Gao Wu: A centenarian old man, many children and good fortune! Chapter 145

The study door, as if separating two worlds.

Outside the door was the center of power, the Xiao Manor, revered and looked up to by countless people.

Inside the door, however, a more primitive and direct conquest and surrender was unfolding.

Time, in the oppressive yet ambiguous atmosphere, passed minute by minute.

The sun rose and set, the moon hid and returned.

A full day and night.

The study door, with a faint “click,” slowly opened.

A somewhat disheveled figure emerged from within.

It was Bing Yu.

Her elegant long dress was now wrinkled beyond recognition, and even… had several obvious tears.

Her originally clear and beautiful face now bore an unspeakable fatigue and… a blush, like a peach blossom blooming after the rain, delicate and alluring, yet with a hint of heart-wrenching pallor.

Those eyes, once clear and stubborn, were now as if covered by a thin mist, filled with complex and hard-to-fathom emotions—humiliation, confusion, resignation, and a hint of… deep-seated stirrings and… surrender, which she herself had not even noticed.

She leaned on the doorframe, her body slightly weak, her steps somewhat unsteady, as if she had just emerged from an arduous battle that had exhausted all her strength.

She subconsciously straightened her messy clothes and hair, trying to hide the unspeakable traces, but the ambiguous and strong scent of intertwined man and woman lingering in the air was like an invisible brand, proclaiming everything that had just happened.

She didn’t look back, nor did she dare to, merely lowering her head, as if fleeing, and hurried towards her residence.

And just as her figure disappeared at the end of the corridor, another graceful figure appeared at the study door.

It was Lin Wei.

She had been almost sleepless all night.

In her mind, the vague yet startling sounds she had heard yesterday kept echoing.

She didn’t know what exactly had happened inside, but the unease and… vague speculation, like a venomous snake, continuously gnawed at her heart.

She forced herself to calm down, telling herself that the City Lord acted for his own reasons. She was merely a subordinate and shouldn’t overthink.

But when she saw Bing Yu emerge from the study in a distraught, disheveled, and seemingly thoroughly ravaged state, her last glimmer of hope was completely shattered!

Shock! Anger! Disbelief! And… an unspeakable bitterness and… fear!

The City Lord… he… he really…

Lin Wei felt a chill rush from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, making her body go cold!

She instinctively wanted to turn and leave, to escape this place that made her feel suffocated and… disgusted.

But reason told her she couldn’t leave!

She still had important military intelligence to report!

Moreover, she wanted to know, what exactly had that man in the study become now?!

Was he still the hero she once respected, admired, and even… secretly adored?!

With an incredibly complex and heavy heart, Lin Wei took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions within her, and pushed open the heavy wooden door that seemed to lead to hell.

Inside the study, the light was somewhat dim.

The ambiguous scent that made her heart race still permeated the air.

Xiao Yan was standing with his back to her, in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, seemingly admiring the view outside.

His figure was still tall and straight, as steady as a mountain.

But Lin Wei keenly sensed that the aura emanating from him was… different from before.

More… domineering! More… aggressive!

Like a fierce beast that had just feasted, though its claws were retracted, the underlying ferocity and… sense of satisfaction were still faintly discernible.

“City Lord…”

Lin Wei’s voice was a little dry, with a tremor she herself hadn’t noticed.

She tried hard to remain calm, to report her work to him as usual.

But just as she opened her mouth!

Boom—!!!!！！

An indescribable, terrifyingly powerful Battle King’s aura!

Without warning!

Like a tangible tsunami!

It erupted suddenly from Xiao Yan’s body!

This oppressive force was not intentionally released by Xiao Yan to target Lin Wei, but rather… he had just experienced a fulfilling “conquest,” and the surging Battle King’s power within him had not yet fully subsided. Coupled with… some subconscious instinct to “mark territory,” it caused him to unconsciously emit a… terrifying aura far beyond his usual.

For a strong person of the same level, this aura might only cause some pressure.

But for Lin Wei, whose strength was far inferior to his, it was like Mount Tai pressing down! The end of the world!

She felt her vision go black, and her mind instantly went blank!

Her body, as if gripped tightly by an invisible hand, her bones groaned under the unbearable strain!

Her legs, uncontrollably, went weak!

“Thud!”

Lin Wei couldn’t even let out a gasp before she directly knelt on the cold floor!

All her strength seemed to have been completely drained in that instant!

She wanted to struggle, to resist, to stand up!

But the mountain-like oppressive force held her firmly in place, making it extremely difficult for her to even move a finger!

Fear! Boundless fear! Instantly consumed her!

She felt like a small boat in a raging storm, liable to be completely torn apart by that terrifying power at any moment!

“City… City Lord…”

Lin Wei laboriously raised her head, using all her strength to squeeze out a few broken syllables from her throat, her voice filled with terror and… pleading.

She didn’t understand why… why the City Lord would suddenly release such a terrifying oppressive force on her?!

Could it be… he also wanted to…

A thought that filled her with immense despair and shame uncontrollably surfaced from the bottom of her heart!

And at that moment, the figure, like a demon god, slowly turned around.

Xiao Yan’s face held a trace of… lingering laziness and… a barely noticeable hint of confusion.

He seemed not to have expected that the aura he unconsciously emitted would have such a great impact on Lin Wei.

He looked at Lin Wei, who was kneeling on the ground, trembling all over, her pretty face pale, her eyes filled with terror and despair, and raised an eyebrow slightly.

Then, a… meaningful smile curved his lips.

He did not restrain the oppressive force on his body; instead… he walked step by step towards Lin Wei.

That terrifying aura also… grew closer and closer! Heavier and heavier!

Lin Wei felt her consciousness begin to blur.

She watched, wide-eyed, as the tall figure slowly squatted down in front of her, those deep eyes shimmering with a burning light that felt both familiar and… strange.

Then…

She felt herself being easily lifted by a pair of strong arms.

And then…

Boundless darkness and… waves of impacts that made her feel both painful and… disoriented completely drowned out all her perceptions.