The City’s Strongest Son-in-law

”Miss.” The maid immediately knelt before Shen Rushuang, pleading, ”Miss, I didn’t mean it, but the Young Master told me to, I really have no choice.”

”Don’t worry, no matter what happens, I will shoulder it. But if you’re unwilling to listen, don’t blame me for being harsh.” Shen Rushuang said coldly.

The maid continuously kowtowed towards Shen Rushuang. She had followed Shen Rushuang for a long time and understood her temperament. She was well aware that although the Miss seemed gentle usually, when she was ruthless, she was as deadly as a viper. If she truly offended Shen Rushuang, she would surely face dire consequences.

”Miss, how about this, I’ll go out first to inquire on your behalf, is that alright?” The maid looked at her cautiously.

”Hmm.” Shen Rushuang nodded lightly.

After leaving Shen Rushuang’s place, Shen Yunlong went straight back to his room. Not long after, Shen Yaowen arrived.

”How did it go, is Su Changfeng dead?” Shen Yaowen asked as soon as he entered.

”Initially, I almost killed Su Changfeng, but at the last moment, Wang Junyi showed up, so I didn’t get the chance.” Shen Yunlong shook his head and said.

”How could Wang Junyi have been so coincidentally there? He must have been targeting you on purpose.” Shen Yaowen was a little angry.

Shen Yunlong nodded. Now Wang Junyi finally had the chance to step over him, and Shen Yunlong had long been mentally prepared for Wang Junyi’s retaliation against him.

”Did you talk about that matter? Is he willing to introduce you?” Shen Yaowen asked.

In truth, Shen Yunlong also found this matter quite puzzling. When he thought back to what Wang Junyi said, he felt that something was amiss.

Wang Junyi had said that he would regret it, that wishing to become an apprentice was a joke, and that one day he would understand what he had missed.

But what could possibly be considered missing? What would he have to regret?

Connecting this with Shen Rushuang’s speculations, Shen Yunlong couldn’t help but wonder if Wang Junyi’s master was actually Su Changfeng, and that Su Changfeng was actually a powerful expert?

But that doesn’t make sense either. Previously when Su Changfeng was expelled from the Shen Family, he didn’t exhibit any traits of an expert. If he were such an expert, why would he allow himself to be bullied?

”Father, do you think there’s a chance that Su Changfeng is an expert?” Shen Yunlong asked.

”Expert?” Shen Yaowen couldn’t help but laugh and said, ”Why suddenly talk about this out of nowhere? If Su Changfeng were an expert, my Shen Family would have been wiped out long ago.”

Shen Yunlong nodded in agreement, it did make sense, but Shen Rushuang’s and Wang Junyi’s words indeed left Shen Yunlong perplexed.

Then, Shen Yunlong recounted Shen Rushuang’s earlier speculations and his previous conversation with Wang Junyi in detail to Shen Yaowen, hoping he could see if anything seemed suspicious.

Hearing this, Shen Yaowen’s expression gradually grew serious. One must admit that the events that transpired were fundamentally related to Su Changfeng, whether it was the mysterious disappearance of the Fourth Rank Expert, or Wang Junyi’s entourage, or even the incidents at the hunting conference, all had Su Changfeng’s shadow.

If one were to call it a coincidence, wouldn’t it be too coincidental?

The key was what Wang Junyi said, it indeed gave pause for thought. If what they missed out on refers to Su Changfeng, then they really must reassess Su Changfeng seriously.

”That Fourth Rank Expert did indeed disappear within my Shen Family, right?” Shen Yaowen asked.

”Yes.” Shen Yunlong nodded.

Shen Yaowen mused for a while and said, ”If he was really killed by Su Changfeng, then the body must still be within my Shen Family.”

”Father, you mean if we can find that expert’s body, we can prove Su Changfeng’s strength?” Shen Yunlong frowned and asked.

Shen Yaowen nodded. To clarify Su Changfeng’s identity, presently, there was only this approach. It’s best to find out if there’s any doubt, if Su Changfeng really is an expert, they still have a chance to remedy the situation.

”Just in case, we should inspect it.” Shen Yaowen said.

Even though Shen Yunlong found this quite laughable, Shen Yaowen wasn’t wrong, moreover, inspecting wouldn’t require too much effort.

In truth, Shen Yunlong hoped Su Changfeng wasn’t an expert, after all, he had always regarded Su Changfeng as a worthless person, never took him seriously. The crux was the irremediable conflict between them and Su Changfeng, if Su Changfeng truly was an expert, it would definitely deal a heavy blow to Shen Yunlong.

The Shen Family had provoked such an expert, how would they lead a good life from then on?

As the father and son were talking, Shen Rushuang’s maid sneaked out quietly. Despite having Shen Yunlong’s orders initially, she couldn’t afford to offend Shen Rushuang, so she had no choice but to make this round trip.

In Su Changfeng’s small courtyard.

Previously, Qiutang Yu’er wanted to live with Su Changfeng, but was ultimately forcefully refused by Su Changfeng. Qiutang Yu’er could only choose the room next to Su Changfeng’s, and cleaned it thoroughly. Fortunately, there wasn’t much to do, Qiutang Yu’er could still endure it.

But there was one matter that Qiutang Yu’er was very indignant about. After all, every man she had met invariably looked at her with lecherous eyes, eager to claim her for themselves. However, she seemed to have no allure at all in front of Su Changfeng. Qiutang Yu’er even couldn’t help doubting herself.

Could it be that a woman like her could only attract ordinary men? An expert like Su Changfeng had no interest in her at all?

She couldn’t help but walk to the bronze mirror, looking at the woman in it, young and beautiful, with exquisite features. She really couldn’t understand, even after presenting herself to him, how was he still unresponsive?

”I’ve heard many adults say that such men might not have that kind of ability, could it be he is one of them?” Qiutang Yu’er murmured.

”If beauty doesn’t work, what should I do then?” Qiutang Yu’er thought forlornly. Beauty was ineffective, even the Qiutang Clan’s secret chamber couldn’t attract Su Changfeng. She truly didn’t know what could pique Su Changfeng’s interest.

If she had to abandon the idea of apprenticeship, Qiutang Yu’er was truly unwilling. After all, over all these years, she had only seen an impressive expert like Su Changfeng, and she had a faint intuition that Su Changfeng’s prowess perhaps couldn’t be contended with even by those Xingluo experts. If she missed such an existence, she perhaps would never encounter it again.

Although marrying him was an option too, regrettably, he lacked that capability, so the possibility of marrying him was very low indeed.

”Can you cook?” Just when Qiutang Yu’er was lost in her thoughts, Su Changfeng suddenly walked over and asked her.

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