Chapter 855: You Have Me in Your Heart

"These are all excuses," Chen Yu said in a deep voice. "Do not bring my soul into this. I am Chen Yu, your husband, Shanshan's father. I do not know what has happened to you, or rather, what kind of threats you are under."

"But today I must tell you: you, Ye Xinyu, are my woman, the wife I married through proper, formal channels. Today, you must come home with me."

"Let go, we are out in public," Ye Xinyu said, feeling both anxious and embarrassed. Originally, after practicing the Heavenly Moon Nine Chapters, her heart had been as calm as an ancient well, but whenever she encountered Chen Yu, all her composure and tranquility vanished without a trace.

Chen Yu suddenly pulled her into his arms, pressing her head firmly against his chest. He leaned into her ear and whispered, "Listen to this heart of mine. Does it belong to you?"

The hot breath from Chen Yu's mouth brushed against Ye Xinyu's ear and cheek. She felt an itch in her heart and her body went limp. In that instant, she almost surrendered.

But in the end, reason prevailed. She pushed Chen Yu away, took a few steps back, and put distance between them. Her voice turned cold once again: "Chen Yu, if you do this again, I will not be polite to you."

"How will you not be polite to me?" Chen Yu leaned closer to her and smiled slightly. "I know you have me in your heart. Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Ye Xinyu panted slightly. She composed her mood and tried hard to calm herself down: "You want to know? Fine, I will tell you."

Ye Xinyu raised her head and looked straight at Chen Yu: "Chen Yu, do you think you are very powerful now?"

"I am indeed quite strong," Chen Yu smiled.

"Then do you know? People stronger than you are everywhere," Ye Xinyu said coldly. "Can you shrink the earth into an inch and travel a hundred miles in a single thought? Can you project your intent from your Purple Mansion, have your Mind Power leave your body, and roam the world?"

"Can you Break Through the Void, travel through space, and compete with the brilliance of the sun and moon?"

"This..." Chen Yu was dumbfounded. The strength Ye Xinyu spoke of required at least the fourth stage of a Dharma Cultivator, the "Peeping God" realm.

People at this realm were masters in the true sense. The first four stages of Dharma Cultivation—Primordial Qi, Entering the Dao, Spirit Rhinoceros, and Peeping God—each stage was a world unto itself.

To reach the realm Ye Xinyu described, to be able to Break Through the Void, to stand in space with one's physical body, to shrink the earth into an inch and travel a hundred miles with a single thought—unless one reached the Peeping God realm, it was impossible. He was currently only at the mid-stage of Primordial Qi; he was a hundred and eight thousand miles away from that realm.

"You cannot reach it, so how can you say you are strong? You cannot reach it, so what will you use to protect those you hold dear?" Ye Xinyu said sternly: "If you cannot reach it, then stay away from me."

Chen Yu was stunned. Ye Xinyu's words seemed to reveal something intentionally or unintentionally. Although he did not understand it yet, he vaguely felt that these things were related to Chen Tianming.

"Is it related to Chen Tianming? Is he threatening you?" Chen Yu steadied himself: "Is he already at the Peeping God realm?"

"I don't want to say anything more. Yes, I still have you in my heart, but I cannot be with you. Don't ask me why." The sharpness in Ye Xinyu's eyes slowly faded: "When I miss you, I will come to see you. When you miss our daughter, you can also go back to see her."

"Chen Yu, you should understand. Under the Heavenly Dao, we are all ants. Even if it is not the Heavenly Dao, if the other party is a high-ranking Dharma Cultivator, we have no way to escape his shackles. There are only two words to escape: become stronger."

Ye Xinyu took a deep breath: "I can only say this much. Take care of yourself. For these next few days, let Shanshan stay at your place. I will take her with me when I return to Fengling the day after tomorrow."

After Ye Xinyu finished speaking, she turned and left. Watching her retreating figure, Chen Yu was lost in a daze.

He vaguely understood the meaning behind her words, and he also understood what he needed to do in the future. If he wanted her to turn back, he had to become stronger.

"Chen Tianming, you really are everywhere," Chen Yu muttered: "You want to manipulate my fate? Heh, what a coincidence. I am a person who does not accept fate. I, Chen Yu, swear that I will spend my whole life fighting you to the death."

A few days later, Ye Xinyu left Shengjing. Seeing her off at the airport, Chen Yu felt a sense of melancholy. After sending her away this time, he did not know when he would see her again. In the time to come, Chen Yu would do his utmost to become stronger.

Just after returning from the airport, Tang Xue's call came through. Chen Yu answered the phone and heard Tang Xue's anxious voice: "Brother Chen, several children from the orphanage in the north of the city have gone missing."

Tang Xue's voice was very urgent and choked with sobs. In her most helpless moment, the only person she could think of was Chen Yu.

"Have you called the police?" Chen Yu's heart tightened. The several orphanages under the Sunshine Foundation were now officially recognized; there shouldn't be any human traffickers daring enough to target them.

"The police have already arrived, but this time someone is targeting us," Tang Xue cried.

"Wait there, I'm coming over now." Chen Yu got into his car and rushed toward the orphanage. Along the way, he made several calls, striving to find the missing children as quickly as possible.

"Brother Chen." When Chen Yu arrived, Tang Xue was crying like a pear blossom in the rain: "It's all my fault for being careless. I took the children to the event site for an interview, but I didn't expect to be targeted by human traffickers."

"Are you sure they are human traffickers?" Chen Yu asked.

"We checked the organizer's surveillance; they were indeed taken away by someone. Three little girls and one little boy, between the ages of five and seven." A police officer had already arrived at the scene.

"Where is Officer Zhou?" Chen Yu asked.

"Officer Zhou has other tasks, so I am in charge of this case. Don't worry, Mr. Chen, we are already checking the surveillance along the route, but the license plate of that van is fake, and there are many intersections on the escape route, so it will take some time," the officer said.

"Thank you, I will resolve this matter," Chen Yu said.

The officer smiled awkwardly. He knew Chen Yu; several major incidents in the past had been resolved by Chen Yu, so the police's speed might not necessarily be as fast as Chen Yu's.

Suddenly, Tang Xue's phone rang. It was an encrypted, unknown number.

"Brother Chen, I haven't seen this number before," Tang Xue said, looking at the number on the phone, feeling somewhat at a loss.

"Answer it," Chen Yu said.

Tang Xue answered the phone and pressed the speaker button. A hoarse voice came from the receiver: "Is this Tang Xue?"

"I am. Who are you?" Tang Xue asked, biting her lip.

"The four children are with me now," the person on the other end laughed sinisterly: "If you want to see them, you must do as I say."

"Who are you? If you have any business, come at me. Don't make things difficult for the children," Tang Xue said urgently: "Do you want money? How much do you want?"