《Forbidden Desire》2《Living by Desire》
Chapter Twenty-Two: Fate's Subtle Manipulation
1、【Awakened Spiritual Pressure】
At dawn, as the first ray of sunlight pierced through the floor-to-ceiling windows, Taiyang slowly opened her eyes. She felt the heavy, accumulated energy belonging to Shen Yanzhi inside her body had been completely cleansed by Luyuan's pure resonance from the previous night.
She sat up and walked barefoot to the mirror. The woman in the reflection had a rosy complexion, skin so fair it was almost transparent, yet emanated a sacred, untouchable aura. Luyuan embraced her from behind, those once gentle hands now carrying a steady calm that controlled life and death.
"Sister, I can feel it." Luyuan kissed the side of her neck, his voice low and deep. "As long as our heartbeats synchronize, we can interfere with the material of that world. Though only for a few seconds, it's enough to make Shen Yanzhi reveal a flaw."
Taiyang turned around and cupped Luyuan's face. She noticed the darkness in Luyuan's eyes had not vanished but transformed into a deeper, more powerful dark purple—the guardian's fury.
"Shen Yanzhi thinks he is an ancient god, but he doesn't know gods can fall." Taiyang spoke coldly. "Today, we will make him experience what it means to say 'heaven's will is hard to defy.'"
2、【Butterfly Effect by the Stream】
The two closed their eyes, palms touching. The resonant spiritual power within them erupted instantly, projecting their consciousness precisely back to that fateful turning point hundreds of years ago—by the stream.
The air was filled with the sweet scent of grass and stream water. In her past life, Taiyang was rolling up her sleeves, catching small fish in the clear stream, while her past-life Luyuan sat on a nearby rock, weaving an exquisite grass ring, wearing that pure smile that broke Taiyang's heart.
"My lady, look at this. When I save enough money, I'll get you a real silver ring."
At that moment, urgent hoofbeats echoed from afar. It was Shen Yanzhi, brimming with hostility and plundering desire, about to shatter this peace.
"He's coming." Modern Luyuan's spirit stood under the tree shade, his gaze icy.
According to history, Shen Yanzhi would abduct the woman and break the man's legs right here.
But this time, Taiyang and Luyuan extended their hands simultaneously.
When Shen Yanzhi swung his whip toward the man, Taiyang activated her spiritual power, forcibly twisting the wind's direction. The thorny whip suddenly curved mid-air and lashed viciously across Shen Yanzhi's own face.
"Crack!" A crisp sound.
Shen Yanzhi let out a scream, tumbling from his horse. Half his face swelled instantly, blood streaming down.
"Who! Who's playing tricks!" Shen Yanzhi scrambled up from the mud, staring in terror at his soldiers, but everyone looked bewildered.
This was the power of "resonance." Though they couldn't yet alter the course of history, this subtle interference had already planted seeds of fear in Shen Yanzhi's arrogant heart.
3、【Ultimate Energy Replenishment】
To maintain their interference in the past, Taiyang and Luyuan had to engage in increasingly intense energy fusion in reality. It was not merely physical exhaustion, but the burning of their souls.
Back at the residence, Taiyang took the initiative to push Luyuan onto the bed.
She straddled his lap, leaning down to gaze at him from above, her hands pinning his shoulders firmly. Her queen-like aggression seemed ready to burn away all oxygen in the room.