She is the Side Character! — Watch Her Change her fate!

Chapter 242: Chapter 242: Must You Marry Your Savior After Being Rescued from the Water? (Part 13)

Ah Chen hadn’t spoken yet when Lin Daming couldn’t hold back any longer and shouted, ”I haven’t settled the score with your family’s Shi Wen, and you still have the face to blame my Chenchen. Wasn’t it your Shi Wen who invited my Chenchen to worship the Bodhisattva? If Chenchen hadn’t been a bit strong and luckily escaped, who knows what would have happened. You Shi Family members, stop trying to turn the tables here.”

”You should be thankful that Chenchen escaped back today, or my knife wouldn’t just be for slaughtering pigs.”

Lin Daming’s roar startled everyone.

The usually easygoing Lin Daming suddenly erupted, leaving Shi’s mother speechless. In all these years, she had never seen Lin Daming so fierce, as if he might draw a knife to cut someone down in the next moment.

At this moment, she suddenly noticed a machete tucked at Lin Daming’s waist, causing her to take two steps back.

It was indeed Wenwen who invited Lin Chen to worship the Bodhisattva; she was aware of this.

Now, she dared not say more, fearing that if Lin Daming went mad, he would disregard everything. Everyone knew how dearly he treasured his daughter Lin Chen.

Shen Dai sternly warned, ”Lin Daming, acting on impulse is unwise; killing violates the law. Don’t entertain such thoughts.”

”Sir, my daughter is fine; I won’t recklessly harm anyone.” Lin Daming still respected Shen Dai, the County Magistrate, and bowed to him.

But he still needed to show his stance.

Shen Dai seemed somewhat satisfied, ”Cease this commotion, hurry to find the person; anyone who continues causing a disturbance will end up in jail.” His gaze swept over the Shi Family members, who shrank their heads, not daring to speak loudly in front of the County Magistrate.

Shi’s mother’s legs were somewhat weak at this point, and she would have collapsed if not being supported by her husband and son. Just a moment ago, how could she have been so bold as to confront Lin Chen in front of the County Magistrate?

Lin Daming was indeed overwhelmingly fierce and not someone to be provoked; she was honestly afraid.

She could only pray in her heart that Shi Wen was safe. Even if trouble arose, she couldn’t let the whole family be implicated. Taking a deep breath, she silently contemplated the scenarios of her daughter safely returning and unfortunately not making it back.

Shen Xuan, leading a dog, was about to follow when Shen Dai called, ”Shen Xuan.”

Shen Xuan quickly said, ”Father, Xiangfu has a keen nose and can follow along. If we could let it sniff something Miss Shi used, the chances would be better.”

Shen Dai knew the dog’s nose was keen, but he hadn’t considered that the gluttonous Xiangfu would be of such use. Though his younger son was typically somewhat unreliable, he had a kind heart and wouldn’t joke at such times.

He said to Shi’s mother, ”Quickly go back and fetch something Shi Wen usually used; maybe we can reach her quickly.”

Fortunately, the soldiers were to pass by the Shi family’s street, so the Shi Family members hurried back to get the items and quickly rejoined the large group.

Ah Chen and Lin Daming were at the front, and at some unknown moment, Shen Xuan was beside them with the dog, everyone hurrying without saying much.

However, the dog Xiangfu wagged its tail continuously at Ah Chen, probably remembering her.

If not for the number of people present, Shen Xuan really wanted to curse a couple of times at the gluttonous dog. If others didn’t know, wouldn’t he? The dog wanted to coax Miss Lin to give it bones to eat.

No hope.

Forget it; if they can find the person today, he’ll reward it with a pile of bones.

Soon they were up the mountain, and halfway up, arrived at where the incident had occurred before. Shen Xuan had the Shi Family members toss the items Shi Wen used to Xiangfu.

He patted Xiangfu’s head, ”Find the person with this scent.”

Xiangfu had been naturally gifted in this area since young. Shen Xuan had trained it deliberately after finding out, so it understood what he meant.

Sure enough, Xiangfu, previously looking greedy, got serious and led everyone in a direction.

Shen Xuan nevertheless asked Ah Chen, ”Miss Lin, is it this direction?”

He hadn’t forgotten that Lin Chen was also a person involved; this way, he could also demonstrate Xiangfu’s capabilities to everyone.

Ah Chen answered, ”It’s this direction.”

Now she felt relieved; she didn’t even need to guide them; the dog could lead the way, making everything more reasonable.

Shen Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. This was Xiangfu’s first time undertaking such an important task, causing him some worry about the dog delaying the search.

Since the direction wasn’t mistaken, having Xiangfu was undoubtedly better than searching chaotically. Lin Chen only knew the general direction, and the person could have changed routes, making it hard to find.

It was quiet again as Shen Xuan led Xiangfu at the front, followed by Ah Chen and Lin Daming; they weren’t slower than the soldiers at all.

The pace was indeed quick, and people in the back couldn’t keep up.

Just as Shen Xuan thought, Xiangfu led them through turns and curves, long losing track of the initial direction.

”Where is Lin Chen?” Shi Wen was nearly frantic, calculating in every way but not anticipating Lin Chen could escape.

When the person appeared, she cooperated and fainted, afraid to open her eyes, fearing being seen, and then it would be over.

On the way, the person paused but didn’t say much.

Upon reaching this secluded spot, the person finally told her Lin Chen might have escaped. As for what happened, he certainly wouldn’t arrange for someone to investigate, and his men hadn’t returned, probably suggesting some change or capture.

He didn’t believe Lin Chen, a weak woman, could resist, likely rescued by someone else at the time, making it unpredictable.

”Lucky she was possibly saved; maybe my man was captured too.”

The blood drained from Shi Wen’s face, leaving her in intense panic, ”Didn’t you say it was foolproof? Would your man expose everything?”

”Don’t worry, they’re Death Warriors,” the man frowned, ”you should act soon. If Lin Chen’s saved, surely someone will report to the authorities, and soldiers will soon be seeking.”

Though not immediately locating here, Shen Dai is an especially stubborn individual. Knowing this wouldn’t be like other County Magistrates who’d half-heartedly task someone to search then move on.

Shen Dai would definitely search the entire mountain.

He had experienced the opponent’s prowess, an utterly unyielding man.

Shi Wen felt slightly reassured but was enraged internally thinking Lin Chen managed to escape.

”Alright, let’s deal with Ying Bairong first; there hasn’t been any trouble there, right?”

The man said, ”Rest assured, no issues there; he’s detained. My men, pretending to be bandits, are pressing him. If things are smooth here, you can arrange for his rescue soon; letting him suffer a bit and feel guilty is all prepared. Just pass through later.”

”But you probably need to have a talk with your cousin.”

Shi Wen said, ”Fine, I’ll see him to calm him first.”

Soon Shi Wen met Qin Cheng, and hearing Lin Chen escaped, Qin Cheng wasn’t pleased.

Shi Wen said, ”You’ve seen those people’s capability. Failing with Lin Chen, we’ll find a better option later; those girls are easier to handle than Ying Bairong.”

Qin Cheng’s expression eased, and he laughed, ”Cousin, you sure enlightened me, alright.”