After Being Transformed Into Cannon Fodder For Death, The Heartthrob Chapter 34
byYe Qingyun had considered leaving to avoid further entanglement with those people. However, this was Gu Shenyuan’s home, and asking Gu Shenyuan to move just to avoid them seemed unrealistic—it would be like looking down on Gu Shenyuan, suggesting he couldn’t handle his own problems.
Furthermore, in the original novel, those people hadn’t caused Gu Shenyuan much trouble. So, after careful consideration, Ye Qingyun decided to proceed as usual.
Gu Shenyuan, however, still felt as if he were in a dream when he recalled Ye Qingyun’s actions a few days prior.
Ye Qingyun hadn’t treated that person as a substitute and hadn’t left with him. What did this mean?
Did it mean Ye Qingyun was devoted to Pu Tian and unwilling to find a replacement, or did it mean Ye Qingyun was gradually letting go, and Pu Tian’s standing in his heart was fading?
The two possibilities pointed to two extremes.
Gu Shenyuan didn’t dare to ask, nor did he want to.
If the outcome wasn’t what he desired, he couldn’t be sure what he might do. Would those dark thoughts resurface, and would they harm Ye Qingyun?
He didn’t want Ye Qingyun to be hurt, nor did he want him to be unhappy. Therefore, not asking was best.
No matter what, he was the only one who would accompany Ye Qingyun to the end. He would not allow a second person to appear, regardless of the means necessary.
That was enough.
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The days passed uneventfully for Ye Qingyun. Soon after, his research made new progress.
Ye Qingyun frowned as he looked at the latest research results.
The Bloodline Constraint on Gu Shenyuan was far more terrifying than he had imagined.
Before this, Ye Qingyun hadn’t found a comprehensive analysis of the Bloodline Constraint online, and Gu Shenyuan hadn’t told him about it either. Ye Qingyun could only form a rough impression based on the general information available on the Star Net Forum.
Previously, his impression of Gu Shenyuan’s Bloodline Constraint was that Gu Shenyuan could only love him, couldn’t be unfaithful, would suffer terribly if he betrayed him, and had to prioritize him above all else. He only had a vague idea of the specific disadvantages Gu Shenyuan faced. But after several days of research, his understanding was completely refreshed.
If his data analysis was correct… Gu Shenyuan faced an enormous number of restrictions and limitations.
Not being able to love others or betray him was only the most basic requirement.
As the object of affection, he also held absolute command over Gu Shenyuan.
Gu Shenyuan could not harm him or disobey any serious command he issued. If Ye Qingyun desperately wanted something, Gu Shenyuan would have to retrieve it, even if it meant climbing mountains of knives, plunging into seas of fire, and risking his life.
If Gu Shenyuan fell for someone else or refused his command, he would suffer Mental Strength disorder, Ability backlash, and intense pain—a full spectrum of suffering.
The severity of the punishment was also related to Gu Shenyuan’s attitude toward him. If it was mere indifference or slight dissatisfaction, the punishment wouldn’t be fatal and could be endured.
But if Gu Shenyuan genuinely harbored intentions to defy him, he would be close to a Mental Strength breakdown and self-detonation.
Even attempting to escape was futile, because if the two of them were separated for too long, Gu Shenyuan would start experiencing headaches. The longer the separation, the more severe the headache, until Ye Qingyun returned to his side.
If Ye Qingyun unfortunately died, Gu Shenyuan wouldn’t immediately follow him, but the longer Ye Qingyun was dead, the more miserable Gu Shenyuan would become. This would continue until Gu Shenyuan could no longer bear the torment and followed him in death.
Thus, if Ye Qingyun desired it, Gu Shenyuan would become a complete and utter Humanoid Weapon in his hands.
He would lose his own thoughts, become Ye Qingyun’s puppet, and act entirely according to his commands.
There were many other restrictions, but Ye Qingyun felt no excitement; instead, he grew increasingly alarmed the more he read.
Logically speaking, if two people were deeply in love, these constraints could be seen as a form of affection. The beloved party wouldn’t ask the other to do anything too dangerous or disregard their wishes.
