The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 249 Are you here to find my third brother?

Shen Wen received the imperial edict on the street and wanted to quietly evacuate with Li Fengnan while the crowd dispersed. Unexpectedly, he was stopped by the Shen family as soon as he turned into an alley. Master Shen grabbed the Shen family's arm and said affectionately, "My good nephew, you are the only one who brought honor to our Shen family this time. With such good news, where are you going if you don't go home and tell your grandfather? Come on! Follow your uncle home."

After saying this, he did not forget to urge his good third brother. Master Shen San took Shen Wen with him, and the three of them went home together.

Shen Wen felt so disgusted watching the two people pretending to be acting in front of him.

Li Fengnan, who was standing by, had already turned cold. With his powerful hands, he easily pushed the two people apart, put Shen Wen in front of them, and said fiercely, "Where did you come from, you lunatic? How dare you call me 'old man' in front of my young master? I think you are looking for a fight! Do you know who I am?"

Li Fengnan's words were full of domineering aura, which frightened the two masters of the Shen family. They had never seen such a woman before, especially her eyes, which seemed to be able to kill them when she glared at them.

The servant of Master Shen San whispered in their master's ear: "Master, don't mess with this person. She is well-known in the martial arts world. She used to be a female escort."

"Female escort?"

Master Shen San's eyes widened, and he blinked. Suddenly he remembered, "Master, there is a female escort I have heard of. She is the famous Miss Li Fengnan from a few years ago. Could she be the one in front of me?"

The servant blinked quickly to confirm.

If Master Shen San had only heard of the name of the chivalrous woman Li Fengnan, he would not be afraid of her given his status and position. Who told him to be frightened by someone in person? Recently, the Shen family had been disturbed by some jianghu people like Master Guan and San Jianzhai, who broke into the house and made a big fuss twice. Master Shen San was afraid, but he no longer looked down on them.

Master Shen thought more, especially about Zhinuan, Shen Wen's former personal maid. Just like Li Fengnan now, standing aside and looking ordinary, but when it comes to the critical moment, everyone is an extraordinary existence.

Shen Wen looked at them and rolled his eyes.

What a coward! They are all just bullies in their own backyard.

Li Fengnan said in a sonorous voice: "Did you hear me? My young master is bothering you. Stop being annoying here. Go away and do what you need to do."

The two old masters in the officialdom acted like ancestors in front of others, but in front of the female knight Li Fengnan, they had no authority at all. They looked at Shen Wen.

Shen Wen said, "My two uncles have also heard that His Majesty has appointed me as a constable. I really don't know what it means, and I guess my grandfather doesn't know what it means either. Why don't you two uncles go back first? I have to find a reliable person in the palace to ask. Oh! Speaking of this, I just remembered the fox ancestor. No, I have to go find it first."

After saying that, he turned around and left in a hurry.

Master Shen Da and Master Shen Er looked at each other and felt that what Shen Wen said made sense, so they stopped arguing and went back to their carriages.

Shen Wen was not far away. He watched the two masters leave and then heaved a sigh of relief.

Li Fengnan said, "These two guys, I just saw their eyes that wanted to kill you, and now they come over and force you to go back to the Shen family. They must be planning something bad. They just collected the body of their son who died, and you got promoted here. I don't know how they will deal with you if they just take you back to the Shen family like this."

Shen Wen said: "It would be great if they were dealing with me, but I'm afraid that they have lost the title of Marquis' Mansion, and they can't let go of their noble status as superiors. What they want now is to push some unlucky guy to the front, so that they can enjoy wealth and glory, and then lie on that person to suck blood."

Li Fengnan spat and said, "You wishful thinking, are you really judging who is a fool?"

Shen Wen thought of his previous life and said sadly, "Wasn't I the same before?"

Li Fengnan showed some pity in her eyes, but she didn't let Shen Wen see it. She patted the shoulder of the person next to her, but looked ahead and said, "You said it was in the past. It's not too late to figure it out now."

Li Fengnan asked the Shen family where they were going next, or they should go home.

Shen Wen was no longer interested in wandering the street, so the two of them looked for the way back to the three-room house.

As soon as they reached a corner, a man blocked their way, handed Shen Wen a note, and left.

Shen Wen opened the note, which read: I have predicted the whereabouts of Qingque, the Holy Maiden of the Fairyland. Come to Taohuazhai for a chat.

There was also a drawing on the note, which was the immortal treasure, the Hundred Corpse Bell, which Qingque carried with him.

Shen Wen's pupils constricted after reading it.

Taohuazhai?

That house was the property of the Ji family. Could it be that Qingque had fallen into the hands of Chu Yanqiu?

Shen Wen and Li Fengnan changed direction and headed towards Taohuazhai.

As Shen Wen walked along, he kept thinking about what Li Fengnan had told him before about Chu Yanqiu. If he really bought a prostitute to cure his addiction, then the incident at Taohuazhai must have been related to Chu Yanqiu.

