Jiaohua

Chapter 1508 Meeting Her Like Light

Shen Guheng had been in an uncomfortable state, and Shen Lie's words were tantamount to an order to expel him.

He could only smile awkwardly and raised his hand to bow: "Then, Shen will not disturb you any further and will take his leave first."

Shen Lie didn't respond, his eyes fell on the letter.

After Shen Guheng followed Hui Jin away, Shen Lie's pair of handsome black eyebrows slowly frowned, and his handsome face finally showed emotion.

In the letter, my grandmother said that she had no peace since Shen An followed Shen Shuangcheng back to Yunliang.

On the first day after Shen An returned, he met her in the garden. When they met on a narrow road, he smiled and asked her if she was surprised that he was not dead.

Then he said that he could not avenge his biological mother personally, but he could starve the two murderers to death.

Although these two murderers look a bit like "immortals", they will eventually die one day.

When that day comes, he will give fireworks to people all over Yunliang and present a joyous feast to the world.

Not to be outdone, the grandmother responded by calling him "short-lived ghost".

Since then, the two sides have been on the verge of a war of words whenever they meet each other every day.

Grandmother said that although Shen An used to have this smiling face, he could control his mouth. Now, his mouth is poisonous, just like a venomous snake spitting out its tongue.

If it was just a verbal dispute, it would be fine, but half a month ago, she and her grandfather, who had already slept in separate rooms, started to be teased by others.

Knives, leaf-shaped hidden weapons, and a large number of dried insect corpses would suddenly appear beside her pillow.

A freshly killed chicken appeared in front of my grandfather's house, with the chicken blood covering the entire ground. There were also several times when chopped-off animal carcasses appeared, including sheep's hooves, cow legs, pig heads, etc.

They dispatched more than 30 people to guard against the situation, but accidents still occurred frequently.

On the day she wrote the letter, my grandmother said that there was a white silk hanging high on her beam, and she had no idea who hung it there and when.

They sent people to call Shen An several times, but Shen An refused to see them.

They went to see Shen An in person, but Shen An denied everything and asked them to provide evidence.

Shen Shuangcheng had more than a hundred swordsmen to protect Shen An. In addition, there was a close follower named Liao Jicai who had a tough attitude and always forced the two elders to leave on the grounds that Shen An was in poor health.

Shen Shuangcheng defended Shen An everywhere, but turned around and blamed them, asking them why they had to pick on Shen An. He used such despicable behavior to try to frame Shen An and drive him out of the Shen family.

My grandfather was so angry that he was bedridden.

Grandmother's health was a little better, but she didn't know what other methods this father and son would use to force her to death in the future.

At the end of the letter, my grandmother said that since Shen An came back, he has not been idle, and his subordinates have been coming in and out all day and are very busy.

Through her investigation, she found that Shen An had close ties with a Taoist temple in Yunliang, and most of the people in that temple were from Zhaozhou.

The word "Zhaozhou" captured Shen Lie's gaze.

Zhaozhou is an extremely special province to him, because the towering Liling Mountains in Zhaozhou are where she grew up.

However, there is one special thing about Zhaozhou: in the past forty years, a large number of Qiao clan members have lived in Zhaozhou.

Shen Lie's intuition told him that if Shen An really had close contacts with people from Zhaozhou, it must be related to these Qiaos.

Everything he saw in Qianqiu Palace that year reappeared before Shen Lie's eyes. Shen Lie put the letter down, his handsome face gloomy. He just wanted to find Shen An immediately and ask him what he was going to do.

Also, grandparents' lives shouldn't be constantly disrupted like this.

In particular, the letter also mentioned that Shen Shuangcheng was undermining the people around them, and the only person they could trust and who could deliver the letter was Shen Guheng.

I think Shen Guheng and his men left Yunliang quietly, so the people he left in Yunliang did not notice it.

Shen Lie wanted to laugh. He sent people to Yunliang to watch over them and told them to protect their grandparents as soon as possible if there was any accident. However, he didn't expect that despite the strict defense and preparations, the one who really harmed them was in the inner courtyard of Shen's mansion.

Well, since he was going to send troops to the south of the Yangtze River, he had already planned to settle his grandparents. It was a good opportunity for him to bring them here and let them live out their days in Hejing.

At noon the next day, the sun hid behind the clouds, and large patches of white clouds shining with golden light hung high in the sky, making the sky and the earth clear and pleasant.

After a good rest, Shen Guheng brought his people to Shen Lie's tent to say goodbye. Hui Jin and Wu Shaoning had been waiting for a long time.

Hui Jin raised his hand and bowed slightly: "Our general has already left with his men at 7 am and went to Yunliang. When the general left, he ordered us to keep an eye on Master Shen."

Shen Guheng was stunned: "What do you mean by optimistic?"

