The City’s Strongest Son-in-law

A few people went into the water, heading towards the unidentified object in the distance, and soon caught a whiff of a foul smell.

”Master, Young Master, there’s a corpse here.”

”Bring it up.” Shen Yaowen said, his face pale.

The corpse had been soaking in the water for too long, causing it to be extremely bloated. At the slightest touch, it seemed ready to rot. The men suppressed their discomfort and managed to bring the body up.

Shen Yaowen walked over, his face dark. He wasn’t exactly frightened, and he asked the servants beside him directly, ”Does anyone recognize this person?”

Whether this person was the Fourth-rank Expert could be confirmed if Shen Rushuang took a look. After all, she had seen him in person before. However, Shen Yaowen wasn’t willing to let Shen Rushuang know about this matter just yet, and besides, he didn’t want to scare her.

A few servants quickly shook their heads, clearly not recognizing him.

Shen Yaowen asked again, ”When the Li and Wu Families came to my Shen Family, besides the young lady, who else received them?”

”Master, it was the butler. At that time, the butler received the Family Heads of the Li and Wu Families.” One of them replied.

”Where’s the butler? Have him come over quickly.”

Soon, a middle-aged man in butler attire hurried over. When he got a clear view of the corpse on the ground, he was so scared that he fell to the ground with weak legs.

”Take a good look and see if you recognize this person.” Shen Yaowen didn’t bother with him and asked directly.

The butler trembled like a leaf, stammering, ”Master, I swear, I haven’t done such a thing, I didn’t kill him, I really didn’t kill him.”

Shen Yaowen sighed helplessly and said, ”If you had the ability to kill him, that would be impressive. Don’t be nervous. I know this matter has nothing to do with you. I just want to find out who this person is.”

The butler was so frightened by the appearance of the corpse that he didn’t have the strength to stand up. With a bitter face, he said, ”Master, please discern wisely. I’ve never seen this person before, truly never.”

At this moment, a very impatient Shen Yunlong walked over directly, reached out, and grabbed the butler’s neck, gritting his teeth, ”Take a good look now. If you dare talk nonsense again, I’ll let you go down and keep him company!”

This statement made the butler hurry to open his tightly shut eyes. Enduring his fear, he carefully examined the corpse lying on the ground. Although it was somewhat difficult to recognize after being soaked for so long, upon closer inspection, one could still vaguely discern its original appearance.

After realizing who it was, the butler couldn’t help but gasp.

”This... this...”

”What is it? Do you recognize him or not?” Shen Yunlong looked at him with a stern expression.

”Young Master, this seems to be the Fourth-rank Expert that the Li and Wu Families previously sought. Didn’t he already leave?” The butler’s voice was filled with shock. When the Li and Wu Families visited, he indeed was the one who entertained them, and since he knew the other party was a Fourth-rank Expert, he had specifically paid extra attention to him.

At that time, he thought that the young lady would definitely relent to the Li and Wu Families, after all, the strength of a Fourth-rank Expert wasn’t something the Shen Family could contend with.

But, for some reason, that expert mysteriously left, and the Li and Wu Families’ plan was abruptly halted. He was quite puzzled at that time. How could such a powerful Fourth-rank Expert go missing just like that?

But now it seems the other party didn’t go missing; rather, he died, and the critical part was that he died within the Shen Family.

However, the strange thing is that he was a Fourth-rank Expert. Who in the Shen Family could possibly kill a Fourth-rank Expert?

”Hey, Young Master, are you okay?” He hadn’t figured it out when he saw Shen Yunlong, who was standing straight, suddenly collapse on the ground, quickly calling out.

It really was that person, meaning that their suspicions were correct, Su Changfeng wasn’t the useless person he thought he was but was actually an expert, and he had personally driven such an expert out of the Shen Family.

At this moment, it seemed as though all the strength in Shen Yunlong’s body had been drained away by someone, his face pale as he looked at the corpse in front of him, only feeling despair in his heart.

For so many years, Shen Yunlong had always searched here and there, hoping to find a renowned master with great strength to become his disciple and enhance his own abilities. Yet, now, an expert appeared within the Shen Family, and he failed to seize the opportunity, missing it in vain.

No wonder Wang Junyi said those words, no wonder Wang Junyi said his desire to become a disciple was a joke. There was an irreconcilable conflict between him and Su Changfeng, so how could the latter be willing to accept him as a disciple?

”Young Master, what’s wrong?” The butler attempted to help Shen Yunlong up, but after several tries, he still couldn’t manage it.

Shen Yaowen let out a heavy sigh and then instructed the butler and the servants present, ”Quickly deal with the body, and remember, not a single word of what just happened should be spoken outside.”

”Butler, wasn’t he a Fourth-rank Expert? Why would he suddenly die in the Shen Family like this?” After the butler left with a group of people, someone looked inquisitively at him and asked.

The butler was also puzzled by this matter. When the Li and Wu Families sought this Fourth-rank Expert, it certainly wasn’t because he accidentally fell into the water and drowned. Even if he had fallen in, there would’ve been some noise.

But if it’s said that he was killed, he couldn’t think of anyone in the Shen Family capable of killing a Fourth-rank Expert.

The key point was that Shen Yunlong’s reaction was too peculiar. Clearly, the death wasn’t that simple, otherwise, why would he appear so obviously frightened?

”If I’m not mistaken, it was Su Changfeng who led people out that time, and after going out, that expert inexplicably disappeared,” the butler said.

”Impossible! Are you implying that Su Changfeng killed this person?” Several servants laughed, as everyone knew Su Changfeng was just a useless person, how could he possibly kill a Fourth-rank Expert?

”Yeah, isn’t this just a joke? How would he have the capability?”

”Indeed, when he was brought back by the young lady, he was unconscious for so long, no matter how you look at him, he doesn’t resemble any kind of expert!”

”Exactly, that person was a Fourth-rank Expert. In Tianshui City, that’s considered among the strongest.”

As several people were chattering away, the expression on the butler’s face suddenly changed.

In their fixed perception of Su Changfeng, naturally, this incident couldn’t have been his doing. However, Shen Yunlong’s reaction couldn’t deceive anyone; this was the only explanation that made sense and was most reasonable.

Why would Shen Yunlong be so scared? Even if a Fourth-rank Expert died in the Shen Family, even if the Li and Wu Families found out, so what?

His reaction could only mean one thing: this incident wasn’t that simple, and hence Shen Yunlong was so terrified.

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