Urban Martial Saint

Shen Qianyue and Shen Baichuan, along with Shen Qingyi, escaped from the Shen Family Manor. Neither of them dared to pause for a moment, taking advantage of the night to hurry along the mountain path out of the manor.

Their thoughts were similar to Ye Qing’s. They didn’t dare take the main road or any smaller paths, as no one could predict whether someone would come to the manor at night. So, they chose this mountain path instead, which was somewhat safer. However, since they were heading in a different direction from Ye Qing, they were destined not to meet.

”Brother, are we really not going back to the Shen Family Manor?” Shen Baichuan whispered behind Shen Qianyue, ”Why don’t we just leave, and make things permanent first? By then, the Shen family will have to swallow their pride and accept the situation. They will definitely let you become the Shen family’s son-in-law. This way, you not only marry Shen Qingyi but also become the head of the Shen family. But if we run away with Shen Qingyi like this, the family will definitely hunt us down for life!”

Shen Qianyue frowned deeply. Of course, he understood everything Shen Baichuan said, but he didn’t have a choice right now. He knew Shen Qingyi’s personality well. If she didn’t want to be with him, no matter what means he used, it would be useless. Even if he got her, Shen Qingyi’s personality meant she would choose to end her life. With that, he wouldn’t be able to gain the Shen family’s approval at all, so he had to take her away and find a place to hide.

”Brother, brother?” Shen Baichuan quietly asked from behind since Shen Qianyue remained silent, ”Brother, say something, am I right? Do you think I’m right?”

”Shut up!” Shen Qianyue suddenly turned and glared at him, startling Shen Baichuan, who trembled and stammered, ”Brother, what’s wrong?”

Shen Qianyue’s face was grim and filled with anger, no longer displaying the demeanor of the once humble and first-born of the Shen family’s outer branch. Even Shen Baichuan was frightened, having never seen him like this before.

Realizing he had spoken too loudly, Shen Qianyue quickly changed his tone and whispered, ”Baichuan, don’t be naive. This time, I’ve already committed a serious crime by injuring a guard to rescue you. If I return to the Shen Family Manor, even if I become the son-in-law, you will definitely still be confined. Moreover, the punishment this time will be much stricter than before. Baichuan, we are only from a branch family, and the clan doesn’t value us that much. If you are confined again, it won’t just be for three or six months. I’m afraid you’ll be locked up for years!”

”What?” Shen Baichuan widened his eyes and whispered, ”Brother, no way? Years? How is that different from being in prison?”

”Being confined in the family is essentially the same as being in prison.” Shen Qianyue said, ”Baichuan, you’re still so young. If you’re locked up for several years, can you handle it?”

”Definitely not!” Shen Baichuan shook his head quickly, waving his hand as he said, ”I’ve only been locked up for a month or two, and I’m about to break down. Solitary confinement is something no one can endure. Brother, you don’t know, being locked in that small room, with no one to talk or chat with, there’s nothing to pass the time. You’ll feel time move incredibly slowly. I’ve been in there for such a short time and already lost sense of time. If I’m locked up any longer, I will definitely go insane!”

”Exactly!” Shen Qianyue said sternly, ”Since you don’t want to go back, we must leave the Shen Family Manor. I’m doing this for your sake!”

Hearing this, Shen Baichuan’s expression changed. He looked at Shen Qianyue in astonishment and after a while, he whispered, ”Brother, thank you. It’s my fault for dragging you into this!”

”Why are you saying this to me?” Shen Qianyue patted his shoulder and said, ”You’re my brother. I won’t let you be locked up for so long!”

”Mm!” Shen Baichuan nodded vigorously, feeling even more respect for his brother. Little did he know, everything Shen Qianyue just said was all nonsense. Shen Qianyue’s real concern was that the Shen family wouldn’t let him off. So, he needed to leave the manor, but he brought Shen Baichuan along as labor.

After these explanations, Shen Baichuan’s spirits were lifted immediately. He quickly took the lead to guide Shen Qianyue. The two were familiar with the terrain around the Shen Family Manor, and in about half an hour, they were out of the manor’s range and onto the road outside.

Reaching here, Shen Qianyue felt much more at ease, knowing they had at least made it out of the manor’s range. As long as they left Xi Hang, they had a 50% chance of escaping.

”Hail a car.” Shen Qianyue instructed Shen Baichuan.

”Alright.” Shen Baichuan walked to the middle of the road and started trying to flag down a car. However, late at night, this wasn’t a main road, so there weren’t many vehicles. He waited for a long while without seeing a single car.

”Damn it, there are usually plenty of cars, but why isn’t there even one tonight?” Shen Baichuan cursed angrily, growing impatient from the wait.

Shen Qianyue was even more anxious, wanting to find a car as soon as possible. If they could get into a car, their chances of escaping would be even greater. However, not being able to flag down a car for so long only made staying there more dangerous. If the Shen family found out about Shen Qingyi’s disappearance, they would definitely send out a search party.