But if the two didn’t love each other, and the beloved party simply wanted to exploit them, then it was obvious that people like Gu Shenyuan would live miserable lives.
No amount of love could withstand such torment. Once the love of these Humanoid Weapons was worn away, what would their feelings be when facing their former lover and listening to those commands?
Ye Qingyun furrowed his brow.
No, this couldn’t stand. He absolutely had to find a solution for this Bloodline Constraint so that Gu Shenyuan could regain his freedom, do whatever he wanted, and not be forced to obey only him.
Gu Shenyuan ought to be the most unrestrained person. He was the Protagonist; no one should be able to manipulate him or force him. He should be free and without worries.
Ye Qingyun threw himself back into intense research, secretly feeling fortunate.
Fortunately, he hadn’t made any serious, excessive demands. When he wanted Gu Shenyuan to help him with something, he usually used a consultative tone rather than making forceful demands.
He remembered that when Gu Shenyuan first openly confessed his feelings, he had tried to subtly persuade Gu Shenyuan to accept his help and work together to find a solution, only to be told by Gu Shenyuan that it was a waste of effort.
If he had forcefully demanded that Gu Shenyuan cooperate with him back then to research a way to solve the Bloodline Constraint, what would have happened?
Ye Qingyun suddenly stopped what he was doing, recalling something.
If… if he managed to develop the Antidote, but Gu Shenyuan refused to cooperate, could he forcefully demand that Gu Shenyuan drink the Antidote?
That seemed like it would solve everything.
Moreover, facing such a terrifying constraint, did Gu Shenyuan truly have no desire to resolve it? Perhaps Gu Shenyuan originally wanted a solution but was willing to endure the constraint because he liked Ye Qingyun. Maybe with some gentle persuasion, Gu Shenyuan would come around?
The more Ye Qingyun thought about it, the more logical it seemed. He felt that the future was bright and threw himself into his research with renewed vigor.
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A few more days passed, and Ye Qingyun had preliminary ideas for the Antidote’s creation method.
The people he had encountered before hadn’t shown up again, so Ye Qingyun assumed they had given up or had been successfully deterred by Gu Shenyuan and dared not cause further trouble.
That night, Ye Qingyun lay in bed, thinking about how to gently talk to Gu Shenyuan about the Antidote once it was ready, ensuring Gu Shenyuan happily drank it.
Alas, whether he was happy or not, he had to drink it. It would be better if he was happy. Gu Shenyuan was so smart; surely he would understand this logic?
With that thought, Ye Qingyun drifted into a deep sleep.
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Meanwhile,
The three people Ye Qingyun had previously met were gathered together. The handsome young man was dressed particularly attractively tonight. A faint blush colored his pale cheeks, and his eyes shimmered, making him look incredibly tempting to bully.
“Everything is ready. I will provide the material resources. As for the rest,” the smoking man said coldly, “whether you can successfully seduce him depends on your skill. Use your best techniques and do a good job, or you’ll be the one paying the price.”
The handsome youth gritted his teeth and sneered, “Do I need you to tell me that?”
The smoking man handed the temporary Ability Agent to the handsome youth, along with two other items.
“This,” the smoking man pointed to a small circular disc, “they definitely sleep together. After you get inside, put this on the beauty. This device will teleport the beauty to a designated location. I’ll meet him there, giving you and the other person some private space.”
“And this, you spray in the room after you’ve done everything else,” the smoking man said, pointing to a bottle of clear spray. “It’s a royal product, worth a fortune—the famous Emotion Separation Agent, also known as the Mistress’s Ascent Spray. As long as the person who smells it has even a trace of dissatisfaction with their lover, that dissatisfaction will be magnified exponentially. They will also be unusually gentle toward anyone other than their lover, and that’s where your opportunity lies. Coupled with the temporary Ability Agent I gave you…”
As the smoking man described the items, he felt increasingly certain that failure was impossible.
Men were generally driven by desire. How many could resist the temptation of an exquisite beauty actively seeking intimacy right in front of them? Especially with the allure enhanced by the temporary Ability Agent. He was confident he could make even an ascetic monk break his vows.
