Volume One: Intrigue and Deception in the Imperial Capital - The Trap

"What do you think of this place? As our love nest." Si Nan Feng rolled out of bed. He was wearing a loose bathrobe, and there was a noticeable bulge below his abdomen.

"... To be honest, I prefer my little room in the South Garden."

"Hehe... Don't worry, as long as I show you my true skills, you'll be so happy you won't want to leave in just a few minutes!"

"..."

Damn it! Lately, I've been so focused on guarding against the Cleon Family that I've neglected the looming threat of Si Nan Feng! What a blunder!

I thought he would at least wait until the clan competition was over before making a move on me, but I didn't expect him to be so impatient! Judging from his confident expression, he's determined to win today. There must be some other traps set up in this room, so I have to be careful.

"If Elder Hong finds out about this, he will be very angry." I carefully chose my words.

"Hmph, what can that old stubborn man do to me? The die is cast, what can he say?"

"... Let me confirm one last time. Young Master Feng, are you sure you want me today?"

"What else?" Si Nan Feng laughed arrogantly, spread his arms, and hugged me.

Ah... We can't communicate with words.

Very well, I won't argue with you anymore!

"Go by yourself, you bastard!"

Blood spurted out. I don't care what kind of damned second young master he is, or what kind of high position he holds. Anyone who tries to defile my purity will be killed without mercy!

Just as the blood arrows were about to strike Si Nan Feng, an oval-shaped portal of light suddenly appeared in the void before him! All the blood arrows shot into the portal and vanished without a trace!

But before I could even be surprised, my right eyelid twitched, and I almost instinctively took a step back. At the same time, several red shadows flashed past my eyes—the blood arrows that had just been fired!

He quickly looked to his right and saw that a gate of light had opened there as well, and the blood arrow was shooting out from inside!

"Wow, girl, you dodged pretty fast."

A long-haired man who looked to be around forty years old stepped out from behind the curtain, staring at me with a half-smile. It seemed that the strange door I had just seen was his doing.

An easily understandable superpower—opening doors in space, with interconnected doors, and the ability to transfer objects and people. He must be the culprit who brought me here!

"Hey Gong Yan, what if you hurt her like this!" Si Nan Feng was a little dissatisfied. They were about to get down to business, and it would be a real downer if the beauty got hurt.

"Don't worry, young master, I know what I'm doing," he said, turning to me and slightly raising his hand. "Now I'll play along with you, beautiful lady!"

"Ughhhhh!!"

With screams, one of the men in black was sent flying, landing heavily on top of the others who were already lying on the ground. The area outside Si Nan Ganming's residence was a scene of utter devastation, with broken floors and snapped trees. The attackers—the men in black—were either dead or wounded, their bodies piled up like a small mountain.

Si Nan Ganming's guards only suffered minor injuries, while he and Gu Rou watched from behind, completely unharmed.

"Ugh... Uh..."

One of the men in black was still groaning, not yet unconscious. Si Nan Ganming snorted coldly and gestured with his chin towards the man, "Get him up. Xiao Rou, I need to ask him some questions."

"Yes, sir!"

Upon receiving the order, Gu Rou immediately stepped forward, lifted the man in black up, and grabbed his collar with her delicate hands, pulling his feet off the ground.

Si Nan Ganming stepped forward, looked them up and down, and asked, "Speak, who sent you? Eldest brother? Second brother? Or another family?"

"..." The man in black moved his lips slightly.

"What did you say? Speak louder, I can't hear you."

"I said, you—" The man in black's eyes suddenly flashed with ferocity as he forcefully broke free from Gu Rou's grasp, "-- Die!"

He threw a punch, which grew to the size of a basketball halfway through its flight, blasting through Gu Rou's petite body like a pile driver!

Blood, flesh, bone, and fragments of internal organs were scattered everywhere. With a large hole torn in her abdomen, Gu Rou collapsed to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut.

"Xiaorou!"

"Hahaha! Worried about your subordinates? You should worry about yourself!" The man in black laughed loudly.

"Young master, watch out behind you!"

A man in black wielding a long spear suddenly appeared from the void. The guards were too late to stop him and could only watch helplessly as the spear tip pierced Si Nan Ganming's heart!

"So that's how it is, deliberately trying to attract my attention..." Si Nan Ganming's eyes narrowed, and he quickly drew a sharp knife from his pocket, but his target was not the man in black behind him—it was himself!

The sharp knife ripped through his sleeve, deeply slicing his right arm! The excruciating pain caused Si Nan Ganming to contort in a grimace for a moment, but the next instant—

"Woo!"

The black-clad attacker cried out in pain, his spear falling from his hand, and he collapsed to the ground, immediately subdued by the guards. Upon closer inspection, a deep scratch appeared on the black-clad man's arm, its location and depth identical to the self-inflicted wound on Si Nan Ganming! However, Si Nan Ganming's arm was now completely smooth, the previous wound vanished without a trace.

This is his special ability— Damage Transfer, which allows him to Damage Transfer he receives to anyone within a ten-meter radius.

"Damn it!"

The man in black who had punched Gu Rou just now cursed and turned to run away, but before he could take two steps, he was grabbed tightly.

"Cough cough... No, don't try to escape!"

The man in black felt a chill run down his spine. He turned around and saw that the person who had grabbed him was Gu Rou, who had just been ripped open! At this moment, the hole in her abdomen had almost completely healed, and new organs and tissues were regenerating at an astonishing rate.

"I never expected you would—" The man in black couldn't finish his sentence because Gu Rou grabbed his head, her small hand unleashing a strength far beyond that of a girl his age, crushing his skull!

Gu Rou's special ability— Super Regeneration —makes her extremely difficult to kill. Thanks to this, she doesn't need to worry about the burden on her body and can fully unleash her physical potential.

"All done? You've worked hard, Xiaorou." Si Nan Ganming walked over with a relaxed smile.

"No way... Young Master, you are the one who should be asking, doesn't your arm hurt?" Gu Rou blushed and then asked with concern.

"Nonsense, of course it hurts" —Si Nan Ganming didn't say these words aloud. He just smiled and shook his head, then turned his gaze to the person who had tried to ambush him earlier.

"Alright, you bastards, now it's time for some fun interrogation~"