Chapter 136

Shan Ming looked at him warily and asked, “What do you mean?”

“Don’t you want to leave?”

“Do you think I’ll believe that you’ll let me go so easily? Speak up, what’s your intention?”

Shen Yao sneered, “I’m just waiting for them to come and rescue you.”

“I don’t need anyone to rescue me.”

“Hopefully they think the same,” Shen Yao said, waving his hand. Four people entered the room, one of them pointed a gun at Shan Ming, two others pushed him down to the ground, and the last person crouched in front of him.

Shan Ming lifted his head and glared at Shen Yao. “What do you want?” The person crouched in front of him lifted his shirt, revealing various sexual traces left by Shen Changze on his back. Any adult man would understand what those marks represented.

The person restraining Shan Ming was stunned for a moment, and Shen Yao himself froze as well. Soon, his expression turned exceptionally unpleasant. These subcutaneous bruises wouldn’t last long on the skin’s surface. The various sizes and depths of the marks indicated that they were recent. Everyone knew clearly the only person who had been in close contact with Shan Ming recently. When they combined it with the fact that Shen Changze and Shan Ming had been living and eating together, their hidden relationship became apparent. Shen Yao couldn’t help but think in that direction.

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Fbld Zys zssjle esod yv bkx okvb nsdelpnldekdtzu, “Mbkp kp y vaynjla. Zsw osd’v cl yczl vs alxshl kv uswaplzq. Ls xyvvla oblal usw ts, R okzz jdso. Wsa dso, usw nyd ts oblalhla usw oydv, cwv esd’v nsxl dlya xu psd ytykd.”

Mbl rlapsd obs kxrzydvle vbl vaynjla cltyd vs pvsr vbl czllekdt yde pvkvnb wr vbl oswde. Mbl ldvkal rasnlpp zypvle zlpp vbyd qkhl xkdwvlp, cwv dsv y easr sq ydlpvblpky oyp wple. Mbl pldpyvksd sq clkdt nwv srld yde byhkdt psxlvbkdt kdplavle kdpkel okvbswv ydu dwxckdt ytldvp oyp lmnawnkyvkdtzu rykdqwz. Fbyd Ykdt nswdvle vbl ynvksdp; sdl pvkvnb, vos pvkvnblp… y vsvyz sq plhld pvkvnblp. Ju vbl vkxl kv oyp yzz esdl, bkp ldvkal cseu oyp ealdnble kd polyv.

Mbl rlapsd alpvaykdkdt bkx alzlyple vblka takr, yde Fbyd Ykdt pvawttzle vs tlv wr qasx vbl taswde. Tl tzyale yv Fbld Zys, bkp lulp qkzzle okvb y cwadkdt elpkal vs ckvl bkx vs elyvb. Tkp lmralppksd vokpvle okvb aytl yp bl elnzyale, “Zswa psd? Tl’p xu psd. Eblal vbl qwnj es usw nsxl kd?”

Fbld Zys cwapv kdvs zywtbvla. “Tso eyal usw nsdpkela uswaplzq bkp qyvbla? G qyvbla obs tlvp ayrle cu vbl psd bl aykple? Pkptwpvkdt.” Fbld Zys’p qynl nsdvsavle okvb kdvldpl ekptwpv yp bl prsjl.

Fbyd Ykdt, wdokzzkdt vs cynj esod, rashsjle bkx qwavbla. “Mbyv’p aktbv, bl fwpv zkjlp qwnjkdt xld. Psd’v lmrlnv bkx vs tkhl usw y rwal-czssele eaytsd taydepsd kd vbkp zkqlvkxl.”

This sentence hit a sore spot for Shen Yao. In a flash, a dark shadow swiftly struck his face with a loud smack. He quickly raised his hand to block, but the whip-like object struck his arm before the remaining force landed on his cheek, causing him to be knocked down to the ground.

He shook his dizzy head and pressed his hand against the tail that Shen Yao had steadily retracted, unable to believe what had just happened.

Shen Yao was obviously in human form right now, but he could still use the tail that only appeared in the Dragon Blood Kin form! To what extent has he integrated and utilized the genes of both humans and Dragon Blood Kins?! He can actually freely control certain aspects of his Dragon Blood Kin form while in his human state. Shan Ming was certain that Shen Changze had not achieved this level of control.

Shen Yao noticed the astonishment in his eyes and arrogantly declared, “Whether it’s Changze or Qingling, neither of them is my match, and you feeble humans are even less so.” Shen Yao resembled a contemptuous demon, flicking his immensely powerful tail before it vanished in an instant.

Shan Ming’s uncertainty about this man’s strength grew even stronger. He didn’t know if Zhao Qingling had used the Sea Dragon’s Horn to enhance her own power that day, but he knew for certain that she carried it with her. With this, who else could stop Shen Yao?

A set of equipment was thrown in front of Shan Ming, and Shen Yao kicked them onto Shan Ming’s body. “Go on, go wherever you want. But if you dare come back, if you dare come see Changze again, I will kill you. I really have been too tolerant of you.”

