After Being Transformed Into Cannon Fodder For Death, The Heartthrob Chapter 43
byYe Qingyun averted his gaze and continued to pretend to look at the jewelry, his mind processing the conversation he had just overheard.
The Second Princess was so confident; what was this technology she spoke of? Was it really so powerful that it gave her the belief she could kill the legendary Humanoid Weapon?
As Ye Qingyun pondered, the corner of his eye caught the Second Princess walking toward him step by step, finally stopping right beside him.
“Do you like it?” The Second Princess tapped her finger on the counter surface, her expression arrogant. “Follow me, and all of this will be yours.”
Ye Qingyun was startled, but quickly recovered, refusing without hesitation: “I don’t like it. I was just looking around. Besides, if I liked something, my lover would buy it for me. I have other things to attend to, please excuse me.”
With that, Ye Qingyun prepared to leave.
Since he had said so much, even if the princess had intentions, she should give up because he was so unresponsive, right?
But what Ye Qingyun didn’t expect was for the Second Princess to sneer, clap her hands, and several people who had been scattered nearby looking at jewelry immediately surrounded him, blocking his escape route.
These people were all the Second Princess’s subordinates!
What was she trying to do? Kidnap a civilian in broad daylight?
Ye Qingyun frowned.
The Second Princess ignored the displeasure on Ye Qingyun’s face, instead asking, “Trying to leave? Have you not heard of my name?”
Ye Qingyun genuinely hadn’t heard of the Second Princess’s name. After all, the original work was a Danmei novel, focusing on the grudges and romantic entanglements between various men and Gu Shenyuan. Descriptions of female characters were scarce.
The Second Princess didn’t mind, looking at Ye Qingyun and smiling: “There are only men I tire of and let go, never men who can refuse me. No one I set my sights on has ever escaped my grasp. Be obedient, and I will let you enjoy a lifetime of wealth and glory. But if you insist on refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit… don’t blame me for using force.”
The man following the Second Princess was filled with jealousy toward Ye Qingyun, but still dutifully flattered the princess: “How dare you! This is the esteemed Second Princess! It is your honor that she favors you. Stop pretending to be pure and noble, or you will regret it!”
Lunatics, are they putting on a play?
Ye Qingyun touched the Ability ring belonging to Gu Shenyuan on his finger, frowning as he refused again: “I apologize, but I already have a lover. I love him very much. Please don’t joke with me like this.”
“A lover?” The smile in the Second Princess’s eyes deepened. “Having a lover is even better. I love watching separation dramas. Where is your lover? Tell him to come out. Could he have seen me and already run away in fear?”
Ye Qingyun’s frown deepened. He took two steps back, trying to distance himself from the Second Princess.
Ye Qingyun now realized that everyone in the royal family was this kind of arrogant lunatic. Perhaps because they had been in the privileged class for too long, and held various research advantages hundreds of years ahead of the current technological environment, they no longer viewed the royal family and those outside it as the same species. Others were merely tools for their entertainment.
Their way of thinking was completely incomprehensible and unacceptable to Ye Qingyun.
Ye Qingyun touched the ring on his hand again. The Ability within the ring had begun to leak out, and its temperature turned icy cold.
Ye Qingyun knew what this meant.
Gu Shenyuan had seen everything and was already intent on murder.
Ye Qingyun saw the Second Princess look behind him, her eyes lighting up again. Realizing what was happening, he turned his head as well.
Gu Shenyuan was striding toward them from a distance, his face terrifyingly dark.
“That person is quite handsome too, but his expression is too fierce. You are more aligned with my aesthetic,” the Second Princess commented after looking at Gu Shenyuan and then back at Ye Qingyun. “You can be my official consort. I am willing to let you serve me every day now.”
The Second Princess’s gaze swept over Ye Qingyun’s entire body, observing the graceful curve of his neck and shoulders like a swan, his figure—broad shoulders and slender waist—even beneath loose clothing, and his skin, which was so pale it was almost transparent, seemingly capable of bruising with just a light kiss. She licked her lips with keen interest: “You will fall in love with me. I will make you very comfortable. Every inch of your body in my hands, I can make you so comfortable that you lose—”
The Second Princess was unable to finish her sentence as a wisp of black mist sealed her mouth.
Ye Qingyun knew things were bad the moment he heard the princess’s words. Given Gu Shenyuan’s personality, hearing someone harbor such thoughts about him would likely result in the immediate execution of the speaker.
Sure enough, a portion of the black mist that sealed the Second Princess’s mouth spread upward, attempting to cover her nose, while another part spread downward, forming the shape of five fingers, seemingly intent on strangling her neck.
The Second Princess was horrified. She tried to use her Ability to remove the black mist, but her own Ability instantly dissipated upon contact with the black mist, offering no resistance.
The Second Princess’s subordinates rushed over to help, but like the princess, their Abilities vanished upon touching the black mist. The Second Princess’s face was already turning blue. Fumbling, she pulled out the necklace around her neck and gripped the button on the pendant. The necklace immediately emitted a red light, protecting its owner and preventing Gu Shenyuan’s Ability from advancing further for the moment, giving the princess a chance to breathe.
Seeing the danger, Ye Qingyun quickly turned around, ran two steps forward, and grabbed Gu Shenyuan’s hand: “Shenyuan, calm down!”
Ye Qingyun was still thinking about the high-tech product the Second Princess had mentioned earlier, the one that could easily take the life of a Humanoid Weapon.
He didn’t know if it was real, but if it was, the moment the Second Princess died, the royal family would use that thing against Gu Shenyuan, even if only to preserve their dignity, until Gu Shenyuan was dead.
Gu Shenyuan glanced at Ye Qingyun, his dark eyes filled with surging emotions.