Even if the man was concerned about his partner and didn’t want to betray his lover, once he smelled the Separation Agent, all the suppressed dissatisfactions would surface, likely making him want to break up. At the very least, he would want to vent his frustrations. And with a soft beauty full of admiration right there, wouldn’t it be the perfect match to use this person to release the tension from his regular emotional life?
He had secretly installed a camera on the youth. As soon as the man slept with the youth, he could immediately show the footage to the beauty.
Then… the beauty would see his lover cheating, be heartbroken, and willingly leave with him. That pair would be successfully broken up.
The smoking man felt a wave of satisfaction imagining Gu Shenyuan discovering his lover had run off with him.
The handsome youth took the items, a smile curling on his lips.
These materials were priceless and unobtainable for him normally. Holding them, he started to feel excited.
The man looked wealthy, powerful, handsome, and fiercely protective. He was the perfect partner in the youth’s eyes.
With the aid of these items, his chances of failure were minuscule.
A single night of intimacy could breed deep affection. Once they had slept together, other ideas would inevitably begin to sprout.
Soon… that man would be his.
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The handsome youth, wearing the anti-surveillance suit provided by the smoking man, quietly slipped into Gu Shenyuan’s courtyard.
The suit was an expensive, top-tier stealth outfit that allowed his aura to blend with the surroundings, making it difficult for both high-tech surveillance and Ability detection to find him.
While someone awake could spot him instantly, both Gu Shenyuan and Ye Qingyun were asleep, and it was dark. How could they easily discover him?
Next, he used a specialized lock-picking tool—the kind used by Star Police for covert arrests—to silently open the door.
These technological products were usually controlled by the powerful elite and used against disobedient high-level Ability users. As a commoner holding such items, he felt a degree of nervousness.
Based on the information he had gathered, the youth made his way to what he deduced was the bedroom.
He was lucky; the layout of Gu Shenyuan’s house wasn’t unusual. He successfully found his destination.
The youth stepped inside silently.
To his surprise, the two people inside were not sharing a bed; they were sleeping separately.
…Had they not progressed to that stage yet?
Heh, this was excellent news for him. He could get there first.
The youth walked to the space between the two beds. Using his night-vision lenses, he identified Ye Qingyun’s bed. Just as he was about to approach and teleport Ye Qingyun away, a cold voice rang out: “Who’s there?”
—How could this be? He hadn’t made a sound and was wearing a stealth suit. How was he discovered? This shouldn’t happen!
The youth was startled. In that split second, he tossed the circular disc onto Ye Qingyun’s body and fiercely pressed down on the Separation Agent in his other hand. A thick fragrance immediately permeated the air.
Relieved after completing his tasks, the youth pulled open the top buttons of his shirt, turned back with a look of tender affection, and said in a seductive, soft voice, “Benefactor…”
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Ye Qingyun was woken up by the sudden noise. He opened his eyes and found himself in an unfamiliar place. Two men he had met before were standing in front of him.
Ye Qingyun quickly stood up and looked around.
Gu Shenyuan was not with him.
Ye Qingyun gasped, desperately trying to calm himself down.
Clearly, he had been kidnapped.
He didn’t know why, but what he needed to do now was stabilize these two men’s emotions and wait for Gu Shenyuan to rescue him, or look for an opportunity to escape.
The smoking man saw through Ye Qingyun’s thoughts, smiled, and curled his lips: “Waiting for your little lover to save you? He probably won’t come. He’s busy sleeping with someone else; where would he find the time?”
Ye Qingyun didn’t believe a word of that nonsense, but for safety, he played along with the man’s words, feigning shock and anger: “Impossible! He would never sleep with anyone else. Stop slandering him!”
The smoking man scoffed, finding Ye Qingyun’s words ridiculous.
Ye Qingyun continued, “He’s not like you men! He would never be tempted by beauty! He’s not the kind of person who thinks with his lower body. He is devoted to me and would never cheat. You are not allowed to slander him!”
The absolute conviction in his tone made the smoking man unable to listen anymore.
He had originally planned to wait until the youth sent him a message confirming success before showing the surveillance video to Ye Qingyun. But seeing Ye Qingyun’s face full of trust made his hands itch to destroy that trust immediately.