”There, there, there!” Just when the tension was rising, Shen Baichuan suddenly exclaimed excitedly.

Shen Qianyue looked up and saw a car speeding towards them in the distance. In the dark of night, its bright headlights were especially striking.

Shen Baichuan was so ecstatic that he directly walked to the middle of the road, waving his arms vigorously at the car. It seemed the driver noticed and slowed down, stopping in front of them.

”Hey, give us a ride!” Shen Baichuan shouted as he walked to the car window. He was always quite proud, never bothering with politeness in his speech.

The person in the car stuck their head out, looked at Shen Baichuan, and suddenly exclaimed in surprise, ”Shen Baichuan? Why is it you?”

”You know me?” Shen Baichuan was taken aback for a moment, then looked carefully. The driver did indeed seem very familiar.

Beside him, Shen Qianyue also stood up. From his position, he couldn’t clearly see the situation inside the car, but meeting a familiar face at this time was definitely not a good thing.

After a while, Shen Baichuan finally recalled who the person in the car was. He immediately stepped back and said in a deep voice, ”You... you’re one of Sha Men’s people...”

Hearing the words ”Sha Men,” Shen Qianyue’s expression changed immediately. Instinctively, he grabbed the nearby Shen Qingyi, ready to run at any moment.

The driver was indeed Ghost-faced Judge Cui Yu. Seeing Shen Baichuan, he was quite surprised. However, he did not have any good impressions of Shen Baichuan. The last time Shen Baichuan went to Shenchuan City, he had a conflict with him, and it was Tie Yongwen who eventually taught Shen Baichuan a lesson.

Cui Yu glanced at Shen Qianyue behind, and curiously asked, ”What are you two doing here?”

”I should be asking you, what are you doing here?” Shen Baichuan retorted, unwilling to show weakness.

”We have some business at Shen Family Manor,” Cui Yu replied.

”What business?” Shen Baichuan said in a deep voice, ”Didn’t we resolve our grievances with you? What, are you looking for more trouble?”

”Baichuan!” Shen Qianyue hurriedly stopped Shen Baichuan and smiled at Cui Yu, ”Mr. Cui, this road leads into Shen Family Manor. Baichuan and I are under family orders to meet some important guests, so we can’t guide you. We apologize for the inconvenience.”

”No problem,” Cui Yu waved his hand and said, ”I know the way to Shen Family Manor. We can manage on our own.”

”That’s good then, Mr. Cui, please go ahead!” Shen Qianyue said with a smile.

Cui Yu nodded and, without saying much more, drove straight towards Shen Family Manor. In fact, he had no relationship with Shen Qianyue and Shen Baichuan and was not interested in talking to them much.

Watching Cui Yu’s car drive away, Shen Qianyue immediately turned to Shen Baichuan and said in a serious tone, ”We can’t delay any longer, let’s go!”

”Go? How?” Shen Baichuan exclaimed in surprise, ”There’s no car here, are we just going to walk?”

”Run! Run as far as you can!” Shen Qianyue hoisted Shen Qingyi onto his shoulder and said firmly, ”Hurry up!”

After saying this, Shen Qianyue ran straight ahead, moving very quickly. Shen Baichuan, having no choice, followed from behind, saying, ”Big brother, why are we in such a rush? Can’t we just hitch a ride and then run? The family won’t find out that Qingyi is missing so soon. With so many guests, they are all busy welcoming them up front, who would think something happened at the back of the manor?”

”What do you know!” Shen Qianyue glared at him and said in a deep voice, ”Didn’t you hear earlier? Sha Men’s people are on their way to Shen Family Manor. No matter what they’re up to, if the family finds out we’re outside, this matter will surely be exposed. We must leave Xi Hang before dawn, or else we’re finished this time!”

”Huh?” Shen Baichuan’s eyes widened in panic, ”Is it really that urgent?”

”If you want to stay alive, run with me. If you want to die, stay here!” Shen Qianyue replied firmly.

Shen Baichuan looked around, then at Shen Qianyue who had run far ahead, and didn’t dare to stay any longer. He quickly caught up.

”Big brother, maybe... maybe we should go back?” Shen Baichuan said in a low voice, ”If we run like this, we definitely can’t get out of Xi Hang before dawn. With the family’s influence in Xi Hang, if they find out Qingyi is missing, they can lock down the whole city with just one phone call, we definitely can’t escape. If we go back now, maybe at most we’ll just be punished for a while, it won’t cost us our lives!”

Hearing this, Shen Qianyue suddenly stopped, holding the sack with Shen Qingyi in his arms.

”Yes, running like this definitely won’t work!” Shen Qianyue muttered to himself while looking at the sack in his arms, ”Rather than this, it’s better to deal with it straightforwardly. Even if I die, I must have tasted you, or it would be a big loss!”