Dashing Student

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Ma Ye was as if struck by lightning, instantly frozen in place.

His eyes bulged round with disbelief filling his gaze, as if he had heard the most absurd thing in the world.

"Cousin, what... what did you say?"

Regaining his senses, Ma Ye's voice trembled, filled with deep doubt and shock: "You are a man who holds sway over both the underworld and the law in Provincial City, with a mere stamp of your foot making the ground shake three times, how could you possibly fear a nobody?"

"What do you know?" Lin Yu's tone carried a hint of annoyance, but more of it was helplessness: "This Chen Nan, is not as simple as you see."

"His methods, his abilities, far exceed our imaginations."

"Such a person, we simply cannot afford to provoke!"

Ma Ye still couldn't accept this fact, his hands clenched tightly into fists, veins bulging on the backs of his hands.

"Impossible, you must be exaggerating!" Ma Ye said almost roaring: "A youngster in a Daoist robe, how capable can he be? He just knows some mysterious tricks, and that scared you like this?"

Lin Yu, looking at Ma Ye's demeanor, felt a wave of annoyance inside, yet still managed to suppress his anger and said: "Do you think I would joke about such a matter?"

"I won't hide it from you, I know Chen Nan, and we have a feud that can only end with one of our deaths."

"I've previously sent people to get rid of him, but all plans fell through."

"Not only is his martial arts superb, but he is also a master of Gu Technique, with Jianghu forces backing him."

"Even I am no match for him."

Ma Ye's body swayed, nearly losing his balance and falling to the ground.

He always thought that as long as he asked his cousin to take action, he could do whatever he wanted in his own turf in Provincial City.

But now, Lin Yu tells him that there is someone even he cannot provoke.

This was something Ma Ye simply couldn't accept!

"Then... what should I do?" Ma Ye's voice had a hint of a cry, "Do I just sit here and wait to die three days later?"

"Cousin, did Chen Nan cast a Gu on me?"

His eyes were filled with despair, his earlier haughtiness and arrogance completely gone.

Initially, he did not take Chen Nan's words to heart; he only thought about getting rid of the man who stole his goddess.

But after learning that Chen Nan was a master of Gu Technique.

A foreboding premonition surged in his heart, giving him a chilling sensation.

Lin Yu looked at Ma Ye's state, feeling somewhat sympathetic, yet still said: "You have no grievance or hatred with Chen Nan, why would he cast a Gu to take your life?"

"If I'm not mistaken, he's probably just trying to scare you!"

"After all, you spoke insolently to him!"

"Forget it, just stay here with me these next three days!"

Hearing this, the fear on Ma Ye's face lessened a bit, but he still said: "Cousin, should I go to the hospital to get checked, see if there's a Gu Insect inside me?"

"Rest assured, you won't die." Lin Yu hummed irritably: "Did you forget that Amulet I gave you a few days ago?"

Ma Ye nervously said: "No, I have that Amulet on me."

Lin Yu's face showed a meaningful smile: "I can tell you responsibly, with that Amulet, no one can take your life."

"Oh right, even if Chen Nan declares you'll definitely die in three days, he'd just be slapping his own face."

"Because the amulet you have, it was obtained by my man from his hands, which can play a life-saving role at critical moments."

"If he had known beforehand that the amulet was on you, he definitely wouldn't have said you would die in three days."

Hearing this, Ma Ye's hanging heart also settled down, and he felt a sense of immense relief washing over him, a light smile appearing on his face: "Then I'll just stay here at my cousin's place these few days."

In the blink of an eye, the three days passed like a fleeting white steed, rushing by like lightning.

During these three days, Ma Ye was like a scared bird, hiding in Lin Yu's incredibly luxurious home, not venturing outside at all.

He was nervous all day long, constantly on edge, like a string about to snap.

Lin Yu also arranged for many strong, well-trained bodyguards, cordoning off the villa completely, making it impervious even to a fly, swearing to ensure Ma Ye's safety without fail.

It reached the noon of the third day.

The sun was blazing high, sunlight streaming through the windows and casting patches of light and shadow on the living room floor.

Ma Ye was sitting on a soft genuine leather sofa, holding a cup of steaming fragrant tea, the rising steam carrying a delicate scent of tea.

But he was too anxious to enjoy it, merely using it to try to soothe the surging tension inside him.

He kept glancing at the million-dollar limited-edition watch on his wrist, his breathing growing more rapid as the second hand neared the twelve o'clock position.

And when the time came to twelve o'clock.

Ma Ye's face instantly turned as white as paper, devoid of any color, his eyes wide with terror, filled with the kind of fear as if he had seen a demon from the deepest depths of Hell.

Immediately after, a heart-wrenching scream erupted from him, the sound was shrill and desperate, as if struggling from the depths of Hell, filled with endless pain and despair.

He uncontrollably rolled off the sofa, writhing on the ground non-stop, trying to lessen the agony through this action.

Hearing the scream, Lin Yu's heart tightened sharply, and he dashed out of the room like an arrow leaving the bow.

When he saw Ma Ye in such a terrible state, his expression also turned extremely grim, like the dark sky before a storm.

"Cousin, what's wrong?" Lin Yu shouted loudly, his voice full of urgency and worry.

He tried to help Ma Ye up, but the moment he came close, he found Ma Ye's body burning hot, like a blazing furnace.

And what terrified him even more was that black blood began to slowly ooze from Ma Ye's seven orifices, the thick blood emitting a pungent smell, like rotten poison.

"How... how is this possible?" Lin Yu looked at the scene in front of him in horror, his eyes wide open, mouth agape, his face filled with disbelief.

He never expected Chen Nan's prophecy to actually come true.

His cousin really did have an accident at this exact time.

If it was just this, it would still be bearable.

He knew that some outsiders were skilled in physiognomy, able to discern a person's past and future through their features.

But what he couldn't believe was...

His cousin clearly had the amulet obtained from Chen Nan, so why didn't it work???

"Cousin... I... I don't want to die..." Ma Ye's eyes were filled with fear and reluctance, his lips trembling slightly as he uttered a weak voice.

"Someone, come quick!" Lin Yu shouted out loud, wanting to take Ma Ye to the hospital.

But just then.

Ma Ye's convulsing body suddenly stopped struggling.

Only the black clotted blood continued to slowly ooze out of his seven orifices, pooling vividly on the ground, giving off a shockingly heart-wrenching sight...