Forget it. It didn’t matter if he showed Ye Qingyun now. Let him watch the foreplay, see how his man comforted someone else—wouldn’t that be more stimulating?
With this thought, the man activated the surveillance feed.
The small monitoring device had fallen to the floor on its own, choosing a good angle that clearly filmed everything in the room.
The handsome man’s clothes were half-undone, his eyes filled with emotion. His red lips were soft and moist, inviting a bite.
Standing not far from him was Gu Shenyuan, whose expression was terrifyingly dark.
With just one glance, Ye Qingyun saw that Gu Shenyuan’s state was wrong.
An ordinary person wouldn’t notice, but having directly faced a certain state of Gu Shenyuan before, he knew a little about it.
This was not the usual cold Gu Shenyuan. That person must have given Gu Shenyuan some kind of seasonal drug!
“Why is he so mean? He won’t even share a bed with you?” The youth blinked his moist eyes, his cheeks slightly flushed. He looked at Gu Shenyuan with admiration and softly said, “Can I sleep with you? I don’t want any reward. You can treat me however you like. I… I like you.”
The youth’s face grew redder as he looked at Gu Shenyuan with eager anticipation.
Ye Qingyun felt disgusted by these words. His gaze continued to search, settling on the youth’s hand.
The youth was holding a small spray bottle with a unique shape that was not available on the market.
Ye Qingyun’s heart sank.
Out of curiosity, he had once hacked into the royal high-tech supply depot, and he had seen this item there.
What was it called… it was…
Ye Qingyun racked his brain, trying to remember. On the monitor, the handsome youth tentatively approached Gu Shenyuan step by step: “He seems so delicate; he must often order you around, right? I won’t be like that. You can order me to do anything.”
Ye Qingyun remembered.
That agent… Emotion Separation Agent, or rather, the Mistress’s Ascent Special Agent.
If Gu Shenyuan held even a tiny, insignificant grievance against him in his heart, this agent would multiply and magnify that grievance many times over until the small complaint became a huge prejudice.
Gu Shenyuan was burdened by the Bloodline Constraint; he was practically under Ye Qingyun’s control. How could he not harbor some deep, hidden grievances?
Coupled with the aphrodisiacs or similar substances the youth had sprayed on himself, no wonder the smoking man was so confident that Gu Shenyuan was having relations with someone else.
“See? He hasn’t refuted it. He’s already tempted.” The man standing next to Ye Qingyun smugly exhaled a smoke ring, waiting to see a heartbroken expression on Ye Qingyun’s face.
Ye Qingyun was not heartbroken; he was terrified, his heart pounding in his throat.
Severe dissatisfaction with him, betrayal, having relations with others… under the Bloodline Constraint, Gu Shenyuan wouldn’t live much longer.
They were trying to kill Gu Shenyuan!
No, no, Gu Shenyuan couldn’t die. Ye Qingyun didn’t care about cheating, but Gu Shenyuan absolutely couldn’t die for such a ridiculous reason.
Ye Qingyun didn’t hesitate; he turned to run, but was held back.
“Why run? Don’t you want to watch?” The smoking man gripped Ye Qingyun’s shoulder, forcing him to look at the monitor. “I’m helping you see his true colors. Look how happy he is when you’re not around, indulging in a night of passion with someone else—”
Ye Qingyun refused to look. He was about to find a way to break free when the man’s voice abruptly stopped, as if he had seen something utterly unbelievable.
What happened? Had Gu Shenyuan already died?
Ye Qingyun’s heart chilled. He took a deep breath and forced himself to look at the monitor.
The camera showed blood covering the floor, but the person still standing was not the youth.
Gu Shenyuan’s clothes were stained with bright red blood. He was expressionless, and a black, dense fog expanded outward from him, spreading overwhelmingly and blurring the camera lens.
Ye Qingyun struggled to see Gu Shenyuan’s figure clearly. However, moments later, Gu Shenyuan’s face suddenly appeared extremely close to the camera.
His pure black eyes stared into the lens, his voice low, like a giant dragon whose treasure had been stolen, teetering on the brink of a rampage.
“I found you.”