Shan Ming grabbed the equipment and rushed out. It was only now that he could clearly see the place where he had been held captive. The air was filled with a mix of dust and the scent of disinfectant, it was extremely nauseating. There were mottled traces of unknown liquids on the walls and floor. Judging by the discarded equipment in the corner, this seemed to be an abandoned hospital, and a field hospital at that. One corner of the building had been destroyed by artillery fire, and the walls were riddled with bullet holes, with only a few intact areas remaining.

Carrying the equipment on his back, he swiftly concealed himself within the forest. Based on the terrain features, he suspected that he was still within the borders of Tunisia. This wasn’t good news because Tang Tingzhi and Ayer were likely here as well. Shen Yao had most likely released him as bait.

He found a concealed spot and took out a set of jungle camouflage clothing from his bag. As he raised his arm, a sharp pain shot through his upper back. He couldn’t help but slip his hand inside his clothing and felt around the area where the tracking device had been implanted.

Even though he could reach it with his hand, the tracking device had been inserted into the flesh along his spine. He could only feel a small protrusion on his back. Removing it would require either using a knife to cut it open or using tweezers to extract it. Either way, he couldn’t accomplish it on his own without some eyes and hands growing on his back.

After putting on the clothes and boots, he checked his weapons and equipment. Shen Yao must have been concerned about him dying too quickly, as he provided enough food and water for three days, along with a self-defense rifle and a military knife. However, for someone who didn’t know his current location and where to go, he could only wander aimlessly in the forest, and these provisions were far from sufficient.

In the end, he still decided to go further away. Although his movements were being monitored by Shen Yao, he wanted to avoid Shen Changze as much as possible. He didn’t want to be locked up by Shen Changze again. He already wasted too much time the past week. Each day spent idling only multiplied his worries. He needed to do something, rather than just have sex all day long.

By this time, it was already dark, making it unsuitable to continue the journey. Shan Ming walked for about seven to eight kilometers and found a hollowed-out tree trunk that had been struck by lightning. He decided to rest inside it for the night.

He set up a perimeter of about fifteen meters around the tree trunk, placing makeshift tripwires and traps using materials found in the area. They were simple yet effective enough to provide him with some genuine rest.

After setting up the perimeter, he crawled into the hollowed-out tree trunk and lay down with his eyes closed. He chewed on an energy bar while contemplating his next steps. Once he finished eating, he held onto his rifle and entered a light sleep.

After sleeping for some time, Shan Ming was abruptly awakened by something triggering his tripwire. The loud thud of the falling wood seemed to echo right above his head. He quickly opened his eyes and supported himself with his hands on either side of the hollowed-out tree trunk, then silently slid out. Following the direction of the sound, he saw a small creature with short arms, who was knocked over by the fallen wood, twitching on the ground. The lighting was too dim to make out what it was exactly. Shan Ming drew his knife, intending to slaughter it for potential food reserves.

Just as he took a couple of steps forward, Shan Ming felt that the direction of the wind brushing against his ears was off. In the blink of an eye, the wind suddenly shifted. He swiftly turned around, only to be met with a flash of golden light. In an instant, he felt a tightness around his waist as he was ensnared by something. With a loud thud, he was slammed against the tree trunk beside him.

His back collided with the tree, causing the freshly stitched wound to split open. The pain made him break out in a cold sweat. As he focused his gaze, he first saw a pair of blood-red eyes resembling those of a wild beast. Then, his eyes traced along a body covered in golden dragon scales. He realized that the thing coiling tightly around his waist was Shen Changze’s long, thick tail.

Shan Ming gritted his teeth and asked, “How… did you find me?” He shouldn’t have been discovered so quickly. Even in his difficult state, he still instinctively erased his tracks as he moved. With such dim lighting, it would have been impossible to track him. How did Shen Changze find him so quickly?

Shen Changze uttered a few words through his teeth, saying, “My nose… remembers your scent.”

So he had taken on the form of a Dragon Blood Kin just to track him… but… as Shan Ming looked into Shen Changze’s eyes, which had flames of anger pulsating like blood, he couldn’t shake off the illusion that this was an anger-induced transformation.

Shan Ming grabbed onto Shen Changze’s tail, attempting to make him loosen his grip. His waist was tightly constricted, causing a sensation akin to suffocation. Although he had never been entwined by a snake before, he could imagine it must feel similar. “It was Shen Yao who let me go…”

“Is that so? Then why didn’t you wait for me to come back? You clearly knew I would come looking for you, Dad?” Shen Changze’s claws lightly grazed Shan Ming’s cheek, leaving behind shallow bloodstains. Shen Changze licked the droplets of blood from his sharp claws. “Whenever you have a chance, you would rather stay far away, right? You never wanted to be with me, never considered spending the rest of our lives together. To you, having sex is the same regardless of who it’s with. Am I wrong? You will never love me, right? Dad?”

Cold sweat broke out on Shan Ming’s forehead.