Thinking of this, Shen Wen stopped and said to Li Fengnan, "Let's not go to Taohuazhai yet. Please help me with something. I wonder if there is an informant for us in the Duke Ji's Mansion? I want to confirm what Chu Yanqiu's previous talk about buying a prostitute is all about."

Shen Wen whispered something in Li Fengnan's ear, and Li Fengnan agreed and went to do his work first.

Shen Wen turned and passed through a house. The street on the other side was the street of Duke Ji's mansion. The Ji family's mansion was very large. One of the streets was twice as large as the streets of ordinary people's houses in Dongcheng. All the houses where prominent servants and their families lived had two courtyards.

Shen Wen went up to the roof of the house and saw that the family was holding a funeral. There were a few pieces of paper money scattered on the ground. The body was placed on the ground, covered with only a straw mat. There was half-burned paper money burning in the brazier, but there was no one keeping vigil.

Shen Wen looked at the blue brick and tile houses in the two courtyards, and then looked at the straw mat covering the dead body. He felt something was wrong. This family lived well, so they shouldn't have bought a coffin for a family member who died, right? Could it be that their servant had died?

Shen Wen didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but he accidentally saw the dead man's gray hair. Although the distance was a bit far, the dead man had a red flower on his head. If an old man died, why would he wear such a gorgeous red flower?

At this time, a man and a woman came in from the other side of the door. The man looked unhappy and said as he walked in, "Although our family wants to tell others that she is my father's concubine who died, I feel uneasy inside. I feel sorry for my parents who died a long time ago."

The woman slapped him on the shoulder and said, "Four hundred taels of silver, four hundred taels! Do you know how many taels of silver it cost to redeem the prostitute in this brothel? It's only a few dozen taels of silver, isn't it just a lie? It's not like they cut off a piece of your flesh. Besides, they didn't really bury that woman next to your parents' graves. They just carried her out of the city and buried her in such a dignified manner. Who would care about the family affairs of a servant of the Ji Mansion like you?"

The man said that he had no choice but to do so for the sake of the money.

The woman was a very greedy person. After tasting the sweetness this time, she said, "If this happens more often in the future, we can save a lot of money for retirement. I just don't know which master in the Ji Mansion did this dirty thing this time. The old Master Chen was cruel enough. Could it be that some cousin has such a beastly heart? But there are also black-hearted female masters in the Ji Mansion. I tell you..."

The woman whispered in the man's ear while pulling and pulling into the house where Shen Wen was and closing the door tightly.

After listening to the noise for a while, Shen Wen quietly came down from the roof. He came to the dead man stealthily and gently turned over the mat covering the dead man.

Shen Wen only took two glances and felt dizzy!

Isn't she a young woman?

Her skin has become like dehydrated tree bark, with grooves and age lines, but there is a difference between an old person who died of natural causes and this woman. Besides, how can an old person who died of old age have a set of beautiful and perfect teeth like a young woman?

This is the attire of a maid. The material of the clothes is expensive. The favored personal maids would occasionally wear silk fabrics rewarded by their masters.

Shen Wen only thought for a moment and then left.

Chu Yanqiu...

He is still...

Shen Wen couldn't imagine what would happen to the well-dressed Lord Chu if things continued like this? Chu Yanqiu's appearance instantly became hideous and terrifying in his mind.

Shen Wen didn't know how he arrived at the gate of Ji's family. He stared blankly at the mansion of Duke Ji. It was like a movie playing in his head. He had a lot of random thoughts in his mind. The more he thought about it, the more he wanted to back out. He was not ready yet. He didn't know why things had turned out like this since they met in the palace that night.

"Shen Wen?"

Someone behind him suddenly called him.

Shen Wen looked back and saw that the man was like a towering iron tower, leading his warhorse and looking at him in surprise.

Another person I don’t want to see. I didn’t want to see this person so much before. It’s true that time wears people down. When I see this person again now, it seems as if all the past things have really become yesterday.

Shen Wen said: "General Ji, where are you going?"

Ji Ziyan was very happy to hear Shen Wen talking to him again.

He gently stroked his beloved horse and said, "I have been training in Slit Mountain and have not been home for many days. This time I came back to stay for a few days."

Shen Wen lost interest in chatting with him, so he said, "Well, General Ji, you go home, I'm leaving now."

Ji Ziyin stared at him blankly, somewhat at a loss. He didn't know what he said wrongly. Did he offend him? They just passed by each other briefly.

As soon as Shen Wen turned around, he was grabbed by Ji Ziyan.

Ji Ziyin had a thousand words in his mouth, but finally he said, "Are you here to see my third brother? I heard that you work for my third brother. How about this, I'll go into the mansion with you, I just happen to have something to see my third brother about."

Shen Wen looked at the solemn gate of the Ji family and said, "Your door is really hard to enter. I came to find Chu Yanqiu and I just want to ask you something."