《Forbidden Desire》2《Living by Desire》
Chapter Twenty-Three: Blood Jade Marrow
1、【Blood-Colored Fragments】
In the underground collection room of the Shen family mansion, the air was as cold as ice.
Shen Yanzhi frantically rummaged through antiques collected from around the world, his eye sockets sunken, his expression anxious and deranged.
Ever since he was inexplicably whipped by "air" by the stream, the half of his face in reality had been throbbing faintly, even developing a purplish-red bruise.
"Found it…… this is the one." Shen Yanzhi retrieved a blood-red, crystal-clear piece of jade marrow from a sandalwood box covered in talismans.
The moment this blood jade marrow touched Shen Yanzhi's palm, it emitted a faint humming sound. Shen Yanzhi felt a violent, sinister energy drill straight into his brain through his fingertips, countless shattered images exploding before his eyes: it was not merely a wealthy mansion, but an underground abyss filled with white bones and altars.
"So…… I was going to marry you for the sacrifice all along." Shen Yanzhi sneered into the void, his gaze cruel and morbid. "Taiyang, did you think this was just love, hate, passion, and revenge? No, your life was always meant to be my offering."
2、【Soul's Gaze】
At the same time, Taiyang in the apartment sensed it as well.
That blood jade marrow was the source of her resentment, condensed from the last drop of her heart's blood before her death in her previous life. It resonated with her soul, and through Shen Yanzhi's touch, it forcefully poured the darkest sealed memories into Taiyang's consciousness.
Taiyang let out a pained moan and collapsed into Lu Yuan's arms.
"Sister! What's wrong?" Lu Yuan held her in terror, discovering that Taiyang's body temperature was frighteningly low.
"I saw it…… Lu Yuan…… Shen Yanzhi isn't an ordinary tycoon…… he's a madman practicing evil arts……" Taiyang's voice trembled. "In that life…… the reason he raped and tormented me was because he saw me as a sacrifice. After learning I was pregnant, he even wanted to plant the seed of an evil spirit in that child…… He wanted to use my soul and the child's to exchange for his immortality!"
Lu Yuan's hands clenched violently, his knuckles cracking from the excessive force. The blackening energy that had gradually stabilized now boiled again due to extreme rage.
"So…… that execution was never about any damned morality." Lu Yuan's eyes were cold as an abyss. "He wanted to harvest our souls at the moment of our greatest pain and strongest resentment."
3、【Destructive Fusion】
To counter the blood jade marrow in Shen Yanzhi's hands, Taiyang and Lu Yuan had to complete one final, most thorough energy fusion in reality.
Taiyang tore open Lu Yuan's shirt. Her eyes held no trace of hesitation, only a resolve to perish together.
"Lu Yuan, help me…… seize control of that blood jade marrow!"
Taiyang pushed Lu Yuan onto the bed. The instant their skin touched, a dark purple spiritual aura formed a semicircular barrier around them. Lu Yuan growled, flipped over, and pinned Taiyang beneath him, entering her deeply from behind. This time, his thrusts carried no mercy or awkwardness, only a frenzy that threatened to burn both their souls to ash.
Lu Yuan gripped Taiyang's waist, alternately slapping her buttocks while thrusting relentlessly. He vaguely heard Taiyang cry out in a broken voice, "Wait…… wait……"