infallible methods seemed to have completely failed on him.

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

"You, you all, I!"

"What, surprised?" Loosening his muscles, Shen Yu said with a hint of disdain, "With that little scheme 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 hook a few crooked melons and split dates like you lot."

"Forget it, I'm done pretending. You haven't brought anyone of higher standing, 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. I went through the trouble of acting as bait myself, only to catch a few goods like you; what a failure."