Hui Jin said, "Mr. Shen, please stay in Guizhou for the next ten days. Guizhou is a beautiful place with many scenic spots. You can go anywhere you want in Guizhou. To prevent any accidents, we will send people to protect you." Shen Guheng understood and said unhappily, "Shen Lie wants to put me under house arrest? Why? I came all the way here to deliver a letter, but he didn't even say a word of thanks and is going to trap me to death here?"

Wu Shaoning said, "It is precisely because you came here to deliver the letter that our young master wants to protect you. If you go to Yunliang with him, or go one after the other, with Shen An's mind and means, he will definitely find out about you. If you offend Shen An, you will no longer have a good life in Yunliang."

Shen Guheng frowned: "Is Mrs. Cui's letter related to Shen An?"

Thinking of the expression on Mrs. Cui's face when she handed him the letter, Shen Guheng murmured, "How is it possible..."

Wu Shaoning asked: "How is it possible?"

Shen Guheng raised his hands and clasped his fists: "You two, can you tell me the truth? You just mentioned Shen An's mind and methods. Could it be that the Shen family is going to change? Shen An wants to take action against Old Madam Cui for the sake of the Shen family's property?"

Wu Shaoning and Hui Jin looked at each other.

Hui Jin was surprised and asked, "You have no idea?"

Shen Guheng asked back: "Is it really so?"

"It's over," Wu Shaoning looked back at Hui Jin, "If he doesn't know, did we say something inappropriate?"

This also surprised Hui Jin, as he had no idea that this man knew nothing.

Hui Jin smiled: "In this case, Master Shen, we will not let you go. Don't worry, we will not treat you unfairly. Everything we do is just to protect you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand lightly, and dozens of tall and strong soldiers around him walked forward, looking at Shen Guheng and others without saying a word.

Shen Guheng pursed his lips, helpless.

The only ones who went to Yunliang with Shen Lie were Liang Jun, Ye Zheng, and Miao Zhonghai.

The road between Guizhou and Yunliang is uneven and the mountain roads are bumpy. It takes at least ten days to travel there. However, they have good horses and can arrive there within seven days if they ride at the fastest speed.

It was also because of this that Shen Lie did not bring too many people with him, as it would easily attract unnecessary attention from the warlord scouts on the road.

Yunliang is adjacent to Yuzhou, and the two places have extremely strong advantages in terrain. Both Yunliang and Yuzhou are very flat, but they are backed by the Yushan ridge and surrounded by high mountains on three sides. The only flat road faces Mouye, where the order is the most chaotic and the most fighting is taking place. This has made Yunliang and Yuzhou become two major provinces that everyone wants to fight for, but no one can easily touch.

As Shen Lie and his party hurried along the way, they encountered countless large armies on the road. The closer they got to Mouye, the more barracks they saw. The people along the way were well-informed and some would shout in advance that there was a war going on somewhere and they could not go through.

The originally planned seven-day trip ended up taking Shen Lie nine days in order to avoid the war.

When they arrived at Yunliang, they finally slowed down their horses. Liang Jun estimated by counting on his fingers that there had been frequent battles along the way, so it would probably take Shen Guheng and his men even longer to get out of Yunliang, definitely more than ten days.

Liang Jun sighed on horseback: "Although I don't like Shen Guheng, he really worked hard on this trip to deliver the old lady's letter to Guizhou."

Shen Lie looked at him when he heard that: "Not happy? How did he offend you?"

"I heard from Brother Ji that his parents covet the Shen family's wealth and want to help him get promoted."

"..."

Shen Lie suddenly smiled, shook his head and looked at the road ahead.

"...General, what are you laughing at?"

Shen Lie said slowly: "He may also tell you that Shen Shuangcheng likes Shen Guheng very much."

Liang Jun smiled: "The general really guessed it right."

"Shen Guheng is not the only one, there are many," Shen Lie narrowed his dark eyes and looked at the blue sky at the end of the countryside. "When I was young, Shen Shuangcheng opposed my mother. He was happy to see everyone and would praise them, compare them with me, insult me, and step on me. Every time he saw my mother shaking with anger, he would be happy. It's not Shen Guheng's fault, I can tell the difference."

Liang Jun nodded and whispered, "So that's it."

Then, Liang Jun smiled brightly, looking at Shen Lie and said, "The smile just now by the general shows that he has let go of all these things long ago. The general has experienced so much at a young age, but he can still be so open-minded, which shows his broad mind!"

Shen Lie smiled and didn't respond.

  Open-minded?

No, there's no point in just thinking about it all the time. If all the resentment piles up in your heart, you'll be the one who's ruined.

Also, he was not open-minded. After going to the Guo family, he was openly and secretly excluded and isolated by his peers and cousins. He became cynical and hated to interact with others.

He was gloomy and always wanted to hide in a quiet corner, read some books and practice sword skills. That was enough for him.

But he was not abandoned by fate, and meeting her was like a ray of light shining in.

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