Ye Qingyun hugged Gu Shenyuan, comforting him in a soft voice: “Do you still believe what she said? How could I possibly like her? She’s not as good-looking as you, not as powerful as you, not as considerate as you, and her technique isn’t as good as yours. I’m not blind, don’t be angry over this.”
Gu Shenyuan didn’t speak. The chill around him subsided slightly, but his killing intent remained undiminished.
For Gu Shenyuan, anyone who dared to covet Ye Qingyun and cause him direct distress deserved only one outcome.
Seeing this, Ye Qingyun could only whisper the Second Princess’s identity, urgently persuading him again: “Let’s leave first. Don’t alert the enemy. If you really want to make a move, wait until you are fully prepared. Can you bear to make me a widow at such a young age?”
Someone from the royal family?
Gu Shenyuan frowned, knowing rationally that Ye Qingyun was right.
He should prepare in secret, wait until the time was right, and then uproot this decaying tree, rather than killing this person now and drawing the attention of the royal family.
The necklace the Second Princess wore, infused with who knows what, could actually resist Ability attacks below 3S-class and stall a 3S-class Ability for a period, allowing time for rescue.
In this brief struggle, he could have broken through the necklace’s defense and taken the woman’s life, but doing so would clearly be too shocking.
Gu Shenyuan felt Ye Qingyun’s arms around his neck, and the sound of Ye Qingyun’s not-quite-convincing sobs reached him, making him sigh softly.
Very well, let this person live a little longer… Once he was fully prepared, he would eliminate these people root and branch.
Ye Qingyun was led away secretly by Gu Shenyuan. He didn’t know how Gu Shenyuan did it; so many people, yet no one seemed able to spot them or keep up with their pace.
And the Sky Net, which was supposedly used to capture them and prevent their escape, was easily destroyed by Gu Shenyuan.
Ye Qingyun followed Gu Shenyuan onto a spaceship and left the planet.
The scenery outside the spaceship window gradually turned into the dark cosmos. No one could follow or capture them, and Ye Qingyun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Next, he needed to hack into the royal family’s various data systems to search for the legendary weapon that could defeat Gu Shenyuan.
This was a massive undertaking and might take a while to complete, so Ye Qingyun wasn’t in a hurry. Instead, he chose to focus on caring for Gu Shenyuan beside him.
Ye Qingyun lifted Gu Shenyuan’s clothes and touched him, confirming that Gu Shenyuan was completely unharmed. He then pulled his clothes back down, taking the opportunity to feel Gu Shenyuan’s abs a couple of extra times.
Gu Shenyuan allowed him to grope him. After the inspection was complete, he reached into his pocket and pulled out an object.
It was small, round, and simple and unadorned in design—the ring they had bought earlier.
“Qingyun,” Gu Shenyuan began.
Gu Shenyuan lowered his dark lashes, looking at the small circle in his hand, and whispered: “Are you willing to let me put it on you myself?”
There were too many people coveting Ye Qingyun, so many that if he wasn’t careful for just a moment, some reckless fool would try to approach Ye Qingyun.
Ye Qingyun should be covered in his bite marks, even down to his fingertips, letting those people know that the flower was taken and not to be touched casually.
But Ye Qingyun would definitely not agree, so he could only choose another method.
“Wear it, okay?” Gu Shenyuan asked.
Wearing a matching ring with him, becoming his sole partner.
Ye Qingyun didn’t speak, simply extending his hand.
Because Gu Shenyuan had been too anxious to leave, the ring hadn’t been fully customized. However, it was coated with a special material that allowed it to adjust to the correct finger size after ten seconds of wear, so there was no worry about it ultimately being unsuitable.
It was just that during the initial wearing process, if the ring size was smaller than the finger, it would be quite difficult to put on, which was why rings usually needed staff to adjust the size.
This ring belonging to Ye Qingyun hadn’t been modified at all, only having time for the name to be engraved, so it was small, even smaller than Ye Qingyun’s finger.
Gu Shenyuan held Ye Qingyun’s hand, looked into his eyes, and slowly said: “It will hurt a little. Bear with it, it will be over soon.”
Ye Qingyun thought, it’s just putting on a ring, how much could it hurt? The pain would only last ten seconds before the ring adjusted to the right size, so he nodded calmly.
Gu Shenyuan’s eyes held a barely perceptible fervor. He cupped Ye Qingyun’s fingertip and slowly slid the ring on.
The ring slipped onto the fingertip easily at first. The silver-white ring against Ye Qingyun’s fair hand was beautiful to behold.
However, when the ring reached the thickest knuckle of the finger, it inevitably got stuck.
“Qingyun,” Gu Shenyuan paused. “Endure it.”
“I’ll endure it…” Ye Qingyun mumbled. “Hurry up, it doesn’t hurt. Don’t dawdle.”
Gu Shenyuan took a deep breath and continued to push forward.
The sensation of forcing the ring on was unpleasant. Bone ached from the friction, and the two ill-fitting objects tormented each other, making Ye Qingyun’s hand tremble.
Ye Qingyun instinctively tried to pull his hand back in pain, but Gu Shenyuan held him tightly, preventing his escape.
“No more…” Ye Qingyun closed his eyes, tearfully wanting to retreat. “Next time… we’ll try next time…”
Ye Qingyun heard Gu Shenyuan sigh. Immediately after, a familiar scent approached, kissing his lips and stealing his breath.
Ye Qingyun opened his mouth, momentarily lost in the passionate kiss.
Just as Ye Qingyun was completely distracted, a sudden pain shot through his finger, and something slid to the base of his finger.
After a long while, the kiss finally ended, and Ye Qingyun and Gu Shenyuan separated.
“You did it,” Gu Shenyuan kissed the corner of Ye Qingyun’s mouth, lifted his hand, and said gently, “See? It’s all the way on now.”